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Former Trinity Broadcasting guard charged with burglary of facility www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
COSTA MESA CA Sept 20 2010 ? A former security guard at Trinity Broadcasting Network was arrested Sunday after attempting to break into the network facility, police said. Robert Shorter, 39, of Yorba Linda, was arrested on suspicion of burglary after a caller reported a suspicious man at about 3 a...

Busy Louisiana mall jewelry robbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
BATON ROUGE, LA Sept 20 2010 – Shoppers enjoying a Sunday afternoon inside the Mall of Louisiana got a scare after a mid-day robbery caused chaos inside the shopping center. Crowds rushed out of the mall after initial reports indicated shots were fired...

Rincon High School teacher fired for relationship with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Tucson AZ Sept 20 2010 A Rincon High School teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student has been fired. The TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to dismiss Jennifer Lynn Whiting. Whiting had been on paid leave and was scheduled to appeal her termination on Sept...

Columbus woman involved in mall security officer death to be released www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Columbus OH Sept 20 2010 A Columbus woman who was part of a quartet of mall shoplifters who killed a man in Springfield five years ago when their fleeing car ran over him has been ordered released from prison. The 2nd District Court of Appeals in Dayton ruled yesterday that the 2009 conviction in Clark [...

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Teen shoplifter assaults security, bites deputy www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Spartanburg SC Sept 20 2010 A youth faces numerous juvenile charges after authorities say he tried to steal merchandise from Kohl’s department store, then punched a store security officer, knocked a customer to the ground and bit a sheriff’s deputy on the arm as he resisted arrest...

Orwigsburg Pa. police officer commits suicide at station www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Orwigsburg PA Sept 20 2010 State police are investigating an apparent suicide of a police officer who worked for a small Schuylkill County borough. Orwigsburg patrolman William Bradley, 47, was found dead “from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound” at 1 p...

Las Vegas security officer shot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Las Vegas, NV Sept 20 2010- One person is dead, another injured, after a shooting at a local apartment complex. Many people who live there are now scared for their own safety. It happened early Sunday morning just after midnight. Metro Homicide detectives were out interviewing neighbors and possible witnesses, but there’s still no one [...

Longtime Boston Globe security officer looses battle with cancer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Boston MA. Sept 20 2010 James H. McLaughlin Jr., idol of his grandchildren, avid Patriots fan, and husband of 40 years, died Wednesday of liver cancer at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 61. Mr. McLaughlin, originally of Roxbury, lived most of his life in Dorchester with his wife and three children...

Inmate attacks security officer at Florida hospital www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Jacksonville Fla Sept�20 2010 An inmate from the Duval County jail attacked a private security guard at Shands Jacksonville Saturday afternoon while at the facility for treatment, a hospital spokesman said. The inmate had been taken from the jail to the hospital for treatment, Shands spokesman Dan Leveton said...

Craigslist robbers pick wrong target www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
BOISE ID Sept�20 2010 — Two men suspected of robbing a man at gunpoint in Boise last week were caught Thursday night because they tried the same scheme on Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney, according to police. Boise Police say the robbers pretend to be selling computers on Craigslist, and when the would-be customer arrives [...

EEOC files lawsuit against Philly security business www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
Philadelphia PA Sept�20 2010 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a class-action lawsuit against a Philadelphia security-services company, accusing it of discriminating against female Muslim employees by not allowing them to wear religious garments while working...

Mobile County teacher gets prison for sexting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 20, 2010
MOBILE, Alabama Sept 20 2010 — A Mobile County teacher who admitted sending pictures of his genital area to a 13-year-old student will go to prison for 15 months, a federal judge decided Friday. Darrell La Void Tyler, 29, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor...

OFFICER DOWN-OFFICER DAN DE KRAAI

Posted on September 19, 2010
Officer Dan De Kraai St. Joseph Police Department Missouri End of Watch: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Officer Dan De [...

Alabama football coach charged with sex crimes against children www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
ABERDEEN, Miss. Sept 19 2010 – A well-known high school football coach is under arrest after being accused of committing sex crimes against minors. Law enforcement arrested Sulligent, Ala. and former Smithville head football coach Dwight Bowling as he was returning home following his team’s Friday night game...

Ga. doctor arrested for drugging-raping patient in office www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
ATHENS, Ga.Sept 19 2010 — An Athens urologist is in the Clarke County jail on charges he drugged and raped a patient in his office more than a year ago. Dr. Mark Adams surrendered to police just after 6 p.m. on Thursday. He waived his first court appearance early Friday morning...

