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Release
Date: 08/30/2010
Boone Police
Lieutenant Andy Le Beau went to
Andy Le Beau, who has
been with the Town of Boone Police Department since 2002, competed in four
bicycling events including: a time trial, criterium,
sprint competition, and a road race. Le Beau won metals in 3 of the 4 races. He
placed 3rd in the 10 mile time trial completing a 10 mile course in
23:24. He also placed 3rd in the criterium.
Andy’s best result though was the gold medal in the sprint competition
finishing 1st in the 500 meter sprints.
Release
Date: 08/13/2010
On Friday August 13 at approximately 8:15 p.m. Boone
911 received a call of a child in distress at the Red Carpet Inn. Boone Fire, Watauga Medics, and Boone Police
were dispatched to find an eight year old male child had fallen into the creek
behind the hotel. The child was found a
short time later downstream behind Bojangles. Attempts to revive the child were not
successful and he was pronounced dead at
Release
Date: 08/05/2010
Boone Police have arrested a local woman on charges
related to the presentation of false documents in court.
Karen Kluth Shields, age
57 of Vilas, was arrested in court on Wednesday August 4th and
charged with one felony count of obstructing justice and one felony count of
uttering a forged instrument. Shields is alleged to have presented forged documents,
including a forged judge’s signature, to court officials in support of a court
case.
Shields was
given a $10,000 unsecured bond and a September 1, 2010 court date.
Release
Date: 07/26/2010
An investigation by the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit,
the Watauga County Special Investigations Unit, the State Bureau Investigations
Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led to the suspension of Dr.
Benjamin Bradley Fann and Dr. Juan De Virgiilis of Total Health Integrated Services, medical
license’s by the North Carolina Medical Board.
During the investigation it was discovered that Dr. De Virgiilis with the assistance of Dr. Fann
was authorizing controlled substance for patients without proper DEA
privileges.
As of July 2, Dr. De Virgiilis’
medical license is suspended indefinitely; however he may apply for
reinstatement in one year. Fann’s license will be suspended for six months beginning
October 1, 2010.
Details surrounding this case can be viewed on the North Carolina
Medical Board’s website.
www.ncmedboard.org
Release
Date: 07/21/2010
Boone Police Department arrested a Boone man on the
charges of Forgery and Uttering.
Justin Daniel Duthie age
26 of Boone was arrested on 07/20/2010 for 16 counts of Forgery and
Uttering. The charges stem from an
investigation alleging that Duthie had stolen some
checks and passed them at several local businesses in Boone. The investigation continues into Duthie’s activities and additional charges including
narcotic charges may be forthcoming.
Duthie was taken before a Watauga County Magistrate where
he was given a $10,000.00 secure bond and a court date of 08/20/2010.
Release
Date: 07/19/2010
Boone Police have arrested a local man on charges
related to fraudulent paving and roofing.
George Demetro, age 36 of
Boone, was arrested on Saturday July 17th and charged with one
felony count of obtain property by false pretense, one misdemeanor count of
damage to real property, and one misdemeanor count of breaking or entering. The charges stem from two incidents in which Demetro is alleged to have sprayed an unidentified
substance on a woman’s driveway without authorization and entered another
woman’s home without authorization under the guise of inspecting for roofing
leaks.
Demetro
was given a $3,500 secured bond and an August 20, 2010 court date.
Release
Date: 07/09/2010
An investigation by the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit
/Special Enforcement Team led to the arrest of a Pender County, North Carolina resident.
Nancy Peterson Goff, age 38, of 111 Marlboro Farms Road, Rocky
Point, NC was charged with one count of felony attempting to obtain property by
false pretense, by attempting to obtain Schedule II prescription pain
medication. Goff was taken before the
Watauga County Magistrate, where she was given a $3,000 secured bond and an
August 11, 2010 court date.
