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Hospital sexual assault suspect sent to prison

Posted on June 25, 2010
LANSING MI JUNE 25 2010 SOURCE:LJC She didn’t know the man who walked into her room at Sparrow Hospital, holding a box of chocolates under one arm. It was the afternoon of March 4, the woman recalled. She had gone to the emergency room because of a blood sugar problem and eventually was transferred to [...

Wal-Mart employee dies from injuries sustained in shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
Fort Worth TX June 24 2010 Source:Star-Telegram Bruce Florence’s family was his motivation for working hard. For more than a decade, he was a regular sight at the Walmart in Westworth Village, greeting customers, ringing up purchases and stocking merchandise, his wife, Cathey Florence, said...

Security Officer Russell Hines captures murder suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
PENSACOLA FLA JUNE 24 2010 Source:PJC A security guard is being credited for the arrest of a murder suspect after a man was gun downed at an Escambia County apartment complex. Alberto Leslie, 28, is facing a homicide charge for the Monday night shooting death of Brandon A...

Ga. man charged with having sex with horses www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
Covington GA June 24 2010 Source:AJC A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with several horses, police said. Newton County Sheriff’s Office said that Byron Christopher Jordan was arrested and charged with bestiality. He is accused of having sex with several horses...

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Security officer rescues two from pool www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
Conway SC June 24 2010 A security guard who rescued two people in a pool makes our Carolina Spotlight. Officer Richard Johnson of Carolina Forest was working at the Palace Resort on Ocean Boulevard on June 11th when he saw a teenage boy and his aunt struggle in the hotel swimming pool...

Cobb County police officer arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
COBB COUNTY, Ga. June 24 2010 Source:WSBTV – Cobb County police said a former officer was arrested after officials found child pornography on his computer. According to detectives from the Cobb County Crimes Against Children Unit, they were initially contacted by investigators from the Department of Public Safety Internal Affairs Unit regarding a complaint of a [...

Couple tries selling baby at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 24, 2010
SALINAS, Calif.June 24 2010 AP ? A California couple faces child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store. Salinas police spokesman, Officer Lalo Villegas, said Thursday that Patrick Fousek, 38, and Samantha Tomasini, 20, were arrested early Wednesday, hours after Fousek allegedly approached two women [...

Deputy Sheriff Richard Daniels Killed

Posted on June 23, 2010
Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office Georgia End of Watch: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Richard Daniels was killed when his patrol [...

OFFICER DOWN CRAIG SHAW

Posted on June 23, 2010
OFFICER DOWN CRAIG SHAW Police Officer Craig Shaw Lancaster Police Department Texas End of Watch: Sunday, June 20, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: 5 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Sunday, June 20, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed [...

Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green dies from crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green Richmond Sheriff’s Office Virginia End of Watch: Saturday, June 19, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 51 Tour of Duty: 16 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, June 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Caroline Green succumbed to [...

Combative shoplifter taken to jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
St. Cloud MN June 23 2010 Source:scnow.com A 19-year-old Minneapolis woman was taken to Stearns County Jail after an assault and theft today, according to St. Cloud Police. Lateaka Breany Williams was arrested at 12:57 p.m. at the JCPenney store in Crossroads Center...

Father who shoplifted with daughter gets prison time www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
WEST CHESTER ME June 23 2010 Source LPNEWS ? It was not what Terrence D. Thompson stole from the Kmart in West Goshen that convinced a Chester County judge to sentence him to state prison, it was the way in which he stole it. Judge Anthony Sarcione sentenced Thompson, 37, of Coatesville, to three to [...

Pittsburgh school security officer honored for stopping armed intruder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
PITTSBURGH PA June 23 2010 (WPXI) — Pittsburgh City Council declared Tuesday ?Division of School Safety Day? in the city. The council honored those who protect the students in the public school system. http://www.wpxi.com/news/23990271/detail.html The council celebrated all of the officers? work, but specifically thanked Alfonso Roberts...

Off-duty officers involved in nightclub shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
Omaha, NE June 23 2010 Source:Action3News – Two Omaha police officers are on administrative leave after one of the officers shoots and kills a man outside a south Omaha restaurant and bar. Officers Jason Messerschmidt and Johnny Palermo Jr., were working off-duty security at Guaca Maya Mexican restaurant early Monday morning, when Messerschmidt opened fire...

Teacher arrested at Six Flags for voyeurism www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
Chicago IL June 23 2010 Source:WGN Investigators are scouring computer data removed from the home of a Chicago Public Schools teacher whom they dubbed a “video voyeur” after he was accused of secretly filming men and boys in a locker room at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee...

