WANTED!

During law enforcement investigations, the use of wanted posters is a commonly used tactic for many types of crimes. These posters provide detailed information about which crimes the suspects are wanted for, previous crimes committed, where they were last seen, where they are headed (if known), and a photo or computer-generated rendition of the suspect and/or victim(s). Reward information also may be included (if one is available) and a number to call to report sighting of those listed on the poster. As such, law enforcement members should know how to create such a useful tool, as they will be used regularly during your career.

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The following information is for an assault call.
On July 3, 2015 you were dispatched with backup at 1800, to an upscale
apartment complex located at 2200 Brasco Lane, Barnett State. Officer Shawn
Jones arrived at 1810 and Officer Sydney Lee arrived at 1815.
The victim, Julie Pinetti, met you and your fellow officers at the security desk.
She has a torn blouse, black right eye, her lip and nose are bleeding, and she has
several red marks on her lower left arm and neck. You ask if she needs medical
attention to which she states she doesn’t believe so, but you request that an
ambulance meet you at the security office. She invites you back to her apartment,
where she states her live in boyfriend of six years (David Chambers) who is
responsible for her injuries, is still in her apartment. You ask if she will give you
and your fellow officers permission to enter the residence and search it, to which
she replies, “Yes” and tells you it is in Building 9, 1st floor apartment 1B. You
wait with Ms. Penneti at the security office, while Officers Lee and Jones go to
the apartment.
A Barnett State Ambulance arrives at 1840 and EMT Thomas Smith treats her
wounds. While waiting with Penetti, Officer Lee radios you to let you know that
there was no one in or around the residence. After Penetti is treated, she refuses to
be transported to the hospital, so the medical personnel release her. You let
Penetti know that no one was found in her apartment and follow her back to her
residence. Pinetti tells you that D. Chambers probably left to go to his brother’s
house (John Chambers), as he normally goes there after they argue, but that she
doesn’t know the address.
During your interview of Penetti, she relates that D. Chambers beat her this
evening after what started out as an argument about who was calling him on his
cell phone. She tells you that she saw a strange number with a 252 area code
come across his caller ID. She questioned him about it since she had seen the
number several times before at all hours of the day and night. She said he told her
on several occasions that it was a wrong number, but she believed he was
cheating on her and it was another woman’s number. She said she doesn’t know
who the number belongs to and has never spoken to anyone at that number before,
so she is not even sure if it belongs to a woman or not. She tells you that she
pressed him about the number again since it had called his phone three times
earlier in the day and that “he just snapped.”  She said that he grabbed her by the
hair and dragged her down the hallway towards the living room and threw her on
the coffee table and it broke. She said he then pinned her to the floor, punched her
in the face, grabbed her around the throat, and began to squeeze. She expressed
fear and said that she thought he was going to kill her, so she grabbed a large
piece of glass from the floor that belonged to the broken coffee table and slashed
him across the face. She stated that from that point, she was able to get up and run
out of the apartment to the security desk.
Penetti related that she and D. Chambers had been in several altercations in the
past and the police had been called out the home before, but this time she believed
he would be back to kill her.

