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Accident Reconstruction Bus in Montgomery County Involved in Accident

Posted on September 18, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

A crash involving a Montgomery County school bus sends a woman to the hospital, and caused some scary moments for several Camargo Elementary School children, and a mother who saw it all unfold. It happened around 3:40 pm on Kentucky 11 in Montgomery County near the Powell County line.

“It scared me. I just dropped what I was doing, and ran outside,” says Gemima Jones, who had a son and daughter on the bus.

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Jones watched from her kitchen window as an SUV that had lost control hit the front of the school bus, and then crashed down an embankment. Kentucky State Police say the driver of the SUV may have lost control due to wet roads. As the bus came to a screeching halt, Jones and her family rushed to it.

“Mom and dad and Jimmy they ran outside to see if we was ok,” says Eunice Jones, a third grader.

“They were scared, they were crying. Both of them were thrown out of their seats. She got up and there’s a knot on her head where she hit the floor,” says Gemima Jones.

Police say none of the children had to go to the hospital. Eunice Jones insisted despite the bump, she’s OK.

The woman in the SUV was taken to the hospital. Police say she appeared to have some internal injuries.

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Identity Theft More than a Dozen Reports from Forest Lake, Minn.

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

It started with one report of identity theft a couple weeks ago. Now more than a dozen reports from one Forest Lake neighborhood have come in.

Credit cards have been opened fraudulently in residents’ names, and the suspected monetary loss so far is about $100,000, said Forest Lake police Capt. Greg Weiss.

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Police put out an emergency Code Red alert this month — an electronic alert sent to targeted households — calling on people to check their credit reports and attend a community meeting.

“When this hit, people started talking to each other, because they’re neighbors,” Weiss said. “The meeting is in order to curb rumors and inform people of what’s being done. It’s preventative and educational.”

The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Hardwood Creek branch library at 19955 Forest Road N.

Residents who can’t attend are urged to check their credit reports and call police if anything is amiss, Weiss said.

Weiss said being proactive is crucial — both to reduce the amount of ID theft and the workload for investigators.

Electronic fraud and identity theft have become so prevalent that they are now the department’s top crime, Weiss said.

For victims, the effects of ID theft are long-lasting.

“When you go to the bank and you’re declined for an auto loan, it’s already too late,” Weiss said.

It can take months or years to erase the negative impact and to repair credit.

So far, the recent rash of ID theft has been limited to
residents in the area of the 20000 block of Everton Avenue North, Weiss said. About 14 reports have come in, with reported fraud of a couple of thousand dollars up to $20,000 in their names.

Two detectives are working full time on the case and have enlisted the help of the FBI, Weiss said.

For more information, residents can contact Detective Ashley LaValle at 651-209-9919 or 432@flpd.com.

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Arson Investigation Colorado Springs Man Set Apartment Fire to Chase away Demons

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Springs police have charged a man with arson after the man said he started a fire in his apartment to chase away demons.

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Police said Jerad Cronin told them he had to start cardboard on fire on Sunday. Police say Cronin threatened officers with a small shovel and then jumped through a plate glass window in his bedroom. He was arrested after a short chase.

Cronin was treated at a local hospital for cuts and taken to jail.

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Wrongful Death Dallas Woman Held Baby Underwater

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

DALLAS – Dallas police say a woman is facing a capital murder charge in the drowning of her 1-year-old son in a bathtub.

Chloe Menager was being held Friday on $1 million bond. Online jail records did not list an attorney for the 25-year-old woman.

The boy was identified as Elijahu Perez.

A police report says Menager caused the death by allegedly holding Elijahu underwater in a bathtub.

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Dallas police stopped a vehicle around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, and the driver said he had a call that his son was deceased. Officers followed the man to a residence, where the body was found. The mother was also at the scene.

The father’s name hasn’t been released.

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Private Detective Lexington Police Searching for Robbery Suspect

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

Lexington police are investigating the second robbery attempt at a Lexington gas station this month.

