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Titus, the Berlin K-9, Sniffs Out Counterfeit Gucci Purses, UGGs

By Dawn in Crime, Investigations, MSI Detective Services, Police Records, scam at December 23rd, 2011 | No comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ve heard of drug and bomb sniffing dogs – but what about Gucci sniffing dogs? These K-9 dogs are amazing. They can be trained to sniff out just about anything, and if you have to sniff things for a living, why not leather? It smells good.

Maryland police said that on the evening of Monday, Dec. 19, a trooper stopped a Chevrolet passenger van for negligent driving and speeding on southbound Route 113 at the intersection of Route 50 near Berlin, Maryland.

The trooper observed cargo in the rear of the van and also observed numerous criminal indicators that led him to believe that criminal activity was in play. Police said a probable cause search was conducted, revealing all seats had been removed and the cargo area filled with miscellaneous counterfeit merchandise, Gucci purses, Prada purses, Coach purses, UGG boots, Louis Vuitton, Rocawear, Dolce Gabbana, and other brands.

The total value of all of the counterfeit merchandise was estimated at more than $167,000.

Richard Logue, a recognized trademark expert in the State of Maryland, was contacted by telephone at the scene and assisted in identifying the counterfeit merchandise. As a result of the investigation, police seized the vehicle, counterfeit merchandise and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency.

Occupants of the van were Derrick Towe, 40, Dwayne Mitchell, 46 and Ronald Brittingham, 45, all of Virginia Beach. Each was charged with felony possession with intent to distribute counterfeit merchandise and jailed at the Worcester County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond, according to the MSP. In Maryland, possession with an intent to distribute counterfeit trademarked items valued over $1,000 is a felony.

Sources:knockoffreport
 

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GPS Tracking Device Could Have Prevented Tragic Murder

By Dawn in court cases, Crime, gps, gps tracker, Investigations, MSI Detective Services, murder, Police Records, Safety, stalking, Violence at December 22nd, 2011 | No comments

 

 

 

 

According to a report made by a local news station in Denver, CO, a teacher was fatally shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend outside her Denver apartment on December 16. A GPS tracking device that would have been able to warn the victim that the suspect was nearby was not requested by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

If the suspect, Ryan Miller, had still been wearing the GPS tracker, it would have alerted Andrea Roan that he was just outside her apartment; however, it was removed after a previous domestic violence case involving Miller and Roan was taken over by the Denver District Attorney. Upon taking on the case, the District Attorney decided they did not need to track the suspected killer.

Without being privy to the details of this case, I would still have to surmise that this man was considered a dangerous character for the court to have required him to wear a GPS tracker. I wonder what changed, if anything, that led to the decision of the District Attorney to have the GPS tracker removed. This is a tragic death that could have been avoided.

“We don’t ask for it [GPS tracking devices] in every case, just those cases where we think it would be appropriate and necessary,” says Vince DeCroce. Although he was unable to talk about any specific cases, he did explain that authorities often request GPS tracking devices when they believe the victim’s life could be in danger.

Apparently, Andrea Roan’s life was in danger because she lost her life as a result of this decision.

“First and foremost is victim safety,” DeCroce says. “The tracking device sends an alert to the monitoring company if the suspect gets near the victim’s home or workplace. The company then immediately warns the victim.”

It doesn’t sound like “victim safety” was a priority here.

According to law enforcement authorities, Miller waited outside Roan’s apartment last Friday morning and then shot her in the head as she drove away. Read the full article »

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A Clerical Error Landed Kathleen Casey on the Streets

By Dawn in Background Checks, court cases, Criminal Background Check, Criminal Records, legal papers, MSI Detective Services, Police Records, Private Investigator at December 21st, 2011 | No comments

 

 

 

 

 

If you are an employer needing background checks performed on prospective employees, MSI Detective Services offers this service. Mistakes won’t be make like the ones you will read about in this story because we have the means to accurately check and cross-check information. For example, in the first story, our staff would have noticed that the birth date did not match the age of the individual, and even if it did, one of our Private Investigators would have pulled the police report to ensure they had the right person. Employers should also know that they are required by law to inform job applicants when they have been rejected because of negative information in a background check. This gives the applicant an opportunity to clear up any mis-information. So, unless you want a lawsuit on your hands, you are advised to do a proper background check and follow the law.

Out of work two years, her unemployment benefits exhausted, in danger of losing her apartment, Casey applied for a job in the pharmacy of a Boston drugstore. She was offered $11 an hour. All she had to do was pass a background check.

It turned up a 14-count criminal indictment. Kathleen Casey had been charged with larceny in a scam against an elderly man and woman that involved forged checks and fake credit cards.

There was one technicality: The company that ran the background check, First Advantage, had the wrong woman. The rap sheet belonged to Kathleen A. Casey, who lived in another town nearby and was 18 years younger.

Kathleen Ann Casey, would-be pharmacy technician, was clean.

“It knocked my legs out from under me,” she says.

The business of background checks is booming. Employers spend at least $2 billion a year to look into the pasts of their prospective employees. They want to make sure they’re not hiring a thief, or worse.

But it is a system weakened by the conversion to digital files and compromised by the welter of private companies that profit by amassing public records and selling them to employers. These flaws have devastating consequences. Read the full article »

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FBI Placed GPS Tracker on Bank Robber’s Car

By Dawn in Crime, gps tracker, Investigations, MSI Detective Services, murder, Police Records, robbery, Stolen Property, Theft Investigations at December 20th, 2011 | No comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a story where miscommunication, and lack of willingness to share crucial information, resulted in the death of a police officer. The controversy surrounding this incident is primarily directed at the FBI.

FBI agents knew of a bank robbery before it occurred, but they were keeping the details to themselves. The FBI contacted Muskegon County (Michigan) dispatchers to warn them about the possibility of a bank robbery. FBI Resident Agent in Charge, John King, had called the Muskegon Dispatch Center at roughly 10:20 a.m. to alert them to a bank robbery that was about to occur – 16 minutes later - ChoiceOne Bank was robbed.

“Hey, this is John King with the FBI in Grand Rapids,” dispatch tapes recorded. “We are right now tracking a couple individuals up in the Muskegon County area around Ravenna. And so, if there happens to be a bank robbery come out, can you make sure we end up getting a phone call?” The FBI had been tracking the two bank robbers with a GPS tracking device placed on the suspect’s car and on a phone.

Although the FBI had placed a GPS tracker on the suspect’s vehicle, they did not provide a vehicle description when asked by a Muskegon dispatcher.

Dispatch tapes also show that one of the FBI agents appeared to know beforehand that suspects Derryl LaFave and Kristopher Cheyne were going to be in a black Chevrolet Blazer that they used as their first getaway car. The Blazer had been stolen the day before the robbery. The suspects abandoned the Blazer, which had the GPS tracker, not far from the bank before escaping in a blue Oldsmobile Bravada.

“We had our suspects in there before the bank robbery, so I’m sure that’s it,” FBI Task Force member Pat Harig told a dispatcher. At the time, he was discussing the Blazer. Harig told dispatchers the FBI had been tracking the suspects into Ravenna through GPS, and they wanted to keep that a secret. “Without putting this on the air, we have GPS on the vehicle and on a phone,” Harig told a dispatcher. “We do not need that on the air.” Read the full article »

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