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FBI Launches Electronic Billboard-Campaign Throughoutthe US to Identify Serial Bank Robber (see Campaign pg. 3)

Wanted woman to face Kentucky ~rmef1 andcharges :,. ., InebrIated

• l A Madisonville womantaken into custody for driv-ing under the influence re-ceived an additional chargeafter police found a hand-gun where she had beensitting in her vehicle.

Rebecca Ann Ward, 31,Huntington Boulevard,Madisonville was chargedwith DUI 1st offense andpossession of a weaponwhile intoxicated.

According to records,Sunday at approximately

(see Wardpg. 7)

No licenseNelly Xiomara Pineda-

Corea, 24, Taiiwa Court,Knoxville was charged withdriving without a license .. According to reports, Pa-trolman Jason Felts, LCPDsaw a red Nissan Altima runthe red light at Highway 321and 11. The officer stoppedthe vehicle at the Loudon

(see No license pg. 7)

A woman wanted in Kentucky on chargesof theft and disorderly conduct will be extra-dited back to that state after officials theresaid they would extradite her from all fiftystates in order to bring her to justice.

Lola Marie Pennington, 25, Smallen Road,Loudon was charged with being a fugitive

'from justice.According to reports, officers had prior

knowledge Ms. Lola Pennington was wantedout of the state of Kentucky and a NCIC checkthat showed she was wanted out of Laurel

(see Pennington pg. 6)

One of ten billboards being used throughout multiple states to help capture a serial bank robber

State-wide Tornado Ori" scheduled for Severe Weather Awareness WeekCampaign Highlights Threats of Tornadoes, Flash Floods, Lightning

NASHVI LLE -The Na- Management Agency and ties and drills to help peopletional Weather Service, supporting groups are con- prevent injuries and deathsthe Tennessee Emergency ducting educational activl- from tornadoes, damaging

winds, flash floods, light-ning and hail during Severe

(see Weather pg. 3)

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Please visit the Knox-ville Division websiteat www.knoxville.fbi.gov to view currentphotos of the sus-pect. This matter isbeing investigatedjointly by multiple FBIField Offices as wellas the Knox CountySheriff's Office andKnoxville Police De-partment, as part ofthe FBI's Safe StreetsTask Force.

All defendants arepresumed innocentunless and until prov-en guilty in a court oflaw.WeatherWeather AwarenessWeek, which beganSunday, Feb. 21,2010.

As warmer temper-atures brush away thelast lingering snow,Tennesseans shouldhardly need a remind-er that severe weathercan be powerful andoften has deadly con-sequences for thosepersons that confrontit unawares and un-prepared.

"Every year, thereare unnecessary andpreventable deathsduring bouts of se-vere weather," saidJames Bassham,Director of the Ten-nessee EmergencyManagement Agency."Our goal in raisingawareness of severeweather and person-al preparedness isto prevent some ofthose tragedies byeducating the publicon ways to improvetheir safety and thepreparedness of theircommunities. "

Each day dur-

CampaignOn Friday, the Knox-

ville Division of theFBI launched an elec-tronic billboard cam-paign spanning mul-

. tiple states to identifyits most recent serialbank robbe~ The in-dividual is suspectedof being involved inthe robberies of atleast eighteen banksthroughout a doz-en states includingAlabama, Arkansas,Florida, Georgia, Kan-sas, Michigan, Mis-sissi i Oklahoma

New York, Tennessee,Texas, and Virginia.

"Working togetherwith Lamar OutdoorAdvertising and otherelectronic billboardowners, we nowhave the capabilityto instantly displaya wanted suspect'sface to an audience ofthousands through-out multiple states.""This case is an em-blematic example ofthe importance ofpublic/private sectoralliances in bringingcriminals to justice

in today's informa-.tion age" said Rich-ard Lambert, SpecialAgent in Charge ofthe FBI's KnoxvilleField Office.

The suspect is con-sidered armed anddangerous and any-one with informationshould contact theFBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or their local lawenforcement office.The suspect is de-scribed as a whitemale, approximately6' tall, weighing 210-230 pounds. Typi-cally, the man entersthe victim bank, ap-proaches the tellercounter and handsthe teller a note de-manding money.During some of therobberies, he hasthreatened to have aweapon. Additionally,the suspect may bedriving a silver sportutility vehicle.

The FBI is offer-ing a reward of up to$10,000 for informa-tion leading to thearrest and convic-tion of this individual.

ing Severe WeatherAwareness Week,there will be a focuson a specific typeof severe weather orthe warning and drillsystems.

The focus on Mon-day was on flooding,which is the No. 1weather-related causeof fatalities. Risingwaters may lookcalm, but can harbora host of hidden dan-gers and currents thatare strong enough toeasily wash away avehicle. The drivingpublic should alwaysremember the mes-sage, "Turn Around;Don't Drown!"

On Wednesday,there will be a state-wide tornado drill be-tween 9 a.m. and 9:30local time. Schools,state and countyagencies and any oth-er interested group isencouraged to partic-ipate and learn the lifesaving rules and howto take appropriateand timely actions. In2009, Tennessee had39 counties affectedby tornadoes. Therewere two fatalitiesstate-wide and 62 in-juries. Tornado dam-age estimates for theyear exceeded $100million, according tothe National WeatherService. At TEMA,the state's 24-hourOperations Centerrecorded more than1,100 severe weatherevents, warnings andmissions in 2009.

