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High school teacher dies breaking up student fight www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010FITCHBURG MA June 5 2010 ? When he heard shouts and sounds of a scuffle, Douglas Vaughn Lloyd rushed to intervene, dashing from his classroom into the school hallway. A couple who had recently ended a stormy relationship were fighting on the floor, and the 65-year-old biology teacher at Fitchburg High School dove into the [...
Murderer of security officer gets life in prison
Posted on June 05, 2010SANTA ANACA June 6 2010 ? A Long Beach man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for bludgeoning a security guard to death in September 2007 when he returned to rob a construction site at a Cypress church five months after he was fired from a job there...
Two arrested in robbery/kidnapping at Gwinnett mall www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010Atlanta GA JUne 5 2010 Two people were in custody Friday in a robbery and kidnapping spree in which a 10-year-old girl was being used to shoplift from a Victoria’s Secret store, police said. About 4 p.m. Thursday, three suspects — a male and two females — were caught shoplifting at the Victoria’s Secret store, [...
Fire marshal commits suicide during police stand-off www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010HENDERSON, Nev.June 5 2010 — The Clark County Coroner’s Office has ruled the shooting death of fire marshal investigator Eric Thatcher as a suicide. Thatcher fired on Henderson Police officers on Thursday and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head...
Houston police officer charged with raping woman while on-duty
Posted on June 05, 2010Houston TX June 5 2010 A second-year Houston police officer was jailed Friday on charges that he stalked women while on duty, raping two of them repeatedly in secluded warehouse building parking lots. Demetrie Trevail Dixon, 26, was on patrol duty in northeast Houston on Friday morning when his HPD colleagues arrested him based on [...
Delta flight attendant arrested with gun www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010Indianapolis IN June 5 2010 - A female flight attendant was arrested Friday morning, after police said she was carrying a 9mm handgun in her carry-on bag. TSA officers at Indianapolis International Airport reportedly recognized the gun in her bag and called airport police...
GA. port security to be certified law officers www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010Savannah GA June 5 2010 Security guards allowed to make arrests at Georgia Ports now must be trained and certified like police officers. On Friday, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law a bill authored by State Rep. Burke Day, R-Tybee Island. It requires Georgia Ports guards to be certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards [...
Former mall security officer sues over fake robbery www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010PARKERSBURG WV June 5 2010 — A former security guard at a Wood County shopping mall is hoping to get the last laugh on former mall employees who made him the subject of realistic prank. Christopher Cullum filed suit on May 13 in Wood Circuit Court against Donald Paul Anderson, Mary Ann Moreland, Cody Barrett [...
Off-duty Baltimore officer kills unarmed man www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 05, 2010Baltimore MD June 5 2010 An off-duty Baltimore police officer shot and killed an unarmed man outside a Mount Vernon nightclub early Saturday. Police said the officer fired his service weapon at least 13 times on a crowded street after witnesses said the victim groped the officer’s female companion...
Danbury CT police officer killed in hit & run www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010NEW MILFORD CT June 4 2010 ? A Danbury Police officer is dead after being hit by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle into work early Friday morning along Route 7 in New Milford. The car that hit the officer fled the scene and police are still looking for the driver...
1 Dead after car crashes into Wal-Mart store www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010HARNETT COUNTY NC June 4 2010 (WTVD) — Harnett County authorities are investigating a crash that happened in the parking lot of a Walmart Friday morning. Two Triton High School teens were air lifted from the Wal-Mart located on U.S. 421 between Erwin and Dunn...
Bishop Jinwight petitions to be released from jail www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Charlotte NC June 4 2010 While he awaits sentencing, Bishop Anthony Jinwright, convicted on 13 federal counts of conspiracy and tax evasion, is being held in the Mecklenburg jail. Bishop Anthony Jinwright, found guilty last month on 13 counts of federal conspiracy and tax evasion, has petitioned the court for release on bond while he [...
Retail theft being recognized for being organized crime www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010LYNNFIELD MA JUNE 4 2010? Shoplifting, long considered to be a desperate act or an activity performed on a dare, has trended toward an organized criminal undertaking, Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said last week. Appearing as a guest of the Lynnfield Rotary Club, the Peabody resident who has served in his current capacity [...
