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Arizona teacher arrested for sexual contact with student www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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PHOENIX AZ Mar 12 2009 – Another Valley teacher is in jail accused of having sex with a student.
Biology teacher Tom Krepelka’s in-school arrest is the talk of the school . Emily Erickson, a student, explains, “He got dragged out of the classroom with two officers.”
Students say the officers also seized his computer. A YouTube video shows Krepelka joking around with a class. He says in the video, “I like to teach because I like to mess with the minds of my future.”
Erickson admits, “He’s a well-liked teacher so it’s surprising.”
The 46-year-old teacher is accused of having consensual sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Court paperwork shows Krepelka allegedly had sexual contact with the student in his truck at a Valley park.
Victoria Polich, another student, says, “It’s just disgusting.”
Krepelka taught at Shadow Mountain for six years and also coached the school’s baseball and golf teams.
Stacy Gregor, a parent, tells 3TV, “We’re like huh?”
Gregor has known Krepelka for years and does not believe he would cross the line with a student. She admits, “That I honestly could tell you I couldn’t see him doing.”
Nevertheless, the reaction from Krepelka’s estranged family was quite different when 3TV told his sons and daughter about their father’s arrest. One of them said, “Oh, it’s about (expletive) time. That’s great news!” Krepelka’s own family indicated he had it coming.
Phoenix police are hoping that if any other victims are out there, that they too come forward. The Paradise Valley School District sent a statement to 3TV saying the teacher has been placed on paid leave.
Police say Krepelka will likely face felony charges. His bail was set at $27,000.
Biology teacher Tom Krepelka’s in-school arrest is the talk of the school . Emily Erickson, a student, explains, “He got dragged out of the classroom with two officers.”
Students say the officers also seized his computer. A YouTube video shows Krepelka joking around with a class. He says in the video, “I like to teach because I like to mess with the minds of my future.”
Erickson admits, “He’s a well-liked teacher so it’s surprising.”
The 46-year-old teacher is accused of having consensual sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Court paperwork shows Krepelka allegedly had sexual contact with the student in his truck at a Valley park.
Victoria Polich, another student, says, “It’s just disgusting.”
Krepelka taught at Shadow Mountain for six years and also coached the school’s baseball and golf teams.
Stacy Gregor, a parent, tells 3TV, “We’re like huh?”
Gregor has known Krepelka for years and does not believe he would cross the line with a student. She admits, “That I honestly could tell you I couldn’t see him doing.”
Nevertheless, the reaction from Krepelka’s estranged family was quite different when 3TV told his sons and daughter about their father’s arrest. One of them said, “Oh, it’s about (expletive) time. That’s great news!” Krepelka’s own family indicated he had it coming.
Phoenix police are hoping that if any other victims are out there, that they too come forward. The Paradise Valley School District sent a statement to 3TV saying the teacher has been placed on paid leave.
Police say Krepelka will likely face felony charges. His bail was set at $27,000.
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Two teachers accused of having sex with same student www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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Bountiful Utah Mar 12 2009
Two junior high school teachers in Utah have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the same 13-year old boy, according to a newspaper report.
The inappropriate student-teacher relationships involved Utah studies teacher and cheerleading adviser Linda R. Nef, 46 and Valynne Bowers, 39, a math teacher, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Both Bountiful Jr. High teachers did not know the other was carrying on an affair with the student until recently, Bountiful Police Lt. Randy Pickett told the Tribune.
Nef reportedly met with police and said that she had been having sex with the boy for over a year, police said. She then told police about the boy’s subsequent relationship with Bowers, who later confirmed it
Pickett, the police lieutenant, said the teachers exchanged sexual text messages with the boy and that led to phone sex and later, assault.
The assaults occurred off campus, he said.
Two junior high school teachers in Utah have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the same 13-year old boy, according to a newspaper report.
