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Florida – Statewide Drug Sweep Nets 757 Arrests, Major Drug Seizures

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

March 07, 2008
In an intensive statewide enforcement effort, local, state, and federal law enforcement officials arrested 757 people and seized more than 4.7 kilos of cocaine, 156 pounds of marijuana, 856 marijuana plants, 670 grams of methamphetamine, 908 grams of crack, hundreds of prescription pills and $1.16 million in currency.  The arrests and seizures came [...]



Lincoln, NE – “Operation Byrne Blitz” Enforcement Results Released

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

(Lincoln, NE) – “Operation Byrne Blitz” a nationwide drug enforcement effort sponsored by the National Alliance of State Drug Enforcement Agencies (NASDEA), in partnership with the National Narcotics Officers’ Association Coalition (NNOAC),  took place Wednesday, March 5, 2008.  The Nebraska State Patrol’s participation in the effort resulted in the
statewide round-up of 30 suspected drug offenders.  
The [...]



JEFFERSON CITY – Federal Stimulus Payments May Benefit Non-Tax Filers

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Revenue (Department) announced today that Missourians who may be required to file a federal return to take advantage of the Federal Stimulus Payments will not be required to file a Missouri return.
Many Missourians, who are not required to file a federal or state tax return, may still be [...]



Iberia Parish Checkpoint Results

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

March 7, 2008
March 6, 2008, Louisiana State Police – Troop I, conducted a Safety Checkpoint from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, on La 86 within Iberia Parish. Troopers were aggressively looking for vehicles that were not insured and those vehicles were removed from the roadway.  Troopers also found numerous other violations.  A total of 500 [...]



JACKSON, MISS. – Possible Wintry Weather is Expected in the State Today

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

JACKSON, MISS., Friday, March 7, 2008-According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), a winter weather advisory has been issued for several counties in Mississippi.   The National Weather Service has advised that North Mississippi, Central Mississippi and the Delta could possibly receive rain and snow today. The advisory is expected to remain in effect until [...]



DPS reminds Spring Break drivers to slow down, drive sober

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

DPS troopers in the Valley and South Texas will have extra officers on duty in March, looking for Spring Breakers who are speeding, driving drunk or not wearing safety belts.
“The drinking age in Texas is 21. When it comes to underage drinking and driving, Texas has a zero tolerance law,” warns Col. Thomas A. Davis [...]



Indian Springs, MD – WANTED MAN WHO POINTED GUN AT TROOPER IDENTIFIED

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

 (Indian Springs, MD) – The man fatally wounded by a Maryland State Trooper yesterday afternoon, after he pointed a fully-loaded handgun at the trooper, has been positively identified.
 The deceased is identified as Randall Charles Sipes, 27, of the 700-block of Indian Grave Road, Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania.  He was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival by ambulance [...]



Lincoln, NE – Accident Reduction Efforts Result in Additional Funding

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

(Lincoln, NE) – The State of Nebraska is among eight states nationwide to
receive full incentive funding from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMSCA).  The funding totaling $189,357.00 is utilized by
the Nebraska State Patrol’s Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program which
provides financial assistance to reduce the number and severity of
accidents and hazardous material incidents involving commercial motor
vehicles.



San Diego – Suspicious Circumstances in Death Investigation

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

The following information is fragmentary and has not been completely verified. It is based, in part, on hearsay and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.
On March 6, 2008, at 0112 hours, deputies from the Fallbrook Patrol Station were dispatched to a report of a downed “live” power line [...]



Houston – HPD Arrests Pair for Stealing Checks from Mail

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

March 07, 2008 – Investigators in the Houston Police Department Financial Crimes Unit, in cooperation with United States Postal Inspectors, have arrested two suspects believed responsible for the theft of hundreds of checks and money orders that unsuspecting victims had placed in the mail to pay their utilities, taxes, credit cards, mortgages, and even their [...]



Sheriff Waugh to Host Public Meeting Regarding New Sub-Station

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On March 18, 2008, Sheriff Waugh will host a public meeting to receive comment regarding the
establishment of a full service sub-station in the Williamson Valley area. The meeting will commence at
6 P.M. inside the fire station located at 4155 West Outer Loop Road, at the intersection of Outer Loop
and Williamson Valley Road.



Prescott, AZ – High Dollar Commercial Burglary in Ash Fork

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On March 5, 2008, at approximately 1 P.M., Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to
reported burglary at the Harley Gray Stone Company, located in the 4000 block of Double A Ranch
Road in Ash Fork. The theft occurred sometime between the early afternoon of March 4 and the
morning hours of March 5.



Concord, NH – Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

Drug Arrest
CONCORD – On March 6, 2008 the Concord Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit
arrested a Concord man after receiving information that a drug deal was to occur in the vicinity
of Bishop Brady High School. Arrested during a joint operation between members of the
Criminal Investigations Unit and the Patrol Division was:
John Huckins, age 17
Columbus Ave.
Concord, NH



Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Thursday, March 06, 2008

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and
the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
A Detachment  – Location: Hydaburg
Case number: 08-17692
Type: Harassment
Text: On 3-6-2008 at approximately 1756 hours, Steven Dilts age 59 of
Hydaburg, reported that Anthony Christianson age 32 of Hydaburg, was
verbally harassing him and others at the Craig Court [...]



Pasadena Police Announce Gang Arrests

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

 March 6th, 2008 by  admin.pd
PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena Police Department announced today that search warrants were served at three locations in Pasadena and one location in Duarte. As a result, seven suspected gang members were arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the 900 Blk. of E. Washington Blvd., on February 10, [...]



