Gulf Shores AL police arrest 12 people for counterfeiting www.privateofficer.com

 

GULF SHORES, Alabama May 22 2013– Police revealed Tuesday that a dozen people were involved in the counterfeiting and drug bust Thursday that started with three people trying to use about $900 in fake $20 bills to purchase tickets to the Hangout Music Festival. After arresting Jack Russell Morgan, 20, and Lauren Nicole Strick, 18, both of Gulf Shores, and Sydney Brenner Alexander, 21, of Orange Beach, on first-degree possession of a forged instrument charges authorities were led to an apartment on the north side of town. At the residence about $4,000 in fake $20 bills were found along with a printer and scanner, laptops, paper, hash oil, marijuana, and synthetic drugs, according to Gulf Shores police spokesman Sgt. Jason Woodruff. At the apartment, eight more people were arrested on charges of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The suspects arrested at the Gulf Shores residence include the following:

• Leena Angel Haidar, 18, of Picayune, Miss.
• Andrea Joselyn Alvarez, 19, of Norcross, Ga.
• Gage Skyler McElroy, 19, of West Beach, Fla.
• Charles Daniel Paryag, 20, of Duluth, Ga.
• Ronald Jay Metzger, 20, of Duluth, Ga.
• Griffin Joseph Goralnik, 19, of Berkley Lake, Ga.
• Cody Dewitt Bartley, 36, of Huntsville, Texas.
• Christopher Scott Boudreaux Jr., 20, of Duson, La.

Rolls of fake $20 bills were confiscated as part of a counterfeiting bust on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Gulf Shores, Ala. (Gulf Shores Police Department)

The owner of the apartment, Devin Bonald Boutwell, 24, of Burris, La., was not home when the other arrests occurred but a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to Gulf Shores police. Woodruff said Boutwell was arrested Monday on charges of first-degree forgery and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. All of the individuals were booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Center in Bay Minette. Morgan, Strick, and Alexander were each released on $10,000 bail. And all of the other suspects except Bartley, Boudreaux Jr., McElroy and Boutwell were released as well, according to jail records. Woodruff said no more arrests are expected in the case that is also being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service. Under Alabama state law, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and first-degree forgery are a Class B felony that can result in up to a 20-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $30,000. Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class C felony that carries a prison sentence of 1-10 years and a fine of up to $15,000.
Source :AL.com

Bandits fan bites finger of security guard www.privateofficer.com

 

Buffalo NY April 23 2013 A West Side man was arrested Saturday night after police say he became unruly at a Buffalo Bandits game and later bit the finger of a security guard at First Niagara Center.
Central District officers say Kyle Isaacs, 19, of Pennsylvania Street, and a companion, Danny Vyse, 21, of Oshweken, Ont., were asked to leave the arena during the Bandits game because of their disruptive behavior.
The two men are accused of refusing to leave and struggling with security guards, and arena officials say Isaacs bit the right middle finger of one guard and caused a cut that may require stitches.
Isaacs is charged with third-degree assault and both men are charged with trespass and harassment.

Source-buffalo news

Danbury Fair mall security nab shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

 

DANBURY CT April 22 2013 — A city man and a Brookfield woman were charged with larceny Friday after Danbury Fair mall security personnel stopped them with items allegedly stolen from several stores.
Andres Cortes, 18, of Westville Avenue, Danbury and Adana Neuyen, 19, of Aspen Way, Brookfield, were arrested Friday at about 5:11 p.m., police said.
Mall security officers stopped the pair separately outside of mall entrances after an employee from Sunglass Hut reported that a man and woman matching their descriptions had taken sunglass from a display, police said.
According to police, the pair were found to have assorted items between them from several stores, including more than 25 pairs of sunglasses and watches. Fossil, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lens Crafters and Sunglass Hut produced documentation bringing the value of the items to $6,823, police said.
Cortes and Neuyen were each charged with third-degree larceny and third-degree conspiracy to commit larceny. Cortes was released on $25,000 bond with a court date of April 29. Neuyen remained in custody Saturday on a $25,000 bond.

source- http://www.newstimes.com

Michigan teen sentenced to prisonin shooting of hospital security officer www.privateofficer.com

MUSKEGON, MI April 3 2013 – Jakari Dequin Pipkins, 19, of Muskegon, has been sentenced to prison for a shots-fired incident near Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus that led to a Muskegon police officer shooting at Pipkins.

Muskegon County 14th Circuit Chief Judge William C. Marietti on Tuesday, March 26, ordered Pipkins to prison for between three and 12 years for third-degree fleeing and eluding police, being a felon in possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon and resisting police, plus a consecutive two years for possessing a firearm while committing a felony. Pipkins was sentenced as a fourth-time habitual offender. He was also ordered to pay $538 in fees and costs.
Pipkins pleaded no contest as charged to all counts Feb. 25.
Pipkins shot at a Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus security guard around 1 a.m. Oct. 22, 2012, then later ran toward a police officer while armed with a handgun. The officer fired at Pipkins, who was not hit.
According to police, authorities received a call from the security guard about a man driving a red van who shot at him near the hospital.
Police later spotted what they believed to be the van at Wood Street and Amity Avenue. An officer followed it and tried to make a traffic stop at Wood and Oak Avenue.
Police said the van’s driver drove east on Oak, then jumped while the van was still moving in the 700 block of Oak. The van kept moving and stopped after crashing into a tree.
As the officer was getting out of his police cruiser, the armed suspect turned and ran toward the officer, police said. The officer fired, missing the suspect.
A foot chase then began, and the officers saw the suspect enter a home in the 500 block of Oak, where the suspect apparently knew the occupants. Officers were allowed to enter the home, where they found the suspect in a bedroom with a loaded handgun.
Source: Michigan Live

Viginia teens sentenced in murder of high school student www.privateofficer.com

HANOVER COUNTY, Va.Feb 26 2013– Three teenagers who killed Atlee High School student Brett Wells were each sentenced to 27 years in prison.
De’von Byars, 19, Kevin Drayton Jr., 18, and Xavia Highsmith, 18, received identical sentences:

25 years with 10 years suspended on the 1st degree murder charge
20 years with 16 years suspended on the malicious wounding charge
Five years on the use a firearm in commission of a felony charge
Three years on the malicious wounding with use a firearm charge
Five years with five years suspended on the conspiracy to rob charge
“I’m just happy that it’s over and that his family [the Wells family] can get some peace from this,” De’von Byars’ mother Karima said.
Andrew Parks, a friend of Brett Wells, was disappointed with the sentences.
“It’s not enough. A 16-year-old kid gets his life taken and they get 25 years out of theirs. It’s not right,” Parks said. “You can’t expect to take someone’s life and get a slap on the wrist, it’s not fair.”
The teenagers shot and killed Wells at his Mechanicsville home in January of 2012. The teenagers went to Wells’ home to steal marijuana from the teen.
Judge Walter Stout called this case an “enigma” and “unusual” because the teens who killed Wells had no real history of trouble, a point character witnesses for the defense reiterated during Monday’s sentencing hearing. The judge said the teens got themselves in danger by getting into drugs and guns.
“I do agree, they are smart kids, they were getting good grades in school but something, somewhere along the line things went terribly wrong,” Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Shari Skipper said after the sentencing. “Brett Wells was a 16-year-old boy and everything that he had, everything that his parents had is taken away. His family, his friends, and his community will live with that for the rest of their lives. So while the defendants are very young and I can see why the judge gave the sentence that he did it’s certainly not what the Commonwealth was hoping for.”

