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July 17, 2008
The Kings Mountain Herald
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CRIME
ARRESTS
July 8, 2008: Joshua Ayers, 19,
220 Landry Dr., warrant for
misdemeanor larceny, $1,000
bond, unsecured.
July 8, 2008: Jose Jordan, 37,
117 Bridges St., order for arrest,
no child support, $750 bond.
July 8, 2008: Windy Hawkins,
37, of Gastonia, possession with
intent to sell schedule II nar-
cotics, sell/deliver of schedule
II controlled substance, felonies,
$5,000 bond, secured.
July 9, 2008: Stanley Gardner,
50, 328 Ebenezer Rd., second
degree trespassing, assault on a
female, $1,000 bond, secured.
July 9, 2008: John Tedder, 45,
122 Wells St., DWI, $500 bond,
unsecured.
July 9, 2008: Donald
Thompson Jr., 48, 409 Wilson
St., communicating threats, no
bond.
July 10, 2008: Jose Ramos Jr.,
36, disorderly conduct, $300
bond, secured.
July 10, 2008: Jeremy
Huffman, 18, 206-A Cansler St.,
assault on a female, communi-
cating threats, no bond.
July 11, 2008: Debra Emery,
52, 102 E. King St., intoxicated
and disruptive, $300 bond,
secured.
July 11, 2008: Darius Ross, 36,
102-D E. King St., child support,
$2,500 bond, secured.
July 12, 2008: Linwood
Adams Jr., 51, 205 Duke St., pos-
session of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia, $200 bond,
secured.
July 12, 2008: Paul Mattison, -
40, of Charlotte, assault on a
female, no bond.
July 12, 2008: Jason Groen, 29,
101 Center St., order for arrest,
failure to appear, $3,000 bond,
secured.
July 13, 2008: Paul Detter, 46,
117 Fulton St., assault on a
female, no bond.
July 13, 2008: Timothy Parker,
33, of Gastonia, communicating
threats, driving while license
revoked, following too closely,
no bond.
INCIDENTS
July 8, 2008: A resident of
Walker Street reported damage
to his vehicle after he claimed
someone backed into his car.
July 9, 2008: A resident of
Mountain Crest Drive reported
that someone had stolen her
dog.
July 9, 2008: A resident of
Gastonia reported that someone
had damaged his car while he
was on E. King St., by tamper-
ing with the side-view mirror
and scratching the door.
Damages were estimated at
$400.
July 11, 2008: A resident of
Spruce Street reported larceny
of medication.
July 11, 2008: A resident of
Wilson Street reported that
someone had taken the door of
his house off of its hinges.
Damages were estimated at
$125.
July 11, 2008: A resident of
Green Tree Apartments report-
ed assault on a female.
July 11, 2008: A resident of
Gastonia reported that someone
* had damaged his vehicle by rip-
ping open the driver-side door
with a brush. Damages were
estimated at $4,500.
July 12, 2008: A resident of
Fulton Street reported assault
on a female.
July 14, 2008: E.H. Precision,
613 Slater Street reported larce-
ny of cold steel valued at $1,000.
WRECKS
A Kings Mountain Police
patrolman reported that
Melanie Weaver, traveling west
on Jackson Street, swerved to
miss a dog crossing the road,
but swerved too far to the left
and struck another unoccupied
vehicle parked along the road-
side. Damages totaled $7,600.
Ptl. Michael Howard reported
that vehicles operated by
Jennifer Martin of Kings
Mountain and Johnny Short of
Gastonia collided on Cansler
Street as Martin made a left-
hand turn across northbound
lanes. Damages totaled $3,000.
KM WEATHER REPORT
By Kenneth Kitzmiller
Total precipitation
Maximum 1 day
Month to date
Year to date
Low temperature
High temperature
Avg. temperature
Cpl. K. L. Putnam reported
‘that a vehicle operated by
Shelby Murphy of Georgia ran
off of the roadway coming out
of Greentree Apartments,
turned right onto Charles
Street, ran off of the roadway
again, overcorrected and went
off on the left side of the road,
striking a fire hydrant and a tree
before coming to rest at the tree.
Murphy and two passengers
were transported to Kings
Mountain Hospital for treat-
ment. Total damages were esti-
mated at $5,000.
Cpl. Mark Butler reported
that vehicles operated by Brian
Floyd of Raleigh and Donna
Martin of Kings Mountain col-
lided at the intersection of King
and Cansler streets. Floyd was
traveling as part of a funeral
procession and stated that he
was separated from the other
- cars, Martin claimed the light
was green for her to cross King
Street, when they hit. Total
damages to both vehicles were
estimated at $5,500.
Ofc. D.K. Davis reported that
a vehicle driven by Tonya
Helms the roadway on N.
Cansler "Street, slid sideways
and knocked down a pole con-
taining four cameras, damaged
the landscape and a mulberry
tree. Davis reported that Helms
left the scene but was located by
Sgt. Ware. Total damages were
estimated at $2,500.
Ptl. G.L. McKinney reported
that a vehicle operated by
Jordan Stamp was waiting on a
train to cross at Linwood Road
when another vehicle struck his
rear bumper and fled the scene.
Damages were estimated at
$200.
Ptl. M.J. Howard reported
that vehicles operated by John
Vandyke of Kings Mountain
and Jacqueline Scism of
Southport hit at the intersection
of W. Mountain and S. Cansler
streets when Scism admitted
that she did not stop for the
traffic light, which was red.
Total damages to both vehicles
were estimated at $6,500.
July 8-14 Year Ago
1.94 0.15
1.51 (9th) 0.08 (9th)
2.38 0.17
2175 20.07
69 (8th, 9th) 63 (13th)
92 (9th) 92 (10th, 12th)
78.9 79
Five men charged with trafficking opium
A case of possible ‘doctor shopping?
REBECCA PISCOPO
rdickinson@kingsmountainherald. com
A law concerning “doctor-sho
ing,” Sgt. Lisa Proctor said, might
a factor in the recent case con-
cerning the five arrested at Moss
Drugs on July 9 for “trafficking
opium.”
Sone Bie Kirk non,
alle too rescription for
rer at nein as a
pain Si for illnesses like cancer or
trauma - from a KM doctor to Moss
Drugs in Gastonia.
“People can get medication and
sell it. They may go to one doctor
(for a prescription) and have been to
another earlier. The other wouldn't
know,” Sgt. Proctor stated.
The Schedule 1. drug,
Oxycodone, is known on the streets
as “Oxy-cotton.” It has a “high
potential for abuse and dependen-
cy” according to information
released by the Gastonia PD.
According to Proctor, one pill canbe
sold for $3-10. The prescription
dropped off seemed suspicious to
Moss pharmacists. The suspect
allegedly changed the dosage units
of 12 milligrams to 120 on the pre-
scription.
Moss Pharmacist Shane Barnes
said, “(Thomas’s) just had a look
about it. It was the ink.”
There isn’t a current numerical
limit of the drug medically that
Barnes said he is aware of. Some
health insurance companies may
set an amount. But normally,
Barnes says, you don’t see more
than 120.
Gastonia PD reported that
Thomas was working with other
suspects who came into Moss
Drugs to pick up the prescription.
Gary Smart, 37, of Kings Mountain,
Pore) edly gave the mone =) ay for
cation and sent his 17-year-
oe son, into the store with others to
pick it up.
Charges ranging from trafficking
opium to conspiring to violate the
C Controlled Substance Act were
filed against G Smart,
Christopher Smart, 17, Robert Price,
39, and Paul ter, 45, all of
Kings Mountain, and Kirk Thomas.
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