Police Arrest Man Who Left Birth Certificate At Bank Robbery
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) -- Police have made an arrest following a bank robbery in which officials said the robber left behind his birth certificate and other identifications.
Rodney Harper called 911 on Tuesday as police surrounded his home.
"I'm wanting to turn myself in. The police are outside the house right now. I just wanted to let them know I don't have any weapons. I just want to come out," Harper told a 911 dispatcher.
Investigators said Harper robbed the Charter One Bank at 54th Street and Emerson Road on Saturday, dropping his birth certificate, check cashing card and phone bill in the process.
Harper was already on parole after a 1995 bank robbery.
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Woman charged with stealing medical supplies claims she needed them to study
OMAHA, Neb. (Court TV/AP) — A woman accused of stealing medical supplies from a medical center told police she had good reason to take the items: She needed them to study to be a coroner.
The 19-year-old woman was taken to Nebraska Medical Center after a traffic accident last week, police said. When she tried to leave the hospital, a security device went off.
A search of her pockets turned up six latex gloves, three tubes of lubricating jelly, 13 Band-Aids and 53 alcohol wipes, police said.
The woman said she wants to be a coroner and for practice she opens up dead animals to study them. She said she needed the items to keep her safe from disease.
She was charged with misdemeanor theft.
OMAHA, Neb. (Court TV/AP) — A woman accused of stealing medical supplies from a medical center told police she had good reason to take the items: She needed them to study to be a coroner.
The 19-year-old woman was taken to Nebraska Medical Center after a traffic accident last week, police said. When she tried to leave the hospital, a security device went off.
A search of her pockets turned up six latex gloves, three tubes of lubricating jelly, 13 Band-Aids and 53 alcohol wipes, police said.
The woman said she wants to be a coroner and for practice she opens up dead animals to study them. She said she needed the items to keep her safe from disease.
She was charged with misdemeanor theft.
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'Mummy' Accused of Robbing Miss. Bank
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police have not said whether a suspect arrested Friday on firearms charges is the man who wore bandages like a mummy when he walked into a bank, jumped the counter, stuffed his clothes with money and escaped on foot.
Montaries Brooks, 26, of Jackson, was being questioned Friday night regarding the robbery and was charged as a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was being held Saturday in the Hinds County Detention Center.
Police arrested Brooks shortly before noon Friday at an apartment, where a SWAT team had converged shortly after the bank robbery. Sgt. Joseph Wade said the robber walked into the Trustmark Bank on Terry Road, wearing bandages about 10 a.m.
"He was fully bandaged," Wade said, including his face and arms. "The only things they could see were his eyes and lips. He asked a teller for help, then jumped over the counter and began taking money out of the drawer," Wade said.
The robber, who Wade said never showed a weapon, stuffed the money into his clothes and ran. Police would not disclose how much money was stolen.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police have not said whether a suspect arrested Friday on firearms charges is the man who wore bandages like a mummy when he walked into a bank, jumped the counter, stuffed his clothes with money and escaped on foot.
Montaries Brooks, 26, of Jackson, was being questioned Friday night regarding the robbery and was charged as a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was being held Saturday in the Hinds County Detention Center.
Police arrested Brooks shortly before noon Friday at an apartment, where a SWAT team had converged shortly after the bank robbery. Sgt. Joseph Wade said the robber walked into the Trustmark Bank on Terry Road, wearing bandages about 10 a.m.
"He was fully bandaged," Wade said, including his face and arms. "The only things they could see were his eyes and lips. He asked a teller for help, then jumped over the counter and began taking money out of the drawer," Wade said.
The robber, who Wade said never showed a weapon, stuffed the money into his clothes and ran. Police would not disclose how much money was stolen.
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Drug thief shops in real estate market
By KORIE WILKINS / The Oakland Press
ROCHESTER HILLS, Calif. - A Macomb Township man, suspected of using real estate open houses to steal prescription drugs, appears to have been caught with his "hand in the pantry," Oakland County Sheriff's Office officials said.
The 38-year-old went to a home on the 800 block of Box Canyon Court in Rochester Hills about 5 p.m. Sunday, said Lt. Ray White. His apparent mini-crime spree was halted by an alert homeowner.
The home was for sale by its owners, a husband and wife, and an open house was in progress. The suspect, whose name was not being released Monday pending charges, went into the home and asked the wife to go upstairs and flush a toilet so he could hear the pipes downstairs. When she went upstairs, the man is suspected of trying to steal some prescription medicine, White said.
But the husband caught the man in the act, and the two struggled. The suspect was pinned to the ground by the husband, who held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
White said no one was injured.
When deputies searched the suspect's car, they found several fliers for open houses in the area and 19 prescription bottles. White said the suspect allegedly ripped off the labels bearing the names of the prescription holders. The drugs were mostly painkillers such as Tylenol with codeine, he said.
"Obviously, he had visited several other homes," White said.
The man, who works in information technology for a major company in the area, could face felony charges today.
By KORIE WILKINS / The Oakland Press
ROCHESTER HILLS, Calif. - A Macomb Township man, suspected of using real estate open houses to steal prescription drugs, appears to have been caught with his "hand in the pantry," Oakland County Sheriff's Office officials said.
The 38-year-old went to a home on the 800 block of Box Canyon Court in Rochester Hills about 5 p.m. Sunday, said Lt. Ray White. His apparent mini-crime spree was halted by an alert homeowner.
