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Bethel, Vermont – Burglary / Theft of Explosives

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

On August 07, 2008 The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with the Vermont State Police, began a joint investigation into the theft of Dynamite, explosives and power equipment from the Rock Of Ages Quarry located in Bethel, VT.    The suspects involved in this case which included, Thomas Gauthier, Mikel Brady and [...]



New York – Trooper Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Middletown, NY – November 4, 2009
Today at 2:25 PM, Trooper David Lane, 30 years of age, and a four-year member of the State Police who worked out of the State Police Catskill station was killed in an automobile collision.
Trooper Lane was traveling northbound in his patrol vehicle on State Route 32 in the Town of [...]



Portland, Oregon – Portland Police Respond To Shooting at Residence on North Bristol

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

This morning at 6:15 a.m., Portland Police Officers from North Precinct responded to a residence located in the 9400 Block of North Bristol, on a call of a shooting that had just happened. Officers made contact with people inside the house and found that a 44-year-old man had been shot. The victim told police that [...]



Portland, Oregon – UPDATE: Fatal incident at Willamette / Haven

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Portland Police investigators have identified the deceased man found on North Willamette Blvd this morning as 31-year-old Kipp Daniel Crawford of Portland. Investigators believe that Mr. Crawford was already in the roadway when he was hit by two vehicles.
The drivers from both vehicles were at the scene and were interviewed by officers. The driver of [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – Extra Duty Officers Charged 20 Persons with DUI Last Weekend

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

November 4, 2009
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 20 persons with DUI last weekend in the police department’s continuing DUI initiative using extra duty officers. These officers target impaired drivers Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in areas with a propensity for fatal crashes, crime and DUI [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – Arrests Made in 2008 Murder of Brandon Muhammad

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

November 4, 2009
Convicted drug dealer and parolee Julius Erving Johnson is one of two men now in custody on a first-degree murder indictment charging them with the May 2, 2008 shooting death of Brandon Jamelle Muhammad in the parking lot of The Firm nightclub at 820 Palmer Place.
Also arrested is Nathaniel Marsh, who was convicted [...]



Houston, Texas – Fatal Traffic Accident at 4415 South Shaver

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

November 4, 2009 – Houston police are investigating a fatal traffic accident at 4415 South Shaver about 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
The male victim, 16, of Houston, was pronounced dead at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. His identity is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office.
HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant [...]



Florida – FDLE Arrests Madison Man for Possession of Child Pornography

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Nov 04, 2009
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Computer Crime Center (FC3) arrested Jack Yates, 52, of Madison, Fla., yesterday and charged him with 10 counts of distribution of child pornography.
Yates became a suspect last month after a detective with the Boynton Beach Police Department working undercover received more than 500 images displaying [...]



Santa Fe, New Mexico – ** UPDATE ** Dispute Turns into Homicide in Espanola

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Santa Fe – During the ongoing homicide investigation of Anthony Garcia, Agents with the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau identified 31 Y.O JOSE RIZO of Espanola as the shooter. Earlier Tuesday afternoon Agents learned that Rizo was hiding out in the Santa Fe area, and as of 5:30 Rizo was taken into custody without [...]



Boise, Idaho – Fraud at a local pharmacy leads to Felony arrest

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Fraud at a local pharmacy leads to Felony arrest
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Arrested: Theodore M. Martinez, 33, Boise
Charges: Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud (F)
Boise Police working with a pharmacy on the 7600 block of West Fairview Avenue yesterday (November 11th) at approximately 4:00 p.m. arrested Theodore Martinez. Employees of the company tell police they had received a suspicious [...]



Lincoln, Nebraska – More Information in Death of Nathan Kuhn

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

On Monday, November 2, 2009, Nathan Kuhn’s mother called Lincoln Police to report that he had been missing since the early morning hours of October 31, 2009. Detective Sergeant Munn later obtained Nathan’s cellular phone records in attempt to determine his whereabouts. Several calls had been placed to Nathan’s friend, twenty-three year old Chance Paap. [...]



Florida – LCSO Investigating Suspicious Incidents Involving Leon County Students

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

This morning at approximately 9:00AM, Leon County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Sand Trail in reference to a 14yoa girl who reported an unknown man had grabbed her by the arm as she walked to her bus stop. The teen reported she had just crossed Ballard Road from Sand Trail Lane, when a vehicle stopped next [...]



Escondido, California – Police Launch Program To Combat DUI Deaths And Injuries

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

The Escondido Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a year-long anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways.  New enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $362,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety to the City of [...]



Church Hill, Maryland – Wanted Man Fatally Wounded After Fleeing Police

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

(Church Hill, MD) – A Delaware man wanted by police was fatally wounded by police early this morning after he drove the wrong way for about 25 miles on highways in Queen Anne’s County and, when finally stopped, refused to surrender and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at police.
The deceased is identified as [...]



Portland, Oregon – Police respond to fatal incident at Willamette and North Haven

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

This morning at 2:26 a.m., Portland Police responded to the area of North Willamette Blvd and North Haven Street on a call of a bicyclist that had been hit. Officers located an injured man at the scene and he was immediately taken to an area hospital. This man later died at the hospital. Police are [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – Investigation Continuing into Shooting Death of Edward Matthews

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

November 3, 2009
The homeless man found shot to death this morning on a bench at Church Street and 5th Avenue North is identified as Edward Matthews, 46.
Central Precinct Officer Lloyd Sharp, working an extra-duty job through the Downtown Partnership, was making a routine check of the area when he saw Matthews on the bench and [...]



Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Tuesday, November 03, 2009

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and
the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
A Detachment…No news reported.
B Detachment
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Location: Wasilla
Case number: 09-98758
Type: MVC-Injury
Text: On 11/02/09, at approximately 1641 hours, AST responded to mile 8
of the Palmer/Wasilla Highway for a 3 vehicle collision. An
investigation at the scene revealed Stephen [...]



Vallejo, California – 1 Dead in Shooting – Cherry Street

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Upon arrival the officers discovered a 19 year old Hispanic male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in a car.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by fire and medical personnel. The victim has been identified as Ivan Orozco from Vallejo. Further investigation revealed that Orozco was the victim of an attempted robbery by [...]



Grand Junction, Colorado – Homicide Investigation

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Grand Junction Colorado – At about 1:30am, on November 3rd, 2009 Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department were dispatched to a fight in the area of 6th Street and Main Street. The fight between two males resulted in the victim sustaining serious injuries; the victim was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where he was [...]



Austin, Texas – Traffic Fatality #54

By admin • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: News

On Saturday, October 10, 2009, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Northeast Area Command patrol officers responded to an auto-pedestrian crash in the 6900 block of E. US 290 eastbound service road.
A preliminary investigation shows that a green Honda was traveling eastbound in the 6900 block of E. US 290 eastbound service road. Smith-Ayers was standing in [...]