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Teacher charged with sexual assault of 14 yr old student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
Marcellus NY Sept 18 2010 – Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a substitute teacher in Marcellus who they say had sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy. Floyd Bailey, 70, of Kinderwood Lane in Marcellus, has been charged with a felony criminal sex act and two misdemeanors, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual [...

Oklahoma school increases security after student murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 18, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY OK Sept 18 2010 — Administrators at Oklahoma City Public Schools are taking some extra security precautions following the murder of a high school student. Thursday afternoon, Oklahoma City Police started piecing together the murder investigation for 16-year-old Deantwon Johnson...

Unarmed resort security officer fired upon during burglary www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
California Sept 17 2010 Rangers were dispatched to the Furnace Creek Ranch Resort just after 3 a.m. on September 9th to investigate a report of shots fired. The ranch is a large resort complex managed by Xanterra Corporation and is a private inholding within the park...

Husson University security officer arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
BANGOR, Maine Sept 17 2010 ? A campus security officer at Maine’s Husson University is facing drug charges after a Bangor police officer allegedly spotted marijuana in her briefcase. The Bangor Daily News says 29-year-old Kimberly Bailey of Bangor was charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana and the sale or use of [...

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LAX white police officers sue for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
Los Angeles CA Sept 17 2010 One current and two former Los Angeles Airport Police officers have filed a lawsuit accusing department officials of discriminating against white officers and giving black officers preferential treatment in promotions and disciplinary action...

CT schools remove resource officers after student Tasered www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
Middletown, Conn. SEPT 17 2010 – School Resource Officers are being pulled out of Middletown Public schools effective immediately. The Board of Education made the move saying they don’t see eye-to-eye with the Police Department on the role of the officers...

Security finds lumber yard ablaze www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
Salem Al Sept. 16 2010 –The morning after a fire erupted at Dudley Lumber Co. in Salem, Ala., employee Cliff Roberts was mulling the emotions of seeing a major part of his workplace destroyed. “It was terrible,” he said Wednesday as embers continued to send a slight draft of smoke into the air...

Alabama man gets 23 yrs prison sentence for assaulting Target security agent during theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
Dothan AL Sept 17 2010 A 28-year-old man burst into tears after a Houston County judge sentenced him to serve 23 years in prison for a robbery at Target. Tony Lamar Wilson, who had seven prior felony convictions, pleaded guilty to the robbery and to running over a Target security guard...

NJ School security chief struck by vehicle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 17, 2010
Ridgewood NJ Sept 17 2010 The head of security at Ridgewood High School (RHS) was bumped by a car Thursday morning while directing traffic in the high school parking lot, according to RHS Principal Jack Lorenz. Carlos Pinto, the chief of security at Ridgewood High School (RHS), did not have serious injuries but was taken [...

Convenience stores may have to hire guards in Jackson www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Jackson MS Sept 16 2010 Convenience stores are often targets for violent crimes in the Capital City. Councilman Kenneth Stokes has been pushing for an ordinance for some time that would require these stores to hire security guards. After a deliveryman was shot and killed at a convenience store last week?he?s proposing an ordinance that [...

Honolulu police officer charged with shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
HONOLULU Hawaii Sept 16 2010 - A veteran Honolulu police officer is scheduled to appear before an Oahu judge next month after being arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. John F. Rapozo, 56, has 25 years of service with HPD and is assigned to the Narcotics-Vice Division...

Unarmed Reno security officer captures armed robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Reno NV Sept 16 2010 An unarmed security guard got into a struggle with an armed robbery suspect and with the help of a business customer detained him on Wednesday, the Reno Police Department said. Joslin Griffith, whose age and city of residence were not immediately available, was booked on suspicion of attempted robbery with [...

Springfield Mass police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
WEST SPRINGFIELD MA Sept 16 2010 – A newly retired, veteran Springfield police officer died on Wednesday morning in an apparent suicide that stunned his former colleagues, according to a Springfield Police Department spokesman. Sgt. Thomas E. Long, 59, died at his home in West Springfield, according to Sgt...

Baltimore security police fire at armed robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Baltimore MD Sept 16 2010 About 100 afternoon shoppers were stuck in a shopping center parking lot Wednesday and a school was placed on lockdown after a security officer fired shots at two men with guns who tried to rob a pharmacy, officials said. The incident unfolded about 3:15 p...

Teacher arrested for lewd acts at Sarasota Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
North Port, Florida Sept 16 2010 — A man has been arrested on battery and indecent exposure charges after police say he performed a lewd act in a Sarasota Walmart. The Herald Tribune reports 28-year-old William Tyler Black performed a sex act on himself in the Walmart because he saw several “hot girls” in the [...

