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Woman uses small children to steal at Target www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
Spartanburg SC July 9 2010 A security worker at Target told authorities he saw a woman steal more than $1,300 worth of merchandise on Friday with the help of one of the four young children who was with her. At about 8 or 9 p.m. Friday, the woman entered the store at 8199 Warren H...

Mall security questioned about bandana policy www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
MILFORD CT July 9 2010 — A couple escorted from the Westfield Connecticut Post mall on Monday when the husband refused to remove the black bandana he was wearing on his head is questioning the mall’s policy. Security guards told her husband that the bandana could be construed as “gang wear,” Sasha Lattanzi said in [...

Deputies follow footprints to robbery, kidnapping suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
SWANSEA, SC July 9 2010 – A bit of old-fashioned detective work helped Lexington County deputies find a woman they say held up a 12-year-old girl at knife point for $20. Authorities say 36-year-old Alice Marie Smith entered the home of Tyler and Suzanne Richbourg early Thursday morning, grabbed the girl, and held her at [...

Facebook message leads to arrest of couple in child murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. July 9 2010 – A Facebook message led investigators to a couple suspected in the death of a girl whose body was found in a vacant Colorado home, authorities said Thursday. Hanif Sims and his girlfriend, Monique Lynch, both 29, were arrested Wednesday in Henderson, Nev...

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Wayne County teacher arrested for student sex abuse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
FAIRFIELD, IL July 9 2010 - A Fairfield, Illinois, Physical Education teacher is accused of having sexual contact with a teenage student. Authorities report that 29-year old Haven Kirkpatrick faces eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. She was arrested Wednesday afternoon at her parents home in Carmi then taken to the White County Jail...

Rights advocacy sues over schools handcuffing children www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
New Orleans LA July 9 2010 Rights advocates filed a class-action lawsuit against Louisiana school officials for repeatedly handcuffing and shackling a 6-year-old boy, attorneys for the advocates said Thursday. A legal team representing the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana and the child’s parents filed the civil-action complaint Thursday at [...

Former NBA player, security guard commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
Lexington KY July 9 2010 Police and Fayette County coroner Gary Ginn have confirmed that former UK basketball player Melvin Turpin, 49, committed suicide Thursday at his home in the Masterson Station subdivision in Lexington. Turpin died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a news release from the Lexington-Fayette County Coroner?s Office...

Rioters hit Oakland after cop?s guilty verdict www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 09, 2010
Oakland CA July 9 2010 Scores of people were arrested in Oakland on Thursday night as police tried to wrest control of downtown from looters angry about the BART verdict earlier in the day. By 11 p.m., the heart of downtown Oakland was a mess. A Foot Locker was smashed when looters took off with [...

Family of slain woman sues company for inadequate security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
FONTANA CA July 8 2010 – The family of a woman slain in a July 2009 machete attack is suing a property management company for $1 million, claiming the company failed to provide adequate security that may have prevented her death. The wrongful death suit against Luko Management of Huntington Beach was filed in San [...

LCCC Security officer named top cop www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Lorain County OH July 8 2010 As a Lorain County Community College security officer and part-time police officer, Ken Collins has spent numerous hours training for emergency situations. When he was faced with a life or death situation, Collins was able to act quickly and save a life...

Whirlwind crime spree leaves store manager shot, security guard carjacked www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
WOODBRIDGE NJ July 8 2010? In a whirlwind crime spree, a gunman yesterday robbed a Woodbridge furniture store, wounded the manager, fired again in an unsuccessful carjacking as he fled, then dropped the stolen cash and gun and swiped a security officer?s car at Woodbridge Center mall...

Woman doused security agent in pepper spray to escape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Conte Madera CA July 8 2010 A woman was arrested on allegations she doused a security guard with pepper spray while shoplifting a $2,345 Jimmy Choo purse and wallet set in Corte Madera, police said. Shirel Jean Smith, 20, of San Francisco was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of robbery, possession of tear [...

Louisville man charged with 8 murders www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Louisville KY July 8 2010 A Louisville felon has been indicted in connection with eight unsolved murders dating to 1996 — many of them connected to drugs. Ricky Kelly, 39, has been charged with eight counts of complicity to murder, as well as cocaine trafficking, police said at a press conference held Wednesday after a [...

Campground security guard arrested for lewd acts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
PORT ORANGE, Fla. July 8 2010– A security guard for a KOA Campground in Port Orange was arrested and accused of inappropriately touching several teenage girls in the hours after the Fourth of July. According to a police report, Joseph Hemingway, 39, gave two sisters and a friend a ride back to their campsite from [...

US Coast Guard helicopter crash kills three members www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
LA PUSH, Wash. July 8 2010- A Coast Guard helicopter crashed off the Washington Coast Wednesday morning, killing three of four crew members on board. Rear Adm. Gary Blore, Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, said the fourth crew member was at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and being treated for non-life-threatening injuries...

