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INCIDENT REPORT August 15 2008
2008-06101
Breaking & Entering, Larceny
Assigned: Officer T. Posey
Location: 3465 Country Acres Dr.
Victim: Kathy Lucas
Suspect pried open back door and took 1 Gold
Chain, and Cash
Date Reported: August 13, 2008
District B Click here for the whole story
Kevin
Starr
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service
APPLE FESTIVAL FARMERS MARKET
The Lincoln County Farmers
Market is having a very good year at its new
shelter on West Water Street in Lincolnton. But
when the Lincoln County Apple Festival is held on
Saturday, September 20, the market will be in
operation a short distance away in front of the
library
AUTHORITIES
AGGRESSIVELY TACKLING ISSUE OF
FRAUDULANT IDENTIFICATION CARDS
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
LINCOLNTON -- A recently passed state
law and local aggressive enforcement may make it
harder for illegal immigrants to obtain federal
documents, then sell them to fellow immigrants.
Case in point, authorities busted a Hispanic male
late last week for trafficking in stolen
identification cards.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Lt. Hal Kluttz
identified the suspect as 33-year-old Emilio
Camerena Guzman of 410 Hunsucker Road, Hickory.
Guzman was arrested in the parking lot of the
Colonial Village Apartments in Lincolnton. He is
charged with one count of trafficking in stolen
identities and three counts of identity theft.
"The suspect was arrested after making
arrangements to make false identification for an
unidentified illegal immigrant," said Lt.
Kluttz. "Guzman met with the person on one
day to take a picture and returned the next day
with a North Carolina Driver's License and
number…. and a Social Security number and
card for a price of $150."
SafeAssured ID and the National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children® remind
Families to Discuss Safety as Kids Head Back to
School Back-to-School safety
tips offer advice to parents, guardians and their
children
As millions of children take to the
streets and roadways to head back to school this
fall, SafeAssured ID and the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) urge
parents and guardians to make child safety a
priority. In addition to reminding families of
the importance of keeping an up-to-date digital
photo of their children, SafeAssured ID will be
featuring “Back to School” safety tips
from NCMEC child safety experts on their website
at www.safeassured-id.com.
The tips recognize that parents and guardians may
need some help discussing child safety and are
meant to empower them to start this conversation
with their children to prepare for a safer school
year. Tips include:
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INCIDENT REPORT August 14, 2008
2008-06078
Sexual Offense
Assigned: Detective Etters
Location:
Victim: Juvenile
Sexual Offense
Date Reported: August 11, 2008
District A Click here for the whole story
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on the image to go to the LCHA Website)
MORE CHARGES FILED AGAINST
TEEN
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
SHERRILLS FORD -- Lincoln County
Sheriff's investigators have filed additional
charges against one of three teens, already charged with running
a car theft ring in Lincoln and surrounding
counties.
Last Thursday, 18-year-old Christian Michael
Moser of Sherrills Ford was charged with two
counts of felony larceny of a motor vehicle and
one count each of felony and misdemeanor larceny.
On July 24, Moser and 16-year-old Brian Lee
Harkey of Denver were charged with felony
breaking, entering and larceny of a motor
vehicle.
More charges may be pending including against
Stanley Jeffrey Alan Varri, 16. Catawba, Iredell
and Gaston County Sheriff's officials also have
charges filed against the same trio in connection
with home
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
IRON STATION – Emily Love of Iron
Station was one of 29 students given a special
honor from her alma-mater, Western Carolina
University. She was named a university scholar.
Recently, Western Carolina graduated more than
1,000 spring graduates.
To receive the scholar designation, Love and her
28 fellow graduates had to achieve a grade-point
average of 3.90 or better during their entire
undergraduate tenure.
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher VALE -- A Western Lincoln
County couple faces sexual assault charges
involving a sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.
And investigators said Wednesday night, more
charges could be pending in a case where the
victim is a relative of the suspects.
COMPANY
TO HOLD RIBBON CUTTING TODAY
Leonard Automatics Officially Opens New Location
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
DENVER -- While
operations officially began in the new location
for Leonard Automatics around the first part of
August, Lincoln Economic Development Association
(LEDA) officials are holding a ribbon cutting at
the new facility today (Thursday) at 11 a.m.
The new facility for Leonard is on 6.5 acres in
LEDA's newest industrial park and is one mile
from the company's previous location.