Birthday party fight ends in arrests-immigration holds www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
BELLEVUE, Neb. Sept 19 2010 (AP) – Bellevue police say eight people were arrested after a 15-year-old girl’s birthday celebration turned raucous. Police Chief John Stacey said in a news release Sunday that one officer was kicked in the face and another was hit in the face during a disturbance at a rental hall about [...

Target Store security nabs Peeping Tom ?upskirting? www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
CHARLOTTE, NC Sept 19 2010 — Security officers at a Target store near Uptown Charlotte called police after spotting a man secretly peeping on women inside the store on Friday afternoon. Target security officers told Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police that store surveillance cameras captured a man with a cell phone on top on his tennis shoe recording [...

ND casino security assaulted by tribal council member www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
BELCOURT ND Sept 19 2010 A security guard at the Skydancer Hotel and Casino here has pressed charges against a member of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council, claiming that he assaulted her this past week. A victim affidavit filed by the security guard she wished to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job stated [...

Arkansas women gets life in prison for murder of children www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
McNeil Ark Sept 19 2010 A Destrehan native, charged earlier this year by Arkansas authorities with the deaths of her two young children, has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences after pleading no contest to two counts of first degree murder...

Utah karate teacher charged in sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
SOUTH JORDAN Utah Sept 19 2010 ? A karate instructor who works with children was arrested late last week after prosecutors said he was sexually abusing some of the students at his studio. Bryce Ellison Norton, 29, was charged in Third District Court with 15 felony counts including 12 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of [...

Three children found shot to death in Houston www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas Sept 19 2010 ? Authorities are investigating after three children were found shot to death inside a north Harris County apartment. The incident happened around 9:45 in the 13000 block of Homestead. According to deputies, officers arrived to the scene of a shooting and found the bodies of three children inside the [...

NC Police Chief?s daughter found murdered www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 19, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sept 19 2010– Twenty-three year old Valerie Hamilton’s body was found at a storage facility off Monroe Road in Southeast Charlotte late Saturday night. Police are now searching for Michael Neal Harvey, who they say is wanted for her murder...

Police, casino security work to nab carjacker-robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
Chester PA Sept 18 2010 Senior citizens were the target of a pair of bandits Thursday who allegedly robbed three people, carjacking one of them, in two separate incidents. In both instances, the senior citizens had crossed the bandits? paths at a casino...

Texas State Aquarium security officer injured in blast www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
CORPUS CHRISTI TX Sept 18 2010 ? Two people injured in an explosion at a beach motel Thursday have been released from the hospital while a third, the hotel?s manager Kim Royal, remains in a San Antonio burn unit. Royal is in serious condition at Brooke Army Medical Center, friends and hospital representatives said...

Casino security supervisor files discrimination lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
New Orleans LA Sept 18 2010 A security supervisor for the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has filed a discriminatory lawsuit against his former supervisor after he lost his job for payroll fraud. Claiming violations of his civil rights, Kendrick M...

Off-duty Henderson officer shoots-kills man during domestic dispute www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
HENDERSON NV Sept 18 2010 — An off-duty Henderson police officer shot and killed a man early this Friday during a domestic dispute. A City of Henderson spokesperson said the suspect, who was armed with a gun, confronted the woman and the 32-year-old Henderson police officer...

Mother uses daughters in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
Cincinnati OH Sept 18 2010 A mother-daughter shopping trip in Springdale ends with the mother behind bars. Police say 38 year old Elizabeth Keller used her two daughters to help her steal hundreds of dollars worth of clothing from Dillard’s in the Tri-County Mall...

Ga. man arrives drunk at court to answer for previous intoxication arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. Sept 18 2010 ? Police arrested a Lawrenceville man accused of showing up drunk to the city’s municipal court to answer to previous public intoxication charges. Police charged 49-year-old Phillip Ingram with being under the influence at City Hall...

TX teacher indicted for porn, child molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
Houston TX Sept 18 2010 A teacher from Sealy was indicted on multiple charges by a federal grand jury Wednesday for allegedly molesting and taking pornographic pictures of children in a kindergarten class in Curacao. Stephen Wayne Sudduth, 35, is charged with engaging in illicit sexual conduct with students in a foreign country, production of [...

K-Mart shoplifter charged with assaulting security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
QUEENSBURY NY Sept 18 2010 — A 29-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after assaulting a security officer who confronted her as she attempted to leave a K-Mart store with stolen merchandise, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office says. Amandra Mosher was leaving a Super K-Mart store on Dix Avenue at about 5:30 p...

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