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Imposter cop sentenced to seven years
Toronto Sun
By Sam Pazzano ,Toronto Sun Steven Reid was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for impersonating a police officer during a robbery. A Toronto court officer who posed as a cop and used police scanners to perpetrate a home invasion robbery against ...


Only on 12: One-on-one with Chief Barranco
WRDW-TV
He had not even been on the job a week when Aiken Department of Public Safety Chief Charles Barranco's police scanner alerted him that something was very wrong. It was 7:30 last Saturday morning. Master Corporal Sandy Rogers was on patrol when she ...


Thursday evening Highway 20 crash results in minor injuries
Lake County News
Radio reports indicated there were two patients, both with minor injuries. One later was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport. The CHP reported that advance warning was needed to warn drivers approaching the scene.

Firefighters on scene of 2-alarm fire in Framingham MetroWest Daily News Listen to our online police and fire scanner, found as a subtab of News. You can rewind the timeline to listen to the scanner chatter, starting at about 9:40 am Firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire at 55 Dinsmore Ave. in Framingham this morning.

Police searching for suspect in East Euclid bank robbery DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) Des Moines police officers are currently searching for a man who reportedly robbed a bank this morning on the city's east side. At approximately 8:50, officers responded to a robbery at Bankers Trust, 150 E. Euclid Avenue, according to scanner traffic.

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Free Small Business Certifications Classes in February
PR.com (press release)
Kingsport, TN, February 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at ETSU and the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host two free Small Business Certification classes on ...

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Online police scanners alert community in hunt for escaped inmat ...

Another manhunt for escaped Berkeley County inmate James Sanders turned up empty after he was spotted twice in Summerville 24 hours ago.

Police plan to deploy stop sticks to end high-speed pursuit Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com By Rachel Iovan | The Muskegon Chronicle UPDATE: A suspect that led police on a car pursuit through several towns Thursday night has been captured by officers, according to police scanner traffic reports. HOLTON-- Police are currently pursuing a ... Police Searching for Suspects and Victims in Drive-by Shooting KTSM News Channel 9 Police have called off an air search. It happened shortly after 2 am Friday. According to emergencyscanner transmissions, the people in a silver Mercedes and a small maroon car were shooting at each other. Police received several calls from people ... Northbound lanes of Route 301 in Kent County closed for accident The Star Democrat ... according to police scanner reports. The accident occurred at 8:58 am A state police helicopter is on its way. No additional information is available at this time. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online ... Quincy Scanner Tales: Milton man seriously injured in pedestrian accident Boston.com According to police, Timothy Carroll was crossing the street when a 35-year-old woman from Braintree struck him with her car. The woman was driving westbound on the street, and said she saw him at the last second. Carroll was not in a crosswalk at the ... Oak Harbor Police Department | Island Scanner Whidbey News-Times At 1:03 am, a SE Ninth Avenue resident reported a roommate punched a hole in the wall and was crying and acting crazy. At 8:34 am, a NE Harvest Drive resident reported a fire in the living room. At 3:22 am, a caller reported a car accident in the AM/PM ... Flint police respond to four incidents at Hurley Medical Center The Flint Journal - MLive.com One of the incidents was a strong armed robbery that occurred around 8 am today, according to scanner traffic. There were two male suspects, one wearing a white coat and another wearing a black coat. They last were seen going south on Prospect,...

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Weather turns toward normal after warm Dec., Jan. WRCB-TV January ended with mean temperatures well above normal statewide - 6.5 degrees higher in Memphis, 5 degrees higher in Nashville and Knoxville, 4.9 above in the Tri-Cities and 4.5 degrees warmer than usual in Chattanooga. By Monday, forecasters expect ...

Emergency contract for I-40 cleanup awarded to Philips & Jordan, Inc. TriCities.com Traffic moving west from Knoxville towards Asheville, NC has been re-routed through the TriCitiesvia Interstate 26 in the interim. Officials with TDOT released information today concerning the cleanup contract. The department received bids from four ...

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Sheboygan County motel standoff ends peacefully The Sheboygan Press According to scanner reports, the deputy was to serving an eviction notice to the man, who was armed with a .22-caliber rifle and a handgun. Dave Hendrickson was working at 1420 AM The Breeze/91.3 WTSM, a radio station just north of the motel, ...

Radio scanner traffic captures frantic scene of fatal Utah police shooting ... Daily Journal AP SALT LAKE CITY — Radio traffic between law enforcement on the night of a deadly shooting in Utah captures a frantic scene, with officers first demanding ambulances for wounded comrades, then ordering police to "throw them in a car" and rush the ...

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Tri-Cities Airport Considering Flights To Nashville WCYB By Megan Gorey BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tri-Cities Regional Airport is talking with a small carrier, which they're not disclosing, to add a scheduled service flight to and from Blountville and Nashville International Airport.