Company officials touted the move as a hallmark
of the success of the company, giving the company
"room to take the company to even greater
levels of success."
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INCIDENT REPORT August 13, 2008
2008-05277
Recovered Firearm for other Agency
Assigned: Detective Stamey
Location: 2215 E. Main St.
Victim: Harry Shafer
Reporting officer recovered firearm in reference
to a NCIC Hit
Date Reported: December 02, 2007
District B
LOCAL
EATERY PART OF EXTREME MAKEOVER EXCITEMENT By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
CHARLOTTE --
A local Lincolnton eatery was part of national TV
exposure in Charlotte recently. According to Fatz
Cafe operating partner Byron Sackett, his
restaurant catered ABC's taping of "Extreme
Makeover Home Edition" in Charlotte, at a
Sudbury Road residence that also serves as a
daycare.
Sackett told The Carolina Scoop that everyone on
the restaurant staff wanted to be a part of the
event but that not everyone could go.
"I didn't have a problem taking
volunteers," said Sackett.
Approximately 500 people were served during the
two days Fatz Cafe catered the event and Sackett
said he chose people with a history of
volunteering to work the event and that he chose
those people as a reward for volunteering in the
past.
MORE PROBLEMS FOR
AUTO SPORTS BY THE LAKE OWNER
Under Investigation by State
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
DENVER – Despite being closed since
July, there are more problems surfacing for Auto
Sports By The Lake owner John Rosenbaum.
Sources close to The Carolina Scoop revealed
Rosenbaum is under investigation of the state
Department of Motor Vehicles’ License and
Theft Bureau for failing to deliver titles, tags
and licenses to customers in a timely manner.
THREE MOTORCYCLE
WRECKS KEEP EMERGENCY WORKERS BUSY
One motorcyclist suffers serious injuries
By Jon Mayhew
Publisher
EAST
LINCOLN – Emergency service workers
were kept busy during the 9 o’clock hour
Monday night, answering three separate motorcycle
wrecks that occurred in the eastern part of
Lincoln County.
The most serious wreck happened at Mount Zion
Road and Old Plank Road. Emergency workers at the
scene said the victim’s injuries were
serious enough to warrant the
Personal: He and wife Donikka
have two sons and a daughter.
NEW ORLEANS—Hospital
Corpsman 1st Class Tremaine Luster is a busy man
these days, as he has been since arriving in the
Big Easy nine months ago.
Luster,
the Navy Times 2008 Sailor of the Year, serves as
enlisted detailer for more than 5,000 enlisted
Navy Reserve medical personnel, leads weekly
remedial physical fitness sessions at Navy
Reserve Forces Command in New Orleans, runs in
road races in the area, and visits local
elementary schools to encourage students to stay
away from drugs as part of Campaign Drug Free. He
serves as his command's sexual assault program
coordinator and has earned one bachelor's degree
in health care management and another in human
resources management.
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INCIDENT REPORT August 12, 2008
2008-05932
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Assigned: File Only (Frye)
Location: Suspect’s House
Victim: State of N.C.
Suspect in possession of drug paraphernalia
Date Reported: August 7, 2008
District B Click here for the whole story
STOLEN ART UNCOVERED Is It Yours?
Talk
about a surprising discovery. In 2006,
a treasure trove of all kinds of art work—some of which has
subsequently been identified as stolen—was
uncovered in a New York City apartment. In an
effort to track down the rightful owners, the FBI
and the Public Administrator of New York County
have posted pictures of the most important pieces
on the FBI website.
More
than 300 works of art—paintings, sketches,
sculptures, and other pieces by such artists as
Pablo Picasso, John Singleton Copley, Alberto
Giacometti, Giorgio Morandi, and Eugene
Boudin—were discovered after the death of
the apartment’s occupant, William M.V.
Kingsland.
Kingsland
was well known in New York City’s art
circles as an engaging and intelligent
connoisseur of art, books, architecture, and
genealogy. But when he died, he left no
will…and no apparent heirs to claim the
floor-to-ceiling stacks of paintings and art
works crammed into his one-bedroom apartment.
Turns out Kingsland was a pretty secretive
guy—despite having many acquaintances, very
few people had ever
COLUMBIA, SC --- United States Attorney
W. Walter Wilkins stated that Antonio Lamar
Scott,
age 19, of Greenville, was sentenced in federal
court in Spartanburg for armed bank robbery and
using a gun during a violent felony.
