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MIssing Persons Nakesha Lynn Barton-Lopez

Posted on June 9, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

The College Station Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a missing College Station resident. Nakesha Lynn Barton-Lopez last spoke to her family on April 21st. Through our detective’s investigation we have been able to locate video of Barton-Lopez at a retail store in Denton, Texas on that same date. Barton-Lopez would be accompanied by her three daughters: Jackelyn, Janette and Rayana Rivera. At this time, we have no reason to believe that there is foul play involved. However, it is unusual for Barton-Lopez to be out of contact with her family for this length of time.

Descriptions and photographs of Barton-Lopez and her daughters are attached. Please contact Brazos County Crime Stoppers at 979-775-TIPS (8477) if you have any information regarding the location of this missing person and her children.

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The safety of our community does not have borders. It is the goal of every law enforcement agency to protect the citizens that we serve. Be the eyes and ears of your police department. When you see suspicious activity contact the College Station Police Department at 979-764-3600 or the Texas A&M University Police Department at 979-845-2345; contact the Bryan Police Department or the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office at 979-361-3888. Together we can make a difference in our community.

Prepared By: Officer Rhonda Seaton

Questions regarding this news release may be directed to:
Officer Rhonda Seaton, Public Information Officer
College Station Police Department
2611 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Office Phone: (979) 764-3591
Cell Phone (979) 204-5200
Department Phone: (979) 764-3600
Email: rseaton@cstx.gov

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Missing Person Kenneth Mosley Fisher of Cynthiana

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

Authorities in Harrison County have issued a Golden Alert for Kenneth Mosley Fisher, 75, last seen Friday around 10 a.m. at his home on Elm Street in Cynthiana.

Police said Fisher left the home on foot, headed toward a nearby gas station, but hasn’t been heard from since.

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Fisher is described as a white male with fair skin, 6’1”, 245 lbs, with a tattoo on his left forearm of a cross. He has multiple medical conditions requiring regular medication which he does not have on him.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cynthiana Police Department at (859) 234-7100.

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Pedophile Tracking Larry Flannery of Rowan County

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

A Rowan County man was arrested on charges related to child pornography Tuesday after Kentucky State Police served a search warrant at his home.

Larry Flannery, 43, is charged with possession of matter portraying the sexual performance by a minor. He is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center on a $10,000 cash bond.

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Flannery was arrested by the KSP Electronic Crime Branch as a result of an undercover online investigation into the possession and distribution of images of child sexual exploitation. The investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant at Flannery’s residence in Morehead on June 5 by the KSP Electronic Crime Branch and KSP Post 8 units. Equipment used to distribute child pornography was seized and taken to the KSP forensic laboratory for examination.

Additional charges are pending.

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Insurance Fraud Alice’s Law

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

Assemblyman David Weprin and other advocates are urging the New York State Assembly to pass a bill that will make it a felony to stage a car accident. The crime is currently a misdemeanor.

Alice’s Law is named after Queens grandmother, Alice Ross, who died in a staged automobile accident as part of an insurance fraud. Three men were involved in the scheme, one of whom intentionally hit the car Ross was driving, causing her to careen into a tree. This type of fraud is prevalent because New York is a No-Fault law state, which means insurers have to pay victims of an auto accident even if the victim was responsible for the incident.

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“I believe once Alice’s Bill becomes Alice’s Law, not only will consumers save hundreds of hundreds of dollars of their own annual premiums but we will save lives,” Weprin said, during a press conference at City Hall.

The bill was passed by the state Senate earlier this year and now Weprin, along with AAA New York and the advocacy group, New Yorkers Stand Against Insurance Fraud, are pushing for its passage before the legislature
finishes its session on June 21.

Weprin said there are those in Albany that don’t think additional crime categories should be made law, but he said there are over thirty sponsors for the bill in the legislature. David Schwartz, an attorney for New Yorkers Stand Against Insurance Fraud, added that critics who call the bill duplicative should analyze similar laws.

“We pass laws all the time that are duplicative but they send a message to certain epidemics that are going on,” Schwartz said. “Look at hate crime legislation. That, too, can be duplicative. But we passed hate crime legislation to stop hate crimes from happening.”

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Private Investigator Investigation into Mail Carrier Running Over Dog

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

A Northern Kentucky woman says her golden retriever died because a U.S. mail carrier ran it over repeatedly.

The U.S. Postal Service is investigating the claim, but the three-year-old dog’s owner says Nalah’s death was no accident.

“We walked in and I saw my dog at the foot of the stairs and she was already dead and it was really sad,” said Lisa Hamm, who is shocked, too, not only because Nahla was killed, but how it happened.

