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Brother, sister arrested for assaulting code enforcement officer
2009 - County police say the code enforcement officer and local contractors were visiting the unoccupied home on Brandywine Blvd. to address multiple code violations when the Kostyshyns arrived on the scene just before 8:30 a.m. and became combative. February 15, 2009 - Seeming to knowi what was coming next, an assault suspect and his sister were arrested Feb. 12 in front of the Justice of the Peace Court 20 in Wilmington. Peter Kostyshyn, 56, was charged with assaulting a fe
Feb 15, 20092 min read


Code Enforcement Officer Killed
2008 - An unarmed Aurora code enforcement officer shot this afternoon is dead and police continue to sweep the area for his killer. November 13, 2008 - Rodney Morales, 40, was shot after entering an apartment building to investigate a routine zoning complaint in the 1900 block of North Clinton Street at 1:40 p.m., Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said. The shooter confronted the officer as soon as he walked into the apartment building, Oates said. He was taken to a hospital and
Nov 13, 20081 min read


Triple Murder of Health Inspectors
2004 - The jury found that Alexander, 43, a San Leandro sausage plant owner, fatally shot three meat inspectors on June 21, 2000. October 19, 2004 - The inspectors were looking into alleged food safety violations at the plant, according to statements made in Alameda County Superior Court. A surveillance camera at the Santos Linguisa Factory recorded Alexander shooting the victims. Killed in the incident were two U.S. Department of Agriculture compliance officers, 56-year-old
Oct 19, 20042 min read


Housing Inspector Slain
1997 - A St. Paul man suspected of shooting a city housing inspector to death during a Christmas Eve home inspection led authorities Thursday to the victim's body in a shallow grave in Burnett County, Wisconsin. December 24, 1997 - The inspector, Donald G. Juenemann, 56, had been a St. Paul employee for more than 25 years, and was less than a year from retirement. He lived with his wife in Woodbury, where he also was a volunteer firefighter. St. Paul police said that James Je
Dec 24, 19971 min read


Health Inspector Shot Outside His Home
1995 - His murder shocked the nation, prompting widespread outrage and a torchlight procession led by his widow. The public demanded stricter regulations and enforcement in the cattle industry to prevent such tragedies. Born in 1953, Karel Van Noppen dedicated his life to veterinary medicine, eventually becoming a government livestock inspector in Belgium. His commitment to animal welfare and public health led him to scrutinize the illegal use of growth hormones in cattle far
Feb 20, 19951 min read


Health Inspector & Family Shot to Death
1992 - A health inspector, her husband and her mother were shot to death Tuesday, only days after she testified against an apartment manager accused of beating her when she cited him for sewage violations. LISTEN TO A PODCAST ABOUT THE MURDER: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/episode-6-rampage-in-rosedale/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTleQ9wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVhLNThTRjVjRWJwSXFodXRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKaSXi4e9GoE7vxXaBwrft9UnZfK_y77eQLjVkbF_zuPcmtkebbC_N3H
Aug 19, 19922 min read


Man Destroys Building Inspector's Eye
1988 - O’Daniels was beaten outside Duran’s home in the 19000 block of Community Street during an inspection of Duran’s improperly built fence. A San Fernando Superior Court judge said Wednesday that a Northridge auto mechanic had no remorse for putting out the eye of a Los Angeles building inspector, and sentenced the man to seven years in prison. Judge Meredith C. Taylor imposed the maximum term on Samuel Duran, 41, after Deputy Dist. Atty. Kenneth L. Barshop read excerpts
Apr 21, 19882 min read


Code Enforcement Officer Shot to Death
1987 - Deputies said Scanlon had gone to Peschke's combination home and business to check on zoning violations. January 28, 1987 (Orlando Sentinel) - A man sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting a Lake County zoning officer to death says he deserves a lighter sentence because his lawyer didn’t handle his case right. Arthur Charles Peschke, 50, was returned this week to the Lake County Jail from the Florida Department of Corrections where he has been serving the sentence
Jan 28, 19872 min read


Building Inspector Shot & Killed
1962 - Building inspector was shot and killed by a blast from a 12-gauge shotgun yesterday afternoon as he inspected a building.
Jun 1, 19621 min read


Apartment Owner Kills City Building Inspector
1960 - Man booked in Nevada slaying on suspicion of murder because of building code violations.
Mar 1, 19601 min read


Texas Inspector Killed Posting Slum House
1954 - A city health inspector was shot to death today while posting a placard on a house which had been declared unsanitary under a slum-clearance ordinance.
Apr 13, 19541 min read


Fire Inspector Killed by Tailor
1944 - Shop owner was infuriated by an order to clean up his shop and shot the inspector. Wichita, Kansas (4/6/1944) - Infuriated because he had been requested to clean up his shop which had been declared a fire hazard, Bargel K. Stanley, known as "Stanley the Tailor," was critically wounded following ta shooting escapade in his place of business, Wichita, Kas., in which Gail F. Braden, chief inspector for the fire department was killed. Stanley defied police for almost an ho
Apr 10, 19442 min read
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