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Jury gives security officer murderer life in prison www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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Augusta GA Sept 4 2009
A jury deliberated about two hours Thursday before finding Charles M. Tyler guilty of gunning down a security guard to steal a load of copper.
Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. sentenced Mr. Tyler, 27, to the mandatory sentence — life in prison — following the jury’s decision in Richmond County Superior Court.
Mr. Tyler was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, burglary and a weapon violation for the June 4, 2008, slaying of 59-year-old David Fulkrod.
Mr. Fulkrod was shot in the face in the doorway of the guard office at CMC Recycling, a place where Mr. Tyler had also worked for a time.
Mr. Fulkrod’s possible identification of Mr. Tyler is the reason Mr. Tyler shot him at the start of the crime, Assistant District Attorney Falin Rogers told the jury in her closing argument.
After shooting Mr. Fulkrod, Mr. Tyler drove a 26-foot U-Haul truck to the building where he used one of the business’s forklifts to load a 4,000-pound bundle of copper wire into the truck, Ms. Rogers said.
Mr. Tyler rented the U-Haul truck and a storage unit before the robbery, Ms. Rogers said. He also downloaded information from the Internet about forklifts, the weight-bearing capabilities of various U-Haul trucks, and the locations of various recycling centers in the southeast.
But Assistant Public Defender Benjamin Jackson argued to the jury that there was reasonable doubt because other possible suspects existed.
Just because Mr. Tyler had copper doesn’t mean he committed the crime, one that the state theorized could have been committed by two men, Mr. Jackson said. Only one person has been charged with the crime.
Mr. Tyler had prior convictions for thefts. Sheriff’s investigators suspected he was involved when the U-Haul truck he rented was found with copper debris inside.
Mr. Fulkrod was unarmed when he was shot. He had worked for Sizemore Total Control for 18 years.
A jury deliberated about two hours Thursday before finding Charles M. Tyler guilty of gunning down a security guard to steal a load of copper.
Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. sentenced Mr. Tyler, 27, to the mandatory sentence — life in prison — following the jury’s decision in Richmond County Superior Court.
Mr. Tyler was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, burglary and a weapon violation for the June 4, 2008, slaying of 59-year-old David Fulkrod.
Mr. Fulkrod was shot in the face in the doorway of the guard office at CMC Recycling, a place where Mr. Tyler had also worked for a time.
Mr. Fulkrod’s possible identification of Mr. Tyler is the reason Mr. Tyler shot him at the start of the crime, Assistant District Attorney Falin Rogers told the jury in her closing argument.
After shooting Mr. Fulkrod, Mr. Tyler drove a 26-foot U-Haul truck to the building where he used one of the business’s forklifts to load a 4,000-pound bundle of copper wire into the truck, Ms. Rogers said.
Mr. Tyler rented the U-Haul truck and a storage unit before the robbery, Ms. Rogers said. He also downloaded information from the Internet about forklifts, the weight-bearing capabilities of various U-Haul trucks, and the locations of various recycling centers in the southeast.
But Assistant Public Defender Benjamin Jackson argued to the jury that there was reasonable doubt because other possible suspects existed.
Just because Mr. Tyler had copper doesn’t mean he committed the crime, one that the state theorized could have been committed by two men, Mr. Jackson said. Only one person has been charged with the crime.
Mr. Tyler had prior convictions for thefts. Sheriff’s investigators suspected he was involved when the U-Haul truck he rented was found with copper debris inside.
Mr. Fulkrod was unarmed when he was shot. He had worked for Sizemore Total Control for 18 years.
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Va. teacher arrested after student overdoses at her house www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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Roanoke VA Sept 4 2009
A Radford teacher has been arrested for possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Radford Police say 43-year-old Lori Anne Jarvis was charged after a incident in which a juvenile overdosed on drugs at her home Wednesday. The juvenile was treated and released from a local hospital.
Jarvis is in the New River Valley Regional Jail and has been placed on administrative leave by the school division.
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Radford Teacher Arrested
Date: September 4, 2009
Lori Anne Jarvis, 43 and from Radford, was arrested and charged yesterday with possession of marijuana and contributing to the deliquency of a minor.
Jarvis is employed by Radford City Public Schools as a teacher.
