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Police office was shot, killed breaking into home: Deputies

homesafetytechpros — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 19:53:19 +0000

Aubree Horton (WAGA).

A break-in suspect who was fatally shot and killed by a homeowner on Friday is reportedly a police officer for the Atlanta Police Department. Aubree Horton, who recently won an Investigator of the Year award, worked in the Fugitive Unit since 2015, according to Atlanta Fox affiliate WAGA.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and call the shooting self-defense. They’ve yet to settle on an explanation as to why the slain investigator was allegedly at the home that morning, simply describing him as a man “who appeared on video to be experiencing a mental health episode or under the influence of narcotics.”

Deputies, who did not name Horton in their Facebook post, said they were dispatched Friday at approximately 5 a.m. to the 8000 block of Orkney Way in the community of Winston regarding a person being shot. They said Horton tried to break into the front door of the home. They later determined that he lived nearby on the 8000 bock of Rannoch Moor Drive.

“Both of these locations are in the same neighborhood. This individual was able to make his way into the residence and was confronted by the home owner,” they wrote. “The home owner, acting in self-defense, shot this person inside his residence. The shot was fatal and the individual died at the scene. ”

“We are working closely with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about what occurred as they continue to investigate,” Atlanta police said in a statement obtained by WAGA.

Mere days ago, Horton was among other Atlanta police who received awards for their service.

“On Tuesday, September 24, the Atlanta Police Foundation hosted the 20th Annual Crime is Toast Awards. It was an extraordinary moment for our dedicated officers, civilians, and community members as we celebrated their unwavering commitment to our beloved city,” police wrote in a post.

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Man called cops on his own “Breaking Bad-style” drug lab

homesafetytechpros — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:02:56 +0000

Matthew Leshinsky mug shot (Suffolk County DA’s Office); Police seizing equipment from Matthew Leshinsky’s drug lab in Suffolk County, New York (News12 screenshot)

A 23-year-old man in New York will be going to prison after he called the police and unwittingly exposed his own Walter White-esque drug lab last year, which he had been falsely operating as a legitimate business.

Matthew Leshinsky pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple drug charges, including unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree, authorities announced.

“This defendant was operating a Breaking Bad-style drug lab and tried to conceal it under the guise of a legitimate business,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a statement. “He then inadvertently turned himself in when he reported that a burglary occurred at that same business.”

According to the DA’s office, Leshinsky called 911 at about 3:30 a.m. on June 7 to report a burglary in progress at his “purported business establishment, Quantitative Laboratories, LLC, in Ronkonkoma, New York.”

Once there, first responders saw “broken glass” at the entrance of what appeared to be a laboratory.

“While the officers continued investigating, they discovered what appeared to be a clandestine laboratory that was involved in the manufacture, production, and preparation of methamphetamine and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a hallucinogenic substance, amongst other controlled substances,” the release states.

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Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

homesafetytechpros — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:42:37 +0000

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Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

By Debra Cassens Weiss

January 3, 2024, 8:19 am CST

Police said 44-year-old Brandon Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center after he was involved in a nearby car crash. Photo from Shutterstock.

A gunman accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver by shooting out a window early Tuesday has been arrested on charges of arson, robbery and burglary.

Police said it is unlikely that the incident was related to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago that held that former President Donald Trump could not appear on the state’s ballot.

Reuters, Bloomberg Law, the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio have coverage.

Police said 44-year-old Brandon Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center after he was involved in a nearby car crash.

After entering the building, Olsen grabbed a master key from an unarmed security guard, fired more shots on the seventh floor and started a fire there, police allege. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire.

Police arrested Olsen at about 3 a.m. after he called 911 and surrendered.

The judicial center will be closed for some time because of “significant water damage,” a spokesperson told the Denver Post.

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