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PawtucketPolice Investigation Leads to Seizure of Crack Cocaine, .357 Revolver andAmmunition
PROVIDENCE,R.I. – James P. Perry, 35, of Pawtucket, was sentenced today to 10 years infederal prison on drug and firearm charges, announced United States AttorneyPeter F. Neronha and Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King. Perry was arrested byPawtucket Police on March 15, 2012, during an undercover investigation into thetrafficking of crack cocaine.
U.S.District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., also ordered Perry to serve threeyears supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Perry pleadedguilty on August 1, 2012, to possession with the intent to distribute cocainebase and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Accordingto information presented to the court, Pawtucket Police executed a courtauthorized search of Perry‘s Pawtucket residence on March 15, 2012, and seizedapproximately 4.5 grams of crack cocaine; a .357 revolver, a speed loader and50 rounds of ammunition; and various items used in the preparation, packagingand sale of crack cocaine.
Thecase was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Milind M. Shah.
TheBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted Pawtucket Policein the investigation of the firearm seized in this is matter.
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Armed Robbery, Firearms Violations
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KANSASCITY, KAN. — A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 30 years for armedrobbery and firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
MarkR. Davis, 35, Kansas City, Mo, was convicted in a jury trial in October 2012 onone count of robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime ofviolence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction.
Co–defendantAbasi Baker was convicted in a jury trial on 21 counts including seven countsof robbery, seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction and seven counts of brandishing a firearm during a robbery. He wassentenced to 164 years in federal prison.
Thejury found Davis guilty of brandishing a .40 caliber Glock pistol while robbingthe Radio Shack store at 6945 W. 7th Street in Overland Park on March 3, 2011.At the time, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of four priorfelony convictions for robbery.
Grissomcommended the following agencies and individuals for their work on the case:The FBI and the FBI Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force; the Wyandotte CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office; the U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri;the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Kansas City, Mo.,Police Department; the Kansas City Police Department; he Overland ParkPolice Department; the Olathe Police Department; the Johnson County Sheriff’sOffice; the St. Joseph, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit, Mo., PoliceDepartment; the Mission, Kan., Police Department; and assistant U.S. AttorneyTerra Morehead, who prosecuted the case.
KANSASCITY, KAN. — A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 30 years for armedrobbery and firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
MarkR. Davis, 35, Kansas City, Mo, was convicted in a jury trial in October 2012 onone count of robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime ofviolence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction.
Co–defendantAbasi Baker was convicted in a jury trial on 21 counts including seven countsof robbery, seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction and seven counts of brandishing a firearm during a robbery. He wassentenced to 164 years in federal prison.
Thejury found Davis guilty of brandishing a .40 caliber Glock pistol while robbingthe Radio Shack store at 6945 W. 7th Street in Overland Park on March 3, 2011.At the time, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of four priorfelony convictions for robbery.
Grissomcommended the following agencies and individuals for their work on the case:The FBI and the FBI Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force; the Wyandotte CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office; the U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri;the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Kansas City, Mo.,Police Department; the Kansas City Police Department; he Overland ParkPolice Department; the Olathe Police Department; the Johnson County Sheriff’sOffice; the St. Joseph, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit, Mo., PoliceDepartment; the Mission, Kan., Police Department; and assistant U.S. AttorneyTerra Morehead, who prosecuted the case.
Cadet's research aims to bust spice users
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by Don Branum
Air Force Academy Public Affairs
2/20/2013 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.
Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, improved the sensitivity of the Air Force's drug tests four-fold and devised a method of preparing urine samples that drastically shortened the sample preparation time.
"Her work is important for a couple of reasons," Maybury said. "She had a good understanding of not only the basic science that was happening and the practical methods, but she also had a very insightful perspective on how she could improve existing practices. That's what's really extraordinary."
THE RESEARCHER
Gingras, the daughter of Academy graduates Jeffrey and Tina Gingras, almost didn't attend the Academy.
"I actually wasn't planning on applying here, but my mom, two days before the application was due, said, 'Oh, you should put in an application,'" she said. "I came and visited once I got my acceptance, and I really liked it. I've always wanted to go to medical school, and this was a great opportunity to do that."
Her senior cadet summer research program project originally involved biofuel research at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., but budget cuts meant the Academy could no longer send her there on temporary duty. So her research adviser, who had connections to the Air Force Drug Testing Lab, arranged for Gingras to spend her three weeks in San Antonio.
"It was kind of funny: They didn't know exactly what to do with me at first, so it was kind of a scramble ... to figure out what I would be doing," she said.