Source: WTVR

Thirty People Indicted in Massive Florida-Arizona Drug Conspiracy www.privateofficr.com

U.S. Attorney’s Office
Press Release

Florida Feb 22 2013
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; Antonio J. Gomez, Acting Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Field Office; and Ric L. Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, announce the arrests of 30 individuals engaged in a massive drug conspiracy that trafficked drugs from Arizona to Florida. The defendants were arrested earlier today and are expected to make their initial appearances today in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon in West Palm Beach at 1:00 p.m.

Charged in the 12-count indictment are George Evans Bivins, Jr., a/k/a “Ziggy,” 30, of West Palm Beach; Antonio Markeith Beverly, a/k/a “Tony,” 29, of West Palm Beach; Daniel Emmanuel Torrez, 31, of Tucson, Arizona; Lavaris Reshard Bivins, a/k/a “Varis,” 22, of West Palm Beach; William Alvarenga, a/k/a “Chico,” 19, of Boynton Beach; Jessica Marie Arvizu, 30, of Tucson, Arizona; Michael Maxwell Barkley, a/k/a “Tater,” 38, of Lake Worth; Jerrick David Bartee, 30, of West Palm Beach; Kirk Douglas Bivins, a/k/a “Kirky,” 38, of Riviera Beach; Demetri Pernell Cobb, a/k/a “Meechi,” 23, of Lake Worth; Darren Duane Donnally, 39, of Palm Springs; Quatavious Carnell George, a/k/a “Jelly Boy,” 26, of Riviera Beach; Wellington Timothy Glinton, a/k/a “Timmy,” 20, of Lake Worth; Javaris Reshad Bartelmy, 24, of Boynton Beach; Ernest Andrew Holiday, a/k/a “Bam,” 30, of Riviera Beach; Jean Innocent, a/k/a “Barko,” 20, of Lake Worth; Demetrice Lemane Jones, 37, of Riviera Beach; Dominic Perry Lamare, 33, of Port St. Lucie; Patrick Jarrod Lowe, 24, of Lantana; Richard John Mercy, 30, of North Palm Beach; Frank Davis Moore, Jr., a/k/a “Bow Head,” “Bodeen,” 33, of Royal Palm Beach; Evens Pierre Louis, a/k/a “E-Bo,” 27, of Palm Springs; Theresa Lashai Razz, 28, of West Palm Beach; Lori Beth Mae Saccoman, 50, of West Palm Beach; Jeannot Saintelus, a/k/a “Jit,” 23, of Lake Worth; Calvin Leon Sirmans, Jr., a/k/a “CJ,” 28, of Lake Worth; Jamie Toby, 24, of Lake Worth; Monica Deloris Toby, 47, of Lantana; Eric Lanard Williams, a/k/a “Baby Boy,” 29, of Lantana; and David Lendell White, a/k/a “Popper,” 25, of Lake Worth.

U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer stated, “Today, the streets of Lake Worth and the surrounding areas are just a little safer, thanks to the concerted efforts of the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Thanks to their hard work, we have removed more than two dozen drug traffickers from our streets.”

“Through the combined efforts of local and federal law enforcement, this massive drug trafficking conspiracy is out of business,” said Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Miami. “Drugs and the violent gangs that profit from them have a devastating effect on our communities and we will continue to work with our partners to make South Florida a safer place.”

Antonio J. Gomez, Acting Inspector in Charge for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service stated, “The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and all of our law enforcement partners in making our communities safer by working to eradicate narcotics from the U.S. mail stream.”

More specifically, the indictment, filed on February 7, 2013 and unsealed today, charges the defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and/or cocaine hydrochloride, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and/or cocaine hydrochloride, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), and 846. If convicted, the defendants each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison up to a statutory maximum term of life in prison.

According to statements made in court, this conspiracy involved multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride that were shipped from Tucson, Arizona to Palm Beach County for sale and distribution as both cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base. Much of the cocaine was sold in and around the streets of Lake Worth, Florida.

Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the FBI, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rinku Tribuiani and Robert Waters.

An indictment is only an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Arrest made after man rides dirt bike through Palm Desert mall www.privateofficer.com

PALM DESERT CA Feb 21 2013 — One man was arrested this afternoon after he attempted to ride a dirt bike through Westfield Palm Desert mall, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Cody Riddle, 19, of Palm Desert, is being processed and will most likely be detained on suspicion of reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and violation of probation, according to sheriff’s Cpl. Angel Ramos.
A witness told The Desert Sun the incident happened at about 4 p.m.
Ramos said the sheriff’s department received a report at about 3:30 p.m. that someone was riding a dirt bike recklessly along El Paseo.
A short time later, the dirt bike was reported inside the mall, added Franchesca Forrer, marketing director for Westfield.
The witness, who did not want his name used, said he was on the second floor of the mall when he heard what sounded like an engine revving and looked to the first floor where he saw the dirt bike and its rider.
Kiosk employees attempted to stop the rider and one man was seen holding onto the rear of the bike in an attempt to keep it from moving.
Other kiosk employees helped to bring the man and the bike down, one of the employees was thrown into a kiosk, officials said, but did not suffer serious injuries and was treated at the scene.
Mall security arrived and was able to handcuff the man, who was then turned over to sheriff’s deputies, officials said.

Source: mydesert.com

Springfield College security officer robbed and shot www.privateofficer.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb 8 2013 – Springfield police have arrested four suspects after a Springfield College security guard was robbed and shot late Wednesday night.

Detective Joe Brodeur told 22News that at around 11:25 Wednesday night, a man was walking in the area of Hickory Street and Eastern Ave., when a group of people allegedly robbed him and then shot him in the leg.