To see the 201 0 Se-vere Weather Aware-ness Week Brochure,please visit www.tnema.org and clickon Family Prepared-ness.

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Combs, 26, VirginiaAvenue, Knoxvillewas charged with vio-lation of probation.

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OperationCounty Animal Clinic.A check of Mrs. NellyPineda's name anddate of birth foundshe was driving with-out a lisence.

Juan R. Chirinos,35, Six Flags Drive,Atlanta, Georgia wascharged with drivingwithout a license.

According to re-cords, DeputyCharles Butler, LCSOwas on routine pa-trol on Interstate 75when he noticed awhite Honda Accordtraveling at 80 mphin a posted 65 mphzone. His speed wasverified by certifiedradar. Deputy Butlerstopped the vehicleat the 70 mm andasked Mr. Chirinosfor his license andhe advised he didn'thave one. A checkthrough the TDOSconfirmed Mr. Chiri-nos was unlicensed.He was also cited forspeeding.

James WayneMoore, 46, CountyRoad 309, Niota wascharged with drivingwithout a license.

According to re-ports, Patrolman Ja-son Felts, LCPD sawa silver Pontiac van

run the stop sign onbus #7 on Highway11, Thursday after-noon. A check of Mr.Moore's name anddate of birth showedhis license are can-celed. He also re-ceived a citation forfailure to yield for aschool bus.

Teofilo Garcia- To-lentino, 51, CimarronTrail, Knoxville wascharged with no driv-ers license, windowtint violation and fi-nancial responsibil-ity.

According to re-cords, Sgt. Ed-die Range, LCPDstopped a red GMCSonoma on WestBroadway for a win-dow tint violation. Mr.Tolentino told the of-ficer he didn't havea drivers license orinsurance.

Melvin CupertinoMunoz-Aguilar, 35,West Broadway,Lenoir City wascharged with no driv-ers license, windowtint violation and fi-nancial responsibil-ity.

The report statesMr. Aguilar was driv-ing a white Toyotaon Broadway nearHill Street when Sgt.Eddie Range, LCPD,

stopped him for awindow tint viola-tion. Mr. Aguilar toldthe officer he didn'thave a drivers licenseor insurance. NCICshowed him to beunlicensed.Ward1:10AM, Officer Ben-nie Houser, LPD met asilver Jeep traveling 56mph in a 45 mph zonegoing east on Highway72 at Holt Drive. Thepassenger side tireson the Jeep were in theemergency lane.

Officer Houser gotbehind the vehicleand watched it driftfrom the center lineto the fog line, notingit touched both, andthen it crossed intothe emergency lane.The officer stopped theJeep and asked Ms.Ward for her drivers li-cense, registration andproof of insurance.

Ward had a strongodor of an intoxicantabout her person andstated she'd had twodrinks. Ms. Ward per-formed poorly on fieldsobriety tasks.

Ms. ward was readthe Implied Consentand agreed. Her BACwas .07%.

Records indicatewhile inventorying the

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vehicle, Officer Houserdiscovered a bank bagcontaining a .22 caliberhandgun beside thedriver's seat and door.

Sgt. R.S. Newman,LPD was also on thescene.Police Beat

Charles AnthonyStinnett, 22, of FerrySt.Loudon was chargedwith simple posses-sion.

According to thereport, Officer JasonFelts, LCPD observeda blue van run the redlight at the intersectionof Hwy 11 and Hwy321. After stopping thevan the officer madea check and foundStinnett had a mitti-mus for his arrest outof Lenoir City.

Officer Jason Felts,LCPD made the ar-rest.

Olivia Ann Friedman,27, of Midhurst DriveFarragut was chargedwith a warrant out ofMonroe County.

Officer Brendan De-boer, LPD made thearrest.

Candice NicoleSilvey, 27, EvansHeights, Rockwoodwas charged with amittimus for theft under$500.

Ms. Silvey wasfound guilty of theftunder $500 and fined$282.50, which shefailed to pay. She wasto be detained for aperiod of 30 days, alltime to be suspendedon payment of finesand costs.

Patrolman JasonFelts, LCPD made thearrest at the Roane

County Jail.

Thomas Lee Moore,36, County Road,Sweetwater, wascharged with a mit-timus for theft under$500.

Mr. Moore wasfound guilty of theftunder $500 and fined$282.50, which hefailed to pay. He wasto be detained for 30days, alltime to be sus-pended on payment offines and costs.

Sgt. Eddie Range,LCPD made the ar-rest.

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Pamela PatriciaChastain, 30, ValeStreet, Loudon wascharged with driving onrevoked license.

The report states Of-ficer Brad Parks, LPDnoticed Mrs. Chas-tain driving a silverFord Thunderbird onHighland Avenue inLoudon.

Officer Parks hadprior knowledge Mrs.Chastain had a re-voked license andran her through NCIC.Her license did indeedcome back revoked forinsurance violations.

Keith Alvin Scar-brough, 20, East 9thAvenue, Lenoir Citywas charged with vio-lation of probation.

Deputy Nathan Wil-son, LCSO made thearrest.

Adam Wayne Nor-man, 29, Angel Row,Loudon, was chargedwith failure to appear.

Officer Jamie Whitt,LCPD made the ar-rest.