She teamed up with two researchers, Drs. Dennis Lovett and Enrique Yanes, who were conducting research on how to improve the sensitivity of drug tests for synthetic cannabinoids, which include substances like spice and K2. The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 made possession of these substances illegal, though commanders had acted as early as 2010 to place spice off-limits to Airmen.
THE RESEARCH
Their research included a combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, which is a standard method for testing samples, Gingras said. Liquid chromatography forces a solution containing an unknown substance through a horizontal column. Different substances of interest, known as analytes, filter through the column at different speeds.
Next, the solution is nebulized into a mist and passed into the mass spectrometer, which separates chemicals based on their mass-to-charge ratio.
"Based on the time it takes to get through the column and then to the detector, you can figure out what the substance is," Gingras said. "At that point, they have a limit of quantitation, and for legal purposes, that's the limit at which the test can pop positive."
The existing limit of quantitation, or LOQ, at the time was 4 nanograms per milliliter of urine, or enough to indicate a positive result within one or two weeks of spice use, Gingras said.
After spending most of a week reading through existing research, Gingras decided to see how adding ammonium bicarbonate -- which is sometimes used instead of baking powder in cooking recipes -- to the testing process. She tested two methods: In the first, she introduced ammonium bicarbonate to the liquid chromatography process. In the second, she added the ammonium bicarbonate to the test just before the solution was nebulized so that the two substances would be nebulized together. The first method increased the test's sensitivity by up to 138 percent. The second method, however, increased the sensitivity by as much as 442 percent.
Next, she tested how the rate of ammonium bicarbonate injection would affect the test results.
"I tested from 0 to 30 milliliters per minute at 5-milliliter-per-minute increments," she explained. "I found there's a significant peak at 20."
After these changes, the test can now produce a LOQ of 0.5 nanograms per milliliter of urine, Gingras said.
"This is just guesstimation, but we determined that increased our window of detection from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks, which is so significant," she said.
Gingras wasn't done. The scientists also brought her up to speed on the process of preparing samples.
"A lot of people think you take this urine and just put it in a melting pot and add some chemicals, and if it turns green, it's popped positive," she joked. "But it's a really complicated process to prepare the urine for testing. You're trying to remove all the other stuff that might interfere with testing."
At the time, the process took three to five hours -- "and that's with someone who's been doing it for five or six years, doing it as fast as they can," she said.
She and the researchers looked at an extraction method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction, which uses organic and water-based solutions to pull analytes out of the urine.
"Once I got good at pipetting, that took me 10 minutes," she said.
DOWN THE ROAD
Gingras hasn't slowed down. Her capstone research project involves using fluorescent proteins as sensors to detect the presence of illegal drugs in a person's system.
"The mechanism they use to fluoresce can be inhibited," she explained. "You can 'quench' it, basically. So, in the presence of some molecule, the fluorescence is quenched, so you know a substance is there because the protein isn't fluorescing anymore."
Among those quenching agents are some of the active ingredients in many illegal drugs.
"First, we have to determine, do these drugs quench the fluorescent proteins? That's what I'm in the process of doing right now," she said.
Gingras' biochemistry instructor, Dr. Barry Hicks, praised Gingras' work ethic and enthusiasm.
"After the election in November, when Colorado passed Amendment 64 ... I said, kind of flippantly, 'I wonder if drugs of abuse can be used in this sensing application.' She said, right off the bat, 'I want to pursue that. I want to do this,'" Hicks recalled.
The Academy has applied for Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 licenses from the Drug Enforcement Agency to support Gingras' research and future research based on Gingras' work, Hicks said. The National Institutes of Drug Abuse has agreed to provide samples.
Possible applications of Gingras' research could include portable drug-testing kits for law-enforcement agencies and breathalyzer tests for marijuana, Hicks said.
After graduation, Gingras plans to attend medical school. She already has a scholarship.
"I'm just waiting on acceptance," she said. "I'm constantly checking my emails."
"She's going to do great in medical school," Hicks said, confident that she will be accepted. "She's that kind of person, really gangbusters. We're proud of all our graduates, but she's stellar. Even among her year group in this department, she's one of the best."
by Don BranumAir Force Academy Public Affairs
2/20/2013 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.
Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, improved the sensitivity of the Air Force's drug tests four-fold and devised a method of preparing urine samples that drastically shortened the sample preparation time.