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On June 28, 2010 the Boone Police Department Special
Enforcement Team “SET” and the Narcotics Unit were conducting surveillance on
local businesses that are being used to purchase items to manufacture
methamphetamine in a clandestine laboratory when Donald Thomas Stagner was approached by Investigators. During the investigation, Stagner
was found in possession of precursor chemicals used to manufacture
methamphetamine in a clandestine laboratory in his vehicle.
Donald Thomas Stagner, age 25, of
On July 2, during a similar surveillance operation, Daniel
Eugene Williams and Boyd Curtis Roark were approached by Investigators. During the investigation, Williams and Roark
were found in possession of precursor chemicals and other items used to
manufacture methamphetamine in a clandestine laboratory in their vehicles.
Boyd Curtis Roark, age 27, of 326 Eller Hollar,
Mountain City TN, and Don Daniel Eugene
Williams, age 32, of 315 Lot #14 Hancock Rd. Mountain City TN were both charged
with Possession of Precursor Chemicals.
Roark and Williams were taken before the Watauga County Magistrate,
where they were given a $5,000 secured bond and an August 20, 2010 court date.
Stagner Roark Williams
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An investigation by the Boone Police Department Special
Enforcement Team led to the owner/operator of Parthenon Café being charged on
July 6, 2010.
Nick J Lainas, age 35, of Vilas, NC
was charged on June 20, 2010 with felony assault by strangulation of a female
employee of the restaurant. In an
investigation related to that incident, Special Enforcement Team members
charged Lainas with one count of sexually explicit
conduct on a premise licensed to serve alcohol.
Mr. Lainas was given a $3,000 secured
bond and an August 21, 2010 court date on the initial assault charge and was
issued an August 11, 2010 court date on the subsequent alcohol violation
charge. Other violations were uncovered during the investigation and have been
submitted to the North Carolina Alcohol Control Commission for review.
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The Boone Police Department arrested two persons on Thursday July
08, 2010 in connection with a recent Breaking and Entering into a Motor
Vehicle. Jeremy Heath Greene, 29 yrs
old, of Laurel Bloomery TN and Chasiti
Amber Ward, 28 yrs old, of Laurel Bloomery TN were
both served with warrants for Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and
Felonious Larceny.
Both Mr. Greene and Ms. Ward were given a court date of August
11, 2010. Both of the suspects were also
given $5000.00 secured bonds.
Release
Date: 07/01/2010
The
Investigation Division of the Boone Police Department report the arrest of Mr.
Billy Moretz, age 28 of Butler, TN, for the felony
offense of (1) Possession of a Firearm by Felon.
The
investigation shows that in March of this year Mr. Moretz
is alleged to have presented a rifle for sale at A&S Trade and Loan on
Mr. Moretz
was taken before a Watauga County Magistrate and given a court date of August
11, 2010 and held on a $7,500.00 bond.
Release
Date: 06/25/2010
On June 24, 2010, the Boone Police Department
arrested William Arthur Greene, 23 years old, of
Release
Date: 06/16/2010
Johnathan
Daniel Dunn, age 29, was charged Tuesday with one count of felony financial
card fraud. Dunn is alleged to have used
an acquaintance’s ATM card without permission to withdraw over $6,000 in June
of 2009.
Dunn was detained by
Release
Date: 06/03/2010
The
Investigation Division of the Boone Police Department report the arrest of Jerryn Alicia Jolly, age 33 from Marion, NC on one count of
felony (1) Obtaining Property by False Pretense. Ms. Jolly is alleged to have made a false
deposit to RBC Centura bank in December of 2009.
Ms. Jolly was brought
before the Watauga County Magistrate and was given a $2000.00 bond and a court
date of July 21st, 2010.
Release
Date: 05/18/2010
Boone Police Department
arrested 22 year old Kristopher Allen Barr from
Barr was arrested on May
17, 2010 and take before a Watauga County Magistrate was he was given a
$1,000.00 secure bond with a court date of June 17, 2010.
Release
Date: 05/13/2010
On May 12, 2010 Nicholas
David Benton from
Release
Date: 05/12/2010
The Boone Police Department arrested three suspects
on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in connection with recent car break-ins.
