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December 13, 2008
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Senior Trooper Bill Hakim
Oregon State Police
Oregon
Oregon
End of Watch: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Biographical Info Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details Cause of Death: Bomb
Date of Incident: Friday, December 12, 2008
Weapon Used: Explosives; Bomb
Suspect Info: At large
Senior Trooper Bill Hakim and Captain Tom Tennant, of the Woodburn Police Department, were killed when a bomb detonated as they examined the device.A bomb threat had been called into a local bank earlier in the day, but the device was determined not to pose a threat. Later in the day a second bomb threat was made to a neighboring bank. A bank employee discovered a suspicious object in bushes outside of the bank. At some point after officers responded to the scene the device was moved inside of the bank.As Trooper Hakim, Captain Tennant, and the Woodburn police chief examined the device it detonated, fatally injuring Trooper Hakim and Captain Tennant. The police chief was critically injured.Trooper Hakim is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters.
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CAPTAIN TOM TENNANT
Woodburn Police Department
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End of Watch: Friday, December 12, 2008
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Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Bomb
Date of Incident: Friday, December 12, 2008
Weapon Used: Explosives; Bomb
Suspect Info: At large
Captain Tom Tennant and Senior Trooper Bill Hakim, of the Oregon State Police, were killed when a bomb detonated as they examined the device.
A bomb threat had been called into a local bank earlier in the day, but the device was determined not to pose a threat. Later in the day a second bomb threat was made to a neighboring bank. A bank employee discovered a suspicious object in bushes outside of the bank. At some point after officers responded to the scene the device was moved inside of the bank.
As Trooper Hakim, Captain Tennant, and the Woodburn police chief examined the device it detonated, fatally injuring Trooper Hakim and Captain Tennant. The police chief was critically injured.
Related Line of Duty Deaths Senior Trooper Bill Hakim
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Bomb
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Phone: (503) 982-2345
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South Carolina church employee charged in embezzlement case www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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Summerville SC Dec 13 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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A former employee of a local church who was charged with theft of funds appeared in court this week to answer to the charges.
Thirty-one-year-old Kimberly Ann Childers is charged with breach of trust of more than five-thousand-dollars in a recent theft case involving her employment with a local church.
Authorities noted that the wife of a South Carolina State Trooper is alleged to have embezzled more then one hundred and eighty five thousand dollars from the church and this week she faced a judge.
Childers worked as a financial assistant at Summerville Presbyterian Church on South Laurel Street for seven years.
According to court documents, between January 2nd and November 25th of this year, Childers transferred more than one hundred and eighty five thousand dollars from the church’s account into her own bank accounts. Investigators who were called in by church officials said that Childers was entrusted with the accounts of the church as part of her employment responsibilities.
Police said that Mrs. Childers does have a prior conviction for financial crimes and these are very serious charges. According to court records, Childers also told police she has taken money from the church since 2007. In 2000, Childers was convicted for stealing money from a bank, and received five years probation for that crime. Judge Tom Finucan said, “I’m going to take into consideration that you’ve been down this road before. I’m amazed that you’re sitting here today. I hope you’re not guilty, but if you are guilty, then you must suffer the consequences of your actions. “
Detective Sgt. Cassandra Williams with the Summerville Police Department says the church did not know about Childers’ previous conviction. She says, “People do seek churches as a place of refuge, and knowing they have been violated, I can’t imagine how someone would feel at this moment. “
Jeff Bowers who serves as the lay leader for the Summerville Presbyterian Church released a statement, “We are saddened that this has happened and are in prayer for Kimberly and her family…. We are a Christ-centered church which values an open and friendly congregation. This incident will not change the mission of our church. “
Because of the prior criminal activities of Childers and the substantial amount of the thefts in this case, Assistant solicitor Jean Popowski told a judge in court, “The state in this case is asking for a substantial surety bond
The judge agreed and set bond at two hundred thousand-dollars.
Police say this is an ongoing investigation. If convicted, Childers faces 10 years in prison, she would also have to pay restitution, and court costs. Childers is scheduled to return to court January 12th in Dorchester County.
There was no word if Childers had made her bond or was still incarcerated at the county detention center.
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A former employee of a local church who was charged with theft of funds appeared in court this week to answer to the charges.
Thirty-one-year-old Kimberly Ann Childers is charged with breach of trust of more than five-thousand-dollars in a recent theft case involving her employment with a local church.