The inappropriate student-teacher relationships involved Utah studies teacher and cheerleading adviser Linda R. Nef, 46 and Valynne Bowers, 39, a math teacher, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Both Bountiful Jr. High teachers did not know the other was carrying on an affair with the student until recently, Bountiful Police Lt. Randy Pickett told the Tribune.
Nef reportedly met with police and said that she had been having sex with the boy for over a year, police said. She then told police about the boy’s subsequent relationship with Bowers, who later confirmed it
Pickett, the police lieutenant, said the teachers exchanged sexual text messages with the boy and that led to phone sex and later, assault.
The assaults occurred off campus, he said.
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Jail guard charged with sexual assault of inmates www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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Milwaukee WI Mar 12 2009
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A guard at the Milwaukee County House of Correction has been suspended pending an investigation into claims that he sexually assaulted two female inmates Saturday, the sheriff’s office confirmed Tuesday.
Investigators confiscated uniforms and other equipment after they executed a search warrant on the home of the 29-year-old guard.
The inmates – a 19-year-old being held since Feb. 22 on charges of robbery with threat of force and a 21-year-old being held pending an extradition hearing for Arkansas – accused the guard of forcing them to have oral sex with him.
According to their allegations:
The 19-year-old said the guard grabbed her by the throat and forced her to perform a sex act. According to an affidavit in support of a search warrant, security video showed the guard entering the woman’s cell before the alleged assault. She said she had rejected a proposition he had made in a written note.
The other inmate said the guard wrote her a note that said medication she had requested was on its way and asked, “What are you going to do for it?” She said the guard forced her to undress, threatening her with disciplinary action if she failed to comply. He took the note back after the sexual assault, the woman said.
“In the past claims made by inmates were presumed to be not credible because of the source of the complaint,” Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. said in a prepared statement. “My experience and responsibility lead me to keep an open mind on complaints made by inmates, especially on issues as serious as this.”
Kevin Schoop, president of the union that represents the guards, did not return a reporter’s calls.
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A guard at the Milwaukee County House of Correction has been suspended pending an investigation into claims that he sexually assaulted two female inmates Saturday, the sheriff’s office confirmed Tuesday.
Investigators confiscated uniforms and other equipment after they executed a search warrant on the home of the 29-year-old guard.
The inmates – a 19-year-old being held since Feb. 22 on charges of robbery with threat of force and a 21-year-old being held pending an extradition hearing for Arkansas – accused the guard of forcing them to have oral sex with him.
According to their allegations:
The 19-year-old said the guard grabbed her by the throat and forced her to perform a sex act. According to an affidavit in support of a search warrant, security video showed the guard entering the woman’s cell before the alleged assault. She said she had rejected a proposition he had made in a written note.
The other inmate said the guard wrote her a note that said medication she had requested was on its way and asked, “What are you going to do for it?” She said the guard forced her to undress, threatening her with disciplinary action if she failed to comply. He took the note back after the sexual assault, the woman said.
“In the past claims made by inmates were presumed to be not credible because of the source of the complaint,” Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. said in a prepared statement. “My experience and responsibility lead me to keep an open mind on complaints made by inmates, especially on issues as serious as this.”
Kevin Schoop, president of the union that represents the guards, did not return a reporter’s calls.
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Shoplifter runs down police officer during getaway www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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WEYMOUTH MA March 12 2009
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A Weymouth police officer is recovering after she was hit by a car while trying to catch two men and a woman suspected of stealing DVDs from the Wal-Mart store at 740 Middle St.
A Braintree man is charged with assault with intent to murder.
Detective Erine Metcalf suffered bruised ribs and arms in the incident, which took place Sunday, Sgt. Richard Fuller said.
Wal-Mart security called police to report that people were stealing DVDs from the store and were parked in the fire lane.
Metcalf approached the car and ordered the driver to shut it off. The driver instead revved the engine and accelerated, Fuller said, striking Metcalf as she tried to avoid the car.
“Witnesses observed her get thrown over the hood and onto the ground,” Fuller said.
Metcalf and another officer were able to chase the car onto Libbey Parkway and stop it there. Three people were arrested.
