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Month: April 2016

Cops: Mom Tortured Son, 2, with Cigarette, Boyfriend Laughed

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child-abuseEAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania woman tortured her 2-year-old son with at least 15 cigarette burns while her boyfriend watched and laughed.

Police have jailed 19-year-old Anna Russell and 25-year-old Enrique (en-REE’-kay) Soto on charges including aggravated assault and conspiracy.

Police say the burns were inflicted on Aug. 1 and were discovered a week later when the boy’s grandmother took him to a hospital. Doctors told police the burns were “administered deliberately, in a chronological order, over a very short period of time in one sitting.”

Police have since interviewed the boy’s 3-year-old sister who told them Russell burned the boy while Soto watched and laughed.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for the East Pittsburgh couple, who face a preliminary hearing April 19.

Meth Break, Bad Parking Lead to North Platte Man’s Arrest

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Danny Reeder
Danny Reeder

A North Platte man is facing felony charges after he allegedly took a break to smoke some meth.

On Thursday, at around 6:29 p.m., North Platte Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the 400 block of North Dewey Street.

The witness reported that the vehicle was parked in a strange manner and the man inside was seen hitting a clear glass pipe.

An officer contacted the male in the vehicle and identified him as 52-year-old Danny Reeder.

According to Investigator John Deal, Reeder admitted to smoking meth out of a pipe and surrendered the pipe and a powdery substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

Deal said Reeder is also a registered sex offender and the registry indicated that he lived at  a residence in the 400 block of North Dewey Street.  However, Reeder reported that he was homeless and no longer lived there.

Because he did not notify law enforcement that he no longer lived at the residence listed on the registry, Reeder was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, in addition to the felony possession of methamphetamine charge.

Reeder was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

NP Police Say Man Bought Alcohol for Minor, Raised a Ruckus in the Street

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A 23-year-old North Platte man has been accused of providing alcohol for a minor, then raising a ruckus in the street when officers tried to issue him a summons.

At around 9:25 p.m., on April 7, North Platte Police received information that there was alcohol being consumed by minors at a residence in the 1200 block of West 10th Street.

Officers arrived at the residence and made contact with Benjamin Clark.  According to Investigator John Deal, Clark advised that he did not live at the there,  however, another subject who did live at the house gave officers consent to search.

During the search, officers located alcohol and “signs that a party had taken place” in a the garage.

Officers located a female in the garage, 19-year-old Desiray Stryker, who had allegedly been consuming alcohol provided by Clark.  Officers cited Stryker for minor in possession of alcohol and went to speak to Clark.

Deal said when officers told Clark that he was receiving a summons for procuring alcohol for a minor, he became belligerent and began yelling profanities in the street, refusing to provide information needed for the summons.

As a result, Clark was arrested and jailed instead of being cited and released.

Clark has since bonded out of the Lincoln County Detention Center.

York Facility Staffer’s Child Fathered by Teen, Authorities Say

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Jamie Bishop
Jamie Bishop

YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who’d worked at a York facility for troubled children has given birth to a child fathered by a teenager being treated there.

Court records say 37-year-old Jamie Bishop, of Seward, is charged with sexual assault of a minor. Court documents say Bishop and the 15-year-old had sex several times in his room or on the grounds at Epworth Village from January to July last year. The child was born in December, and authorities say DNA tests prove the boy’s paternity.

Associated Press attempts to reach Bishop’s attorney Friday were unsuccessful. Bishop’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 11.

Epworth Village CEO Margaret Donovan says Bishop no longer works there.

Police Release Name of Man Fatally Shot by Omaha Officer

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crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have released the name of a man who was fatally shot by an officer.

Police said in a news release Friday that officers assigned to an anti-gang unit spotted the man about 4:25 p.m. Thursday. He’d fled from them earlier in the day.

Police say the officers confronted the man, and the situation rapidly escalated. One of the officers shot the man, who was taken to Nebraska Medical Center, where he later died. Police did not say whether the man had fired at the officers or otherwise assaulted them or say whether he was armed.

Police identified him as 44-year-old Lance McIntire.

Marion “Everett” Price

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marion-priceMarion “Everett” also called M.E. Price, age 92, joined his beloved wife, Loretta, to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 7, 2016.

Everett, as his family called him, was born February 7, 1924 in Oakley, Kansas to Effie Mae (Butz) and Marion Everett Price Sr. He married Loretta Rosa Gunter June 22, 1947. After an opportunity with The Union Pacific Railroad, the young couple settled in North Platte with their young son and soon after a daughter, completing their happy family. Everett loved the railroad and devoted his entire career till his retirement. Everett was also active right from the beginning, carrying on his Boy Scout years by serving with the council. In fact, he achieved the rare honor of being awarded the “Silver Beaver” and the “George Meany Award” which culminated years of distinguished service to youth. Not allowing that to be his only accomplishment, he was in the Army, active and mostly reservist for 27 years and there too, retired. Another rare feat. Everett was a life-long kid, forever playing with trains (the big kind), training as a citizen soldier and being a perpetual Boy Scout.

If that was not enough, Everett’s generosity led him to many other organizations, like the Rotary Club, Odd Fellows, Retired Senior Volunteer Program “RSVP” and a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, just to name a few.

A truer, more honest man would be hard to find and here in North Platte we are privileged to have known such a remarkable soul.

Everett is survived by his children Wayne (Michele) Price of Palmer, Alaska and Janice (Darrell) Hirsch of Arvada, Colorado; 5 grandchildren Julie (Jason) Blankenship, Angela Tucker, Marty (Jennifer) Price, Jeremy (Erin) Hirsch, Jaime (Michael) Greene; and 10 great grandchildren, Alex, Rindy, Anita, Boston, Andrew, Ian, Elayne, Alyson, Adelyn, and Jude.

He was preceded in death by his lifetime partner and wife Loretta; his parents; and a brother.

Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday April 11, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Doug Delp officiating. Burial will follow at Fort McPherson National Cemetery with full military honors.

Visitation will be Sunday from noon to 6:00 p. m. with family receiving friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of the arrangements.

North Platte Weather-April 8

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forecast graphic april 8 2016Today
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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