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NC police arrest 12 people in fatal crash that killed teen www.privateofficer.com
CLAYTON, N.C. March 1 2013 – Investigators with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety charged 12 people Thursday in a rollover crash that killed a Cleveland High School student in Johnston County.
- Carl Jerome Watson, 21, of Clayton – 16 counts of aid and abet underage persons in purchasing and possessing more than 60 malt beverages.
- Joseph Cole Brewer, 16, of Clayton – 11 counts of aid and abet underage persons in possessing malt beverages, underage possession of a malt beverage, underage purchase of a malt beverage, and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana. Brewer allegedly paid Watson for a portion of the malt beverages and hosted an underage party at his residence.
- Bryan Davis Gilmore, 17, of Smithfield – Underage possession of a malt beverage and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana
- Jordan James Sansoucie, 16, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana
- Matthew Edward Blehm, 17, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage, underage purchase of a malt beverage, and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana
- Cameron Jerome Grantham, 17, of Raleigh – Underage possession of a malt beverage, underage purchase of a malt beverage, and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana
- Raykwon Shaheed Cooley, 16, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage
- Nathan Alexander Causby, 17, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage
- Jermaine Lamont Johnson, 17, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage
- William Dontre Joyner, 18, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage and possession of one half ounce or less of marijuana
- Emir Gutierrezfiallos, 18, of Smithfield - Underage possession of a malt beverage, underage purchase of a malt beverage, and driving a motor vehicle without a license
- Austin Drake Knight, 17, of Clayton – Underage possession of a malt beverage
Source: WTVD
Two Mobile teens charged in string of armed robberies www.privateofficer.com
Teenager on Sweet 16 party bus killed in gruesome accident www.privateofficer.com
The gruesome accident followed the warnings of a security guard on the bus who said he told the teens repeatedly not to open the hatch.
Daniel Fernandez, 16, was among 65 teens aboard the bus Friday night from New York City on its way to the party in Garfield, N.J., said Steve Coleman, spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The teens were dancing and the bus had gotten hot, the security guard, Alex Franco, told the Daily News. Still, he said, he had asked the teens to leave the emergency hatch alone.
“I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don’t understand,” he said.
Friends sent sad Twitter messages reacting to the death.
“Sitting here with your blood on my foot wishing this was all a bad dream. I love you so much dan you were there for me till the last second,” wrote one student, who said she was forever scarred.
Fernandez’s English teacher at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens echoed Franco’s sentiment.
“Sometimes kids don’t recognize their own mortality,” said Jane Lynch, her voice trembling.
Franco said he had gone downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot.
“Two, five minutes I was downstairs,” he said.
But then he heard teenagers screaming, and he saw Fernandez on the floor of the bus. “There was so much blood everywhere,” he told The New York Post.
Fernandez, who lived in Queens’ Woodside neighborhood, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Fernandez was going to be a junior. He was a beloved student, said Lynch, who taught him last school year.
“He was an adorable, low-key kid, with a sweet smile,” she said. “Kids loved him; he had lots of friends and was popular with the girls.”
She said a group of students had a special last project, producing and appearing in a takeoff on the novel “Lord of the Flies,” about a group of boys on a desert island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results.
“He was very hands-on, he took the leadership role,” said Elizabeth Gonzalez, a student teacher at St. Francis last year.
Fernandez played the villain in the video students posted on YouTube, she said.
In class, “he was very lively, and high-spirited,” she said. “And he had so much potential in his writing.”
Hundreds of students gathered for a candlelight vigil at the school Saturday evening, and planned to wear blue on the first day of school to honor the teen. The school said on its website that it shared in grief and shock over his death. A wake was set for Monday, the site said.
“Our hearts and prayers are with Daniel Fernandez’s family and friends,” the school said.
Designer Limousines, which operates the bus, expressed its “deepest heartfelt sympathy” to the teen’s family. The company said it would conduct an internal investigation.
