Police: Suspects' Car Too Small for Big TV
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) - Police who charged a Cincinnati couple with stealing a big-screen television said they should have thought about a bigger car.
Police stopped Richard and Stephanie North early Wednesday when they noticed their Mercury Sable going down a road with one of the doors open. Police found a 55-inch flat-screen TV on the back seat, hanging out the door.
Earlier, police had responded to an alarm at a TV and appliance store where the window on the front door was smashed out and a Hitachi flat-panel television was missing.
Richard North was charged with breaking and entering and felony theft. His wife was charged with complicity.
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Liquor chief charged with drunken driving
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission abruptly resigned Thursday after she was charged with drunken driving.
Teresa Kaiser was stopped Saturday night in Portland and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit for driving in Oregon, said police Detective Paul Dolbey.
Governor's spokesman Lonn Hoklin confirmed Thursday that Kaiser had e-mailed her resignation to the commission's board of directors that day.
"Due to circumstances that I deeply regret, I am resigning as executive director of the commission," Kaiser wrote in the e-mail. "Although my departure is abrupt, I am confident the commission will move forward."
Oregon is one of 18 "control" states for liquor, which means the state owns it at some point in the distribution process. The Oregon commission runs state stores, oversees licensing and enforces liquor laws.
Kaiser had been the commission's administrator since 2003. Its board planned to meet Friday to appoint an acting executive director.
"The governor naturally is very concerned about this. But he has total confidence that the commission will handle this and do the right thing," Hoklin said.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission abruptly resigned Thursday after she was charged with drunken driving.
Teresa Kaiser was stopped Saturday night in Portland and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit for driving in Oregon, said police Detective Paul Dolbey.
Governor's spokesman Lonn Hoklin confirmed Thursday that Kaiser had e-mailed her resignation to the commission's board of directors that day.
"Due to circumstances that I deeply regret, I am resigning as executive director of the commission," Kaiser wrote in the e-mail. "Although my departure is abrupt, I am confident the commission will move forward."
Oregon is one of 18 "control" states for liquor, which means the state owns it at some point in the distribution process. The Oregon commission runs state stores, oversees licensing and enforces liquor laws.
Kaiser had been the commission's administrator since 2003. Its board planned to meet Friday to appoint an acting executive director.
"The governor naturally is very concerned about this. But he has total confidence that the commission will handle this and do the right thing," Hoklin said.
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Bungling German policeman nabbed for bank robbery
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German policeman was nabbed for a bank robbery after he used his girlfriend's car for the heist, authorities said on Thursday.
By using his girlfriend's car, he "might as well have left his business card, it was really stupid," said Horst Roos, spokesman for state prosecutors in the western city of Trier.
Police quickly discovered the boyfriend of the car's owner was on the Trier police force, and recognised their colleague's likeness in video footage of the masked robber.
When the 52-year-old heard he had fallen under suspicion, he confessed -- just a day after the armed raid.
He said he stole the money -- more than 10,000 euros (5,550 pounds) -- because he was in financial trouble, Roos said. Armed robbery carries a minimum jail sentence of five years in Germany.
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German policeman was nabbed for a bank robbery after he used his girlfriend's car for the heist, authorities said on Thursday.
By using his girlfriend's car, he "might as well have left his business card, it was really stupid," said Horst Roos, spokesman for state prosecutors in the western city of Trier.
Police quickly discovered the boyfriend of the car's owner was on the Trier police force, and recognised their colleague's likeness in video footage of the masked robber.
When the 52-year-old heard he had fallen under suspicion, he confessed -- just a day after the armed raid.
He said he stole the money -- more than 10,000 euros (5,550 pounds) -- because he was in financial trouble, Roos said. Armed robbery carries a minimum jail sentence of five years in Germany.
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Thieves Steal Trailer Filled With Red Bull
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy drinks seemingly grew wings.
A truck driver reported last weekend that his 53-foot trailer containing 2,880 cases of the energy drink was stolen.
Geoffrey Winchester said he parked the truck on Old Highway 51. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, another truck must have pulled the trailer away from the truck and hauled off the load Sunday.
The truck's window had been broken and its satellite tracking system disabled, making the thief's flight untraceable. In its commercials, Red Bull claims that it "gives you wings!"
A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Kraft sauces also was stolen in Dyersburg on Monday, authorities said. The trailer was recovered by police in Ohio Monday night, but all the sauce was gone.