"Her work is important for a couple of reasons," Maybury said. "She had a good understanding of not only the basic science that was happening and the practical methods, but she also had a very insightful perspective on how she could improve existing practices. That's what's really extraordinary."
THE RESEARCHER
Gingras, the daughter of Academy graduates Jeffrey and Tina Gingras, almost didn't attend the Academy.
"I actually wasn't planning on applying here, but my mom, two days before the application was due, said, 'Oh, you should put in an application,'" she said. "I came and visited once I got my acceptance, and I really liked it. I've always wanted to go to medical school, and this was a great opportunity to do that."
Her senior cadet summer research program project originally involved biofuel research at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., but budget cuts meant the Academy could no longer send her there on temporary duty. So her research adviser, who had connections to the Air Force Drug Testing Lab, arranged for Gingras to spend her three weeks in San Antonio.
"It was kind of funny: They didn't know exactly what to do with me at first, so it was kind of a scramble ... to figure out what I would be doing," she said.
She teamed up with two researchers, Drs. Dennis Lovett and Enrique Yanes, who were conducting research on how to improve the sensitivity of drug tests for synthetic cannabinoids, which include substances like spice and K2. The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 made possession of these substances illegal, though commanders had acted as early as 2010 to place spice off-limits to Airmen.
THE RESEARCH
Their research included a combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, which is a standard method for testing samples, Gingras said. Liquid chromatography forces a solution containing an unknown substance through a horizontal column. Different substances of interest, known as analytes, filter through the column at different speeds.
Next, the solution is nebulized into a mist and passed into the mass spectrometer, which separates chemicals based on their mass-to-charge ratio.
"Based on the time it takes to get through the column and then to the detector, you can figure out what the substance is," Gingras said. "At that point, they have a limit of quantitation, and for legal purposes, that's the limit at which the test can pop positive."
The existing limit of quantitation, or LOQ, at the time was 4 nanograms per milliliter of urine, or enough to indicate a positive result within one or two weeks of spice use, Gingras said.
After spending most of a week reading through existing research, Gingras decided to see how adding ammonium bicarbonate -- which is sometimes used instead of baking powder in cooking recipes -- to the testing process. She tested two methods: In the first, she introduced ammonium bicarbonate to the liquid chromatography process. In the second, she added the ammonium bicarbonate to the test just before the solution was nebulized so that the two substances would be nebulized together. The first method increased the test's sensitivity by up to 138 percent. The second method, however, increased the sensitivity by as much as 442 percent.
Next, she tested how the rate of ammonium bicarbonate injection would affect the test results.
"I tested from 0 to 30 milliliters per minute at 5-milliliter-per-minute increments," she explained. "I found there's a significant peak at 20."
After these changes, the test can now produce a LOQ of 0.5 nanograms per milliliter of urine, Gingras said.
"This is just guesstimation, but we determined that increased our window of detection from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks, which is so significant," she said.
Gingras wasn't done. The scientists also brought her up to speed on the process of preparing samples.
"A lot of people think you take this urine and just put it in a melting pot and add some chemicals, and if it turns green, it's popped positive," she joked. "But it's a really complicated process to prepare the urine for testing. You're trying to remove all the other stuff that might interfere with testing."
At the time, the process took three to five hours -- "and that's with someone who's been doing it for five or six years, doing it as fast as they can," she said.
She and the researchers looked at an extraction method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction, which uses organic and water-based solutions to pull analytes out of the urine.
"Once I got good at pipetting, that took me 10 minutes," she said.
DOWN THE ROAD
Gingras hasn't slowed down. Her capstone research project involves using fluorescent proteins as sensors to detect the presence of illegal drugs in a person's system.
"The mechanism they use to fluoresce can be inhibited," she explained. "You can 'quench' it, basically. So, in the presence of some molecule, the fluorescence is quenched, so you know a substance is there because the protein isn't fluorescing anymore."
Among those quenching agents are some of the active ingredients in many illegal drugs.
"First, we have to determine, do these drugs quench the fluorescent proteins? That's what I'm in the process of doing right now," she said.
Gingras' biochemistry instructor, Dr. Barry Hicks, praised Gingras' work ethic and enthusiasm.
"After the election in November, when Colorado passed Amendment 64 ... I said, kind of flippantly, 'I wonder if drugs of abuse can be used in this sensing application.' She said, right off the bat, 'I want to pursue that. I want to do this,'" Hicks recalled.
The Academy has applied for Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 licenses from the Drug Enforcement Agency to support Gingras' research and future research based on Gingras' work, Hicks said. The National Institutes of Drug Abuse has agreed to provide samples.
