Small Town Misfit

Cincinnati, OH
Alvin Chambers and Steven Turner, police say, take their jobs very seriously.

Chambers, 24, of South Fairmount, and Turner, 21, of East Price Hill, work for Aaron’s Rental Company and deliver and pick up televisions and other items rented by customers.

But when a 42-inch plasma television was mistakenly dropped off at Juanita Carter’s home in East Price Hill, police say Chambers and Turner decided to get it back – even if no one was home.

The pair, police said, was at her Morrow Place home at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday when they knocked on the front door. There was no answer.

Police said the two went to the side of the house, took an air conditioning unit out of the window and entered the home to retrieve the television.

Chambers and Turner were arrested and charged with burglary.

Both were released today on their own recognizance.

Found in the Cincinnati Enquirer

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Sacramento, CA
An 18-year-old man who led Elk Grove on a 4-mile pursuit - in a golf cart - last week was not so lucky.

Andrew Paul Aye, 18, was arrested after trying to break into the Ace Hardware store on Elk Grove-Florin Road at 1:35 a.m. July 3.

When officers arrived, Aye fled on foot then hopped into a golf cart, leading police on a low-speed chase through Old Town Elk Grove.

He faces charges of attempted burglary, driving without a license and evading police.

Found in the Sacramento Bee

Tracy,CA
A man in the 4300 block of Oakridge drive told police that someone mowed his lawn, went inside his garage, broke his car windshield and blew dust inside his house.

Found in the Tracy Press

Olmstead Falls, OH
A Grist Mill Court woman called police on June 16 to report that her condo was broken into.

She told police that when she came home from work she found a six-foot aluminum ladder in her garage, but doesn’t own a ladder. Inside the condo, the oven timer was going off and the DVD player was on.

Nothing was reported missing.

Police responded to the residence and were advised that there is a maintenance person that works for the condo association but he should not have keys to the garages.

The resident was told to leave the ladder where it is and see if someone comes back for it.

Found in the News Sun

Grass Valley, CA
At 10:12 a.m., a caller from the 21000 block of Maben Road reported that someone had broken into the house and defecated inside.

Found in the Union

Goleta Valley, CA
A fraternity brother was asleep in his bedroom in Isla Vista when a woman with a significant amount of facial hair startled him awake at 4 a.m.

“Do you have a cigarette?” the woman asked.

Later that morning and fully awake, the victim contacted authorities about the suspicious visitor adding that three cans of beer and $20 were also missing from his desk.

The young man, a 22-year-old UCSB student, said he was “unsure” if he would recognize the woman again.

Found in the Goleta Valley Voice

Rutland, VT
Louis Stevens and and Francis Fredette were trying to burglarize a Mobil convenience store in Randolph on Nov. 19, 2000, when Fredette, 40, of North Clarendon, fell off the roof, seriously injuring his back. The two then drove 40 miles to Fredette’s apartment, where they allegedly placed him at the bottom of an exterior staircase and pretended he had fallen, prosecutors said.

“That night, (Fredette) decided to make it appear that his injuries occurred at a different location so he could file a fraudulent personal injury lawsuit to recover money for his injuries,” according to Fredette’s indictment.

Fredette won a $700,000 insurance settlement over the fall after filing suit against his landlord and the owners of the property.

Fredette, who has pleaded innocent to fraud, faces up to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine if convicted. His indictment calls for the forfeiture of a home he bought with the proceeds of the settlement.

Found in the Times Argus

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Erie County, NY
A Coventry Road resident reported that someone broke into her house and stole her pet’s dog dish.

Found in Bee News

Palm Beach, FL
On Monday, March 19, cops received a call from a woman who’d returned home to find her apartment with a strong odor of marijuana. After entering her bedroom she found her television on and playing a pornographic movie, as well as, a cigarette butt in her bed. In her kitchen she found a new package of cheese and a package of turkey had been opened. She found a large plastic bag containing smaller bags with marijuana and in a laptop was stolen. The victim suspects a possible suspect is her ex-boyfriend. The officer found the deadbolt was forced open and the evidence was taken in for investigation.

Found in the Weekday Newspaper

Scorro, NM
A man on NE Frontage Road reported at 1:30 p.m. he went out to his vehicle and discovered that a Colt .22 caliber pistol, three .22 caliber rifles, a JVC AM/FM/CD player, and numerous CDs had been stolen from inside the car and the trunk. Later in the day he noticed the suspect come into his place of employment in the 500 block of Otero and sold a co-worker some CD’s. He asked to see them and they were his. To recap the story so far: the thief tried to sell stolen stuff to the guy he stole from. The suspect was located a few hours later by other officers and one of the stolen rifles was found in his vehicle. He was arrested and released to the custody of a relative. He told officers he would return the items. Later, the thief returned guns to police, but he returned more guns than were reportedly stolen.

Found in the Small Town News Service

Chadron, NE
4:28 p.m. Caller from the 500 block of King St. advised it appears someone broke into the above location through a window. Caller was unsure if anyone took anything but appears unknown subjects used the coffee pot.

Found in the Chadron Record

Mukilteo, WA
A woman reported that someone broke into her car and installed courtesy lights. She also went to her doctor and reported that her Oxycodone had been stolen. The doctor told the officer that she had prescribed 120 Oxycodone pills only six days prior and she would not be issuing a new prescription.

Found in the Mukilteo Beacon