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Page 2A The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Wednesday, January 15, 2014 SRS POLICE ARRESTS JAN. 3: Mark W. Rus- sell, 50, 210 Cleveland Ave., Apt. 10B, larceny, posses- sion of stolen goods, $1,000 bond, secured. JAN. 5: Amber Clem- mer, 27, 306 Blanton St., as- sault, no bond. JAN. 9: i Cedrick:". R. Roberts, 23, 404 Gold Creek Trail #202, domestic vio- lence assault on a female, no bond. JAN. 9: April L. Wensil, 32, 143 Yarbro Rd., issued criminal summons for school attendance violation. JAN. 11: Christopher S. Crocker, 40, Grover, DWI, $1,000 bond, unsecured. JAN. 12: Jaime Gonza- lez, 25, Gaffney, S.C., DWI, no operator’s license, no bond. JAN. 12: Billy J. Meeks, 49, 227 Walker St., domestic violence assault, no bond. JAN. 12: Jason M. Greene, 34, 101 Center St., domestic violence assault, resist delay obstruct, com- municating threats, no bond. JAN. 12: Shamika S. Moser, 35, 303 Juniper St., NRE 2 BUSINESS driving while license re- voked, child restraint viola- - tion, $1,000 bond, secured. JAN. 12: Carol M. Moody, 32, Lincolnton, fil- ing false police report, $5,000 bond, secured. CITATIONS JAN. 6: Eric S. Richard- son, 40, 413 Clinton Dr.; displaying expired registra- tion plate, failure to secure load. - JAN. 7: Shawthi- S. Reddy, 29, Marlboro, N.J., “speeding 80/65. JAN. 7: James E. Walker, 47, Grover, displaying ex- pired registration plate. INCIDENTS JAN. 3: A resident of Shelby Rd. reported damage to the rear bumper of a vehi- cle with a value of $250. JAN. 4: A resident of Pennington PL. reported ‘the theft of a 4-door Honda Ac- cord with a value of $1,200. JAN. 5: Three Points Market on Goforth Rd. re- . ported damage to a gas pump hose with a value of $215. JAN. 6: Cleveland County Schools reported damage to a vehicle at its 105 E. Ridge St. office. JAN. 6: A resident of Bridges Dr. reported break- ing and entering and theft of a high-definition television, an LCD television and a wedding ring set. JAN. 8: Industrial Stor- age on York Rd. reported the theft of 25 tractor wheels and tires, a trailer, two gate locks and a safety chain, with a total value of $3,030. JAN. 8: A resident of S. Cansler St. reported the theft of a .45 ACP Ruger hand- gun, a 20 ga. Springfield shotgun, an M1 carbine and a .22 caliber white derringer handgun. JAN. 9: A resident of Morris St. reported the theft: of a maroon. 4-door 1988 Oldsmobile Delta with an ynknown value. JAN. 10: The Walgreens at 900 Shelby Rd. reported the theft of two cartons of Newport cigarettes valued at $92. JAN, 12: A resident of. Walker St. reported domes- Brackett joins Moore Law ® ELIZABETH STEWART i lib.kmherald@gmail.com Justin Brackett, 27, who has joined the legal team of Tim Moore, attorney-at-law, didn’t always want to practice law. “As a little kid I always questioned things,” said Brackett, who as a 6th grader went to space camp in Ti- tusville, Florida and dreamed of a career as an astronaut. But then his passion turned to racing go-carts and he wanted to be a racecar driver. But fi- nally as a Crest High School student he attended Presiden- tial Classroom in" Washing- ton, DC and at age 16 delved into politics. He met Rep. Tim Moore and worked on his first re- election campaign. In 2008 at the age of 21 he ran then- State Auditor Les Merritt’s campaign for reelection. His next job was as an intern for Moore in 2010 and 2011, and . he received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City Univer- sity School of Law as a Phi Delta Phi Scholar in May 2012. He joined the Moore law firm in August 2012. Brackett attended Furman University in 2005-2007 and received his BA in Political Science from N.C. State Uni- versity in 2009, graduating summa cum laude with a GPA of 3.78/4.00. He is licensed to practice law in all state courts in North Justin K. Brackett in his office in the Moore Law firm on King Street. Carolina, and in the US Dis- trict Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina to represent clients in criminal defense, civil, domestic and personal injury cases and as in-state counsel for various mass torts/products liability cases. In addition, he prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other estate planning docu- ments for clients. He is secre- tary-treasurer of the 27B Judicial District Bar