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Clemens F. Tinnemeyer Arrested in California
Saturday, Oct. 18 2008 @ 8:45AM
Clemens F. Tinnemeyer, grandfather of missing Nevada boy Cole Puffinburger, has been arrested in the city of Riverside, California. Tinnemeyer was first named in connection with this case here at the True Crime Report early on Friday.
Tinnemeyer, allegedly a drug runner, may have taken anywhere between 8 and 20 million dollars from a latin American drug cartel. The abduction of 6-year-old Cole, a blond, blue-eyed little boy who wears silver-rimmed glasses, could have been payback for Tinnemeyer's alleged theft.
The following quote from CBS News is unsurprising, but still troubling:
"In Mexico the violent drug cartels are blamed for an epidemic of kidnappings - up to 500 a month, more than 3,700 murders so far this year, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker. Now their violence is hitting home in dramatic fashion."
There are other persons of interest in this investigation, but no arrests so far outside of Clem Tinnemeyer. According to CBS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs Enforcement and the DEA are all taking part in the investigation into Cole's abduction.
At the very least, perhaps his grandfather can provide some leads as to who might -- specifically -- have taken the boy.
[CBS News]
I'll be very interested to hear if Clem was cooperative with LE when they arrested him. I'm hoping the delay was only because he was afraid of the cartel getting to him before he could get to the cops...wishful thinking.
I checked your site first this morning. You really are on top of this one. Reminds me of the good 'ole days on the Dark Side of Planet Huff!
Posted 10/18/2008 at 09:30:53 AMWell, I started out doing it like it was my job. Now it is my job. So I guess that makes sense! Thanks, too. I appreciate it, and the fact you've been reading so long :)
Posted 10/18/2008 at 09:33:46 AMGood news. I hope Clem talks.
Susan, it's great to see you here. :)
Posted 10/18/2008 at 10:55:23 AMLAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Police on Saturday deactivated Saturday an Amber Alert for Cole Puffinburger, 6, who was abducted Wednesday from his Las Vegas, Nevada, home, according to Nevada's Amber Alert Web site.
Posted 10/18/2008 at 02:53:14 PM******
No other details about why it was cancelled, just that the grandfather had been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Hope they are close to recovery of this little boy.
According to the latest information (per CNN), the Amber Alert for Cole Puffinburger has been lifted. No other information immediately available. Las Vegas police expected to give a press conference in reference to this at 4 PM ET.
On a side note, I just happened to stumble upon this site via a search for information on this boy last night. I think it really is a cut above not only in the information it presents, but in the style with which it is presented. I immediately got absorbed into it, back-tracking through the dreadful Anthony case. I appreciate your efforts here and will be checking in on it consistently now, I am sure.
Posted 10/18/2008 at 02:58:37 PMI hope this is good news for the boy.
Posted 10/18/2008 at 03:15:12 PMRegardless, this whole has probably backfired on the drug cartels. Kidnapping a child may make some people more afraid of the gangs, but its also going to create a renewed urgency for law enforcement to pursue and prosecute them.
The drug war is a failure. Our country has thousands of people like this grandfather, staying afloat by dabbling in illegal drug sales - and millions of people who quietly use illegal drugs recreationally, without hurting anyone. Why are the news stories so quick to say it is Meth that the grandpa was involved with? Isn't pot a more likely scenario? Meth is scarier, but I believe pot is more likely, and when the final investigation comes out, I bet there was a lot more pot than meth being smuggled.
Can someone please explain to me why pot is illegal anyway?
Posted 10/19/2008 at 07:15:12 PMWOW Clem,
Posted 10/21/2008 at 11:07:06 AMGraduate of Agawam High? Agawam Mass, so this is what you have grown up to be? Shame on you.