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy drinks seemingly grew wings.
A truck driver reported last weekend that his 53-foot trailer containing 2,880 cases of the energy drink was stolen.
Geoffrey Winchester said he parked the truck on Old Highway 51. According to the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, another truck must have pulled the trailer away from the truck and hauled off the load Sunday.
The truck's window had been broken and its satellite tracking system disabled, making the thief's flight untraceable. In its commercials, Red Bull claims that it "gives you wings!"
A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Kraft sauces also was stolen in Dyersburg on Monday, authorities said. The trailer was recovered by police in Ohio Monday night, but all the sauce was gone.
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Man Allegedly Smuggles Opium From Laos
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) - A Fresno man was arrested on drug smuggling charges at San Francisco International Airport after arriving from Laos with nearly 15 pounds of opium hidden in shampoo bottles, authorities said.
Ying Her, 41, was being held without bail Wednesday and faces 20 years in prison if convicted of a charge of importation of a controlled substance, said Virginia Kice, spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Her was arrested Friday after a customs officer discovered a brown substance in anti-dandruff shampoo bottles that Her later admitted was opium, according to an affidavit.
Her was scheduled to appear Thursday in San Francisco federal court. Previous hearings were delayed so he could get a Laotian translator.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) - A Fresno man was arrested on drug smuggling charges at San Francisco International Airport after arriving from Laos with nearly 15 pounds of opium hidden in shampoo bottles, authorities said.
Ying Her, 41, was being held without bail Wednesday and faces 20 years in prison if convicted of a charge of importation of a controlled substance, said Virginia Kice, spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Her was arrested Friday after a customs officer discovered a brown substance in anti-dandruff shampoo bottles that Her later admitted was opium, according to an affidavit.
Her was scheduled to appear Thursday in San Francisco federal court. Previous hearings were delayed so he could get a Laotian translator.
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Man Tries to Smuggle Pork in Baby Diapers
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Border authorities inspecting a car crossing into the United States from Mexico uncovered an ordinary, but banned food item hiding in a strange place.
Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture agents searching a man's car Sunday found 2 pounds of raw pork sausage. The meat was wrapped in foil inside two disposable baby diapers.
Bringing in pork is prohibited because the meat can harbor hog cholera.
The 27-year-old Colorado man had told the Zaragoza Bridge inspectors he had no fruits, meat or plants to declare.
Inspectors also found seven stalks of raw sugar cane, which is banned because it can carry a pest in its peel.
Authorities seized the items and the man was fined $250, officials said.
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Border authorities inspecting a car crossing into the United States from Mexico uncovered an ordinary, but banned food item hiding in a strange place.
Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture agents searching a man's car Sunday found 2 pounds of raw pork sausage. The meat was wrapped in foil inside two disposable baby diapers.
Bringing in pork is prohibited because the meat can harbor hog cholera.
The 27-year-old Colorado man had told the Zaragoza Bridge inspectors he had no fruits, meat or plants to declare.
Inspectors also found seven stalks of raw sugar cane, which is banned because it can carry a pest in its peel.
Authorities seized the items and the man was fined $250, officials said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The director of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission abruptly resigned Thursday after she was charged with drunken driving.
Teresa Kaiser was stopped Saturday night in Portland and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit for driving in Oregon, said police Detective Paul Dolbey.
Governor's spokesman Lonn Hoklin confirmed Thursday that Kaiser had e-mailed her resignation to the commission's board of directors that day.
"Due to circumstances that I deeply regret, I am resigning as executive director of the commission," Kaiser wrote in the e-mail. "Although my departure is abrupt, I am confident the commission will move forward."
Oregon is one of 18 "control" states for liquor, which means the state owns it at some point in the distribution process. The Oregon commission runs state stores, oversees licensing and enforces liquor laws.
Kaiser had been the commission's administrator since 2003. Its board planned to meet Friday to appoint an acting executive director.
"The governor naturally is very concerned about this. But he has total confidence that the commission will handle this and do the right thing," Hoklin said.
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Cops Arrest Woman Hiding in Clothes Dryer
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A woman wanted on a drug-related warrant was arrested after she was found hiding in a clothes dryer, authorities said.
Tamara Jean Rysavy, 34, had failed to comply with requirements for her bond on drug charges, so a judge ordered her taken into custody, Grand Forks Sheriff's Maj. Mike Fonder said.
