on vacation

December 25, 2008

By Ebony Horton

I’ll be on vacation until next year, so Happy Holidays and stay safe!

Ozark man pleads guilty to felony theft

December 16, 2008

By Ebony Horton

from Dale County Sheriff’s Office:
Aaron Matthew Ribaric, 23, of Ozark pled guilty to charges of failing to register as a sex offender, and felony theft of property.
Ribaric was investigated for stealing jewelry from he a family he befriended.  In course of the theft investigation, Dale County Sheriff’s Office investigators found where Ribarric was convicted of statutory sexual assault in Cambria County, Pennsylvania in May 2006.
Ribarric was arrested in Northern Alabama on warrants for failing to register as a sex offender and on theft of property in the second degree.
Judge P.B. McLauchlin sentenced Ribarric to 24 months in prison.  Ribarric will be extradited to the State of Pennsylvania where is he wanted for a probation violation. 

Illegal alien pleads guilty to raping 4-year-old

By Ebony Horton

A Level Plains man pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree on Tuesday. More information will follow.

Daleville man gets marijuana mailed to residence

December 08, 2008

By Ebony Horton

In today’s economy, it appears even some alleged criminals are cutting back on travel.
A bale package of 24.9 pounds of marijuana was shipped to Mexico-native Ricardo Gamez’ Daleville residence for the purpose of selling drugs on Saturday, according to Ozark Police Department.
Ozark Police Chief Tony Spivey said the origin of the package was not released because of an ongoing investigation but that a Dothan Police Canine Unit detected marijuana in the package after suspicions from a package delivery service.
Gamez’ trafficking charge after receiving the marijuana has not been unusual lately. Last month, three Dothan residents and at least one Geneva County resident were charged after authorities tracked marijuana being sent to local addresses.
“In year’s past you would hear about this going on, but it died off. That trend seems to be coming back for whatever reason,” Spivey said.
Spivey said Gamez, 23, would likely remain in jail until he was released to immigration enforcement.

We’re back!

December 03, 2008

By Ebony Horton

After a long, interesting, holiday, the blogger is back on board. There are currently no city events to post, but read more in Thursday’s edition of the Dothan Eagle about a Skipperville woman charged with taking money while working for Dale County.