The home was for sale by its owners, a husband and wife, and an open house was in progress. The suspect, whose name was not being released Monday pending charges, went into the home and asked the wife to go upstairs and flush a toilet so he could hear the pipes downstairs. When she went upstairs, the man is suspected of trying to steal some prescription medicine, White said.
But the husband caught the man in the act, and the two struggled. The suspect was pinned to the ground by the husband, who held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
White said no one was injured.
When deputies searched the suspect's car, they found several fliers for open houses in the area and 19 prescription bottles. White said the suspect allegedly ripped off the labels bearing the names of the prescription holders. The drugs were mostly painkillers such as Tylenol with codeine, he said.
"Obviously, he had visited several other homes," White said.
The man, who works in information technology for a major company in the area, could face felony charges today.
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Police arrest male trio in botched auto theft
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Staff
HONOLULU, Hi. - Police arrested two men and a teenage boy who allegedly tried to carjack a man but could not start his vehicle this morning.
The incident happened in a Honolulu parking lot at about 2 a.m., police said. The victim, 64, said he was approached by one of the suspects, 19, who asked him for money.
When the victim refused, the suspect allegedly punched him in the face and took the keys to his vehicle. But the car wouldn’t start, police said.
At that point the other two suspects, 20 and 17, alerted the first suspect that there were witnesses in the area and all three fled.
Police later found the suspects and arrested them for investigation of second-degree robbery and attempted auto theft.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Staff
HONOLULU, Hi. - Police arrested two men and a teenage boy who allegedly tried to carjack a man but could not start his vehicle this morning.
The incident happened in a Honolulu parking lot at about 2 a.m., police said. The victim, 64, said he was approached by one of the suspects, 19, who asked him for money.
When the victim refused, the suspect allegedly punched him in the face and took the keys to his vehicle. But the car wouldn’t start, police said.
At that point the other two suspects, 20 and 17, alerted the first suspect that there were witnesses in the area and all three fled.
Police later found the suspects and arrested them for investigation of second-degree robbery and attempted auto theft.
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Stealing soldiers reach end of the road
By MERVYN DYKES / New Zealand Stuff News
Two army privates who went on a joyride in a stolen Land Rover were driven out of the service yesterday.
A court-martial at Linton Military Camp ordered that Tohe Rangatiratanga Klesovic, 20, and Turi Manaia Junior Matthews, 19, be dismissed after serving 21 days and 14 days, respectively, in detention.
Defence counsel Tom Gilbert described their escapade as "a stupid flight of fancy" and "a prank that went terribly, terribly wrong".
Prosecutor Captain Matt Harding said that, on February 18, Klesovic found some car keys on the base and called Matthews to help him locate the vehicle, which turned out to be a Land Rover.
They drove from the base with the intention of reaching Kaitaia, but ran out of petrol shortly after passing through Wanganui.
A truck driver towed them to Raetihi and presented them with a bill for $47.50. Klesovic pretended to be a "Lieutenant Johnson" and arranged for the man to bill the Army.
The two completed their journey north and on February 21 sold the Land Rover to a family friend of Matthews for $200.
It was at this point that the taking of the vehicle became theft, Capt Harding said. The intent was clearly to deprive the Army of its property permanently.
Klesovic pleaded guilty to stealing service property (the Land Rover) and to committing an act likely to bring discredit on the service (the towing incident).
Matthews also pleaded guilty to stealing service property.
The pair waited 114 days for their court-martial, at the time of which they were serving a period of detention for smoking a Class C controlled drug - offences committed since their northern jaunt.
Mr Gilbert said Klesovic was "desperately keen" to stay in the Army, but Matthews wanted to return to civilian life and had found a driving job in Auckland.
He asked that Klesovic be given a period of detention, possibly coupled with a fine. Matthews, however, would be happy with dismissal, again possibly in conjunction with a fine.
Mr Gilbert said the taking of the Land Rover began as a prank. The two thought taking it for a drive would be a bit of a joke.
When Klesovic gave the tow-truck driver the name "Lieutenant Johnson", it was a spur-of-the-moment action. The serial numbers he quoted were made up.
Blunder compounded blunder, Mr Gilbert said. The trip north cost them $420. And when they were paid by cheque for the Land Rover, they lost the cheque and it was never cashed.
"Both are extremely sorry for what they have done," he said. "They think that what they did was stupid; and while they can't turn the clock back, they are willing to take the consequences."
The court dismissed them from the Army, imposed new periods of detention and said the dismissals would take force as soon as they were approved by a reviewing authority.
The court officials were: Judge Advocate Tim Brewer and President Major James Kaio, assisted by Flight Lieutenant Jeroen Ruardy and Captain Brett Grieve.
By MERVYN DYKES / New Zealand Stuff News
Two army privates who went on a joyride in a stolen Land Rover were driven out of the service yesterday.
A court-martial at Linton Military Camp ordered that Tohe Rangatiratanga Klesovic, 20, and Turi Manaia Junior Matthews, 19, be dismissed after serving 21 days and 14 days, respectively, in detention.
Defence counsel Tom Gilbert described their escapade as "a stupid flight of fancy" and "a prank that went terribly, terribly wrong".
Prosecutor Captain Matt Harding said that, on February 18, Klesovic found some car keys on the base and called Matthews to help him locate the vehicle, which turned out to be a Land Rover.
They drove from the base with the intention of reaching Kaitaia, but ran out of petrol shortly after passing through Wanganui.
