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For members: Thousands of movies, games, ink cartridges seized from McGuire, Packard’s, indictment says

Posted at 1:39 pm August 30, 2020
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Law enforcement officers who searched McGuire Used Books and Packard’s stores in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Kingston more than two years ago seized thousands of movies, video games, and printer ink cartridges, and after the searches and seizures, an Oak Ridge man was charged with money laundering, organized retail crime, and theft, according to an indictment filed in Anderson County in June.

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Law enforcement officers who searched McGuire Used Books and Packard’s stores in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Kingston more than two years ago seized thousands of movies, video games, and printer ink cartridges, and after the searches and seizures, an Oak Ridge man was charged with money laundering, organized retail crime, and theft, according to an indictment filed in Anderson County in June.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Clinton, Courts, Courts, Front Page News, Kingston, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, grand jury indictment, John McGuire Packard, judicial forfeiture, Justin Bell, McGuire Used Books, money laundering, organized retail crime, Packards, theft

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McGuire Books closing, while Packard’s store re-opened

Posted at 6:59 pm June 2, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

McGuire Books in Oak Ridge is closing. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the store, which also sells CDs, DVDs, games, and electronics, on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

McGuire Books in Oak Ridge is closing. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the store, which also sells CDs, DVDs, games, and electronics, on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

McGuire Books in Oak Ridge is closing, while Packard’s Games and Movies in Clinton has re-opened and Packard’s in Kingston is expected to re-open.

The McGuire Books store in Oak Ridge, which also sells compact discs, digital video discs, games, and electronics, said it was closing after it was searched and some items were seized by law enforcement starting at about noon Thursday, May 24. The store was open the next day, Friday of last week, with a skeleton crew of staff members, although there were, at that time, shelves that were conspicuously empty at the front of the store. Law enforcement officers were reported to have taken DVDs, games, and some other items.

The search last week, which continued into Thursday night and involved several large moving trucks, was led by the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force of Anderson County. The CTF was helped by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, the Eighth Judicial District Drug Task Force, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, and Clinton Police Department. Seventh Judicial District Attorney General Dave Clark and Assistant District Attorney General Ryan Spitzer were also at the store.

Officers were observed removing boxes of items from McGuire Books and packing them into the moving trucks last week. Crime scene tape blocked entry to the store, and a Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force crime scene truck was parked out front. The purpose of the search has not been announced. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Business, Clinton, Clinton, Front Page News, Kingston, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Roane County Emergency Services, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Eighth Judicial District Drug Task Force, Clinton Police Department, Dave Clark, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, McGuire Books, Packard's Games and Movies, Ryan Spitzer, search and seizures, Seventh Judicial District Attorney General, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force

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Register for small business webinar series, training events

Posted at 5:47 pm June 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Registration is available for a small business webinar series and training events. The webinar series starts July 7, and it focuses on what the health care law means for your small business.

See the announcement from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Front Page News, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Roane County Tagged With: health care, small business, small business webinar, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, training

Auction company to sell waterfront properties bought by TVA after Kingston ash spill

Posted at 12:17 pm May 29, 2015
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Emory River Three Homes for Auction

Three of the Emory River homes up for auction are, from left, 504 Gunters Way, 502 Gunters Way, and 514 Emory River Road, all with direct access to Emory River. (Submitted photo)

 

KINGSTON—The Tennessee Valley Authority has retained J.P. King Auction Company to sell waterfront properties that the public utility bought during the cleanup after the December 2008 ash spill in Kingston.

The properties will be sold at a public auction at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, on site rain or shine.

The TVA Board approved the auction company’s proposal to conduct a portfolio auction of 62 properties, up to 19 waterfront properties, four water view homes, and 39 waterfront lots, a press release said. The properties will be sold without reserve at absolute auction, meaning all properties will be sold to the highest bidders, regardless of price, the release said.

Following the 2008 Kingston ash spill, TVA committed to restoring the area to as good as or better than it was before the spill. The first two years of the recovery project required 24/7 operation of heavy equipment on land and in the Emory River. The sounds of the heavy equipment and the lights needed to support night time activities were audible and visible to nearby property owners. Therefore, TVA purchased these properties along Emory River Road, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Kingston, Top Stories Tagged With: ash spill, auction, Emory River, Emory River Road, J.P. King Auction Company, Kingston ash spill, public auction, Swan Pond, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, waterfront properties

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