Police Blotter
SCRANTON – A Pittston man is being investigated on evidence of drunken driving after he fled the scene of a crash in a construction zone on Interstate 81 on Tuesday, state police at Dunmore said.
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Police: Man caught carrying stolen music equipment mid-burglary
WESTMINSTER – A man was arrested after officers caught him carrying stolen music equipment out of a Westminster business on Thursday morning, police said. Officers responding to an alarm at Orange County Music in the 6500 block of Westminster…
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Police reports from January 2, 2011
JAIL LOG The following was compiled from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP): * Who: Hairston, Raymond Walter, 38, St. Augustine. Charge: Probation violation. (SJCSO) * Who: Sutton, Rebecca Marie, 27, St. Augustine. Charge: Refusing to submit to DUI test, DUI, Drug possession, drug equipment possession. (FHP) * Who: James, Robert Dupree, 24, St …
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Weapons Seizure Brings More Questions for Authorities
ALTON – Assault weapons, body armor and police equipment. Alton police want to know how all of this ended up in the home of a suspected drug dealer. It started as a simple call about shots fired in an Alton neighborhood. It ended with a major weapon seizure. Semi-automatic rifles, high-capacity ammo magazines, body armor, night vision goggles, this weapons arsenal was found inside a house on the …
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West Vancouver police arrest 3 inside empty grow-op
A trio of men who broke into a West Vancouver grow-op house — after it was dismantled by police — were arrested in the home by West Vancouver officers Thursday with the help of a police dog.
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New equipment for law enforcement
The North Platte Telegraph The North Platte Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office have received new equipment for their patrol vehicles that will enhance local enforcement.
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Police say arrest of Northland man led to recovery of large amount of stolen property
Kansas City police said Wednesday the arrest last week of a Northlander led to recovery of a large amount of property stolen in burglaries. The man, Brandon James Seys, 32, is charged in Clay County Circuit Court with first-degree burglary after allegedly forcing his way into a neighbor’s house Dec. 20 and stealing a computer.
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BCPO receives six new vehicles
THE Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) received six newly-purchased vehicles which will be distributed among the different police stations here in the city. City Director Senior Supt. Celestino Guara said Thursday they already received six new Foton vehicles last Tuesday, through the effort of the local government led by City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and the City Council. He said the new vehicles …
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Woman Accused in Boy’s Death
Houston Police say a 44-year-old woman, charged with capital murder in the death of Jonathan Foster, acted alone and has probably killed before.
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Police solve five break-in cases, 13 arrested
THE Muar police made a breakthrough in some of its break-in cases with the arrest of 13 illegal Vietnamese including a woman in her twenties, during a recent raid.
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Police Christmas blighted by fire
MILLIONS of dollars worth of police equipment were razed in a fire which engulfed three buildings at the Harman Barracks in Kingston early this morning.
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Police: Employee Steals Newspaper’s ATM
A Daytona Beach News-Journal employee is arrested.
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Logging equipment stolen in Woodbury
WOODBURY — About $ 3,000 worth of logging equipment was stolen from Fletcher Quarry Road in Woodbury sometime between Dec. 17 and Monday, Vermont State Police Trooper Daniel Trottier said in a statement.
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State police enter Taser era; Troop C already used device once
As New York state troopers began using Taser electronic control devices for the first time across the state this month, the agency hopes to see the same benefit other local police agencies have experienced using such equipment.
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Debate heated in bid for police cars
A debate on possible police car funding led to a rejection by the Roanoke Rapids City Council Tuesday, but not before the debate became somewhat contentious on the heels of honoring city police officer John Taylor, who was wounded in a shooting in November.
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