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HOUSTON - Police are looking for the suspect responsible for the burglary of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation.

According to HPD, on August 14 around 10:40 p.m., an unknown suspect broke into the foundation in the 7800 block of San Felipe Dr. A surveillance video captured images of the suspect leaving the building carrying a stolen television.

Police say the suspect fled the scene in a 2002 tan Nissan Maxima, license plate CV6N892. He appeared to have fled the building heading east on San Felipe.

Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5000 reward for information leading to the charging and/or arrest of the suspect.

Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and/or arrest of the suspect(s) in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org.

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HPD: Suspect wanted for burglary of Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation

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HOUSTON - Police are looking for the suspect responsible for the burglary of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. According to HPD, on August 14 around 10:40 p.m., an unknown suspect broke into the foundation in the 7800 block of San Felipe Dr. A surveillance video captured images of the suspect leaving the building carrying a stolen television.

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Entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

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the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

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A 21-year-old Chicago man was charged with two counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated kidnapping in an incident that happened last month at a store in Elmwood Park, police said. Police allege the man has been involved in other armed robberies in the area.

Keon C. Pettis, 21, of the 6700 block of South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, was charged in an incident police said happened at 12:45 p.m. Sept. 3 at GameStop, 1710 N. Harlem Ave., Elmwood Park.

Police allege Pettis was with another man when he approached the store's manager and showed a silver semi-automatic pistol and demanded the manager open the store's safe. The manager reportedly told Pettis and the man he was with that it would take too much time to open the safe, so Pettis and the man he was with demanded the manager open the cash register, police said. Once it was open, Pettis and the other man fled with an unknown amount of cash, according to the police report.

"Our investigation continues into the other offender," Elmwood Park Police Chief Frank Fagiano said.

Fagiano said Pettis is reportedly one of the men involved in a pattern of other, similar robberies. Oak Park police took Pettis into custody on Sept. 8 after he allegedly displayed a handgun during an armed robbery of a female victim he detained against her will in the 100 block of Madison Street. In that incident, police allege Pettis worked with Ryan Sykes, 21, of the 1300 block of North Menard Avenue, Chicago. Sykes reportedly was the driver of a car used during the Oak Park armed robbery, police said.

Police said law enforcement agencies questioned Pettis about 30 similar incidents. Police said their investigation led to Pettis also being charged with armed robbery in an Aug. 28 incident at a Pizza Hut at 5545 St. Charles Road in Berkeley.

Pettis appeared in court on Sept. 10 and was ordered held on $300,000 bond. He's expected to appear in court again on Oct. 13 at the Maywood courthouse.
Alex V. Hernandez is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.

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Chicago man charged in Elmwood Park armed robbery

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A 21-year-old Chicago man was charged with two counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated kidnapping in an incident that happened last month at a store in Elmwood Park, police said. Police allege the man has been involved in other armed robberies in the area. Keon C.

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The act of robbing a person or place

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Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employers.

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On Sept. 30 at around 11:45 a.m., University Police dispatch received a call from the Marano Center College store reporting a larceny in progress.

University Police Chief John Rossi said Wesley Sanchez and Hamidou Dicko, Oswego State students from New York City, were each charged with one count of petit larceny, classified as a misdemeanor. Sanchez and Dicko were issued appearance tickets for Oswego Town Court on Oct. 31.

Susan Raby, the director of the Marano Campus Center Store, said one student had $162.83 worth of merchandise and the other had $24.99.

According to Article 155 of New York State Penal Laws, petit larceny is the lowest-level theft offense in New York State and is considered a class A misdemeanor. It is the unlawful taking of property or services valued at no more than $1,000.

A sentence for conviction of a class A misdemeanor may include imprisonment for a term to not exceed one year and a fine not to exceed $1,000.

"We are reviewing the security procedures and systems we have in place, including whether customers can bring in backpacks, duffle bags, tote bags, etc.," Raby said.

Bookland, located on the main level of Hewitt Union, is a textbook store that also sells school and art supplies. Bookland does not allow students to come into the store wearing a backpack or larger bags.

Due to the recent thefts, Raby said that the college store in Marano Campus Center is seriously considering not allowing students to bring backpacks into the store.

Student Ryan Cobane said he thinks not allowing backpacks in the store would be an inconvenience to students.

"I think it would be a huge inconvenience if they don't allow us to have backpacks in the store," said Cobane, a sophomore. "Most people stop in the store on the way to and from class. If they do decide to not let us have our backpacks, then I think they should provide a place to store our bags similar to what they have in Hewitt."

Cobane also said that he thinks it would lessen the number of students that visit the store to purchase an item.

"Students aren't going to stop at the store on their way to or from class because it would be annoying that we wouldn't be allowed backpacks," Cobane said. "I have a feeling that the amount of money the store would be making would decrease."

James Hickok, a sophomore, agrees with Cobane and thinks backpacks should be allowed.

"I don't see a problem with allowing people to take their backpacks into the store," Hickok said.

Raby said that not bringing backpacks into Bookland is effective in reducing theft and when no one is wearing a backpack, it makes crowded aisles easier to pass through.

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Petit larceny reported in Campus Center Store

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On Sept. 30 at around 11:45 a.m., University Police dispatch received a call from the Marano Center College store reporting a larceny in progress. University Police Chief John Rossi said Wesley Sanchez and Hamidou Dicko, Oswego State students from New York City, were each charged with one count of petit larceny, classified as a misdemeanor....

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Theft of personal property.

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Police are searching for a suspect or suspects after approximately 50 headstones were toppled in a New Jersey cemetery overnight Sunday into Monday.

It happened in the Wyckoff Reformed Cemetery, located at 580 Wyckoff Avenue.

"They seem to have gone down rows," said Dr. Richard Lynch, VP Cemetery Board.

It's a devastating trail of unexplainable damage on what has been honored as hallowed ground next to The Wyckoff Reformed Church for centuries.

"They either uprooted them, or snapped them off, or just knocked them down," Lynch said.

More than 50 tombstones dating back to the early 1800s were vandalized, with many of the plots belonging to some of the first families and settlers of the small New Jersey town.

"This is a historic place, it's a hallowed place, it's a place to honor those who came before us, I say we stand on their shoulders," Lynch said. "We were just horrified with what we saw, it's just malicious vandalism."

Beyond their historic and sentimental values Dr. Richard Lynch says each tombstone tells a unique story that he and his colleagues have been diligently working to preserve.

"What we've seen here is probably the undoing of everything we've done in the last 15 years, plus a whole lot more so obviously it's just devastating.

Now with many of the stones shattered and split in half and the cost of repairs estimated in the tens of thousands, neighbors in Wyckoff are wrestling with how someone could be so heartless.

"I was shocked because it's a very tight knit community here and just shocked and appalled," said David Harris, a Wyckoff resident.

"The hopeful thing is that there are enough people in this part of the country who are also able to maybe reconstruct some of that," said John Cays, a Wyckoff resident.

So far police have not made any arrests, but Eyewitness News has learned they are reviewing surveillance video from nearby businesses.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Wyckoff Police Detective Bureau at 201-891-2121.

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Dozens of headstones damaged in NJ cemetery vandalism

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Police are searching for a suspect or suspects after approximately 50 headstones were toppled in a New Jersey cemetery overnight Sunday into Monday. It happened in the Wyckoff Reformed Cemetery, located at 580 Wyckoff Avenue. "They seem to have gone down rows," said Dr. Richard Lynch, VP Cemetery Board.

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action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property

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Arson: Knowingly using fire or explosives to damage any property worth $150 or more without the owner's permission