A truck driver towed them to Raetihi and presented them with a bill for $47.50. Klesovic pretended to be a "Lieutenant Johnson" and arranged for the man to bill the Army.
The two completed their journey north and on February 21 sold the Land Rover to a family friend of Matthews for $200.
It was at this point that the taking of the vehicle became theft, Capt Harding said. The intent was clearly to deprive the Army of its property permanently.
Klesovic pleaded guilty to stealing service property (the Land Rover) and to committing an act likely to bring discredit on the service (the towing incident).
Matthews also pleaded guilty to stealing service property.
The pair waited 114 days for their court-martial, at the time of which they were serving a period of detention for smoking a Class C controlled drug - offences committed since their northern jaunt.
Mr Gilbert said Klesovic was "desperately keen" to stay in the Army, but Matthews wanted to return to civilian life and had found a driving job in Auckland.
He asked that Klesovic be given a period of detention, possibly coupled with a fine. Matthews, however, would be happy with dismissal, again possibly in conjunction with a fine.
Mr Gilbert said the taking of the Land Rover began as a prank. The two thought taking it for a drive would be a bit of a joke.
When Klesovic gave the tow-truck driver the name "Lieutenant Johnson", it was a spur-of-the-moment action. The serial numbers he quoted were made up.
Blunder compounded blunder, Mr Gilbert said. The trip north cost them $420. And when they were paid by cheque for the Land Rover, they lost the cheque and it was never cashed.
"Both are extremely sorry for what they have done," he said. "They think that what they did was stupid; and while they can't turn the clock back, they are willing to take the consequences."
The court dismissed them from the Army, imposed new periods of detention and said the dismissals would take force as soon as they were approved by a reviewing authority.
The court officials were: Judge Advocate Tim Brewer and President Major James Kaio, assisted by Flight Lieutenant Jeroen Ruardy and Captain Brett Grieve.
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Burglar jailed over DNA on pear
MARKHAM, England (BBC News) - A burglar was caught after biting into a pear and leaving it at the scene of his crime, a court has heard.
Gavin Edwards, 21, left the half-eaten fruit on a worktop and a police examination later found his DNA on it.
Council cleaner Edwards, of Markham, near Blackwood, was jailed for 40 weeks at Cardiff Crown Court after failing to carry out a community punishment order.
The court heard how he spotted the fruit bowl on the kitchen table and helped himself to the pear.
Prosecutor Rachel Knight said Edwards had taken a chunk out of the pear and his DNA was left on it.
"He was arrested and admitted burgling the house while a family were asleep," she said.
MARKHAM, England (BBC News) - A burglar was caught after biting into a pear and leaving it at the scene of his crime, a court has heard.
Gavin Edwards, 21, left the half-eaten fruit on a worktop and a police examination later found his DNA on it.
Council cleaner Edwards, of Markham, near Blackwood, was jailed for 40 weeks at Cardiff Crown Court after failing to carry out a community punishment order.
The court heard how he spotted the fruit bowl on the kitchen table and helped himself to the pear.
Prosecutor Rachel Knight said Edwards had taken a chunk out of the pear and his DNA was left on it.
"He was arrested and admitted burgling the house while a family were asleep," she said.
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Police 'impersonator' charged
BRISBANE, Australia (Australian Daily Telegraph) - A man who allegedly impersonated a police officer has been charged after he asked a taxi to drive him to Brisbane's police headquarters.
The 34-year-old man told a taxi driver he was a police officer and asked to be taken to Roma Street police station, where he would obtain money for the fare early today, police said.
Police said the driver accompanied the man into police headquarters.
But he was then arrested, charged with impersonating a police officer and taken to the Brisbane City Watchhouse.
He was remanded in custody and was due to appear in court today.
BRISBANE, Australia (Australian Daily Telegraph) - A man who allegedly impersonated a police officer has been charged after he asked a taxi to drive him to Brisbane's police headquarters.
The 34-year-old man told a taxi driver he was a police officer and asked to be taken to Roma Street police station, where he would obtain money for the fare early today, police said.
Police said the driver accompanied the man into police headquarters.
But he was then arrested, charged with impersonating a police officer and taken to the Brisbane City Watchhouse.
He was remanded in custody and was due to appear in court today.
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Man charged over police crash
CANBERRA, Australia (The Daily Telegraph) - A Canberra man has been charged with negligent driving after his ute allegedly veered into the path of a police car while he was trying to scrape ice off the windscreen.
The accident happened a day after police warned drivers about iced-over windscreens following a fatal accident in the city's south-west.
Temperatures hit a frosty -7 degrees overnight, leaving parked cars covered in a layer of ice.
The police patrol car was travelling along a suburban Calwell street about 8.20am (AEST) today when a Ford utility travelling in the other direction suddenly veered into its path, police said.
The driver told police his vision had been obscured by sunlight reflecting off ice on his windscreen and he had been trying to scrape it away when the collision occurred.
Both vehicles were badly damaged.
Detective Superintendent Michael Chew said the crash highlighted the need for motorists to ensure their mirrors and windscreens were clear before driving.
"Ice is a common problem on vehicles left out overnight during Canberra's winter," Det Supt Chew said.
"If this head-on collision had occurred out on the highway where speeds are higher, there would have been very serious injuries and consequences."
Yesterday, a 69-year-old woman was killed when she was struck by a passing car as she was getting out of her parked vehicle in Rivett.
Her death prompted police to warn motorists to properly clear ice off their windscreens before driving.