New Orleans, LA – Murder Investigation

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

March 6, 2008  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
 
New Orleans, LA – Members of the New Orleans Police Department are investigating the apparent shooting death of an unidentified female.  The offense occurred approximately 1:10 P.M., in the 3300 block of Lancaster Street.  
 
According to investigators, Fourth District officers received a call of a “body found” and upon their arrival [...]



City of Akron – Crime Log 03/06/08

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

3/6/2008 10:42:40 AM
Major Incidents Reported for March 06, 2008 -
Theft:
Detectives from the Akron Police Department arrested Katherine F. Delaney, 45, of Wingate Ave in Akron for Felony Theft and Forgery. Delaney was the treasurer for the Sam Salem School PTA located at 1222 W. Waterloo Rd. During the 2004 – 2007 school years, Delaney embezzled [...]



SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE – Drug Arrest

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

After a six month long investigation a search warrant was executed at a residence in the city of
Dixon at 7:45 a.m. this morning Thursday, March 6, 2008. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office
Cal-MMET/Sol-NET unit (California Multi Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement
Team-Solano Narcotics Enforcement Team) assisted by the Dixon Police department and the
Vacaville Police department conducted the search on [...]



Sacramento County Sheriff – Attorney Arrested for Sexual Battery

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On Thursday March 6, 2008, at approximately 10:45 a.m., detectives assigned to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department’s Sexual Assault Unit arrested local family law attorney Gary Appelblatt (56) in his office which is located at 3610 American River Drive.
Detectives investigated a complaint from a 28-year old female client who reported Abbelblatt touched her in a [...]



Santa Cruz, Ca. – Narcotics Arrest

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On March 5, 2008, during the course of a community meeting facilitated by the Santa Cruz Police Department, officers were alerted to an encampment near a trail behind Market Street. According to neighbors at the meeting, there has been an increase in drug activity, trash and environmental degradation along the trail. Two officers left the [...]



Redlands, Ca. – Police seek hit-and-run driver who damaged historic gate

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

Thursday, March 06, 2008
 
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who badly damaged a historic gate at the city cemetery.
The entry gates, which stood at the Alessandro Road entrance to Hillside Memorial Park, were donated to the city in July of 1920 by Olivia Stokes in memory of her sister Caroline Phelps-Stokes, who died in [...]



Philadelphia Police – Joseph Porter Wanted

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On Thursday, 03-06-08 at approximately 10:30am, at 58th & Malvern Street, 25/B/F was
stabbed in her back shoulder area taken to University of Pennsylvania where she is listed in
stable condition, also assaulted at that location was a 16/B/M who sustained a stab wound to
his upper chest area, he was transported to Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania where [...]



Houston- Fatal Shooting at 10650 Hempstead Highway

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

March 06, 2008 – Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of one man and wounding of another at 10650 Hempstead Highway about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 5).
The male victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second male victim also suffered a gunshot wound to the [...]



Woman Awakes From Afternoon Nap To Find Burglars in Her Home

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

At approximately 2:00 pm yesterday afternoon, a woman living on the 7200 block of Cross Country Road in the town of Verona, awoke to find two men burglarizing her home while she and her children napped.
Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the home after the woman called 911 to report the two men in her [...]



TRANSPORTATION BOARD AWARDS MORE THAN $54 MILLION IN HIGHWAY CONTRACTS

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2008
Contact: Communications Office, (919) 733-2522
RALEIGH — The N.C. Board of Transportation today awarded contracts totaling more than $54.3 million for highway improvement projects in 22 counties at its meeting in Raleigh.
The contracts are for projects in Anson, Ashe, Cherokee, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Henderson, Johnston, Jones, Perquimans, Pitt, Randolph, [...]



I-90 near Sturgis to go head-to-head this weekend – Work Delayed Due to Weather

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

STURGIS, S.D. – Work on Interstate 90 south of Sturgis scheduled to start today (March 6) has been delayed due to winter weather conditions. 
Head-to-head traffic in the eastbound lane between Exits 32 and 40 is now scheduled to start Saturday (March 8). 
Traffic is expected to remain head-to-head until July. In August, traffic will be switched [...]



Sacramento – Teacher Arrested for Child Annoyance and Sexual Battery

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

Teacher Arrested
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Sexual Assault Detectives served a search warrant at the Grass Valley residence of 54-year-old Gregory J. Rayburn. Rayburn was arrested on a warrant for the following charges: (15) counts of child annoyance and (2) counts of sexual battery.
Rayburn was employed as [...]



Troopers Urge Young Motorists to Drive Responsibly, Focus on Safety During Spring Break

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

MONTGOMERY — The upcoming spring break season traditionally means many
young drivers take to Alabama’s roadways en route to popular beach and vacation spots.
Alabama’s state troopers will be working throughout the season to help ensure spring break
vacationers arrive safely and to encourage them to drive responsibly.
Department of Public Safety Director Col. J. Christopher Murphy singled out [...]



EBay Internet Fraud

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

On March 5, 2008, a resident from the Village of Oak Creek filed a complaint with the Yavapai
Sheriff’s Office regarding internet fraud on EBay.
On January 30, 2008, the victim ordered a Nintendo Wii gaming machine from a seller on the EBay
auction site and used his personal credit card to make the $400.00 dollar payment. The [...]



FRISCO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE

By admin • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Driving Laws

(March 5, 2008) On Tuesday night, March 4, 2008, the Frisco City Council passed an Ordinance establishing residency restrictions for child predator offenders, making it unlawful for certain sex offenders to reside within 1,000 feet of premises where children commonly gather. Any person, firm, corporation, agent, or employees thereof who violate any of the provisions [...]