This Week in Crime
October 30th, 2008, 8:27 am · Post a Comment · posted by Brady Calhoun
We’re starting a new feature here at Bay Crime Watch. It is called This Week in Crime. Every week we’ll pull the best crime stories from NewsHerald.com and some of our sister papers and place them here. This will give y’all a chance to catch up on crime stories you may have missed and another chance to comment on local incidents. Look for it every week on or before Friday.
The first batch is below.
REEFER MADNESS
A boy who ran into the street Monday night and damaged a passing Mustang blamed his actions on his first time smoking marijuana.
According to a a report from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, a woman driving along State 390 toward U.S. 231 at 9:30 p.m. reported a juvenile male had run into the roadway and run into the side of her car. She stopped to see if the boy was OK, and he began running at her car again. For her own safety, she drove to a nearby convenience store to call police.
The woman’s husband was following her in another car, and he stopped and detained the boy until a deputy arrived.
Another witness had also been driving in that area and said he almost ran into the boy when he was in the roadway, the report said. He waited with the victim and her husband until a deputy arrived so he could provide information to law enforcement.
The boy was placed in the back of the patrol car and read his Miranda rights, the deputy said. He told the deputy he had “tried marijuana for the first time in his life,” and that is why he ran into the side of the woman’s car.
Later, the boy provided personal information that revealed he was a juvenile, and the deputy did not question him further, according to the report. The boy was charged with felony criminal mischief and was booked at the Bay County Jail. He was then transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice and released to the custody of his mother and father.
MAN SENDS NAKED PICS OF HIMSELF TO COP
A Panama City man was arrested on Wednesday for charges relating to the online sexual exploitation of a minor, law enforcement officials said.
Edward Jay Kincaid, 43, was arrested after Georgia authorities contacted the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and informed them a warrant existed for Kincaid for illegal communications he had with a law enforcement officer, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office release.
During these communications, Kincaid allegedly sent nude images of himself to a person he believed was 14 years-old, the release said.
Kincaid was located at his residence at 3024 Laurie Ave. Panama City Beach and taken into custody for the outstanding warrant on computer or electronic pornography and child exploitation, the release said.
ELDERLY EXPLOITATION
Panama City police arrested Linda DeLoach, 51, of Panama City, on charges that she exploited an elderly woman for whom she was the caretaker.
DeLoach has been working as a caretaker for an 89-year-old woman, police said, and tried to purchase a car valued at $27,000 from a local dealership using the woman’s identity and credit information. The dealership suspecting fraud and called police, according to a news release from the Panama City Police Department.
DeLoach was charged with grand theft and exploitation of the elderly, according to the release. She is scheduled for a first appearance today (Oct. 28). Anyone with information about this incident may contact either the Panama City Police Department at 872-3100 or Crime Stoppers at 785-TIPS(8477).
NABBED BY A ‘BEAR’
An investigation that has been under way for the past several months led to an arrest this weekend of an Orlando woman for possession of controlled prescription drugs.
According to a news release, an inspector with the Florida Department of Corrections initiated the investigation after information obtained from monitored telephone calls indicated illegal prescription drugs were going to be smuggled into the Holmes Correctional Institution.
Holmes County Sheriff’s Office K-9 “Bear” was used to conduct a “free air” search of the suspect vehicle in the institution parking lot. Bear alerted to the vehicle and a search revealed a small plastic baggy containing 40 Xanax (brand name for Alprazolam) pills, police said.
Jessica Renee Guillemette, 22, of Orlando was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and was transported to the Holmes County Jail. Because of the quantity of pills found, the charge could be upgraded to trafficking, police said.