Security officer shoots armed robbery suspect in Delaware www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Bear, Del.Sept 16 2007 ? Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the Happy Harry?s in Glendale Plaza, Bear, in which the suspect was shot. The incident occurred at approximately 4 a.m. Sept. 15, when a suspect, identified as Thomas Maney, 31, of New Castle, allegedly entered the front door of the store [...

Security officer found shot to death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Marathon Fla Sept 16 2010 Keys detectives late Tuesday confirmed the identity of an Islamorada man shot to death over the weekend as Henry Allwardt, 70. The security guard at the Moorings Resort was found dead in his bedroom at 500 Pirates Lair Road, in a downstairs apartment...

Mall security nab auto burglars www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
CORPUS CHRISTI TX Sept 16 2010 ? Mall security caught two middle-aged thieves Tuesday trying to drive away with lawn equipment taken from the bed of a truck in the mall parking lot. Officers were called about 4 p.m. to a mall in the 5400 block of South Padre Island Drive after reports of an [...

Security officer shoots at bank robber www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
Columbus Oh Sept 16 2010 Police are investigating two bank robberies this week, one in which a security guard shot at a knife-wielding man and another by a woman whom police have dubbed the “church lady bandit.” The robbery by the woman occurred about 2 p...

Mother charged with letting 2 yr old smoke pot! www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
CINCINNATI OH Sept 16 2010 – A Springfield Township mother has been indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury for allegedly forcing her 2-year-old daughter to smoke marijuana. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters released cell phone video on Wednesday that shows the daughter of 21-year-old Jessica Gamble smoking marijuana...

Ohio police officer fired upon with automatic rifles www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 16, 2010
CINCINNATI OH Sept 16 2010 – A Woodlawn police officer escaped injury after three men shot at him with semi-automatic rifles Thursday morning. The bullets broke windows and flattened tires of the SUV the officer was driving at the time. Investigators said at least ten shots were fired...

Virginia State Trooper dies in deep dive training www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 15, 2010
Washington DC Sept 15 2010 A Virginia state police trooper died Tuesday after making a training dive in Lake Anna, the state police said. Trooper Mark D. Barrett, 41, was part of a team making deep-water dives in the lake, which is about 70 miles southwest of Washington, the state police said...

Nightclub security officer attacked by man with cane www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
Austin TX Sept 14 2010 A 52-year-old man is facing felony assault charges after police said he attacked a security guard at a bar where staff refused to keep serving him and his two friends then threw them out, according to an arrest affidavit. Police said Jose Alberto Fuentes was at the Texas Bar at [...

Alert security officer captures 2 robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept 14 2010 Two people have been arrested in connection with an attack and robbery in Harrisburg over the weekend. Early Saturday morning, a security guard at a downtown club called police after seeing three young men acting suspiciously, Harrisburg police said...

KC police charge two in armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
Kansas City MO Sept 14 2010 Federal authorities charged two men Monday with taking $130,000 at gunpoint from an armored car courier last month. Court documents allege that within hours of the Aug. 30 hold-up, Deangelo Colston and Gerald Jones, both 20, began spending handfuls of $20 bills on a car, clothing, tattoos and a [...

Lake Mary High School teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
LAKE MARY, Fla. Sept 14 2010 – A Lake Mary High School language arts teacher is kicked out of the classroom after being accused of assaulting a 17-year old female student. The interaction between 48-year old Marc Dauphinais and the student took place in his classroom last Wednesday morning, according to the arrest report from [...

Former security guard gets 120 prison sentence for rape-kidnapping www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
Riverside County CA Sept 14 2010 A former security guard who raped women on and around the UC Riverside campus and robbed a family at knifepoint was sentenced today to 120 years to life in state prison. Justin Samuel Lowe, 26, was convicted July 16 of one count each of rape, attempted rape, attempted robbery, [...

Portland team of thieves operate million dollar business www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
PORTLAND OR Sept 14 2010 — A man prosecutors described as the leader of a “team of thieves” who operated around the country, including in the Portland Metro area, was sentenced Monday in federal court to more than eight years in prison...

Illinois police chief commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
PETERSBURG, Ill. Sept 14 2010 - Authorities say a central Illinois police chief has killed himself. Authorities say Petersburg police Chief Denny Martin shot himself Sunday after an officer came to his home to investigate a disturbance. Menard County State’s Attorney Kenneth Baumgarten says Martin had walked into another room where he was alone...

South Carolina State Trooper charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com

Posted on September 14, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC Sept 14 2010 – An off-duty South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper was fired early Sunday morning after Richland County deputies charged him with driving under the influence, after the Trooper crashed his personal car in Five Points, according to DPS Director Mark Keel...

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