The arrest is the result of an incident at her residence on the evening of September 2nd involving the drug overdose of a juvenile.
Jarvis was arrested and taken to the NRV Regional Jail and remains there on a $5,000 secured bond. She has been placed on administrative leave by the school division. Her employment status is under review and will be handled according to school board policy.
The juvenile was treated and released from Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
No further information is expected to be released at this time.
A Radford teacher has been arrested for possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Radford Police say 43-year-old Lori Anne Jarvis was charged after a incident in which a juvenile overdosed on drugs at her home Wednesday. The juvenile was treated and released from a local hospital.
Jarvis is in the New River Valley Regional Jail and has been placed on administrative leave by the school division.
News Release from Radford Police:
Radford Teacher Arrested
Date: September 4, 2009
Lori Anne Jarvis, 43 and from Radford, was arrested and charged yesterday with possession of marijuana and contributing to the deliquency of a minor.
Jarvis is employed by Radford City Public Schools as a teacher.
The arrest is the result of an incident at her residence on the evening of September 2nd involving the drug overdose of a juvenile.
Jarvis was arrested and taken to the NRV Regional Jail and remains there on a $5,000 secured bond. She has been placed on administrative leave by the school division. Her employment status is under review and will be handled according to school board policy.
The juvenile was treated and released from Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
No further information is expected to be released at this time.
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Police shoot man in court over speeding ticket www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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JERICHO, Ark. Sept 4 2009– It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn’t hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.
Drivers quickly learn to slow to a crawl along the gravel roads and the two-lane highway that run through Jericho, but they say sometimes that isn’t enough to avoid tickets.
The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.
Payne ended up in the hospital, but his shooting last week brought to a boil simmering tensions between residents of this tiny former cotton town and their police force. Drivers quickly learn to slow to a crawl along the gravel roads and the two-lane highway that run through Jericho, but they say sometimes that isn’t enough to fend off the city ticketing machine.
“You can’t even get them to answer a call because normally they’re writing tickets,” said Thomas Martin, chief investigator for the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office. “They’re not providing a service to the citizens.”
Now the police chief has disbanded his force “until things calm down,” a judge has voided all outstanding citations – some for as much as $150 – written by police both inside and outside the city limits – citations that the department apparently had no power to write, and sheriff’s deputies want to know where the money went. With 174 residents, the city can keep seven police officers on its rolls but missed payments on police and fire department vehicles and saw its last business close its doors a few weeks ago.
Sheriff’s deputies patrolled Jericho until the 1990s, when the city received grant money to start its own police force, Martin said.
Police often camped out in the department’s two cruisers along the highway that runs through town, waiting for drivers who failed to slow down when they reached the 45-mph zone ringing Jericho. Residents say the ticketing got out of hand.
“When I first moved out here, they wrote me a ticket for going 58 mph in my driveway,” 75-year-old retiree Albert Beebe said.
It was anger over traffic tickets that brought Payne to City Hall last week, said his lawyer, Randy Fishman. After Payne failed to get a traffic ticket dismissed on Aug. 27, police gave Payne or his son another ticket that day. Payne, 39, returned to court to vent his anger to Judge Tonya Alexander, Fishman said.
It’s unclear exactly what happened next, but Martin said an argument between Payne and the seven police officers who attended the hearing apparently escalated to a scuffle, ending when an officer shot Payne from behind.
Doctors in Memphis, Tenn., removed a .40-caliber bullet from Payne’s hip bone, Martin said.
Another officer suffered a grazing wound to his finger from the bullet.
Martin declined to name the officer who shot Payne, pending the outcome of an investigation.
Prosecutor Lindsey Fairley said Thursday that he didn’t plan to file any felony charges against the officer or Payne. He said Payne could face a misdemeanor charge stemming from the scuffle, but that would be up to the city’s judge.
Payne remains in good condition at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He referred questions to his lawyer.
“I know that he was unarmed and I know he was shot,” Fishman said.
Police Chief Willie Frazier did not respond to requests for comment.
City Hall has been shuttered since the shooting, and any records of how the money was spent are apparently locked inside.
Mayor Helen Adams declined to speak about the shooting when approached outside her home, saying she had just returned from a doctor’s appointment and couldn’t talk.
