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ODESSA--An armed robbery was reported outside of town on Laney Brothers Road late this morning, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said today, Thursday, Nov. 10. Allegedly, two male subjects described by the homeowner as Hispanic came to their front door, claiming they were out of gas. According to the Sheriff's Office, the victims said the two male subjects left the premises briefly before returning wearing masks while holding a gun. Allegedly, the homeowners agreed to the demands of the two-male subjects, who wanted money...
DAVENPORT—Staff at the Rickey’s Corner Market gas station at the corner of Morgan and 12th Streets went through something any gas station employee fears last Friday…an attempted robbery. Records suggest, however, that this attempt for all the goods in the cash register went awry for the perpetrator. Police records state that Casey Lattanzi, 39, of Vancouver asked for two packs of cigarettes and said he wanted to pay using Apple Pay around 8:50 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16. After the payment didn’t go through, Lattanzi stepped...
DAVENPORT--Regional and local law enforcement agencies are dispersing information about a new form of an illegal substance making headlines: fentanyl. This new form of the drug dubbed “Rainbow Fentanyl” has already been found in 18 states. This new form is made to look like candy and sidewalk chalk and appears to be new method used to sell the highly addictive and deadly fentanyl to children and young adults. “It is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young people,” Drug Enforce...
DAVENPORT—Is a jewelry heist rumbling through Lincoln County? Not quite, but the Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens to be aware of a group that is possibly trying to pawn gold jewels off for cash. “The scam involves what appears to be a small family showing up in communities across the country and pretending to be in need of money for gas or vehicle issues and offering what is being described as ‘solid gold jewelry for quick cash,” the Sheriff’s Office posted to Facebook Monday, Sept. 12. “In reality, they are selling c...
REARDAN—A 14-year-old high school student here was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 6 for allegedly making threats to a school in Edmond, Oklahoma. The unnamed boy is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges after cyber crime detectives in Edmond traced the threats to a local IP address, according to records. Sergeant Tom Williams of the Edmond Police Department told detectives a boy called Edmond North High School saying a girl there had a gun in her backpack, which forced the school into lockdown. The boy called later and s...