Associa- tion. He was a committee staff and legislative intern in Raleigh from January-July 2009 and May-July 2011 and from January-May 2011 he was a legal extern for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, assisting with weekly Pro Se Divorce waiver docket clinic and drafting divorce docu- ments on behalf of the clinic’s clients. “I really love my job,” - said Brackett, who is single and resides in Mooresboro. He is a deacon in Camps Creek Baptist Church and an Eagle Scout. He is the son of Curtis and Glenda Brackett of Mooresboro. The decorations in his up- stairs office in the Moore Law building on King Street explain his hobby. A big Car- olina Panther fan, he has an autographed Jake Delhomme 2003 Super Bowl shirt on the wall and a football signed by the Super Bowl team. An- other hobby is golf. His role models are Rep. Tim Moore and former State Auditor Les Merritt. “I can’t say enough about these two friends and how they have en- couraged me in my career over the years,” he said Missing girl found A S5-year-old girl missing from her home in Massachusetts, and for which an Amber Alert had been issued, was found in a residence on Yarn Mill Road in Cleve- land County January 11 by officers of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Alan Norman said that Lt. Billy Fredell and Sgt. John Mcintyre went to the residence on Yarn Mill Road and took the ities from Massachusetts DSS and Cleve- land =~ County © DSS = could make arrangements for the child’s return to Mas- sachusetts. Leanne Rose Wilson of Fitsburg; Mas- sachusetts was arrested for parental kid- napping of a minor and was held without bond on out-of-state fugitive warrant in the Cleveland County Detention Center. Lewis charged James William Lewis Jr, 31, Kings Mountain, faces federal charges in connec- tion with the Dec. 12, 2013 armed robbery of a Charlotte area Jack in the Box Restau- rant, according to Anne M. Tompkins, U. . S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. child into protective custody until author-, Tompkins was joined in making the Jan. 10 announcement by John A. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation (FBI) Charlotte Divi- sion, and Chief Rodney D. Monroe of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Depart- ment. : A federal criminal complaint filed Fri- day in U.S. District Court charges Lewis with one count of Hobbs Act rebbery. Ac- cording to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 12, 2013 Lewis entered the restaurant and asked the manager for money while bran- dishing a weapon. The manager handed Lewis cash and fled the scene. Lewis is currently in federal custody. His initial court appearance was Friday be- . fore U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer. The statutory maximum sentence for Hobbs Act robbery is 20 years imprison- ment and a $250,000 fine. : The charges contained in the complaint are allegations. The defendants are pre- sumed innocent unless and proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The investigation is handled by the FBI and CMPD. The prosecution is being han- dled for the government by Assistant U. S. Attorney George Guise of the U. S. Attor- ney’s Office in Charlotte. tic violence assault. JAN. 12: A resident of Center St. reported domestic violence assault. WRECKS JAN. 3: Officer D.K. Davis said a 2007 Honda operated by Monzell S. Moore, Kings Mountain, struck a 2003 Toyota oper- ated by Chiquita J. Womic, Kings Mountain, at the in- tersection of S. Gaston St. and E. Gold St. The esti- mated damages to the Honda and the Toyota were $800 and $1,100, respec- tively. JAN. 3: Officer G.L. McKinney said a 2002 Chrysler operated by Betty B. Heafner, Kings Moun- tain, struck a 1995 Ford op- erated by Anthony R. Burke, Kings Mountain, along Cleveland Ave. The esti- mated damages to the Chrysler and the Ford were $300 and $500, respectively. JAN. 6: Officer D.B. Warlick said a number of unsecured items fell from the 1988 Ford pick-up truck operated by Eric S. Richard- son, Kings Mountain, and subsequently struck a 2013 Chevrolet operated by Mar- ilynn M. Petty, Shelby. The estimated damage to the Chevrolet was $750. SMART METERS: fo track utility costs From page 1A and looking at every meter.” | “We are a leader,” said Mayor Rick Mur- phrey. “This is a win/win for the city and customers.” : “We