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El Paso college police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 25, 2010
EL PASO TX Oct 25 2010 Brett Davis PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS – Police say that the shooting of a police officer overnight was not by a suspect but rather at the hands of the officer himself. The El Paso Community College is confirming sad news on the school’s transmountain campus...

Teenagers charged in murder of father www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 25, 2010
Raleigh NC Oct 25 2010 ABC11 Eyewitness News reported on Monday that authorities have charged 17-year-old Alexis Green and 15-year-old David Green, III in connection with their father’s death. Officers discovered 51-year-old David Green, Jr.’s body in a freezer in his Raleigh home on October 6...

Scranton police seek suspect in security officer assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 25, 2010
Scranton PA Oct 25 2010 police are searching for an Eynon resident who allegedly hit a Viewmont Mall security officer with his Jeep and then fled the scene. Robert Ryan, 43, of 508 1st St., Eynon, is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, accidents involving personal injury (hit and run), simple assault, recklessly endangering another [...

Fetus found in church hallway www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 25, 2010
Cook County IL Oct 25 2010 A fetus was found on Saturday in the hallway of a west suburban church, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. No pronouncement information was immediately available, but the fetus was reportedly found as mass was taking place at St...

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HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
HALLOWEEN SAFETY FOR CHILDREN-TEENS Kids love Halloween! They get to dress up and get free candy! What a perfect holiday! Give your kids some precious Halloween memories that they’ll have for life. Some of you kids already know things that you can do to be safe, like how to cross the street, not to talk [...

Pa. man arrested in casino incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
PARADISE TWP. PA Oct 24 2010 – A Henryville man was arrested early Sunday after an alleged outburst at the Mount Airy Casino Resort. Joshua Brian Kiernan, 22, was charged with resisting arrest, criminal mischief, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct...

Casino security officers bag murder suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Las Vegas, NV October 24 2010 ? One man is behind bars after police say he shot and killed a man in a casino bathroom. The North Las Vegas Police Department was dispatched to the Opera House Casino in the 2500 block of North Las Vegas Boulevard just before 11:30 Friday night after casino security [...

New security training facility opens in NY www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Greece, N.Y. Oct 24 2010 ? A new security training facility has opened on 3000 Mount Read Blvd, offering karate, women?s self defense, NYS Security Guard Unarmed courses and security guard defensive tactics. Owner of the new venue, Ralph DiGiovanni, has been involved in martial arts for 28 years, and has recently been certified by [...

NY man charged with sexual assault of dog www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Long Beach NY Oct 24 2010 A landlord is denying accusations that he repeatedly had sex with a dog in his tenant?s apartment. Mitchell Marsicano reportedly pleaded not guilty Friday to sexual misconduct, attempted sexual misconduct and burglary. A Long Beach City Court judge set his bail at $20,000 bond or $10,000 cash...

US Border Patrol Agent Arrested On Porn Charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Brownsville TX Oct 24 2010 A U.S. Border Patrol agent was arrested by the Cameron County Sheriff?s Department on child pornagraphy charges, officials said. Ernesto Padron, 38, was served with a search warrant and an arrest warrant on Thursday afternoon charging him with possession and promotion of child pornography, said Sheriff Omar Lucio...

Masked men rob Vermont security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Burlington VT Oct 24 2010 A security guard working for Lake Champlain Transportation at the company’s Charlotte ferry dock was robbed of ferry receipts early Thursday morning, said Heather Stewart, the operations manager for LCT. The 20-year-old guard was uninjured after being robbed by two men wearing ski masks while he was removing money from [...

Shoplifter hit with robbery charges after fighting security agents www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Santa Monica CA Oct 24 2010 Officers responded to the 1400 block of the Third Street Promenade regarding a female fighting with security as she was trying to leave the store without paying. Upon arrival, officers were contacted by security. Security advised that the suspect entered the store wearing a pair of shoes but exited [...

Federal jury rules against man suing courthouse security officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
PEORIA ILL Oct 24 2010 ? A federal jury took about an hour Tuesday to dismiss allegations by a Peoria man that two Peoria County courthouse security officers were too rough with him six years ago when he was arrested and pepper sprayed. Michael Levan, 47, claimed in a federal lawsuit that he was at [...

Shreveport police officer shot-killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 24, 2010
Shreveport LA Oct 24 2010 A police officer who was talking to a convenience store clerk as part of his regular patrol duties was shot and killed early Sunday by a man who drove up and opened fire in an apparently unprovoked attack. The same person had fired shots an hour earlier at the guard [...

Police find drug lab inside Georgetown University dorms www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 23, 2010
Washington DC Oct 23 2010 When students at Harbin Hall were rousted from their beds by Georgetown University officials at 6 a.m. Saturday, some thought it might be a cruelly timed fire drill. Georgetown isn’t the first college to find a drug lab It was something odder still: Campus police had discovered a clandestine drug [...