Police say a man armed with a chrome handgun walked into the Shell station at the corner of Russell Cave Road and New Circle Road around 4:30 a.m. Monday. He demanded cash and threw a book bag at the clerk to fill. When the clerk refused, the robber walked behind the counter and cocked the weapon. The clerk jumped over the counter to escape, and the suspect ran out the front door.

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The robber was last seen running toward the Hollow Creek area. A K9 tracked a scent to the area, but eventually lost the trail.

Police describe the suspect as a black man standing about 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 130 pounds. He was dressed in all black with a white shirt covering his face.

The clerk suffered a minor injury to his hand jumping over the counter.

The Shell station was previously robbed back on Monday, Sept. 3.

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Missing Person Vernon Melville of Lawrenceville, NJ

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

The Lawrence Police Department in Lawrenceville, NJ is attempting to locate Vernon F. Melville who was reported missing by his family on September 15. Melville is a black male, 87 years old, approximately 5’7” tall, weighing 150 pounds.

Melville was last seen on September 15 in Lawrenceville, wearing a plaid shirt, tan jacket, and a hat. Melville wears glasses and walks with a cane. He told a neighbor he was going for a walk around the block and has not returned.

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Melville is believed to be carrying a wallet with identification. He does not own any vehicles. He has been known to travel by bus in the past. Melville has family in Virginia, Texas, and New Jersey. He has not attempted to contact any family members as of September 16.

Melville has a cell phone with him. A signal was received from that cell phone in the Baltimore, Md. area on September 15. A second signal was received from Wilmington, Del. on September 16. Melville is on blood pressure medication and does not have his medication with him. He has been entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person.

Anyone who may have seen Melville is asked to call their local police department and call the Lawrence Police at (609) 896-1111.

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Identity Theft Lawyers’ Identities Being Used for Fake Websites

Posted on September 17, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

A recent scam has surfaced in which the identify of a Texas attorney, who had not practiced in years, was used to set up a fake law firm website using the attorney’s maiden name, former office address, and portions of her professional biography. Other attorneys have complained about the use of their names and professional information to solicit legal work. All attorneys should be on the alert to this scam.

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If you become aware of the same or a similar, situation involving your name/law firm you should immediately report the incident to local authorities, your state Bar, and the FBI at the Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3.gov. Additionally, be sure to closely monitor your credit report or bank accounts to ensure that your identity is not the only thing being stolen.

If you have been a victim of an internet scam or have received an e-mail that you believe was an attempted scam, please file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

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Arson Investigation 3 Alarm Fire in Yonkers, NY

Posted on September 16, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

YONKERS, N.Y. — The Yonkers Fire Department was investigating arson as a possible cause for a three-alarm fire that destroyed a multifamily home on Webster Avenue, damaged four others, briefly trapped six firefighters and displaced 28 residents Sunday afternoon.

“We do have reason to believe it was intentionally set,” Deputy Chief John Flynn said on the scene.

Yonkers firefighters responded to the blaze at the multifamily home at 103 Webster Ave. at 3:38 p.m. Sunday.

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When firefighters arrived, flames and heavy smoke were coming out of the top of the three-story building. The fast-moving fire destroyed the structure and quickly spread to the homes on each side. In total, five buildings sustained fire damage, Flynn said, including two that were severely damaged.

The firefighters rescued a person from a second-story window of the home at 103 Webster Ave., Flynn said. But crews were unable to save “several” animals who died in the fire, he said.

Toward the latter stage of the blaze, six firefighters from two companies were trapped by advancing fire in the rear of the home, Flynn said. They were rescued by FAST, or Firefighters Assist Team, who used ladders outside the building to get the responders out, he said.

One fire lieutenant suffered some injuries, Flynn said, but he was unsure of the extent of the injuries. Four residents were taken to the hospital after complaining of difficulty breathing, officials said.

The fire department had the blaze under control by about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, but 60-plus firefighters remained on the scene into the evening. Flynn said they would likely be there for several more hours.

