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GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Mayor Rick Murphrey presents a plaque to Police Chief Houston Corn, who was recently
named Region C Police Chief of the Year, at last week’s City Council meeting. Looking on is
Corn’s wife, Kathy.
KMPD receives grant
for equipment, officers
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
Increased population and ter-
ritorial annexation means the
Kings Mountain police depart-
ment will be getting more new
equipment.
Thanks to a grant from the { : .
Governor's Highway Safety iS : ei _-
Program, the KMPD will soon & =
have a portable speed sign de-
signed to show drivers how fast
they are going. Not only will it
indicate speed, it can also count
traffic as well.
“The speed sign will be espe-
cially useful in school zones,”
said chief Houston Corn. “Its
mobility means that we can
move it around town to let peo-
ple know how fast they are 5
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Another new piece of equip-
ment already on line is a
portable light tower. The pow-
erful array of floodlights are
powered by a diesel engine and
can be towed behind a vehicle.
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Kings Mountain police officer J.D. Buff stands with the new
light trailer the department has purchased with grant monies.
Other city departments will be able to borrow the lights if the
Besides the police department,
the lights can also be used by
other city agencies such as the
fire department and utility de-
partment. The light tower was
purchased with local govern-
ment block grant funds.
Still more goodies include a
new computerized recording
machine for the police dispatch
office.
“The old tape recorder had to
be changed every 12 hours,”
said Corn. “The new one can
operate up to 620 hours before
it needs service.”
In addition to its extended
recording capabilities, the new
equipment also allows Corn to
monitor incoming calls as well
as radio traffic between police,
utility, and Sheriff's
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Department personnel. The
computer records time and
source of calls, as well as length
of conversation.
Also part of the grants that
the KMPD has received will be
the addition of two new officers
for traffic patrol duties. The po-
sitions could be filled in about
30 days. A new patrol car will
also be brought on line.
“With recent annexations, we
have about eight more miles of
I-85 and seven miles of
Highway 74 Business to patrol,”
Corn said.
Corn also said that the new
traffic patrol officers would
monitor other high traffic areas
such as King Street and
Highway 161.
“The new patrol officers will
be on duty seven days a week.
‘This will let us free up officers
to perform other duties,” he
said.
The Kings Mountain Herald
February 8, 2001 Section B, Page 5
KM POLICE REPORT
ARRESTS
Jimmy Lingerfelt, 37, 102
Yarbro Rd., stalking, $500 se-
cured bond.
Vincent James, 529 Baker St.,
assault on female, no bond.
Ricky Strange, 41, Fallston,
DWI, failure to stop at scene of
accident, $500 unsecured bond.
Leonard Humphries, 37, 208
Ganley St., DWI, $266 secured
bond.
Wesley Faucette, 44, 704
Marion St., consumption at off-
premises establishment, intoxi-
cated and disruptive, $1,000 se-
cured bond.
Tracy Lanier, 36, 113 Jenny
Ln., larceny, $300 secured bond.
Camille McSwain, 40, 803
Phillips Dr., assault.
Walter Jordan, 52, 803 Phillips
Dr., assault on a female.
UNIFORM CITATIONS
Brandon Moss, 18, 301
Campbell Cir, failing to stop at
stop sign.
Diane Allen, 52, 119-10
Mountainside Dr., speeding 51
in 35 zone.
Joseph Meadows Jr., 37, 118
Wade Dr, stop light violation.
Richard Noblett, 35, 824
Second St., failing to sign regis-
tration card.
Marlisha Pendergraph, 21,
Grover, expired registration
plate.
James Hunter, 45,
Rutherfordton, speeding 68 in
45 zone.
Sangouanesay Silaphet, 37,
116 Butternut Dr., expired regis-
tration plate.
Joan Suarez, 32, 814 Landing
St. #8, speeding 70 in 45 zone,
failure to carry registration
card. :
Mario Sias Jr., 18, Goose
Creek, SC, driving too fast for
conditions.
William Hill Jr., 106 Jerem Dr.,
expired inspection sticker.
Deana Andrus, 33, Gastonia,
seat belt violation.
Debra Gingles, Gastonia, seat
belt violation. + ssa
' Angela Hoffman, 29, 129
Green Meadows Dr., speeding
70 in 45 zone.
Sharon Huss, 38, 112 Wade
Dr., speeding 63 in 45 zone.
Wallace Carroll Jr., 26, Grover,
speeding 63 in 45 zone.
Carla Curry, 40, 130 Lake
Montonio Rd., fictitious regis-
tration plate.
Curtis Jordan, 37, 2103
Loblolly Ln., speeding 80 in 55
zone.
Letonya Gidney, 24, Shelby,
speeding 65 in 45 zone.
Ronald Amos, 56,
Rutherfordton, exceeding safe
speed.
Rittakone Kousol, 30,
Charlotte, no driver’s license,
speeding 78 in 55 zone.