When deputies arrived at her mobile home Tuesday night, Fonder said, they were told Rysavy had just gone inside. They knocked, but the door was locked and windows closed. She did not respond when they asked her to surrender.
Officers went inside but their first search turned up no one, Fonder said. With the doors and windows locked from the inside, they were suspicious, and searched again — this time moving around the clothes in the dryer.
Rysavy, who is 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds, crawled out of the dryer and was taken to the jail, Fonder said.
Authorities said Rysavy had been out on bond after being charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of paraphernalia related to methamphetamine and marijuana.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A woman wanted on a drug-related warrant was arrested after she was found hiding in a clothes dryer, authorities said.
Tamara Jean Rysavy, 34, had failed to comply with requirements for her bond on drug charges, so a judge ordered her taken into custody, Grand Forks Sheriff's Maj. Mike Fonder said.
When deputies arrived at her mobile home Tuesday night, Fonder said, they were told Rysavy had just gone inside. They knocked, but the door was locked and windows closed. She did not respond when they asked her to surrender.
Officers went inside but their first search turned up no one, Fonder said. With the doors and windows locked from the inside, they were suspicious, and searched again — this time moving around the clothes in the dryer.
Rysavy, who is 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds, crawled out of the dryer and was taken to the jail, Fonder said.
Authorities said Rysavy had been out on bond after being charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of paraphernalia related to methamphetamine and marijuana.
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Women report Plano flasher
PLANO, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - Two separate women reported a man flashed them after he stopped to ask them for directions.
In both incidents, the women said a man driving a small white car exposed himself as they approached his car to help him on Coit Road between Hedgcoxe Road and Park Boulevard.
The flasher was described as a white male in his mid-20s, with a medium build and short dark hair.
PLANO, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - Two separate women reported a man flashed them after he stopped to ask them for directions.
In both incidents, the women said a man driving a small white car exposed himself as they approached his car to help him on Coit Road between Hedgcoxe Road and Park Boulevard.
The flasher was described as a white male in his mid-20s, with a medium build and short dark hair.
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Man celebrating jail release arrested
OGDEN DUNES, Ind. (AP) - A man celebrating his release from jail was arrested on a South Shore train for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District police arrested John A. McKenzie, 32, of Chicago, on the train headed to South Bend Tuesday night.
McKenzie was drunk as he rode the northern Indiana commuter line with his wife and three children, following his release from a Chicago jail, police said.
Another passenger reported McKenzie to officers after he allegedly swiped a beer from him, police said.
An argument erupted, and police from NICTD, Ogden Dunes and Burns Harbor arrived to take McKenzie into custody after he made repeated death threats to the officers, police said.
McKenzie remained in the Porter County Jail Thursday, a jail officer said.
OGDEN DUNES, Ind. (AP) - A man celebrating his release from jail was arrested on a South Shore train for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District police arrested John A. McKenzie, 32, of Chicago, on the train headed to South Bend Tuesday night.
McKenzie was drunk as he rode the northern Indiana commuter line with his wife and three children, following his release from a Chicago jail, police said.
Another passenger reported McKenzie to officers after he allegedly swiped a beer from him, police said.
An argument erupted, and police from NICTD, Ogden Dunes and Burns Harbor arrived to take McKenzie into custody after he made repeated death threats to the officers, police said.
McKenzie remained in the Porter County Jail Thursday, a jail officer said.
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Gas Station Line Jumper Caught With Drugs
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man who cut in front of a line of motorists waiting for discounted gas Thursday was arrested after police found suspected marijuana and painkillers in his car.
Police said the 24-year-old wasn't even interested in the gas, which was being sold at 50 cents less than the normal $2.85 per gallon rate. Capt. Richard Maierle said the man, who smelled of marijuana, wanted a snack.
The sale at a gas station in suburban Detroit was sponsored by Macomb County prosecutors using money from a settlement with an unrelated station caught shortchanging customers.
"Not only are we giving motorists cheap gas, we are also taking criminals off the street," Prosecutor Eric Smith told The Detroit News.
The man barged to the front of the line about 9 a.m., an hour before the cheap gas went on sale, the newspaper said. The man was arrested and was expected to face drug possession charges Friday.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man who cut in front of a line of motorists waiting for discounted gas Thursday was arrested after police found suspected marijuana and painkillers in his car.
Police said the 24-year-old wasn't even interested in the gas, which was being sold at 50 cents less than the normal $2.85 per gallon rate. Capt. Richard Maierle said the man, who smelled of marijuana, wanted a snack.
