June 29 2020
For the most part, if a culprit is not
picked up in a day or two, he will never get picked up. That's
not always the case and here's an example of the latter. This
Blotter originated from a break in in the Spring of 2017. Eric
Justin Hamrick was picked up in June 2020 for the caper.
Edited and paraphrased a bunch, here's the criminal complaint. Green Shirt FL Raynor was the eyes open Badge doing the penmanship. Set your wayback machine to May 27, 2017....
Green Shirt Raynor responded to a Chris Bryant residence on Valley View. Bryant came home and discovered things had been disturbed there and missing. Missing were guns and a safe containing deeds, paperwork, and an old railroad pocket watch. Other items were missing from his garage.
Raynor took pictures and dusted for fingerprints and noticed footprints and trampled grass leading to the garage and to a nearby Hodge subject residence. Used blue latex gloves were found on the path.
Raynor noticed a male subject leave the Hodge residence. Our Green Shirt asked Hodge if he had seen anybody near Bryant's house. Hodge replied, nope.
And then.. Raynor noticed a male subject leave out the backdoor of Hodge's place, headed to the woods while carrying a bag on his shoulder.
Heading back to the Hodge house, Raynor spoke to Ms Hodge, she responded, there were s lot of people there last night but couldn't name them
Still doing his gum shoe duties, Raynor went to the next residence where he struck pay dirt.There, Raynor was told the subject walking into the woods where a cabin was located near the ridgeline.
Not giving p, Raynor drove up to the top of the ridge where he spotted Ms Hodge again. There, she stated, her daughter was dating Hamrick and that he was at her residence the night before. Up at the top of Valley View Drive, Raynor parked his Badgemobile walked out the ridge several hundred yards. There was Eric Hamrick who said he was scouting for ginseng. Hamrick gave the Green Shirt the A OK to search the bag which contained several blue gloves, three pocket watches including an old looking watch. Hamrick admitted to being at the the Hodge home but did not break in..
Later that day, Mr Bryant called Raynor and reported, some of the guns had been returned.
On May 30th he stated, the three guns had been returned to him after posting a reward on Facebook. Bryant stated that a Hall subject brought three of the five stolen weapons to him
Still on the hunt for justice, Raynor showed Bryant a photo of the watches found in Hamrick's bag. BINGO! Mr Bryant identified the old looking watch as one his Grandfather had given him.
With diligence glowing, Raynor talked with the Hall subject who said, he felt Eric Hamrick had stolen the property. Hall did not show up for an interview and hasn't been seen since.
So much for the cold case? Wrong O!
Three years later Justin Eric Hamrick was spotted on a road and was picked up. He is now charged with burglary and looking at up to 15 years in the big house.
Darn good Badge work finally paid off!
AW
Edited and paraphrased a bunch, here's the criminal complaint. Green Shirt FL Raynor was the eyes open Badge doing the penmanship. Set your wayback machine to May 27, 2017....
Green Shirt Raynor responded to a Chris Bryant residence on Valley View. Bryant came home and discovered things had been disturbed there and missing. Missing were guns and a safe containing deeds, paperwork, and an old railroad pocket watch. Other items were missing from his garage.
Raynor took pictures and dusted for fingerprints and noticed footprints and trampled grass leading to the garage and to a nearby Hodge subject residence. Used blue latex gloves were found on the path.
Raynor noticed a male subject leave the Hodge residence. Our Green Shirt asked Hodge if he had seen anybody near Bryant's house. Hodge replied, nope.
And then.. Raynor noticed a male subject leave out the backdoor of Hodge's place, headed to the woods while carrying a bag on his shoulder.
Heading back to the Hodge house, Raynor spoke to Ms Hodge, she responded, there were s lot of people there last night but couldn't name them
Still doing his gum shoe duties, Raynor went to the next residence where he struck pay dirt.There, Raynor was told the subject walking into the woods where a cabin was located near the ridgeline.
Not giving p, Raynor drove up to the top of the ridge where he spotted Ms Hodge again. There, she stated, her daughter was dating Hamrick and that he was at her residence the night before. Up at the top of Valley View Drive, Raynor parked his Badgemobile walked out the ridge several hundred yards. There was Eric Hamrick who said he was scouting for ginseng. Hamrick gave the Green Shirt the A OK to search the bag which contained several blue gloves, three pocket watches including an old looking watch. Hamrick admitted to being at the the Hodge home but did not break in..
Later that day, Mr Bryant called Raynor and reported, some of the guns had been returned.
On May 30th he stated, the three guns had been returned to him after posting a reward on Facebook. Bryant stated that a Hall subject brought three of the five stolen weapons to him
Still on the hunt for justice, Raynor showed Bryant a photo of the watches found in Hamrick's bag. BINGO! Mr Bryant identified the old looking watch as one his Grandfather had given him.
With diligence glowing, Raynor talked with the Hall subject who said, he felt Eric Hamrick had stolen the property. Hall did not show up for an interview and hasn't been seen since.
So much for the cold case? Wrong O!
Three years later Justin Eric Hamrick was spotted on a road and was picked up. He is now charged with burglary and looking at up to 15 years in the big house.
Darn good Badge work finally paid off!
AW