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Monthly Archives: June 2009

SEBRING FLA June 22 2009 — A group of Polk County women saw more of Highlands County than they were hoping Thursday after being arrested following an alleged shoplifting spree and a chase through The Bluffs condominiums complex. According to a Highlands County Sheriff’s Office report Angelina Lynn Cook, 29, of Bartow; Kiela Tanika Crews, [...]

Rock Hill SC June 22 2209 An employee in Kmart’s loss prevention department who helped retrieve stolen merchandise Wednesday was attacked by the accused shoplifters’ friends that night, police reports said. The employee was the complainant in a report that led to the arrests of Richard Allman and Andy Cook of Rock Hill and Kathleen [...]

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New York City June 22 2009 An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested for shoplifting from a Queens athletics store, The Post has learned. Thirelle Taffe, 38, was picked up for swiping sandals from a Sports Authority on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, officials said. She was charged with petit larceny [...]

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RAPID CITY, S.D.June 22 2009 (AP) A former high school music teacher in the Rapid City area is accused of sexual misconduct with students. Thirty-one-year-old Sommar Chaffee is charged with solicitation of a minor and exploitation of a minor. She was arrested in Sioux Falls over the weekend and released on a $1,500 bond. The [...]

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DADE CITY FLA June 21 2009- The 750 calls for service from 2001 to 2005 should have been a grim warning to the owners of the shopping center at 2400 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., a plaintiffs’ witness testified Friday. In questioning alcohol expert Donald Schultz, attorney Paul McKenna took jurors through dozens of the calls. [...]

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TRENTON NJ June 21 2009 — A Hightstown High School art teacher has been arrested for allegedly showing a pornographic cell phone video to two students. Shawn D. Cier, 34, of Parkside Road, Bedminster, was charged with knowingly exhibiting obscene material to a minor, child abuse and harassment. Prosecutors allege that Cier showed a pornographic [...]

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UNION, S.C. June 21 2009 — A man is facing charges after he was caught on camera following a woman in a store and then exposing and fondling himself, according to police. A security guard at the Belk store in Union was watching the video from surveillance cameras and noticed the man walking back and [...]

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Myrtle Beach SC June 21 2009 A Myrtle Beach couple were arrested after they fought with each other, security guards and police at Broadway at the Beach, according to a police report. Amber Christine Quick, 23, of 4326 Pine Way, was charged with throwing bodily fluids, resisting arrest, public intoxication and breach of peace while [...]

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LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. JUNE 22 2009— An ammonia leak at a poultry processing plant in Lumber Bridge killed one man and sent three others to hospitals Saturday morning, Robeson County Manager Kenneth Windley said. Fire officials said preliminary investigations show that a high-pressure ammonia line ruptured at Mountaire Farms Inc. processing plant, 17269 N.C. Highway [...]

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NORTH ATTLEBORO MA June 21 2009 – A disgruntled subcontractor is accused of brandishing a foot-long meat cleaver and threatening the owners of a restaurant before hacking at wood cabinets he installed in a dispute about payment. Jian Sheng Gao, 52, of Quincy, was arrested Thursday night at the Ruby Thai Kitchen at Emerald Square [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. June 21 2009 — Police said the suspect in a bank robbery Friday didn’t get very far. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, Herbert Bines, 52, robbed the Wachovia Bank at 4111 N. Tryon St. at 9:30 a.m. He allegedly slipped the bank teller a note, took the money and fled. Capt. Mike Smathers, with [...]

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NACOGDOCHES, TX June 21 2009(KTRE) – Nacogdoches say they still have not made any arrest in robbery on Friday afternoon, however, Police and the FBI are investigating the robbery of a Loomis Armored truck in downtown Nacogdoches. No injuries were reported, according to FBI. At approximately 2:30 p.m., an armored truck was making a stop [...]

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UNION, Ky.June 21 2009 — A Union, Ky. teacher and coach was arrested Friday on accusations that he had sex with a student. Jason Collins-Baker, 31, is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. The Boone Co. Sheriff’s Department said Collins-Baker, a teacher and head track coach at Cooper High School, had a sexual [...]

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ST Louis MO June 20 2009 It’s no secret that many, if not most, police officers “moonlight.” Officers depend on overtime or off-duty jobs to supplement their family incomes. It’s also no secret that this can pose serious questions about conflict of interest. The St. Louis Police Department has stringent rules governing “secondary employment.” The [...]