The driver, Jonathan Williams, 28, of Braintree, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a car, assault with intent to murder and larceny.
He is also charged with possession of heroin and the prescription drug clonazepam, among other offenses. Fuller said a silver spoon containing white-powder residue and three hypodermic needles were found on Williams.
Williams pleaded innocent at his arraignment and is due back in court April 9 for a pretrial hearing.
Also arrested were Gregory Guizzardi, 29, of Holbrook and Shana Murrell, 24, of Walpole. Both are charged with stealing DVDs; Murrell is also charged with possessing the drugs buspirone and clonazepam.
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A Weymouth police officer is recovering after she was hit by a car while trying to catch two men and a woman suspected of stealing DVDs from the Wal-Mart store at 740 Middle St.
A Braintree man is charged with assault with intent to murder.
Detective Erine Metcalf suffered bruised ribs and arms in the incident, which took place Sunday, Sgt. Richard Fuller said.
Wal-Mart security called police to report that people were stealing DVDs from the store and were parked in the fire lane.
Metcalf approached the car and ordered the driver to shut it off. The driver instead revved the engine and accelerated, Fuller said, striking Metcalf as she tried to avoid the car.
“Witnesses observed her get thrown over the hood and onto the ground,” Fuller said.
Metcalf and another officer were able to chase the car onto Libbey Parkway and stop it there. Three people were arrested.
The driver, Jonathan Williams, 28, of Braintree, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a car, assault with intent to murder and larceny.
He is also charged with possession of heroin and the prescription drug clonazepam, among other offenses. Fuller said a silver spoon containing white-powder residue and three hypodermic needles were found on Williams.
Williams pleaded innocent at his arraignment and is due back in court April 9 for a pretrial hearing.
Also arrested were Gregory Guizzardi, 29, of Holbrook and Shana Murrell, 24, of Walpole. Both are charged with stealing DVDs; Murrell is also charged with possessing the drugs buspirone and clonazepam.
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Duke University hires new police chief www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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Durham NC March 12 2009
John H. Dailey, a Durham native who began his law enforcement career at Duke University, will return to Duke as chief of police April 1.
Dailey, 44, succeeds Robert H. Dean, who retired last year.
Dailey was selected through a national search, led by a committee comprised of Duke undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.
“John has a strong affinity for Duke and a good understanding of Duke and our police department,” said Kemel Dawkins, vice president for campus services. “The search committee was impressed by his commitment, credentials and energy, and believes he will be an asset for the Duke community.”
Dailey joins Duke after serving as assistant police chief at North Carolina State University since 2001. He worked at Duke from 1993 to 2001, working his way up the ranks from police officer/sergeant to lieutenant and police team leader, then captain for administrative services.
“I am honored to be part of this great institution and look forward to working with the talented members of the Duke police department,” Dailey said. “Duke is an amazing place. I met my wife at Duke, and my children were born at Duke Hospital.”
When he was first at Duke, Dailey established a strong relationship with students, developing an alcohol education program designed to teach students about impairment and the relationship between alcohol and behavioral choices.
“He really cares a tremendous amount about Duke,” said Jordan Giordano, the Duke Student Government executive vice president who served on the search committee. “He has a good understanding of the needs of Duke students and the Duke community. Duke is a very unique place and Durham is unique, so it’s important that the police chief have experience with both, and he already does.”
While at Duke, Dailey also sought ways to enhance the professionalism within the department, including encouraging customer service. He won the Commitment to Excellence Award from the North Carolina Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators in 1998.
Dailey’s interest in police work began at an early age, which prompted him to start work as a security officer for Duke Police over the summers while he was in high school and college.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business from Wake Forest University in 1987, Dailey spent six years in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany and Virginia. He received a master’s degree in public administration from N.C. State.
Dailey is married to Kimberly DiDonato, who served as Duke’s assistant dean of student development from 1997 to 2001. They have three sons, ages 3, 6 and 8.
