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Thursday November 14i1996 Cathy Carver’s golden retriever is more than a pet to her, he’s a pal. By Lori Robison Staff Reporter They can be seen on campus, an insepa rable team, traversing their way through throngs of students on the way to their desti nation. Casual observers may glance up and see only a woman in a wheelchair with her pet — a loveable golden retriever called Cappuccino — cruising through campus. But this duo is much more than that. They are an extension of each other, a team work ing together to overcome any obstacle placed in its path. For Cathy Carver, a senior elementary education major at UNL, having Cappuccino (nicknamed “Capp”) this past year has meant a life with more independence and mobility. “You don’t get a manual about how to live with a disability,” she said. In fact, after hiring several students to assist her in getting around campus for her first three years here, Carver decided a less expensive, more reliable alternative was needed. After a friend suggested getting a service dog, Carver submitted an application to Kan sas Specialty Dogs, a Washington, Kan., nonprofit school that specializes in training service and guide dogs. “As life goes on and things progress,” ii He's really an extension of me." Cathy Carver senior elementary education major she said, “I just thought a dog might be some thing I might really need.” Indeed, public demand for the animals has led to a year long waiting list for service dogs from KSDS, the largest breeder and trainer for the dogs Please see DOGS on 7 Suspect takes own life in jail before trial OMAHA (AP)—The suicide of a man who allegedly named his accomplice in the 1992 murder of Kenyatta Bush may pose problems for prosecutors. Adam Barnett, // - 21, of Omaha com mitted suicide Wednesday in the XMhnt if Washington County rvu,i iy EtJStK Barnett said and Jeremy Sheets D AT 7 committed the mur- DSTl IV e ISO 71 der, prosecutors said. Douglas County OT CLTXyOTXS Attorney Jim Jansen - . _ . said he did not know 6LSC 171 tfllS how the death of Barnett would affect courtroom the case against Sheets COTUTTlitted it s way too early to make any the Crime? ... prediction about what this means to Would VOU our case,” Jansen %/ Mod them Sheets,*ISs longtime hlYpr?99 friend, were charged uuer. Tast month in the ab duction and murder J. WILLIAM GALLUP of die former honor attorney for Jeremy student and home- Sheets coming queen candi date. Her death — — ■ ■ ■ shocked the commu nity four years ago. About 3,000 people attended her funeral. Barnett had pleaded innocent to first-degree murder last month after waiving his preliminary trial. Authorities had said he played a lesser role in the slaying. Barnett told police that Sheets stabbed Bush to death while raping her and that Barnett held her down, said police Detective Bill Jadlowski during a preliminary hearing Wednesday morn ing for Sheets. Sheets, 22, was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on first-degree murder. His attor ney, J. William Gallup, had argued that charges should be dismissed on the grounds that police have no physical evidence linking Sheets to the crime. Please see BUSH on 7 Inkless fingerprints to deter fraud Businesses, hanks to use wipe-off ink to catch check forgers in action By Chad Lorenz Senior Reporter Nebraska’s newest crime fighter is an invisible agent Businesses and banks in the state will soon battle check fraud with “inkless” fingerprint pads available from die Nebraska Bankers Associa tion. Fingerprint signatures have been successful nationwide as an easy, ef fective way to deter fraud without hassles for customers. Customers can expect to soon use the system when they cash a check at a business or bank, even if it is one where they do not have an account, said Kory Jorgensen, Nebraska Bank ers Association communications direc ■ tor. Banks and businesses may also use the identification pads for all check transactions. To cash a check, the customer would have to leave a thumbprint on the back of the check. The special ink wipes right off and does not stain clothes or hands. “It just rubs off and disappears,” Jorgensen said. If the check is fraudulent, police investigators can use the print to iden tify the suspect, Jorgensen said. The print is just as clear and dark as a print made by conventional inks. Police laboratory experts could enter the fingerprint into Lincoln Po lice Department’s Automated Finger print Identification System and search for a perfect match. Lincoln police investigator Terry Hruza said the system could speed up fraud investigations, which sometimes take three months to identify suspects. “By that time, they’re gone,” Hruza said. In a recent case, a man wrote $75,000 in fraudulent checks in three days, she said, and was not found. Using the fingerprint signature system, Lincoln police probably would have caught him. Two Lincoln businesses have been using die system for about a month, Hruza said. Paycheck Advance turned a phony check over to police after the suspect left his fingeiprint on the back, Hruza said, and investigators are close to Please see PRINTS on 6 ' ~ '• V,\ ' \V - . . / ' S Juveniles arrested in bombing spree Four youths may be tied to rash of bombs found in Lincoln. By Chad Lorenz Senior Reporter Police arrested four juveniles Wednesday afternoon in connection with a spree of pop-bottle bombings _ in Lincoln during the past week. Three 13-year-old boys and one 15-year-old boy were booked foi possession of a destructive device and using an explosive device tc damage property, Lincoln police Capt. Frank Rowe said. Both of fenses are felonies. About IS homemade bombs have been found around northeast Lincoln since last Thursday. They have an explosive power equivalent to an M-80 firecracker, but can be made with household components. Information the police received Wednesday mornings including a Crimestoppers tip, led to the arrest, Rowe said. The arrests clear six cases of pop-bottle bombs in Lin coln including a bomb left at Hun tington Elementary School, 4601 Adams St, Tuesday, he said. Rowe would not say what evi dence led to the arrests or where the arrests were made. All four youths were referred to Youth Aid.