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Another dog alerted to the odor of drugs in the second bus, the one in which Michaels was riding, the deputy said. But no action was reported to have been taken. The evidence was sent to the DeKalb County prosecutor and no physical arrests were made. “Mr. Michaels allowed an open search of the buses and everything was handled in a professional manner,” the publicist said.

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In addition to Caldwell, Delekeists Q. Walls, a 19 year old Harvey resident and a juvenile offender were also arrested. Walls was charged by the Lake County Indiana Prosecutor’s Office in Crown Point, Indiana with the illegal possession of a machine gun and a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. Walls appeared today before Judge Kathleen Sullivan in the Lake County Indiana Superior Court. Bond was set at $20,000. The Juvenile is being held in Juvenile Detention for Juvenile Delinquency.

If convicted Caldwell could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Walls is facing a Class C Felony punishable by 2 to 8 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The arrests culminated from a burglary investigation of the Harvey Police Department’s firearms range in Harvey, Illinois earlier this month. These subjects were arrested by ATF Agents along with officers from the Harvey Police Department, the Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Hammond Police Department. As a reminder, in all cases, criminal complaints are an allegation of criminal violations of law, all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

On May 20, 2010 ATF posted a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the recovery of firearms stolen from the Harvey Police Department’s storage container at their outdoor firing range in Harvey, IL. Sometime between May 8th and May 10, 2010, individuals broke into a building at the Harvey Police Departments outdoor range and stole 27 firearms comprised of shotguns, rifles and handguns. The firearms stolen also included several weapons classified as being able to fire Fully-Automatic (more than one round with the single pull of the trigger).
To date 17 of the firearms have been recovered through the work of ATF and the Harvey Police Department. The goal of this reward is to facilitate the expeditious recovery of these law enforcement weapons and to ensure the safety of the community. ATF agents and the Harvey Police Department continue to actively pursue all leads and will work with our state and local counterparts to recover these weapons.

Anyone who has information on the location of the remaining stolen firearms or individuals who possess the stolen firearms should contact ATF’s firearms hotline at: 1-800-ATF-GUNS (1-800-283-4867). Persons can also provide anonymous tips or information at the same number.
Questions regarding the ongoing investigation should be directed to the Harvey Police Department directly.