“We’ll get with you after all this comes through,” Adams said Tuesday before shutting the door.
Drivers quickly learn to slow to a crawl along the gravel roads and the two-lane highway that run through Jericho, but they say sometimes that isn’t enough to avoid tickets.
The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.
Payne ended up in the hospital, but his shooting last week brought to a boil simmering tensions between residents of this tiny former cotton town and their police force. Drivers quickly learn to slow to a crawl along the gravel roads and the two-lane highway that run through Jericho, but they say sometimes that isn’t enough to fend off the city ticketing machine.
“You can’t even get them to answer a call because normally they’re writing tickets,” said Thomas Martin, chief investigator for the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office. “They’re not providing a service to the citizens.”
Now the police chief has disbanded his force “until things calm down,” a judge has voided all outstanding citations – some for as much as $150 – written by police both inside and outside the city limits – citations that the department apparently had no power to write, and sheriff’s deputies want to know where the money went. With 174 residents, the city can keep seven police officers on its rolls but missed payments on police and fire department vehicles and saw its last business close its doors a few weeks ago.
Sheriff’s deputies patrolled Jericho until the 1990s, when the city received grant money to start its own police force, Martin said.
Police often camped out in the department’s two cruisers along the highway that runs through town, waiting for drivers who failed to slow down when they reached the 45-mph zone ringing Jericho. Residents say the ticketing got out of hand.
“When I first moved out here, they wrote me a ticket for going 58 mph in my driveway,” 75-year-old retiree Albert Beebe said.
It was anger over traffic tickets that brought Payne to City Hall last week, said his lawyer, Randy Fishman. After Payne failed to get a traffic ticket dismissed on Aug. 27, police gave Payne or his son another ticket that day. Payne, 39, returned to court to vent his anger to Judge Tonya Alexander, Fishman said.
It’s unclear exactly what happened next, but Martin said an argument between Payne and the seven police officers who attended the hearing apparently escalated to a scuffle, ending when an officer shot Payne from behind.
Doctors in Memphis, Tenn., removed a .40-caliber bullet from Payne’s hip bone, Martin said.
Another officer suffered a grazing wound to his finger from the bullet.
Martin declined to name the officer who shot Payne, pending the outcome of an investigation.
Prosecutor Lindsey Fairley said Thursday that he didn’t plan to file any felony charges against the officer or Payne. He said Payne could face a misdemeanor charge stemming from the scuffle, but that would be up to the city’s judge.
Payne remains in good condition at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He referred questions to his lawyer.
“I know that he was unarmed and I know he was shot,” Fishman said.
Police Chief Willie Frazier did not respond to requests for comment.
City Hall has been shuttered since the shooting, and any records of how the money was spent are apparently locked inside.
Mayor Helen Adams declined to speak about the shooting when approached outside her home, saying she had just returned from a doctor’s appointment and couldn’t talk.
“We’ll get with you after all this comes through,” Adams said Tuesday before shutting the door.
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Another N.J. correction officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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UNION COUNTY NJ Aug 4 2009 — After leaving the Union County Jail at lunch hour today, a 41-year-old corrections officer fatally shot himself with a handgun inside his vehicle parked just down the street, authorities said.
County officials identified the corrections officer as Frank Congiusta of Garwood. He was a 16-year veteran with two teenage sons, said Kenneth Burkert, representative for PBA Local 199.
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerPolice hold up a sheet to cover the scene, where a Union County Jail corrections officer committed suicide today.
“He was a dedicated family man who was always there for the guys, always there for backup,” Burkert said. “I would never have thought that he would ever take his own life.”
He said other corrections officers at the jail will undergo a debriefing on the suicide. “They’re numb right now,” he said today. “It’s incomprehensible.”
Police cordoned off a section of Elizabethtown Plaza after the shooting, which was reported at about 1:30 p.m. by a woman who was walking with her daughter past the victim’s black Dodge Durango, parked at a metered spot down the street from the jail. The passers-by had parked their car in front of the victim’s vehicle, police said.
The woman, who did not give her name but was interviewed by police at the scene, said she noticed a man sitting inside the vehicle with his head slumped forward against the steering wheel, bleeding from his nose and mouth. Initially, she said, “he looked like he had fainted.”
