Suspect's Giveaway: He Was 'Walking Awkwardly'

(Newser) – Pro tip: If you're going to smuggle heroin in your underwear, try to walk like a normal person while doing so. Bernard Charles apparently couldn't manage that, so when Customs and Border Protection officers spotted him "walking awkwardly" at New York's JFK Airport on April 1, they patted him down—and found a "hard object in [his] groin area" that ended up being two clear packages holding 1.79 pounds of heroin, according to US Homeland Security.

Charles, a 42-year-old citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, was initially detained when he disembarked Caribbean Airlines Flight 520 and appeared "visibly nervous," avoiding eye contact; customs officers were examining his suitcase at the time, CBS New York reports, and they brought him to a private search room. That's when they noticed his gait and patted him down, the New York Daily News reports. The drugs he was allegedly carrying are worth more than $70,000 on the street, according to authorities. He faces 10 years in prison for drug smuggling. (A celeb recently confessed to smuggling cocaine onto planes, for her own personal use.)

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Burglary Suspects Spotted On Camera, Reward Offered

A series of surveillance pictures from Fairfield County may lead to an arrest and reward in the latest Crime Of The Week. (more)

The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers crime of the week involves a burglary in Fairfield County.

By: Andy Long
Published: November 20, 2011 »  Comments | Post a Comment

The Central Ohio Crime Stoppers crime of the week involves a burglary in Fairfield County.

According to Crime Stoppers, between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on October 28, a home on Cherry Lane in Baltimore, Ohio was burglarized.

Security video shows two men driving a dark gray Honda Accord onto the property, walking on the porch and carrying items from the home.

Stolen items included several firearms, computers, gaming consoles, and other electronic devices, Crime Stoppers said.

Police said they believe that the suspects are possibly involved in other area residential burglaries.

Central Ohio Crime Stoppers has posted a reward of up to $2,000 for any information received by November 30, 2011, leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the persons responsible for this crime.  Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477) or go to  www.stopcrime.org and e-mail your tip.   You can text a tip to “CRIMES” 274637, keyword CMH. 

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