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“Today’s sentencing marks the final blow reflecting the successful dismantlement of this large scale methamphetamine trafficking organization. The head of this organization was a retired member of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club and had ties to the Aryan Brotherhood. Additionally, several members of this methamphetamine distribution organization were classified as armed and dangerous and one was on parole for a homicide conviction. This group was organized, dangerous and deadly. The communities in Parker and Tarrant County are safer and can rest better with members of this malicious organization behind bars,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge James Capra.
The convictions stem from charges outlined in two indictments returned by a federal grand jury in Fort Worth that charged a total of 19 defendants with felony offenses related to their roles in the conspiracy. Anderson and John Reginald Holt, 55, of Palmer, Texas, were convicted at trial, 15 defendants pleaded guilty, one was acquitted and one remains a fugitive.
U.S. Attorney Jacks noted, “Five of the defendants in this case had a total of 36 prior felony convictions. Removing these career criminals from society makes us all safer and we are indebted to each of the law enforcement officers who contributed to this successful prosecution.”
The Court determined that the conspiracy generated $5 million in proceeds and ordered that the defendants forfeit an equivalent amount of property. As a result of this prosecution, the defendants have collectively forfeited seven firearms; four motorcycles and 13 cars and trucks valued at more than $170,000; assorted jewelry worth approximately $198,000; more than $72,000 in cash; four properties in Tarrant and Dallas Counties valued at more than $350,000; and the corporation “Tazz Man, Inc.,” which has been operating in Arlington, Texas, as two sexually- oriented businesses or “strip-clubs” under the names “Hardbody’s” and “Peep-N-Tom’s.”
As required by law, the Court granted defendant Anderson’s application to stay the forfeiture of his property pending the appeal of his criminal convictions and sentence. Defendant Anderson’s property includes the business operating as the “Hardbody’s” and “Peep-N-Tom’s” strip-clubs. Therefore, forfeiture of that property will not be final until and unless defendant Anderson’s conviction and sentence are affirmed on appeal.
According to evidence presented in the case, Gerry became involved in the sale and distribution of controlled substances as early as 1989. He was imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 1990 until he was paroled on January 5, 2005. He again began dealing methamphetamine in 2007 and organized a drug trafficking organization (DTO) which operated until August 20, 2009, when its members were arrested on federal charges.
From fall 2007 until their arrest in August 2009, Gerry and the members of his DTO obtained and sold, on average, approximately one kilogram of methamphetamine each week, for an average of $50 per gram. During this time, Gerry and the members of his DTO used local residences — 2116 San Fernando, Bedford; 5516 Emerald Court, North Richland Hills; 715 Vine Street, Euless; and an apartment at 3716 Gazebo Court, Fort Worth, to distribute the methamphetamine
Gerry was known as a large-scale drug trafficker and was a former national sergeant-at-arms of the Bandidos motorcycle gang. Steven Ray Adams and Wade Phillip Smith met Gerry in the 1990s when they were in prison together in Texas; Adams was Gerry’s cell mate. When Smith was paroled in October 2007, he contacted Gerry and met Gerry’s daughter. For a while Smith lived with the daughter at Gerry’s home, but in January 2009, they moved to a residence on Emerald Court in North Richland Hills, where they sold and distributed methamphetamine they had obtained from Gerry.
By June 2009, Adams was working for Gerry’s DTO. Adams would pick up methamphetamine from Gerry’s residence in Bedford and take it to his residence on Vine Street in Euless and to an apartment on Gazebo Court in Fort Worth. On August 20, 2009, officers and agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed a search warrant at Adams’ residence and, among other things, found firearms and methamphetamine. They also seized a computer from the residence which was found to contain more than 1000 video clips, taken by the camera attached to the computer, showing numerous events where Adams can be seen using, packaging or distributing methamphetamine in the residence.
Alfredo Medina and his wife, Marisol Perez-Leon, were major suppliers to Gerry. Both were natives of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico and were in the U.S. illegally. They were, in turn, supplied by elements of the Mexican drug cartel, La Familia Michoacana. Medina and Perez-Leon were indicted and arrested in October 2009 as part of a DEA-coordinated strike against La Familia elements in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Miyoshia Wylynn Nance lived with Gerry, was aware of his drug trafficking and assisted in his sale and distribution of the methamphetamine by counting the money paid to Gerry by methamphetamine purchasers.
In June 2009, Juan Gloria Cruz, and associates of his, came to Fort Worth to sell two kilograms of methamphetamine. They were introduced to Smith, who introduced them to Gerry.
Gerry derived several million dollars from using various locations to distribute the methamphetamine. This money was used, among other things, to acquire real property located at 2022 Cherry Circle, Grand Prairie. In addition, Gerry delivered approximately $50,000 in drug trafficking proceeds to Anderson to hold for Gerry in case Gerry was arrested. Gerry also gave Anderson approximately $160,000 in drug trafficking proceeds in June 2009 for Anderson to use to acquire property that Anderson leased and where Anderson operated a business known as “Hardbodies.” However, on June 11, 2009, after the proposed acquisition of the “Hardbodies” property failed to come to fruition, Anderson returned approximately $60,000 of the drug money to Gerry, who used it to purchase methamphetamine.
Over time, Gerry also invested approximately $250,000 with Brian Eugene Perryman for Perryman to use in the operation of “Phazar AeroCorp LLC,” a company that re-fitted, modified and refurbished large privately-owned jets. Gerry also gave Perryman $35,000 in drug trafficking proceeds so that Perryman would deposit it into a bank account he controlled and then transfer the money to “Hammer Time Custom Remodeling LLC,” for which Gerry was the sole managing member, to purchase the property located at 2022 Cherry Circle in Grand Prairie.
In February 2009, at Gerry’s instruction, some of his DTO members moved all of the household goods belonging to an individual renting an apartment on Gazebo Court in Fort Worth so that the apartment could be used as a place for the DTO members to package and repackage methamphetamine and distribute it to others. Although the lease remained in that individual’s name, Gerry provided cash proceeds from his drug trafficking business for that individual and others to purchase money orders to pay the rent.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA Fort Worth Multi-Agency Task Force, including the DEA, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Arlington Police Department, Bedford Police Department, Fort Worth Police Department, North Richland Hills Police Department, Weatherford Police Department, Parker County Sheriff’s Office, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas National Guard Counter Drug Task Force. Other agencies who assisted in the investigation include: Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, Canton Police Department, Denton County Sheriff’s Office, Euless Police Department, Haltom City Police Department, Hurst Police Department, Wise County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Fort Worth.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frederick M. Schattman. Assistant U.S. Attorney Walt Junker pursued the asset forfeiture.