She flagged down a Roselle Park police car, and its officers notified Elizabeth police, said Lt. Gary Lewis, who called the shooting an “apparent suicide.” Officers from the Union County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit and Corrections Department also arrived to investigate. As they draped a white tarp over the windshield of the Dodge Durango, more than a dozen people gathered in the parking lot across the street to watch.
“It’s just extremely sad,” said Lupe Lopez, a scheduling clerk for a judge who left to check on her car at lunch but found the parking lot blocked by yellow police tape.
Congiusta’s salary was about $80,000, according to the county. Corrections officers commit suicide at higher rates than police officers and the general population in New Jersey, according to a January report issued by a task force commissioned by Gov. Jon Corzine. Officers have said the pressure of working in a hostile environment with inmates leads to the increased risk.
Last year, six county and state corrections officers took their own lives, according to the state health department. There were three suicides in 2006; two in 2007.
The last corrections officer at the jail to commit suicide was 40-year-old Rudolph Zurick, who first reported two jail escapees missing. The inmates left a note mocking Zurick before they fled, and he took his own life in the basement of his Sayreville home on Jan. 2, 2008, shortly before he was to meet with investigators looking into the escape.
County officials identified the corrections officer as Frank Congiusta of Garwood. He was a 16-year veteran with two teenage sons, said Kenneth Burkert, representative for PBA Local 199.
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerPolice hold up a sheet to cover the scene, where a Union County Jail corrections officer committed suicide today.
“He was a dedicated family man who was always there for the guys, always there for backup,” Burkert said. “I would never have thought that he would ever take his own life.”
He said other corrections officers at the jail will undergo a debriefing on the suicide. “They’re numb right now,” he said today. “It’s incomprehensible.”
Police cordoned off a section of Elizabethtown Plaza after the shooting, which was reported at about 1:30 p.m. by a woman who was walking with her daughter past the victim’s black Dodge Durango, parked at a metered spot down the street from the jail. The passers-by had parked their car in front of the victim’s vehicle, police said.
The woman, who did not give her name but was interviewed by police at the scene, said she noticed a man sitting inside the vehicle with his head slumped forward against the steering wheel, bleeding from his nose and mouth. Initially, she said, “he looked like he had fainted.”
She flagged down a Roselle Park police car, and its officers notified Elizabeth police, said Lt. Gary Lewis, who called the shooting an “apparent suicide.” Officers from the Union County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit and Corrections Department also arrived to investigate. As they draped a white tarp over the windshield of the Dodge Durango, more than a dozen people gathered in the parking lot across the street to watch.
“It’s just extremely sad,” said Lupe Lopez, a scheduling clerk for a judge who left to check on her car at lunch but found the parking lot blocked by yellow police tape.
Congiusta’s salary was about $80,000, according to the county. Corrections officers commit suicide at higher rates than police officers and the general population in New Jersey, according to a January report issued by a task force commissioned by Gov. Jon Corzine. Officers have said the pressure of working in a hostile environment with inmates leads to the increased risk.
Last year, six county and state corrections officers took their own lives, according to the state health department. There were three suicides in 2006; two in 2007.
The last corrections officer at the jail to commit suicide was 40-year-old Rudolph Zurick, who first reported two jail escapees missing. The inmates left a note mocking Zurick before they fled, and he took his own life in the basement of his Sayreville home on Jan. 2, 2008, shortly before he was to meet with investigators looking into the escape.
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Off duty police officer investigated for assault www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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SALISBURY, N.C.Sept 4 2009 — The scene at the La Bamba nightclub in Salisbury Saturday morning was chaotic, tense and confusing, according to witnesses.
Still, people at the club say off-duty officers acted out of line when they punched two men during a brawl.
The conflict was caught on camera by someone attending the concert at La Bamba. On the tape provided to NewsChannel 36, you can hear John Allen Fox say to Salisbury Officer Kareem Purando, “I didn’t do nothing to you. What I do? What I do?”
Within seconds, witnesses say Purando punched Fox repeatedly in the face.
Now, Fox and his brother Michael, are firing back. They are calling the video proof of police brutality.
“It was like he was on something,” says John Fox of the officer involved.
