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POLICE NEWS
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PRESS
RELEASE
Date: 03/24/08
Subject: Robbery
Location: 1470 Old Dixie Hwy.
Time: 3:30 AM
Date of incident: 03/24/08
On 03/24/08 at approx. 6:22 AM the Vero Beach
Police Department received a telephone call reporting a Robbery. The
victim was in the Indian River Medical Center Emergency Room.
An officer responded and spoke to the 19-year-old
white male victim.
The victim stated that at approx. 3:00 AM he was
riding in a car with the following acquaintances: Brandon Miller age
25, Brian Lee Kusmer age 23 and Samantha Wilson age 22, the driver.
The victim stated that Samantha Wilson drove the
car to the rear of 1470 Old Dixie Hwy. and stopped. The victim stated
that Miller and Kusmer than exited the car and opened his door.
At this time they instructed the victim to give
them all of his possessions or they would harm him. When the victim
refused, both subjects began to batter him and pulled him out of the
car. They then continued to strike him and threatened to have him run
over.
The victim stated that he became disoriented and
the subjects took from him, a cell phone, jacket, shirt, sneakers and
his wallet containing $200.00.
All of the subjects were later located at 808 22nd
Street, where they agreed to respond to the Vero Beach Police Department
to be interviewed in reference to this incident.
During the interviews both Brandon Miller and Brian
Lee Kusmer admitted to be involved in the incident.
Brandon Miller and Brian Lee Kusmer were placed
under arrest at the Vero Beach Police Department and charged with
Robbery by Use of Force & Violence.
Both subjects are currently in the Indian River
County jail, with No Bond pending First Appearance tomorrow morning.
Arrested Persons Information:
Brandon Alequin Miller, w/m, DOB 08/14/82, 855 16th
Place, Vero Beach, Fl.
Brian Lee Kusmer, w/m, DOB 08/29/85, 808 22nd Street Apt.
#12, Vero Beach, Fl.
Click on below links for booking information:
http://www.ircsheriff.org/prog_nw_inmate_search_details.cfm?bookingID=-68839
http://www.ircsheriff.org/prog_nw_inmate_search_details.cfm?bookingID=-68840
Ofc. John Morrison
Public
Information Officer
Vero Beach Police Department
Vero Beach, Fl.
Office (772)978-4649
Cell (772)538-7202
FAX (772)978-4694
E-mail jmorrison@vbpd.org
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PRESS RELEASE
Date: 01/11/08
Incident: Coastal Escrow Services Investigation
Vero Beach Police Chief Donald A. Dappen has
announced that a four-month investigation of Coastal Escrow Services has
come to a conclusion.
On 01/10/07 a total of 54 arrest warrants were
issued for the business owner, Mr. Ira Hatch.
During the course of the investigation Vero Beach Police Detectives
assisted by members of the State Attorneys Office and the FBI, executed
numerous search warrants. Several computers and hundreds of files were
seized as evidence to be examined by investigators.
The seized computers were submitted to the
Department of Homeland Security for forensic cloning. Several weeks
later the Vero Beach Police Department received the data from within the
computers and investigators began examining the files.
It was determined that Ira Hatch had 28 bank
accounts. Within each account an estimated 2000 – 5000 transactions
were conducted each month. Each transaction had to be investigated to
determine its origin.
Investigators also interviewed over 100 potential
victims and witnesses.
Below is a list of criminal charges filed against
Mr. Ira Hatch.
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Charge |
Bond
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Rico-Conduct In
Enterprise Thru Pattern of Racketeering Act |
$ 500,000.00
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Money
Laundering- $100,000.00 or More |
$ 200,000.00
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Money
Laundering- $20,000.00 or More But Less Than $100,000.00 |
$ 100,000.00
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Money
Laundering- $20,000.00 or More But Less Than $100,000.00 |
$ 100,000.00
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Operating As A
Money Transmitter Without Proper Registration |
$ 100,000.00
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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First Degree
Grand Theft |
$
75,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Second Degree
Grand Theft |
$
50,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Third Degree
Grand Theft |
$
25,000.00 |
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Total bond amount |
$3,025,000.00
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Ofc. John Morrison
Public Information Officer
Vero Beach Police Department
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Drivers now required to
"Move Over"
"Move Over Act" Public Service
Announcement
( file size 451K - Windows media, Must use
Internet Explorer)
Drivers are now required to
"move over" or "slow down" when approaching an authorized emergency
vehicle that is stopped on a highway in Florida. The
"Move Over Act", passed during the 2002 session of the Florida
Legislature, was signed by Governor Jeb Bush on May 1, 2002.
There are several important
provisions concerning this new law. Effective July 1, 2002, on
interstate highways or other highways with two or more lanes traveling
in the direction of the emergency vehicle, and except when otherwise
directed by a law enforcement officer, drivers approaching a law
enforcement or other authorized emergency vehicle parked on a roadway
with their emergency lights activated, are required to vacate the lane
closest to the emergency vehicle, as soon as it is safe to do so.
When approaching a law
enforcement or other authorized emergency vehicle parked on a two-lane
roadway with their emergency lights activated, and except when otherwise
directed by a law enforcement officer, drivers are required to slow to a
speed that is 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when
the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or greater; or travel at
five miles per hour when the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or
less.
The "Move Over Act", designed
to protect law enforcement and other emergency workers on our highways,
was sponsored by Senator Victor Crist, District 13, Tampa, and
Representative Mark Flanagan, District 68, Bradenton. The support of the
International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) was instrumental in
getting this important piece of legislation passed.
During the five-year period of
1996-2000, motorists in Florida crashed into working law enforcement
vehicles that were stopped/parked along Florida roadways 1,793 times,
resulting in five deaths and 419 injuries.
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Vero Beach Police Department Named Best Place To Work.
For the second year in a row the
Vero Beach Police Department has been named one of Indian River County's
best places to work.
The "Best Places to Work" award program was
sponsored by the Treasure Coast Human Resources Association, the
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast and the Sebastian
River Chamber of Commerce to provide information to area employers about
local best practices and to attract and retain employees.
Participating companies complete a survey and the
results are compiled in a confidential report comparing their
performance on pay rates, turnover, promotion rates, growth rates and
injuries and other measures to data specific to Indian River County.
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