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Fox Hill stabbing: Picture gallery shows crime scene investigation as police on scene – The Star

Officers can be seen carrying out their work, after officers attended and found a man in his 20s with what appeared to be stab wounds being treated by ambulance staff.

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also seen landing by nearby residents.

Police incident at the junction of Wilcox Road and Fox Hill Road in Sheffield. Officers are investigating a stabbing. Picture David Kessen

Photo: David Kessen

Police incident at the junction of Wilcox Road and Fox Hill Road in Sheffield. Officers are investigating a stabbing. Picture David Kessen

Photo: David Kessen

Police incident at the junction of Wilcox Road and Fox Hill Road in Sheffield. Officers are investigating a stabbing. Picture Scott Merrylees

Photo: David Kessen

Police incident at the junction of Wilcox Road and Fox Hill Road in Sheffield. Officers are investigating a stabbing. Picture David Kessen

Photo: David Kessen

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Dade City woman killed, body severed in two in Pasco hit and run – Tampa Bay Times

After a 49-year-old woman was killed in a hit and run early Sunday in Dade City, a pickup truck drove into the ensuing crime scene investigation, running over part of the body and nearly hitting two deputies, police say.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash along U.S. 301 south of Desrosier Road around 3:30 a.m., according to a police news release. Police said a white or silver sedan ran off the road, hit a traffic sign and got back on the highway briefly before veering off again and plowing into a Dade City woman who was walking on the grass along the shoulder. The impact severed the woman in two, killing her, police say.

A little over an hour later, Florida High Patrol troopers and Pasco Sheriffs deputies on the scene saw a truck headed toward them at high speed, police say. The driver, identified by police as 23-year-old Andrew Thomas Krummen, did not stop. Police say the truck nearly hit two officers and ran over the womans lower half. A chase ensued, going on for about 10 minutes.

Police arrested Krummen and booked him into Pasco County Jail on charges of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a law enforcement officer, reckless driving, DUI, fleeing and eluding, destruction of evidence and driving while his license was revoked.

Police said Krummen was also charged with false imprisonment, as he had two passengers who were trying to leave the vehicle and flag down officers.

Police are still investigating the initial hit and run.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Slain SPD officer trial: Riveting testimony from CSI officer – KTALnews.com

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) Day five of the trial of the two men accused in the January 2019 death of Shreveport Police Officer Chatri Payne got underway late Friday with detailed testimony from a crime scene investigator about the guns that were and were not used in the fatal shooting.

Trevion Anderson, 29, and 41-year-old Glenn Frierson are charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder in the Jan. 9, 2019, shooting death of the 22-year-old police officer.

On Monday, a third co-defendant, 24-year-old Lawrence Pierre, pleadedguilty to second-degree murder in the case and was immediately sentenced to mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole, probation or suspension of sentence, so the original indictment against the three was altered to reflect only Anderson and Frierson.

On Wednesday, the prosecution told the jury of six men and six women that Anderson was Paynes live-in boyfriend and father of her 2-year-old child and was angry when Payne told him she was moving from the house the two shared at 1633 Midway.

The prosecution claims Anderson recruited his two original co-defendants to help kill Payne, while defense attorneys for both Anderson and Frierson claim their clients are innocent.

Late Friday morning, the prosecution called Shreveport Crime Scene Investigator Cpl. Robert Cerami to the stand and asked to qualify him as an expert witness.

Cerami, who has extensive training in crime scene investigation said he has investigated more than 700 shootings. Through investigating the ejection pattern of shell casings, Cerami has learned to determine where the shooter may have been, as well as whether he or she was standing, kneeling, or on the ground when the firearm was discharged.

Although the defense objected, as Cerami was the primary crime scene investigator in the Payne case, District Judge John Mosely overruled the objection, and Ceramis testimony was entered into the record as an expert.

Caddo Assistant District Attorney Treneisha Hill began by asking the officer to describe the scene from when he first arrived, peppering his testimony with photos taken outside and inside the home Anderson and Payne shared.

While police said Anderson claimed he was inside the house, heard gunshots, grabbed his Glock 22 40 caliber handgun, went outside and shot at an intruder, Cerami said the bullet casings found from that particular gun were actually shot into the ground.

Although two Glocks were found at the crime scene Andersons and Paynes service weapon, also a Glock 22 neither was the weapon used to kill Payne.

Cerami indicated that the investigation pointed to the shots, which came from two different Glocks, one of which was not located for a few days, all came from the northeast or left side of the house (the front door and small porch on the left; the driveway where Payne was shot is on the right side of the house).

Hill skillfully led Cerami through a description of where each piece of evidence found all the shell casings from Andersons gun and the kill shot from the then-unknown Glock as well as a cellphone, found hidden between the mattress and box springs of the bed Anderson and Payne shared.