Springfield College Spokesperson Steve Roulier confirmed for 22News that the victim was one of their security guards, who was walking to work at the time of the robbery.

Roulier says that the guard is still in the hospital as of mid-morning Thursday, but he is expected to be okay.
Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney told 22News that Julian Roberts, 18, Azekiel A. Rodney, 20, Samuel Eady, 23, and Quiyaim Traynham, 19, all of Springfield, face several charges including armed robbery and armed assault with intent to murder.
All four of them are also suspects in the robbery of a package store owner and employee on Pine Street earlier in the night.

Source-WWLP

Charges filed against 8 students after cheerleader falls 5 stories www.privateofficer.com

STATE COLLEGE, PA Jan 30 2013 – Eight Pennsylvania State University students have been charged after a 19-year-old cheerleader and Louisville native fell from a five-story window.
According to the State College Police Department, an investigation was initiated after Paige Raque fell five stories from an apartment window while attending a party at an apartment on October 13, 2012.
Tempest S. Hourston, 21, Megan E. Markovitz, 21, Adaire B. Robinson, 21, Alexandria M. Hipple, 20, Brooke A. Piccione, 20, Alyssa A. Duffy, 19, Julie A. Hannan, 19, and Madeline C. Miller, 19, were charged Tuesday with furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor and related offenses.
The police report indicates Hipple, Piccione, Duffy, Hannan and Miller lived in the apartment and were hosting a 20th birthday party for Piccione the night of the incident. Police say they either supplied money for alcohol, asked the three who are of age to purchase it or were aware that people underage were drinking in their apartment.
Police say Raque lives next door to the girls who threw the party and is on the cheerleading squad with Duffy and Miller. Raque lives with Markovitz who, along with Hourston, are also cheerleaders. Robinson was a cheerleader in the spring of 2012.
Guests at the party told police that Raque “was already intoxicated when she arrived at the party.” At one point Raque “felt sick” and was escorted back to her apartment, but “returned to the party awhile later and a short time after that she fell out the window.”
There were 50 or 60 people at the party. One guest said “the party was very crowded and at one point he and another friend walked into the living room and stood on a table to get above the crowd.” While they were standing on the table talking, several girls, including Raque, also got up onto the table and started dancing. It was right after that Raque fell five stories out an open screened-in window.
Surveillance video from the complex shows dozens of people running out of the apartment after Raque fell. It also shows girls carrying “what appear to be bottles of liquor and boxes of wine.” Police said they observed “empty beer cans, an empty case of beer in the hallway and several bags of wine from the wine box, but a majority of the vodka and wine boxes were already cleared out of the apartment.”
Raque’s father, Tom, didn’t want to comment on the charges, but said Paige continues to make an impressive recovery.
On January 22, Raque’s brother, Parker Raque, tweeted about his sister’s condition saying, “She still suffers from a lot of nerve pain in her feet and struggles with toe movement. I ask that you still remember her in your prayers.”
He also tweeted, “For those who are curious of Paige’s recovery, she continues to do cognitive and physical therapy daily and is honestly doing great.”

Source-wave3.com

Stolen plane crashes in Alabama-3 teens dead www.privateofficer.com

UPDATE: Police have identified the three teens as:
Jordan Smith,Brandon Tyler Ary, 19, and Jordan Seth Montgomery, 17.
Jasper AL Jan 2 2013 Investigators believe a small plane that crashed in the Alabama woods was taken without permission for a joyride by a student pilot and two other teenagers who died in the wreck Tuesday night.
Walker County sheriff’s Chief Deputy James Painter said Wednesday authorities are still investigating but believe the three teenagers took off in the plane before it went down in a wooded area near Jasper, northwest of Birmingham.
“We don’t know for sure but we think it was some teenagers who stole the plane and were sort of joyriding it,” Painter told The Associated Press. “They got it in and took off and didn’t go very far.”
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Piper PA 30 crashed less than a mile from the Walker County Airport in Jasper.
The names of the three occupants of the plane haven’t been released.
“I think they were just looking for a thrill and they had their last one,” Painter said.
The plane had departed from the small airport at night and when there was a low cloud ceiling , airport manager Edwin Banks said.
“It was a student pilot flying an airplane without permission, an airplane that he was not qualified to fly at night,” Banks said. He declined to name the student before authorities release the identities.
The teenage pilot had flown a single-engine airplane in the past “and he got in a double-engine at night in bad weather with a couple of his buddies,” Banks said.
The Piper PA 30 is also called a Piper Twin Comanche. It is a low-wing plane with two propellers and can seat four to six, depending on the model.
The planes were built from 1963 until 1972, and were popular with flight schools because of their fuel efficiency and relatively inexpensive price tags, according to the International Comanche Society, an enthusiasts’ group.

Three teens booked for Arden Fair chaotic disturbance www.privateofficer.com

Sacramento CA Dec 28 2012 police have released the photos and names of teens they suspect caused a frightening disturbance at Arden Fair mall last night.
Pushing and shoving by a group at the mall Wednesday prompted shoppers to flee and the false rumor of gunfire to spread.
Police said early this morning they suspect that Dremon O’Deal, 19, and Louis Santiago, 18, caused the disturbance. They were booked into Sacramento County Jail.
A 15-year-old was also arrested. His name was not released because he is a juvenile.
The initial calls – which began flooding into the 911 call center shortly before 5 p.m. – drew a massive response from Sacramento police, county sheriff’s deputies and mall security. Officials quickly confirmed that reports of a shooting and of a person armed with a gun were unfounded, said police spokesman Officer Doug Morse.
In less than an hour, the mall was open for business again, though the crowds had subsided considerably.
Police questioned a handful of teens whose behavior appeared to have prompted the chaos. They were believed to have been part of a group of at least 20 juveniles seen running through the mall, knocking over signs, pushing over shoppers and creating what Morse described as an “absurd disturbance.”
The disturbance immediately led to confusion, fear and a rush of shoppers exiting the mall.
Morse said the initials calls of shots fired represented a “worst-case scenario” for police, sending dozens of officers racing to the scene.
“Reports like this are very serious,” he said. “In these times, it’s what we all dread in our community.”
Morse applauded the mall’s security system, which includes a contract with off-duty, uniformed Sacramento police officers. He said that relationship helped officers quickly assess the situation and dispute the erroneous reports.
By 5:30 p.m., lockdowns had been lifted and stores were opening back up for business.
Rachel Hooper, 31, said she was shopping in Nordstrom when “all of a sudden, out of nowhere” security officers flooded the store, locked the doors and kept people from using the escalators.
After about 15 minutes, shoppers were allowed out of the store and into the main mall area.
Hooper said she could see other stores locked down, with employees waiting for the green light from police to open up. Some seemed hesitant even when police assured them it was safe, she said.
Hooper said she didn’t know what was going on until she checked Twitter for updates. She was relieved to learn there hadn’t been a shooting.
“Thankfully, (it was) just a lot of confusion, I think,” she said.
Reached by phone, an employee at Abercrombie & Fitch said the store was locked down briefly after people were heard screaming. She said a mall security officer directed the store’s employees to lock the doors and move people to the rear of the store. The store remained locked for about 10 minutes, said the employee, who did not give her name.
Once employees were told the incident was under control, customers were ushered out of the store.