Michael Fox says he was beaten with a flashlight and a nightstick until he bled. He said the blows were so severe that he required 26 stitches in his head. He insists he did nothing to provoke the attack.
“As I was handcuffed, they were still getting cheap shots in,” he says.
Salisbury police are conducting their own internal investigation and the SBI has been called in, too. Police Chief Mark Wilhelm said he’d like to see what led up to the incident.
“You only have video of what they want you to see,” he said.
Still, he did tell NewsChannel 36 he is concerned about the incident. Wilhelm says the officers at La Bamba were not on duty, but were hired by the nightclub for security.
“They (officers) do moonlight, but if they work at an establishment that serves alcohol they must work outside and only go inside if a fight or something happens and they are needed, which was the case in this matter,” Wilhelm said.
The brothers, who have both been convicted of felonies, now face a number of charges, including resisting arrest. They say they will file charges against at least one of the officers involved.
Wilhelm says Purando is on administrative leave with pay. We did try to contact the officer, but he did not return our calls.
At this time, no other officers have been placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
“I certainly don’t think it does us any good,” Wilhelm said. “I don’t think we’ve seen the full story. It may be worse, may be better, but I don’t think we’ve seen the full story.”
Still, people at the club say off-duty officers acted out of line when they punched two men during a brawl.
The conflict was caught on camera by someone attending the concert at La Bamba. On the tape provided to NewsChannel 36, you can hear John Allen Fox say to Salisbury Officer Kareem Purando, “I didn’t do nothing to you. What I do? What I do?”
Within seconds, witnesses say Purando punched Fox repeatedly in the face.
Now, Fox and his brother Michael, are firing back. They are calling the video proof of police brutality.
“It was like he was on something,” says John Fox of the officer involved.
Michael Fox says he was beaten with a flashlight and a nightstick until he bled. He said the blows were so severe that he required 26 stitches in his head. He insists he did nothing to provoke the attack.
“As I was handcuffed, they were still getting cheap shots in,” he says.
Salisbury police are conducting their own internal investigation and the SBI has been called in, too. Police Chief Mark Wilhelm said he’d like to see what led up to the incident.
“You only have video of what they want you to see,” he said.
Still, he did tell NewsChannel 36 he is concerned about the incident. Wilhelm says the officers at La Bamba were not on duty, but were hired by the nightclub for security.
“They (officers) do moonlight, but if they work at an establishment that serves alcohol they must work outside and only go inside if a fight or something happens and they are needed, which was the case in this matter,” Wilhelm said.
The brothers, who have both been convicted of felonies, now face a number of charges, including resisting arrest. They say they will file charges against at least one of the officers involved.
Wilhelm says Purando is on administrative leave with pay. We did try to contact the officer, but he did not return our calls.
At this time, no other officers have been placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
“I certainly don’t think it does us any good,” Wilhelm said. “I don’t think we’ve seen the full story. It may be worse, may be better, but I don’t think we’ve seen the full story.”
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High school counselor charged with sexual assault of students www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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XENIA OH Sept 4 2009 — A Xenia High School counselor and girls volleyball coach was jailed briefly Thursday, Sept. 3, after she was charged with three counts of sexual battery.
Brenda Osborne faces the third-degree felonies after police said they learned of “inappropriate sexual activity” involving the varsity coach and a female teenage student and volleyball player, Xenia police Capt. Scott Anger said.
The charges were approved and filed after discussions with Greene County prosecutors.
Detectives informed school officials of the incidents on Thursday shortly before placing Osborne under arrest, school district Superintendent Jeff Lewis said.
The alleged misconduct occurred off school grounds and district officials are cooperating with police, he said.
Osborne is on paid leave pending the outcome of the inquiry.
“It’s been quite a shock to us,” Lewis said.
In Thursday night’s loss at Beavercreek, the 10-player Xenia varsity squad appeared spirited, if overmatched, in dropping three consecutive games.
“I’m proud,” said Crystal Gossett, who guided the team in Osborne’s absence. “We focus every game and that’s what we did today. We came ready to play.”
Xenia High Principal Ted Holop watched from the bleachers and had no comment before the match, directing all inquiries to Lewis.
Said one woman with a daughter on the team: “It’s not appropriate for me to say anything.”
