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Worker falls to their death at Kennedy Space Center www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 14, 2011
Florida March 14 2011 A United Space Alliance employee who fell to his death this morning while working on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center was identified this afternoon. USA engineer James D. Vanover, died this morning after a fall at Launch Pad 39A...

Disney worker killed repairing roller coaster www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 14, 2011
Orlando Fla March 15 2011 A Disney worker injured Sunday while repairing the Primeval Whirl roller coaster died early today, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The worker, identified as 52-year-old Russell Sherry Roscoe of Webster, suffered head injuries Sunday while working on ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and was airlifted to Orlando Regional [...

Bryan TX. police officer charged with exposing self at mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
College Station TX March 13 2011 A Bryan police officer is on paid administrative leave following his arrest Thursday on a charge of indecent exposure. Adam Lamar Brooks is accused of exposing his genitals in the Post Oak Mall parking lot last November...

Police say pot growers had Wally guarding their operations www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Hemet CA March 13 2011 California narcotics investigators raiding a home’s $1.5million marijuana growing operation found an alligator guarding the stash. A Riverside County drug task force team moved in on the Hemet-area house on Monday night and seized 2,285 pot plants...

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Pueblo Convention Center security officer assaulted www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Pueblo CO March 13 2011� A security guard at the Pueblo Convention Center was assaulted and blasted with pepper spray on Tuesday. The incident happened about 8:30 p.m., according to Pueblo police officer J. Medina. A 24-year-old security guard was outside smoking a cigarette when a man walked up and punched her in the stomach, [...

Houston grand jury declines to indict security officer in bank robbery shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Houston TX March 13 2011 A grand jury has declined to indict a Harris County deputy who was working off-duty last year during a shootout with masked bank robbers, injuring at least one. Mitchell Bettin, a 20-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, was the armed security guard during a Sept...

Ohio State Trooper fired for throwing peanuts at security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Cleveland OH March 13 2011 A former Highway patrol Trooper of the Year has lost his job. Thirty Four year-old Jason Fantone of Austintown was let go by the Ohio State Highway patrol following an arrest during a Cleveland Browns game. Fantone was arrested for allegedly throwing peanuts at stadium security officers during the Browns [...

Virginia man sues after arrested for stripping at airport www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Richmond VA March 13 2011 The Virginia man who stripped to his underwear at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint to protest security procedures has filed a lawsuit against federal and local authorities. Aaron B. Tobey, a 21-year-old University of Cincinnati student from Charlottesville, took off his shirt and pants to reveal a message scrawled [...

Hawaii security officer ran over by fleeing shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Kapolei HI March 13 2011 Three women, suspected of shoplifting, allegedly hit a security guard with their vehicle while trying to flee from a Kapolei-area business.. The security guard was chasing the women — ages 18, 19, and 44 — for shoplifting when the vehicle they were in hit him about 12:45 p...

Texas Zoo adds night security guards with four legs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
VICTORIA, Texas March 13 2011 ? For the Texas Zoo’s new night security guards, chasing off hungry raccoons and co-existing with squawking guinea hens are all just a part of a day’s work. Sarge and Jazz, who are a brother and sister pair of Great Pyrenees, recently started their jobs as night security guards...

Man gets additional prison time for armored car robbery upon appeal www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Boston MA March 13 2011 A man who originally received a 13-year sentence for his role in a plot to rob an armored car vault has been sentenced to 30 years in the same case. William Merlino and three others were convicted in a plot to rob the Loomis-Fargo Armored Car facility in Easton in [...

Terre Haute police officer stabbed while working security job www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
Terre Haute IN March 13 2011 Police are looking for a man who stabbed an officer working off-duty at the Village Quarter. They describe the suspect as a white male, 30-40 years old, medium to heavy build, and he possibly frequents the Village Quarter and surrounding neighborhoods on a bicycle...

URI melee lands 8 in jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
SOUTH KINGSTOWN RI March 13 2011 ? A melee at a dance at the University of Rhode Island Thursday night led to the arrest of eight people, Maj. Stephen Baker of the URI Police Department said. Fighting broke out inside and outside Memorial Union, where the student group PINK Women sponsored a dance, Baker said...

Parent arrested for assaulting school security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 13, 2011
GASTONIA, N.C. March 13 2011– A parent faces charges after he was accused of assaulting a security officer at a school. Kenneth Hunter, 53, was charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing and assault on a school employee Thursday, police said. Employees at Warlick School in Gastonia told police Hunter was asked to leave the school, but [...

OFFICER DOWN- Police Officer Alain Scharbarger

Posted on March 13, 2011
Police Officer Alain Scharbarger New York City Police Department New York End of Watch: Sunday, March 13, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 42 Tour of Duty: 10 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Assault Date of Incident: Sunday, March 13, 2011 Weapon Used: Person Suspect Info: Apprehended Police Officer Alain Scharbarger was [...

