Police Find Stolen A.T.M. in Abandoned Pick-Up Truck
Bad enough that they’re thieves, but littering too? Throw the book at them!
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville police said that an automatic teller machine that was ripped from the ground at a bank in January was found in the back of a truck on Wednesday morning.
Police said that the truck was found parked in a wooded area off Verdae Boulevard just before noon.
Investigators said that the ATM appears to belong to a Wachovia Bank on Woodruff Road that was hit on Jan. 18.
How was this crime scene found you ask? Well according to WYFF it’s a funny story…
Brian Jenkins said he was taking a short when a deer darted in front of his car on Hilton Street.
Jenkins said, “It was a big deer. I hunt, so I stopped and said, ‘I’m going to see where this deer is.’”
Jenkins followed the deer about 80 yards into the woods.
“There were deer bones. It was crazy. Then I could see the back of a truck,” he said.
Jenkins said he hollered for his brother-in-the law and together they approached the truck.
Yeah. Sounds reasonable.
Greer Bank Robbery Suspect Remains at Large
The National Bank of South Carolina at 1324 Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greer was robbed Friday morning, and police say the suspect has not been caught.
The incident took place at about 11:45 a.m. Friday. The suspect demanded an unknown sum of money from a bank teller and did not show a weapon. Here’s more on the man being sought by police:
He was described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt, blue jeans and an Atlanta Braves ball cap.
He fled the scene in a white, older model, two-door Chevy Cavalier traveling down Wade Hampton Boulevard toward Greenville, said police spokesman Lt. Jim Holcombe.
Please call Greer police at 864-848-2151 if you have any information related to this crime.
Wedgy’s Pizza Robbed at Gunpoint
Wedgy’s Pizza on South Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville was robbed at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday night by a man with a gun. Deputies say he made off with cash and fired a shot into the air before exiting the restaurant.
A Greenville County K-9 unit attempted to track the suspect, but were unsuccessful and witnesses were unable to describe the robber in detail.
As always, please call Greenville Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME if you have any information.
Deputies Nab Man Who Carjacked His Own Grandma
Nothing says rock bottom quite like carjacking your own grandmother. And the Friday night carjacking was just the beginning of the havoc caused in three counties by 20-year-old Brandon Earl Gosnell.
Anderson deputies said they got a call that Gosnell had carjacked his own grandmother. They said he grabbed her by the throat, forced her from her car, robbed her and then drove off toward Spartanburg.
In Spartanburg County, deputies said Gosnell went to a relative’s house near Fingerville Saturday morning. They said he kicked in the door, threw several personal items inside and left.
While he was leaving, two of the men who lived there went outside. Police said Gosnell fired his shotgun at both of them and missed both times.
Deputies said he drove away and then ditched the car and ran off into some woods. They said he found an old red Ford truck in the woods and stole it from a hunter.
Spartanburg County sent out a “be on the lookout” alert, and a few hours later, Anderson County deputies spotted him.
“There was a challenge, there were some shots fired and the suspect was taken into custody and is being treated for apparently non life-threatening injuries,” said Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Daryl Loftis.
The situation ended in Greenville County, just past the county line.
Gosnell faces charges of assault and battery with intent to kill, burglary, and possession of a stolen vehicle charges in Spartanburg County. He will face charges in Anderson County as well.
Update:
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has charged Gosnell with seven counts of assault with intent to kill. Deputies say he pointed a shotgun at them after the chase. In addition, it is alleged that during his rampage Gosnell fired a shotgun at a group of five firefighters standing in front of the West Pelzer Fire Department. The ACSO has also charged Gosnell with driving under suspension, failure to stop a motor vehicle when signaled by law enforcement, carjacking, and strong armed robbery.
Greenville Deputy Stops Violent Robbers with Hot Lead! Greenville News Not Happy
Looks like the Greenville deputies bagged a couple of bad guys last night, although to read Paul Alongi’s version of the events on GreenvilleOnline you’d think the cops were trigger happy:
A man suspected of robbing a convenience store on Easley Bridge Road was shot twice tonight during a confrontation with a Greenville County sheriff’s deputy, authorities said.
He is expected to survive, said Lt. Shea Smith, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
The man was one of two people suspected of robbing a Citgo convenience store at 784 Easley Bridge Road, Smith said.
A deputy on patrol was near the store when he saw two men wearing ski masks come out, Smith said, and chased them behind the store. That is where shots rang out, he said.
Both men got into a car which crashed a short distance away, Smith said.
Alongi left out an important detail in this shooting however:
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville County deputies said that a man involved in a robbery on Tuesday night was shot, after he pulled a gun on the deputy.
Investigators said that two men robbed the Corner Mart on Easley Bridge Road, and got away with cash.
Officials said that a deputy saw the two masked men running to a getaway car near the Corner Mart. They said the deputy chased the pair, and shot the driver of that car. They said the driver and passenger crashed their car into a tree on West Street.
Both men were arrested.
Seems to me that a slight omission in a story can completely change what readers infer. Maybe Alongi doesn’t realize that his wording can lead people to believe that the cops just gunned down some possibly innocent suspects whereas the real story is that the thugs pulled a gun on the deputy.
Or maybe as usual The Greenville News has a political interest in painting the cops as jack booted fascists.