CANBERRA, Australia (The Daily Telegraph) - A Canberra man has been charged with negligent driving after his ute allegedly veered into the path of a police car while he was trying to scrape ice off the windscreen.
The accident happened a day after police warned drivers about iced-over windscreens following a fatal accident in the city's south-west.
Temperatures hit a frosty -7 degrees overnight, leaving parked cars covered in a layer of ice.
The police patrol car was travelling along a suburban Calwell street about 8.20am (AEST) today when a Ford utility travelling in the other direction suddenly veered into its path, police said.
The driver told police his vision had been obscured by sunlight reflecting off ice on his windscreen and he had been trying to scrape it away when the collision occurred.
Both vehicles were badly damaged.
Detective Superintendent Michael Chew said the crash highlighted the need for motorists to ensure their mirrors and windscreens were clear before driving.
"Ice is a common problem on vehicles left out overnight during Canberra's winter," Det Supt Chew said.
"If this head-on collision had occurred out on the highway where speeds are higher, there would have been very serious injuries and consequences."
Yesterday, a 69-year-old woman was killed when she was struck by a passing car as she was getting out of her parked vehicle in Rivett.
Her death prompted police to warn motorists to properly clear ice off their windscreens before driving.
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Driver Slams Into Parked Cars, Homes, Play Gyms, Road Signs
Commerce City Police Say Galen Bostron Was Driving Under Influence Of Drugs
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KMGH ABC 7) -- Neighbors on a stretch of East 117th Avenue in Commerce City might have thought they were witnessing a demolition derby Monday morning when a driver in the area began mowing over a couple of lawns, smashing dozens of road signs and parked vehicles, and even slamming into a few homes.
The driver suspected of causing all the damage is Galen R. Bostron, 48. Bostron is being held in the Adams County Detention Facility and faces charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident and felony criminal mischief.
Here's what police say happened:
It all began just before 8:50 a.m. when Bostron left his house in the 11700 block of Fraser Street and hit a parked car on the 117th Avenue intersection. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue and drove into a yard and struck a house.
"I was in the basement when I heard a boom," said resident Alan Rhoades.
"I panicked. I was scared. I didn't know what was happening. And then he came up on the yard and that's when my husband came out and tried to get him to stop what he was doing," said homeowner Rose Notyce.
The homeowner got out and confronted Bostron but Bostron backed over two front yards and slammed into a car parked in the neighbor's driveway. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue, whacked a real estate sign and a mailbox, drove through a pile of landscaping material and knocked over a yield sign.
Witnesses say he sped off, drove through a traffic circle island in the Granby and 117th Avenue intersection, drove over a traffic median a few blocks away, and wiped out signs in the median. He then slammed into a backyard fence, drove into the back yard and then crashed into a playground structure, police said.
"Normally, the kids would have been in the back yard but we were up late last night so they were still in the house," said homeowner Shaun Bryant.
Bostron tried to back his car out of the yard but was stuck. As he spun his tires, trying to back up and out over the mud, rocks peppered Bryant's house.
"We're lucky he didn't take out the dog, he normally lays back down here," Bryant said.
It's not yet known how badly his car what type of car he was driving.
Neighbors detained Bostron until police arrived and took him into custody.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
"We haven't determined how much intent was actual or due to the drug use," said Commerce City Lt. Ross Sibley.
Police said Bostron had no prior drug use but neighbors said he's been "out of it" recently.
Commerce City Police Say Galen Bostron Was Driving Under Influence Of Drugs
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KMGH ABC 7) -- Neighbors on a stretch of East 117th Avenue in Commerce City might have thought they were witnessing a demolition derby Monday morning when a driver in the area began mowing over a couple of lawns, smashing dozens of road signs and parked vehicles, and even slamming into a few homes.
The driver suspected of causing all the damage is Galen R. Bostron, 48. Bostron is being held in the Adams County Detention Facility and faces charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident and felony criminal mischief.
Here's what police say happened:
It all began just before 8:50 a.m. when Bostron left his house in the 11700 block of Fraser Street and hit a parked car on the 117th Avenue intersection. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue and drove into a yard and struck a house.
"I was in the basement when I heard a boom," said resident Alan Rhoades.
"I panicked. I was scared. I didn't know what was happening. And then he came up on the yard and that's when my husband came out and tried to get him to stop what he was doing," said homeowner Rose Notyce.
The homeowner got out and confronted Bostron but Bostron backed over two front yards and slammed into a car parked in the neighbor's driveway. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue, whacked a real estate sign and a mailbox, drove through a pile of landscaping material and knocked over a yield sign.
Witnesses say he sped off, drove through a traffic circle island in the Granby and 117th Avenue intersection, drove over a traffic median a few blocks away, and wiped out signs in the median. He then slammed into a backyard fence, drove into the back yard and then crashed into a playground structure, police said.
"Normally, the kids would have been in the back yard but we were up late last night so they were still in the house," said homeowner Shaun Bryant.
Bostron tried to back his car out of the yard but was stuck. As he spun his tires, trying to back up and out over the mud, rocks peppered Bryant's house.
"We're lucky he didn't take out the dog, he normally lays back down here," Bryant said.
It's not yet known how badly his car what type of car he was driving.
Neighbors detained Bostron until police arrived and took him into custody.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
"We haven't determined how much intent was actual or due to the drug use," said Commerce City Lt. Ross Sibley.
Police said Bostron had no prior drug use but neighbors said he's been "out of it" recently.
