Ozark police reports

October 31, 2008

By Ebony Horton

The following crimes/incidents were reported to the Ozark Police Department on Thursday:

Theft of Property 2nd – DA Smith School –unknown suspect removed a cellular phone, I Pod, credit card and check from victim’s purse that was sitting on her desk.

Theft of Property 3rd –US Hwy 231 South –unknown suspect took victim’s lap top bag from her office while she was away.

Harassing Communications –Osteen Drive – suspect keeps calling victim for the sole purpose of harassment.

Possession of Forged Instrument 2nd – Army Aviation Credit Union – suspect removed one of victim’s checks from the checkbook and cashed it at listed location.

Domestic Harassment –North Union Ave. – suspect pushed the victim causing her to lose her balance.

Assault 3rd – Evergreen Avenue – suspect pushed victim off of his bike causing him to fall to the ground then kicked victim in the back.

Theft of Property 1st –Campground Road – suspect came onto victim’s property and removed two horses and horse equipment without the victim’s permission.

Theft of Property 3rd –Andrews Avenue (Video Warehouse) –suspect came into the store and was observed entering the bathroom with store property and upon leaving suspect had taken a Playstation Game.

Criminal Trespass 3rd –Coleman Drive – suspect came onto victim’s property after being told not to come onto the property.

Domestic Dispute –Phillips Drive – two argued over personal matters.

Dale County Sheriff’s office makes child porn arrest

October 30, 2008

By Ebony Horton

from Dale County Sheriff’s Office:
Jonathan Anthany Barlow, 26, of Ariton was arrested October 28, 2008 by Dale County Sheriff’s Office investigators on charges of possession of child pornography.

A computer frequently used by Barlow was found to contain several images and movie clips that are believed to be depicting children involved in sexual acts.

These images were discovered when other users of the computer looking for family photos discovered the pictures on the computer they believed were child pornography. 

The computer was turned over to the Dale County Sheriff’s Office for investigation.  After a cursory search of the computer was made, and evidence was found to support the allegation, the Dale County District Attorney’s Office issued a warrant for the arrest of Jonathan Barlow.

The computer has since been taken to the ABI Lab in Montgomery for a forensic examination.

Barlow was transported to the Dale County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

Ozark City Hall to have Halloween for toddlers

October 29, 2008

By Ebony Horton

Parents who want their children to trick-or-treat in a safe environment have been invited to do so at Ozark City Hall between 2 and 5 p.m. on Halloween.
The event is free of charge.

Sex offenders charged in Dale County

October 24, 2008

By Ebony Horton

He’s not the kind of hunter you might have in mind. His bounty typically isn’t monetary, either.
But his reward over the last year or so has been the satisfaction of knowing alleged offenders in Dale County are behind bars.
Dale County Chief Sheriff’s Investigator Harvey Mathis recently charged three - including a 57-year-old woman - with sexual violations.
Martha Davis, 57, of Enterprise was charged for failing to register as a sex offender for convicted charges of sodomy and abduction in Commonwealth of Virginia in 1972, according to Mathis.
Davis is believed to have information regarding another Dale County case, Mathis said. She was placed in Dale County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Timothy James O’Connor, 29, of Daleville was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a 6-year-old girl and placed in the Dale County Jail under $60,000 bond, according to Mathis.
Another man, Aaron Matthew Ribaric, 23, of Ozark was arrested in Pell City on Dale County Sheriff’s Office outstanding warrants for theft of property in the second degree and failing to register as a sex offender.
After an investigation, Mathis said authorities discovered Ribaric was arrested for statutory sexual assault in Pennsylvania in 2006.
Ribaric was placed in the Dale County Jail under no bond.
Mathis said each of the cases involved days of work and the help of other agencies.
“When these cases come to us, we work them, and we have to make sure the people of this county are safe,” Mathis said.

Three charged with sex abuse in Ozark

By Ebony Horton

Dale County sheriff’s deputies have charged three, including a grandmother, with sexual abuse in Ozark. More information will be available later today.