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“She was a family member, part of the family,” said Lisa, whose father saw it happen near a park in Kenton Hills.

Nelson Hamm said a mail carrier got into a small postal vehicle. The dog followed it and had her head near the tires when the driver hit the gas. The vehicle wouldn’t go over the dog and Nelson said the carrier rocked it back and forth, spinning the tires until it finally did.

“When it ran up on her, he knew he was on something and her legs were going like this and he kept on going, gunning it, gunning it and gunning it,” said Nelson.

Nahla made it up and inside the house – but it was too late.

“I just started crying. The dog was laying there and I picked her up and just held her, but she was already dead,” said Nelson, who saw the carrier deliver a package down the street and then came back his way, but wouldn’t stop.

Postal investigators confirmed they are looking into this, but have to determine if it’s their driver and if there are other unknowns.

“We need an explanation of some kind but certainly can’t replace our pet,” said Lisa.

The Postal Service also said the worker will remain on the job – at least for now.

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Drug Dog Sweep Dealer Swallowed Heroin

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

SEYMOUR, Ind. — An Indiana State Police trooper used a cell phone call and an X-ray machine to thwart the alleged drug-dealing efforts of an Indianapolis man who police say swallowed seven balloons of heroin.

Trooper Randel Miller stopped Ubaldo Lopez-Gonzalez, 21, for a minor traffic violation just before 2 p.m. Wednesday as Lopez-Gonzalez exited Interstate 65 at Seymour.

Miller determined Lopez-Gonzalez had never been issued a driver’s license and suspected he might be in the possession of drugs based on his unusual answers to casual questions and “numerous indicators of possible criminal activity,” according to the state police.

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A police dog from the Seymour Police Department sniffed around the vehicle and indicated there were drugs inside, but officers did not find any illegal substances.

Lopez-Gonzalez’s cell phone rang repeatedly during the traffic stop, and Miller finally answered it with the intent on telling the caller to quit calling.

But as soon as he picked up the phone, the man on the other end referred to the trooper as “Angel” and asked if they would be meeting “in the same place,” according to the state police.

Miller gave the caller an alternate meeting location suspecting that he and Lopez-Gonzalez were meeting for a drug deal.

Lopez-Gonzalez was turned over to another trooper, and Miller went to the alternate location. A taxi cab pulled up, but the man inside ran away after seeing Miller.

The man stopped running after Miller threatened to use his Taser to subdue him. The man told Miller he regularly purchased heroin from Lopez-Gonzalez, who would carry the heroin in his mouth — double bagged — and would swallow it if police attempted to intervene, according to the state police.

Miller confiscated more than $1,000 from the man as evidence and released him. His name was not released because he has not been arrested, but Miller plans to seek conspiracy charges against him.

The trooper obtained a search warrant to search Lopez-Gonzalez’s body and took him to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, where an X-ray revealed something “unusual” in his abdomen.

Lopez-Gonzalez was given laxatives at the hospital and passed the seven balloons containing brown powder heroin several hours later, the state police said.

He was booked into the Jackson County Jail on preliminary charges of dealing a Schedule I controlled substance, a Class B felony; possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, a Class C felony, obstruction of justice, a Class D felony and operating a vehicle while never licensed, a Class C misdemeanor.

The investigation also revealed that Lopez-Gonzalez was a Mexican national in the United States illegally, police said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was notified and have placed a hold on Lopez-Gonzalez.

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Identity Theft 14 Arrested in Cyber Bank Fraud

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

Stealing victims’ identities was the first step toward pilfering from their online banking accounts, according to a cyber bank fraud indictment announced Thursday.

Fourteen South Florida men and women were indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their alleged involvement in a scheme to gain online access to — and steal money from — the personal checking and savings accounts of about a dozen unsuspecting Bank of America customers. The alleged theft, totaling more than $100,000 occurred from November 2009 to June 25, 2010. Each of the stolen amounts was less than $10,000.

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Bank of America spokeswoman Christina Beyer declined to comment on the indictment or the bank’s online safeguards.

Those charged were: Ibrahin Elias, 24, of Hialeah; Dalbert Hernandez, 22, of Miami; Victor Batista, 22, of Hialeah; Roger Lores, 23, of Hialeah; Aniuta Castro-Ruiz, 53, of Hialeah; Dayan Galarraga, 40, of Hialeah; Yanelis Curbera, 34, of Hialeah; Dalmis Gonzalez, 30, of Hialeah; Yoleisy Legarde, 29, of Miami; Howard Mitchell, 27, of Miami; Yovani Gonzalez, 26, of Miami; Idalma Chaskel Kessel, 45, of Hialeah; Maribel Perez, 23, of Hialeah; and Edisbel Rodriguez, 36, of Miami.