Authorities noted that the wife of a South Carolina State Trooper is alleged to have embezzled more then one hundred and eighty five thousand dollars from the church and this week she faced a judge.
Childers worked as a financial assistant at Summerville Presbyterian Church on South Laurel Street for seven years.
According to court documents, between January 2nd and November 25th of this year, Childers transferred more than one hundred and eighty five thousand dollars from the church’s account into her own bank accounts. Investigators who were called in by church officials said that Childers was entrusted with the accounts of the church as part of her employment responsibilities.
Police said that Mrs. Childers does have a prior conviction for financial crimes and these are very serious charges. According to court records, Childers also told police she has taken money from the church since 2007. In 2000, Childers was convicted for stealing money from a bank, and received five years probation for that crime. Judge Tom Finucan said, “I’m going to take into consideration that you’ve been down this road before. I’m amazed that you’re sitting here today. I hope you’re not guilty, but if you are guilty, then you must suffer the consequences of your actions. “
Detective Sgt. Cassandra Williams with the Summerville Police Department says the church did not know about Childers’ previous conviction. She says, “People do seek churches as a place of refuge, and knowing they have been violated, I can’t imagine how someone would feel at this moment. “
Jeff Bowers who serves as the lay leader for the Summerville Presbyterian Church released a statement, “We are saddened that this has happened and are in prayer for Kimberly and her family…. We are a Christ-centered church which values an open and friendly congregation. This incident will not change the mission of our church. “
Because of the prior criminal activities of Childers and the substantial amount of the thefts in this case, Assistant solicitor Jean Popowski told a judge in court, “The state in this case is asking for a substantial surety bond
The judge agreed and set bond at two hundred thousand-dollars.
Police say this is an ongoing investigation. If convicted, Childers faces 10 years in prison, she would also have to pay restitution, and court costs. Childers is scheduled to return to court January 12th in Dorchester County.
There was no word if Childers had made her bond or was still incarcerated at the county detention center.
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Security officer charged with assault www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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NAPLES Fla Dec 13 2008
A 21-year-old security guard at Jack’s Bait Shack was arrested Wednesday night after authorities say he lost his temper and attacked a man leaving the bar who made a quip he didn’t like.
Justin Heath Henkle, of Fort Myers, was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge.
Around 1:45 a.m. Stephen Johnson, 25, was leaving the Jack’s Bait Shack, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd., saw Henkle and quipped “top flight security,” the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported. Henkle approached Johnson and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious.
Henkle then punched Johnson three more times while he was unconscious on the floor, witnesses said. He admitted to losing his temper when Johnson called him “top flight security.”
Police who were called to the scene arrested Henkle and the victim was treated and released.
A 21-year-old security guard at Jack’s Bait Shack was arrested Wednesday night after authorities say he lost his temper and attacked a man leaving the bar who made a quip he didn’t like.
Justin Heath Henkle, of Fort Myers, was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge.
Around 1:45 a.m. Stephen Johnson, 25, was leaving the Jack’s Bait Shack, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd., saw Henkle and quipped “top flight security,” the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported. Henkle approached Johnson and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious.
Henkle then punched Johnson three more times while he was unconscious on the floor, witnesses said. He admitted to losing his temper when Johnson called him “top flight security.”
Police who were called to the scene arrested Henkle and the victim was treated and released.
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Bank robbery suspect snagged shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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Bradenton Fla Dec 13 2008 – A 44-year-old man apprehended after he attempted to shoplift Thursday is the suspect authorities have been searching for in a credit union robbery, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Timothy Casey was arrested around 7 p.m. Thursday at a Best Buy store in the 4200 block of 14th Street West.
Deputies were contacted by loss prevention employees at the store.
Authorities had been searching for Casey in the Monday robbery of the Florida Central Credit Union, located at 4505 Fifth St. W. After the 9:45 a.m. heist, the robber fled on a bicycle, witnesses said.
Casey was named a suspect after he was seen in the video surveillance from a nearby department store, according to a report.
Casey has been charged with armed robbery.
Timothy Casey was arrested around 7 p.m. Thursday at a Best Buy store in the 4200 block of 14th Street West.
Deputies were contacted by loss prevention employees at the store.