Source:sacbee.com

Two dead in Hoover Alabama nightclub shooting www.privateofficer.com

Hoover Alabama Dec 24 2012 -Police have released the names of the victims Friday night shooting inside of Martini’s Ultra Lounge that left two people dead.
Monterio Alonzo Peebles-Kellogg, 19, and 20-year-old Lakenya Chanise Moton were killed after a shooter entered the club located at 2132 Lorna Ridge Lane, according to Cpt. Jim Coker of the Hoover Police Department. Both victims were Birmingham residents.
Police received a call at midnight, said Coker.
A second female, 20, was also injured and treated at UAB Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A suspect was taken into custody around sunrise by U.S. Marshals and there is no threat to the general public, according to Coker.
Police have not released a motive, but the suspect may have known the victims, he said.
“This was no random act,” Coker said.
The fate of the nightclub would have to be discussed by the chief of police and elected officials, Coker said.
“It’s been about two-and-a-half years since we’ve had a homicide in Hoover that wasn’t traffic related,” he said.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
“We do investigate a crime of this nature very thoroughly,” Coker said.

Source:AL.com

Three charged with murder of Clemson University student www.privateofficer.com

Pickens County Dec 12 2012 Investigators on Monday arrested three men in connection with the armed robbery and murder of a 23-year-old Clemson University student from Fort Mill.
Jordan Charles Dalton, 19, Jaron Bradley Dalton, 24 and Bernard Kadeen Ramsey, 19, are all charged with murder, armed robbery, first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to a news release from the Picken’s County Sheriff’s Office.
Warrants have been issued for 18-year-old Lester Devaria Mosley Jr., who is still at large and considered armed and dangerous, police say.
Just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, police in Pickens County say, three masked men entered through the unlocked back door of Grich’s apartment in the town of Central, about two miles away from the Clemson campus, and shot him.
Seven people were in the apartment at the time of the attack, police said, and no one else was shot or seriously injured. Investigators do not believe Grich knew the men who attacked him.
Police received information early Monday that led them to Ramsey, the release states. After further investigation, authorities connected the Dalton brothers and Mosley with the murder. The black 2005 Dodge Durango police believed the men to be driving was found.
Police also charged Grich’s roommate, Robert McKinley, 29, with simple possession of marijuana. Deputies said they found the marijuana while searching the home Saturday night. A woman answering the phone at a listing for McKinley on Monday said he was devastated by his roommate’s death and was cooperating with investigators.
According to police, the four intended to rob McKinley of what they believed would be a large amount of marijuana. Only a few grams were actually taken from the apartment, the release states.
Steven Gregory Grich liked to mix his own music and create his own sounds while trying to devise ways to make energy free for everyone.
Chances are, the 23-year-old Clemson University junior – whose father compared him to Sheldon Cooper of the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory” – did all three simultaneously as he studied electrical engineering.
Math and science were “his life,” said his father, Steve Grich of Fort Mill, on Monday – two days after Steven Grich was shot and killed by an armed robber in his off-campus apartment.
Police were still searching Monday for the attackers, who were believed to be driving a black 2005 Dodge Durango SUV that was seen leaving Chimney Ridge, the gated community where Grich lived, after the shooting.
On Facebook, friends created a memorial page titled “RIP Steven Gregory Grich.” Family, close friends and acquaintances posted on the page throughout Sunday and Monday, sharing memories of Grich “reinventing himself” and flashing his trademark smirk.
One woman posted that Grich was her first boyfriend in junior high school, compelling her to write, “I love Steven,” on her sneakers.
“Clearly, there are a lot of people upset about the tragedy,” said Clemson spokesman John Gouch. “I think it’s hit a lot of people hard just because it’s someone cut down in the prime of life.”
Sunday night, Clemson’s student affairs office held counseling sessions to help students deal with the stress of learning about Grich’s death right before final exams, which started Monday.
Grich was the first Clemson student this year to be killed in a violent crime, Gouch said. In October, Kohleigh Michelle Hunt, a 20-year-old Clemson senior, was killed in a three-car accident just north of Seneca.
Grich, born in Virginia before he and his family moved to Connecticut and then to South Carolina a couple of years ago, graduated from Connecticut’s Valley Regional High School, where his father said he faced several difficulties.
“Everyone” thought Grich was lazy and disinterested in school, his father said, until he took himself to a doctor and was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. The doctor prescribed medication that helped him focus, Steve Grich said.
Soon he was able to “multifunction,” his father said, concentrating on several tasks at one time. One of those tasks included using SoundCloud – an online distribution site that allows artists to record and share their own audio creations.
Under the screen name “Mandelbrot,” he produced 10 sounds, several with unique names like “Suroopanaka” and “God Complex.”
Grich went on to earn an associate’s degree in electrical technology from the New England Institute of Technology in Rhode Island.
“He was furthering his education at Clemson,” his father said, enrolling there for the fall 2011 semester with aspirations of providing cheap or free energy for everyone.
“He wanted to help the world,” his father said. “He wanted to make a difference. He did so much.
“We used to joke and call him ‘Sheldon Cooper.’ (one of the main characters on “The Big Bang Theory.”) That was his personality.”
More than anything, he loved his younger brother, Shawn Christopher Grich, his father said.
The two, just 20 months apart, were “best friends” who never got into an argument, Grich said.
“They were so close,” he said.
Roberta Grich remembers her grandson’s intelligence and unexpected fascination with her spaghetti sauce.
While she was making it one day, she said, he stood beside her and said, “I’m going to be the only one to know your secrets.”
“And he did watch me,” she said. “He was my love; he made me laugh; he was the apple of my eye.”
Each Christmas, Grich and her grandchildren would gather to buy ornaments for the tree. Steven would always pick something out of the ordinary, she said, just “to get a rise out of me.”
A father’s poem
Steve Grich, the father of slain Clemson University student Steven Gregory Grich of Fort Mill, penned this poem in the hours after learning of his son’s death. He asked The Herald to share it with our readers:
My dear son! I miss you so much
It keeps hurting, I can’t stop crying
My eyes always search for you in the sky
Heart longs for finding you in the heavens
My dear son! I love you so much
I feel so empty without you
I am so scared of my future without you
Heart longs for being around you for my safety
My dear son! You are my angel
I still feel that you are caring for me from above
I tell my broken heart that you are still watching me
Heart longs for your care even from heaven
My dear son! You are my protector
I remember you when I feel lonely
I talk to you when I break into pieces
Heart longs for your support even from heaven
My dear son! I was thinking I gave you life
The reality is that you had given me life
Without you and your presence, I can’t exist
Heart longs for your company in my heart until I exist
Please be there in my heart
I Love You Son!
Source:The Charlotte Observer

