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Police/Fire

  • New facet for Meth Destroys campaign

    Gov. Bill Haslam recently joined District Attorney Russell Johnson, fellow Tennessee district attorneys and members of their staffs in Nashville at an annual training conference to kick off a statewide meth awareness campaign.

    Haslam unveiled an educational DVD that has been distributed to public middle and high schools across the state through an ongoing partnership between the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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  • Rockwood police make drug arrests

    Crack cocaine was allegedly found on a Rockwood man already wanted on drug charges.

    According to an arrest report, a Rockwood police officer saw Elvin Landis Witherspoon walking in Evans Heights on Thursday.

    The report said Witherspoon, 30, was arrested after the officer was advised of his active warrants for drug charges.

    “Upon taking subject into custody, he advised he had a $20 rock in his left pocket,” the report said. “I removed it and he stated that it was crack cocaine.”   

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  • Drug Task Force payment part of sentence meted

    From staff reports

    A Rockwood man charged with selling cocaine agreed to fork over some money to a fund aimed at helping law enforcement fight the war on drugs.

     Harlan Shane Clower was charged in October 2007 on two counts of selling cocaine. He appeared in Roane County Criminal Court on June 27.

    “Mr. Clower, do you agree that there are ample facts for you to enter a plea of guilty without having those stated by the attorney general?” Judge Eugene Eblen asked.

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  • Mortgage fraud one of major schemes

    Mortgage fraud schemes continue to be a major problem in communities across the nation, and combating them is one of the Department of Justice’s highest priorities.

    U.S. Attorney Bill Killian said the Eastern District of Tennessee is averaging one mortgage fraud case per month.

    Total losses estimated by all the mortgage fraud cases currently being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office are in the tens of millions of dollars.

    Assistant U.S. attorneys have been active in pursuing the prosecution of these cases.

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  • Appellate court upholds Howard conviction

    The Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld a judge’s decision to sentence Bryan K. Howard to eight years in prison.

    Howard pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of Bradley K. Lively. He had a blood alcohol level of .10 when he killed Lively in a July 2007 car crash.  

    Roane County Criminal Court Judge E. Eugene Eblen denied all forms of alternative sentencing when he sentenced
    Howard in March of last year.

    In his appeal, Howard argued that Eblen erred in denying all forms of alternative sentencing.

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  • Harriman gets help with smoke alarms

    Harriman Fire Department is giving out smoke alarms out to interested residents, thanks to a recent grant.

    The department was able to secure the grants via the Tennessee Fire Marshal Office’s distribution of federal money, said Harriman Fire Chief Brad Goss.

    “Our goal is to install working fire alarms in as many residences inside the city as possible,” Goss said.

    The dual-sensor alarms detect fast-flaming and smoldering fires.

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  • Still time to sign up for Citizens Police Academy

    It’s not too late to be part of the Harriman Police Department Citizens Police Academy from April 9-May 28.

    A few spots are still open, and the last day for applications is March 29.

    More information can be obtained by calling Karen Joseph at the police department at 882-3383.

    Classes will be from 6 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday.

    Training will include basic police training information, police policy, a simulated firing range, defensive tactics and self-defense.

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  • Arests: Nov. 19-29, 2012

    Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
    Nov. 19 — Billy Dauntaviou Sullivan, 21, 135 Melvin Drive, Harriman: no charge listed. No bond or court date listed.

    Nov. 20 — William Elmer Brown, 57, 165 Branham Hollow Road, Ten Mile: possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession or casual exchange, contributing to delinquency of a minor. Total bond $3,500; court date Dec. 3.

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  • Arrests: Nov. 11-19, 2012

    Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
    Nov. 11 — Lindsay Cheyenne Carter, 20, 103 Bales Ave., Harriman: driving on revoked/suspended license. Bond $1,500; court date Jan. 28, 2013.

    • Jason Lynn Cox, 39, 1432 Oakdale Hwy. Harriman: theft $1,000 but less $10,000, burglary. Total bond $5,000; court date Dec. 17.

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  • Arrests: Nov. 5-10, 2012

    Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
    Nov. 5 — Darrell Glenn Fink Jr., 38, 230 Greenwood Drive, Harriman: domestic assault. No bond; court date Feb. 11, 2013.

    • Isai Mendez Gurrero, 23, Kingston: DUI. Bond $1,000; court date Nov. 5.

    • Malori Nickole Lemons, 25, 144 Hill View Terrace, Harriman: failure to pay fines by defendants. Bond $500; court date Dec. 3.

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