The sale at a gas station in suburban Detroit was sponsored by Macomb County prosecutors using money from a settlement with an unrelated station caught shortchanging customers.
"Not only are we giving motorists cheap gas, we are also taking criminals off the street," Prosecutor Eric Smith told The Detroit News.
The man barged to the front of the line about 9 a.m., an hour before the cheap gas went on sale, the newspaper said. The man was arrested and was expected to face drug possession charges Friday.
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Burglars steal sun porch to enjoy sunshine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thieves made off with a 15,000 euro ($18,910) sun porch after spying it in a shop window during the Netherlands' first week of summery weather this year, police said Thursday.
"They smashed a window to get into the shop which had a fully assembled sun lounge in the showroom. They had to dismantle it and took it away in seven parts," police spokesman Anton de Ronde said.
The 23-foot by 6-foot sun porch, designed to be attached to a house, was for sale in Apeldoorn, to the east of Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thieves made off with a 15,000 euro ($18,910) sun porch after spying it in a shop window during the Netherlands' first week of summery weather this year, police said Thursday.
"They smashed a window to get into the shop which had a fully assembled sun lounge in the showroom. They had to dismantle it and took it away in seven parts," police spokesman Anton de Ronde said.
The 23-foot by 6-foot sun porch, designed to be attached to a house, was for sale in Apeldoorn, to the east of Amsterdam.
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Police dogs sniff out unlikely burglar
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police dogs on the trail of a thief sniffed out an unlikely suspect -- a born-again preacher -- who was promptly arrested for robbing a remote village shop, a state-owned newspaper reported on Saturday.
Curious onlookers gathered as detectives released the dogs following a break-in at Igwaya village, in central Uganda.
The shocked residents watched as the dogs raced to a nearby shop owned by Pastor Livingstone Isanga, head of the local Redeemed Christian Church.
Hidden behind the counter were the stolen goods -- mostly bags of sugar and packets of bicycle spokes, New Vision said.
Local police chief Bruhan Mugido said the preacher would be prosecuted as soon as investigations were complete.
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police dogs on the trail of a thief sniffed out an unlikely suspect -- a born-again preacher -- who was promptly arrested for robbing a remote village shop, a state-owned newspaper reported on Saturday.
Curious onlookers gathered as detectives released the dogs following a break-in at Igwaya village, in central Uganda.
The shocked residents watched as the dogs raced to a nearby shop owned by Pastor Livingstone Isanga, head of the local Redeemed Christian Church.
Hidden behind the counter were the stolen goods -- mostly bags of sugar and packets of bicycle spokes, New Vision said.
Local police chief Bruhan Mugido said the preacher would be prosecuted as soon as investigations were complete.
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Ex-Deputy Charged With Indecent Exposure
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A Charleston County sheriff's deputy has been arrested and charged with three counts of indecent exposure. William Crews, 38, would raise the blinds of his bathroom window and expose himself to his neighbor, the State Law Enforcement Division said Monday in a news release.
Crews would first knock on the window or wave a towel to get the neighbor's attention, according to arrest warrants.
The incidents occurred between 2000 and 2006, but the warrants did not specify how many times it happened.
Crews was being held Monday at the Charleston County jail.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A Charleston County sheriff's deputy has been arrested and charged with three counts of indecent exposure. William Crews, 38, would raise the blinds of his bathroom window and expose himself to his neighbor, the State Law Enforcement Division said Monday in a news release.
Crews would first knock on the window or wave a towel to get the neighbor's attention, according to arrest warrants.
The incidents occurred between 2000 and 2006, but the warrants did not specify how many times it happened.
Crews was being held Monday at the Charleston County jail.
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Nude carpenter charged with indecent exposure
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Court TV) - When Percy Honniball, a San Francisco carpenter, was abruptly fired from a contract job last October, his concern was for the half-built bookshelves he was about to leave behind.
The 50-year-old man, however, appeared unfazed by the fact that his preference for working in the buff was the cause of his termination.
He was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure on April 21.
According to the newspaper The Enterprise Record, the employer's neighbors saw the naked carpenter walking back and forth to collect tools and, at one point, sawing wood in the backyard. They alerted the homeowner, who was out of the house at the time. The man returned to his home and ordered Honniball to leave.
The incident was not Honniball's first brush with nude carpentry, the report said. He has been cited three times for public nudity since 2000, and was placed on two years probation in 2003.