Attempted Upper Darby High School break-in is foiled by security, police www.privateofficer.com

UPPER DARBY PA Dec 2 2012 — The quick response by security guards and police led to the arrest of two township men for allegedly breaking into Upper Darby High School early Thursday morning.

Rodriquez Lamar Felton, 20, of the 200 block of Huntley Road, and Sean Zowa, 19, of the 500 block of South Cedar Lane, are facing charges for the alleged break-in and theft of three computers and accessories 2 a.m. Thursday at the school, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave.

“An Upper Darby High security guard was making his rounds and saw one guy inside and one guy outside the school,” police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. “He confronted the guy inside and they got into a struggle and guy escaped. The guard did a great job. He called 911 and Stephen Ford, the first officer in, called out flash information and a description. Shortly after that (Lt. Glenn) Gamber grabbed one of the guys in Naylors Run Park in back of the school and Zowa was identified by the guard. It was a great job, a collaborative effort between security and police.”

According to Chitwood, Felton was developed as a suspect and was arrested at his home hiding behind a dresser in a second-floor front bedroom.

“These two just got out of jail recently,” Chitwood said. “Look at their criminal records dating to 2007 for Zowa and 2008 for Felton when they were juveniles. If the security officer had not been making rounds they would have got away.”

The security guard, 58, of Upper Darby, was not injured during the struggle.

“They wrestled around because the guard was in front of the door,” Upper Darby School DistrictDirector of Public Safety and Attendance Lou Gentile said. “The guy ran out of the room and out the door where the loading dock is.”

According to Gentile, there was no damage to the window or in the school.

“The window was apparently left unlocked,” Gentile said. “It was the teacher’s room in the Phys Ed office. One of the computers taken was smashed up pretty bad.”

According to Chitwood, three computers, valued at $1,700 each, were removed from the school and found under the window where the suspects allegedly gained access Published: Friday, November 30, 2012

Zowa, a former Upper Darby High student, was interviewed and admitted entering the school and handing the computers out of the window to Felton.

“Felton provided a written statement admitting to going with Zowa to the school, helping Zowa enter through a window and assisting Zowa to get the computers out through the window,” Chitwood said.

Zowa and Felton were arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief.

They were detained in lieu of posting 10 percent of $50,000 each pending a preliminary hearing Dec. 5.

Source:dailytimes.com

Bolingbrook shoplifter arrested after assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

 

Bolingbrook IL Nov 302 012 A 19-year-old was arrested Nov. 16 after Bolingbrook police said he stole merchandise and struck a security guard.

Andrew Chhun, 19, 179 Galewood Ln., was arrested at 8:35 p.m. and charged with retail theft and battery.

Bolingbrook police said Chhun put $130 worth of merchandise in a bag and struck a security guard in the chest as he fled the store. Chhun was detained on the sidewalk. No injuries were reported from the incident.

The incident took place at 623 E. Boughton Rd., which is located in the Promenade Bolingbrook.

Orland Square Mall and Orland Park Place theft ring busted www.privateofficer.com

 

 

Orland  Park IL Nov 30 2012 Retail theft rings targeting Orland Square Mall and Orland Park Place were uncovered earlier this month during a coordinated law enforcement effort, officials said.

Orland Park Police report the covert operation resulted in 12 felony and 10 misdemeanor charges, and recovered stolen property valued at $18,970. Several law enforcement agencies participated in the investigation and arrests on Nov. 7 through Nov. 9.

Arrested and charged were:

* Eona Adams, 23, Chicago - theft from Carson Pirie Scott & Co. on Nov. 9,

* Monique Carter, 22, Chicago - theft from H&M Clothing and Gilly Hicks on Nov. 9,

* Jasmine Dabbs, 19, Orland Hills – theft from Buy Baby Buy on Nov. 8,

* Fantasha Evans, 27, Chicago - theft from Nordstrom Rack, fleeing and eluding on Nov. 9,

* Omosunuaola Femidada, 20, Country Club Hills – forgery at Old Navy and driving with a suspended license on Nov. 8,

* Tasia Ford, 23, Chicago - theft from the Children’s Place and obstruction on Nov. 9,

* Debra Horner, 57, Orland Park - theft from H&M clothing store on Nov. 9,

* Ebonee Johnson, 27, Chicago - theft from H&M Clothing and Gilly Hicks on Nov. 9,

* Patrick Lane, 33, Chicago - identity theft at Sears, the Apple Store and Helzberg Diamonds on Nov. 7,

* Ebony McClain, 26, Chicago - theft from Nordstrom Rack on Nov. 9,

* Tiffany McEwen, 23, Chicago - retail theft at H&M on Nov. 8,

* Andrew Mendez, 23, Chicago - theft from JC Crew and Banana Republic on Nov. 8,

* Leannett Scott, 37, Sauk Village - theft from Macy’s on Nov. 9,

* Ingrid Shoat, 45, Park Forest - theft from Macy’s on Nov. 9,

* Jacqueline Vaughn, 19, St. Anne – theft from Abercrombie & Fitch on Nov. 9 and

* two juvenile offenders – theft from JC Penney’s on Nov. 9.

Participating in the Orland Park effort were the Cook County States Attorney’s Regional Organized Crime Unit, 12 local law enforcement agencies and an unspecified number of retail store loss-prevention agents.

Orland Park Police credit two other arrests to the interagency effort:

* Richard Ivnik, 26, of Lockport was taken into custody Nov. 8 on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge during a traffic stop in Orland Park near 151st Street and 94th Avenue.

* Adam Sonne, 23, of Tinley Park was charged with retail theft on Nov. 8 by Tinley Park Police in connection with an alleged incident at a Jewel-Osco store in Tinley Park.