Police -security make dozens of arrests at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center www.privateofficer.com
Jon A. Naumowicz, 36, of Meadowbrook Parkway, Cheektowaga, is charged with two counts of harassment, 2nd, public lewdness and criminal impersonation. Naumowicz allegedly urinated on a female and then got into a physical altercation with the female and a male acquaintance. When security officers intervened in the physical disturbance, Naumowicz displayed a gold badge and identified himself as a Cheektowaga Police Officer. Investigation revealed that Naumowicz had displayed a gold badge that identified Naumowicz is a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician.
Elizabeth M. Czerniak, 22, of Fairview Drive, Alden, is charged with harassment, 2nd, trespass and criminal trespass, 3rd, for allegedly being in an area that she was restricted from being. When Czerniak was approached by security officers she allegedly fought with security guards.
Jamie D. Doelman, 20, of Fox Trace, Lancaster, is charged with two counts of harassment, 2nd, for allegedly striking two individuals in the face.
Daniel J. Jankowiak, 23, of North Star Road, East Aurora, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Jankowiak allegedly interfered and caused a disturbance in the parking lot while deputies were conducting an investigation. When the deputies attempted to place Jankowiak into custody, he attempted to flee from the officers. Jankowiak was caught after a brief foot chase.
Alicia M. Kessel, 22, of Tiverton Court, Derby, is charged with trespass. Kessel allegedly entered the concert venue after having been previously evicted from the concert.
David J. Vattes, 35, was arrested on a violation of probation warrant from Cattaraugus County. Vattes was turned over to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office.
Joseph E. Amadori, 19, of Tillen Road, Boston, is charged with DWI, Driving with BAC of .08 or greater and following too closely after an alleged accident in the parking lot.
The following citations were issued for alleged underage possession and/or consumption of alcohol.
Thomas J. Coleman, 17, of East Avenue, Gasport. Coleman was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, for allegedly possessing a quantity of marijuana.
Ashley E. Avino, 19, of Woodsfield Drive, Lakeview
Dylan J. Scinta, 17, of Huntingwood Drive, East Amherst
Alexander T. Miller, 18, of Golden Pheasant Drive, Getzville
Evan A. Lang, 18, of Forestbrook Court, Getzville
Rickard K. Woodrow, 18, of Garlow Road, Lewiston
Bridget N. Gromley, 17, of Danbury Lane, Kenmore
Sydney D. Phillips, 20, of Lovers Lane, Batavia
Patricia L. Larkin, 19, of Countryside Lane, Williamsville
Timothy D. Myers, 18, of Oakfield Lane, Williamsville
Stephanie A. Plair, 17, of Westminster Road, West Seneca
Taylor C. Petroff, 17, of Lake Avenue, Orchard Park
Paul W. Kucinski, 17, of Millcreek Drive, East Amherst
Kayla M. Bennion, 17, of Liberty Street, Arcade
Karolyn M. Frangos, 16, of North French Road, Amherst
Benedict C. Ferro, 17, of Emerald Trail, Williamsville
William M. Coyne, 16, of East Avon Road, Avon
Ashley J. Lyskawa, 17, of Pinehurst Court, East Amherst
Rebecca S. Czarniak, 19, of Fairview Drive, Alden
John Zaccarella, 16, of Slusarie Road, North Tonawanda
Daniel J. Harrington, 18, of South Transit Road, Lockport
Dina M. Giancarlo, 18, of Crescent Court, Cheektowaga
Kathryn C. Horvatits, 18, of Katherine Street, Lancaster
Chad M. Mahoney, 19, Sunset Lane, Springville
Andrew J. Baranyi, 19, of Carriagehill Court, Williamsville
Jonathan P. Brannen, 18, of Delemere Road, Williamsville
Ryan J. Winkler, 17, of Deer Ridge, Getzville
Michael A. Nowicki, 18, of Tiburon Lane, East Amherst
Dylan J. Coldiero, 20, of Tucarora Road, Buffalo
JoAnna M. Dunn, 19, of Twilight Lane, Hamburg
Source:The Batavian
Men killed delivery driver then ate dinner www.privateofficer.com
WILMINGTON, NC June 22 2012 – Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous held a press conference on Thursday to make an announcement about a pending homicide investigation.
