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Sheriff's Office host "Hands Across the Border" public safety checkpoint |
 Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The York County Sheriff’s Office hosted “Hands Across the Border”, a multi-jurisdictional highway safety awareness effort aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road. Law enforcement agencies from both North and South Carolina worked together to man a public safety checkpoint on Highway 321 at the North Carolina/South Carolina border. This public safety checkpoint began at approximately 9:30pm Tuesday, August 31, 2010, and lasted into the next morning.
South Carolina law enforcement agencies that participated were the York County Sheriff’s Office, the Clover Police Department, York Police Department, Fort Mill Police Department, Tega Cay Police Department, Winthrop Police Department, Jonesville Police Department, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The participating South Carolina law enforcement agencies are part of the 16th Judicial Circuit Law Enforcement Network funded by grants from the Office of Highway Funding.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol and the Gaston County Police Department also participated in this public safety check point
Officers made 1 Driving While Intoxicated arrest, there were 5 drug violations and 14 other violations dealing with alcohol, equipment, drivers license and other offense types. Officers also wrote 17 warning citations during this checkpoint.
Images of this public safety checkpoint are available for publication.
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Warrants for Ricahrd Gene Sanders |
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Friday, August 27, 2010: For Immediate Release
The York County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information as to the whereabouts of Richard Gene Sanders who is wanted on arrest warrants for Criminal Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature, Pointing and Presenting a Firearm, Assault and Battery 3rd Degree and Violation of a Restraining Order.
The arrest warrants stem from an assault on Sanders former spouse and her daughter; this incident occurred July 21, 2010, at a residence on Templeton Road, Clover, South Carolina. The victims received non-life threatening injuries during the assault.
Richard Gene Sanders is a 52 year old white male, he is 5’6” tall and around 180 pounds. Sanders has been residing in Pacolet, South Carolina.
The York County Sheriff’s Office considers Richard Gene Sanders to be dangerous and potentially armed with a weapon. These warrants are active as of July 28, 2010. Anyone with information as to where Richard Gene Sanders can be located is urged to contact the York County Sheriff’s Office at 803-628-3056, or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-409-4321.
A mug shot of Sanders is available.
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Arrest made in Subway burglaries |
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Friday, August 27, 2010: For Immediate Release
At approximately 12:45am, Friday, August 27, 2010, officers arrested Joshua David Pasquariello in connection with a freshly committed burglary at the Subway located at 302 Springcrest Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina. Over the past several weeks, 5 Subway locations in York County have been broken into; the Subway on Springcrest had been broken into 3 times prior to this date.
Officers developed Pasquariello as a suspect in a series of burglaries dating back to July 22, 2010. Pasquariello was apprehended after he left the Springcrest Drive Subway. Pasquariello is currently a suspect in as many as 17 burglaries in and around York County. The burglaries in York County include the following:
Subway 302 Springcrest Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Subway 3160 Hwy 21, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Subway 2349 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Subway 572 John Ross Pkwy, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Subway 119 South Herlong, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Uncle Sam’s Fireworks, 3186 Hwy 21, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Flamingo’s 377 Carowinds, Blvd, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Joshua David Pasquariello is 27 years old and he resided on Forest Ridge Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
This investigation has been a joint effort involving units within the York County Sheriff’s Office, the Rock Hill Police Department and the Fort Mill Police Department. Each agency and their staff have provided vital assistance to bring this investigation to a successful conclusion.
A mug shot of Pasquariello in not yet available.
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Operation Cool Breeze receives fans from the Lieutenant Governor's Office |
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010: For Immediate Release
On Thursday, August 26, 2010, Sheriff Bruce Bryant and Operation Cool Breeze will be the recipient of 50 fans which are being provided by Lt. Governor André Bauer through an effort entitled Fan the Heat 2010.
Deputies often see first-hand the effect summer temperatures can have on the elderly, the ill, and the very young. Heat stroke can become a life threatening condition. Operation Cool Breeze was established by Sheriff Bryant in an effort to help prevent heat related illness or injury; due to this effort, deputies have a limited number of fans available to provide to York County residents when conditions warrant.
The 50 fans provided to Operation Cool Breeze tomorrow were purchased with funds from Lt. Governor Bauer’s Palmetto Tomorrow Foundation.
Fan the Heat is part of Lt. Governor Bauer’s Senior Comfort Program that he funds through the Palmetto Tomorrow Foundation. Now in its fourth year, the Senior Comfort Program has provided thousands of warm blankets and hundreds of fans to seniors across South Carolina.
The program is made possible through generous donations to the Palmetto Tomorrow Foundation, from private citizens and corporate sponsors including Wal-Mart and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Dr. Ronal King of Feed the Hungry was instrumental in the procuring the fans for Operation Cool Breeze; Dr. King will be on hand along with Sheriff Bryant and Lt. Governor Bauer when the fans are delivered to the York County Sheriff’s Office District III office located at 515 S. Cherry Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Delivery of the fans will take place at 10:45am, comments and photo opportunities will follow.
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Deputy earns Drug Recognition Expert Instructor certification |
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Monday August 23, 2010: For Immediate Release
York County Sheriff’s Office Deputy II Jon Osborne has earned the title of Drug Recognition Expert Instructor. A Drug Recognition Expert, or DRE, assists in determining the classification of a substance that a suspect may be under the influence of at the time of arrest. Drug Recognition Experts are primarily used for DUI investigations.
Deputy Osborne is one of only 600 Drug Recognition Experts in the United States and he is one of only 9 Drug Recognition Expert Instructors in South Carolina. He has the distinction of being the first DRE for not only the York County Sheriff’s Office, but also for the tri-county area.
The DRE program was establish in South Carolina in 2006; Deputy Osborne completed the inaugural class and has continued to work in the program. In August 2010, he became a nationally certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor. Deputy Osborne, working with the DRE program, can now teach others who are seeking the DRE certification.
This training took place at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia, South Carolina and at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona. The intensive class ended with an 8 hour long final exam.
The Drug Recognition Expert program is an imitative of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Deputy Osborne’s training has been funded by grants for the program and his expertise is available to law enforcement agencies throughout York County.
Sheriff Bryant and all the staff of the York County Sheriff’s Office congratulate Jon on his achievement and thank him for his initiative and his hard work. Deputy II Osborne can be available for comment and a photograph of Deputy Osborne is available for publication.
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