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Police look for ties in church break-ins

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By Jim Warren
jwarren@herald-leader.com

Someone tried to break into a Lexington church overnight, and Lexington police were trying Thursday to determine whether the case was related to three similar break-ins.

Police said the attempted break-in was at the Lexington United Baptist Church on Rockwell Road.

Officers responding to a burglar alarm found that a storage area at the rear of the church had been damaged in an apparent attempt to break into the building.

Police break-ins have occurred over the past week at the Christ Centered Church, Aldersgate United Methodist Church and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, all on Eastland Parkway. Nothing was taken from Aldersgate, but thieves stole cash and items from other churches.

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Bandit robs Lexington postal carrier

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By Jim Warren
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Federal authorities and Lexington police are looking for a bandit who robbed a mailman at gunpoint Wednesday morning.

According to preliminary reports, the postal worker was delivering mail in the Woodhill area about 10 a.m. when the gunman stopped him and took his wallet.

Authorities are seeking a black man in his 20s, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, wearing a brown hoodie and camouflage shorts.

Since the robbery involved the mail, it becomes a federal case.

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Two men robbed at gunpoint at construction sites

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Herald-Leader staff report

Lexington police are investigating two robberies that occurred within minutes of each other Wednesday morning at two different construction sites on Roosevelt Boulevard.

Police say the first incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. when a man was approached by two men in the 400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. The duo robbed him at gunpoint and fled on foot with two cell phones and an undisclosed amount of money. The victim was uninjured and was able to call police for assistance, according to a news release.

Approximately 15 minutes later, a second robbery occurred in the 500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. A masked man and a woman approached a man and robbed him at gunpoint. The suspects fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The victim was uninjured and called police for assistance.

Officers in the area located four men near the corner of Michigan Street and Charles Avenue. Two of the men matched descriptions given by the victims in the two robberies.

Police have not charged anyone in connection with the robberies.

It has not yet been determined if the two incidents are related.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to please contact the Personal Crimes Section at (859) 258-3700 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020.

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Bluegrass Crime Stoppers

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Police say this man was spotted outside the La Marquesa Mexican store around midnight on July 15. Police say the man stole more than $500 in property from the store.

Police say this man was spotted outside La Marquesa, at 165 E Reynolds Rd, around midnight on July 15. Police say the man returned hours later and stole more than $500 in property.

Crime of the week:

A man was spotted walking around outside of La Marquesa around midnight on July 15.

Police say the man, who appeared to be Hispanic, returned to the store at 165 E Reynolds Rd about 3:30 a.m. He threw a rock through a glass window in the front of the store, went inside and helped himself to more than $500 in property.

Investigators need help identifying the man captured on surveillance video.

Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700

Wanted person of the week:

Dane H. Chappell

Dane H. Chappell

Dane H. Chappell

Date of birth: 3/30/78

Height: 5′04″

Weight: 150 lbs.

Wanted for: Probation violation and receiving stolen property (felony)

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Bluegrass Crime Stoppers

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Police seek help in solving a cold case

It’s been nearly 11 years since the mysterious murder of a former University of Kentucky architecture professor, and police are still awaiting the break they need to crack the case.

Paul “Pete” Pinney Jr. was last seen alive about 5 p.m. on Nov. 2, 1997.

Police say that about 5:17 p.m. that day, someone attempted to withdraw several thousand dollars from Pinney’s account at a Central Bank ATM behind the Chevy Chase Plaza, where Pinney lived. They only got $500.

Then, about 12:39 a.m. on Nov. 3, police said, someone revisited that ATM and withdrew another $500 from Pinney’s account.
Police released a SuperAmerica store video yesterday of a man who charged $15 worth of gas to a credit card belonging Pinney a few hours before Pinney was found dead. The video was grainy, but clear enough to make out a white man, about 5-foot-10, with a receding hairline that is either thinning or graying on the sides.

Police charged Paul Lee Barnett, 48, with illegal use of a credit card for allegedly making two ATM withdrawals from Pinney’s account in the hours before the murder. Barnett was not the man in the video, police said.
More than a decade ago, police said, the motive for Pinney’s murder may have been money. Back then, detectives said they thought at least two people were responsible for dumping his body because Pinney was a large man.
About 10 minutes after the last ATM withdrawal, the suspect in the video bought gas with Pinney’s Ashland Inc. credit card at a SuperAmerica on Richmond Road. The credit card was in Pinney’s wallet when his body was discovered just after 7:30 a.m. on South Cleveland Road in rural Fayette County. Pinney also kept his ATM personal identification number in his wallet. Police said there were also about 10 unsuccessful attempts to use Pinney’s card.

Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.

Wanted person of the week

James Demetrius Mullins, 29, of Lexington is wanted in the shooting of Dominic O. Faulkner on the afternoon of April 18. Faulkner was shot multiple times on Whitney Avenue.

JAMES D. MULLINS

Date of birth: 8/10/78
Height: 6′02″/ Weight: 270 lbs.

WANTED FOR:

MURDER & PAROLE VIOLATION

If you would like to support Crime Stoppers, call 859-253-2020 or Toll-Free at 1-877-970-2020 or visit www.lfucg.com/crimestoppers/

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