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TPD nabs burglar with sweet-tooth
By Matt Clower, The Troy Messenger
TROY, Alabama - A man who broke into Charles Henderson Middle School over the weekend with an appetite for cash decided to settle for a belly full of ice cream.
Terry Lee Thomas, 46, from Troy, also know as Terry Lee Briggs, broke into the CHMS cafeteria on June 11 apparently looking for money in the lunch room's cash registers. Although there was no cash to be found, Thomas did take the time eat a box of ice cream sandwiches pilfered from the kitchen.
According to information released by Troy Police Chief Anthony Everage, Thomas' antics while in the school were caught on film by the school's surveillance cameras.
Thomas apparently broke in the cafeteria through a side entrance by breaking out a glass pane in the door. He then made his way to the kitchen where he took a box of ice cream sandwiches, before moving to one of lunch room's tables to eat.
Once fished, Thomas searched the registers but all of them were empty, with the cash being routinely locked away in a separate location.
The TPD was alerted to the break-in on Monday by school officials who also showed police the surveillance tape.
Thomas was soon identified as the burglar with the sweet tooth and made an arrest on Tuesday.
Thomas has been charged with burglary third degree in connection with the break-in and has been transferred to the Pike County Jail with bond set at $2,500.
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You know what else he took? Hamwinkies!
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By Matt Clower, The Troy Messenger
TROY, Alabama - A man who broke into Charles Henderson Middle School over the weekend with an appetite for cash decided to settle for a belly full of ice cream.
Terry Lee Thomas, 46, from Troy, also know as Terry Lee Briggs, broke into the CHMS cafeteria on June 11 apparently looking for money in the lunch room's cash registers. Although there was no cash to be found, Thomas did take the time eat a box of ice cream sandwiches pilfered from the kitchen.
According to information released by Troy Police Chief Anthony Everage, Thomas' antics while in the school were caught on film by the school's surveillance cameras.
Thomas apparently broke in the cafeteria through a side entrance by breaking out a glass pane in the door. He then made his way to the kitchen where he took a box of ice cream sandwiches, before moving to one of lunch room's tables to eat.
Once fished, Thomas searched the registers but all of them were empty, with the cash being routinely locked away in a separate location.
The TPD was alerted to the break-in on Monday by school officials who also showed police the surveillance tape.
Thomas was soon identified as the burglar with the sweet tooth and made an arrest on Tuesday.
Thomas has been charged with burglary third degree in connection with the break-in and has been transferred to the Pike County Jail with bond set at $2,500.
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You know what else he took? Hamwinkies!
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Cake contamination arrest
By Matt Clower, The Daily Telegraph
BRISBAINE, Australia - Police will investigate whether a man charged over a newly-identified contamination incident at Top Taste is linked to five other acts of sabotage, which remain unsolved.
An investigation was launched after objects, including an industrial razor blade and a sewing needle, were found in five cakes made at the bakery's Kedron factory in Brisbane since January.
Police uncovered a sixth incident of alleged food tampering, believed to have occurred in March, during their investigations.
A 34-year-old Brisbane man was charged overnight with one count of food contamination over the latest incident.
Detective Superintendent Gayle Hogan said the man had been served a notice to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 18.
"The incident relates to a further incident identified during the course of the investigation and it related to a product that was not distributed to the public and that was baked on the 15th of March, 2006," she told reporters today.
"It is important to note that this investigation is still ongoing.
"We will be looking at the whole investigation in relation to all the other offences."
Police are yet to solve five other contamination incidents at Top Taste bakeries, which occurred between January 18 and May 19.
Supt Hogan refused to confirm whether the man was a Top Taste employee, or how he allegedly tampered with any products.
She said police had interviewed staff at the Kedron factory, and the investigation was focusing on gathering information and forensically testing evidence.
The factory was temporarily closed down for two weeks and about four million Top Taste products were destroyed as part of a nationwide recall ordered last month.
Staff returned to work on Monday, despite the possibility the culprit was an employee and was still working on the factory floor.
Top Taste, owned by Sydney-based George Westons Food Ltd, has boosted security measures within the plant, including new video surveillance units on the production line and perspex protector screens covering conveyor belts.
Top Taste spokesman Peter Schutz refused to comment on the arrest, but said the new security measures would "ensure the integrity" of products.
Queensland Health spokeswoman Dr Linda Selvey said health officials had conducted an audit of the bakery on Tuesday and were satisfied Top Taste had done everything it could to keep food safe.
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If he wants to do "Tainted treats", there's employment opportunities at the Hamwinkie factories.
By Matt Clower, The Daily Telegraph
BRISBAINE, Australia - Police will investigate whether a man charged over a newly-identified contamination incident at Top Taste is linked to five other acts of sabotage, which remain unsolved.
An investigation was launched after objects, including an industrial razor blade and a sewing needle, were found in five cakes made at the bakery's Kedron factory in Brisbane since January.
Police uncovered a sixth incident of alleged food tampering, believed to have occurred in March, during their investigations.
A 34-year-old Brisbane man was charged overnight with one count of food contamination over the latest incident.
Detective Superintendent Gayle Hogan said the man had been served a notice to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 18.
"The incident relates to a further incident identified during the course of the investigation and it related to a product that was not distributed to the public and that was baked on the 15th of March, 2006," she told reporters today.
"It is important to note that this investigation is still ongoing.
"We will be looking at the whole investigation in relation to all the other offences."
