Amherst News-Times, 2005-07-27

              cops bust jamboree thieves - page 3 new legal mind steps in p q h o 4 rcii r cd c ru u : rn w d -r, 0 1 . 1- '' u) s ' hi l n cn amherst news-tim 5 summer crime spree sweeps firstmerit by jason hawk , news-times reporter the second attempted robbery of bank was cut short last wednesday when a 20-somcthing black male sus pect lost his nerve and ran halfway through holdup. at 11:15 ajn., man wearing "phat university" t-shirt wish' list ploy tricks top school assistant just you think you've grown savvy enough to recog nize scams, an old one rears its head. plea for help on district letterhead is cir culating around city this week, claiming be helping seven-year-old boy with dead ly brain tumor. but federal authorities better business bureau person nel say it's scam. set-up: masquerading as make-a-wish foundation sanctioned drive, letter asks 21 lorain county employers cards sent atlanta, ga address so that terminally-ill craig sheppard can secure entry guinness book world records largest card collection. various versions chain exist, bearing names sheldon, shelton, shelford. does not participate letters, confirms 1989 nine-year-old named shergold wanted record collecting most greeting cards. wish fulfilled another charitable organization 1990 after receiving more than 16 million now healthy college student cards, which are shredded recycled received. "behind on-going request may entity putting together third-party mailing lists sale," warned heads country. received always-changing bogus es, they report. current incarnation continued 9 held up walked into ball cap sunglasses, waited turn line, then quietly demanded tellers till plastic bag cash. police gave employees note claimed he wired bomb packing gun, have no evidence actually armed. about four customers were lobby during incident, rub-a-dub-dub five-year-old fjyan hritsko helps mom, denise, wash thursday afternoon, stgylng cool 90-degree tempera tho family's car south take street' driveway ture3 while having tyastlvpjh soap garden hose; time three weeks "he got spooked out dodr," said detective alex molnar. none harmed. their presence might tripped suspect's nerves, causing him flee foot, molnar, burnin' rubber t paul hannah' kardar, ages nine, five, zoom down side walk woodhaven drive way visit friend. stay safe!, only kids nine older should ride road. parents teach ktds rules safely changing lanes mak ing turns. ,4 riding group, slngl0 file, always wear closed toe shoes (not sandals); yvith traffic, fryt -walk against it. door," said. waiting teller respond, all sudden turned bolted. maybe saw cruiser street scared. we don't know." couplecharged thefts, attack al giant eagle, krnart couple believe arc responsible pair muggings facing aggravated felo nious assault charges week. roger melena adkins, 39 36, 2640 lexington ave., woman crashes library; building escape injury it 10:20 a,m. librarian kaye koler heard horrible screech trig, like "somebody caved jn wall," y,, outside public library, 71 -year-old norma park english lakes had witnesses described would-be thief five-foot-five five-foot-scven inches tall, medium build, late teens or early 20s. molnar suspect seen making foot rear taco bell property foot. less f jf arrested officers july 11 connection 7 purse snatching amherst, 76-year-qld victim's collarbone broken, accord crashed her 19p1 jeep cherokee building. despite rumors hole been put avail, very little damage done sustained heavy ami driver allegedly suffered from need identifying surveillance footage. 'net i'm inf mnem uuoi icu i online sex offer 'teen' who tried solicit what believed 14-year-old girl sunday really talking undercover cyber cop vermilion. using screen name "ssbigdaddy" internet chat site, 48-year-old steven r. driver, 925 columbia dr., lure supposedly underage victim sandusky hotel, vermilion instead, according report released monday. made first contact officer larry miller, computer crimes spe cialist poses female order catch predators. told miller harlcy enthusiast lives near super kmart cooper foster eventually switched gears ask "her" appearance, whether "she" busty curvy, measurements. miller's report, asked area imaginary requested picture. teenage photo dispatcher, wrote "u cutie" explicit questions female's sexual experience, bra size, breasts, "i make sexy woman," officer. that's claims convince vic tim taken motel. set meeting spot eventu ally watched arrive agreed-upon time, gold-colored shirt supposed identify 10 incident occurred shortly midnight, press sheet week department, cracked sternum', "we afraid she wa??hav heart attack.; kept clutching chest," library director jeff skaggs. " neighbor happnsd jbe find wit ofl 'a