Authorities had been searching for Casey in the Monday robbery of the Florida Central Credit Union, located at 4505 Fifth St. W. After the 9:45 a.m. heist, the robber fled on a bicycle, witnesses said.
Casey was named a suspect after he was seen in the video surveillance from a nearby department store, according to a report.
Casey has been charged with armed robbery.
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Bomb explodes inside bank, 1 dead www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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WOODBURN, Ore.Dec 13 2008 – A bomb exploded inside a bank here late Friday afternoon after explosives experts arrived to check on a suspicious object and a medical examiner said at least one person was killed by the blast.
A spokesman for the Oregon State Police, Lt. Gregg Hastings, said three officers were seriously injured in the explosion. But he said he would not discuss whether there had been fatalities. “We are not ready to address that question at this time,” he said
“We are only confirming serious injuries to three officers,” he said at the scene.
He said two of the officers were with the Woodburn police department and the other was with the state police bomb squad.
Marion County deputy medical examiner Rodge Womack said he had been told of at least one fatality. He said he did not know the identity of the victim.
Bank President and CEO Bob Sznewajs told The Associated Press that some bank employees might have been injured by flying glass but that none was seriously hurt.
Before the detonation, a Wells Fargo Bank branch nearby got a call that was “a potential bomb threat” but police searched and found nothing, Sznewajs told The AP.
He said his bank then got a call “from an unknown person saying that we should look for one as well. We called authorities, but they looked and found nothing.”
Sznewajs said one employee saw a device in the bushes near the bank and called the authorities. “We looked at it and evacuated the branch and sent people away,” he said.
Authorities decided to move the device inside the branch, apparently scanned it, and then it went off, he said.
Sznewajs said he did not know if the bomb went off on its own or as a result of the technicians’ investigation.
The CEO said he knew of no previous threats against the bank, which employs 3-5 people.
The branch normally closes at 6 p.m., but closed early Friday after the threat.
Late Friday night, federal agents were talking with security people at the bank about any information they may have, Sznewajs said.
Woodburn is an agricultural town south of Portland.
A spokesman for the Oregon State Police, Lt. Gregg Hastings, said three officers were seriously injured in the explosion. But he said he would not discuss whether there had been fatalities. “We are not ready to address that question at this time,” he said
“We are only confirming serious injuries to three officers,” he said at the scene.
He said two of the officers were with the Woodburn police department and the other was with the state police bomb squad.
Marion County deputy medical examiner Rodge Womack said he had been told of at least one fatality. He said he did not know the identity of the victim.
Bank President and CEO Bob Sznewajs told The Associated Press that some bank employees might have been injured by flying glass but that none was seriously hurt.
Before the detonation, a Wells Fargo Bank branch nearby got a call that was “a potential bomb threat” but police searched and found nothing, Sznewajs told The AP.
He said his bank then got a call “from an unknown person saying that we should look for one as well. We called authorities, but they looked and found nothing.”
Sznewajs said one employee saw a device in the bushes near the bank and called the authorities. “We looked at it and evacuated the branch and sent people away,” he said.
Authorities decided to move the device inside the branch, apparently scanned it, and then it went off, he said.
Sznewajs said he did not know if the bomb went off on its own or as a result of the technicians’ investigation.
The CEO said he knew of no previous threats against the bank, which employs 3-5 people.
The branch normally closes at 6 p.m., but closed early Friday after the threat.
Late Friday night, federal agents were talking with security people at the bank about any information they may have, Sznewajs said.
Woodburn is an agricultural town south of Portland.
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Wal-Mart employees, shoppers in fear during robbery www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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PHOENIX AZ Dec 13 2008
azfamily.com — Two suspects are in custody and two more are on the loose after an early morning robbery at a Phoenix Wal-Mart.
It happened Thursday at 51st Avenue and Indian School Road.
Police said eight people pulled up to the store in Chevy Tahoe. Four went inside the store while the others waited in the vehicle.
Police said two of the people started shoplifting while the other two surrounded the customers, held them at knifepoint and robbed them. One of the suspects allegedly groped a female customer, as well, investigators said.
All four suspects ran out of the Wal-Mart and jumped into the waiting SUV.
When a security guard confronted the suspects, police said the men jumped out of the vehicle and started swinging bats at him.
A helicopter search spotted several of the men getting out of the SUV in a nearby neighborhood.
Police caught up with those six people and interviewed them.
