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One dead, 4 shot in nightclub gunfight www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 04, 2010
Lubbock TX Oct 4 2010 Three red roses in a pool of blood on the red brick streets of Buddy Holly Avenue Sunday afternoon marked the spot where a Lubbock man was gunned down earlier that day. Zachary Matta, 22, was fatally shot and several others were injured in an overnight shooting in front of [...

Traffic stop in Tennessee leads to identity theft charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 03, 2010
Nashville, TN Oct 3 2010 ? Trooper Kevin Hoppe and Sergeant James VanDyke of the Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested four suspects Thursday morning in connection with a possible phishing operation. The THP officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Lexus out of Detroit, MI, after the car was spotted driving erratically on Interstate-75 northbound [...

NJ teacher charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 02, 2010
IRVINGTON NJ Oct 2 2010 ? Sharonda Wilson, the Irvington High School teacher charged with killing her live-in boyfriend on Thursday, told police that stabbed him once in the heart with a kitchen knife following a dispute after he accused her of being unfaithful, according to investigators...

BRINKS GUARD KILLED DURING ROBBERY www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 02, 2010
MIRAMAR, Fla. Oct 2 2010 — A security guard carrying cash from a South Florida bank to an armored truck was gunned down during a robbery Friday. One suspect was caught, but at least two others believed to be armed were on the loose after they crashed their getaway car and fled on foot...

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PILGRIM NUCLEAR PLANT SECURITY READY TO STRIKE www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 02, 2010
PLYMOUTH MA OCT 2 2010 ? Security guards at the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth are prepared to go out on strike at midnight tonight if they are unable to reach an agreement with the company on a new contract. The two sides are at odds over staffing levels and a proposal to increase [...

Lockhead Martin sues guard company over traffic accident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 02, 2010
EL DORADO, Ark. Oct 2 2010- While responding to an alarm in the Lockheed Martin’s Camden, Ark., facility, security guard Keoshee Avery failed to stop at an intersection and collided into a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System vehicle causing an estimated $2...

GRCC teacher accused of voyeurism www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 02, 2010
Auburn Wa Oct 2 2010 police on Thursday arrested a longtime drama teacher at Green River Community College for allegedly hiding a video camera in a changing room to record a 20-year-old female student. Gary K. Taylor, 71, accompanied by his attorney, Neal Fox, turned himself in to police Thursday afternoon...

Rutgers University student commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
New York Oct 1 2010 A Rutgers University freshman, distraught over a gay tryst splashed live across cyberspace by his roommate, plunged to his death from the George Washington Bridge. “Jumping off the gw bridge sorry,” read the final Facebook status from Tyler Clementi, just 72 hours after his private life suddenly became public knowledge...

Police officer strips off uniform jumps into strangers swimming pool www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
Cathedral City CA Oct 1 2010 The three women lounging in a pool and sipping drinks were surprised to see a uniformed police officer suddenly appear on the patio. They later told investigators they were stunned as the Cathedral City officer unbuckled his gun belt, unbuttoned his shirt, dropped his pants and underwear and jumped [...

Wanted child molester caught fleeing country www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
FAIRFAX, Va.Oct 1 2010 – A daycare teacher’s aid is in a New York jail tonight after police say he tried to flee the country. He is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl at the daycare in Virginia. Fairfax County police were first summoned to investigate allegations that a 4-year-old girl had been sexually [...

Intoxicated man ejected frrom hospital steals ambulance www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
WEBSTER, Texas Oct 1 2010 ? A man accused of drinking alcohol at a hospital was booted from the building and then charged in connection with the disappearance of an ambulance, authorities said Wednesday. Jakson Don Leone, 34, was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, stemming from a 7:45 p...

Former guard convicted in copper theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
Paducah KY Oct 1 2010 A western Kentucky jury has convicted a former security guard of stealing copper cable at a railroad engine shop where he formerly worked. The McCracken Circuit Court jury took about 45 minutes to convict 43-year-old Anthony Fagan and under 10 minutes more to recommend a maximum 20-year prison term...

DC armored car robbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
WASHINGTON DC Oct 1 2010 - It was just before 2:30 p.m. when witnesses say four men wearing hoodies and masks inside a black Dodge Magnum stopped in front of an armored car at the Georgetown BB&T Bank. One man, who did not want to be identified, was shopping across the street...

NJ teacher gets prison in student sex case www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
EDISON NJ Oct 1 2010? A South Plainfield woman who served as swim coach at Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison was sentenced Thursday to 364 days in jail and five years probation for having sex with a female student and asking her to withhold information from the police...

Security officer foils armed bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
MONROE NJ Oct 1 2010 ? A security officer foiled a bank robbery Thursday when the guard followed the armed suspect and apprehended him in the parking lot, police said. The robbery at Pamrapo Savings Bank, 437 Spotswood Englishtown Road, was reported just before 11:40 a...