All were arrested Thursday except for Galarraga, who remains at large, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

According to prosecutors, Elias worked as the ringleader, gathering stolen personal identification information of unwitting bank customers, including names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers. He then allegedly used the information to impersonate bank customers and access their accounts through Bank of America’s website.

Once Elias had control of an account, he allegedly transferred funds to accomplices, who made their own accounts available to receive the stolen money. He also allegedly ordered checks which were used to drain victims’ accounts.

Elias is charged with one count of conspiring to commit bank fraud, 16 counts of substantive bank fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count for destruction of evidence.

The indictment also alleges that Hernandez and Batista received stolen funds and recruited others to participate in the scheme. Hernandez and Batista are both charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud, and Batista is charged with four counts of substantive bank fraud.

According to the charges, Lores, Castro-Ruiz, Galarraga, Curbera, and Dalmis Gonzalez all received stolen funds through electronic online transfers, and charged a fee for the service. Once they allegedly received the stolen funds, they and others made withdrawals from different locations and returned the bulk of the proceeds to their handlers. They are charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud and substantive bank fraud violations.

Finally, Legarde, Mitchell, Yovani Gonzalez, Kessel, Perez, and Rodriguez are alleged to have cashed stolen checks obtained through Elias’ online fraud. They are charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud and substantive bank fraud violations.

If convicted, the U.S. Attorney’s office said, each defendant charged with conspiracy and bank fraud violations faces a potential maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Additionally, Elias faces mandatory consecutive two-year sentences for each conviction for aggravated identity theft, and a potential maximum sentence of 20 years for attempting to destroy evidence.

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Private Investigator Hired by Family of Harry Smith

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

CHILLICOTHE — Frustrated with the progress of the official investigation, the family of Harry Smith has turned to private investigators to determine how the 89-year-old died.

In late April, the family hired a team of investigators from the Columbus-based Lycurgus Group, led by retired Columbus Police Department homicide detective Michael McCann, in hopes of bringing closure to a case that began with Smith’s death Oct. 16, 2011, after he was pulled from his burning home at 14546 Ohio 772.

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Smith’s relatives think he was bound, assaulted and robbed before his home was set on fire by a murderer-arsonist. They also have said they think a theory of suicide, partially prompted by the April 2011 death of his wife of 67 years, Opal, derailed the investigation and not enough priority has been given to the case.

The Ross County sheriff’s and coroner’s offices have investigated Smith’s death as suspicious, but have yet to release an official cause of death, much to the dismay of Smith’s relatives.

Sheriff George Lavender said Wednesday that officials from his office, the coroner’s office, the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation will be meeting “in the very near future” to make a determination on the cause of death and decide which criminal charges to pursue, if any. He told the Gazette this past week he received word that the last of the evidence had been processed by the BCI, allowing the various agencies to make a final ruling.

“We want to do this investigation right, no matter what the outcome is,” Lavender said Wednesday, adding that if there is a criminal element to the case, they only get one shot at bringing someone to justice.

McCann mostly was tight-lipped about his team’s investigation, but said they are making public records requests and interviewing witnesses. McCann’s team is made up of former homicide detectives and an arson investigator, he said.

“This is basically a homicide investigation from scratch. It’s more of a cold case than anything else,” McCann said.

“I can’t really say if it was a homicide,” he said. “Given our experience as homicide detectives, it looks beyond suspicious.”

McCann said his team’s involvement in the case “clearly is a mark of the family’s frustration.” He said there needs to be better communication between the sheriff’s office and the Smiths.

Andrea Smith, the self-described family spokeswoman, put it more bluntly: “(Lavender’s) job is to communicate with families (of victims) and he’s failed on a basic, fundamental level to even communicate with this family.”

Smith said the family deserves closure and the community has the right to know if there’s a murderer in its midst. She said she has grown increasingly frustrated with Lavender and the progress of the eight-month investigation.

“We felt like if we didn’t hire these investigators, he’d come back to us with an undetermined cause of death,” she said.

Smith said several family members could end up paying upwards of $10,000 to the Lycurgus Group “just to get a cause of death.”

Smith said the family is struggling to understand why it’s taking so long for Lavender to sit down with the other agencies and issue their findings.

“What does he have going on that’s more important than a potential unsolved murder in our community?” she said.

Smith said she’d like to know what single piece of evidence would be holding up the case. McCann, too, is puzzled by the delay.

“I honestly don’t have a clue what has taken so long for all of these entities to come together to make a determination as to the cause of death,” he said.