are the only city in the state looking to implement this now. Hats off to Nick Hendricks and his department,” said coun- cilman Keith Miller. “Some of us had reservations but this has turned out to be a good thing,” said council- man Tommy Hawkins. Council’s remarks came during a Power- Point presentation in the conference room of the Public Works building last Tuesday. The city is looking at financing the $3.1 million cost of the program in a 5-year pay- back with low interest rate and Hendricks said the project “is revenue neutral” and a partnership with Science Applications Inter- national Corporation and Elster Metering. The benefit’ to customers is saving money, said Hendricks, but the city will also save money by being able to detect leaks or problems easily, bill customers at specific times instead of just monthly, detect thefts, reduce the amount of meter reading, handle re-reads, access meter reading issues such as locked gates, and size transformers appro- priately for each area’s use. Some 537 elec- tric meters, 328 gas meters and 389 water meters are scheduled to be replaced with the new models. : Hendricks said the overall project must maintain a neutral/positive cash flow for the entire five-year duration of the project. “Electric has excellent positive cash flow, gas maintains a good positive cash flow and we are still evaluating the water cash flow and the benefits versus the cost,” he added. An extra month of revenue benefit is pro- jected for the electric and gas departments, the latter due to lowest cost of infrastructure implementation. Responding to questions of councilmen, Hendricks said that natural gas module con- cerns, meter collecting in enclosed areas, water meter infrastructure dilapidation, and price finalization are some of the “hurdles” to be addressed before he makes a final rec- ommendation for city council action in March. “Will customers be able to pre-pay utility bills and avoid late payments?” asked coun- cilman Rodney Gordon. “That’s one of the goals of this program,” said Hendricks, adding, “Smart Meter can reduce cutoffs too. We are offering citizens a product to manage their utility costs, not forcing it on them.” Updating city council on another major project - fiber optics - Energy Services Di- rector Nick Hendricks said the loop was in- stalled, a collaborative project between the Energy Services Department and Matthew Dull of the Information Technology Depart- ment. “It’s going good and providing commu- nication between city buildings and utility infrastructure, reducing cost of phone lines and allowing us to operate at a much higher speed and with higher availability.” He told council that the city is beginning to offer a “highway” for those who wish to utilize fiber optics, mentioning that dark fiber is available for lease to commercial and . industrial customers. *kk ACROSS *%k% 1 sunny 6 make unable to see by throw- ing a strong light inthe eyes 10 opus 11 lowa 12 substance like air 13 alternating current 14 Utah: abbr. 15 volume 16 Greek 18 piece of clothing for the upper part of the body 21 place 22 airport code LIM 24 integrated cir- cuit 25 American Automobile As- sociation 27 at a distance 28 Tuesday 29 Colorado 30 fishing gear 31 chapter 33 for example 35 uncertain, doubtful 37 understand something printed or written 39 probability that something will or will not happen 41 Greek 43 airport code LIM 45 Tuesday 46 chapter 49 probability that something will or will not happen 52 move around and mix with a spoon 55 road 56 water closet 58 liquor ; 59 Rhode Island 61 central part of 15 airport code VVO : 16 General Mo- tors Corporation a plant above 17.289 - 258 = ? the ground 19 handicap 63 leave place 20 thank you - 64 New Testa- 23 iridium ment 26 the top curved part over xxx DOWN: *** a window, bridge, ete. 1 examination 3253 +38="7 2 horsepower 34 germanium 3 very strange 36 yards 4 soft sweet fruit | 38 advertise- with many small ment seeds, growing 40 discount chiefly in warm store countries and 4453 +38="7 often eaten dried 45 yards 5 United Airlines 47 discount 6 airport code store DFW 48 United Air- 7 arsenic lines 8 Zoroaster 50 identify 9 letter of credit 51 European 12 leave place Community 14 user interface = 54 Satan 57 that is to say 59 Minnesota Answers on page 6B
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