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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
Investigation by the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of a suspect in three burglaries that were in the area of Bates Pike and Orr Road on Saturday. Deputies initially responded to a call from the owner of Flowers Transmission on Bates Pike that a man in camouflage clothing had attempted to enter his business. While searching for the suspect who fled on foot, property owners alerted deputies of additional burglaries to outbuildings at 210 and 230 Orr Road. As the search continued BCSO patrol deputies located a vehicle that was seen going through the area at slow speeds. At a traffic stop the driver was identified as Jeanie Joline Duncan, age 35. Further investigation revealed the suspect in the burglaries, Stephen Drew Ingram, age 27, was let out of the vehicle near Bates Pike.  Stephen Drew Ingram Ingram was later found and arrested on three counts of burglary. Duncan faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit theft over $500, and possession of burglary tools. Detectives also charged both suspects with one count of false reports for making false statements during interviews at the Judicial Center that hindered the progress of the investigation.  Jeanie Jolene Duncan Ingram has been denied bond. He was arrested in November by the BCSO after a homeowner on Candies Creek Ridge Road returned to a burglary-in-progress. Based on the homeowner’s description of the suspect and vehicle, Ingram was developed as a suspect and was arrested. Investigators later added two more counts of aggravated burglary stemming from ongoing investigations on Old Powerline Lane and White Oak Road. Ingram was on bond for those cases when he was taken into custody over the weekend. BCSO Capt. Steve Lawson commended members of the Patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions for their hard work identifying and arresting a suspect and clearing three new cases. |
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Friday, 23 April 2010 |
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Cutting waste and better utilizing existing resources is not a pipe dream that is beyond government. It can be done and at the BCSO, we’re doing it. With sound, fiscally-responsible leadership, it is possible to cut waste and spending. We have proven this at the BCSO. Not only do we generate approximately $4.2 million each year to off-set our operating expenses by a third, we have also returned close to a million dollars to the county’s General Fund since I took office in 2006. The savings we have achieved is positive news for Bradley County taxpayers and serves to demonstrate what can be accomplished through efficiency and good stewardship of public funds. In fact, the BCSO has been recognized by several national experts as one of the most effective and efficient sheriff’s offices in the country. That is a high honor and one we are proud of. I am also proud of the fact that in addition to good financial stewardship, the BCSO has an excellent record in combating crime. Our current crime clearance rate is the highest it’s ever been in the history of Bradley County. One of the latest ways we are looking to save money is by subscribing to an electronic pawn record tracking system called “LeadsOnline.” This service will help us in tracking and recovering stolen property that has been pawned. The service costs $5,890, which may sound like a lot of money until you consider that the way we currently track stolen/pawned goods is by having a detective or detectives manually search submitted pawn records and crosscheck against the NCIC system and other records. This not only takes detectives away from other duties, it is very expensive in terms of time, paperwork and salaries, and isn’t nearly as effective as the online service. We considered hiring a clerk to perform these tasks, but LeadsOnline would be much more effective and would save over $15,000 a year. This new tracking system is already being used by 20 Tennessee law enforcement agencies, with 150,000 transactions which are updated on a daily basis. The system will easily pay for itself in recovery of additional stolen property each year and returning that property to the owner(s). We have always been proactive in our approach to solving crime and will remain so in the future. Additionally, annual state financial audits of the BCSO verify that our budgets, including the Drug Fund, are consistently managed well and the money is being spent for appropriate and lawful purposes. While we watch Washington squander money, I think Bradley County taxpayers appreciate the sheriff’s office operating in a vigilant, proactive and fiscally-responsible manner. We are always looking for new ways to improve services and save even more tax money. |
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Monday, 19 April 2010 |
 Patrol Deputies Adam Beard (left) and Earl Pike (right) graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy at Cleveland State Community College on April 16. They are congratulated by Sheriff Tim Gobble. |
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
As sheriff, I have always taken a pro-active position on illegal immigration. This includes anyone who enters our country without proper authorization, whether they be from south of the border, Asia, Europe or anywhere else around the globe. As a local government, we can’t do a lot to secure our national borders ~ that’s supposed to be the job of the federal government; but we can concentrate on securing our citizens and those of neighboring counties.
BCSO interdiction units are vigilant in watching traffic along I-75 though our county for human smuggling, drug trafficking, contraband, drunk drivers and other criminal activity. Just last week, one of our detectives observed a 2004 Dodge Caravan which appeared to be overloaded, weaving and following too close to another vehicle. The Caravan was pulled over near the Charleston exit for a routine traffic stop. The occupants turned out to be 12 Hispanic men and women who claimed to be traveling from Dallas, Texas to Pennsylvania.
This, in and of itself, is not illegal; however, they could not produce proper ID and it was discovered the vehicle had been red-flagged by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as having possibly been involved in human trafficking on another occasion. The occupants were transported to the ICE office in Chattanooga where it was determined they were here illegally and are now being held for deportation. Furthermore, the driver could face charges of human trafficking.
Since September 2006, anytime a person is arrested in Bradley County for a crime and their identity cannot be verified or is suspect, they are checked against our Criminal Alien Program (CAP) to determine citizenship or legal status. If they are found to be here illegally, they are turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation, upon the disposition of their court cases and their sentences completed.
The 12 people arrested in this latest incident brings the total number of illegals apprehended by the BCSO and turned over to ICE to 206. That may sound like a drop in the bucket compared to the 11 to 20 million aliens said to be in this country illegally, but it does reinforce the message that Bradley Country takes the problem seriously and is actively working to control it here in our area.
I have stated on a number of occasions that I believe in and support legal immigration. We are the land of opportunity and I cannot blame anyone who desires to come here and share in the American dream. But we are a nation of laws, and anyone wishing to immigrate here must do so legally. To ignore this problem increases the burden to our economy and our national security.
One thing this latest incident illustrates is that illegal aliens continue to pour into our country and the need to properly secure our borders is dire and immediate. With all the threats facing the nation from within and without, we must secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws with determination and vigor.
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
 Det. Zech Pike, Det. Laura Lane, Det. Sgt. Kevin White, Capt. Steve Lawson, Det. Joe Musselwhite, and Sheriff Tim Gobble
Bradley County Sheriff’s detectives have recovered six flat screen TV’s and two Blue Ray DVD players that were stolen from the construction site of a new home on Lower Woods Trail. Construction workers discovered the property was missing when they arrived at the site Monday morning. BCSO investigators quickly identified a heating and air subcontractor, Justin Lynn Conner of Red Bank, as a possible suspect. Conner agreed to meet detectives at the Judicial Center to talk about the theft. Upon completion of the interview he was charged with burglary and theft over $500.  Justin Lynn Conner During the investigation it was determined Conner unlocked a window while he was working at the home and then returned after everyone was gone for the TV’s and DVD players. The stolen items are valued at $6,850 and were still in shipping cartons when they were taken. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office provided valuable assistance in the recovery of the stolen property.
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