Osborne has been with the district for more than a decade. She worked as a gym and health teacher before becoming a counselor.
Lewis said he could recall no past trouble with her as an employee.
More details of the alleged misconduct were not available.
Osborne was detained in jail until she was able to post a $7,500 bond.
Osborne made an initial appearance in Xenia Municipal Court on Friday morning. The judge continued her bond, and no plea was entered, as is the custom in felony appearances in municipal court.
Neither Osborne nor her attorney commented after the court appearance.
Third-degree felonies carry potential sentence of 1 to 5 years in prison.
Gossett, meanwhile, apparently has been promoted.
“I am the varsity coach,” she said following the match.
Brenda Osborne faces the third-degree felonies after police said they learned of “inappropriate sexual activity” involving the varsity coach and a female teenage student and volleyball player, Xenia police Capt. Scott Anger said.
The charges were approved and filed after discussions with Greene County prosecutors.
Detectives informed school officials of the incidents on Thursday shortly before placing Osborne under arrest, school district Superintendent Jeff Lewis said.
The alleged misconduct occurred off school grounds and district officials are cooperating with police, he said.
Osborne is on paid leave pending the outcome of the inquiry.
“It’s been quite a shock to us,” Lewis said.
In Thursday night’s loss at Beavercreek, the 10-player Xenia varsity squad appeared spirited, if overmatched, in dropping three consecutive games.
“I’m proud,” said Crystal Gossett, who guided the team in Osborne’s absence. “We focus every game and that’s what we did today. We came ready to play.”
Xenia High Principal Ted Holop watched from the bleachers and had no comment before the match, directing all inquiries to Lewis.
Said one woman with a daughter on the team: “It’s not appropriate for me to say anything.”
Osborne has been with the district for more than a decade. She worked as a gym and health teacher before becoming a counselor.
Lewis said he could recall no past trouble with her as an employee.
More details of the alleged misconduct were not available.
Osborne was detained in jail until she was able to post a $7,500 bond.
Osborne made an initial appearance in Xenia Municipal Court on Friday morning. The judge continued her bond, and no plea was entered, as is the custom in felony appearances in municipal court.
Neither Osborne nor her attorney commented after the court appearance.
Third-degree felonies carry potential sentence of 1 to 5 years in prison.
Gossett, meanwhile, apparently has been promoted.
“I am the varsity coach,” she said following the match.
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Grand opening of VUE apartment complex nets 85 arrests www.privateofficer.com
September 4, 2009
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Tempe AZ Sept 4 2009
Red plastic cups, broken glass and crushed beer cans littered the sidewalk outside The Vue apartment complex Wednesday, a stark contrast to the stylish wood-paneled lobby of swanky 2-week-old building that sits across the street from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
The ritzy resort-style residence was the site of 85 alcohol-related arrests over the weekend, a number that Tempe Police Lt. James Click has never seen with that sort of concentration. He said the complex had the atmosphere of an upscale club: On a weekend night, the chic modern-styled building had a line of people stretching “dozens of feet” out the door, while security checked guests’ IDs,
On Thursday alone, while making their way from the front door to the lobby elevators, Tempe police officers arrested 25 under-aged who were either clearly intoxicated or
All those arrested were released after being handed a citation requiring them to appear in court on misdemeanor charges. First time offenders are eligible for a diversion program that sends them to a $90 alcohol education class.
“This isn’t the crime of the century,” Click said. “We’re not trying to turn individual charges into something they’re not, but the given magnitude of it, if we don’t do something, something bad is going to be the result and we don’t want that to happen.”
Click said the project was the brainchild of two squads who saw off-campus drinking as a problem. After making the rounds at several complexes over the last two weeks, they were overwhelmed with the under-aged drinking at The Vue, on the corner of Apache Boulevard and Rural Road.
To put it in perspective, the team of four patrol officers made 117 arrests at four other complexes between Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, police cited 41 people at The Vue. On Saturday, they cited 44.
Jennifer Sanford, a manager at The Vue, said the complex has been sending out emails to residents to educate them, limiting the number of guests residents can invite throughout the night and hiring more security.
The complex started with one security officer on the Friday it opened, but quickly realized it needed more, Sanford said. This weekend, the building will be staffed with four security officers and three other employees.