Demi Moore 911 call: Synthetic drugs in Tennessee Examiner.com The Tennessee Legislature has a bill in the approval process right now to create heavy penalties for those who manufacture and sell synthetic drugs, according to the Tennessean. A medical professional in the Tri-Cities spoke with me on the condition of ... Carter Co. unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent Elizabethton Star Locally, Carter County's jobless rate registered the biggest change in the entire Tri-Cities area. From the month of November to December, Carter County's unemployment rate fell from 8.2 percent to 7.7 percent. Compared to December of 2010, ... Boral Bricks announces new dealer, Bolton Block TriCities.com Today Boral Bricks, the nation's largest brick manufacturer and distributor, has announced an expansion of the distribution of its product lines in a region covering the Tri-Cities market, eastTennessee, southwest Virginia and western North Carolina. Two lawmakers push to eliminate gun background checks for more than 300k ... TriCities.com Two area lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would eliminate gun background checks for more than 300000 Tennesseans and that has the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation concerned. Senator Steve Southerland is sponsoring the legislation in the Tennessee ...

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Rockslide Detour Bringing More Traffic To Tri-Cities
WCYB
By Megan Gorey JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- A rockslide in East Tennessee is bringing more traffic to the Tri-Cities. The rockslide closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Cocke County early Tuesday morning. The Tennessee Department of Transportation ...

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Police release radio traffic from fatal shootout
Salt Lake Tribune
By nate carlisle and Janelle Stecklein Ogden • Police radio traffic of the Jan. 4 shootout involving members of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force and an Ogden resident was released Tuesday. It begins with a frantic call from an officer ...


Quincy Scanner Tales: Man arrested on MBTA bus for lewd behavior
Boston.com
By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Transit Police arrested a 37 year-old man for open and gross behavior on board a bus in Quincy Tuesday. Police said the bus operator flagged them down and police spoke with the victim, a 39-year old Quincy female ...


Officers, wounded man identified in New Brunswick police shooting; prosecutor ...
MyCentralJersey.com
Rivera said he was able to identify the officers through the police scanner. The wounded man was Victor Rodriguez, Rivera said. He was shot during an altercation with another person in which he is believed to have fired shots, the Prosecutor's Office ...


Standoff at Plymouth hotel ends as man gives himself up
The Sheboygan Press
Photo by Bruce Halmo/The Sheboygan Press / THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS A standoff at a motel in Plymouth has ended this afternoon with the man inside a room there giving himself up to police who had surrounded the place. According to scanner reports, ...

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Home sales fall significantly for third year in both Bristols
TriCities.com
A high percentage of foreclosures and a turbulent job market combined to drag down the Twin City'shousing market in 2011. Sales of existing homes fell by about 13 percent in Bristol, Va., and 19.5 percent in Bristol, Tenn., compared to 2010, ...

TDOT unclear how long I-40 will be closed by rock slide Kingsport Times News Westbound traffic was initially being routed onto Interstates 26 and 81 — a long detour through the Tri-Cities area of Kingsport, Bristol and Johnson City. A massive rock slide on the North Carolina side of the border in October 2009 closed the ... Quillen will develop telemedicine in five rural ... - TriCities.com East Tennessee State University's James H. Quillen College of Medicine will develop a telemedicine system to deliver physician specialty and sub-specialty services to five rural counties in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia, thanks to grant ...

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Police: Wilmington officers shoot masked, armed man
Chicago Sun-Times
Seeing so many police made Darlene Cherveny feel better, even though she was too scared to go to the window of her Mae Street home while listening to what was happening on her police scanner. “The response from the police officers was tremendous,” ...


Vancouver residents scan airwaves for emergencies
The Columbian
Both Vancouver residents are part of a new twist on the typical police and fire scanner junkies -- they use Twitter to relay what they're hearing. A quick scan of the social network shows countless feeds devoted to reporting the goings-on overheard on ...


High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash on Newton/Weston Line
Patch.com
By Melanie Graham Scanner reports Monday night indicate a driver is in State Police custody after leading officers on a high-speed chase down Route 128 that ended in a crash near the Newton/Weston line. According to emergency communications from this ...


Police Blotter Report, Arrests:
Newzjunky.com
A license plate scanner on the patrol car alerted an officer that the vehicle's registration is suspended, police said. She is summoned to appear Feb. 15 in City Court. Robert E. Cowles, 49, of 18043 First St., Apt. 14, Adams Center, ...


Footprints in snow lead to felony damage charge
Pontiac Daily Leader
According to the apartment's occupants, Moser was observed returning to the apartment and looking out the window with a police scanner. Shortly afterwards, emergency units arrived at the Junior High. During an investigation, officers recovered the cell ...