Four men and a juvenile were arrested in connection to the death of Zhen Bo Liu, a Wilmington restaurant delivery man who died on June 14.
•911 calls reveal delivery driver bleeding from the neck
“He was brutally murdered for no reason what so ever,” Evangelous said. “If you’re going to be involved in this type of activity, we’re going to hunt you down.”
Cornell Dwayne Haugabook Jr., 20, and an unidentified 15-year-old were charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. Marvin Lee White, 18, Manije Daneek Johnson, 16, and Rasheed Ramone Thompson, 16, were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after over 600 hours of investigation.
Evangelous said the group ordered approximately $48 worth of food, shot Liu, took the food, went back to a house, and then they all sat down to eat together.
“If that’s not cold-blooded, I’ve never seen it,” the WPD chief said. “Seldom do we ever see the victim accosted in such a brutal way.”
District Attorney Ben David said that the case is a priority to his office and that in the state of North Carolina, a 16-year-old is considered an adult. He said a hearing will be held soon to determine if the 15-year-old will be considered an adult.
“It’s a reminder to everyone in this community that crime doesn’t sleep and neither do the men and women of law enforcement when something like this happens,” David said.
A committee of senior prosecutors will determine if the case is death-penalty eligible. David said a 15-year-old is not eligible for the death penalty in North Carolina.
During a hearing held for the juvenile on Friday, Assistant District Attorney Jason Smith said that they learned through interviewing the suspects that the 15-year-old shot Liu in the foot and Haugabook shot him in the face. They also learned that two different weapons were used.
When the two shooters left the scene, the three other men came back, went through Liu’s vehicle and took the food, Smith said. Judge J.H. Corpening said that the 15-year-old can’t face capital punishment, but that he can spend the rest of his life in prison. He will stay in secured custody until a probable cause hearing on July 3.
Haugabook had his first court appearance at 11 a.m. on Friday. When the judge asked him if he understood the seriousness of the death penalty, Haugabook said yes. He was not given a bond and will make his next appearance on July 12.
The other three men involved in the case will appear at 2 p.m. on Friday.
Detectives notified the Chinese embassy of the murder, which is where Liu’s family is located.
According to 911 calls, witnesses found Liu’s Honda Liu in the middle of the road with the door open. The caller said that he was bleeding from the neck and it looked like he may have been stabbed.
Most people who live and work in the area knew Liu as China King’s delivery driver. Several folks stopped by the restaurant the day after he died.
Patrick Piner used to work with Liu at another Chinese restaurant a few years ago. He said most people there called him Shi-Fu.
“He was just a hard worker you know. He did a lot of the stuff in the kitchen and everything else. He was very reliable,” Piner said.
Following the police department’s announcement and arrests, the manager of Liu’s former place of employment China King spoke out. Ting Cheng said he feels “happy” and “relieved” to hear that arrests were made.
Cheng said he still doesn’t understand why the suspects allegedly killed one of his closest friends and co-workers for no apparent reason. He said it has been a very emotional time for everyone at China King.
Cheng said he hopes that the police will continue to follow the case because, despite the arrests, he still feels like justice should be served.
Cheng also said that China King no longer delivers at all following Liu’s death.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3600.
Source:WECT
Bronx detention center security officer seriously injured by five teens www.privateofficer.com
The assailants hit Sgt. Joseph Forrester in the head with a chair and repeatedly punched him in the face during Tuesday’s incident at the Horizon Juvenile Center.
The detention facility is run by the Adminstration for Children’s Services and houses suspects as young as 10 while their cases are pending.
“I don’t know why it happened. I’m just trying to make myself well,” Forrester said from his bed at Lincoln Hospital.
He said he had been working security at the facility for nine years and took the job because “it was working with kids, a good thing, trying to make a positive change.”
He said he had been told not to talk about the attack, but his cousin, Christopher Forrester, 50, said the teens deserved to “pay the price.”
