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A Madison county man was arrested after police say he tied his girlfriend to a shower rod and left her there.
Officials say 23-year-old Michael Brainard and the woman got into a fight last week when he tied her up and then left for work.
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A roommate arrived at the home on Jason Drive hours later and freed the woman.
Brainard is charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment.
Identity theft is a hot topic because everyone has heard of it. Yet most people do not know exactly how it can happen.
It’s all about checkbook safety.
Seniors vs. Crime sees a lot of scams directed toward those over the age of 50. Crooks know that people of a certain age prefer to use their checkbooks instead of debit cards or credit cards. With all the changes in electronic banking, there are a few things anyone who writes personal checks should know.
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First, everything needed to set up an electronic transfer of funds is printed on your check: your name, your address, your account number, the bank’s address and the bank’s routing number. Even if you were to write VOID over the check, your check can still be used to set up an account and transfer funds from your account to another, or to use online banking sites like PayPal because all this information would still be legible.
Second, be wary of a check that you were not expecting. Some are rewards, some are from winnings, some may seem like rebates. These checks will have your name and address printed on them and you are supposed to endorse them.
But look closely. Many of these checks will have a disclaimer in tiny writing that informs you that, by endorsing and depositing, you have enrolled yourself into some kind of program and the originator is now authorized to transfer payment from your account for said service. These fees are typically monthly and can range from $5 to $50.
This is possible because when you deposit a check instead of cashing it, you sign and add your account number to the back of the check. When it processes the check for funds, your bank will then add its routing number and address under your signature. The same information that can be obtained by writing a check can also be obtained by depositing a check, leading to identity theft.
Finally, credit card information can be stolen. Financial institutions are very diligent about checking suspicious charges on a credit card. If someone contacts you that your card may have been compromised, do not assume that it is someone from your bank. Let the caller know that you will be calling the fraud line phone number listed on the back of your card.
Call that number and ask about your account. If your account has been flagged for suspicious activity, anyone at the institution will be able to verify any issue. NEVER give information over the phone to someone who has called you. When you initiate contact, you will know to whom you are speaking.
Remember, you have 30 days to dispute a charge on your credit card. Check your statements as soon as they arrive. If there is a charge you do not remember, call your bank. After 30 days, the charge can no longer be disputed.
The key to being safe is being educated and aware. You can contact Seniors vs. Crime if you have questions about scams by calling (904) 721-6516 or (800) 203-3099, or by going online to Seniorsvscrime.com and clicking on the “Request Help” link on the left.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a missing person/endangered adult alert for 78-year-old Ray Bill McGee of 405 Ed Street in Fort Walton Beach.
McGee’s son says a neighbor last saw McGee, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, getting into his car outside his home around 9 a.m. Monday morning.
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McGee drives a gray, 2003 Chevy Malibu with Florida license plate number 114 MIE.
Anyone with information on McGee or his vehicle is asked to please call 9-1-1 or contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office at 850-651-7400 or your nearest local law enforcement agency.
A body has been found in a wooded area north of Roland, Okla., but there has been no determination whether it is the body of a person who recently went missing in the area, Sequoyah County Sheriff Ron Lockhart said Monday (Sept. 2).
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The Sheriff’s Department has been seeking 32-year-old Michael Joe Giles, who was last seen Aug. 24 walking into a wooded area after leaving a party in the old Remy area north of Roland, according to the department’s Facebook page.
Lockhart, who was on his way at about noon Monday to the site where the body was discovered, said more details would become available later.
Police in Hollister are looking for a 14-year-old girl who they believe might be headed to Mexico in the company of a 42-year-old man.
Margarita Chaparro is reported by police as endangered and missing from her home in San Benito County.
Detectives say Chaparro could be in the company of Jose Carlos Arellano, whom they are now calling a suspect in this case.
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Police say Arellano is driving a silver four-door Chevrolet Silverado Texas Edition model pickup truck.
The Hollister Police Department has notified U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the California Highway Patrol. An Endangered Missing Person Advisory has been sent out to all agencies throughout the state by the CHP-Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center in Sacramento.
Arellano is reportedly a family friend who was seen with Chaparro recently, according to police, who say all attempts to contact Arellano have been unsuccessful.
Chaparro is described as a Hispanic female, 14 years old, 5’2”, 115 pounds, with brown hair
and brown eyes, last seen wearing a light blue blouse and light blue ripped jeans with black-and-white low-top Converse shoes.