Honniball was not arrested until April 10 because investigators needed to gather more evidence for a warrant. When Oakland police arrested the man, the report said he told officers that working sans clothing improved his range of motion and made him a more efficient worker, and that it also prevented his clothes from getting dirty.
The nudist carpenter posted $5000 bail and reportedly apologized to the homeowner.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Court TV) - When Percy Honniball, a San Francisco carpenter, was abruptly fired from a contract job last October, his concern was for the half-built bookshelves he was about to leave behind.
The 50-year-old man, however, appeared unfazed by the fact that his preference for working in the buff was the cause of his termination.
He was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure on April 21.
According to the newspaper The Enterprise Record, the employer's neighbors saw the naked carpenter walking back and forth to collect tools and, at one point, sawing wood in the backyard. They alerted the homeowner, who was out of the house at the time. The man returned to his home and ordered Honniball to leave.
The incident was not Honniball's first brush with nude carpentry, the report said. He has been cited three times for public nudity since 2000, and was placed on two years probation in 2003.
Honniball was not arrested until April 10 because investigators needed to gather more evidence for a warrant. When Oakland police arrested the man, the report said he told officers that working sans clothing improved his range of motion and made him a more efficient worker, and that it also prevented his clothes from getting dirty.
The nudist carpenter posted $5000 bail and reportedly apologized to the homeowner.
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Spidey suspect tries to steal cigarettes
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Court TV) - Two things we're pretty sure Spider-man wouldn't do: Smoke cigarettes, or attempt to rob a store to get his hands on a pack.
So, when the comic book hero acted out of character on January 19, it was because his alter ego was not Peter Parker, but Robert Williams of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Williams, 24, was charged with attempted armed robbery on April 27 for allegedly trying to steal a pack of cigarettes.
According to Lt. William Graham of the Waukesha Police Department, Williams was wearing a Spider-man mask when he entered a gas station store and asked for cigarettes. However, after the clerk placed the merchandise on the counter, Williams told the clerk he had no money.
When the clerk returned the pack to the shelves, Williams reportedly retrieved a large piece of asphalt from his pocket and hurled it at the man. The rock missed the clerk and the suspect fled the store.
Investigators got a description of Williams from video cameras at another service station, where the suspect was observed walking around with the mask pulled more than halfway off his face. After media reports of the robbery, Lt. Graham said the management company of Williams' apartment company contacted investigators to say that the man had moved out of his apartment and that they had located a Spiderman mask.
Williams was later located with the help of his girlfriend, the lieutenant said. The newspaper The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Williams admitted to the robbery attempt after a detective contacted him by phone; Lt. Graham would not confirm or deny the report.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Court TV) - Two things we're pretty sure Spider-man wouldn't do: Smoke cigarettes, or attempt to rob a store to get his hands on a pack.
So, when the comic book hero acted out of character on January 19, it was because his alter ego was not Peter Parker, but Robert Williams of Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Williams, 24, was charged with attempted armed robbery on April 27 for allegedly trying to steal a pack of cigarettes.
According to Lt. William Graham of the Waukesha Police Department, Williams was wearing a Spider-man mask when he entered a gas station store and asked for cigarettes. However, after the clerk placed the merchandise on the counter, Williams told the clerk he had no money.
When the clerk returned the pack to the shelves, Williams reportedly retrieved a large piece of asphalt from his pocket and hurled it at the man. The rock missed the clerk and the suspect fled the store.
Investigators got a description of Williams from video cameras at another service station, where the suspect was observed walking around with the mask pulled more than halfway off his face. After media reports of the robbery, Lt. Graham said the management company of Williams' apartment company contacted investigators to say that the man had moved out of his apartment and that they had located a Spiderman mask.
Williams was later located with the help of his girlfriend, the lieutenant said. The newspaper The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Williams admitted to the robbery attempt after a detective contacted him by phone; Lt. Graham would not confirm or deny the report.
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Robber breaks leg during holdup
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (Court TV) - One robber's grocery store stickup left him without a leg to stand on.
Justin Damani Radcliff, who wears a prosthetic for a partially amputated leg, broke the femur of the same leg as he fled the scene of an alleged robbery.
According to a document from the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina, Radcliff, 30, armed with a gun, entered a convenience store on April 24 and demanded money from the clerk. After he forced the clerk into a back room, he fled on foot through a nearby field to meet Kellee Bavo, his waiting accomplice and their car.
