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Montana – Stopping Repeat DUIs with 24/7 Accountability

By admin • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: News

Attorney General Steve Bullock
March 4, 2010
Stopping Repeat DUIs with 24/7 Accountability
It’s no secret – here in Montana, we have a problem with repeat DUIs. You can’t pick up a newspaper without reading about someone getting a sixth or seventh DUI.
Hundreds of Montanans have died in recent years in alcohol-related crashes. Every community in our state [...]



New Jersey – Officials Remind Motorists to “Hang Up! Just Drive”

By admin • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: News

Cell Phone Use/Texting Behind the Wheel Contribute to Driver Distraction, Crashes
Trenton – During the past 23 months, 224,725 citations — an average of 9,770 a month — have been issued to motorists violating New Jersey’s cell phone law, which prohibits texting and talking on hand-held phones while driving, said Pam Fischer, Director of the Division [...]



New Jersey – Troopers Arrest Brick Couple for Murder and Burning Body

By admin • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: News

Woodland Twp., Burlington Co., N.J. – On Saturday, February 27th, New Jersey State Police detectives charged two people for the murder of a man whose body was found burned in Woodland Twp. Gregory Elk, 45, 514 Laurel Ave in Brick, and Susan Vasikonis, 41 of the same address were charged with Murder and Desecration of [...]



Concord, New Hampshire – HSEM Warns Of Hazardous Weather Conditions – News and Events, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, NH DOS

By admin • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: News

HSEM Warns Of Hazardous Weather Conditions
Concord, NH – NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Christopher M. Pope urges New Hampshire residents to take appropriate precautions through the weekend due to hazardous weather conditions.
A complex weather system is bringing a mixture of precipitation and high winds to the state that could result in heavy snow [...]



Allen County, Indiana – Man Tased After Jumping From a Second Story Bathroom Window

By admin • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: News

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department Warrants and Fugitive division arrested Robert Louis Harris, M/B/27, after he jumped from a second story window and attempted to flee.
Officer Scott Borton deployed his electronic control device (Taser), which immediately incapacitated Mr. Harris allowing him to be taken into custody and handcuffed without further resistance.
Officers were attempting to serve [...]



Nashville, Tennessee – Extra Duty Officers Charged 44 Persons with DUI Last Weekend

By admin • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: News

February 23, 2010
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 44 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 arrests.
Additionally, [...]



Utah County, Utah – Woman’s Body Found in Hobble Creek Canyon

By admin • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

The body of an unidentified woman was found in Hobble Creek Canyon near the Jolley’s Ranch recreation area. Circumstances are suspicious.
On February 21, 2010, at about 4:10 P.M. dispatchers with the Utah Valley Dispatch Special Service District received a call from a woman who reported she found a woman’s body near the Jolley’s Ranch recreation [...]



Jersey City, New Jersey – Operation Wetlands Scores Multi-Agency Victory Over Drugs

By admin • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: News

Jersey City, N.J – Twenty-six (26) people were arrested today as a part of a multi-agency case against a drug trafficking organization that includes some members of the Bloods street gang. Arrest teams began sweeping through the Jersey City area before dawn this morning, executing 18 arrest warrants and 15 search warrants. The total number [...]



Trenton, New Jersey – Man Reportedly Throws 3-Month-Old Off Driscoll Bridge over Raritan River

By admin • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: News

Man Held on Charges of Kidnapping and Attempted Murder; Police Told that He Threw Infant Daughter from Bridge on Parkway
Search for missing 3-month-old continues in area of Driscoll Bridge over Raritan River
TRENTON – A Galloway Township man has been charged with kidnapping and attempted murder, among other offenses, after he allegedly abducted his infant daughter [...]



New York – State Police in Williamson Investigates 1 Car Fatal Accident

By admin • Feb 12th, 2010 • Category: News

2/10/10 at approximately 10:57pm, Wayne County 911 dispatched SP Williamson Trooper to a report of a vehicle on it’s side on Pound Road in the Town of Williamson.  Vehicle was traveling northwest on Pound Road in the Town of Williamson and crosses over the southbound lane, exits the roadway and strikes the  ditch and overturns.  [...]



Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Monday, February 08, 2010

By admin • Feb 9th, 2010 • 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
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Location: Ketchikan
Case number: 10-10989
Type: Criminal Mischief
Text: On 2/8/2010, at 1403 hours, Alaska State Troopers took a report of
Criminal Mischief at the North Point Higgins School.  Ketchikan Gateway
Borough Grounds Supervisor Eric Taylor reported unknown person/ persons
forced [...]



Huntsville, Alabama – Arrest Made in Traffic Fatality

By admin • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: News

Huntsville, Alabama (February 9, 2010) On January 21, 2010, Huntsville Police Department arrested Duane Arlen Clark, 51 years of age, of Huntsville and charged him with Negligent Vehicular Homicide.
The incident was the result of the fatality that occurred on October 24, 2009. The accident occurred at Bailey Cove / Willowbrook in which Keara Kroelinger was [...]



Arizona – Suspect In Hostage Hoax Arrested After Pursuit In Moving Truck

By admin • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: News

Man, who falsely claimed hostage situation, arrested after pursuit in moving truck
Situation stopped traffic on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson in Casa Grande
Monday, February 08, 2010 -
On Sunday, February 07, 2010, at about 1:01 p.m., DPS received a 9-1-1 call which originated at the Phoenix Police Department’s 9-1-1 center from a man, later identified as [...]



Louisiana – Hammond Man Dies in Early Morning Fire

By admin • Feb 6th, 2010 • Category: News

Baton Rouge LA, State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning announced today that his office is investigating a residential house trailer fire that claimed the life of a Hammond man. The Hammond Fire Department received a 911 call on February 6, 2010 at 04:49 hours that a house trailer located at 43469 Little Vegas Rd. Hammond [...]



Federal Text Messaging Ban Announced for Commercial Truck Drivers

By admin • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: News

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers
U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses.
The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to [...]



Kentucky Meth Labs Soar In 2009

By admin • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

(Frankfort, Ky.) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) released the 2009 methamphetamine lab statistics today and the numbers are soaring. KSP reports that there were 716 meth labs in the Commonwealth last year which is an all time high for the state, increasing sixty percent over the 2008 totals.
The last record was set in 2004, when [...]



Norman, Oklahoma – Replacement of Oklahoma License Plates

By admin • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: News

In January 2010 all standard Oklahoma license plates (not including motorcycle, specialized or personalized) will be replaced with a new style of plate. The Norman Police recognize that elderly or disabled residents may not be physically able to change the tags themselves. As a result the Norman Police Department will offer this service free of [...]



Reno, Nevada – Arrest Made in Incline Suspicious Death Case

By admin • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: News

Washoe County Sheriff’s Detectives, with the help of United States Marshals, have arrested Mary Arlayne Baymiller, 73, in connection to the stabbing death of her husband Charles Alan Baymiller, which occurred in October at their residence in Incline Village.
Baymiller was at her residence in Fresno, California when Marshals took her into custody. She is [...]



Watertown, South Dakota – Hamlin County Fatal Crash

By admin • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: News

WATERTOWN, S.D. – A three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 81 on Monday morning killed three Badger women.
The victims, all in a 1996 Chevrolet Corsica, were identified as Barbara P. Rolsma, 70; Shirley A. Erstad, 75, and Freda A. Waldner, 68.
Lorie Jacobsen of Watertown had stopped on the edge of the highway with flashers on to [...]



Fifteen Die on Kentucky Roadways Last Week (01/11 – 01/17)

By admin • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: News

Date of News Release: 01/19/10
A staged photo of a Trooper at a grave yard(Frankfort, Ky.) — Preliminary statistics* indicate that fifteen people died in fifteen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, January 11 through Sunday, January 17, 2010.
Thirteen of the crashes involved motor vehicles and seven of those victims were not wearing seat belts. [...]



