2.                  C-07-0475, Agg. Burglary:   A Pickerington resident called police after three men entered the home and stole a safe.  Two children were home alone at the time, and were made to sit on the floor while the men removed the over 200 pound safe from the home.  The safe was later recovered at a home in Columbus.  Two people have been charged with involvement in the crime.  The third was never identified.  The case is still pending prosecution in the court system.

 3.& 4. C-07-0716, and C-07-0760, Robbery of CME Credit Union and Sky Bank:   Officers and detectives were called to the scene of a bank robbery at CME Credit Union.  The suspect claimed he had an explosive device and demanded money.  Two weeks later, the Sky Bank was robbed.  The getaway vehicle in both cases was the same.  The suspects were identified and are currently serving time behind bars in Federal Prison.

 5.         C-07-0867, Robbery & Assault:   Officers responded to the area of the Steak and Shake restaurant after a vehicle accident.  It was quickly determined the man driving the vehicle had been taken hostage by an armed suspect and forced to drive to the Hunter’s Run shopping complex.  The victim fought with the armed individual inside the vehicle causing the vehicle to crash.  The suspect fled, but was followed by a citizen who witnessed the incident.  The suspect was later identified, and captured.  He is currently in prison.

6.         C-07-0809, Forgery:   Huntington Bank reported the receipt of a forged check.  There was little information other than some bank surveillance images.  Detectives were able to identify the suspect from the photos, and after obtaining handwriting comparison were able to charge the suspect with the forgery.

 7.         C-07-1069, Theft of Drugs:   Detectives investigated the theft of drugs from a local healthcare facility.  Analysis of the scene and forensic evidence led detectives to accuse one of the employees of the theft.  The suspect eventually confessed to the theft, and additional thefts from the facility which were at the time unknown.  The suspect was convicted in court and sentenced to jail time.

 8.         C-07-1583, Robbery:   CVS Pharmacy reported being robbed by a suspect wielding a knife.  The suspect was wearing a mask and gloves, and there was not much to use for leads.  Crime analysis and cooperation with other agencies led to the identification of a man suspected in several other robberies in Franklin County.  The CVS Robbery was turned over to Franklin County for adjudication.

 9.         C-07-1668, Importuning:   A family reported to the police that a man had made contact with their juvenile son and was having inappropriate communications with him.  Detectives investigated the incident, and posed as the juvenile to engage the suspect in an online chat room.  The suspect was identified and arrested.  He was charged with Importuning and the case is pending in court.

 10.       C-07-2038, Robbery:   An employee of Dippin’ Dots called police to report an attempted robbery which had just occurred.  Officers and detectives arrived, but found no evidence of a robbery or attempted robbery.  The suspect had fled the area.  Approximately one month later, the same employee reported the same man entered the store and robbed her at gunpoint.  Suspicious of her story, detectives searched her vehicle and discovered the stolen money.  The “victim” was charged with two counts of falsification for filing false police reports.

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