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Duo - Mother and son arrested for theft, but son jumps off bridge over Delaware
River
A mother and son accused of theft were involved in a dramatic arrest Monday
afternoon on the bridge over the Delaware River between Matamoras and Port
Jervis. Eastern Pike Regional Police had been investigating a number of thefts
from Wal-Mart in Westfall Township and were on the lookout for a red Honda Civic
with New York plates that had been captured on video surveillance. The most
recent theft involving that vehicle was Wednesday, when a lawn mower was taken
from Wal-Mart. Police believe the stolen items were being sold at a local pawn
shop. On Monday, the car was stopped on the bridge by two Eastern Pike Regional
Police officers about 2 p.m. The driver, Carol Baran, 53, was taken into
custody. Her son, Brian Baran, 20, was also being taken into custody when the
routine arrest turned into an emergency. A police officer put handcuffs on Brian
Baran, securing his hands behind his back. The officer was about to put him in
the squad car but Baran broke away and jumped over a barrier that separates the
bridge road deck from the sidewalk. He then hurled his body over the bridge
railing and jumped into the Delaware River below. The river was fairly low in
that area Monday and police Chief Chad Stewart said Baran was lucky he was not
killed from the impact. With his wrists in handcuffs behind his back, Baran was
struggling in the water. Police immediately called for a river rescue and
ambulance. Baran floated downriver the equivalent of three city blocks before he
came to shore at Avenue N and turned himself in to Police.
(Source
poconorecord.com)
Two Houston thieves accused of engaging in a $6 Million Organized Crime, jewelry
theft and money laundering John Dewayne O’Brien, 50, is charged with
engaging in organized criminal activity and is being held without bond. Derenda
Lea O’Brien, 53, is charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. Court
documents say from Aug. 13, 2007 to April 12, 2013 that John O’Brien conspired
to commit jewelry theft with family members. O’Brien is accused of planning and
executing a heist at Karat 22 Jewlers and took more than $6 million worth of
jewelry on Feb. 6, 2011. After the burglaries, O'Brien and his associates
allegedly melted the gold down and sold it for cash. Two days before, court
records say that O’Brien burglarized a precious metals distributor not open to
the public in Tarrant County, near Fort Worth. On Aug. 13, 2007 O’Brien is
accused of burglarizing Cox’s Jewelry in Tarrant County and came away with gold
and gems. (Source
click2houston.com)
 Sweep
leads to 30 gang arrests in Galveston, TX A task force led by
Galveston police has broken the back of a predominantly juvenile gang on the
island linked to organized crime that is responsible for a summer crime wave of
robberies and drug sales, Galveston police said Tuesday. "We were able to
identify and systematically dismantle an organized criminal street gang," Chief
Henry Porretto said at a news conference. The arrests included 15 juveniles,
ages 11-16, all members of the Omega gang with links to the nationally organized
Crips street gang. The gang was responsible for about 25 robberies over the
summer. (Source
chron.com)
Big
Rig Stolen in Tulare, CA, Loaded with Almost $200,000 Worth of Pistachios
A Tulare truck driver needs your help right now, after thieves made off with his
big rig early Monday morning. Raul Lara says he had parked his yellow, 2009
International Navistar big rig Friday night at a diesel lot on Tulare Avenue, in
Southwest Tulare. The truck was more than his pride and joy. It was part of his
American dream. He's been trucking for the last 15 years, with routine routes
between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. (Source
kmph-kfre.com)
Crime Stoppers Atlanta offers reward, Dillard’s video released in designer
handbag thefts
Three men arrested for $4000 electronics theft from Kohl's in Westland, MI
Two men arrested after hitting multiple Walmart stores in Franklin County, Pa.
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