Security aids in arrest of burglars www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
ROCKFORD IL Oct 1 2010 ? Two people were arrested in an apparent burglary to Christian Life School. Police were dispatched to the school, 5950 Spring Creek Road, around 10:30 p.m. after a security guard spotted people inside after the school was closed...

Pharmacy employee arrested for theft of drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky.Oct 1 2010 — A Louisville woman has been charged with theft after police said she stole about 2,000 hydrocodone pills from her employer. Metro Police said Brittany N. Goff, 22, stole the pills over the course of a year. According to arrest records, store surveillance cameras caught images of Goff filling prescriptions...

Police bust counterfeit trafficking operation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
Rochester, N.Y.OCT 1 2010 — Seven people were arrested for their involvement in a large counterfeit merchandise trafficking operation. Police arrested Fan Zhang, Deno Delregno, Zhang Chi, Zhang Qing Fu, Chen Xiu Ying, Gina Hurlbert and Suzanne Pelow, all of Rochester this week...

Theft of flowers lands man in jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on October 01, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky.Oct 1 2010 — A Louisville man is facing theft and receiving stolen property charges after police said he stole flowers from a health food store. According to arrest records, a St. Matthews Mall security officer saw James F. Carrico, 52, loading his station wagon with flowers from the front of the Whole Foods [...

OFFICER DOWN-Officer Will Phillips

Posted on October 01, 2010
Police Officer Will Phillips Greenfield Police Department Indiana End of Watch: Thursday, September 30, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 32 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: 251 Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Thursday, September 30, 2010 Weapon Used: Automobile Suspect Info: At large Officer Will Phillips was struck and killed [...

OFFICER DOWN-Officer James E. Fowler

Posted on October 01, 2010
Police Officer James E. Fowler III Baltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Monday, September 27, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 61 Tour of Duty: 34 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Monday, September 27, 2010 Incident Location: Pennsylvania Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not [...

SunTrust bank teller charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
� DeFuniak Springs Fla Sept 30 2010 resident Jennifer Lynn Dockery, 30, of West Park Lane was arrested on Sept. 27 on felony charges of Grand Theft of more than $8,500 in cash from SunTrust Bank. The arrest was made after DeFuniak Springs Police Detectives working in conjunction with SunTrust Bank?s Security Division, investigated a [...

Security pioneer Murray Levine will receiuve award www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
Palm Beach Gardens, FL September 30, 2010 ? Industry pioneer Murray Levine, who created the Custom Protection Officer� (CPO) program for Wackenhut (now G4S) to promote excellence in recruiting, screening and training of security officers, will receive the Colonel Edgar B...

Security officer accidentally kills self www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
MARYSVILLE, Wash. Sept 30 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Police investigating the death of a man found in a vehicle at a local business now believe that he accidentally shot himself in the leg in Marysville and bled to death before he could call for help...

Doing more with less-police say crime is rising www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
Washington DC Sept 30 2010 Police chiefs across the country say that they are feeling the effects of the nation’s economic downturn directly, with budget cuts forcing them to reduce their ranks and leading to fears that the downturn in crime will soon be reversed...

Mississippi dentist missing in Atlanta www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
Atlanta GA Sept 30 2010 A longtime Tupelo, Miss., dentist is missing after visiting family in Atlanta, police said.�Thurmond Beasley�checked out of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on 265 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta and has not been heard from since, police said...

Omaha police officers shot-suspect wounded in hospital shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 30, 2010
OMAHA, Neb. Sept 30 2010 – Two officers were hit and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting at Creighton University Medical Center on Wednesday morning, Omaha police said. Police spokesman Jacob Bettin said the officers suffered minor wounds...

Bullied teen commits suicide by hanging www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 29, 2010
Kern County CA Sept 29 2010 Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi 13-year-old who hanged himself from a tree in his back yard after years of being bullied, died Tuesday afternoon after nine days on life support. Tehachapi police investigators interviewed some of the young people who taunted Seth the day he hanged himself and determined despite [...

Man covers self with paint to avoid police Taser www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 29, 2010
CHEYENNE WY Sept 29 2010– Brian Mattert thought there was a good possibility police would use a Taser on him when they showed up at his house just after midnight on Sept. 16. So he went into the back room of his house and hastily covered himself in white latex paint...

Indianapolis museum fires security force-hires reserve police officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 29, 2010
Indianapolis IN Sept 29 2010 The Indianapolis Museum of Art is turning to reserve police officers and college students in a new strategy for security and customer service. As part of an overhaul estimated to save $600,000 annually, the museum fired 33 full-time and 23 part-time employees today...

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