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1ST COMMANDER’S CALL Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo talks to 9th Air Force airmen at the Carolina Skies Club on Shaw Air Force Base on Friday during his first commander’s call as 9th Air Force leader. He told airmen that with respect, leadership and positive attitudes, the 9th Air Force will succeed during times of fiscal uncertainty.
STAFF SGT. AMANDA CURRIER / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM
POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:
Christopher Fickens, 40, of 4210 Queens Chapel Road, Sumter, was arrested May 21 and charged with first-degree assault and battery and failure to stop for blue lights. A warrant issued Jan. 10 alleges Fickens stole eight decks of cards on Dec. 22, 2012, from Family Dollar and that when leaving the store parking lot, he attempted to run over a store employee trying to get his tag number. Fickens then disregarded a stop light and almost struck another vehicle. When a deputy attempted to stop him, he fled. Joel C. Poston, 26, of 455 McAllister Mill Road, Scranton, was charged about 3:08 p.m. Friday with trafficking 28 grams or more of ice, crank or crack at a business in the 10000 block of Lynches River Road in Lynchburg. As Poston exited his vehicle to get paperwork during a traffic stop, and while deputies checked his license, the suspect turned and began chewing what appeared to be crack cocaine. Asked to open his mouth, Poston began to swallow, but a deputy squeezed his throat to keep him from taking what could have been a fatal dose. After a brief struggle, about 2 grams were recovered, according to reports. Poston refused medical treatment.
Matthew Lee James, 64, of 3670 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, was arrested Sunday and charged with criminal domestic violence pursuant to a warrant issued June 5. The warrant alleges that on May 19, the suspect threatened his wife and shoved her. She was transported by Sumter County Emergency Medical Services to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained in the incident. Richard Robert Dantzler, 27, of 46 Blueberry Trail, St. Matthews, was arrested June 7 and charged with first-degree burglary. A warrant issued the same day alleges the suspect was seen entering a home in the 6000 block of Nakia Drive, Rembert, by forcing open a window. FAILURE TO REGISTER:
Christopher O. McFadden, 39, formerly of 15 Burgess Court, is wanted by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office for failure to register as a sex offender, first offense. According to reports, McFadden failed to report to the sheriff’s office at 10 a.m. June 4 as scheduled. Deputies checked at his listed address, and the current tenant said McFadden had not lived there for at least three months. STOLEN PROPERTY:
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| copper wire power cords were reportedly stolen off four portable electric motors in the 3300 block of Old Manning Road at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. The items are valued at $1,000. Two flat-screen TVs were reportedly stolen from a home in the 3300 block of Black River Road in Dalzell at 7:58 p.m. Thursday. The TVs are valued at $800. A green sofa and love seat were reported stolen from a storage unit on the 800 block of Myrtle Beach Highway at 8:08 p.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $700. A wallet containing $700 in cash, four Social Security cards, four birth certificates, an ID card, two debit cards, a house key and other documents was reportedly stolen from a public bathroom in the 100 block of North Magnolia Street between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A 32-inch flat-screen TV was reportedly stolen from the 3200 block of Authority Lane between 12:30 and 2 p.m. Tuesday. The TV is valued at $500. The following weapons were reportedly taken from a locked gun cabinet in a shop in the 400 block of East Fulton Manning Road, Pinewood, about 5:56 p.m. Sunday: an H&R handgun valued at $250; a Smith & Wesson hand-
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gun valued at $250; a Browning Citori over/ under double barrel 12gauge shotgun, Ducks Unlimited model valued at $3,500; a Winchester model 1300 12-gauge pump action shotgun, National Wild Turkey Federation model valued at $1,200; a Browning Model Light 12-12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun valued at $2,000; a Marlin 30/30 caliber leveraction rifle valued at $450; a Browning .22-caliber lever action rifle valued at $650; a Browning 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun valued at $1,200; an Ithaca semiautomatic shotgun valued at $1,100; a Reming-
ton Model 870 pump-action shotgun valued at $850; an F.I.F. Corporation 12-gauge side/side double-barrel shotgun valued at $450, a Remington 30/06 caliber semi-automatic rifle valued at $850; and a 20gauge shotgun valued at $200. The back door of the garage was kicked in, causing an estimated $100 in damage. A 2012 red Toyota Camry valued at $27,000, a 48-inch Panasonic flatscreen TV valued at $500, a .45-caliber HiPoint pistol valued at $150 and a generator valued at $3,000 were reportedly taken between 4:30 and 5 a.m. Sunday
from a home in the third block of Antrim Court, Sumter. A red Bianca bicycle and a purple girls bicycle valued at $2,100 were reportedly taken from a storage shed about 12:29 p.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Kingsbury Drive, Sumter. The shed also sustained vandalism causing an estimated $200 in damage. VANDALISM:
The windows, head and tail lights were broken and all four tires were reported slashed on a car in the 1100 block of Pulpit Street at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday. The damage is estimated at $3,234.56.
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