John H. Dailey, a Durham native who began his law enforcement career at Duke University, will return to Duke as chief of police April 1.
Dailey, 44, succeeds Robert H. Dean, who retired last year.
Dailey was selected through a national search, led by a committee comprised of Duke undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.
“John has a strong affinity for Duke and a good understanding of Duke and our police department,” said Kemel Dawkins, vice president for campus services. “The search committee was impressed by his commitment, credentials and energy, and believes he will be an asset for the Duke community.”
Dailey joins Duke after serving as assistant police chief at North Carolina State University since 2001. He worked at Duke from 1993 to 2001, working his way up the ranks from police officer/sergeant to lieutenant and police team leader, then captain for administrative services.
“I am honored to be part of this great institution and look forward to working with the talented members of the Duke police department,” Dailey said. “Duke is an amazing place. I met my wife at Duke, and my children were born at Duke Hospital.”
When he was first at Duke, Dailey established a strong relationship with students, developing an alcohol education program designed to teach students about impairment and the relationship between alcohol and behavioral choices.
“He really cares a tremendous amount about Duke,” said Jordan Giordano, the Duke Student Government executive vice president who served on the search committee. “He has a good understanding of the needs of Duke students and the Duke community. Duke is a very unique place and Durham is unique, so it’s important that the police chief have experience with both, and he already does.”
While at Duke, Dailey also sought ways to enhance the professionalism within the department, including encouraging customer service. He won the Commitment to Excellence Award from the North Carolina Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators in 1998.
Dailey’s interest in police work began at an early age, which prompted him to start work as a security officer for Duke Police over the summers while he was in high school and college.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business from Wake Forest University in 1987, Dailey spent six years in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany and Virginia. He received a master’s degree in public administration from N.C. State.
Dailey is married to Kimberly DiDonato, who served as Duke’s assistant dean of student development from 1997 to 2001. They have three sons, ages 3, 6 and 8.
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Bank teller charged with aiding in robbery www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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ANTIOCH CA March 12 2009 — At first glance, it looked like a standard bank robbery masked gunmen enter a bank, announce the holdup, force a teller to open the vault, take money, and flee in a getaway car.
That appeared to be the case Feb. 25, when the Metro One Credit Union — which primarily serves the county’s school districts — was robbed. But earlier this week, police arrested five people, including a bank teller investigators say pretended to be a hostage and helped orchestrate the robbery, apparently triggered by the employee’s dissatisfaction with bank security.
Police said he combined that frustration with an insider’s knowledge of the bank branch to plot the robbery.
An attempt to rob the bank two days earlier had fallen apart after one of the suspects lost his nerve, which prompted the recruiting of two other accomplices to act as the gunmen.
After an investigation involving Antioch and Pittsburg police, the FBI and the Secret Service, authorities arrested 20-year-old Daniel Aaron Ramsey, the bank teller, and co-conspirator Angelo Abesamis Leyesa, 21, of Antioch. Ramsey was arrested at his Pittsburg home Sunday, and Leyesa was arrested that same day at his residence in Antioch.
On Monday, authorities arrested 18-year-old Antioch resident Shannon Sorrell at Diablo Valley College, where she is a student and has been identified by investigators as the driver of the getaway car.
Later that afternoon, two people thought to be the gunmen — Jarret Anthony Sermeno, 19, of Antioch and 18-year-old transient Kevin Michael Taylor — were arrested. Taylor was spotted by police in Antioch, and Sermeno turned himself in to Antioch police after learning he was wanted by authorities.
Antioch police Lt. Leonard Orman said Ramsey and Leyesa are longtime friends and friends with Sorell. He said Taylor was a friend of Sorell, and Sermeno was an associate of Taylor.
The robbery occurred about 5:50 p.m. Feb. 25, when two men wearing all black clothing and ski masks entered the Metro One branch in the 2700 block of Lone Tree Way and brandished handguns. According to police, the men ordered Ramsey at gunpoint to open the bank vault, and he filled a bag with about $74,000. The suspects then fled into residential yards behind the bank. No one was injured.