Radio scanner traffic captures frantic scene of fatal Utah police shooting ...
Washington Post
Scanner recordings released Tuesday by Weber County authorities also include police yelling that shots are being fired and ordering emergency responders to take cover. Ogden police officer Jared Francom died during the Jan. 4 shootout with a suspect ...


Police Chase Caught on Tape; Suspect Charged in Dollar Tree, Burger King Robberies
WIFR
ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- A Rockford man is in custody tonight after leading police on a chase through the west side. Alex from Rockford scanner caught the capture of 40-year-old Melvin Bankhead on tape. Police say he robbed the Dollar Tree on North Main ...


Scanner Report: Stakeout Nets Stolen Cars, Suspected Car Thief [PHOTOS]
Patch.com
This is the Scanner Report, detailing some police and fire incidents that happened in the Valley, overheard on the radio. Officer Alex Royal, a recent addition to the LAPD force. North Hollywood LAPD units stop a suspected car thief after a stake-out.


Vancouver police scanner hobbyists put cop and fire calls on Twitter
TheNewsTribune.com
Caran Johnson and Jason Williard told The Columbian ( http://is.gd/Ygey2Y) they listen to thescanner because they like to know what's going on and feel a certain obligation to update their followers. Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp cautions ...

Vancouver scanner hobbyists put it on Twitter The Seattle Times A couple of Vancouver residents who listen to the police and fire emergency radio are putting a new twist on their hobby by relaying what they hear on Twitter. The Associated Press A police spokesperson warned agaisnt it, concerned about 'verified' ...

Police tapes capture chaos of Ogden shootout Salt Lake Tribune Listen to audio of the Ogden police scanner traffic from the night of the shoot-out. The audio files may take a few moments to load. Ambulances rushed back and forth carrying the wounded, while some officers opted not to wait for medical personnel.

Radio captures frantic scene at Utah shooting Longview Daily News The scanner recordings from a Jan. 4 drug raid were released Tuesday by Weber County authorities. They illustrate a scene not unlike a war zone, with police yelling that shots are being fired and ordering emergency responders to take cover.

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Scanner Reports 1-30-12
Santa Barbara Edhat
The police are sworn to "Protect and Serve" us but they are stretched thin, as are other Emergency Responders. So we find ourselves protecting our own and watching out for our neighbors. That is what will save what is left of our country, ...


Scanner traffic indicates house exploded
Topeka Capital Journal
Police radio scanner traffic indicated police, firefighters and ambuulance personnel were on the scene of the house explosion and that a small fire was burning in the area. The Capital-Journal was sending a reporter to the scene.


Fairbury man arrested after 911 call
WJBC News
Pontiac Police discovered a cell phone used to place the 911 call, a portable scanner and a number of other cell phones in Moser's possession, at an apartment on Illini Drive. Pontiac Police Major Jim Woolford says a two-way radio was also discovered.


Tornadoes of 2011
WOOD-TV (blog)
I purchased a weather radio for tornado alerts but in my area, all I get is static. Normal radios are static as well, I guess I just live in a bad reception area. Is there any other tool I can use to get tornado warnings or watches, because out here, ...


Hingham Scanner Tales: Scituate man charged with kidnapping, armed robbery
Boston.com
According to Hingham Police, a Hingham detective was parked in the parking lot of the Hull PoliceDepartment on Saturday when a 68-year old man drove into the lot at 1:06 pm and reported he had just been robbed at knifepoint.


Scanner Traffic Reveals Frantic Moments After Aiken Public Safety Officer Shot ...
WJBF-TV
WJBF News Channel 6's Kait Rayner reports on the frantic police radio traffic the morning Aiken Department of Public Safety Master Corporal Sandra Rogers was shot and killed. (more) WJBF News Channel 6's Kait Rayner reports on the frantic police radio ...


Fairbury man accused of Pontiac arson
Bloomington Pantagraph
During their investigation, police found a cellular phone used to place a 911 call reporting the fire, as well as a portable scanner, a number of cellular phones and a two-way radio. Police continue to investigate the fire and any connection to radio ...

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Chocolate Festival coming to Tri-Cities
Elizabethton Star
Festival tickets are also available for purchase at First Tennessee Banks (NE TN branches), Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, Kingsport Town Center, Salsaritas in Kingsport, Sam's Club Optical Department in Johnson City and Shoney's in Johnson City, ...


A tale of two Januarys in the Mountain Empire
TriCities.com
Jason Ahrens of Johnson City, Tenn., tries to teach his 4-year-old daughter, Cassius, how to play disc golf earlier this month during a warm day at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tenn. Credit: ANDRE TEAGUE | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER Brenda Jones shovels ...