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7 PEOPLE SHOT AT CHURCH

 

 

Knoxville TN July 27 2008

By:Rick McCann

Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers

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Seven people were shot and critically wounded Sunday at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike. in Knoxville, Tenn.

A police spokeperson said that one of those shot has died while the others are in critical condition at area hospitals.

Knoxville television station WBIR reported that church members tackled the suspect and held him until police arrived.

A church member told the media that the suspect was not connected to the church. He also said that the shooting happened as children were performing parts of the musical “Annie” during a regular service.

None of the children were believed to have been injured.

The incident took place at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

 

According to on scene reports, the suspect was described as a   man with long blond hair, who appeared to be in his 40s, walked into the sanctuary and opened fiire with a shotgun, shooting indiscriminately.

At least six or seven people were hit by the gunfire. They have been transported to UT Medical Center. Two are believed to be in serious condition.

No children are believed to have been hit by the gunfire.

Members of the church were able to knock him down and subdue him and take away the firearm.

 

Church members heard a loud boom during the church service, which began around 10:15 a.m., the witness said. Several other loud booms followed, and the witness said the gunman seemed to be shooting randomly across a row of people. Two congregants tackled the gunman, he said.

Many people fled to the Second Presbyterian Church after the shooting, and that church was placed on lockdown, according to a 10 News crew at the scene. People have since been allowed to return to the Unitarian church building, where police are questioning witnesses.

 

Knoxville city police says the call came in at 10:18 am. The first officer arrived at 10:21 am. The suspect was taken into custody at 10:22 am. Police believe he is the lone suspect.

KPD officials says Mayor Haslam has been made aware of the event, and a press conference will be held later today.

More information about the church can be found at their website: www.TVUUC.org

 

At this time the suspect, who police have not released any information about and have not disclosed his name, is in police headquarters being questioned. He currently faces one count of murder and numerous charges of attempted murder.

 

 

 

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Police arrest suspects in security guard murder www.privateofficer.com

Multi-police agency unit arrests suspects in security guard murder www.privateofficer.com

Los Angeles CA. July 27 2008 A multi-agency operation in a four-year robbery/murder investigation has lead to the arrest of multiple suspects.
On July 25, 2008, in the early morning hours, a series of 20 search warrants, 12 arrest warrants, and 1 parole search were served at various locations.

Warrants for an additional five suspects were issued, but at this time these suspects have not been located. The warrants stemmed from an on-going investigation of a robbery/murder case in March 1, 2004.
On March 1, 2004, at about 10:50 a.m., eight suspects armed with assault-type weapons attacked armored car guard Evelio Suarez as he unloaded money bags from the truck. Suarez, 61, was shot multiple times and later died at a local hospital.

The suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a white van with an unknown type logo on the side.
Over the last four years, detectives have connected a local street gang to this armored truck murder/robbery, as well as other murders, robberies, burglaries, narcotics trafficking, and other weapon-related offenses.
Representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the California Department of Corrections, LA Impact, and the Southern California Drug Task Force served the warrants.
The simultaneous search warrant service resulted in the recovery of 2 firearms, small amounts of narcotics, a large sum of money, and 16 (12 Warrant and 4 miscellaneous) arrests for various offenses.

The cases will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.
“Gang violence continues to plague too many of our communities and disturb the peace of too many neighborhoods, and we must do everything in our power to ensure public safety and bring the perpetrators of gang crime to justice,” Mayor Villaraigosa said.

“Thanks to the strong collaboration between the LAPD and our state and federal partners, more gang members are behind bars, LA’s streets are safer and our children and families are more secure.”
“The warrants served this morning are an outstanding example of a collaborative effort to make our cities safe,” said Special Agent in Charge John A. Torres of ATF’s Los Angeles Field Division. “Violent crimes are ATF’s top priority and we will continue to work together with our law enforcement partners to identify, disrupt, arrest, and prosecute the most violent criminals.”

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State Trooper Charged With Internet Sex Crime www.privateofficer.com

Fort Lupton CO. July 27 2008

A trooper working in the local office of the Colorado State Patrol was arrested Friday by Fort Lupton police after he became “sexually aggressive” with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl online.

Police searched the Colorado Springs apartment of Justin Tollman, 22, Friday morning and arrested him on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child and Internet luring of a child after a two-month investigation, said Fort Lupton police Chief Ron Grannis.

Tollman is being held in the Weld County Jail in Greeley.

Tollman interacted via a Yahoo profile page with a Fort Lupton police officer he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

Police had posted a picture of an officer who Grannis said looks like a teenager when not in uniform.

“He became more and more graphic and sexually aggressive,” Grannis said.

Police did not know Tollman was a state trooper until he sent a picture of himself in uniform. Tollman was placed on paid leave Friday pending an internal investigation, according to Sgt. John Hahn of the state patrol.

Tollman has been assigned to the Springs’ office since graduating from the state patrol academy in December 2007.

The arrest is the second Fort Lupton police have made since it began conducting internet sting operations two months ago.

Both have been of persons in a position of trust. Stanley Gantt, a 52-yearold Transportation Security Administration agent at Denver International Airport, was arrested last month on similar charges.

“It is pure coincidence and unfortunate,” Grannis said. “I’m disappointed, but I’m pleased that we were able to remove those people from my profession.”

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Police charge man with hit-run death of 2 children www.privateofficer.com

LOUISVILLE, KY July 27 2008 – Louisville Metro Police have charged a 26-year-old Louisville man in connection with Friday’s hit-and-run deaths of two young girls.
Kenielle D. Finch is was arrested Friday night at a convenience store in the 8800 block of Old Third Street Road. He is charged with two counts of murder, assault, fleeing and evading police and tampering with physical evidence. Finch also booked outstanding bench warrants.
According to Metro Police, Finch was the man driving a car Friday afternoon that hit and killed two girls, ages 4 & 5, at Floyd and Warnock Streets near the UofL Belknap campus.
The incident started when Officer Darrell Hyche attempted to make a traffic stop at Floyd and Central around 5:45 p.m. As Hyche walked up to the car, Finch put the blue 1993 Pontiac Grand Am in gear and fled north on Floyd Street.
Hyche returned to his patrol car, called in a description of Finch’s vehicle and headed north on Floyd Street. After reaching the intersection at Floyd and Warnock, he found the two young girls who had been struck by a vehicle. The officer called for EMS and attempted to give the girls emergency first aid.
5-year-old Claudia Faye Wadlington was pronounced dead at the scene. 4-year-old Riley Jane Lawrence was by taken Metro EMS to Kosair Children’s Hospital where died around 6 p.m. The woman struck, Angie Wadlington, was the mother of Claudia. She was being treated at University Hospital for broken bones that will require surgery.
Metro Police found the Finch’s car abandoned in a grassy area north of the UofL Ulmer Stadium softball complex at Floyd and Cardinal Blvd. A search of the area was conducted using officers on foot and K-9 units.
Finch is being held at Louisville Metro Corrections

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