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Florida school employee taped student to chair www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla.March 9 2011 — A school employee, who used to watch kids in an after-school program, is facing child abuse charges for allegedly taping a 5-year-old child to a chair. The school district was already considering firing 21-year-old Russell Rochon for other problems when he resigned...

Woman tried to kill friend and steal newborn baby www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
Maricopa County AZ March 9 2011 Police arrested a woman last Thursday after she allegedly admitted to trying to kill her pregnant friend and take the unborn baby as her own, police said. On Feb. 16, Maricopa firefighters initially responded to a fire reported at West Canyon Creek Drive in the Pinal County municipality, where [...

Oklahoma firefighter kills his children, sets house on fire-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
FOSTER, OK March 9 2011 (CNN) ? Investigators believe a volunteer firefighter killed his two twin children, then set his home on fire and killed himself. According to Sheriff Larry Rhodes his deputies went to the home because of a suicide threat call received on Saturday...

Holton High School teacher arrested for sex with teen www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
Holton KS March 9 2011 ? A former Holton High School teacher is facing sexual assault charges involving a juvenile. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old Tad Hernandez was arrested Thursday afternoon and booked into the Jackson County Jail...

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Ohio man subdued after assaulting K-Mart security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
Mentor OH March 9 2011 A Mentor man is accused of knocking over a security officer at the Super Kmart after he was caught shoplifting. Johnathan Sulhan, 20, was trying to steal CDs from the story Friday afternoon, Mentor Police Lt. Tom Powers said. He cut the plastic covers from them with a box cutter [...

NY probation services will hire guards at offices www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 09, 2011
GOSHEN NY March 9 2011 ? Orange County’s probation department has no dedicated security detail. At the start of 2011, the county cut the sheriff’s deputy position. The deputy used to inspect bags and use a metal detector to screen members of the public as they entered the department...

Four people killed in NC school bus accident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC March 8 2011 (WECT) ? Four people died in an accident involving a school bus in the Supply area Tuesday afternoon. According to Sheriff John Ingram, a head-on collision took place on Camp Branch Road, near Highway 211. The Brunswick emergency management director said the driver of the bus was taken to [...

S.C. couple kept kids in dog pens www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
LEXINGTON, SC March 8 2011 ? A Lexington County couple is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child after a driver found their 3-year-old son wandering alone on Pond Branch Road, according to deputies. Major George Brothers said deputies were called around 3:00pm Thursday, and found the child wearing only a diaper that was filled [...

TSA officer charged with impersonating cop www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Newark NJ March 8 2011 Don?t say you?re a cop if you?re not, especially to someone who is. And that goes for federal security officers. A Transportation Security Administration supervisor assigned to Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested last week on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer, after authorities say he told a Roselle [...

Police divers search flooded casino property for victims www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Harrison County IN Mar 8 2011 The Indiana State Police dive team plans to search a flooded area near the parking garage at the Horseshoe Casino in Harrison County this morning after a report of a cry for help in the area Sunday night. Police received a call about 8:15 p...

Portland Maine security officer stabbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
PORTLAND, Maine March 8 2011 – Police say two men were stabbed in unrelated incidents in Portland early Sunday morning. Both men are expected to recover. Portland Police Sgt. Edie says the first stabbing happened at 1196 Forest Avenue, in Morril’s Corner...

Washington DC police officer nabbed in burglary sting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Washington DC March 8 2011 A five-year veteran of the D.C. police department has been charged with accepting money she thought was stolen during a house burglary, after a sting operation by the internal affairs unit. With her ankles and wrists in shackles, Officer Jennifer N...

Macy?s security agent injured by shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Sunrise AZ March 8 2011 A security guard at the Sunrise Mall Macy’s was hospitalized Sunday night after a shoplifter beat her with a cell phone police said. Seannette Wint, 22, of Amityville, entered the store at about 5:15 p.m. and concealed about $174 worth of merchandise, according to cops...

Man commits suicide on Florida park bench www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
VERO BEACH Fla March 8 2011 ? A Vero Beach man killed himself with a handgun while sitting on a bench in Riverside Park on Saturday, police said. John Lloyd Nelson, 57, of the 700 block of 13th Street Southwest, shot himself while on a bench near the boat ramp between 12:30 and 1 p...

New report says guards slept, watched TV while guarding federal buildings www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Washington DC March 8 2011 Private security guards protecting the Social Security Administration were founding napping, watching television, chatting with coworkers, talking for hours on the phone and failing to check identification badges at security checkpoints, according to a new watchdog report...

Churchland High School coach, teacher charged with having sex with teen www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Portsmouth, VA March 8 2011- A Churchland High School football coach was arrested Monday for allegedly having sex with a 16 year old student, according to a police spokesman. Cedric Cradle, 37, is listed as a football coach and special education teacher on the school website...