An search involving police dogs and a helicopter was conducted, but the suspects could not be found. However, officers did find a glove — thought to belong to one of the suspects — behind the bank, and a packet of $20,000 was found in a nearby yard, police said.
Orman said bank teller Ramsey was emotional and teary-eyed when interviewed by police as a witness. But after further witness interviews, police uncovered a link between Ramsey and Leyesa. Police concluded the pair had planned a robbery scheme long before it was carried out.
Orman said the plot was inspired by a robbery at the branch a year ago, in which Ramsey was present. A plan was hatched in which Ramsey would be held up by Leyesa, acting as gunman, while Sorrell drove the getaway car. But before that got into motion, Leyesa became afraid after thinking people saw him, and called off the robbery.
The actual robbery occurred two days later after Sermeno and Taylor were recruited to act as the gunmen, with Leyesa waiting in the getaway car with Sorrell.
After the robbery, the gunmen ran to Sorrell’s car, waiting on Center Lane, and got into the trunk, Orman said. They went to Leyesa’s home to split the money, and Ramsey eventually met them there to collect his share.
Of the $54,000 the group stole, Orman said authorities have collected $22,000. Some of the remainder is believed to have been spent on a car, stereo equipment, marijuana, motorcycle parts, clothing, bills and debts, and a gold “grill,” jewelry meant to be worn over one’s teeth.
Orman said investigators suspected that the robbery was an inside job based on witnesses’ accounts that described the robbers as being familiar with the bank’s layout.
After the arrests, police learned that Ramsey had grown upset with the bank after what he considered a gradual drawdown of building security measures, including increasingly lax customer-entry procedures and fewer security barriers. That unrest grew into a discussion with Leyesa, which eventually turned into a joke about robbing the bank before evolving into a full-blown scheme, Orman said.
Leyesa is free on bail, Orman said. The other suspects are being held in West County Jail in Richmond.
That appeared to be the case Feb. 25, when the Metro One Credit Union — which primarily serves the county’s school districts — was robbed. But earlier this week, police arrested five people, including a bank teller investigators say pretended to be a hostage and helped orchestrate the robbery, apparently triggered by the employee’s dissatisfaction with bank security.
Police said he combined that frustration with an insider’s knowledge of the bank branch to plot the robbery.
An attempt to rob the bank two days earlier had fallen apart after one of the suspects lost his nerve, which prompted the recruiting of two other accomplices to act as the gunmen.
After an investigation involving Antioch and Pittsburg police, the FBI and the Secret Service, authorities arrested 20-year-old Daniel Aaron Ramsey, the bank teller, and co-conspirator Angelo Abesamis Leyesa, 21, of Antioch. Ramsey was arrested at his Pittsburg home Sunday, and Leyesa was arrested that same day at his residence in Antioch.
On Monday, authorities arrested 18-year-old Antioch resident Shannon Sorrell at Diablo Valley College, where she is a student and has been identified by investigators as the driver of the getaway car.
Later that afternoon, two people thought to be the gunmen — Jarret Anthony Sermeno, 19, of Antioch and 18-year-old transient Kevin Michael Taylor — were arrested. Taylor was spotted by police in Antioch, and Sermeno turned himself in to Antioch police after learning he was wanted by authorities.
Antioch police Lt. Leonard Orman said Ramsey and Leyesa are longtime friends and friends with Sorell. He said Taylor was a friend of Sorell, and Sermeno was an associate of Taylor.
The robbery occurred about 5:50 p.m. Feb. 25, when two men wearing all black clothing and ski masks entered the Metro One branch in the 2700 block of Lone Tree Way and brandished handguns. According to police, the men ordered Ramsey at gunpoint to open the bank vault, and he filled a bag with about $74,000. The suspects then fled into residential yards behind the bank. No one was injured.