Radcliff, however, failed to notice a 10-foot-deep drainage field in the field and fell into the hole, breaking his leg. Sergeant David Kelly said the suspect called out to investigators when he heard them conducting a search of the area. The city's rescue squad and fire department later retrieved Radcliff from the hole and transported him to a hospital for treatment. His gun and the stolen money were recovered from the site.
Officers found Bavo waiting in the car and placed her under arrest. She was charged with being an accessory to armed robbery and held at the Wayne County detention center under $75,000 bond.
Damani was released from the hospital on May 2 and transported to the detention center, where he was charged with armed robbery. He is being held on $150,000 bond.
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (Court TV) - One robber's grocery store stickup left him without a leg to stand on.
Justin Damani Radcliff, who wears a prosthetic for a partially amputated leg, broke the femur of the same leg as he fled the scene of an alleged robbery.
According to a document from the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina, Radcliff, 30, armed with a gun, entered a convenience store on April 24 and demanded money from the clerk. After he forced the clerk into a back room, he fled on foot through a nearby field to meet Kellee Bavo, his waiting accomplice and their car.
Radcliff, however, failed to notice a 10-foot-deep drainage field in the field and fell into the hole, breaking his leg. Sergeant David Kelly said the suspect called out to investigators when he heard them conducting a search of the area. The city's rescue squad and fire department later retrieved Radcliff from the hole and transported him to a hospital for treatment. His gun and the stolen money were recovered from the site.
Officers found Bavo waiting in the car and placed her under arrest. She was charged with being an accessory to armed robbery and held at the Wayne County detention center under $75,000 bond.
Damani was released from the hospital on May 2 and transported to the detention center, where he was charged with armed robbery. He is being held on $150,000 bond.
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Webcam is renter's Big Brother
After 5 burglaries, resident IDs suspect on screen
BY JESSICA BROWN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
EAST PRICE HILL, Ohio - Scott Jetter was furious.
By April 24, his home had been burglarized twice in two weeks.
No longer secure in his home, Jetter went out that day to talk to a landlord about renting another place.
He arrived back at his Laclede Avenue home to find his back door busted again.
It was burglary No. 3 - the last straw.
"He was hitting me because I wasn't home," Jetter commented. "I said, 'I'm sick of this.' I was afraid to go to work."
The police hadn't been able to catch the crook, so the computer-savvy Jetter decided to take matters into his own hands.
Enter the webcam.
Jetter, 46, set up a digital camera to act as a webcam - a camera linked to a computer. The camera reacts to movement.
It snaps images only when it detects motion nearby.
Although it took two more burglaries, his camera finally helped Jetter nab his suspect. Joseph N. Dier, 26, of East Price Hill, is now in the Hamilton County Justice Center, charged with five counts of burglary.
Police said he took money, two guns - including a 22-caliber handgun that Jetter's father gave him - beer, stereo speakers and cigarettes.
Jetter said the burglar broke into the back door twice, the back window once and a basement window. Jetter had seen him once and chased him, but lost him. He identified Dier from police photos.
He boarded up his back door and wrote on the boards, "Hey Joe.... Hope you enjoy being in prison."
But it took the image from the camera to stop him.
"I got him," Jetter stated triumphantly Sunday.
"He ain't breaking in anymore."
A growing number of Americans are using webcams, according to industry experts. Many companies market webcam software that can turn Internet cameras into home-surveillance systems. Some allow users to log in from a remote Internet location for surveillance.
Jetter, who works part time for a computer repair and sales company, said the webcam seemed a natural solution for catching someone who struck when he wasn't home. He thinks Dier lived in the house behind him and could see when his truck wasn't in his driveway.
On May 4, Dier broke in for the last time, Jetter said. Dier stole the camera but not before his image was emblazoned on the computer's hard drive.
"He's pretty stupid because he never took the computers," Jetter said.
Jetter printed the image and went around town the next day asking about Dier's whereabouts.
He spotted Dier walking near a store in their neighborhood. He called police. Police caught up with Dier on Warsaw Avenue and arrested him.
Jetter said he's sleeping and eating better.
"I feel a lot better," he said. "I had a few beers and cooked a couple of steaks."
Meanwhile, Jetter still plans to move.
"This place is tainted," he said. "I won't feel right here."