It was on this cellphone that detectives later found text messages that led them to believe that Anderson had accomplices. A few days later, a tip led detectives to Pierre, who they ran down at Caddo Parish Juvenile Court where he worked in the Clerks office.

Police took Pierre to the Shreveport Police Department for an interview, then took him back to work. He later led them to the murder weapon, which was found hidden behind an air cooler and hot water heater at an apartment in the 8100 block of Pines Road.

Cerami, who completed his testimony for the prosecution, will not be cross-examined by defense attorneys until Monday, as the prosecution asked to call two witnesses out of order late Friday afternoon.

One of those witnesses was former SPD Homicide Detective Kenneth Thompson who investigated Paynes death and received a tip at a local barbershop identifying Pierre as a suspect. The other was a former co-worker at Caddo Juvenile Court, who told police Pierre had a second telephone.

Testimony will resume at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

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Two Men Charged with Multiple Offenses in Connection to Berkeley Shooting Death Investigation – RLS Media

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Ocean County officials have announced that Craig Dillard, 56, of Berkeley Township, has been charged with Possession of a Firearm while Engaged in Drug Activity, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana, Receiving Stolen Property and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

County officials have also announced that George Burke, IV, 40, of Freehold Borough, has been charged with Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Certain Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Burglary and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

All charges arise from the same investigation into the shooting death of Jimmy Mosley, 36, of South Toms River, in Berkeley Township on March 9.

According to officials, on March 9, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to Community Medical Center for a report of an unresponsive male with a gunshot wound.

The male, subsequently identified as a Jimmy Mosley, was pronounced deceased by the attending physician at 10:28 p.m.

Officials said that on March 10, the Ocean County Medical Examiner performed a post-mortem examination of Mr. Mosley and determined the cause of his death to be a gunshot wound to the back, piercing the lung and lodging in the nasal cavity, and the manner of death to be homicide.

A subsequent investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crime Unit, Berkeley Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit determined that Mosley and George Burke went to the residence of Craig Dillard to commit a robbery; both Mosley and Burke were armed with firearms at the time.

The investigation further revealed that Mosley entered Dillards residence while armed with a firearm.

The investigation found that Dillard and Mosley became engaged in a physical altercation upon Mosley entering the residence.

During the course of the altercation, Dillard, who was also armed with a firearm, fired three rounds at Mosley.

Mosley and Burke fled the scene; Mosley was subsequently dropped off at Community Medical Center, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

The previously referenced post-mortem examination revealed that Mosley was shot in the knee, hand, and back.

A subsequent search of Dillards residence revealed that Dillard was in possession of approximately one half-pound of marijuana for distribution purposes.

Additionally, during the course of the investigation, it was learned that Dillard destroyed evidence left at his residence, and Burke destroyed evidence of his involvement with the robbery.

On April 6, Burke was taken into custody without incident at his home in Freehold Borough by the United States Marshals Service.

On April 11, Dillard was taken into custody in Beverly, New Jersey, by Officers from the Edgewater Park Township Police Department.

Both men were transported to the Ocean County Jail, where they will remain lodged pending a detention hearing.

This was truly a team effort in terms of the depth and comprehensiveness of this investigation. These detectives combed through the evidence and were ultimately able to piece together what transpired in Berkeley Township on the night of March 9, 2022, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Law enforcement was able to establish very early on in the investigation that there was no immediate danger to the public. From there, these Detectives went to work doing their absolute best to solve these crimes. Every law enforcement officer involved in this investigation has my profound gratitude, Prosecutor Billhimer concluded.

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University of Bradford students practice CSI skills – Telegraph and Argus

UNIVERSITY of Bradford postgraduate students practised real crime scene investigation skills during a dig on campus.

Students from the MSc in Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Investigation programme, were set a task to unearth a series of buried objects, and record their activities using skills commensurate with police CSI practice.

Associate Professor Robert Janaway, a forensic archaeologist with over 35 years experience, who has worked with a number of police forces and delivered training both here and abroad, said: We run a mixture of simulated crime scene experience days. On this occasion, students were involved in an early excavation to recover a number of buried objects.

"The techniques they use are the same that would be used in a police investigation, both in terms of recording and recovering material. They also have to carry out and record things like witness statements."

He added: Students from this course go on to a variety of things - some undertake PhDs, others go on to work as professional archaeologists and the police.

Student Emily Dobson, who was on the dig, said: Its really interesting to be able to get hands-on experience, especially with things we have learned about in the classroom.

Fellow student Marie-Clare Gilbertson added: These exercises enable us to gain practical skills and things like that are valuable when you come to apply for a job.

Chloe-Jade Carr, also on the course, said: "The lecturers make the practicals and content of the lectures so relevant and engaging that the skills I have learned can help me when I apply to become a detective after I have completed my masters."

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