“It was really a heavy firefight and required an intensive amount of manpower,” Flynn said.

Flynn declined to say where in the home at 103 Webster Ave. the fire began, saying it was still under investigation.

As of Sunday evening, officials had still blocked off a good portion of Webster Avenue and the connecting streets near Yonkers Avenue. Near the yellow crime scene tape, dozens of neighbors and interested spectators looked on.

Red Cross officials said they were helping 28 residents displaced by the blaze, giving them temporary shelter at the Good Shepard Presbyterian Church at Elm and Walnut streets.

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Wrongful Death Mother of Jhessye Shockley Arrested

Posted on September 16, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

PHOENIX –

It’s hard to believe we’ve been covering the case of a missing Glendale girl for almost a year now.

5-year-old Jhessye Shockley was reported missing last October.

After months of investigating and pouring over evidence, prosecutors believe they can prove that her own mother is responsible for the child’s death.

On Monday, Jerice Hunter is expected to respond to charges of murder and child abuse.

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Hunter’s arraignment is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Authorities say she was arrested on Sept. 6, based on the evidence they’ve been collecting for the past 11 months, but they’ve shared very few details about what they discovered.

Hunter told police Jhessye went missing on Oct. 11 while her other children were caring for her. She claims she left their apartment to run an errand and when she returned, the 5-year-old was gone.

In a court video from November, Hunter answered to child abuse charges. Court paperwork revealed that Jhessye’s siblings told police their sister looked “like a zombie” and that a closet Jhessye was put in “smelled like dead people.”

Hunter not guilty and she was seen leaving jail when those charges were dropped.

As a memorial grew near the girl’s home, the investigation continued with a 96 day search in the Butterfield Landfill.

“No 5-year-old should be left in a landfill,” said Brent Coombs of the Glendale Police Department.

Nearly 300 people dug through literally tons of trash. Prosecutors believe Hunter disposed of the child’s body days before filing a missing person’s report.

“Detectives with the Glendale Police Department arrested Jerice Hunter for the murder of her 5-year-old daughter Jhessye Shockley,” said GPD’s Deborah Black.

Hunter was taken into custody earlier this month. The arrest came as a shock to her attorney, Scott Maasen, who says his client is innocent.

“Now we’re going to see what the facts are, what their theory or what they think happened and whether they’ll be able to prove it,” he said.

Hunter has already served time in a California prison for abusing her older children.

A trial is expected to begin for this case sometime in the next two months. Prosecutors are confident they can convict Hunter, even though Jhessye’s body still hasn’t been found.

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Private Detective Police Trying to Identify Body Found in Garrard County, KY

Posted on September 16, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

A man was found dead in Garrard County, now police are investigating who he is, how he died, and how long he has been dead.

The body was found by a man clearing tall grass with a bushhog, around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. He tells LEX 18 News he ran over the body.

At this point, the Garrard County coroner and police don’t know who the person is. We’re told the body was badly decomposed and has been sent to Frankfort for an autopsy.

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The body was found a couple miles south of Lancaster, not far from the Highway 39..

KSP investigators on scene confirm they’re looking into the possibility that it’s the body of a man who is missing from Crab Orchard, but it’s too early to tell if that’s the case.

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Accident Reconstruction Bus in Montgomery County Involved in Accident

Identity Theft More than a Dozen Reports from Forest Lake, Minn.

Arson Investigation Colorado Springs Man Set Apartment Fire to Chase away Demons

Wrongful Death Dallas Woman Held Baby Underwater

Private Detective Lexington Police Searching for Robbery Suspect

Missing Person Vernon Melville of Lawrenceville, NJ

Identity Theft Lawyers’ Identities Being Used for Fake Websites

Arson Investigation 3 Alarm Fire in Yonkers, NY

Wrongful Death Mother of Jhessye Shockley Arrested

Private Detective Police Trying to Identify Body Found in Garrard County, KY

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