An search involving police dogs and a helicopter was conducted, but the suspects could not be found. However, officers did find a glove — thought to belong to one of the suspects — behind the bank, and a packet of $20,000 was found in a nearby yard, police said.
Orman said bank teller Ramsey was emotional and teary-eyed when interviewed by police as a witness. But after further witness interviews, police uncovered a link between Ramsey and Leyesa. Police concluded the pair had planned a robbery scheme long before it was carried out.
Orman said the plot was inspired by a robbery at the branch a year ago, in which Ramsey was present. A plan was hatched in which Ramsey would be held up by Leyesa, acting as gunman, while Sorrell drove the getaway car. But before that got into motion, Leyesa became afraid after thinking people saw him, and called off the robbery.
The actual robbery occurred two days later after Sermeno and Taylor were recruited to act as the gunmen, with Leyesa waiting in the getaway car with Sorrell.
After the robbery, the gunmen ran to Sorrell’s car, waiting on Center Lane, and got into the trunk, Orman said. They went to Leyesa’s home to split the money, and Ramsey eventually met them there to collect his share.
Of the $54,000 the group stole, Orman said authorities have collected $22,000. Some of the remainder is believed to have been spent on a car, stereo equipment, marijuana, motorcycle parts, clothing, bills and debts, and a gold “grill,” jewelry meant to be worn over one’s teeth.
Orman said investigators suspected that the robbery was an inside job based on witnesses’ accounts that described the robbers as being familiar with the bank’s layout.
After the arrests, police learned that Ramsey had grown upset with the bank after what he considered a gradual drawdown of building security measures, including increasingly lax customer-entry procedures and fewer security barriers. That unrest grew into a discussion with Leyesa, which eventually turned into a joke about robbing the bank before evolving into a full-blown scheme, Orman said.
Leyesa is free on bail, Orman said. The other suspects are being held in West County Jail in Richmond.
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Tennessee doctor charged with three rapes www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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SEVIERVILLE TN March 12 2009 (WATE) — A doctor in Sevierville was arrested Wednesday at his office on three counts of rape and three counts of sexual battery, some involving minors.
Investigators say the charges against Dr. Rodney Carter, 50, involve three male victims, ages 15, 19 and 28. One of the rape counts involves a minor and one of the sexual battery counts a minor.
Authorities started their investigation in late 2008 after receiving information of alleged misconduct by Dr. Carter during a medical evaluation.
The incidents reportedly occurred in 2007 and 2008 at Dr. Carter’s office at 1017 Middlecreek Road. He’s part of the LeConte Family Practice.
Blue Wallace, a patient of Dr. Carter’s, says he doesn’t believe the allegations. “I think it’s sour grapes from previous employee is what I think.”
Tennessee Department of Health officials say there’s no history of previous disciplinary action against Dr. Carter.
His license was issued in 1998 and is still active. State law doesn’t require his license to be pulled due to an arrest.
However, the Board of Medical Examiners has broad powers to take away a license if they feel it’s necessary.
The board can have special called meetings but it’s next regularly scheduled meeting is in Nashville on March 17 and 18.
Dr. Carter was indicted by a Sevier County grand jury on Tuesday. His bond is set at $200,000 and he’s due in court to be arraigned on March 30.
A rape conviction carries a sentence of eight to 12 years. A sexual battery conviction carries a sentence of one to two years.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call Sevierville police Lt. Sam Hinson at (865)-453-5507.
Investigators say the charges against Dr. Rodney Carter, 50, involve three male victims, ages 15, 19 and 28. One of the rape counts involves a minor and one of the sexual battery counts a minor.
Authorities started their investigation in late 2008 after receiving information of alleged misconduct by Dr. Carter during a medical evaluation.
The incidents reportedly occurred in 2007 and 2008 at Dr. Carter’s office at 1017 Middlecreek Road. He’s part of the LeConte Family Practice.
Blue Wallace, a patient of Dr. Carter’s, says he doesn’t believe the allegations. “I think it’s sour grapes from previous employee is what I think.”