After a time, victims and witnesses identified two of the people as being involved in the crimes inside the store, said Sgt. Michelle Thiry of the Phoenix Police Department.
Those two people were taken into custody. The other two suspects from inside the store are still on the loose.
No information about those other suspects was immediately available.
No serious injuries were reported.
azfamily.com — Two suspects are in custody and two more are on the loose after an early morning robbery at a Phoenix Wal-Mart.
It happened Thursday at 51st Avenue and Indian School Road.
Police said eight people pulled up to the store in Chevy Tahoe. Four went inside the store while the others waited in the vehicle.
Police said two of the people started shoplifting while the other two surrounded the customers, held them at knifepoint and robbed them. One of the suspects allegedly groped a female customer, as well, investigators said.
All four suspects ran out of the Wal-Mart and jumped into the waiting SUV.
When a security guard confronted the suspects, police said the men jumped out of the vehicle and started swinging bats at him.
A helicopter search spotted several of the men getting out of the SUV in a nearby neighborhood.
Police caught up with those six people and interviewed them.
After a time, victims and witnesses identified two of the people as being involved in the crimes inside the store, said Sgt. Michelle Thiry of the Phoenix Police Department.
Those two people were taken into custody. The other two suspects from inside the store are still on the loose.
No information about those other suspects was immediately available.
No serious injuries were reported.
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Woman charged in hospital arson incident www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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DEKALB COUNTY(Atlanta) GA. Dec 13 2008
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www.privateofficer.com A woman was arrested Friday and charged with arson after setting fire to a room at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
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www.privateofficer.com A woman was arrested Friday and charged with arson after setting fire to a room at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
“It started in the fifth floor in a bathroom,” said Georgia Fire and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine.
According to authorities, the suspect was a patient at St. Joseph’s Hospital, but left Wednesday morning. Police aren’t sure if she voluntarily left or was discharged by her physician.
Oxendine said the woman went back to the hospital later Friday night and set a fire on the fifth floor.
Oxendine said the woman went back to the hospital later Friday night and set a fire on the fifth floor.
Fire and police personnel responded to the fire and fire officials said that the blaze caused $25, 000 in damage.”[It] could have been a very serious fire though, had it not been for the fire suppression system,” Oxendine said.
St. Joseph’s Hospital officials said no patients were affected by the fire, but water caused damage on four floors.
While police investigators searched for the female suspect, she again returned to the hospital and was spotted by hospital security officers according to police.
Security personnel immediately detained her and notified police for assistance.
The woman has been taken into police custody and charged with arson and several other felony charges and was booked into the Dekalb County jail.
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Wal-Mart employee charged with fraud www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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Gainesville Fla Dec 13 2008
Gainesville police arrested a Wal-Mart employee earlier this week after she was accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from the business.
Regina Lang, 36, of Gainesville, is facing theft and fraud charges after police alleged she stole more than $2,000 from Wal-Mart off of Waldo Road, police reported. She was booked into the Alachua County jail on Wednesday and later released.
Lang undercharged friends who purchased merchandise from the store and was taking cash from a store register, according to police. A surveillance video showed what was occurring. Police said money turned up missing on at least 25 occasions.
The thefts started in mid-October and continued until Lang’s arrest, according to police.
Questioned by officers, Lang later admitted to the theft, said police spokeswoman Officer Summer Hallett.
Earlier this week police arrested another Wal-Mart employee, alleging she was involved in a gift card scheme to steal from the store.
Gainesville police arrested a Wal-Mart employee earlier this week after she was accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from the business.
Regina Lang, 36, of Gainesville, is facing theft and fraud charges after police alleged she stole more than $2,000 from Wal-Mart off of Waldo Road, police reported. She was booked into the Alachua County jail on Wednesday and later released.
Lang undercharged friends who purchased merchandise from the store and was taking cash from a store register, according to police. A surveillance video showed what was occurring. Police said money turned up missing on at least 25 occasions.
The thefts started in mid-October and continued until Lang’s arrest, according to police.
Questioned by officers, Lang later admitted to the theft, said police spokeswoman Officer Summer Hallett.
Earlier this week police arrested another Wal-Mart employee, alleging she was involved in a gift card scheme to steal from the store.
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School district employee charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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Woodland Park CO. Dec 13 2008
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Authorities investigating embezzlement from the school district have now charged a former Woodland Park School District employee with the theft.