Brandon Bowles, 26, of Boone was charged with four
counts of felonious Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and four counts of
felonious Larceny from a Motor Vehicle.
He was also charged with attempted misdemeanor Financial Transaction
Card Fraud. Bowles was booked into the
Watauga County Jail under a secured bond of $10,000.00.
Lea Harmon, 24, of Sugar Grove was charged with
felonious Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and felonious Larceny from a
Motor Vehicle. She was also charged with
misdemeanor Financial Transaction Card Fraud and misdemeanor Possession of
Stolen Property. Harmon was booked into
the Watauga County Jail under a secured bond of $5,000.00.
Megan Perry, 20, of Boone was charged with
felonious Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and felonious Larceny from a
Motor Vehicle. She was also charged with
misdemeanor Possession of Stolen Property.
Perry was booked into the Watauga County Jail under a secured bond of
$4,000.00
All three of the arrested subjects share a court
date of June 17, 2010.
Release
Date: 05/10/2010
A
Rodney Lee Broman III, age 18, was charged Monday with
one count of misdemeanor false report to a police station. Broman is alleged to have filed a report in
March that his debit card had been stolen and used without his permission, when
in fact it had not been stolen.
Broman was taken before a
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The Boone Police Department charged
three
Jacob Benjamin Greene (age 21) of
Boone was arrested on 05-04-2010 and was taken before a
Logan Parker Light (age 18) of Boone
was arrested on 05-06-2010 and was taken before a
The third individual charged was a
Release
Date: 05/06/2010
An investigation by the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit
led to the arrest of two suspects.
Brad Lane Garland, age 31, of
Tammy Jerlene Lassiter, age 37, of
556 Hospital Hill Road, Mountain City, TN was charged with one count of Felony
Possession of Chemical Precursors to Manufacture Methamphetamine and one count
of Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Lassiter was taken before the
Watauga County Magistrate, where she was given a $10,000 secured bond and a
June 17, 2010 court date.
Release
Date: 04/27/2010
On April 23, 2010 the Boone Police Department Special
Enforcement Team “SET” and the Narcotics Unit was conducting surveillance on
local businesses that are being used to purchase items to manufacture
methamphetamine in clandestine laboratory when Bobby Wallace was approached by
Investigators. During the investigation,
Wallace was found in possession of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in
his vehicle.
Bobby Joe Wallace, age 38,
The State Bureau of Investigations Clandestine-Laboratory
Response Team was called to assist in the investigation. Agents and Chemists with S.B.I along with
Investigators of the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit removed items
commonly used in a methamphetamine laboratory from Wallace’s vehicle.
Release
Date: 04/16/2010
On April 15, 2010 the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit
and the State Bureau of Investigations were serving an arrest warrant at the
Scottish Inn room #107, when an active clandestine methamphetamine laboratory
was discovered.
During the investigation, Jason Thomas Eldred, age 29, of 9055
Elk Creek Rd. Deep Gap NC, was charged with Manufacturing Methamphetamine,
Possession of Precursor Chemicals, Possession of Sch
II Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) and Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia. Eldred was taken before
the Watauga County Magistrate, where he was given a $150,000 secured bond and a
June 01, 2010 court date.
Kelly Lee Tester, age 22, of 900
The State Bureau of Investigations Clandestine-Laboratory
Response Team arrived to assist in the investigation. Agents and Chemists with S.B.I along with
Investigators of the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit dismantled the
methamphetamine laboratory and removed it from the hotel room.
Release
Date: 04/14/2010
An investigation by the Boone Police Department Narcotics Unit
led to the arrest of two suspects.
Paul Noah Gentry, Jr., age 28, of 197 Deer Run Road, Mountain
City, TN was charged with one count of Felony Possession of Chemical Precursors
to Manufacture Methamphetamine. Gentry was taken before the Watauga County
Magistrate, where he was given a $10,000 secured bond and a June 1, 2010 court
date.
