Saturday, August 6, 2011

WANTED by CMPD: Desmond Hines

Desmond Hines
UPDATE:  Hines was captured by VCAT on 8-9-11 

Desmond Hines is wanted by the CMPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) on outstanding warrants for interfering with an electronic monitoring device, and felony assault on an officer causing serious injury.

Hines has been on CMPD Electronic Monitoring since February 3, 2011 while out on bond for pending felony assault charges. On August 5, 2011 Hines cut off his electronic monitor and threw it in a storm drain. The monitor was recovered; however Hines has not been located.

According to CMPD, they have monitored over 750 offenders in 2011. Hines was the 15th offender to cut off his court ordered monitor this year. Less than 2% of the offenders monitored by CMPD have cut their monitors off.

Anyone with information on Hines’s whereabouts should immediately contact the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) at (704)336-VCAT or call 911.