“These kids should be given a stiff penalty so it doesn’t happen in the future,” he said.
Sources said the blowup began because the suspects were upset with how much food they were being served.
Forrester, 39, was trying to break up an assault in which Randy Estevez, 16, punched a counselor in the stomach, authorities said.
That’s when Kevin Rivas, 16, flung a chair at Forrester, striking him in the back, Assistant District Attorney Joseph Shmulewitz said at an arraignment.
Leon Smalls, 16, picked up another chair and threw it at Forrester, hitting him in the head.
Bryan St. Fleur, 14, Michael Mendoza, 16, and Anthony Mashburn, allegedly punched Forrester in the face, and he was bleeding profusely and convulsing when paramedics arrived.
Estevez was charged with misdemeanor assault for punching out the counselor; and the other five were charged with assault, gang assault and assault on a peace officer.
A spokesperson for ACS condemned the attack. “The incident at the Horizon Juvenile Center was an unprovoked assault on one of our sergeants by six young people who were detained for allegedly committing serious crimes. Our staff works every day to protect and maintain safety for the young people in detention and our workforce, and violence against either is taken very seriously.”
The prosecutor said the attack was captured on videotape even though petroleum jelly was placed on a second camera to obscure the lens.
Lawyers for the defendants had no comment on the charges.
The injured sergeant’s friend, Divine Brooklyn, 42, said the boys were likely at Horizon on minor charges and had now graduated to major crimes.
“Wherever they go I think they are going to have plenty of time to think about what they’ve done, especially when they roll with the big boys,” Brooklyn said.
Source:www.nydailynews.com
Trio of teens charged in shoplifting incident at Eastview Mall www.privateofficer.com
Victor, N.Y. April 6 2012— Three teens are facing charges after allegedly having more than $200 worth of merchandise reported stolen from a store at Eastview Mall.
Jordan Charles Asis-Dinehart, 18, of 6595 Bradhurst St., Victor, Benjamin Scott Kumpf, 16, of 964 Rabbit Ear Run, Victor, and Anthony Christian Devlin, 18, of 45 Barclay St., Rochester, were charged April 3 with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, according to Ontario County sheriff’s deputies.
They are scheduled to appear in Victor Town Court at a later date.
Three teens are facing charges after allegedly having more than $200 worth of merchandise reported stolen from a store at Eastview Mall.
Jordan Charles Asis-Dinehart, 18, of 6595 Bradhurst St., Victor, Benjamin Scott Kumpf, 16, of 964 Rabbit Ear Run, Victor, and Anthony Christian Devlin, 18, of 45 Barclay St., Rochester, were charged April 3 with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, according to Ontario County sheriff’s deputies.
They are scheduled to appear in Victor Town Court at a later date.
Source:mpnnow.com
South Lake Tahoe police charge man in death of teenager 31 years ago www.privateofficer.com
Richard E. Swanson, 16, was killed Aug. 14, 1980 at what was then a Shell gas station at what is known as the Y intersection, Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Emerald Bay Road.
He was killed during a robbery, according to a South Lake Tahoe city website. Swanson was working the late shift alone the night of his death.
Swanson, whose head was severely beaten, was robbed of his wallet that contained $190 – cash from his first paycheck at the station. Also taken, was $761.02 from the gas station cash drawer.
Last Thursday, Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested on suspicion of homicide in the killing of Swanson and booked into Sacramento County Jail. A police department press release did not reveal what evidence lead them to Sanford.
Swanson parents, Ron and Sharon Swanson, thanked investigators for pursing the case for more than three decades and released a statement through the police department:
“We have waited for over 31 years for this day, but we never gave up hope. It has been a long wait, but god told us to be patient and justice would come.”
South Lake Tahoe’s “Secret Witness” program, in which tipsters are rewarded for information that solves crimes, was formed as a result of Swanson’s death. Nearly $10,000 was raised for information regarding the death.
2 teenage girls face murder, robbery charges www.privateofficer.com
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. March 26 2012
Two teenage girls face murder and robbery charges in the death of a Hickory cab driver.