Casino security quickly nab robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Atlantic City NJ July 8 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.con��Authorities say that an Absecon man who tried holding up a local casino was quickly taken into custody by the casino security staff. The man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he tried to rob the main cashier cage at Resorts Atlantic City but [...

Security officer carjacked by robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Woodbridge NJ July 8 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/� A man trying to escape after attempting to rob a furniture store carjacked a nearby mall security officer Wednesday morning, police said. The events started unfolding at about 9 a...

Security guard rescues child from hot car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Detroit MI July 8 2010– A 64-year-old woman has been charged with child abuse after allegedly leaving her 7-year-old grandson inside a sweltering car for several hours Tuesday. Francine Clark was charged with fourth-degree child abuse, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one year in jail or five years probation, after she allegedly left [...

Veteran Chicago officer gunned down with own gun www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 08, 2010
Chicago IL July 8 2010 A veteran Chicago police officer assigned to a special unit to tamp down youth violence was shot to death Wednesday afternoon as he left an Englewood police building in a dangerous stretch of that South Side neighborhood. Authorities said an assailant took Officer Thor Soderberg’s gun and fatally shot him...

Old Country Buffet manager gambles away stolen money www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
CORALVILLE, Iowa July 7 2010? A Tiffin man is accused of gambling away $20,000 that police say he stole from the restaurant he managed. Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Vernia managed the Old Country Buffet in the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville until April and police say he took money that was to be deposited and kept it [...

Former Seton Hall coach charged with shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
Milburn NJ July 7 2010 The Milburn Police Department charged the former Seton Hall�coach, Bobby Gonzalez�with shoplifting and criminal mischief Monday for the alleged theft of a $1,395 men’s satchel from the Polo Ralph Lauren store in the Short Hills Mall...

Allied Barton officer recieves President?s Volunteer Service Award www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
Charlotte NC July 7 2010 PRESS RELEASE AlliedBarton Security Services, www.alliedbarton.com, the industry’s premier provider of highly trained security personnel, is proud to announce that Charlotte-based Security Officer Jack Alexander is a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in recognition and appreciation of his “commitment to strengthening our nation and for making a difference [...

Woman poses as boy to have sex with teen girl www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
LEBANON OH July 7 2010 ? A Franklin woman pretended to be a 14-year-old boy to get close to a Springboro girl, police said. Patricia Dye, 31, of Franklin remained in the Warren County Jail Tuesday, July 6, charged with unlawful sexual conduct with and corruption of a 16-year-old Springboro girl in late May at [...

Unruly Harrah?s Resort crowd closes nightclubs, cancels concert www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
ATLANTIC CITY NJ July 7 2010 ? Police had to close night clubs at Harrah’s Resort and canceled a concert the next day featuring Sean “Diddy” Combs and Busta Rhymes after a crowd of about 500 people tried to force themselves into the venue The Pool early Monday morning, a report in the Press of [...

Man pleads guilty to threatening president in poem www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
Louisville KY July 7 2010 Dropping his First Amendment defense, a 28-year-old Louisville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening the president of the United States in a poem. Johnny Logan Spencer Jr., had said he would contest the charge on free-speech grounds...

Judge sues security firm www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
Philadelphia PA July 7 2010 When U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe pulled into the parking garage at the federal courthouse in Center City on June 12, 2008, the last thing she expected was a broken ankle and other injuries. As she was waved through the guard booth, Rufe stopped at the gate and used [...

Vegas using kinder, gentler transit security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
LAS VEGAS NV July 7 2010 ?In a city geared largely toward tourism, securing the public transit system requires a combination of soft and hard security measures. ?As one of the top destinations in the world for visitors, we have to be cognizant of the fact that people who use the transit system here may [...

Ga. deputy arrested after SWAT stand-off www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga.July 7 2010 Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said a Paulding County Sheriff?s Office deputy was arrested after becoming combative with officers Sunday morning. Officials said Paulding County deputies responded to a domestic violence call at a home on Bethnal Way in Douglasville at about 2 a...

Former Prince George officer admits to bank burglary www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
Greenbelt MD July 7 2010 A former Prince George’s County police officer admitted in federal court Tuesday that he tried to steal cash from a bank last year, even bringing an electric saw that a partner used to try to cut open a safe. Eddie L. Smith Jr...

Mesa student teacher arrested for student sex assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 07, 2010
MESA, Ariz. July 7 2010 (AP) ? A former Mesa Mountain View High School student teacher has been arrested after he allegedly had sexual relations with a student. Mesa police say 36-year-old Ray G. Hutson was arrested Tuesday morning at his apartment. The investigation began when Mesa police were contacted by the parents of a [...

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