05-05-2011

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Roswell Daily Record

Bin Laden photos to stay sealed

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JACKIE COOPER DEAD AT 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Cooper, the former child movie star who won a best actor Oscar nomination at the age of 9 for “Skippy” and grew up to play The Daily Planet editor in Christopher Reeves’ four “Superman” movies, has died. He was 88. Cooper died Tuesday of old age at a nursing facility.... - PAGE B3

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered grisly photographs of Osama bin Laden in death sealed from public view on Wednesday, declaring, “We don’t need to spike the football” in triumph after this week’s daring middle-of-the-night raid. The terrorist leader was killed by American commandos who burst into his room and feared he was reaching for a nearby weapon, U.S. officials said. Several weapons were found in the room where the terror chief died,

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including AK-47 assault rifles and side arms, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they offered the most recent in a series of increasingly detailed and sometimes-shifting accounts of bin Laden’s final minutes after a decade on the run. Obama said releasing the photographs taken by the Navy SEAL raiders was “not who we are” as a country. Though some may deny his death, “the fact of the matter is you will not see bin Laden walking this earth

again,” the president said in an interview taped for CBS’ “60 Minutes.” He said any release of the photos could become a propaganda tool for bin Laden’s adherents eager to incite violence. White House press secretary Jay Carney said the president’s decision applied to photographs of bin Laden, said to show a portion of his skull blown away from a gunshot wound to the area of his left eye, as well as to a See PHOTOS, Page A6

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White House press secretary Jay Carney tells reporters that President Barack Obama will not release photos of Osama bin Laden’s body during the daily briefing at the White House, Wednesday.

Police ID dead teenager

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Harvard to be regimental commander New Mexico Military Institute cadet Jeremy Harvard, left, will relieve Regimental Commander Regis Pino of his duties next week during a change of command ceremony at graduation.

EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER

New Mexico Military Institute has announced its leader of the corps of cadets for the 2011-2012 school year. Jeremy Har-

BULLS EVEN SERIES

CHICAGO (AP) — Newly crowned MVP Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Joakim Noah added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-73 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night to tie the series. The top-seeded Bulls shook off a dismal performance in the opener and looked more like the team with a league-leading 62 wins, building a 14-point lead and ending the game on a 9-2 run after the Hawks got within six. - PAGE B1

TODAY’S OBITUARIES

• Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins • Fred E. Flowers • Frances Solsberry • Melba Phillips • Gonsagita Sanchez - PAGE B6

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vard, of Roswell, will relieve Regimental Commander Regis Pino of his duties later this month during a change of command ceremony at the school. NMMI Public Informa-

tion Officer Carl Hansen says Harvard was selected by school authorities and approved by Maj. Gen. Jerry Grizzle two weeks ago for his leadership ability, physical readiness and academic excellence.

“You always want to find the person where the buck stops,” Hansen said. “The buck stops with him.” Harvard has attended

See NMMI, Page A6

The Roswell Police Department released more information about the 14year -old female who was found dead inside a residence, 1203 W. Hobbs St, at 6:30 a.m., Tuesday. In a correction to previous reports, the mother was not present at the location and did not make the 911 call. The 14-year-old Breanna Bodge was left in the custody of Michael Bodge’s, the father’s, girlfriend, Steffanie Kautz. In the incident report, the conditions inside the residence were described by officers who arrived at the scene as “unlivable, with food, dirty clothes and trash on the floor” so thick that officials had to “walk over it to get to the back bedroom.” Kautz, who reported the incident, took off before the police arrived. The case is being investiSee TEENAGER, Page A6

CID detectives work RPD foils 4-state crime spree crime investigations JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

The Criminal Investigation Division can be viewed as the front-line investigators of crimes. The detectives deal with crimes against persons, such as homicides or home invasion; property crimes, the burglaries and larcenies; and white-collar crime, embezzlement, fraud and identity theft. “We have three detectives who investigate crimes

against persons — the rapes, assaults, shootings, homicides. They usually have up to 15 cases, and these cases are very complex,” said Sgt. Erik Hiatt, head of CID. The caseloads for the two detectives who specialize in property crimes, run between 45 and 50 each. They may run as high as 65. “There are two detectives See CID, Page A6

JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

The Roswell Police Department foiled a fourstate crime spree, Tuesday, that began in California, when they apprehended Curtis Upchurch, 20, of 3481 Rincon Ave., Campbell, Calif., Aleczander Six, 23, 2900 Ross Curtis Upchurch St., San Jose, Calif., and two minors — one male Wheels, 2600 W. Second and one female — also St.,” said Officer Travis Holley, RPD spokesman. from California. The two were detained. “One of our sergeants saw two subjects jump Officials then located two the fence at Rods and other members of the

Aleczander Six

band still inside the fence. During the initial interviews, the suspects See SPREE, Page A6

Anxiety, Big Muddy levels rise Chief of staff misses disclosure deadline that could break flood records dating to the 1920s. From Illinois to Mississippi, thousands of people have already been forced from their homes, and anxiety is rising along with the mighty river, even though it could be a week or two before some of the most severe flooding hits. Up and down the Big Muddy, farmers braced for a repeat of the desperAP Photo ate strategy employed Floodwaters halt traffic along Illinois 149 between Deason earlier this week in Misand Pershing Road near West Frankfort, Ill., Wednesday. souri, where Army engineers blew up a levee and HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — gency workers feverishly sacrificed vast stretches People along the lower filled sandbags as high of far mland to protect Mississippi River and its water pushed its way populated areas uptributaries packed their downstream Wednesday belongings and emer- in a slow-motion disaster See WEATHER, Page A6

SANTA FE (AP) — Gov. Susana Martinez’s chief of staff, ex-legislator Keith Gardner, missed a deadline for filing a campaign finance report last month but won’t be fined for submitting it several weeks late. However, Gardner’s not alone in avoiding a fine for failing to meet the deadline. Secretary of State Dianna Duran said Wednesday she’ll waive fines of $50 a day for late filings by Gardner and probably dozens of other Democratic and Republican candidates who didn’t make timely disclosures of their campaign finances. Duran said in an inter-

view that she’s following the law because it permits penalties to be waived when “good cause exists.” The law also directs that “the secretary of state shall at all times seek to ensure voluntary compliance” with campaign finance reporting requirements. Candidates for state, legislative, judicial and other offices must periodically file disclosures showing their expenditures and how much money they’ve raised through contributions. Duran maintains that no preferential treatment is being given to Gardner, a See DEADLINE, Page A6


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