You step outside and leave Officers Lee and Jones with Penetti so you can
confirm criminal history information for D. Chambers. You confirm with dispatch
that Mr. Chambers indeed does have a violent past and learn that he has had
several arrests for domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, animal
cruelty, multiple drug offenses (cocaine possessions, marijuana possession,
methamphetamine possession, intent to distribute), and attempted murder.
Furthermore, D. Chambers is on probation for one of his many drug offenses and
there is currently a Domestic Violence Injunction (DVRO) with Penetti that was
just issued two weeks prior to this call. You also request information on D.
Chambers’ brother, John Chambers since this is where Penetti stated that she
believed he went. You learn that J. Chambers resides at 12011 S. Main Street,
Barnett State and that he only has one arrest for DUI eight years prior and he has
a carry-conceal permit and a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson registered under his
name.
You step back inside the apartment to speak with Penetti about your newly
discovered information in reference to D. Chamber’s criminal history. Penetti
states that she did currently have a DVRO against D. Chambers due to an incident
that occurred two weeks prior where he slapped her across the face and told her
he would kill her. However, she allowed him back into the home because he
apologized for it and promised to never do it again. She tells you she “loves him.”
She says, “He just acts mean when he’s drinking beer or is high on coke, it’s not
his fault!” You then ask if D. Chambers was intoxicated with either drugs or
alcohol during their altercation, at which time she replied, “Yes.” You explain
that you want to complete an extensive search of the apartment and Penetti
complies.
You start your search at the front, observing several blood drops on the tile floor
near the front door foyer, and follow a trail of blood droplets to the living room
area. In the living room you observe a large wooden and glass coffee table
smashed with several large and small glass shards shattered all over the floor and
nearby furniture. Furthermore, you see a large piece of glass with a large amount
of blood on one side lying on the floor next to the couch on the south wall of the
living room. As you leave the living room, headed down the hall, towards the
bedroom you observe there to be clumps of long blonde hair on the floor that
appears to be consistent with Penetti’s hair and her story of being dragged down
the hallway from her bedroom. You walk towards the bedroom and upon entering,
you notice the bed to have all the covers thrown about the room, as well as
clothing all over the floor. Upon entering, you notice there to also be several beer
bottles under the bed and a white powdery substance on the nightstand that was
placed on the west wall of the bedroom.
You ask Penneti if she knows what the white powdery substance is on the
nightstand in the bedroom and she states, “It’s probably his coke.” You ask if she
knows if there is anymore in the home, to which she tells you, “He keeps his stash
in a shoebox under the bed.” You go back to the bedroom and find a small white
New Balance shoe box under the bed. You open it and find ten small plastic
baggies of a white powdery substance, as well as eight small plastic baggies of
what appears to be a green leafy substance. Penneti tells you none of it is hers and
that David was the only one who used drugs. You walk further into the bathroom
and find there to be wet blood all over the floor and sink area. You ask Penetti if
she was in the bathroom bleeding at all, and she tells you she was not and that it
must have been D. Chambers after she left, because she had just cleaned the
bathroom yesterday. You request the Crime Scene Unit conduct an extensive
search and evidence collection of the apartment and they arrive at 2030. You
leave the apartment in search of D. Chambers’ brother, J. Chambers at the address
given to you by dispatch.
You and Officer Lee arrive at J. Chambers’ residence at 12011 S. Main Street,
Barnett State. You are met at the front door by John Chambers who asks you what
is going on. You explain that there was an altercation between his brother, David
and his girlfriend, Julie, earlier in the evening where they were both injured. He
said he was not surprised as they have a volatile relationship. You ask if D.
Chambers was at his home, and he stated that he was not. You ask if you could
search the home for him, to which he stated you could. You search the home, but
do not find any sign of D. Chambers. You ask John if he knows anywhere his
brother may go and he stated that he can sometimes be found on Skid Row on the
upper east side of the city because that’s where he scores his drugs. He related
that David was not always like this and that it wasn’t until their parents died that
he turned to drugs, alcohol, and became violent. He says he has pleaded with J.
Pinetti several times to leave D. Chambers because he is afraid that he will kill
her, but she keeps letting him back in the house. “I just don’t understand it, don’t
get me wrong, I love my brother, but he is a violent criminal now and I wouldn’t
put it past him to kill J. Pinetti.” He tells you that if he sees his brother he will let
you know.
You and Officer Lee then go to Skid Row to see if you can find D. Chambers.
After you and Officer Lee complete an extensive search, there is no sign of him.
You then contact dispatch and request a “Be On The Look Out” (BOLO) for D.
Chambers given his driver’s license picture and other identifying information and
recent facial injury. Dispatch quickly provides you with a wanted poster and
releases it to the entire department.
Three days after the initial call for service, July 6, 2015 you receive a call from J.
Chambers stating that D. Chambers called him to let him know he was staying at
the Motel 6 off East Tarpon Way in room #10. He relates that D. Chambers asked
him to come and help him as he and J. Pinetti had gotten into a fight a few days
ago, hurting her pretty bad. He told J. Chambers that it wasn’t his fault, as he was
high on coke and had been drinking all day. He said that D. Chambers asked if he
would come to the hotel, as he was hurt pretty bad from when J. Pinetti had cut
his face. He said he was really sorry and hoped that he could make things work
with J. Pinetti. You ask if he had agreed to meet D. Chambers and he said he had
agreed, thinking that it would be an opportunity for the police to apprehend him.
J. Chambers stated he fears for his brother’s health and Julie’s safety. You leave
the residence and contact dispatch to request back-up to meet you at 1421 East
Tarpon Way, room #10 (Motel 6).
Upon arrival at 1421 East Tarpon Way, room #10, on July 6, 2015 at 1430, you
and Officer Lee are met by a man, who identifies himself as D. Chambers. He
appears to be under the influence of either drugs and/or alcohol. He has a severe
cut on the right side of his face and has several other bruises and abrasions on his
hands and forearms. He is slurring his speech and swaying from side to side. You
request D. Chambers to put his hands in the air and get down on the ground. He
begins to scream, “You’re gonna have to kill me because you’re not taking me to
jail!” You again tell him to, “Put your hands in the air and get down on the ground
or I’m going to TAZE you.” He laughs at you and says, “You’re not taking me
down!” At this point you deploy your TAZER, hitting D. Chambers in the upper
torso area and he immediately falls to the ground. You then place his hands
behind his back and secure him with handcuffs. You request dispatch send an
ambulance to your location to assess D. Chambers.
An ambulance arrives at 1445 and EMT Edward Swartz assesses D. Chambers
and states that he will be transporting him to Mercy General due to him appearing
to be under the influence of drugs and the large gash across his face. Upon arrival
at the hospital you explain to D. Chambers that he is under arrest for Domestic
Assault/Battery, Attempted Murder, and Resisting Arrest. Officer Randy Bartell is
placed outside the door of his room and you leave the hospital. After D.
Chambers’ release from Mercy General he is transported to Barnett State Jail,
where he is awaiting trial for his charges.

In this part of your course project, you will use the FACES software available in the Xendesktop to create a wanted poster based on the suspect description provided in the Course Project Scenario. Review the Sample Wanted Poster  Download Sample Wanted Posterbefore getting started.

Note the different type fonts used on this example poster in order to (hopefully) catch the eye of citizens that may see it. Also note that the heading “Barnett City Police Department” was done using the Word Art function in Microsoft Word.

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
Completeness of detail regarding the suspect description; fully describes who, what, where, when, why, and how of the crime and why the suspect is wanted. Concise writing in chronological order, lists the facts, and contains a natural language with active voice.