Tennessee Department of Health officials say there’s no history of previous disciplinary action against Dr. Carter.
His license was issued in 1998 and is still active. State law doesn’t require his license to be pulled due to an arrest.
However, the Board of Medical Examiners has broad powers to take away a license if they feel it’s necessary.
The board can have special called meetings but it’s next regularly scheduled meeting is in Nashville on March 17 and 18.
Dr. Carter was indicted by a Sevier County grand jury on Tuesday. His bond is set at $200,000 and he’s due in court to be arraigned on March 30.
A rape conviction carries a sentence of eight to 12 years. A sexual battery conviction carries a sentence of one to two years.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call Sevierville police Lt. Sam Hinson at (865)-453-5507.
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Florida condos may be forced to hire security www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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Miami-Dade Fla March 12 2009
Is your condominium association ready to fight crime?More importantly, can it afford to hire at least one professional security guard?
Is your condominium association ready to fight crime?More importantly, can it afford to hire at least one professional security guard?
It soon could have no choice.Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum ruled last month that cities in this state have the authority to force condo associations and apartment complexes to hire security guards.
His opinion came in response to questions from Sunny Isles Beach in Miami-Dade County, where police several months ago began calling for more help patrolling condo communities. A workshop showed a rash of petty crimes and car burglaries were taking place.
We were happy to see the opinion come down saying we can require condo associations to supply security guards to police the area,” Mayor Norman S. Edelcup said.
We were happy to see the opinion come down saying we can require condo associations to supply security guards to police the area,” Mayor Norman S. Edelcup said.
“We are now trying to determine what security apparatus exists within our condo communities and how best to approach it.”City Attorney Hans Ottinot stressed the law would not be not aimed at a particular association or community.
But attorney Donna Berger, executive director of the Community Advocacy Network, which lobbies for community associations, thinks the ruling may be a bad idea.”Unless there is a history of crime or a foreseeability of crime in the future in a particular community, it could be a wasteful budget item in a time when associations are looking to trim their budgets,” she said.Associations are already reeling financially because growing numbers of unit owners are in delinquency or foreclosure and not paying their association fees, Berger said.
“The real question here is do condo associations have the responsibility to act in the stead of the local police department,” said Randall Borchardt, president of the Northampton I Condominium Association, one of 309 associations in the Century Village West Palm Beach community.The associations there share the expense of about $1 million a year to provide around-the-clock security for the 7,854 unit owners.
The cost per month for each owner depends on the square footage of the unit, but is about $9 to $11 per unit per month.Of course, the costs for condo security for a particular community will depend on a number of factors, including the size and needs of that community. A full-time vs. part-time guard? One guard or two?”If we didn’t have security here, we would be in need of it,” Borchardt said. “Condo associations do have the responsibility to protect the safety and welfare of its residents, but there are questions.”
For instance, would police be less likely to patrol a condo community if it has a security presence? he asked.Whether other cities follow Sunny Isles Beach’s lead remains to be seen.”This is basically a policy issue and as with all policy issues, the City Commission will have to discuss and take careful consideration before enacting any similar ordinance,” he said.”Our Police Department currently works closely with numerous condo communities” to prevent crime, he said. “If an association wants an officer to attend their meeting, we encourage them to call the Police Department and set something up.”
In Sunny Isles Beach, Edelcup said he expects to create an ordinance that would set a minimum number of security guards based on the size of the condo community.
It would also require associations to hire licensed professionals. “
A resident may want to volunteer to be a security guard, but we want this done in a professional manner and not on the cheap,” he said.
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Shoplifters struggle with security to escapee www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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NATICK MA March 12 2009
Two suspected shoplifters struggled with a Neiman Marcus security guard for nearly a minute on Tuesday before one of them got away, police said.
Aretha L. Baker, 33, of Worcester, was arrested at 7:17 p.m. after she stole a $295 Gucci belt from the Natick Collection store, police spokesman Lt. Brian Grassey said.