After 5 burglaries, resident IDs suspect on screen
BY JESSICA BROWN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
EAST PRICE HILL, Ohio - Scott Jetter was furious.
By April 24, his home had been burglarized twice in two weeks.
No longer secure in his home, Jetter went out that day to talk to a landlord about renting another place.
He arrived back at his Laclede Avenue home to find his back door busted again.
It was burglary No. 3 - the last straw.
"He was hitting me because I wasn't home," Jetter commented. "I said, 'I'm sick of this.' I was afraid to go to work."
The police hadn't been able to catch the crook, so the computer-savvy Jetter decided to take matters into his own hands.
Enter the webcam.
Jetter, 46, set up a digital camera to act as a webcam - a camera linked to a computer. The camera reacts to movement.
It snaps images only when it detects motion nearby.
Although it took two more burglaries, his camera finally helped Jetter nab his suspect. Joseph N. Dier, 26, of East Price Hill, is now in the Hamilton County Justice Center, charged with five counts of burglary.
Police said he took money, two guns - including a 22-caliber handgun that Jetter's father gave him - beer, stereo speakers and cigarettes.
Jetter said the burglar broke into the back door twice, the back window once and a basement window. Jetter had seen him once and chased him, but lost him. He identified Dier from police photos.
He boarded up his back door and wrote on the boards, "Hey Joe.... Hope you enjoy being in prison."
But it took the image from the camera to stop him.
"I got him," Jetter stated triumphantly Sunday.
"He ain't breaking in anymore."
A growing number of Americans are using webcams, according to industry experts. Many companies market webcam software that can turn Internet cameras into home-surveillance systems. Some allow users to log in from a remote Internet location for surveillance.
Jetter, who works part time for a computer repair and sales company, said the webcam seemed a natural solution for catching someone who struck when he wasn't home. He thinks Dier lived in the house behind him and could see when his truck wasn't in his driveway.
On May 4, Dier broke in for the last time, Jetter said. Dier stole the camera but not before his image was emblazoned on the computer's hard drive.
"He's pretty stupid because he never took the computers," Jetter said.
Jetter printed the image and went around town the next day asking about Dier's whereabouts.
He spotted Dier walking near a store in their neighborhood. He called police. Police caught up with Dier on Warsaw Avenue and arrested him.
Jetter said he's sleeping and eating better.
"I feel a lot better," he said. "I had a few beers and cooked a couple of steaks."
Meanwhile, Jetter still plans to move.
"This place is tainted," he said. "I won't feel right here."
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Burglar Leaves Note Claiming To Be Police At Home Break-In
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (TheIndyChannel.com) -- Police are investigating a recent home break-in on Indianapolis' east side in which someone claiming to be police left notes saying it was all a mistake.
The note said the wrong house had been broken into as police searched for a criminal, 6News' Dan Spehler reported.
The homeowner said two notes were left. One was crumpled up and unfinished, but the other had a complete message. Here's part of that message:
"This is Officer Shaun. I'm very sorry we broke into the wrong house looking for fugitive with IPD. We will pay for the damages."
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (TheIndyChannel.com) -- Police are investigating a recent home break-in on Indianapolis' east side in which someone claiming to be police left notes saying it was all a mistake.
The note said the wrong house had been broken into as police searched for a criminal, 6News' Dan Spehler reported.
The homeowner said two notes were left. One was crumpled up and unfinished, but the other had a complete message. Here's part of that message:
"This is Officer Shaun. I'm very sorry we broke into the wrong house looking for fugitive with IPD. We will pay for the damages."
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TexasStooge wrote:Cops Arrest Woman Hiding in Clothes Dryer
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A woman wanted on a drug-related warrant was arrested after she was found hiding in a clothes dryer, authorities said.
Tamara Jean Rysavy, 34, had failed to comply with requirements for her bond on drug charges, so a judge ordered her taken into custody, Grand Forks Sheriff's Maj. Mike Fonder said.
When deputies arrived at her mobile home Tuesday night, Fonder said, they were told Rysavy had just gone inside. They knocked, but the door was locked and windows closed. She did not respond when they asked her to surrender.
Officers went inside but their first search turned up no one, Fonder said. With the doors and windows locked from the inside, they were suspicious, and searched again — this time moving around the clothes in the dryer.
Rysavy, who is 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds, crawled out of the dryer and was taken to the jail, Fonder said.
Authorities said Rysavy had been out on bond after being charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of paraphernalia related to methamphetamine and marijuana.
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