Thursday, April 22, 2010

April 20 – 21, 2010

Today’s Good News
After a recent homicide on Piney Road, the following officers did a great job of assisting the Major Crimes Unit by detaining the suspect, securing the crime scene, identifying witnesses and executing a search warrant. The actions of these responding officers led to the preservation of evidence and statements that will be key in the prosecution of this case. Kudos to Fourth Precinct Officer Darryl Lee, Jill Simons, Michael Musselwhite, Spencer Dean, Clarence Key, Richard Colburn and Frank Misiano.

DISCLAIMER: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation. Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY (x4)

4/21/10 12:28 p.m.
580 East German School Road
Four males reported they were robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male.

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY ATTEMPT/AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SHOOTING) (x2)

4/21/10 12:58 p.m.
2517 Lamberts Ave.
Two males reported an unknown male shot one of them and assaulted the other after he tried to rob them.

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY

4/21/10 1:00 p.m.
1639 Commerce Road
A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male.

4th Precinct
ROBBERY

4/21/10 1:45 p.m.
1200 block of West Clay Street
A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male.

2nd Precinct
ROBBERY (COMMERCIAL)

4/21/10 5:50 p.m.
618 West Southside Plaza
Two employees reported an unknown male tried to rob the ABC Store at gunpoint. An arrest was made.

3rd Precinct
ROBBERY (COMMERCIAL)

4/21/10 8:10 p.m.
5091 Forest Hill Ave.
A clerk reported an unknown male robbed the 48 Hour Convenience Store at gunpoint.

PROPERTY CRIMES

4th Precinct
BURGLARY

4/16/10 -- 4/20/10 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.
116 N. Third Ave.
An unknown person broke into the business and stole copper pipes.