Police said that Deanna Moore turned herself in to authorities Friday after being at the center of the ongoing embezzlement case.
The school’s supervisor of finance, Moore, 60, came to light when police were informed of a substantial amount of funds missing from the school district bank accounts.
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Authorities investigating embezzlement from the school district have now charged a former Woodland Park School District employee with the theft.
Police said that Deanna Moore turned herself in to authorities Friday after being at the center of the ongoing embezzlement case.
The school’s supervisor of finance, Moore, 60, came to light when police were informed of a substantial amount of funds missing from the school district bank accounts.
Some estimates show that Moore may have helped herself to $582, 922.88 over a four-year span.
Woodland Park School District officials say they first realized more than $400,000 was missing and assumed it had been stolen.
Woodland Park School District officials say they first realized more than $400,000 was missing and assumed it had been stolen.
Only after tracking payment trails and subsequently searching two residences belonging to Moore, did they realize she may have been the thief.
Moore was fired by the district and was formally arrested and charged Friday.
Moore was fired by the district and was formally arrested and charged Friday.
She faces felony charges including theft, embezzlement, and forgery.
She was being held at the county detention center pending a bond hearing.
She was being held at the county detention center pending a bond hearing.
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Retired NC police officer charged with shoplifting, assault www.privateofficer.com
December 13, 2008
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CONCORD, N.C.(Metro Charlotte) Dec 13 2008
wcnc.com — A retired Concord police officer is accused of stealing $900 worth of clothing and jewelry from a Kohl’s department store.
The retired officer agreed to speak exclusively with NewsChannel 36 on Thursday under the condition that we not record her face.
She said she is disgraced by what she did and doesn’t expect any special treatment from the justice system.
We spoke with a remorseful Janine Gebhardt at her home.
“In a million years I would never have thought I’d have done something like this,” she said.
Police say Gebhardt walked into Kohl’s with an empty handbag. But when she paid for a few items and left the store, that handbag was then bulging.
“I’m willing to admit that I did something wrong,” Gebhardt said.
When she got back to her car, she explains that a loss prevention officer asked to see her handbag.
“I said, ‘No, you have no right. Why do you want to see my pocket book?’ And we started fighting over it,” she said.
After a short scuffle, Gebhardt says she pulled out her retired Concord Police Department badge.
“I said, ‘No, don’t. I’m a retired police officer. I’m not going to cause you any more problems, I promise,’” Gebhardt said.
In her handbag, police found $900 worth of stolen watches, clothing, and earrings. She was arrested and charged with larceny and assault.
She says she has prayed for forgiveness ever since.
“I’ve just disgraced myself … my family, the police department, the whole police profession,” Gebhardt said.
Officers with the Concord Police Department say Gebhardt was allowed to keep her badge when she retired several years ago. They say that is a fairly common practice among departments.
Gebhardt says she wishes she never showed the badge that day.
wcnc.com — A retired Concord police officer is accused of stealing $900 worth of clothing and jewelry from a Kohl’s department store.
The retired officer agreed to speak exclusively with NewsChannel 36 on Thursday under the condition that we not record her face.
She said she is disgraced by what she did and doesn’t expect any special treatment from the justice system.
We spoke with a remorseful Janine Gebhardt at her home.
“In a million years I would never have thought I’d have done something like this,” she said.
Police say Gebhardt walked into Kohl’s with an empty handbag. But when she paid for a few items and left the store, that handbag was then bulging.
“I’m willing to admit that I did something wrong,” Gebhardt said.
When she got back to her car, she explains that a loss prevention officer asked to see her handbag.
“I said, ‘No, you have no right. Why do you want to see my pocket book?’ And we started fighting over it,” she said.
After a short scuffle, Gebhardt says she pulled out her retired Concord Police Department badge.
“I said, ‘No, don’t. I’m a retired police officer. I’m not going to cause you any more problems, I promise,’” Gebhardt said.
In her handbag, police found $900 worth of stolen watches, clothing, and earrings. She was arrested and charged with larceny and assault.
She says she has prayed for forgiveness ever since.
“I’ve just disgraced myself … my family, the police department, the whole police profession,” Gebhardt said.
Officers with the Concord Police Department say Gebhardt was allowed to keep her badge when she retired several years ago. They say that is a fairly common practice among departments.
Gebhardt says she wishes she never showed the badge that day.
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