“We don’t want anyone to feel afraid to come home that they’ll be carded, but we do want to work with police,” Sanford said. Though there are fines that can be levied if tenants break their lease agreement by hosting out-of-control parties, the management is focusing on education and partying responsibly.
“It’s a brand-new building unparalleled with anything else in the area, so of course everyone wanted to come see it,” Sanford said, suggesting that the novelty contributed to the influx of guests.
The social scene
The privately-operated apartment complex, not connected with ASU, opened last month.
“Ever since the first day, it’s been pretty crazy,” said sophomore history major Payton Wells, 19. On Friday, “someone came banging on my door, yelling that there was a fire, and there were drunk people in the elevator causing commotion.”
Though finding under-aged drinkers on and around campus isn’t unusual, police and students say the first few weekends at The Vue have been unusually intense.
After living in the dorms during his freshman year, Wells said it was “definitely more social” at The Vue. The scene typically quiets down during the week, but the weekend typically starts with separate parties that merge into one, with people floating from apartment to apartment, he said.
As for the cause of the spike in under-aged drinking at this building, Click pointed to the proximity to campus and light rail, coupled with the novelty of the building and the fact that it’s a new property. He said, it’s common for there to be a spike in arrests in new buildings because kids don’t know the rules and management doesn’t know it it can do to “toughen up the rules.”
“But it’s tough to say that I’ve ever seen this many people just blatantly violating” under-aged liquor laws, he said.
Police were also called to the complex throughout the weekend for noise complaints. In the two weeks since the building opened, officers have had nine calls for service, an unusually high number, said Lt. Aimee Willcoxson, who’s been working with the complex and ASU off-campus services to solve the problem.
Better enforcement
The department is particularly concerned about the Labor Day weekend, when it anticipates the long weekend and football season opener will ramp up the partying. Officers will be out conducting similar patrols at off-campus housing complexes and the department is asking ASU to help with pedestrian traffic in the area.
Willcoxson has been working with the property management for better enforcement of its policies and with off-housing services at ASU to educate students. A meeting between the three parties is scheduled for Friday.
The elaborate and modern-styled complex with orange balconies offering mountain views in every apartment opened on Aug. 21. The complex has a pool that lights up at night, private cabanas, tanning beds and volleyball courts.
All the units have been rented out to almost entirely college-aged tenants, for leases ranging from $1,060 per month for a one-bedroom to more than $700 per person for shared multiple-bedroom apartments. Each apartment comes with LCD-screen televisions, granite counter tops, stainless-steel appliances and stylish modern furniture.
Another resident, geology major Mike Jones, 19, said he’s already hearing about parties for the coming weekend.
“Probably in my room,” he said.
Red plastic cups, broken glass and crushed beer cans littered the sidewalk outside The Vue apartment complex Wednesday, a stark contrast to the stylish wood-paneled lobby of swanky 2-week-old building that sits across the street from Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
The ritzy resort-style residence was the site of 85 alcohol-related arrests over the weekend, a number that Tempe Police Lt. James Click has never seen with that sort of concentration. He said the complex had the atmosphere of an upscale club: On a weekend night, the chic modern-styled building had a line of people stretching “dozens of feet” out the door, while security checked guests’ IDs,
On Thursday alone, while making their way from the front door to the lobby elevators, Tempe police officers arrested 25 under-aged who were either clearly intoxicated or
All those arrested were released after being handed a citation requiring them to appear in court on misdemeanor charges. First time offenders are eligible for a diversion program that sends them to a $90 alcohol education class.
“This isn’t the crime of the century,” Click said. “We’re not trying to turn individual charges into something they’re not, but the given magnitude of it, if we don’t do something, something bad is going to be the result and we don’t want that to happen.”
Click said the project was the brainchild of two squads who saw off-campus drinking as a problem. After making the rounds at several complexes over the last two weeks, they were overwhelmed with the under-aged drinking at The Vue, on the corner of Apache Boulevard and Rural Road.
To put it in perspective, the team of four patrol officers made 117 arrests at four other complexes between Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, police cited 41 people at The Vue. On Saturday, they cited 44.
Jennifer Sanford, a manager at The Vue, said the complex has been sending out emails to residents to educate them, limiting the number of guests residents can invite throughout the night and hiring more security.