Lavender said he has no problem with private investigators working the case.

“We’re just going to continue doing our job and doing it properly,” he said.

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Missing Person Mark Anderson Found Dead

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

The owner of the Tempe Improv who was missing for more than three weeks was found dead Wednesday morning in a hotel room in Buckeye, police said.

Mark Anderson, 60, was reported missing by his wife on May 15, according to an Oklahoma City police report.

The family has homes in Oklahoma, Arizona and California, said Thomas Martin, a private investigator based in Newport Beach, Calif., hired by the family to find Anderson.

The cause of death is still unknown, said Lt. Jared Griffith, a Buckeye police spokesman. An autopsy is planned for Friday, he said.

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Housekeepers at Days Inn, near Interstate 10 and Miller Road, entered his room and found Anderson dead, Griffith said. It was unclear how long Anderson had been at the hotel.

Opened in 1988, the Tempe Improv brought comedy to the Valley, featuring headliners such as Jerry Seinfeld, David Spade and George Lopez.

In addition to his work with aspiring comedians, Anderson reached out to others looking to get into the business.

“He would sit me with me and tell me that we weren’t selling a product, we were selling the experience of fun,” said Debbie Keller, a Tempe publicist who represents comedians such as Pablo Francisco and Jeff Dunham. “That is what motivated me to do what I do today.”

Keller credits her start to Anderson’s guidance while she worked at the comedy club from 1990 until 1993.

Days before his disappearance, Anderson announced that the Tempe Improv would be closing. He put out a press release directly attacking Stand Up Live owner Joel Bachkoff and his former booking agent Robert Hartmann.

Stand Up Live opened in Phoenix in April 2011. Anderson lost some of his top comics, including D.L. Hughley and Kevin Pollak.

In an earlier interview with The Republic, Anderson said, “I want people to get their side of the story and see why they felt the Improv had to be put to death.”

The Tempe Improv closed its doors June 1.

When Anderson disappeared, information surfaced regarding his financial situation.

On May 12, Anderson told his family he was leaving to seek financial advice in Dallas and would not be bringing a cellphone for fear someone was tracking him, according to Oklahoma City police.

Authorities said Anderson was reportedly having issues with his business partners and believed prior discussions could lead to him losing the club or criminal prosecutions, according to a police report.

However, Martin said one of Anderson’s business partners was assisting on the case.

His passion for comedy was always evident, according to friends and colleagues.

“He breathed life into every one of his clubs,” Keller said.

Robby Wagner, who headlined at the Tempe Improv on April 5, said Anderson was not only a great friend and mentor but he brought a lot of talent to the business.

“Mark has definitely taught me to not fear putting myself out there, and now his death reminds me that life is too short,” Wagner said in a Facebook post. “Be the best you can be and be good to other people.”

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Missing Person Larry Davis of Albany, OR

Posted on June 8, 2012 by InvestigatorKelly

The wife of a former Kennewick man who has been missing since May 21 plans to be in the Tri-Cities on Saturday to conduct a search for her husband.

Larry Davis, 47, disappeared after walking away from his job in Albany, Ore., and hasn’t been seen since. He left his keys, cellphone and wallet in his vehicle, said his wife, Kathleen Davis.

The couple moved to Oregon two months earlier and Davis said her husband may be trying to get back to the Tri-Cities. Larry Davis is bipolar and had a bad day the day before he went missing, she said.

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One person in Kennewick reportedly said she talked to Larry the day he disappeared, but Kathleen Davis said investigators have not been able to talk to the person to confirm the story.

Kathleen Davis plans to start her search at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Kennewick Baptist Church, 2425 W. Albany Ave.

Anyone interested in volunteering to help can just show up ready to help, she said.

Larry Davis is 5-foot-8, 230 pounds and was last seen wearing blue work pants, a blue shirt with “Larry” embroidered on the front and a black Perfection Tire coat. He used to work at Perfection Tire in Pasco, Kathleen Davis said.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Albany police at 541-917-7680 or call Kathleen Davis at 541-570-5030.

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MIssing Persons Nakesha Lynn Barton-Lopez

Missing Person Kenneth Mosley Fisher of Cynthiana

Pedophile Tracking Larry Flannery of Rowan County

Insurance Fraud Alice’s Law

Private Investigator Investigation into Mail Carrier Running Over Dog

Drug Dog Sweep Dealer Swallowed Heroin

Identity Theft 14 Arrested in Cyber Bank Fraud

Private Investigator Hired by Family of Harry Smith

Missing Person Mark Anderson Found Dead

Missing Person Larry Davis of Albany, OR

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