OFFICER DOWN- Police Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf

Posted on March 13, 2011
Police Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf Nassau County Police Department New York End of Watch: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 40 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Date of Incident: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Weapon Used: Officer’s handgun Suspect Info: Not available Police Officer Geoffrey [...

Virgina Private Investigator found murdered www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
HARRISONBURG VA March 12 2011 – On really cold days, Greg Brown never hesitated to rearrange his schedule so he could pick up his 19-year-old stepdaughter from her home and drive her to and from her classes at James Madison University. Christine Zampini told mourners at her father’s funeral Wednesday her dad would always sacrifice [...

NYC bus crash kills 14-injures 20 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
New York NY March 12 2011 More than a dozen people were killed in a horrific crash early Saturday when a discount bus flipped on a Bronx highway and careened into a metal traffic pole, officials said. The top of the World Wide bus, which was returning to the city from the Mohegan Sun casino, [...

Security officer dies in fall from rooftop www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Hagerstown MD March 12 2011 A security guard at Potomac Towers in Hagerstown jumped or fell to his death from the roof of the building at about 2 p.m. Friday, city authorities said. Police wouldn’t release the man’s name Friday afternoon because the family had not been notified, and the matter still is under investigation, [...

Security officer dies of blood clot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
BASALT CO March 12 2011 ? The Basalt Police Department on Friday identified a man who they found dead in his apartment during a welfare check on Monday. Mark Andrew Janvrin, 24, died of natural causes in his apartment on Original Road, according to Basalt Police Chief Roderick O’Connor...

Veteran Delaware police officer charged in child porn case www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
HARRINGTON, Del.March 12 2011- An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a veteran Harrington police officer on multiple child pornography and related charges. Jonathan Kendall, 37, of Lincoln, is charged with 27 counts of dealing in child pornography, one count of hindering prosecution and official misconduct...

Harris County deputy working security injured www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Houston TX March 12 2011 A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy was hurt this afternoon while scuffling with a man in the parking lot of a grocery in southeast Houston, authorities said. The deputy was working a part-time security job about 3:30 p.m. when the man tried to force his way into a secure area at [...

SC airport screeners find gun in carry on bag www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Greenville SC March 12 2011 Greenville/Spartanburg Airport police An Alabama man was arrested on a gun charge after a handgun was found in his carry-on bag at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport on Thursday. Bradley Thomas Brooks, 26, of 80 Stillwaters Grove, Ala...

North Dakota troopers rescue 800 motorists during blizzard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
BISMARCK ND March 12 2011 ? The North Dakota Highway Patrol says about 800 motorists have been rescued following a blizzard that hammered the state on Friday. Lt. Jody Skogen says all motorists who were stranded have been found and taken to shelters by law enforcement and the National Guard...

Charlotte entertainment center sued for having untrained security staff www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Charlotte NC March 12 2011 Police have arrested a man in connection with a December assault at the EpiCentre that left a man in a coma. Casey Rhyne, 30, was arrested March 4 and charged with felony assault inflicting serious injury. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the victim, Yacine Moudarrir, a 32-year-old father of three, is still [...

Whittier teacher arrested for lewd acts on child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
WHITTIER CA March 12 2011 – An East Whittier Middle School teacher arrested on suspicion of committing lewd acts on a child is scheduled to arraigned in Whittier Court Friday. Police on Thursday said no other alleged victims had come forward a day after officers arrested Jesse Anthony Serrato, 29, of Whittier, after allegations surfaced [...

Orangeburg teacher arrested for fondling students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Orangeburg SC March 12 2011 A science teacher has been accused of fondling two 15-year-old male students over a two-month period last year. Candice Carr, a Nelson C. Nix Educational Center teacher, has been charged with two counts of lewd act on a minor under 16...

Albuquerque teacher?s aide arrested for sex with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.March 12 2011 (AP) – Albuquerque police arrested a high school teacher’s assistant on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old student. A criminal complaint says Anthony Rashaad Kilby was arrested Wednesday at Manzano High School...

Wylie High School teacher arrested for having sex with three students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
Dallas TX March 12 2011 A former English teacher at Wylie High School has been arrested after being accused of having sexual contact with three female students, police said. Brian Booth, 28, faces three counts of indecency with a child and three counts of improper relationship between educator and student, both second-degree felonies...

CT. shoplifter bribes security then pulls switchblade www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 12, 2011
FARMINGTON CT March 12 2011A suspected shoplifter offered a Westfarms mall security officer $50 to stop chasing him, then pulled out a switch blade when the officer declined the offer, police said. The suspect, Alexander Barber, 29, was ultimately caught by police...

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