Four people arrested at Westfield Southpark mall shoplifting escalates www.privateofficer.com

HOBART IN Nov 26 2012 — Friends of a fleeing shoplifter at Westfield Southlake mall fought with police and mall security Sunday as police subdued one suspect with a Taser in a mall corridor.

The incident comes a week after a Gary teen fired a gun inside the mall. On Sunday, police arrested three Lansing, Ill., residents and a Highland teen in connection with the fight.

Detective Sgt. Jeremy Ogden said the incident unfolded at 3:55 p.m. at Zumiez, a popular skateboard apparel store. A store manager told police he saw Kyle C. Galloy, 20, of Lansing, Ill., attempt to exit the store wearing a $59.95 sweatshirt he took into a fitting room.

Ogden said Galloy was wearing the sweatshirt and removed it for the manager who called mall security. Galloy tried to flee, but was apprehended by Hobart Patrolman Steve Aponte.

While Aponte was escorting Galloy through the mall, a woman began shouting profanities at Aponte. Aided by mall security, police arrested Amber Van Hoose, 19, of Highland, for disorderly conduct.

Meanwhile, Ogden said two other men identified as Eugene McCall, 20, and Oneill Cruz, 19, both of Lansing, began kicking a mall security officer. Ogden said Cruz struck the officer with his fist.

Hobart Patrolmen Luke Tambrini and Scott Shaginaw arrived to take Cruz and McCall into custody. When Cruz resisted, officers used a stun gun to subdue him.

Ogden said no police officer was injured and Cruz was taken to the St. Mary Medical Center inHobart for treatment.

All four face charges in Lake Superior Court. Galloy was charged with conversion and resisting law enforcement; McCall and Cruz with battery on a police officer and Van Hoose with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. All the charges are misdemeanors, Ogden said.

Last week’s gunplay and Sunday’s confrontation come as the regional shopping mall prepares for its busiest shopping season.

Ogden said the mall has added more security personnel and off-duty police.

“People are safe at the mall. There will be increased police presence during the holiday,” Ogdensaid.

He said police met last week with Westfield Southlake manager Peter Karonis and they have a strong partnership.

Ogden said mall security officers have begun approaching people gathering in parties of three or more. “You could be asked to leave the area and disperse,” he said. The officers are handing out cards with the mall’s “code of conduct” that includes 17 rules.

On Nov. 10, four Gary teens were involved in a fight that culminated with a gunshot into the mall’s ceiling.

Two people arrested at CherryVale Mall after fight breaks out www.privateofficer.com

 

ROCKFORD IL NOV 25 2012 At least two people are arrested after a fight at the CherryVale Mall gets out of hand. Two other people went to the hospital, but police say none of the injuries were life threatening. Officers were called in after mall security could not get things under control.

“At approximately 4:30 this morning our officers responded to a fight in progress at the food court at the CherryVale Mall. When they arrived there were several individuals involved in an altercation,” says Chief Todd Hood, Cherry Valley Police Department.

Police say at one point a chair from the food court was used to hit another person. After getting everyone separated officers arrested Jerardo Perez, 19, from Rockford and Damien Galvanoni, 19, from Machesney Park. They face aggravated battery and mob action charges. Galvanoni also faces the addition charge of resisting a police officer.

Cherry Valley Police say it is not uncommon for them to respond to the mall for some sort of security issue but not usually fights.

 ”There are more than a hundred business in the mall. A majority of our calls come from the business area of the mall and the surrounding areas,” says Chief Todd.

Despite the rocky start to the shopping day bargain hunters did not seem to be deterred. One woman thought things were even more secure afterwards.

“I think the mall is protected enough when there isn’t fights so I’m not scared or concerned at all,” says a CherryVale shopper.

“It doesn’t not make me hesitate to come out here, it’s silly, you know for people to behave that way. But it didn’t alter me from coming here,” says Tracey Morgan.

The CherryVale Mall general manager declined an on-camera interview, but did release a statement regarding the fight.

“Safety and security of our associates and shoppers at CherryVale Mall is the top priority,and we are cooperating with police in this matter,” says Mark Peterson.

Cherry Valley Police say they don’t know for sure if this fight was gang related but it is an area they are investigating.

Source-WREX.xom

4 charged with fighting police, security at Westfield Southlake mall www.privateofficer.com

 

HOBART IN Nov 21 2012  Four people were arrested at Westfield Southlake mall Sunday after three friends of a shoplifting suspect fought with police and security officers, police said.

Police were called to the mall shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday in connection with a shoplifting suspect who fled from the store, Sgt. Jeremy Ogden said.

The suspect, Kyle C. Galloy, of Lansing, was arrested after he attempted to flee, Ogden said.

A second individual, Amber Van Hoose, 19, of Highland, began yelling profanity and screaming at police as they were arresting Galloy, Ogden said.

Although Officer Steve Aponte asked her to lower her voice, Van Hoose continued to yell and was arrested, Ogden said.

Two other men, including Eugene McCall, 20, of Lansing, and O’Neill Cruz, 19, of Lansing, also began punching and kicking police and security officers while they were attempting to arrest Galloy and Van Hoose.

Cruz, who continued to fight police, was Tasered, Ogden said.

Galloy was charged in Lake Superior Court with conversion, resisting law enforcement by flight and battery on law enforcement.

McCall and Cruz were both charged with battery on law enforcement; Van Hoose, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Source:HobartCommunity.com

Apex and Cary NC students charged with drug distribution www.privateofficer.com

 

CARY, N.C. Nov 13 2012 – Seven students from local high schools, Wake Tech, and NC State University face drug charges in Apex and Cary following arrests Sunday and Monday.

The arrests were made in a public park in Cary and at a vacant lot in Apex.

The first came Sunday afternoon in a lot on Markham Street behind businesses near the NC Highway 55 and U.S. 1 interchange.

Three teens were taken into custody after police said they found drugs.

Charged were:

Andrew Benjamin Mayhew, 17, student at Apex High School - charged with possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest.

John Andrew Mitchell, 19, student at Wake Tech – charged with possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place for controlled substances.

Andrew Thomas Lloyd, 18, student at NC State University – possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Four more arrests were made after 1 a.m. Monday in Middle Creek School Park - adjacent toMiddle Creek High School in south Cary.

Arrested in the park were:

Alexander Leverde, 18, student at Wake Tech – charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.

Tristan Herbert Brown, 18, student at Holly Springs High – charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.

Auston Patrick Haynes, 19, student at NC State University – charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.

