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8 THE CAROLINA TIMES SATUH2AY, 1S32, GrilT16S (Continued from Front)' Both Candidagtes For Sheriff1 iHheirT aoout 10:30 on the night Of May 3. ' ' -- Police reports show that Reams was fatally injured after being struck from behind and knocked more than 80 feet from the point of impact. According to the autopsy report. Reams died from a skull frac ture. Reams also suf fered fractures of the right leg and left, arm, as well as several other in juries, the report said. Two people, who witnessed the incident said the hit and run was racially motivated. Ms. Patricia Reid, the woman who was walking with Reams,' said the driver of the car yelled that he would kill Reams those" case,' however . was he convicted. - In .most of Hie "cases, the charges were dropped before the trial, with the ? state takiag , voluntary dismissals. . , According to well , placed sources, the ntimber of voluntary dismissals on Grimes record indicate thai-he is a police informer. "His record," the source said, "sounds like that of an informer. One that the notice feel is more im portant to 'Ahem on the streets than in jail; in which case,,he can con tinue to commit crimes and stay 0 of jail as long as he continues to inform." - Public Safety Director Talmadge Lassiter Analysis By Donald Alderman Durham 'County Sheriff Bill Allen and his July 27 runoff opponent for the sheriffs office, Roland Leary, , have at ' least one obvious thing in common. They both , have been in Durham' unty law enforcement ; r many years. 1 .Durham District Court boiling ' controversies, place. . " t-on unclear. The controversies , In Leary's case, recent , in a second incident of themselves are not the controversies grew out of : launching a controversial ; 'major issue. The imoor- what could be called 'policy, Allen lost as a j tant point is that in the poof personnel manage- 4 cases of both men, the Jment. 'v''--; j"; '-,;X.-controversies appear to ! ; But even - more in- . a . . . . . -a i c . -ii . h n. . n mm vmnrre years,' has been with thc" nave ,ienuncu irum ui- Jiciouug mau uiv department for 21 years; ' conceived ; policy dcei- ' that Leary and Allen -sioiv ine- policies ap-;.inaYc in gqminun.iuv .peared to . be ill- instances of what could Allen, who has been sheriff for seven years, has been with , the ; Sheriffs Department for 24 years. Leary, who has been the county's chief ABC officer for eight ' f But both men have at, least one other thing in common, a 'similarity; rthat is not seen quite as easily. They both have been tracked recently by1 conceived in Allen's case because there were no apparent reasons-for the decisions in the first for walking with her. denied, at first, that the Later, she said the same police department allows driver, who she recogni ed as one of her brother's friends, came back, crashed into Reams and sped off with the lights off. The dead man's brother, Eugene Reams, the other witness, also believes the death was racially motivated. "I had just come out of a restaurant. . . .on Gqess Road," he said, "when 1 looked up the street and saw Chester. I saw a car pass on the other side of the street,-, and the driver yelled something out the win dow. I couldn't hear what they said, but I saw :he car turn around on he other side of the jridge and come back, rhe car. was in the left ane first, then he switch .d lanes, jumped the wrb and hit Chester. If nppened so fast, I Bdn't even have time to rarn him." informers to get away ' with crimes. He conced ed later, however, that there are trade-offs. "If a first or second of fender. . . .helps us with . a murder or a major ' drug bust, I'd say it was a pretty good trade-off to go easy on him." With only minor convic tions on his record, Grimes fits the descrip tion. He would not com ment on whether Grimes was, indeed, an informer or if he had helped on the drug arrests that were recently made in Durham : and surroun ding areas. I h-- A' r o 0 be called "uncommon commonalities". In other words, Leary and Allen don't like each Mother very well, and con sequently, there's little, if .any, cooperation bet ween the sheriffs Office and the ABC office; But ji is not clear just! what -impact; -that lack of , cooperation has on ef fective law enforcement, but it can be construed that It has some impact, : because in-ether- cities ; judge ruled -that jail in mates should ' not be,; J brought to court.:, in i bright orange uniforms, i Judge , Karen Galloway called Allen's policy a); violation of state, law. Allen said , he didn't I know about the law J although his chief deputy 7 said he (the deputy) did ' - While Allen argued - that the orange uniforms , : would f prevent cour , troom escapes, no one ' had escaped prior to the ' policy. - Leary has had his pro-' ' blems too. " ; Late last year when a i : liquor house raid bj his1 '- rhnxa A IV rtffirwc fnml ' the size of Durham, local , ped, Leary had to defuse : law entorcement agen- , t what he called "the big- cies usually cooperate ef fectively., v And so the July 27 runoff for the four-year Sheriffs terms is as much a test of the two gest mess since I've.been here. : ' ' .? '' -,:&:'? Instead- of finding il legal quantities, of whiskey, the officers found nothing but left men s nanuung vi wu-j one man severely in troversy as it is a test ot , jured.