Sergeant Detective Rob Ricks (Redkey District) conducted the investigation at the request of the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office.

Stephen P. Wolfe, age 54, 390 E. Buckeye Street Cicero, Indiana represented three separate clients in civil cases and failed to properly disperse settlement monies received on behalf of those clients. In two of those cases, Wolfe misrepresented to his clients that their cases had not yet settled and, instead forged their names, and used their money for personal purposes.

Ricks obtained an arrest warrant from the court preliminarily charging Wolfe with:

* Three counts of forgery, all class “C” felonies
* Three counts of theft, all class “D” felonies

Wolfe turned himself over to Detective Ricks at the Grant County Jail where he is held on $10,000.00 bond.

Grant County Prosecutor James Luttrull said, “Like all criminal defendants in this country, Mr. Wolfe is to be presumed innocent of these charges until, and unless, proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Respecting this presumption, we will not discuss the details of this case until its presentation in court”.

source: http://www.in.gov/isp/2310.htm

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A witness saw a black car parked in the driveway between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Previously, another witness had seen a black Ford Taurus in the area occupied by several people. A female and male had exited the vehicle and were seen walking down South Anthony Extended. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP (7867) or the Allen County Detective Bureau at 449-7431.

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Jacques Thomas, 24, of South Bend, Indiana, plead guilty on April 26, 2010 before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to possession of a firearm as a drug user. Thomas admitted that he possessed a Harrington & Richardson, shotgun, Model Pardner, 12 gauge; and a Ruger, pistol, Model P89, 9mm. During the 2009 time period, he admitted that he was a regular user of marijuana. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Donald Schmid. Tommie J. Ramey, 23, of Goshen, Indiana plead guilty on April 27, 2010 before Judge Robert Miller, Jr. to possession of a firearm as a drug user. Ramey admitted that he was a regular user of marijuana. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Donald Schmid. The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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A 25 yr old Valparaiso woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge. A witness told police he approached her after the crash and she had a can of air duster in her hand that was cold to the touch. Police said she attempted to hide the can when she regained consciousness. The driver who was struck by the woman, told police she seemed unconscious before and during the crash. Police said Burke admitted huffing while driving just prior to the crash.

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The punishment resulted from a plea deal that tacked on an additional five years in prison and nearly five years on probation for violating terms of his probation from a 2001 conviction for a residential burglary in Cass County.

As summer nears, police will make themselves more visible, but so will criminals. When temperatures rise, the crime rate follows, according to criminal justice experts. Fort Wayne police receive on average about 12,000 more calls for service from May through July than from December through February, according to a Journal Gazette review of police data over the past five years. That’s a 30 percent increase during those warmer months. That increase can be attributed to more human interaction, heat that causes tensions to rise and additional opportunities for criminals to take action, experts said.