Steven Charles Piccirillo, 17, student at Middle Creek High – charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.

Police can charge someone with felony marijuana possession if the alleged amount involved is over one and a half ounces.

source-wtvd.com

Slain Chicago officer’s gun found, West Side man charged www.privateofficer.com

 

Chicago IL Nov 6 2012 A man who police said had a stolen gun belonging to slain Chicago police officer Clifton Lewis stashed inside a cooler at his Austin neighborhood home has been charged.

Dimitri Mitchell, 19, of the 800 block of North Leamington Avenue, was charged Saturday with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm, police said. Mitchell was ordered held on $150,000 bond today.

When officers got to his home Thursday afternoon to execute a search warrant, they knocked and waited but ended up forcing their way in. They found Mitchell in the bathroom.
After a brief interview, Mitchell nodded his head toward a black and gray cooler in the hallway of his home and told police: “The gun’s in there in case someone tries to come in,” according to a preliminary police report.

Inside they found a Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun with a chrome finish, a 4-inch barrel and was loaded with eleven live rounds, the report said.

Mitchell was placed into custody at 3:15 p.m. and the gun was taken to be examined further. Detectives later found it belonged to officer Lewis, the report said.

Lewis, 41, was off-duty from his police job and working security when the two masked robbers burst into the convenience store at 1201 N. Austin Blvd., opened fire with a gun — akin to a TEC-9 — and fatally wounded him Dec. 29, 2011.

Two men, Tyrone Clay and Edgardo Colon, both of Chicago, were later charged with his murder, but Lewis’ gun was never found.

Bail was denied Jan. 7 for the two men after they were charged with murder while in commission of an armed robbery and first-degree murder of a peace officer, said Cook County state’s attorney spokeswoman Sally Daly the day of the hearing.

Lewis was an eight-year veteran of the force.

Source:Chicago Tribune

Security guard charged with attempted murder in shootings at USC www.privateofficer.com

Los Angeles CA Nov 4 2012 A 19-year-old Inglewood man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the Halloween shooting on the USC campus that wounded four people.

Brandon Spencer, 19, of Inglewood was arrested just after 12 a.m. Thursday morning onMcClintock Avenue on the USC campus, according to booking records and law enforcement sources.

Spencer is a security guard with an active license, according to the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

At the apartment complex where Spencer lives, a family friend who declined to be identified described him as a “good kid.” He said Spencer’s family has had a difficult time since they learned of the arrest.

Authorities on Thursday said they had detained two people in connection with the shooting. It is unclear whether the second person is still being held.

The shooting — outside a crowded Halloween party in the heart of the USC campus — rattled nerves, coming six months after two graduate students were fatally shot in a robbery. It was the first shooting on campus in at least two decades, according to Times archives.

Los Angeles police and USC officials said the shooting stemmed from an argument between two people who were not affiliated with USC. The gunman opened fire on a former Crenshaw High School football star, Geno Hall. He was hit several times but is expected to survive. Three other bystanders, none of them students, also suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

USC President C.L. Max Nikias said in a statement that the school was “carefully assessing and reviewing all of the university’s policies regarding visitors and events held on campus” but added that the risk of such violence on campus was very low. He later told The Times in an email that he would announce policy changes next week. Another school official described the shooting as “totally an isolated incident.”

“Although this incident did not involve USC students and was resolved quickly, it strikes at the heart of the Trojan family,” Nikias said.

Two California men arrested for impersonating police officers www.privateofficer.com

 

MANTECA, CA Oct 30 2012- Two men were arrested for impersonating police officers and trying to disband a party in a rural south Manteca home Saturday night.

Kyle Clogston, 18, of Manteca and Marcus Bradford, 19, of Lodi went to a house party on the 22400 block of S. Manteca Road around 10:30 p.m., identified themselves as officers and told the people to break up the party, said the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

The two men were dressed in tactical-style uniforms, with ballistic and tactical vests. Bradford had a badge that looked like a police badge; Clogston told the party goers that he was an officer, the sheriff’s department said.

Both men also had multiple air-soft rifles and pistols, which had the orange tips painted black so they looked like real firearms.

A third person, a male juvenile, was at the scene with the two men, but remained in the car and did not say he was an officer. Deputies talked to the boy then released him to his father.

Clogston and Bradford were booked into the San Joaquin County Jail for impersonating an officer, impersonating an officer’s badge and possession of an imitation firearm.

University of Louisville student accused of shining laser at police helicopter www.privateofficer.com

LOUISVILLE KY Oct 26 2012— Authorities said Wednesday they tracked down a college student accused of shining a laser into a police helicopter, disorienting the pilot momentarily as he turned the aircraft away from the blinding light beam.

Jeffry Ledington, 19, a University of Louisville student, is charged with two felony counts of wanton endangerment for what authorities consider a deadly serious matter, not a prank.

“The whole cockpit lit up green,” said Louisville police Officer Carey Hirtzel, one of two people aboard the helicopter early Sunday. “(I) couldn’t really see anything but green as we were coming around, immediately averted my eyes and continued … to turn away from the laser.”

The aircraft was hit two more times with the intense light, he said.

“We were able to hone in on the building and fly directly to it to find out who was using the laser,” Hirtzel said.

Ledington was arrested at his dorm on campus shortly after shining the laser, police said. Ledington has pleaded not guilty and a pretrial conference is scheduled for Nov. 1. Court records did not list a defense attorney.

The laser pointer was about 10 inches long and about as big around as a thumb, Hirtzel said.

It was the second time in the past couple of years that a Louisville police helicopter crew has been in the crosshairs of a laser.

Officer Bryan Arnold said he and his partner were temporarily blinded when their cockpit was engulfed in green laser light in July 2011.

“It will get in there and reflect and bounce around, and it’s a washout of seeing anything,” he said Wednesday. “It’s pretty intense.”

Authorities said what some consider a prank is a serious offense that’s become more common nationwide.

“It’s all fun and games until you shine a laser at a helicopter, and we’re landing in your front yard, and we’re going to lock you up. Because that’s going to happen,” Arnold said.

The Federal Aviation Administration points to a substantial increase in the number of people pointing lasers at aircraft cockpits in recent years. This year, there have been more than 2,740 such problems reported to the FAA, up from fewer than 300 in 2005.

There hasn’t been an air crash so far this year caused by laser light, according to FAA.

“We will not hesitate to take tough action against anyone who threatens the safety of our passengers, pilots and air transportation system,” the FAA said in a statement Wednesday. “Shining a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft is not a joke. These lasers can temporarily blind a pilot and make it impossible to safely land.”