Arrested teacher faces more sex crime charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
Cincinnati OH June 23 2010 A former teacher, who stands accused of sexually abusing a student, is now also accused of having inappropriate contact with another female teen. Delhi Township Police say 35 year old Matthew Herrmann was arrested Monday afternoon on charges that he had sexual contact with a 13 year old girl who [...

Trucker charged with sexually assaulting step-daughter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
JOPLIN, Mo.June 23 2010 Source:JoplinPost ? She ran into the restaurant of the truck stop on Interstate 44 southwest of Joplin late Monday night wearing nothing more than a T-shirt. She needed help. She had been raped, she told people inside. She was just 12 years old and from Alabama, with a harrowing story to [...

Security guard shoots-kills driver of car

Posted on June 23, 2010
Riverside CA June 26 2010 A person died last night after a security guard opened fire on a car that tried to run him over in the Canyon Crest area of Riverside, police say. The gunfire erupted about 10:45 p.m. along the 900 block of Via Zapata, south of Canyon Crest Drive and Central Avenue...

Deputy Sheriff Melissa Powers dies in wreck

Posted on June 23, 2010
Deputy Sheriff Melissa Powers Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Florida End of Watch: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 36 Tour of Duty: 3 years, 7 months Badge Number: 7110 Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Melissa Powers [...

CHP Officer Philip Ortiz succumbs to injuries

Posted on June 23, 2010
Officer Philip Ortiz California Highway Patrol California End of Watch: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 28 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Philip Ortiz succumbed to [...

Police nab man with 98 fake credit cards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
DECATUR, Ga.June 23 2010 — Authorities have arrested a 21-year-old Decatur man they said had a cache of phony documents, including 98 fake credit cards. Henry County police got a tip that Issa Diallo was going to use a fake credit card at a Kroger last Wednesday...

Deputy sheriff arrested for bringing pot into jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
ATLANTA GA June 23 2010 Source:WSBTV — Fulton County Sheriff?s Office officials arrested and charged a deputy sheriff after they said he brought drugs into the jail where he worked with the intent to distribute. Raheim Lowery, 30, was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Fulton County Jail where he worked...

Attorney arrested for having gun at court www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
ATLANTA GA June 23 2010 — Fulton County deputies arrested an attorney who they said brought a weapon into the Fulton County courthouse. The Fulton County sheriff’s office said Kirby Turnage brought a brown leather bag containing a loaded ...

Security company owner convicted in sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 23, 2010
Monterey CA June 23 2010 Cesar Enciso, 41, of Salinas has been convicted of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery with restraint. Enciso, the owner of First Response Security, hired a security guard in February 2008, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office reported...

Montgomery mall worker dies of toxic fumes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
Montgomery AL June 22 2010 Source: Montgomery Advertiser Mall goers hoping to pick up a last-minute gift for dear old dad, or just to hang out, found themselves politely turned away from Eastdale Mall by Montgomery police officers Sunday. Officers had blocked off every entrance of the mall, while the Montgomery Fire Department’s HAZMAT team [...

Off-duty US Customs agent shot-killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
Queens NY June 22 2010 Fox News An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was shot dead in Jamaica, Queens, early Monday morning, police and family said. Maurice Gordon, 33, was shot in front of his house, police said. The street was covered with NYPD evidence markers...

Philly prison guard gunned down www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
Philadelphia PA June 22 2010 NBC A Philly prison guard was on his way to work late Sunday night when he was shot and killed in the doorway of his North Philly home. Lonnie Rowland, 36, was shot at 10:50 p.m. on the doorstep of his home on the 2400 block of W...

Benefit concert planned for fallen CMA security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn.June 22 2010 – Funeral arrangements have been set for the security guard who collapsed and died at the CMA Music Festival. A public visitation for Fred Stapleton will be held Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home at 2707 Gallatin Road...

Memphis security officer shoots shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. June 22 2010 – Memphis Police are investigating a shooting incident where a security guard shot an unruly shoplifter at a Frayser-area grocery store Sunday night. The incident occurred around 11:30pm at Super Lo Foods on the 3300-block of N...

Texas judge killed by her husband www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 22, 2010
Rowlett TX June 22 2010 A Texas judge was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide, the Dallas Morning News reported Monday. Rowlett Juvenile Court Judge Belinda Loveland, 59, was found dead Sunday evening in her home. The body of her attorney husband Richard, 59, was also found...

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