Daring robbery at Atlanta Wal-Mart nets thief $180,000 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
ATLANTA GA March 8 2011 — Atlanta police are trying to figure out who walked out of a local Walmart with $180,000 in cash from the store?s safe. The theft happened at the Walmart store in the 1800 block of Howell Mill Road in Atlanta. Channel 2 Action News reporter Ryan Young spoke with investigators, [...

Tulsa school principal arrested for interferring with security-police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Tulsa Okl March 8 2011 A Tulsa elementary school principal was arrested Monday on an allegation that she argued with police officers who were trying to take her daughter’s boyfriend into custody, police said. Tulsa Jail records indicate that Lynnette L...

Woman arrested after she pulls gun on security during shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
Naples Fla March 8 2011 As a result of a Crime Stoppers tip and the assistance of the local media, a Lehigh Acres woman was arrested late Monday for theft at a Bealls Outlet store in Lehigh. Kellie Mitchell, 40, has been charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, larceny theft and resisting [...

Corpus Christi woman pepper sprayed store security during theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
CORPUS CHRISTI TX March 8 2011 Corpus Christi police officers arrested a woman after she was accused of stealing perfume and cologne from Sears and then using pepper spray on the contacted loss prevention officer who tried to stop her Saturday. Officers were called to the Sunrise Mall at 7:33 p...

Trenton park ranger arrested for operating unlicensed guard company www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 08, 2011
TRENTON NJ March 8 2011 ? A Trenton park ranger who has recently been assigned to guard City Hall was arrested last week and charged with operating an unlicensed security firm, authorities said. Maurice D. Garita, 40, was charged with the fourth-degree offense by the New Jersey State Police, who had Garita and his company, [...

Harpursville High School teacher arrested for rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
Binghampton NY March 7 2011 A Harpursville High School teacher was charged with rape Tuesday over an alleged incident last year with a 16-year-old who was a student at the time. David V. Gatto, 49, faces one count of third-degree felony rape, according to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office...

Man kills two children, himself in New Orleans www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
New Orleans LA March 7 2011 Two children and a 22-year-old man were killed this morning in an apparent murder-suicide, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The children were a nine-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. Their names have not been released pending notification of family, but they are believed to be the man’s niece [...

Police- resort security track-capture rapist www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
SEVEN SPRINGS BOROUGH PA March�7 2011 ? A Johnstown man is facing charges after an alleged sexual assault at a local ski resort. Anthony Raco, 19, is facing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault and unlawful restraint charges in connection with an incident on Feb...

Jemison Alabama police officer killed in wreck www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
Jemison AL March 7 2011 A Jemison police officer died Saturday night while responding to a car accident. Officer Donald Joshua Newman, 30, lost control of his patrol car and struck a power pole near the Georgia Pacific plant on U.S. 31 in Thorsby. He died at the scene of the accident, which happened around [...

Troubled psychiatrist dies in SWAT standoff www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
Atlanta GA March 7 2011 Tributes to Dr. Anthony Allee accumulated quickly on Facebook. He was a ?great and kind guy,? one person wrote Sunday, and ?a very caring psychiatrist,? another said. A nurse who had worked with Allee added: ?I marveled at how much he loved helping his patients...

Security officer stabbed over smoking violation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
Chicago IL March 7 2011 A man was charged with stabbing a security guard after he and his girlfriend were caught smoking in the bathroom of a west suburban Naperville bar early this morning. At 1:32 a.m., Naperville police were called to 16 Jefferson Avenue after a report of a stabbing, according to a release [...

Naperville high school teacher?s aide accused of sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
Chicago IL March 7 2011 A Naperville high school teacher’s aide has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student she had been tutoring for several years, authorities said today. Deborah Cox, 58, of the 5 South 200 block of Scots Drive in Naperville, has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse in [...

Shooting at Cr�me De La Cr�me leaves 2 security officers, 3 customers shot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
MOSS POINT, MS March 7 2011 – Multiple bullet holes now adorn the door of Cr�me De La Cr�me Nightclub in Moss Point. Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, someone sprayed bullets in and outside the building. Tommie Landrum and his team were providing security for a rap concert at the night spot...

Oklahoma shoplifter shot dead by police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 07, 2011
PERRY OKL March 7 2011 ? An incident this morning in Perry that led to police fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect could be a ?suicide by cop,? Police Chief Brian Thomas said. Thomas identified the dead man as Brian Dollarhide, 30, of Hickory, N.C. Dollarhide has family in Blackwell, but Thomas said he and Dollarhide’s [...

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