The surge in the problem resulted in a new federal law that specifically makes it illegal to aim a laser pointer at aircraft, authorities said. Convictions under the law carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Dyke said state officials haven’t yet presented Ledington’s case to federal authorities for possible prosecution under the new federal law.

“If they do, we’ll take a look at it,” he said.

source-www.kentucky.com

Police arrest man at Seton Hall with drugs and weapons www.privateofficer.com

 

South Orange NJ Sept 29 2012 Police confiscated 45 bags of marijuana, related drug paraphernalia, and a pair of brass knuckles from a Seton Hall dorm room on Wednesday night. Police arrested Russell Bailey, 20, and Darrell Barnes, 19, both Seton Hall students.

South Orange police arrested the two men after Seton Hall security asked them to intervene. Security officers entered Bailey’s dorm room to follow up on reports a strong marijuana smell. Security officers discovered what police called a “large quantity” of marijuana and called the authorities.

University officials did not comment on which dorm Bailey lives in or what possible consequences the two men face if convicted.

Police charge man with voyeurism at Indiana University-Purdue University www.privateofficer.com

Indianapolis IN Sept 2 2012 Police at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have arrested a man who allegedly used his cell phone to record video of other men inside a restroom.

Durrell Garrison, 19, Indianapolis, used an iPhone to record video of other men using the restroom inside the Science, Engineering & Technology Building, according to an affidavit from IUPUI Police.

At 4 p.m. Thursday, a man reportedly entered a restroom on the first floor. While using the urinal, the man noticed a white iPhone with a cracked screen being slid between the wall and the neighboring bathroom stall at waist level. The man also heard moaning from within the stall, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The man exited the restroom and notified police. When officials arrived, the man said no one had been in or out of the bathroom since he exited.

Police entered the restroom to find Garrison, who admitted to taking video of other men using the urinal. Police searched the existing videos and photos on the phone with Garrison’s permission and found an additional video of a man using the restroom, the report said.

Police arrested Garrison on voyeurism and public indecency charges. Police also discovered he had an open warrant for arrest.

Source:indystar.com

Steamship Authority security officer injured – 2 men arrested www.privateofficer.com

 

FALMOUTH MA Aug 23 2012 — A security guard working at the Steamship Authority was injured as were the two teens he chased after spotting them in a parking lot early Wednesday.

The guard, whose name was not released by police, called Falmouth police at 1:07 a.m. reporting that two men were trying to break into cars in the ferry line’s Palmer Avenue lot, Lt. Brian Reid said.

The guard chased them, and one of the men “attempted to assault” the guard, Reid said. “The guard defended himself,” he said. Reid said the guard was injured but was not hospitalized.

David Byron, 19, of East Falmouth was arrested at the parking lot. He was taken to Falmouth Hospital as a result of the altercation with the guard, police said. He was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said.

Byron pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in Falmouth District Court to charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, threat to commit a crime (bodily harm), assault, witness intimidation, attempt to commit a crime (breaking and entering at night) and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Justin Beckwith, 18, of East Falmouth was arrested after being tracked by a Barnstable Country Sheriff’s Office K-9 searching the area around the parking lot, police said. The dog bit Beckwith when he refused to stop for pursuing officers, police said. He also was taken to Falmouth Hospital and was treated and released. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment to charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and attempting to commit a crime (breaking and entering at night).

Source:cape cod times

Four Ogdensburg residents charged in Salmon Run Mall thefts www.privateofficer.com

 

Watertown NY Aug 8 2012 Four Ogdensburg residents were charged Sunday by state police in an alleged $900-value shoplifting at J.C. Penney, Salmon Run Mall.

All four were arrested and await prosecution in town of Watertown Court on petit larceny charges. Police said they are accused of stealing sneakers and jeans.

Those cited are:

■ Brandy L. Grenier, 29, of 311 Belmont Courts. She was sentenced in May 2011 in St. Lawrence County Court to a year in jail for violating probation on a conviction for attempted fourth-degree grand larceny.

■ Travis M. Howe, 27, of 703-C Route 37, who is under indictment in St. Lawrence County Court on robbery and grand larceny charges. He was convicted of petit larceny in April in town of Watertown Court for stealing copper in December at Lowe’s, outer Arsenal Street.

■ Lawrence B. Grenier, 35, of 938 County Route 4.

■ Tiffanie N. Timm, 19, of 425 County Route 28-A.

  Source-Watertown Daily

Two NH women charged in Walmart theft of $3000 in merchandise www.privateofficer.com

 

DARTMOUTH MA July 28 2012— Two women from New Hampshire were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing from Walmart in Dartmouth.

At about 6 p.m., Dartmouth police responded to Walmart, at 506 State Road, for a report of two suspicious women inside of the store. Walmart security associates reported that these women were allegedly responsible for stealing three computers and other electronics from earlier that day. It was reported the alleged perpetrators had exited the store with the stolen merchandise. The women then fled in a gold colored Buick SUV. Walmart valued the stolen property at nearly $3,000.

While officers were responding to Walmart, store security reported that the women exited the store and left the area in the same vehicle, described as a Buick Rendezvous.
Officers located and stopped this vehicle as it was traveling on Old Westport Road. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Jennifer L. Morgan, 40, from Berlin, N.H., and her passenger as Paizli Commander, 19, from Gorham, N.H.

Police discovered several new items inside of the vehicle with Walmart price tags still attached. A razor knife and scissors were found inside of Morgan’s pocketbook. Both female subjects were identified by Walmart security as the alleged thieves. Morgan and Paizli were arrested without incident.

Both Morgan and Paizli were scheduled to be arraigned Monday at New Bedford Third District Court, each charged with larceny of more than $250.

Officer Justin Fonseca is the lead investigator on the case, assisted by Officer Tony Vincent.

Source:www.heraldnews.com

VA. father -son, two other men charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls www.privateofficer.com

 

 

 

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. July 11 2012 – The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of four men accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Two of the suspects are father and son, 1st Sgt. James Konicki told CBS 6.

 

The girls, ages 14 and 15, told investigators they were given alcohol at their friend’s home. As the girls became intoxicated, the four men sexually assaulted the teenagers, investigators said.

 

Konicki said the investigation into the allegations started in late June and the men were arrested July 9.

 

All four suspects are being held in Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.

 

Investigators charged Adam Terry, 42, with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sodomy. Terry’s son Justin, 19, is charged with rape. Kevin Golighlty, 33, and Cesar Lopez, 23, are also charged with rape.

 

Konicki said the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office investigation is on-going and that more charges could be filed.

 

Source:WTVR.com