Belgrade cheers changes to liquor license laws

A bill that passed during the special legislative session is expected to create 11 new liquor licenses in the next four years for Belgrade, and will require new licenses to stay within city limits.

The legislation stems from the floating of liquor licenses from smaller municipalities to bigger cities like Bozeman, Helena, Kalispell and more. That was because cities like Bozeman and Belgrade were grouped in the same jurisdiction, allowing licenses to float freely between the two.

The new law draws a line between the two cities, and makes Belgrade its own jurisdiction for licenses. New liquor permits would now have to remain in the area they were distributed in.

http://www.belgrade-news.com/news/business/belgrade-cheers-changes-to-liquor-license-laws/article_df0dcc32-e5e0-11e7-b645-9f9f2e1c1430.html

Guns or medical marijuana? In Pennsylvania, patients will have to choose

The town drunk can buy firearms. So can someone who has been involuntarily placed in a mental hospital for a short stay. But anyone who wants to treat Crohn’s disease with medical marijuana is forbidden from owning a gun.

http://www.mcall.com/business/healthcare/mc-nws-pennsylvania-marijuana-gun-ownership-20180102-story.html

Police say they caught middle man for Nigerian prince scam

Police say 67-year-old Michael Neu, who lives outside New Orleans, served as a middle man in hundreds of fraudulent financial transactions and wired money to co-conspirators in Nigeria. Neu has been charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering after an 18-month investigation, the Slidell Police Department said Thursday.

http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20171231/police-say-they-caught-middle-man-for-nigerian-prince-scam

 

Burglar alarm alerts police, results in two arrests

Beaumont police arrested two suspects they believe burglarized American Bedroom on 11th Street Dec. 28, after finding one suspect inside the business and one in a vehicle in the parking lot while responding to the store’s burglar alarm at about 2 a.m. that morning.

http://theexaminer.com/stories/news/burglar-alarm-alerts-police-results-two-arrests

Waterbury man accused of arson

Police say a Waterbury man accused earlier this month of threatening his family with a gun for gas money may also be responsible for setting a Waterbury Center building ablaze in October.

http://www.stowetoday.com/waterbury_record/news/local_news/waterbury-man-accused-of-arson/article_52aa5d66-ebf1-11e7-8f40-ab5c1e35411d.html

Good Samaritan administrators arrested for neglect

The administrators at Williston’s Good Samaritan Retirement Home were arrested last week and charged with neglect of the elderly.

The arrests came on the heels of many complaints over the past year, including several this month, including one that ended in the death of one of the home’s residents this past November.

http://www.willistonpioneer.com/

Drugs, assault top December indictments

Rowan grand jury indictments on Dec. 15 included charges related to drugs, assault and theft.

Indicted were:

• Sergio N. Hernandez, 32, for three counts trafficking in a controlled substance when he allegedly trafficked in 3.647 grams, 4.26 grams and 16.487 grams of cocaine on May 5, Aug. 7 and Oct. 2, respectively.

• Edward K. Robinson, 22, for possession of a controlled substance when he was allegedly in possession of heroin on Nov. 13.

• Susan W. Salem, 18, for trafficking in a controlled substance when she was allegedly trafficking in marijuana hash oil within 1,000 feet of a preschool center on Aug. 30.

• Patrick S. Whitt, 53, for cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana when he allegedly planted or harvested five or more marijuana plants with the intent to sell on Sept. 4.

More:

http://www.themoreheadnews.com/news/drugs-assault-top-december-indictments/article_7dc505ac-ecd0-11e7-99f5-6f3a62b7110a.html

Citizen helps Aberdeen officer avoid potential harm during arrest

 

The Aberdeen Police Department wants to thank a local man for assisting an officer who was struggling on the ground with a suspect carrying a knife, but they don’t know the Good Samaritan’s name.

On Wednesday around 4 p.m., the officer was sent to the 2500 block of Simpson Avenue to arrest a 14-year-old on an outstanding warrant. According to police, the suspect resisted and the officer wrestled him to the ground. As the suspect continued to resist on the ground, the officer saw him pull a knife out of his jacket.

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/citizen-helps-aberdeen-officer-avoid-potential-harm-during-arrest/

 

 

Thieves rob unlocked cars in Verde Villages

A recent rash of vehicle burglaries in the Verde Villages offers a concrete lesson in foresight — the kind of lesson that may seem obvious but bears repeating: Lock vehicle doors.

In the early morning hours of Nov. 16, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Verde Village units 2 and 4 regarding the vehicle burglaries.

http://www.journalaz.com/news/yavapai-county/18926-thieves-rob-unlocked-cars-in-verde-villages.html

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