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TROY OH June 20 2009— A Tipp City area man charged this week with rape and gross sexual imposition for alleged acts against a girl under age 13 served as a youth leader and director of children’s church at Vandalia Baptist Temple, a Miami County sheriff’s detective said. Shawn P. Rickert, 38, is being held [...]

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Bend OR June 20 2009 A former Henrico County police officer who pleaded guilty in 2006 to stealing marijuana from the evidence room has been arrested and charged with holding up a bank in Bend, Ore., a television station there is reporting on its Web site. Charles Harpster, 54, who was on the Henrico force [...]

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Los Angeles CA June 20 2009 To the casual observer they look like the real thing: Uniformed Los Angeles police officers on motorcycles controlling traffic around action-packed chase scenes and sprawling film sets on the streets of L.A. Gawkers and paparazzi who get up close, however, might realize something is a bit off. The stripes [...]

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Tybee Island GA June 20 2009 Filming of the Miley Cyrus movie, “The Last Song,” on Tybee Island is drawing some big attention. Three paparazzi were arrested Wednesday for being on private property and violating a secure area. Tybee Island Police tell me that they told the three not to go in the secure area [...]

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Norridge IL June 20 2009 RECENT RETAIL THEFT ARRESTS Janusz Moranski, 56, of 7404 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, was taken into custody June 7 and charged with retail theft. Police said Moranski was seen selecting two items valued at $23.99 about 3:30 p.m. at Kmart, 4201 N. Harlem Ave. He was stopped by store [...]

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TOWN OF WALLKILL NY June 20 2009 – State police said a Port Jervis man stole merchandise from Macy’s at the Galleria at Crystal Run Wednesday evening, then threatened a security guard with a pair of metal cutting shears before fleeing. Police said the security guard wrote down the license plate of the vehicle the [...]

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MONTICELLO NY June 20 2009 — Queens hunter Edward Taibi pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Friday in the shooting death of 16-month-old Charly Ann Skala. Taibi agreed to a plea deal whereby he will be sentenced to two to eight years in prison for the Nov. 16 shooting in Sullivan County. His trial was [...]

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NEW YORK June 19 2009– Food maker Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The company said the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that [...]

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TEMPE, AZ June 19 2009– Officials say new information into the Tempe Police Department helped track down the suspect in a murder case that happened more than a year ago. Tempe Police Sgt. Steve Carbajal said Amante Gary Evans, 28, was arrested Wednesday morning, only two days after police received new evidence from the DPS [...]

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El Dorado County CA June 19 2009 The 14-year-old El Dorado Hills girl accused of killing her mother, then fleeing to the Bay Area with her boyfriend, has been booked into the El Dorado County Juvenile Detention Facility, according to sheriff’s officials. She was booked at 5:45 p.m. at the Placerville facility. Authorities earlier identified [...]

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Tallahassee FL June 19 2009 A former Lincoln High School teacher and a 17-year-old student exchanged thousands of text messages, including 30 that mentioned “love,” according to court documents. Karolyn Nagel, 24, was arrested and Wednesday night and later released on felony charges of computer pornography and traveling to meet a minor. Investigators say she [...]

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ST. LOUIS MO June 19 2009(AP) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Transportation Security Administration on behalf of a Ron Paul supporter who was detained at the St. Louis airport because he was carrying about $4,700 in cash. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Steven [...]

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Burbank CA June 19 2009 Police in Burbank have arrested a driving school instructor for allegedly exposing himself, according to officials. Edmond Eyvazian, 35, of Burbank was arrested on Monday, said Sgt. Robert Quesada, a spokesman for the department. Eyvazian is believed to have exposed himself to a 16-year-old. He was released on $35,000 bail [...]

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New York City NY June 19 2009 A teacher’s aide accused of molesting a six-year-old girl in Manhattan was arraigned today and is now being held on bail. Police say Angel Benitez, 60, worked at P.S. 178 in Fort George, Manhattan. The Department of Education says the arrest stems from an allegation of inappropriate touching [...]

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Seattle WA June 18 2009 A man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly assaulting a security guard at the War Room, a Capitol Hill nightclub. Club security told police the assault happened as the man in his mid 20s was being escorted out for fighting with another person. Also Sunday morning, security at Neighbours Disco [...]

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