Burglary and theft reported in Princeton area
Police blotter items show a Bramwell Hill house break in with a camcorder and freezer food taken. A weed eater and porch items vanished from a Princeton residence. Vandalism at Princeton Industrial Community Warehouses involved a torn lock. An attempted break in at Southern States damaged four windows. A Lincoln Street burglary saw a color TV and four platters removed.
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Princeton
Bramwell Hill
South Wickham Avenue
R.A. Mann
South 2Nd Street
L.D. Peters
Lincoln Street
P.W. Hill
Daily Record Crime Roundup in Mercer County and Princeton
Multiple incidents reported across Mercer County including a gas drive-off at C Mart on South Walker Street, a dented car door on Main Street, a purse snatching at Kmart in Princeton with the purse recovered, and shots fired at Dottie's in Green Valley. Complaints of loud parties on Preston Street, a removal request on Lyndale, Tommy Small’s arrest for creating a disturbance, theft from a vehicle on Elm Street, and a breaking and entering at Perdue and Son Inc with $75 stolen.
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C Mart
South
Walker Street
W. Kelly
Rachel L. Bailey
Main Street
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Kmart
Princeton
Amanda Stevens
W.C. Wilborn
Dottie's
Green Valley
T. Jones
Small
Elm St
T.W. Hatfield
Perdue and Son, Inc
G.A. Haynes
Tight-lipped county case probes armored robbery report
Tazewell County sheriffs deputies and state police investigators work on a Saturday night incident in Jewell Ridge. Chief Deputy C G Edwards and Sheriff D J Johnson were away, with BCI aiding the inquiry. A vehicle theft was reported and recovered, while unconfirmed word spoke of an armed robbery at a local business.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Castlewood
Sheriff's Department
Jewell Ridge
Painter gets 30 month term in Abbs Valley Electric case
In Abingdon Virginia seven defendants were sentenced in U S District Court for the Abbs Valley Electric case. Robert Sarge Painter former owner of AVE drew a 30 month prison term after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy tax conspiracy and RCRA violation. The plea cuts the original 43 counts to ten felonies and one misdemeanor. U S Attorney Morgan Scott Jr said the scheme defrauded coal firms of over 900000 with more than 600000 diverted and personal expenses masked as company costs. Sherry BaileyPainter’s daughter received four months in prison plus four months home detention. Howard Cook received the same sentence for conspiracy and mail fraud. David Bailey and Gerald Tabor received two years probation and 50 hours community service. Albert Harless got two years probation for failure to file 1099 forms. Richard Weiner received one year probation. Painter and Bailey are to report to prison after arrangements with the Bureau of Prisons. Rashes Julie and Sharon face trial September 13 in Abingdon.
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Abingdon
Abbs Valley Electric
U.S. District Court
Robert “Sarge” Painter
AVE
Samuel G. Wilson
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCRA
Painter
Morgan Scott Jr
U.S
Western District of Virginia
Scott
Jenkin Jones
McDowell County
Sherry Bailey
Island Creek Coal Co
Howard Cook
David Bailey
Sherry
Gerald Tabor
Albert Harless
Richard Weiner
Julie Campbell
Bailey
Cook
U.S. Marshal's Service
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Jerry
Sharon Rash
County drug sweep uncovers 240000 dollar marijuana crop
Mercer County marijuana plants found growing in wooded areas during a two day helicopter sweep by state police and partners. Trooper Bailes says the operation will destroy the crops and charges may follow if evidence supports it. Plants ranged eight to ten feet tall across Cheesy Creek Elgood Camp Creek Unity Gardner and Rocky Branch.
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Princeton
Mercer County
L.A. Bailes
Cheesy Creek
Elgood
Camp Creek Road
Route 20
Unity Road
Gardner Road
Rocky Branch
Medical examiner to determine cause of death in Princeton case
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department reports the body of Sherry Ann Jones, 30, of 129 White Pine Road, was found at her home Monday at about 6 24 a.m. The body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death, with no foul play suspected.
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Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Darrell Bailey
Sherry Ann Jones
White Pine Road
Bailey
Jones
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