| New theft indictment for Winters
Former Clayton Chief of Police N. Frank Winters indicted earlier this year on allegations he stole more than $150,000 from Mothers Against Drunk Driving was indicted Friday by a state grand jury on allegations he stole from both the police department and the borough. The indictment, Attorney General Anne Milgram said, alleges Winters stole a $2,495 digital camcorder and a $1,200 digital camera from the police department. Winters, 61, is also accused of billing the borough for $990 for high-intensity flashlights for driving-while-impaired checkpoints and "child crisis bears" stuffed animals given by officers to children in times of crisis without delivering the merchandise. "Frank Winters was a police chief sworn to uphold the law," Milgram said in a statement.
Bag a bargain online
Christmas shoppers can bag substantial savings by going online rather than to the high street, research by UK consumer group Which? shows. It found that savings of more than 1,000 pounds could be made on a shopping list of five popular gifts - a flat-screen television, camera, camcorder, hi-fi and DVD recorder. Researchers compared prices on 72 products at 111 retailers and found that online savings ranged from 11% on digital camcorders to 29% on LCD and plasma televisions. Savings could also be made on everything from books (14%) and MP3/MP4 players (11%) to CDs (7%) and champagne (2%). But games consoles - such as the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 - were found to be similarly priced. "The trick to bagging a bargain is to discover which stores offer the most extras," Which? said in its November magazine.
Ex-Clayton chief accused of stealing from borough
Former Clayton police chief Frank Winters, already facing charges of stealing $150,000 from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, was indicted Friday on charges of stealing from the borough and its police department. Winters, 61, of Newfield, resigned as the borough's top law enforcement officer on April 24 after he was charged, along with his wife, Bernice, 56, with stealing from MADD. The two allegedly billed the nonprofit organization for purchases of promotional items that were never supplied from companies the couple controlled -- Holiday House and Lasting Impact. The latest indictment alleges that Winters billed Clayton Borough in connection with fictitious purchases for the police department from Holiday House, and that he also stole a high-end digital camcorder and a digital camera that he purchased for the police department with borough funds.
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Sony Models Sweep Inaugural Camcorder Usage and Satisfaction Study Award Rankings
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (Map) - WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sony DCR-DVD Series(1) and DCR-SR Series of camcorders rank highest in their respective segments, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Camcorder Usage and Satisfaction Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) The inaugural study measures customer satisfaction with standard definition analog or digital camcorders across two segments: standard definition ($399 or less); and premium standard definition ($400 or more). Within each segment, three factors are examined to determine overall camcorder performance: appearance and styling; operation; and performance and video quality. Sony products occupy the top two rank positions in the standard definition segment.
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