Emily Starnes,16, and Consandra Tyree,16, are currently being detained in the Catawba County jail without bond.
According to investigators, the girls stabbed Adam Williams and stole $39 in cab fares back in October.
Three additional men are also being brought up on charges in the crime.
Utah teens planned to bomb school-steal airplane www.privateofficer.com
Roy Utah Jan 27 2012 School resumed as normal today at Roy High School in Roy, Utah, only one day after police arrested two students who were allegedly planning to bomb their school assembly and make their getaway in a stolen plane.
Dallin Morgan, 18, and Joshua Hogan, 16, were arrested Wednesday after a female student received a troubling text message from one of the suspects.
“It was a text she felt was a threat and a danger and so she immediately went to the administration,” Roy Police Department spokeswoman Anna Bond told ABCNews.com. Bond declined to reveal what the text message said because of the ongoing investigation.
Administrators contacted police, who executed four search warrants on the students’ homes and vehicles, and conducted a thorough sweep of the school.
No explosives turned up during the search,” Bond said. “However, investigators found “maps of the school and information about security systems had been prepared with plans for an escape using a plane from the Ogden Hinckley Airport.
“We know for certain they had been planning this for at least three months,” she said.
Authorities also discovered the two boys had trained on flight simulation software in preparation for their getaway.
The FBI and its Regional Forensics Computer Laboratory will assist in analyzing any confiscated computers, but declined to comment on the case in a statement.
Morgan, who is an adult, is being held at the Weber County Jail. Hogan is being held at the Weber County Detention Center.
Source:ABC NEWS
Two SC men receive prison sentence in robbery-shooting with security officer www.privateofficer.com
Gaffney, SC Dec 7 2011Two Gaffney men received substantial prison sentences Monday after they admitted to robbing a Cherokee County restaurant at gunpoint.
Calvin Smith, Jr. 17, and Lloyd Jefferies, 20, pleaded guilty to May 8, 2010 armed robbery of Sonny’s. Circuit Judge Derham Cole issued 30-year prison sentences that were suspended to the service of 15 years and 5 years of probation. Smith also pleaded guilty to an unrelated discharging a firearm into a vehicle charge and received a consecutive 5-year prison sentence. His cumulative service time behind bars is 20 years.
Smith, Jefferies and Michael S. Davidson, 16, also of Gaffney, entered the business about 3 a.m. and held it up at gunpoint. One of the bandits wore a mask and a hooded jacket while he threatened to shoot the clerk if she didn’t fill his bag with money. Another disguised gunman stood by holding a rifle. The third man also had a gun, according to witness statements.
A store security guard unholstered his gun and ordered the bandits to drop their weapons. Gunfire erupted moments later. All three men were shot before they left the business. Sheriff’s deputies located Davidson at a house on 6th Street and Smith was located hiding behind an old couch that sat across the street from the business. Davidson died a short time later at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Smith also received treatment at Spartanburg Regional. Deputies took Jefferies into custody at Mary Black Memorial Hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound.
Deputies recovered the rifle and a bag full of money near the front doors of the business and they found a mask in the parking lot. Deputies further developed the case by taking written statements from store employees, store customers and others who interacted with Smith, Jefferies and Davidson in the aftermath of the shooting.
16,000 Alabama police officers must take mandatory HB 56 training www.privateofficer.com
The AP reviewed the training materials:
Training materials from the course, provided to The Associated Press by Benefield, emphasize that only the federal government has the power to determine whether someone is in the country legally, but that police agencies and administrators can be sued under the state law for failing to enforce either it or federal immigration statutes.
A course handout explains how officers should operate under the state statute — profiling based on race, color or national origin is barred — and says the law “does not authorize state, county and municipal agencies to seek out ‘illegals’ for deportation.”
Enforcement of the new law isn’t supposed to interfere with other police work. “This law doesn’t change the focus or priority of your agency,” the materials state.
The training will continue into January. Benefield told the AP that the training could not happen sooner because the commission had to sort through all of the court rulings regarding the law to understand what they were working with.