Minister assaults school security officer with chair www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 23, 2010
TULSA OK Oct 23 2010 – A man is arrested at a high school football game after a security guard was injured. According to Tulsa Public Schools, Bob Kendrick, 65, was apparently upset about security at the gate of the football game at the district’s Williams Stadium Thursday night...

School counselor charged with inticing teen on internet www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 23, 2010
OREM UT Oct 23 2010 ? An academic counselor at Utah Valley University and a former junior high school teacher was arrested Friday after police say he tried entice a 15-year-old girl on the Internet. The teen girl, however, turned out to be an undercover police officer...

Four nabbed in large shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 23, 2010
LANCASTER OH Oct 23 2010 — Four people are accused of committing the largest shoplifting spree in more than four years at River Valley Mall, but they didn’t get far before being arrested Thursday. Four Newark residents were arraigned Friday on felony charges of receiving stolen property and possession of criminal tools...

Calif man charged in roaring mall fire www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 23, 2010
Roseville CA Oct 23 2010 Dan Keller was working alone inside the GameStop at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville, Calif., when the first customer of the day walked in. “We were bantering back and forth he wanted some products,” the 36-year-old store manager told The Bee Friday...

Security officer nabs flasher www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
Hesperia CA Oct 22 2010 He wears a uniform though he?s not a deputy or a superhero, but some say what he did was heroic. An unidentified security guard on his way to work at a local bank Thursday morning spotted a man exposing himself to several children at a school bus stop near C [...

Jacksonville sheriff?s office pay to settle bloggers lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct 22 2010 (ABP) — The sheriff’s office in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to study its conflict-of-interest code for detectives and develop a training program on First Amendment considerations as part of a settlement with an anonymous blogger who was unmasked — by the office’s power of subpoena — for criticizing his former [...

Restauranter arrested with gun at CT. airport www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Oct 22 2010 (AP) ? The head of a restaurant chain in Connecticut has been arrested after allegedly carrying a gun in his baggage at Bradley International Airport. State police say Carmen Vacalebre (vak-eh-LEH’-bray) of Waterbury was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with circumventing airport security...

Atlanta CVS store stormed by armed men stealing ?codene syrup? www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
ATLANTA GA Oct 22 2010 — Atlanta police said two men who stormed a Buckhead CVS Pharmacy had one thing in mind — stealing prescription drugs. The CVS Pharmacy across from Piedmont Hospital — at the corner of Peachtree Street and Brighton Road — was robbed of drugs Thursday morning...

Georgia man indicted for groping airline passenger www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
ATLANTA GA Oct 22 2010 — A 61-year-old Alpharetta man has been indicted after authorities say he fondled a fellow airplane passenger as she slept. The U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta said Wednesday that Ranchhodbhai Lakha faces various sexual assault charges...

NJ police departments face major cutbacks, officer layoffs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 22, 2010
TRENTON, N.J.Oct 22 2010 ? Criminal enterprises will flourish in one of America’s poorest and most dangerous cities ? and reach into neighboring towns ? if plans to lay off half the police force take effect, a Camden police union leader told lawmakers Monday...

OFFICER DOWN- OFFICER TOMMY PORTZ

Posted on October 21, 2010
Police Officer Tommy PortzBaltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 32 Tour of Duty: 10 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Tommy Portz was killed [...

Hendersonville teacher has charges dropped www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 21, 2010
Hendersonville NC Oct 21 2010 The final charge against Andre Dubois, a former Hendersonville High School computer science teacher accused of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was dismissed Tuesday, District Attorney Jeff Hunt said today. Dubois, 42, was arrested in May on a warrant of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according [...

TSA screener stole $700 a day from travelers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 21, 2010
NEWARK, N.J. Oct 21 2010 (AP) ? Federal authorities say a security screening supervisor stole as much as $700 a day from travelers passing through his checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport. Forty-one-year-old Michael Arato of Ewing was arrested Tuesday following a five-week investigation...

Troy NY teacher charged with sending sexual emails to teenager www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 21, 2010
BETHLEHEM NY Oct 21 2010 ? A Troy elementary school teacher is behind bars in Albany County after allegedly sending sexual e-mails to a 14-year-old girl, according to police. Chad N. Davey, 32, of Murray Avenue in Delmar was arrested Monday on a felony charge of attempting to disseminate indecent material to a minor and [...

Memphis security officer shot 6 times- suspect arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 21, 2010
Memphis TN Oct 21 2010 A Memphis man accused of shooting a security guard after being ejected from a strip club is scheduled to appear in court, by video arraignment, this morning. Police on Tuesday charged Eugene Hollis, 30, with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault...

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