For one of our scout activities we went on a bike ride / hike. It was only about 3 miles in, but it was all strait up, so ift felt a lot more like 20 miles in. We got to check out some pretty amazing fossils, and then the ride back down as awesome. I got some good video of me riding down. I wish I had been able to get video of all the boys c, but it didn't work out that way. Anyway I hope you enjoy watching me almost crash a couple of times.
Ammon charter school principal charged with burglary
AMMON, Idaho -
An Ammon charter school principal is charged with burglary after police say he broke into a restaurant early Wednesday morning.
Terry Rothamer has led White Pine Charter School for three years.
For parents who described him as a friendly, very-involved part of the community, the news came as a big surprise.
"I find Principal Rothamer to be an outstanding principal, so this is a little shocking," said Tyler Price, who has two daughters in school at White Pine, and another child who graduated from there.
At first glance, Price said he didn't believe the man in the mug shot was the leader of his kids' school.
"Our experience at White Pine has been great," said Price.
But the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office confirmed Rothamer, 45, is charged with burglary. They said he was found hiding in the bushes outside Ammon restaurant The Cellar shortly after the business' alarm went off around 3 a.m.
"Still a little bit of glass on the floor, but I got most of it cleaned up," said Scott Hinschberger, who owns the eatery.
Hinschberger said this is the first break-in throughout The Cellar's eight years in operation.
"well, the police-man and I kind of walked through and kind of calculated the trail, if you will," he said.
Hinschberger said Rothamer got in through a second floor window and made a beeline for the bread freezer.
"He took some french fries, some frozen french fries," said Hinschberger.
Then he bolted for a back room, said Hinschberger, to grab a bottle of wine from the mini-fridge. But it didn't end there.
"He grabbed a chef's coat and then some silverware," said Hinschberger.
Hinschberger said he believes the alarm was tripped shortly after that. Bonneville County Sgt. Jeff Edwards said Rothamer was found hiding outside and impaired by alcohol.
Hinschberger said the few items taken were found with him.
"Pretty wild, huh?" said Hinschberger.
We went to Rothamer's home address to hear his side of the story, but no one answered the door.
Price said no matter the outcome, his kids will stay at White Pine. But he hopes the principal can get past this.
"I think in this type of leadership position, these aren't characteristics you would (like to) see," said Price. "I hope the board does the right thing here."
The White Pine Charter School board released this statement Wednesday night: “As advised by our legal counsel, all personnel matters are confidential. Board action has been taken to temporarily suspend our principal pending an investigation. We anticipate the investigation to be thorough and timely.”
White Pine Charter School serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
Friday, June 29, 2012
State police catch California man transporting
400 pounds of pot to Scranton
By Denis J. O'Malley
(Staff Writer)
Published: June 27, 2012
State
troopers uncovered 400 pounds of marijuana, tightly sealed inside a wooden
crate, headed into Scranton from California after they tailed it to the city
from Bucks County. The
troopers caught up with the package in Bensalem Twp., where it arrived at YRC
Freight, according to a criminal complaint. In
addition to the screws holding the crate closed, its seams were sealed with
glue - an effort by drug traffickers to contain the odor from drug-sniffing
dogs, police said. Darin
Gilbreath, 47, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., arrived to pick up the crate before the
shipping company even had the chance to enter its arrival into the computer
system to notify him, according to the complaint. Another
common trait of drug-trafficking via traditional shipping, police said, is for
the traffickers to conceal a GPS unit in the package to keep themselves aware
of its location at all times. Mr.
Gilbreath took the package and drove from Bensalem Twp. to Scranton, where he
stopped at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center on Adams Avenue, changed
his clothes and walked over to Kildare's Irish Pub on Jefferson Avenue,
according to the complaint. When
the troopers confronted him, Mr. Gilbreath explained that he was hired to
personally deliver film equipment and was waiting to hear from its recipient.
When troopers asked if they could search the package, he refused, citing his
policy of not allowing searches of customers' freight, according to the
complaint. After
noticing Mr. Gilbreath had two cellphones, one of which he used unsuccessfully
to reach the recipient to corroborate his story for troopers, they asked to
look at the other one. Though he said it was an extra phone he used to contact
his girlfriend so that his wife wouldn't notice, the only communication on the
phone was a text message to a man saying nothing more than "8:30,"
according to the complaint. The
troopers then called in Scranton police Officer Mike Marino and his K9, Justus,
who indicated there were controlled substances in the crate. A search warrant
was issued to the troopers, and they found 400 pounds of marijuana packaged in
heat-sealed bags stored in cardboard boxes inside the crate, according to the
complaint. Mr.
Gilbreath was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled
substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug
paraphernalia and three counts of criminal use of a communication facility. He
was sent to Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $200,000 and a preliminary
hearing is scheduled for July 5
RIGBY, Idaho -- Earlier this week, we learned a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of Rigby High School came from overseas. Threats like these could be a growing problem, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. A similar threat was made to Bonneville County on Memorial Day, which, along with the Rigby threat, is being linked to threats being made in Florida. Detective Michael Jensen said the calls are made as part of a network of pranksters, and that placing a threatening phone call is a pretty simple process. The initial threat on May 4 in Rigby forced hundreds of people to evacuate Rigby High School and bomb sniffing dogs to scour the building. It was all because a prank phone call, which the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says was placed in Ireland. “It’s very difficult for us to determine in a hurry what calls are not real and what ones are,” Jensen said. Sheriff’s deputies subpoenaed several phone companies to try and trace the number and came up with nothing. Then, they went to Apple, Inc. They tracked the call not through a phone number, but through an IP address. "If I wanted to change my number using one of these apps it would take all of about 30 seconds to do," said Apple Master Technician Jaared McDonald. McDonald showed us just how easy it is to create a new phone number from anywhere in the world, using a voiceover IP, or “VOIP” service. It can be downloaded as a smartphone app, or accessed on websites like Google Voice. VOIP services provide users with a phone number from anywhere in the world. "I could say I lived in Dublin, it would assign me a number for Dublin, Ireland," McDonald said. McDonald said that VOIP software was developed as an inexpensive alternative to phones, linking people and businesses together around the world and virtually eliminating the need for pricey long distance calls. But, he continued, there will always be ways to abuse technology. "It's a really easy service to manipulate,” McDonald said. “But you will get found." Jensen said the bogus calls are all for a website called pranku.net, which is dedicated to prank calls. Now that local law enforcement is aware of the prank callers, Jensen said they’re easier to identify by, for instance, a foreign accent. No arrests have been made in any recent cases. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is working with the Polk County, Florida Sheriff's Office along with the FBI to find out exactly who made those calls.
RIGBY, Idaho -- Jefferson County detectives said the bomb threat call that caused the evacuation of Rigby High School in early May came from overseas. According to a news release, detective tracked down the suspects by subpoenaing phone records. Apparently, the suspects used "an Internet application known to prank high schools, hotels and other businesses." Police said a similar incident occurred in Polk County, Fla. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is working with Polk County, FBI and Interpol officials, as well as local authorities in Ireland and Norway in pursuing charges against two or more minors they say were involved in the incident. The U.S. Attorney's Office said it would not seek extradition because of the ages of those involved. Investigation into the matter continues.