Police are yet to solve five other contamination incidents at Top Taste bakeries, which occurred between January 18 and May 19.
Supt Hogan refused to confirm whether the man was a Top Taste employee, or how he allegedly tampered with any products.
She said police had interviewed staff at the Kedron factory, and the investigation was focusing on gathering information and forensically testing evidence.
The factory was temporarily closed down for two weeks and about four million Top Taste products were destroyed as part of a nationwide recall ordered last month.
Staff returned to work on Monday, despite the possibility the culprit was an employee and was still working on the factory floor.
Top Taste, owned by Sydney-based George Westons Food Ltd, has boosted security measures within the plant, including new video surveillance units on the production line and perspex protector screens covering conveyor belts.
Top Taste spokesman Peter Schutz refused to comment on the arrest, but said the new security measures would "ensure the integrity" of products.
Queensland Health spokeswoman Dr Linda Selvey said health officials had conducted an audit of the bakery on Tuesday and were satisfied Top Taste had done everything it could to keep food safe.
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If he wants to do "Tainted treats", there's employment opportunities at the Hamwinkie factories.
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Man accused of stealing Pop-Tarts struck twice by cars during getaway
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — A man accused of not paying for his Pop-Tarts had a troubled getaway.
First, the clerk at the convenience store ripped the man's shirt off as they struggled when she confronted him for pocketing the toaster pastries Friday, police said.
Then after the man punched the clerk in the stomach and made it out the door, he was hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot. Police said he got up and kept running -- into the path of a minivan while he was crossing the street. He got up again, but didn't make it far.
"It knocks him to the ground. He gets up and again continues to run, but responding police officers caught up with just a short distance later and he was taken into custody," police Capt. Tracy Tingey said.
Police said the man suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
Man accused of stealing Pop-Tarts struck twice by cars during getaway
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — A man accused of not paying for his Pop-Tarts had a troubled getaway.
First, the clerk at the convenience store ripped the man's shirt off as they struggled when she confronted him for pocketing the toaster pastries Friday, police said.
Then after the man punched the clerk in the stomach and made it out the door, he was hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot. Police said he got up and kept running -- into the path of a minivan while he was crossing the street. He got up again, but didn't make it far.
"It knocks him to the ground. He gets up and again continues to run, but responding police officers caught up with just a short distance later and he was taken into custody," police Capt. Tracy Tingey said.
Police said the man suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
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Tool leads to arrest Police remember screwdriver on suspect
By SEAN C. McCULLEN / Staff Writer
BRIDGETON, Penn. -- It took some good old-fashioned police work to put an alleged burglar behind bars earlier this week, less than 24 hours after the crime had been reported.
There was no witness. There was no DNA evidence.
All it took was good memories on the parts of two patrol division officers -- and the good fortune that they had stopped the alleged perpetrator for a non-arrest-yielding interview a few days prior.
Ptl. Angel Santiago was dispatched to a home burglary on South Burlington Road Tuesday afternoon around 4:45. The homeowner told Santiago that she'd arrived home to find the rear door had been forced open.
By the time the initial investigation was completed, the victims had reported that approximately $3,500 worth of jewelry, a Gameboy portable videogame system, $200 worth of coins and a women's watch valued at $300 were stolen from the home.
Santiago recovered a knife and a screwdriver in the area of the steps leading to the door Tuesday afternoon.
The knife belonged to the homeowner's live-in boyfriend, and had been taken off his boat, which is located on the property. It had been bent as if used to force open the door.
But the screwdriver -- red and yellow -- didn't belong to the homeowner or her boyfriend, police were told.
It did jar Santiago's memory, however. He'd seen it recently. In fact, he and Sgt. Michael Pastirko both recalled that they had seen it in the possession of 37-year-old Irving Avenue resident Daniel D. Jenkins on June 9 when they stopped him to talk to him.
Santiago noted in his investigation report for the burglary that he often has stopped Jenkins in the recent past and found him in possession of miscellaneous items, but never has been able to charge him with any crime due to the fact none of the items had been reported as stolen.
This time, though, Santiago had Jenkins.
So, when he saw Jenkins on North Pearl Street Wednesday morning around 7:30, he stopped him. He immediately asked Jenkins to see the bottom of his shoes. The shoe's prints matched those left on the rear door of the South Burlington Road home.
Between the shoe's prints and the screwdriver, Santiago had enough to arrest Jenkins, who later admitted he had committed the South Burlington Road burglary, according to Santiago's report.
Jenkins told police they could forget about recovering the victims' property; he'd already sold it to buy drugs to a guy he claimed was heading up to the Philadelphia area.
By SEAN C. McCULLEN / Staff Writer
BRIDGETON, Penn. -- It took some good old-fashioned police work to put an alleged burglar behind bars earlier this week, less than 24 hours after the crime had been reported.
There was no witness. There was no DNA evidence.
All it took was good memories on the parts of two patrol division officers -- and the good fortune that they had stopped the alleged perpetrator for a non-arrest-yielding interview a few days prior.
Ptl. Angel Santiago was dispatched to a home burglary on South Burlington Road Tuesday afternoon around 4:45. The homeowner told Santiago that she'd arrived home to find the rear door had been forced open.
By the time the initial investigation was completed, the victims had reported that approximately $3,500 worth of jewelry, a Gameboy portable videogame system, $200 worth of coins and a women's watch valued at $300 were stolen from the home.