Burl Malcom Sisk, age 36, of
Release
Date: 04/13/2010
The Boone Police Department is celebrating National
Telecommunicators Week during this, the second week of
April, 2010. During 2009, the Town of
Telecommunicators
for the Town are highly trained and participate in regular in-service
trainings, emergency medical dispatch training, various recertification and
competency tests, and attend professional conferences. The Town of
For more information
about the
Release
Date: 04/08/2010
On April 7, 2010 Officers
with the Boone Police Department along with ASU Police Department arrested Cody
Wayland Kelly, age 30 of
Kelly is alleged to have
entered the business around 9:30 pm with his hand behind his back as if he was
going to pull out a weapon. He demanded
that the employees give him the money out of the cash register. Kelly was apprehended shortly after the
incident at the Appalcart stop at the corner of
Kelly was then taken
before a Watauga County Magistrate where he was served with the warrant of
Attempted Common Law Robbery. Kelly was
also served with three additional warrants that had been issued for his
arrested. He was served with warrants
for Assault and Battery, Assault on a Female, and Communicating Threats. Kelly was given a $7,000.00 secure bond with
court dates of May 5 and May 12 of 2010.
Tips to discourage
auto break-ins
Lock your car. This
one element cannot be stressed enough.
Car break-ins where a window is smashed to gain entry are rare. In most cases, a suspect cases an area
checking for unlocked car doors. An
unlocked car door is an invitation to theft, but a locked car forces the thief
to move on. Even if you’re just running
into a convenience store for a moment, that’s too long to leave the contents of
your car open for the taking. Plus; as
some owners discovered this weekend, your car should be locked even in your
driveway.
Keep your car tidy.
Visible personal items that are visible from the outside might encourage
a break-in. A schoolbook bag might be
thought of as a laptop case or an empty shopping bag as valuable gifts. While a book bag might not have any monetary
value: the loss of records, data and months of work might be lost. Items of value should be locked in the
trunk. If you have an SUV or wagon,
consider having your vehicle fitted with an inexpensive retractable cover to
keep shopping bags and other belongings out of sight. Also, get in the habit of putting shopping
bags in the trunk when you first return to your vehicle.
Conceal all evidence of your valuables. Don’t leave any bait out for thieves. Stow all your electronics and accessories
out of sight, or better yet; don’t bring them with you. Items in the cab of your car such as I-Pod
chargers, cell phone chargers, and suction cup mounts; all are valuable items
found within to the car.
If you decide to get a car alarm system, be sure to understand how
it works. Often when you leave car
windows or sunroof open, the alarm will not sound when a thief reaches in through
the gap and open your locks with a coat hanger.
Open windows will disable the pressure sensor in some car alarms, thus
defeating the purpose of having an alarm system installed.
Park in a highly visible location. Park in busy, well lit areas,
and avoid concealment due to larger vehicles, fences or foliage. The greater the chance that someone might
see a crime in progress, the less likely a thief will take the risk. Motion lights; an inexpensive addition to
most outside home lighting, can have the result of forcing a thief move on to a
darker, less noticeable target.
Mark your belongings.
Whether in your car or home take the time to record and photograph your
valuables. An item with a serial number
is much more likely to be recovered than an item that does not. Regardless if an item has a serial number or
not, etching your driver’s license number is also a good way to identify your
property. Because of identity theft, do
not use your Social Security number.
Once you’ve photographed and recorded your belongings, save and secure
your information in a controlled location.
A safety deposit box is better than storing them on the computer that
could be stolen. Better still, e-mail
the picture and serial number to an internet e-mail account that can be
accessed at any computer terminal.
While there is no one answer to reduce car break-ins; being aware and following these simple ideas may make you less of a target for theft. The more you increase your awareness and take preventative action; the more you significantly decrease your risk.
LEAVING
FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
Is Your Home Secure?
The Boone Police
Department would like to give you some information on how you can make
your home or apartment more secure. Last
year, approximately 35% of the breaking and enterings
in Boone were to personal residences. We
at the Boone Police Department are committed to making Boone a
safer place to work, attend school and live.
The following are what we feel are helpful tips to lessen the chances
for homeowners becoming victims:
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