Possible applications of Gingras' research could include portable drug-testing kits for law-enforcement agencies and breathalyzer tests for marijuana, Hicks said.
After graduation, Gingras plans to attend medical school. She already has a scholarship.
"I'm just waiting on acceptance," she said. "I'm constantly checking my emails."
"She's going to do great in medical school," Hicks said, confident that she will be accepted. "She's that kind of person, really gangbusters. We're proud of all our graduates, but she's stellar. Even among her year group in this department, she's one of the best."
Two National Institute of Justice-Funded Firearms Studies Released
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The NationalInstitute of Justice (NIJ), through the National Criminal Justice ReferenceService (NCJRS), has made the following reports available:
The NationalInstitute of Justice (NIJ), through the National Criminal Justice ReferenceService (NCJRS), has made the following reports available:
- New Approaches to Understanding and Regulating Primary and Secondary Illegal Firearms (pdf, 177 pages). https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/241021.pdf. Modified abstract: This report confirms previous study results demonstrating the usefulness of trace data in policing illicit firearms. Jurisdictions with gun regulations appear to recover fewer illicitly distributed weapons compared to jurisdictions without regulations. The authors present conclusions suggesting more regulation will reduce the availability and distribution of illicit firearms.
- Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles (pdf, 92 pages) https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/241135.pdf. Modified Abstract: In 2001, RAND initiated a research and program development effort to understand the nature of illegal gun markets operating in Los Angeles. The primary goal of this project was to determine whether a data-driven, problem-solving approach could yield new interventions aimed at disrupting the workings of local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members and juveniles. The authors created a new software tool to help law enforcement analyze patterns in crime-gun data, and identify and trace illicit pathways by which criminals acquire guns. The findings were incorporated into an interagency working group process that developed a community-based intervention designed to disrupt the illegal flow of guns to Los Angeles-area criminals; this intervention may had an impact on straw purchasing. The authors also assessed the utility of retail ammunition purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors, recommending a cost-benefit analysis on this measure.
Evidence and Document Modules Added To Equipment and Inventory Manager For Law Enforcement
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February21, 2013/Redmond, Washington/ Dynamic Systems, Inc., a leader in datacollection applications has announced 2 new modules for The Checkmate LawEnforcement Equipment & Inventory Manger. This solution can be used bypublic safety agencies such as Sheriffs, SWAT, Police, FBI, CIA, andCorrections. AboutDynamic Systems (DSI)
Forover 30 years DSI has been providing reliable and innovative systems that enabledepartments to work safely and efficiently. The Evidence and Document Trackinghave been added to the Checkmate suite of barcode tracking solutions thatinclude Inventory, Equipment Tracking, Fixed Assets, Document Tracking, and IDBadge Printer Systems. Bar code data collection has been proven to be the mostaccurate and efficient method of tracking or counting items.
CheckmateEvidence Module Improves ProductivityDSICheckmate Evidence module provides Law Enforcement Agencies a better way totrack chain of custody, decrease time to process evidence and make it easy toproduce case documents and evidence for prosecuting attorneys. The program alsotracks destruction of evidence, how it was disposed of and who was involved.The system will easily interface with existing RMS and other Programs andassures the integrity and status of items in the Property Room. The system canuse color coded labels in the Evidence Room to distinguish categories ofevidence.
CheckmateDocument Tracking DSIDocument Tracking will allow agencies to quickly know what paper work anddocuments have been checked out to courts and labs, what eviction notices havebeen served, accident reports, and where civil papers are. The system savestime, makes it easier for prosecuting attorneys to find case files and allowsofficers to get back to serving the community. The Checkmate system is flexible and can be customized to for anyagency’s requirements.
“It’saffordable for almost all agencies, even those with just a few employees,” statedBill Allen, Process Control Consultant.
Contact: Rob Freeman, V.P. Business Development800-342-3999;robf@dsisales.com
Forover 30 years DSI has been providing reliable and innovative systems that enabledepartments to work safely and efficiently. The Evidence and Document Trackinghave been added to the Checkmate suite of barcode tracking solutions thatinclude Inventory, Equipment Tracking, Fixed Assets, Document Tracking, and IDBadge Printer Systems. Bar code data collection has been proven to be the mostaccurate and efficient method of tracking or counting items.