The complex started with one security officer on the Friday it opened, but quickly realized it needed more, Sanford said. This weekend, the building will be staffed with four security officers and three other employees.
“We don’t want anyone to feel afraid to come home that they’ll be carded, but we do want to work with police,” Sanford said. Though there are fines that can be levied if tenants break their lease agreement by hosting out-of-control parties, the management is focusing on education and partying responsibly.
“It’s a brand-new building unparalleled with anything else in the area, so of course everyone wanted to come see it,” Sanford said, suggesting that the novelty contributed to the influx of guests.
The social scene
The privately-operated apartment complex, not connected with ASU, opened last month.
“Ever since the first day, it’s been pretty crazy,” said sophomore history major Payton Wells, 19. On Friday, “someone came banging on my door, yelling that there was a fire, and there were drunk people in the elevator causing commotion.”
Though finding under-aged drinkers on and around campus isn’t unusual, police and students say the first few weekends at The Vue have been unusually intense.
After living in the dorms during his freshman year, Wells said it was “definitely more social” at The Vue. The scene typically quiets down during the week, but the weekend typically starts with separate parties that merge into one, with people floating from apartment to apartment, he said.
As for the cause of the spike in under-aged drinking at this building, Click pointed to the proximity to campus and light rail, coupled with the novelty of the building and the fact that it’s a new property. He said, it’s common for there to be a spike in arrests in new buildings because kids don’t know the rules and management doesn’t know it it can do to “toughen up the rules.”
“But it’s tough to say that I’ve ever seen this many people just blatantly violating” under-aged liquor laws, he said.
Police were also called to the complex throughout the weekend for noise complaints. In the two weeks since the building opened, officers have had nine calls for service, an unusually high number, said Lt. Aimee Willcoxson, who’s been working with the complex and ASU off-campus services to solve the problem.
Better enforcement
The department is particularly concerned about the Labor Day weekend, when it anticipates the long weekend and football season opener will ramp up the partying. Officers will be out conducting similar patrols at off-campus housing complexes and the department is asking ASU to help with pedestrian traffic in the area.
Willcoxson has been working with the property management for better enforcement of its policies and with off-housing services at ASU to educate students. A meeting between the three parties is scheduled for Friday.
The elaborate and modern-styled complex with orange balconies offering mountain views in every apartment opened on Aug. 21. The complex has a pool that lights up at night, private cabanas, tanning beds and volleyball courts.
All the units have been rented out to almost entirely college-aged tenants, for leases ranging from $1,060 per month for a one-bedroom to more than $700 per person for shared multiple-bedroom apartments. Each apartment comes with LCD-screen televisions, granite counter tops, stainless-steel appliances and stylish modern furniture.
Another resident, geology major Mike Jones, 19, said he’s already hearing about parties for the coming weekend.
“Probably in my room,” he said.
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MESA AZ SEPT 4 2009
A shoplifter attacked a Chick-fil-A manager who caught him stealing a brownie, Mesa Police said.
Police said a man later identified as Anthony Kitchen, 21, concealed a brownie in his pocket at 7:45 p.m. in the fast-food restaurant at Dobson Road and University Drive.
As he was walking out of the door the store manager, whose name was not released, tried to stop him.
A shoplifter attacked a Chick-fil-A manager who caught him stealing a brownie, Mesa Police said.
Police said a man later identified as Anthony Kitchen, 21, concealed a brownie in his pocket at 7:45 p.m. in the fast-food restaurant at Dobson Road and University Drive.
As he was walking out of the door the store manager, whose name was not released, tried to stop him.
Kitchen then began to punch and scratch the manager in the face, causing the victim to bleed.
Kitchen was tackled outside the restaurant by the manager and other employees when he tried to run away.
They held him until police arrived.
The brownie was found in his pocket and he was charged with robbery and assault. Kitchen said he took the brownie because he was hungry. He is currently on probation for an unrelated robbery, said police.
Kitchen was tackled outside the restaurant by the manager and other employees when he tried to run away.
They held him until police arrived.
The brownie was found in his pocket and he was charged with robbery and assault. Kitchen said he took the brownie because he was hungry. He is currently on probation for an unrelated robbery, said police.
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