United States District Judge Henry F. Floyd
sentenced Scott to 117 months in prison, to be
followed by five years of supervised release.
Scott had
previously entered a guilty plea, along with
co-defendant Troy Adam Davenport, to the February
13, 2007, armed bank robbery of First Savers Bank
at 1818 Augusta Street in Greenville.
Evidence established that Davenport entered the
First Savers Bank, pointed a handgun at a teller,
and demanded money. Bank employees
watched as Davenport fled the bank and jumped
into a car, with Scott sitting in
THE
"PROPHECY" IS FULFILLED..... "Alley
Rat" Pitt becomes MWF Champion, alligns with
The Family
By
Jon Mayhew
Publisher
HOWARDS
CREEK-- "Father" David Hayes
was smiling and laughing by the end of the MWF
wresling show at the Howards Creek Veterans
Center Saturday night. He had a lot of reason to;
not only did he "convert" a new member
to his stable known as "The Family,"
the new stable member -- "The Alley
Rat" Pitt -- became MWF World Champion.
And 350-pound
monster didn't have to pin anyone in a match to
win the championship.
Instead, prior
to the tag team title match main event, Pitt came
to the ring to take issue with one-time interim
commissioner Chris Mellon holding the World
Title.
REVITALIZING AN OLD
CORNER 36th Street
Bakery & Catering
Holds Much-Anticipated Grand Opening
The Carolina Scoop exclusive video shows 36th
Street's owner and executive chef, Richard Dudley
(right) cutting the ribbon on his new location,
which is at the corner of North Aspen Street and
West Court Square in Lincolnton.
By
Jon Mayhew
Publisher
LINCOLNTON
-- It certainly took a lot of work;
sweat and tears, specifically. An old corner of
Lincolnton that was once a filling station many
years ago and since remained empty came to life
last Thursday, as the new location of 36th Street
Bakery and Catering.
For owners
Richard "Rick" Dudley and his wife,
Barbara, the work was wll worth it.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today
announced that it has approved this year's
seasonal influenza vaccines that include new
strains of the virus likely to cause flu in the
United States during the
2008-2009 season.
The six vaccines
and their manufacturers are:
CSL Limited, Afluria; GlaxoSmithKline
Biologicals, Fluarix; ID Biomedical Corporation
of Quebec, FluLaval;
MedImmune Vaccines Inc., FluMist; Novartis
Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, Fluvirin; and
Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Fluzone.
This season's
vaccines contain three strains of the
influenza virus that disease experts expect to be
the
most likely cause of the flu in the United
States.
Each season's
vaccines are modified to reflect the virus
strains most likely to be circulating. The closer
the match
New
Orleans Man Sentenced
to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Espionage
Involving China WASHINGTON -- Tai
Shen Kuo, age 58, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was
sentenced today in the Eastern District of
Virginia to 188 months in prison and required to
forfeit $40,000 for conspiracy to deliver
national defense information to a foreign
government, namely, the
People’s Republic of China (PRC), in
violation of
18 U.S.C., Section 794(a), (c). Kuo pleaded
guilty to this offense on May 13, 2008, after
being arrested on
February 11, 2008.
LINCOLNTON – By law, a
vehicle that parks in a handicapped space needs
to display a placard. Generally, those placards
hang on a rear view mirror. However, a Lincolnton
woman has been charged with stealing a placard
from a vehicle at Wal-Mart on North Generals
Boulevard Friday afternoon.
Around 2 p.m., officers were called to the store
to reports that Jacqueline Elaine Caldwell, 31,
of 113 Thornwood Lane, Stanley, had reached into
a pickup and taken a placard.
Wendy M.
Williams - Age 21 1505
Laboratory Rd. #20
Date of Arrest - August 8, 2008 -
00:52 hrs.
Place of Arrest - CMC Lincoln
She has been charged with the following charges:
Simple Assault
Second Degree Trespass
Complainant - Amanda Star Clark
Trial Date - 9/23/08 Bond: $1,000
Secured
charged with running
a car theft ring in Lincoln and surrounding
counties.
work—some of which has
subsequently been identified as stolen—was
uncovered in a New York City apartment. In an
effort to track down the rightful owners, the FBI
and the Public Administrator of New York County
have posted pictures of the most important pieces
on the FBI website.
