All Blog Posts Tagged 'County' (5)

Two Teens Charged in Carjacking of Third Shelby County Teen

This is a news release sent to Eyewitness News Everywhere by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office:

Deputies Arrest Two for Carjacking in Southeast Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff’s detectives charged two teenagers early this morning for carjacking and robbing another teenager last night in southeast Shelby County. The victim and one of the suspects were both shot.

Marcus Green,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:32pm — 5 Comments

Suspects arraigned in Wayne County dog fighting ring

DETROIT -- Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans said Monday that more than half of the 55 people arrested in connection with an alleged dogfighting ring have been arraigned, despite being released earlier this month because of legal technicalities.

Suspects cannot be held for more than 48 hours before facing formal arraignment. The Sheriff's Office failed to meet the deadline to charge 52 men and three women arrested early July 14 in a garage behind… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

Crack Cocaine Ring Busted In Wythe County, Va.

Six of seven men believed by authorities to be involved in a crack cocaine ring were rounded up late Thursday and early Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia.

A federal grand jury indicted the group Thursday, charging them with selling the potent drug in Wythe County from February 2007 through April of this year.

“These men were responsible for bringing large amounts of crack cocaine into… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 28, 2008 at 1:09pm — 24 Comments

$55,000 cash found hidden in St. Louis County jail bathroom

CLAYTON — It was not the kind of paper you'd expect to find by a toilet.

A St. Louis County jail employee found bundles of cash stuffed behind a tissue dispenser in a prisoner booking area restroom, and officials counted out $55,000 in $50 and $100 bills.

Whose? They don't know. Why? There is only speculation. What happens to the money now? It's still under research.

Perhaps a criminal suspect, wary that discovery of such a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 9, 2008 at 12:11pm — 7 Comments

Greene County drug bust of 121 pounds of cocaine has 'Mexican connection'

XENIA — The latest and largest cocaine bust — 121 pounds worth more than $5 million — in Greene County has a familiar ring for authorities.

It's the third drug operation with "a Mexican connection" Greene County police have dismantled in the past year.

Police seized a record amount of cocaine Tuesday, May 27, in a raid of three homes and a bar thought to be connected to a major drug distribution ring.

The Greene… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 31, 2008 at 9:28pm — No Comments