Santiago recovered a knife and a screwdriver in the area of the steps leading to the door Tuesday afternoon.
The knife belonged to the homeowner's live-in boyfriend, and had been taken off his boat, which is located on the property. It had been bent as if used to force open the door.
But the screwdriver -- red and yellow -- didn't belong to the homeowner or her boyfriend, police were told.
It did jar Santiago's memory, however. He'd seen it recently. In fact, he and Sgt. Michael Pastirko both recalled that they had seen it in the possession of 37-year-old Irving Avenue resident Daniel D. Jenkins on June 9 when they stopped him to talk to him.
Santiago noted in his investigation report for the burglary that he often has stopped Jenkins in the recent past and found him in possession of miscellaneous items, but never has been able to charge him with any crime due to the fact none of the items had been reported as stolen.
This time, though, Santiago had Jenkins.
So, when he saw Jenkins on North Pearl Street Wednesday morning around 7:30, he stopped him. He immediately asked Jenkins to see the bottom of his shoes. The shoe's prints matched those left on the rear door of the South Burlington Road home.
Between the shoe's prints and the screwdriver, Santiago had enough to arrest Jenkins, who later admitted he had committed the South Burlington Road burglary, according to Santiago's report.
Jenkins told police they could forget about recovering the victims' property; he'd already sold it to buy drugs to a guy he claimed was heading up to the Philadelphia area.
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Police: 'Multitude of violations' for students driving to school on lawn mowers
PLEASANT HILL, Ore. (AP) — Graduating seniors at Pleasant Hill High School were in no rush to get to school for their final day.
About a dozen of them drove to school Wednesday on riding mowers, forcing traffic on Highway 58 to slow to about 10 mph.
"We wanted to make people wait," said Kodi Long, 18. "We were trying to teach them a lesson -- not to hurry."
Ty Holloway, 17, was puttering along on a John Deere when he was stopped by a policeman. The officer laughed and sent him on his way when told of the circumstances, Holloway said.
But police Sgt. Mike Wisdom said it was technically illegal. A riding lawn mower meets the legal definition of a motor vehicle and the statutes that apply to vehicles apply to riding lawn mowers, too.
"Riding lawn mowers are not supposed to be on the highway," he said. "There's just a multitude of violations."
Among the infractions: equipment violations (lack of brake lights, turn signals and horn) and lack of registration, licensing and insurance, Wisdom said.
PLEASANT HILL, Ore. (AP) — Graduating seniors at Pleasant Hill High School were in no rush to get to school for their final day.
About a dozen of them drove to school Wednesday on riding mowers, forcing traffic on Highway 58 to slow to about 10 mph.
"We wanted to make people wait," said Kodi Long, 18. "We were trying to teach them a lesson -- not to hurry."
Ty Holloway, 17, was puttering along on a John Deere when he was stopped by a policeman. The officer laughed and sent him on his way when told of the circumstances, Holloway said.
But police Sgt. Mike Wisdom said it was technically illegal. A riding lawn mower meets the legal definition of a motor vehicle and the statutes that apply to vehicles apply to riding lawn mowers, too.
"Riding lawn mowers are not supposed to be on the highway," he said. "There's just a multitude of violations."
Among the infractions: equipment violations (lack of brake lights, turn signals and horn) and lack of registration, licensing and insurance, Wisdom said.
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Man on lawnmower arrested for drunken driving
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A Baraboo man has been arrested for drunken driving while riding his lawnmower down a street.
Forty-two-year-old Mark Baxter was charged with his sixth drunken-driving offense after failing a field sobriety test.
Police say Wisconsin law forbids driving any motor vehicle on public roads while intoxicated. That includes lawnmowers, snowmobiles and golf carts.
Spring Green Police Chief Kevin Wilkins says drivers can't be cited on their own property -- but once they enter a public road with a blood-alcohol level of at least point-oh-eight, they can be charged.
A sixth drunken-driving conviction carries a maximum penalty of six years and a ten-thousand-dollar fine.
Baxter is due for a hearing in Sauk County Court on June Ninth.
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A Baraboo man has been arrested for drunken driving while riding his lawnmower down a street.
Forty-two-year-old Mark Baxter was charged with his sixth drunken-driving offense after failing a field sobriety test.
Police say Wisconsin law forbids driving any motor vehicle on public roads while intoxicated. That includes lawnmowers, snowmobiles and golf carts.
Spring Green Police Chief Kevin Wilkins says drivers can't be cited on their own property -- but once they enter a public road with a blood-alcohol level of at least point-oh-eight, they can be charged.
A sixth drunken-driving conviction carries a maximum penalty of six years and a ten-thousand-dollar fine.
Baxter is due for a hearing in Sauk County Court on June Ninth.
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By Matt Clower, The Daily Telegraph
BRISBAINE, Australia - Police will investigate whether a man charged over a newly-identified contamination incident at Top Taste is linked to five other acts of sabotage, which remain unsolved.
An investigation was launched after objects, including an industrial razor blade and a sewing needle, were found in five cakes made at the bakery's Kedron factory in Brisbane since January.
Police uncovered a sixth incident of alleged food tampering, believed to have occurred in March, during their investigations.
A 34-year-old Brisbane man was charged overnight with one count of food contamination over the latest incident.
Detective Superintendent Gayle Hogan said the man had been served a notice to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 18.
"The incident relates to a further incident identified during the course of the investigation and it related to a product that was not distributed to the public and that was baked on the 15th of March, 2006," she told reporters today.
