STATE OF NORTH CAROL)NA In the General Court of Justice
Hertford County District Court Division
In the Matterof: Andrew Cook
Adria Joy Hinkle
(Attachment “A Probable Cause)
Continuation of “Probable Cause”

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I, the undersigned Jeremy S. Roberts, have been a law enforcement officer for seven years with the Ahoskie Police DepartmenL. I have been a sergeant with this department for three years, and ray primary duties are criminal and narcotic investigations. I have paticipated in and conducted narcotics, and criminal investigations resulting in the arrest and conviction of over two hundred offenders in the Ahoskie area. Applicant Roberts has received the following training. Graduation from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy at Ralifax Community College. A course in Street Officer Legal Seminar from the North Carolina Justice Academy. A course in Interview and Interrogation from Martin Community College. A course on Search Warrant Preparation from Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Fraud Investigation from Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Police Photography from Coastal Plai.n Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Case Management from Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Criminal Investigations from Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Forensic Aspects of Fingerprints from Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Drug Enforcement from the Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center. A course on Counter-Terrorism from the North Carolina Department of Crime Control. I have attended the North Carolina Identity Theft Conference at the North Carolina State University, I have attended the Death Investigation Seminar at the Brody School of Medicine at the East Carolina University. A course on Police Law Institute at the North Carolina Justice Academy. Through my training and experience :i am able to investigate and solve criminal Investigations.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA In the General Court of Justice
Hertford County District Court Division
In the Matter of: Andrew Cook
Adria Joy Hinkle
Continuation of “Probable Cause”

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During the last four weeks I Detective Jeremy Roberts have been investigating an incident of Illegal Disposal of Dead Animals, and Animal Cruelty. The investigation started on May 19, 2005 when I was called to investigate the disposal of dead animals that were found in the trash bin behind the Piggly Wiggly grocery store. Found in the trash bin was eighteen black trash bags containing twenty one dead dogs. on June 2, 2005 I was once again contacted to investigate the illegal dumping of dead animals behind the Piggly Wiggly grocery store, that happened to be in hhe sane trash bin. On this date twenty black trash bags containg seventeen dogs, and three cats were found dead. On June 9, 2005 I was called for third week in a row to investigate the disposal of dead animals behind the same store in the same trash bin. On this day eighteen black trash bags containing twenty dead dogs were found in the trash bin.

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During the course of my investigation, I realized that the dead animals were being discovered on every Thursday, and that the trash bin was being dumped every Wednesday. During the investigation, I spoke with the Bertie County Animal Controll Officer Barry Anderson who told me the people who work for Peta came to the Bertie County Animal Shelter every Wednesday and picked up animals, and put them in a white van and carried them back to Virginia for adoption. I asked Berry Anderson how do they get all these animals in one small van? and he said, “that he has seen them give the animals shots to make them sleep during the trip back to Virginia”, I showed Barry Anderson the pictures of the dead animals, and he was able to recognize some of the animals as having come from his shelter.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA In the General Court of Justice
Hertford County District Court Division
In the Matter of: Andrew Cook
Adria Joy Hinkle
Continuation of “Probable Cause”

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On June 14, 2005 after learning that the dead animals were being picked up from the Bertie Animal Sheltor by Peta employees I contacLecj Detective Ed Pittman with the Bertie County Sheriff Office, and asked for his help in this investigation. On this day we sent Detective Outlaw wiLh the Bertie County Sheriff Office to the animal sheltor to take picture of the animals alive and well inside the sheltor. On June 15, 2005 when Peta arrived at the Bertie County Animal Sheltor they were kept under surveilance by Detective Northcott, and Detective Timber-lake, and Off i.cer Ty Metzler. When the workers for Peta had loaded up all the animals into the white van, they were followed by Detective Timberlake all the way from the animal sheltor to the Red Apples in Powelsville, where they were then followed by Officer Metzler. Officer Metzler followed the white van all the way to the Piggly Wiggly grocery store were Detective Pittmart, Detective Northcott, and myself were waiting. Once the van entered the shopping center parking lot it went straight behind the Piggiy Wiggly grocery store. Once the van was behind the store, the driver of the van did a U-Turn dehind the store so that the side doors of the van would be on the side of the trash bin. After about fifteen seconds, the driver of the van pulled off and went back to the front of the shopping center. Once the van left, Detective Northcot, and myself went and looked in the trash bin and discovered nine black trash bags containing sixteen dead dogs. Once the white van was stopped in the parking lot by Detective Tiinberlake an additional twelve black trash bags containing seven dead dogs, and fifteen dead cats were found in the van. Also found inside the Van officers found a digital camera.