Bismarck, North Dakota – Crime Doesn’t Pay, But We Do

By admin • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: News

Bismarck Area Crime Stoppers 23 Years Old
Twenty three years ago this month, a special phone rang for the first time in the Bismarck Police Department. The first call ushered in a bold, new approach to police/community/media relations. It marked the beginning of the Bismarck Area Crime Stoppers.
The Bismarck Area Crime Stoppers program serves the entire [...]



Norman, Oklahoma – Man Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting

By admin • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: News

Update on Officer Involved Shooting on December 18
After a thorough investigation by the Norman Police Department, which the District Attorney’s Office reviewed, 1st Assistant David Brockman stated, “it is my finding that this use of force by Officer Keene was justified and appropriate under the law and thus no action by the District Attorney’s Office [...]



Twelve Die on Kentucky Roadways Last Week (01/04 – 01/10)

By admin • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: News

Date of News Release: 01/11/10
A staged photo of a Trooper at a grave yard(Frankfort, Ky.) — Preliminary statistics* indicate that twelve people died in twelve separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, January 4 through Sunday, January 10, 2010.
Ten of the crashes involved motor vehicles and eight of those victims were not wearing seat belts. [...]



Jackson, Mississippi – Names Released of MDOT Workers Killed Today Near Lumberton

By admin • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: News

JACKSON, MISS., Monday, January 11, 2010—Two Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) employees were killed earlier this morning while placing sand on an icy section on Highway 11 north of Lumberton, Miss.  A third employee was also injured.
According to Lumberton Police Department, Leon Sims, 43 and Tyler Kilsby, age 25, both MDOT employees, were killed today [...]



Humboldt County, California – Second Arrest in Van Alstine Murder

By admin • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: News

Yesterday evening a second person was arrested and booked for the murder of Robert Van Alstine. Shortly after noon yesterday, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Andrea Janette Marr, 24 of Eureka.
Sheriff’s Detectives contacted members of Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Program (POP) who assisted detectives in searching for Marr at [...]



Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Thursday, January 07, 2010

By admin • Jan 8th, 2010 • 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
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Location: Ketchikan
Case number: 10-1357
Type: Burglary 1, Theft 4
Text: On 01/06/10 at about 0829 hours, the Alaska State Troopers in
Ketchikan received a report of a theft from a residence on Jenck Road.
Investigation revealed that an [...]



Lee County, Florida – Husband And Wife Face Fraud Charges

By admin • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: News

On May 22, 2009, The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit received a complaint from a business owner that would lead to the January 7, 2010 arrest of a husband and wife for a scheme to defraud against four victims totaling $135,072.14. In addition to the fraud charges faced by both husband and wife, [...]



Ames, Iowa – Gusty winds will hamper travel through most of Friday, January 8th, 2010

By admin • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: News

AMES, Iowa – Jan. 8, 2010; 7 a.m. update – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that travel will remain difficult through most of Friday. Blowing and drifting is expected to gradually abate as the winds diminish later today and tonight from west to east. Road maintenance crews are beginning to assess conditions [...]



Nevada – Advance Secure Issuance Licenses and ID Cards Debut in Carson City Monday

By admin • Jan 7th, 2010 • Category: News

Advance Secure Issuance Licenses and ID Cards Debut in Carson City Monday
Marked with a gold star, cards meet federal identification standards
Beginning Monday, Jan. 11 in Carson City, Monday, Feb. 1 in Reno and eventually statewide, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will begin Advanced Secure Issuance (ASI). ASI is a new license or ID card [...]



Alaska State Troopers Press Release of Wednesday, January 06, 2010

By admin • Jan 7th, 2010 • 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
Location: Juneau
Case Number: 10-1283
Type: Stranded Hikers – Suspected
Text: On 1-5-10, at about 2100, Juneau AST received a report about two
hikers who appeared to be stranded on Thunder Mountain. AST responded to
a Trafalgar Street residence where [...]