Her accomplice, an unknown man, got away empty-handed, the lieutenant said.
The security officer told police he saw the pair walking around the store when the man took the expensive belt off the rack, handed it to Baker, who hid it in her jacket, Grassey said.
They left the store, and the guard confronted them.
“A struggle ensued, with the male trying to free this young lady from the grip of the store detective,” said Grassey. “The (security) video showed a violent…struggle.”
The store security officer was able to grab Baker and bring her back to the police officer. The video shows her accomplice walking off.
When police searched Baker, they found the belt, and a shirt stolen from Zara, another store in the mall, worth $30, Grassey said.
Baker, of 13 Merrifield St., was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, receiving stolen property worth less than $250 and disorderly conduct.
Police are asking for help to identify the other suspect. He is described as approximately 5-feet-9 inches tall, with an athletic build.
Anyone with information are asked to call the Natick Police at 508-647-9500.
Two suspected shoplifters struggled with a Neiman Marcus security guard for nearly a minute on Tuesday before one of them got away, police said.
Aretha L. Baker, 33, of Worcester, was arrested at 7:17 p.m. after she stole a $295 Gucci belt from the Natick Collection store, police spokesman Lt. Brian Grassey said.
Her accomplice, an unknown man, got away empty-handed, the lieutenant said.
The security officer told police he saw the pair walking around the store when the man took the expensive belt off the rack, handed it to Baker, who hid it in her jacket, Grassey said.
They left the store, and the guard confronted them.
“A struggle ensued, with the male trying to free this young lady from the grip of the store detective,” said Grassey. “The (security) video showed a violent…struggle.”
The store security officer was able to grab Baker and bring her back to the police officer. The video shows her accomplice walking off.
When police searched Baker, they found the belt, and a shirt stolen from Zara, another store in the mall, worth $30, Grassey said.
Baker, of 13 Merrifield St., was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, receiving stolen property worth less than $250 and disorderly conduct.
Police are asking for help to identify the other suspect. He is described as approximately 5-feet-9 inches tall, with an athletic build.
Anyone with information are asked to call the Natick Police at 508-647-9500.
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Fake guard charged with counterfeiting checks www.privateofficer.com
March 12, 2009
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Beaumont TX. Mar 12 2009
Beaumont Police tracked down someone they believe was printing fraudulent checks and he was carrying the equipment to do it inside a rental car.
A complaint from a convenience store led detectives to the rental car where they seized a laptop computer, a printer, loads of paper and a security uniform from inside the car.
Beaumont Police tracked down someone they believe was printing fraudulent checks and he was carrying the equipment to do it inside a rental car.
A complaint from a convenience store led detectives to the rental car where they seized a laptop computer, a printer, loads of paper and a security uniform from inside the car.
Officers believes Michael James Walker was reproducing checks from a Southeast Texas security company.
Detective Lisa Jardine says Walker is caught on camera dressing up like a security guard and cashing a check for more than $200. Jardine says on Tuesday he returned with an $800 counterfeit check but that time the store was ready for him.
“With the economy we’ll see more but we’ve been seeing counterfeit checks. Unfortunately, you could do it at home,” said Officer Lisa Jardine.
Officers say the convenience store will have to bear the burden of the counterfeit check. Michael James Walker is in custody on traffic charges. Police say he’ll be charged with two counts of forgery. They are state jail felonies with a punishment of up to two years.
Detective Lisa Jardine says Walker is caught on camera dressing up like a security guard and cashing a check for more than $200. Jardine says on Tuesday he returned with an $800 counterfeit check but that time the store was ready for him.
“With the economy we’ll see more but we’ve been seeing counterfeit checks. Unfortunately, you could do it at home,” said Officer Lisa Jardine.
Officers say the convenience store will have to bear the burden of the counterfeit check. Michael James Walker is in custody on traffic charges. Police say he’ll be charged with two counts of forgery. They are state jail felonies with a punishment of up to two years.
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