CheckmateEvidence Module Improves ProductivityDSICheckmate Evidence module provides Law Enforcement Agencies a better way totrack chain of custody, decrease time to process evidence and make it easy toproduce case documents and evidence for prosecuting attorneys. The program alsotracks destruction of evidence, how it was disposed of and who was involved.The system will easily interface with existing RMS and other Programs andassures the integrity and status of items in the Property Room. The system canuse color coded labels in the Evidence Room to distinguish categories ofevidence.
CheckmateDocument Tracking DSIDocument Tracking will allow agencies to quickly know what paper work anddocuments have been checked out to courts and labs, what eviction notices havebeen served, accident reports, and where civil papers are. The system savestime, makes it easier for prosecuting attorneys to find case files and allowsofficers to get back to serving the community. The Checkmate system is flexible and can be customized to for anyagency’s requirements.
“It’saffordable for almost all agencies, even those with just a few employees,” statedBill Allen, Process Control Consultant.
Contact: Rob Freeman, V.P. Business Development800-342-3999;robf@dsisales.com
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[PA] Never forgetting Iris Ramos, her life stolen in her cop husband's murder-suicide
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In her mother's kitchen Iris Ramos was shot twice in the head by her husband, Philadelphia police officer Orlando Ramos. He then fatally shot himself. Iris underwent emergency surgery at Episcopal Hospital, but died the following day. "Police said the couple's 5-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the shooting."
Orlando: November 24, 1984.
Iris: November 25, 1984.
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In her mother's kitchen Iris Ramos was shot twice in the head by her husband, Philadelphia police officer Orlando Ramos. He then fatally shot himself. Iris underwent emergency surgery at Episcopal Hospital, but died the following day. "Police said the couple's 5-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the shooting."
Orlando: November 24, 1984.
Iris: November 25, 1984.
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[GA] Another domestic violence call to Officer Difiore's house
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...[Savannah-Chatham Police Officer Ralph] Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year... Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times....
SAVANNAH POLICE OFFICER ON LEAVE AFTER BATTERY ARREST
Savannah Morning News
By Lesley Conn
Posted: October 26, 2012
[Excerpts] A Savannah-Chatham police officer has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest in a domestic violence incident. Ralph Joseph Difiore, 46, has been charged with battery/domestic violence and disorderly house after Pooler police responded Oct. 20 to a call from a neighbor. Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year. Difiore’s girlfriend, Heather Cook Walters, 35, faces the same two charges. A Jan. 17 court date was set for both... Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. based on a neighbor’s concerns that he could hear yelling, things being thrown and a woman crying in the couple’s residence. Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes and determined that in this case, “mediation and separation was not the answer”... Their accounts to police differ in the Oct. 20 call. Difiore contends Walters was severely drunk and “stumbling all over the place.” She began swinging and clawing at him when he tried to get her into bed, he told police. When officers questioned Walters, they noted that at no time did she appear unsteady on her feet or falling-over drunk. She denied ever striking Difiore, but said he choked her and threw a foot stool at her... [Full article here]
SCMPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER ARREST
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By Alex Bender abender@wtoc.com
Posted: Oct 24, 2012
[Excerpts] Savannah-Chatham Metro officer Ralph Difiore is on administrative leave... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... They were both released on bond Wednesday. They will be back in court in January. [Full article here]
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...[Savannah-Chatham Police Officer Ralph] Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year... Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... SAVANNAH POLICE OFFICER ON LEAVE AFTER BATTERY ARREST
Savannah Morning News
By Lesley Conn
Posted: October 26, 2012
[Excerpts] A Savannah-Chatham police officer has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest in a domestic violence incident. Ralph Joseph Difiore, 46, has been charged with battery/domestic violence and disorderly house after Pooler police responded Oct. 20 to a call from a neighbor. Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year. Difiore’s girlfriend, Heather Cook Walters, 35, faces the same two charges. A Jan. 17 court date was set for both... Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. based on a neighbor’s concerns that he could hear yelling, things being thrown and a woman crying in the couple’s residence. Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes and determined that in this case, “mediation and separation was not the answer”... Their accounts to police differ in the Oct. 20 call. Difiore contends Walters was severely drunk and “stumbling all over the place.” She began swinging and clawing at him when he tried to get her into bed, he told police. When officers questioned Walters, they noted that at no time did she appear unsteady on her feet or falling-over drunk. She denied ever striking Difiore, but said he choked her and threw a foot stool at her... [Full article here]
SCMPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER ARREST
WTOC
By Alex Bender abender@wtoc.com
Posted: Oct 24, 2012
[Excerpts] Savannah-Chatham Metro officer Ralph Difiore is on administrative leave... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... They were both released on bond Wednesday. They will be back in court in January. [Full article here]
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