"It is important to note that this investigation is still ongoing.
"We will be looking at the whole investigation in relation to all the other offences."
Police are yet to solve five other contamination incidents at Top Taste bakeries, which occurred between January 18 and May 19.
Supt Hogan refused to confirm whether the man was a Top Taste employee, or how he allegedly tampered with any products.
She said police had interviewed staff at the Kedron factory, and the investigation was focusing on gathering information and forensically testing evidence.
The factory was temporarily closed down for two weeks and about four million Top Taste products were destroyed as part of a nationwide recall ordered last month.
Staff returned to work on Monday, despite the possibility the culprit was an employee and was still working on the factory floor.
Top Taste, owned by Sydney-based George Westons Food Ltd, has boosted security measures within the plant, including new video surveillance units on the production line and perspex protector screens covering conveyor belts.
Top Taste spokesman Peter Schutz refused to comment on the arrest, but said the new security measures would "ensure the integrity" of products.
Queensland Health spokeswoman Dr Linda Selvey said health officials had conducted an audit of the bakery on Tuesday and were satisfied Top Taste had done everything it could to keep food safe.
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If he wants to do "Tainted treats", there's employment opportunities at the Hamwinkie factories.
he needs a severe punishment
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Man takes street sweeper for a joy ride
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A Manchester man faces charges after taking an unattended street sweeper out for a joy ride. The sweeper was being used in a downtown Manchester parking garage on Saturday and the operator had left the machine temporarily.
That's when police say Michael Moran, 26, hopped on and started it up. Moran traveled several blocks before he was caught by people chasing him. Police have charged him with taking the sweeper without the owner's permission and drunken driving.
Police said Moran admitted to taking the street sweeper and said it was a stupid thing to do.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A Manchester man faces charges after taking an unattended street sweeper out for a joy ride. The sweeper was being used in a downtown Manchester parking garage on Saturday and the operator had left the machine temporarily.
That's when police say Michael Moran, 26, hopped on and started it up. Moran traveled several blocks before he was caught by people chasing him. Police have charged him with taking the sweeper without the owner's permission and drunken driving.
Police said Moran admitted to taking the street sweeper and said it was a stupid thing to do.
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Woman allegedly brings drugs to court
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - She came to the courthouse to have a domestic violence petition issued against her boyfriend. But Amanda E. Thompson was the one who was arrested — for allegedly being in possession of a controlled substance.
According to law enforcement reports, Thompson, 32, of Lake, was arrested at the Logan County Courthouse earlier this week after county officials were notified that she had hidden illegal substances in a coffee cup she was carrying.
Court Marshall Bo Ryan reportedly told sheriff's deputies that upon searching Thompson, he found two crack pipes and a rock of crack.
The Logan Banner reported that the woman's boyfriend was the one who told on her.
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - She came to the courthouse to have a domestic violence petition issued against her boyfriend. But Amanda E. Thompson was the one who was arrested — for allegedly being in possession of a controlled substance.
According to law enforcement reports, Thompson, 32, of Lake, was arrested at the Logan County Courthouse earlier this week after county officials were notified that she had hidden illegal substances in a coffee cup she was carrying.
Court Marshall Bo Ryan reportedly told sheriff's deputies that upon searching Thompson, he found two crack pipes and a rock of crack.
The Logan Banner reported that the woman's boyfriend was the one who told on her.
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Woman accused of attack with dead puppy
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - A woman accused of pummeling a dog breeder over the head with a dead Chihuahua has been charged with two misdemeanors and reimbursed the money she paid for the puppy.
Lisa Lynn Hopfer, 33, of Wentzville, was charged with trespassing and third-degree assault in the June 7 incident, authorities said.
No listed phone number for Hopfer was available. A man at her home who declined to identify himself told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday that "there's another side to the story," but declined to elaborate.
Hopfer told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy named Chloe, it died.
Authorities said Hopfer went to the breeder's home, pushed her way inside and began fighting with the breeder as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy, police said.
Linda Hulsey, 33, of St. Peters, wrestled the woman out of her house to the front porch, where the woman then hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said.
Hulsey said she was hit with the dead puppy at least 30 times and went to a hospital for her bruises, but had no serious injuries. She said she was upset that Hopfer had accused her of selling the puppy too young and said the puppy was two days shy of 6 weeks old.
Hulsey said she later returned the $100 that Hopfer had paid for the dog.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - A woman accused of pummeling a dog breeder over the head with a dead Chihuahua has been charged with two misdemeanors and reimbursed the money she paid for the puppy.
Lisa Lynn Hopfer, 33, of Wentzville, was charged with trespassing and third-degree assault in the June 7 incident, authorities said.
No listed phone number for Hopfer was available. A man at her home who declined to identify himself told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday that "there's another side to the story," but declined to elaborate.
Hopfer told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy named Chloe, it died.
Authorities said Hopfer went to the breeder's home, pushed her way inside and began fighting with the breeder as she tried to make her way to the basement to get another puppy, police said.
Linda Hulsey, 33, of St. Peters, wrestled the woman out of her house to the front porch, where the woman then hit the breeder over the head numerous times with the dead puppy, police said.
Hulsey said she was hit with the dead puppy at least 30 times and went to a hospital for her bruises, but had no serious injuries. She said she was upset that Hopfer had accused her of selling the puppy too young and said the puppy was two days shy of 6 weeks old.
Hulsey said she later returned the $100 that Hopfer had paid for the dog.
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