- The raid raised Around The Rink It's once around the rink with pizazz! Henry King, program director of the Oarner Road YMCA, and two day campers watch the skating skills of another day camper. Roller skating appears to be the favorite activity of most Adven ture Day Campers, c their law enforcement experience and efficien cy ' r- And the controversies could play a major role in who gets elected. Consider: Earlier this year, Sheriff Allen decided that Public . Safety .Of ficers should lock their pistols in a locker outside 'the magistrate's court serious questions abou how the matter was con ducted. . ' , In the aftermath, the Durham Branch of the NAACP called for Leary's resignation as well as the resignation of another of the officers. But the controversy died when the county grand jury did not indict the ABC officer who had AKA's To Meet July 18 Commenting on the convention theme, Dr. Barbara K. Phillips of Winston-Salem, ; the sorority's national presi- Reams said the impact j dent, emphasized, "The .sent his brother flying, i 80's will not be a repeat rolling and tumbling," i of the Hoover years. To- and ended up about, ten feet away from him. "I : ran to him and said 'hold on, Chester.' He looked up at me and tried to say i something; Then he clos ed his eyes. I i: believe that's when he died." Grimes yjas arrested 1 three " days later J and J . charged with involuntary : manslaughter n , f and felonious hit and run. He ! immediately posted a ! $20,000 bond and never i went to jail. ? ;' - ' j Later, it was learned' ; that Grimes has a long j criminal record. Over the I past two years, he has ttAAn rhoroA1 with rrrm WWII VIIUIVU till v than 14 offenses ranging ' from breaking and enter- day, more of us unders tand the economic and political agendas being set-up to stifle our pro gress. Despite handicaps adn set-backs, our peo ple can point to a con tinual welling up of dynamic power. 1 'And some 5,000 Robinson and Eddie Williams, the president of the Joint Center for Political Studies, a black "think tank." Conferees will have an opportunity go gain ex pert advice during issue workshops on network ing, health awareness, social security, in vestments, and tax write offs. , The sorority will premiere a multi-screen presentation on its ser vice history and a 90 minute, live, drama members and friends of i saluting the leadership of Aloha Kaooa Ahha " black women. said Phillips, "are going to historic Boston to herald and to celebrate Facets of Dynamic Power, by strategizing for today and honoring black , women's societal contributions."- The convention will feature ' public meetings led byVXohgresional ing to assault on a female 1 Black; Caucus head and possession and sale j Walter Fauntroy, Tran- oi arugs. inoniy tnreeot SAirica ui rector Randall Included in the. con vention festivities will be the formal unveiling of its 501 (c) 3 educational foundation, a concert by Dionne Warwick, awar ding of national service honors and the changing of top elected officers. The sorority's national meetings are held during even numbered years. Every four, years elected administrations change : and the first vice president ascend ' to leadership. Faye B. Bryant of Houston, Texas, will become' the sorority's 21st national leader. Founded in 1908 at Howard University, Washington, D. C, Alpha Kappa Alpha is the country's; first black? Greek-letter sorority; :; Today its ranks are peopled by women of many racial backgrounds.' The; sorority boasts "of 75,000 ' members throughout the United States .and i1 abroad. Its. founding tenets committed , the group to fostering scholarships, finer womanhood and service to mankind. , Names such as Coretta. Scott King, Represen tative Cardiss Collins of III., Marion Anderson, Judge Constance Baker Motley, Ruth Love, Ella Fitzgerald, Yvonne B. Burke and "the late Eleanor Roosevelt repre sent but a few of the ac complished members united in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. We Welcome : Ywir Church News News before entering that area I injured the man. with someone who has; Now consider the un been arrested. , common factor first, the Durham Public Safety , Sheriffs Department officials protested the and the ABC Office do about your hap Openings at your church I'should be in our office, not i later than Monday at 5 p.m. of the week of publication. 1 policy, arguing that the gun lock-up procedure would make police of-' ficers vulnerable to i viofent suspects. But Allen reasoned that the policy would j prevent an accused per son from snatching an officer's pistol and har ming someone in the booking area. Allen's policy prevail ed after the Durham County Commission decided that Allen had the , legal authority to keep ;,guns out of : the ' magistrate's office. No guns had been snatched from officers before Allen announced the policy, leaving the : reason for its formula- not cooperate, according tb"AHen and Leary. They both admit that they are ' not the best of friends. and therein may lie part of the reason for the lack j : of cooperation between r the two police forces'.' j 4 It's unusual because in ' . most counties, Durham included,'' police depart ; ments, ABC Offices, : Sheriff-.Departments, detectives . and in vestigators, generally I cooperate. In a related matter,' i Jess Bowe, the third place challenger in the I recent Drimarv elections. may inrow iiw suppuri iu ; j Leary. They : are good friends and admit that i nAithor ats amno unrn J Allen well. Bowe com plained during the cam-, paign about the lack of I cooperation between the ; Sheriffs : Department 1 and the Criminal Justice Department at NCCU. He said Allen wouldn't allow deputies leave time to study, He also does not hire degree can didates as interns. Leary, on the other hand,, as ABC . Chief, allows his officers to study at NCCU and hires, criminal justice majors as interns. Finally, the county precincts may be the ones to watch in the coming runoff. Leary, during the primary elec-. tion, , was abl;.to win? ' rural precincts' such as" ' Bethesda Ruritan Oub, and Neal Junior High, earlier thought to be Allen strongholds. Those and other Leary county wins reportedly have caused concern , in the Allen camp. . J Have you taken your summer vacation yet? If you have not. THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF TOURISM " 4- and BAHAMAS TOURS OF NORTH CAROLINA would like to invite you to consider NASSAU BAHAMAS During th wclwnd o August 13th Ihni the 16th lor only' 375.00 pt panoa oa doabl occapucy Prtca lacladai: 1. Roumhrip alifan on Dalta hoa tba Ralalah-DarlMta Airport to tha Naaaaa Intaraatloaal Airport; t. Roandtrta laaal traaaiar froaa taa Nwii Intarnatioaal Airport t tha Hotaf; r ' 3. Four daya and thraa night at tha Emarald Baack Hotal or tha palm oral Mot at on taMa Baack la Naaaaa BaBaaiaai AU hata) taaaa, Haa. aad aaiaharaaai Dlacotmt club, loan, M whom Uckata. 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