Jackie Saults, 54, Grover, ex-
ceeding safe speed.
Candace Abston, 27, Smyrna,
SC, failing to stop at flashing
red light.
Akimberly ljames, 22, 612
Charles St. Apt. 25, no inspec-
tion sticker, expired registration
plate.
INCIDENTS
Matthew Fox, 205 N.
Piedmont Ave., reported larce-
ny of a 1995 Mercury. Value of
the car is $10,000.
Crystal Parks, Chesterfield
Apt. #49, reported someone
took her 2000 Cavalier without
permission. Value of the car is
$17,000.
Hediger Enterprises, 612
Charles St., reported that some-
one kicked a door, causing $150
damage:
Little Dan’s, 1231 S.
Battleground Ave., reported ob-
tained property by false pre-
tense by paying with a check
and later payment was stopped.
Community Grocery, 320
Waco Rd., reported receiving a
worthless check.
Yola McClain, Bessemer City,
reported being assaulted.
Alfredo Cupido, 811 W. Gold
St. #29, reported larceny of a
registration plate.
Harris Teeter, 610 E. King St.,
reported larceny of health and
beauty items and soft drinks,
total value $45-plus.
Bernice Roseboru, 1318
Northwoods Dr., reported
breaking and entering and
larceny of money.
Suzanne Beard, 607 W.
Mountain St., reported that
someone broke into her vehicle
and stole various cards, a
checkbook, a purse valued at
$10, and a cell phone valued at
$50.
Dorothy Chapman, 107 S.
Goforth St., reported a common
law robbery. She said someone
grabbed her purse while she
was leaving Harris Teeter.
Winn Dixie, Springs St., re-
ported larceny of cigars.
sFoodiLion; 1320 phelby Rd.,
“reported larceny of wine cool-
ers.
Pine Manor Apts., 612
Charles St., reported that some-
one siiot into an unoccupied
apartment. Damage to the win-
dow and window blind was
$45.
Gina Strausser, 940 Grace St.,
reported an assault with a
deadly weapon (that someone
swerved a car toward a child).
Southern Convenience #489,
212 W. King St., reported larce-
ny of eight racing caps valued
at $143.60.
City of Kings Mountain, 101
E. Gold St., reported two inci-
dents of tampering with a pow-
er meter.
Clayton Hannah, 931 Church
St., reported that someone
broke into his truck and stole a
scanner valued at $400.
Inez Bowles, 811 W. Gold St.
Lot 15, reported that someone
poured sugar into the gas tank
of her vehicle.
WRECKS
A vehicle driven by John
McGinnis of Kings Mountain
was attempting to make a left
turn at Shelby and Roxford
Rds., and was struck in the rear
by a vehicle driven by Jessie
Anthony. Damage to the
Anthony car was $1,000 and
damage to the McGinnis car
was $2,000.
Vehicles driven by Jennifer
Xaylitdet and Christopher
Huskey, both of Kings
Mountain, struck on U.S. 74 at
Tracy St. Damage to the
Xaylitdet car was $1,000 and
damage to the Huskey car was
$2,500.
Vehicles driven by Raymond
Gregory and Jon Waldt, both of
Kings Mountain, struck on
Highway 216 at Dickson St.
Damage to the Gregory vehicle
was $4,000 and damage to the
Waldt vehicle was $500.
An item fell off the back of a
City of Kings Mountain truck
driven on Highway 216 by
Jeffrey Randolph, and struck a
car driven by Holly Robinson of
Kings Mountain. Damage to the
Robinson vehicle was $500.
Vehicles driven by Charles
Davis of Bessemer City and
Angela Farr of Kings Mountain
struck on Pennington Pl. at
Mobile Home Dr. Damage to
each vehicle was $800.
Vehicles driven by Johnson
Fulbright and Angela
McConnuaghey, both of Kings
Mountain, struck on U.S. 74 at
Piedmont Ave. Damage to the
Fulbright car was $1,500 and
damage to the McConnuaghey
car was $800.
Ricky Dale Strange was
charged with DWI, failure to re-
duce speed, driving left of cen-
ter,and. leaving the scene of an
iy aqaident after hisyvehicle struck
a parked vehicle owned by
Theresa Adams on Morris St.
Damage to the Strange car was J
$100. Damage to the Adams car
was $1,000.
A car driven by Dwain
Jackson of Kings Mountain
struck a car driven by Sophia
Johnson of Kings Mountain in
i the parking area of KM Plaza.
\ Damage to the Jackson car was
$800. Damage to the Johnson
r car was $300.
A vehicle driven by Crystal
Majors of Kings Mountain was
slowing to make a turn into a
driveway on Fulton Dr. and
was struck in the rear by a vehi-
cle driven by Dwain Jackson of
Kings Mountain. Damage to the
Majors vehicle was $600.
Damage to the Jackson vehicle
was $300.
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