November 17, 2009 | Posted by javal The person who stole a gravestone from the Christ Church-Old Swedes cemetery in Swedesburg may have thought they were walking off with a valuable Civil War artifact.
Although the stone marks the grave of Sarah Priest, who nursed soldiers during the Civil War, her gravestone only dates back as far as 2007, when the Daughters of [...]
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October 29, 2009 | Posted by javal Stanley Hurlee has seen his share of odd sales through the years at his Metairie scrap yard.
Yet last week, something didn’t seem right when a man pulled up, eager to sell a hefty haul of brass and bronze.
The mountain of metal inside the man’s vehicle was 8 inches in diameter, a couple of feet long, [...]
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October 28, 2009 | Posted by javal Yet another unsavory chapter has been added to the life story of former auction company owner Russell A. Pritchard III, who plied his trade in an exclusive Philadelphia suburb before the FBI caught up with him. Pritchard III, 46, was already serving a 4 to 8-year prison term for crimes involving theft by deception when [...]
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October 7, 2009 | Posted by javal Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies credit a famous plastic head with helping them solve a murder mystery.
On May 7, 2006, deputies were called to the 4900 block of Pintail Court for a reported suicide.
But “something didn’t feel right about the scene,” said Cpl. Rick Winer, the supervisor of the sheriff’s department’s evidence unit. “It just didn’t [...]
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September 17, 2009 | Posted by javal A judge on Wednesday dismissed the case against a Norfolk man who accidentally shot a Civil War reenactor.
The action was part of a plea agreement for Joshua Silva, who has completed a firearms safety course and paid restitution.
He’d pleaded guilty in June to one misdemeanor count of recklessly handling a firearm.
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August 31, 2009 | Posted by javal Part of Special Agent Michael Sanborn’s job as an FBI fugitive task force member in one of the country’s most dangerous cities includes a call every now and then to the Medal of Honor Museum onboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point.
Washington-based Sanborn heads up the FBIs Stolen Valor case, which seeks pilfered or [...]
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August 21, 2009 | Posted by javal On Tuesday, August 18th, a park maintenance employee notified rangers that two men had been seen metal detecting behind the McLean House in the northwest corner of the park. The employee provided a good description of what both men were wearing. Rangers John Sherman and Steve Wukovitz went to the location. Wukovitz saw John Vaneman [...]
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August 13, 2009 | Posted by javal Several historical weapons were stolen during a recent break-in at a landmark museum in Hamilton that honors Butler County’s veterans and displays donated war memorabilia.
The Butler County Soldiers Sailors and Pioneer Monument, 1 S. Monument Ave., was burglarized between 3:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and 9 a.m. Aug. 5, a police report shows.
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August 12, 2009 | Posted by javal A brazen thief showed little respect for the founders and veterans of Butler County when he broke in and stole money and historical weaponry from the Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument.
The break-in at 1 S. Monument Ave., which occurred between Aug. 1 and Aug. 5, was captured on a security video.
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June 25, 2009 | Posted by javal A 30-year-old Civil War re-enactor pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of reckless handling of a firearm in regard to a shooting in September while filming a battle scene.
Joshua Silva of Norfolk must complete a gun safety course and pay $1,200 in restitution before his scheduled return to court Sept. 16. If he completes [...]
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