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Written by B. Gault, Public Information Office
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
 Amy Gruber prepares for a Deputy Ride-Along Amy Gruber, a senior at Bradley Central High School, prepares to leave the Judicial Complex on a ride-a-long with Deputy Doug Boucher. Amy is enrolled in Bradley’s criminal justice program and riding with a patrol deputy is one requirement of the class. Upon graduation next month, she plans to continue her education at Cleveland State Community College and pursue a career in law enforcement. |
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Written by B. Gault, Public Information Office
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
 L-R Alex Kincaid, Haleigh Brown, and Haley Howard. Back row: Deputy Mull, Sheriff Tim Gobble, and Principal Todd Shoemaker |
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Written by B. Gault, Public Information Office
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
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As a result of a joint effort by the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and the Cleveland Police Department, a suspect was taken into custody following two armed robberies Friday night. Cleveland Police officers were sent to the Super 8 Motel at 163 Bernham Drive around 9:21 p.m. where the clerk on duty reported he had been robbed. He described the suspect as a white male with short red hair, approximately six-foot tall, wearing all black clothing with a gun in the waistband of his pants. Approximately six hours later a clerk at the Howard Johnson Motel on Georgetown Road reported an armed robbery. City and county officers saturated the area but were unsuccessful in locating the suspect. The clerk gave a similar description of the suspect and reported seeing him get into a silver or gray car. Later, Sgt. Clint Denny of the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, while checking a parking lot behind the Crown Inn on South Lee Highway, located a vehicle that matched the description of the car that was seen leaving the Howard Johnson Motel.  Corey Horton The suspect, Corey Horton, 21, of Indianapolis, was sitting in the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident. Detective Duff Brumley of the Cleveland Police Department was called to the motels and obtained additional video evidence that positively identified the suspect. After questioning Horton gave a statement pertaining to his involvement in the two robberies Horton is charged with Aggravated Robbery and is currently being held in the Bradley County jail pending arraignment in General Sessions Court Monday morning. |
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Written by Tim Gobble, Sheriff
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
Since I have been sheriff, the BCSO’s drug unit has worked very aggressively with other local law enforcement agencies to identify, quarantine and shut down meth houses in Bradley County. There are so many dangers to the public safety surrounding the manufacture and sell of this lethal, highly addictive drug, that fighting methamphetamine has become a priority, not just in our community, but all over the country.
The deadly mixture of chemicals used to manufacture meth are volatile and poisonous and can interact in a disastrous way, resulting in toxic residue, explosions and fires. Obviously, this not only poses a threat to the people living in a house or apartment where meth is being made, but to the entire surrounding area as well.
But in addition to the destruction of lives and property, meth also lays claim to another, totally innocent, group of victims ~ that is, the children found living in these meth “labs.”
It is true we cannot choose our parents. We cannot choose our families. And young children cannot choose, nor control, the situation into which they are born. Law enforcement, the courts, social services and other community organizations know all too well the shock and trauma that is visited upon children who are caught in the middle of the deadly war on drugs. Sadly, in spite of the unclean, toxic conditions in which these children live, their homes are sometimes the only sense of security they have. For them to be forced to leave, sometimes in the middle of the night, after a drug raid is an experience that most of us cannot even begin to imagine. The physical condition of a child in these situations can be appalling and heartbreaking. It is not uncommon for the clothing on their backs to be contaminated with deadly toxins because of their proximity to meth production. This is a serious threat to the most helpless members of our community and it is a story that plays out all too often. |
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Written by B. Gault, Public Information Office
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies took Scotty Lee Bass, 28, into custody Monday morning as part of an investigation of two robberies at the Kangaroo Express on Blue Springs Road.  Scotty Lee Bass The clerk working the night shift Sunday called 9-1-1 to report a man who frequents the business passed him a note demanding cigarettes and all of the money he had in the cash register. The suspect then fled on foot. The clerk also reported he was the same person who robbed the business the previous Tuesday night. Based on the suspect’s description, Bradley County Patrol Sgt. Clint Denny and Deputy Dustin Patrick identified Bass as a possible suspect in the robberies. They placed his residence on Old Chattanooga Road under surveillance to await his return. Bass was the passenger in a vehicle that pulled up a short time later and he was taken into custody without incident. During further investigation some of the cigarettes that were taken from the store were found inside the trailer where Bass lives along with clothing that was worn during the robbery. Bass was later booked into the Bradley County jail charged with two counts of robbery. As a result of the joint effort by BCSO and the Cleveland Police Department four robberies over the last week have been cleared. |
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