Published: June 02, 2009 08:25 am      

Day care employee arrested

Accused of burglary

A second employee of All-Most Home Child Development Center has been arrested by Richmond police, this time in connection with several thefts from the business.

Showna Angel, 28, of Irvine, was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking, more than $300, after police investigated several thefts of cash from the business.

According to Richmond Police Department spokesman Sgt. Willard Reardon, Angel allegedly used a key to enter the business after hours and take money.

She was arrested following an interview at the Richmond Police Department on Friday, Reardon said, and was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

Another employee at the E. Irvine Street business, 23-year-old Tierra McDaniels of Richmond, was arrested May 26 for allegedly biting a 5-year-old child who had bitten her.

The child’s father noticed the bite mark when picking the child up at the center around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and called television station WLEX and Richmond police.

McDaniels was charged with first-degree criminal abuse in that case.

Fleeing, evading arrest

An Evansdale Avenue man was arrested early Saturday morning after fleeing police by car and on foot.

Reardon said Nahshon I. Mullins, 26, was arrested shortly after 2:30 a.m. following a pursuit.

Mullins was seen driving at a high rate of speed on Turpin Drive, and while pursuing Mullins to make a traffic stop, an officer saw the car run four stop signs between Turpin Drive and the intersection of E. Irvine Street and N. Madison Avenue, Reardon said.

The vehicle also was swerving wildly, Reardon said, and when the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, Mullins fled down Irvine Street.

Mullins stopped the car at Smith Village and then fled on foot, while the vehicle rolled into a brush pile and stopped, Reardon said.

Officers located Mullins in an apartment in Smith Village and took him into custody without incident, Reardon said.

Mullins was charged with first- and second-degree fleeing or evading police, first-degree wanton endangerment, driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. He was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

Other crimes

• More than $2,800 in electronics were reported stolen Sunday from an apartment in the 2000 block of Edgewood Drive.

The resident told police that between 3:45 and 7:30 a.m., an 52-inch Toshiba plasma television, a Toshiba Satellite laptop computer and an Ibanez acoustic guitar were taken from the residence while his two roommates slept.

Reardon said there were no signs of forced entry and the apartment may not have been locked at the time of the theft.

• Police made several shoplifting arrests at Walmart last week.

On Thursday, police arrested Levi C. Ross, 21, and Ian D. Felts, 20, both of Ravenna, and charged them with misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking for allegedly taking $69 in merchandise.

On Friday, 23-year-old Amanda Martin and 19-year-old Christian H. Hobbs, both of Irvine, were charged with misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking for allegedly taking $132 in merchandise.

Two separate arrests were made Saturday. In one arrest, Derrick W. Neal, 18, of Irvine, was charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly taking $30 in merchandise. Police also arrested Amanda J. Burns, 26, of Waco, on misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking for allegedly taking $78 in merchandise.

In all the arrests, Walmart employees detained the accused before police arrived.

• A Madison County Rescue Squad member reported Friday that a 168-piece Craftsman tool set valued at $150 had been taken from one of the squad’s vehicles between May 16 and May 19.

• A Sirius satellite radio receiver valued at $150 was reported stolen Sunday morning from an unlocked car parked outside an apartment in the 200 block of Aqueduct Drive.

Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162 or 623-8911.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.