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ALPHA PROTESTERS—5 ARRESTS
5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED—AFTER BLOCKING THE ROAD LEADING TO ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA. THIS MORNING..POLICE WERE CALLED TO RESTING TREE DRIVE—OFF LEE HIGHWAY. THE MEMBERS OF RADICAL ACTION FOR MOUNTAIN PEOPLE’S SURVIVAL HAD CHAINED THEMSELVES TO A BRIDGE RAILING..AND THEY ALSO HAD A WOODEN PALLET WITH A PLASTIC TANK FULL OF DIRTY WATER. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S HELP TO FREE THE PROTESTERS..WHO WERE UPSET AT ALPHA’S MINING PRACTICES.
JC ROBBERIES
TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO A COUPLE OF SEPARATE HOME INVASION ROBBERIES IN JOHNSON CITY. PHILLIP EUGENE WOOLWINE II..AND CHAVEZ HUNTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A RESIDENCE ON SOUTHWEST AVENUE MAY 10TH..AND A SECOND HOME ON WEST MAPLE ON MAY 15TH. HUNTER WAS ALREADY IN JAIL ON UNRELATED CHARGES. BOTH ARE DUE IN COURT TODAY. MORE CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE.
CAUTION ON LAKES
IF YOU’RE HITTING THE LAKES FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND…USE CAUTION—ESPECIALLY ON BOONE LAKE—AS WATER LEVELS ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WATCH FOR TREE TRUNKS AND DEBRIS AS YOU’RE ON THE WATER.
CARTER MOTORCYCLE FATAL
A MOUNTAIN CITY MAN IS DEAD AFTER A MOTORCYCLE WRECK IN CARTER COUNTY. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AROUND 4—ON HIGHWAY 91 NEAR BLUE SPRINGS ROAD—IN THE HUNTER COMMUNITY. CHRISTOPHER TERRILL DIED IN THE WRECK. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WEREN’T FACTORS—AND TERRILL WAS WEARING A HELMET.
KINGSPORT THEFTS
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO WHITE MALES—WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE FROM BOTH WAL-MART STORES IN THE CITY. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED MAY 13TH—ABOUT 4:30 PM AT THE STONE DRIVE STORE. BOTH FLED THE SCENE IN A GREEN PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A VIRGINIA TAG—WHICH WASN’T REGISTERED TO THE CORRECT VEHICLE. THE SECOND HAPPENED JUST AFTER 8PM AT THE FORT HENRY DRIVE STORE. ONE SUSPECT TRIED TO ALTER HIS APPEARANCE—AND BOTH FLED IN THE SAME VEHICLE.
MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL---AAA
IF YOU’RE HITTING THE ROAD FOR MEMORIAL DAY…YOU’LL HAVE PLENTY OF COMPANY. TRIPLE-A ESTIMATES 34.8-MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES THIS WEEKEND—A SLIGHT DECREASE FROM 2012. DON LINDSEY WITH TRIPLE-A TENNESSEE SAYS ABOUT 726-THOUSAND TENNESSEANS WILL ALSO TAKE A TRIP. LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL ALSO BE OUT IN EXTRA NUMBERS—CHECKING SEATBELT USE..AND WATCHING FOR IMPAIRED DRIVERS…DISTRACTED DRIVERS..AND SPEEDERS.
BRISTOL ROBBERY
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN IS CHARGED WITH ROBBING A CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE. FRIDAY....POLICE SAY 29-YEAR OLD JASON LYNN BAKER TOOK MONEY AND COLORING BOOKS FROM THE GOSPEL BOOKSTORE—AT 2008 WEST STATE STREET. POLICE WERE ABLE TO GET A DESCRIPTION..AND FOUND BAKER WALKING ON STATE STREET.
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