Arellano is described as a Hispanic male, 5’10”, light skin, with a medium build.
Some Santa Clarita Valley residents spent much of their Labor Day Sunday helping a Laguna Niguel couple search for their missing son after his crashed SUV was found at the bottom of a 15-foot ravine near Castaic Lake Main Boat Ramp early Friday morning.
Karen and Michael Laspisa have not heard from their 19-year-old son, Bryce, since shortly after 2 a.m. Friday when he told them he told them he was too tired to drive.
“He told me ‘I got off the I-5 and I’m in a suburban area. I’m going to sleep in my car,’” said Karen Laspisa.
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Now her son is the subject of a missing person’s investigation pursued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.
“We searched for 10 hours,” Sgt. Roger Wallace of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Parks Bureau said Sunday, referring to search by the Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team.
Help continued Sunday, however. “I’ve been on social media talking to people who want to help,” Laspisa said. “People have been contacting me all day. People are offering to go and put up flyers.”
Details of her son’s actions prior to the crash, she said, remain a mystery despite constant cell phone communication, a GPS locator and help from a “good Samaritan.”
Shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Bryce left Sierra College in Rocklin north of Sacramento and began his drive to Laguna Niguel.
At 5:30 a.m. Friday, officers of the California Highway Patrol found his 2003 Toyota Highlander SUV on its side at the bottom of a 15-foot ravine on the Castaic Lake Main Boat Launch access road. The back window had been shattered.
What troubles Karen Laspisa most, she said, is that her son left his cell phone, laptop and wallet inside the vehicle.
“There was someblood but they don’t know if it’s Bryce’s,” she said, adding investigators are now examining it for clues.
She shared some “troubling” details she’s learned about her son’s roadtrip home.
On Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m., Bryce told his mother he was going to break up with his girlfriend with whom he “had been so in love” for the past five months, she said.
She also received information that Bryce had taken a pill — or pills — normally prescribed for children suffering from attention deficit disorder.
When she told him she was going to fly up to the college to see him, he reportedly said: “Mom, do not make any flight. I have a lot to talk to you about.’”
At 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, he ran out of gas and called roadside assistance from the Buttonwillow Rest Area west of Bakersfield, a fact confirmed by the credit card company.
The roadside serviceman, who delivered three gallons of gasoline, offered to check on Bryce at the mother’s request.
“He said Bryce looked OK but his eyes were a little red,” she said.
A second check by the serviceman revealed Bryce spent 10 hours near the rest area, ending up on Lagoon Drive, five miles away.
At 10:30 p.m. Thursday, he told her, “I’m just chilling. I’m going to hang with friends later,” she said.
Thirty minutes later, he bought a $1.71 beverage from a Shell gas station near Buttonwillow.
Friday at 2:08 a.m. was the last time he spoke to his mother.
Anyone with information should call Wallace at 661-272-2594.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of 17-year-old Randi Ramsey. She was last seen at her home on Aug. 30, at about 10:30 p.m. Randi is approximately 5’08” tall, 200 lbs., with brown shoulder length curly hair, brown eyes, and wearing unknown clothing.
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Randi’s family believes she is en-route to Sacramento, CA. to meet with an unidentified adult male. Randi has been entered into local databases as a Missing Person/Runaway.
If you have any information about Randi Ramsey or have seen her since her disappearance, please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office dispatch at 541-265-4231.
LaRue County rescue crews are looking for a woman who may have been swept away in Saturday night’s storms.
The sheriff there says a couple was at a party out in the woods and took an ATV to get to their car. When the couple left, they ran into some high water. The man was able to escape but the woman has not been found.
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Search crews are still in the area hoping to find her.
Police in western Kentucky are searching for a shooter in a weekend murder investigation.
Witnesses in Christian County tell police they heard a gunshot around 3:30 Saturday morning.
Antwain Poindexter of Hopkinsville was found in front of an apartment building suffering from a gun shot to the head.
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Poindexter later died at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Investigators are still trying to learn more about the situation and locate a suspect. If you know anything about the case, call police.
The Colorado Springs Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a homicide.
A spokesperson with the department said 28-year-old Larry Spencer Jr. was arrested for first degree murder.
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He is accused of shooting 22-year-old Deangelo Brown outside the Circa Nightclub on S. Tejon Street two weeks ago.
Brown was a soldier stationed at Fort Carson.
No additional information was released.