Mother and son charged in Wal-Mart thefts www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010HOOKSETT, N.H.June 4 2010 (AP) – New Hampshire police say they have surveillance video of a woman shoplifting expensive items from a Hooksett Walmart. Police say 46-year-old Cynthia Ritter and her 27-year-old son Kelvin Rodger were charged this week for the April 30 incident...
Wal-Mart employee charged in fraud incidents www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Prescott AZ June 4 2010 Police arrested a woman on charges of felony theft Tuesday after her employer discovered video of her making exchanges with no customer in sight and taking cash from the register. Police booked JeniLyn Dusek, 61, of Prescott Valley into the Camp Verde jail on charges of felony theft...
Maricopa sheriff raids Burlington Coat Factory store www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010TEMPE, Ariz. June 4 2010 — Maricopa County Sheriff?s deputies served a search warrant on Burlington Coat Factory in Arizona Mills Mall, Thursday around 7 p.m., looking for 10 men suspected of identity theft. Sheriff Arpaio said three of the 10 were located inside...
Major counterfeit ring busted in Atlanta metro www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Cherokee County GA June 4 2010 Three people have been arrested in Cherokee County after a tip led deputies to a major counterfeit operation that likely provided fake identification to hundreds of illegal immigrants, police said. The trio was apparently making illegal drivers licenses, green cards, birth certificates and social security cards [...
Shoplifter arrested after threatening security with syringe www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Norwalk CT June 4 2010 A 31-year-old city man was arrested on a warrant Wednesday for threatening a Kohl’s security guard with a syringe after being confronted while he was trying to shoplift clothing, according to police. Randy Marucci, of 82 Broad St...
Authorities investigate GA teacher who admits sex with student www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Atlanta GA June 4 2010 Source:AJC A Georgia licensing board voted Thursday to investigate allegations that a Shiloh High School Teacher of the Year who admitted having sex with a 17-year-old student had violated a state ethics code for educators. Kennon Aampay Hall, 29, is accused of seducing a Gwinnett County football player who came [...
NY appeals court says family of deceased man can sue Old Navy www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010NEW YORK June 4 2010 The family of a manager who was gunned down in an Old Navy parking lot after he was abandoned by two security guards can sue the clothing retail chain, a New York appeals court ruled. After receiving anonymous threats and having his car vandalized, Old Navy manager Timothy Ruiz walked [...
Body of kidnapped casino patron found www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Atlantic City NJ June 4 2010 Martin Caballero was supposed to be celebrating with his family when he arrived in Atlantic City on May 21. Instead, he became the random target of an Atlantic County couple who stabbed him to death and set his car on fire to cover the crime, new charges in an [...
Former Mesa police officer guilty in child molestation cases www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010MARICOPA, AZ June 4 2010 – A Pinal County jury on Tuesday found 31-year-old Justin C. Bowman guilty on 32 counts including sexual conduct with a minor and child molestation. According to Maricopa Police, Bowman was also convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor, furnishing harmful items to a minor and public sexual indecency...
County jail now using body scanners to detect weapons www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010Sedwick County KS June 4 2010 The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department is increasing its effort to keep weapons out of the hands of inmates. The same body scan technology used by some airports is now scanning for trouble in the Sedgwick County Jail...
MS. police capture serial bank robber www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010PICAYUNE, MS June 4 2010 (WLOX) – An Ocean Springs man wanted for crimes across four states was finally captured early Thursday morning by police in Picayune. Around 1:23 Thursday morning, Officer Ettienne Mixon pulled over a driver on Highway 43 North for driving erratically...
Florida officer shot investigating suspicious person
Posted on June 04, 2010SANFORD, Fla. June 4 2010 — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting a central Florida police officer. Sanford police Sgt. David Morgenstern says the officer, whose name wasn’t released, “appears to be OK.” The Orlando Sentinel reports that the officer was airlifted to a hospital with injuries that didn’t appear to be [...
Father arrested for getting 9 yr old daughter drunk www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 04, 2010AUGUSTA, Ga. June 4 2010 — An Augusta man is charged with intoxicating his 9-year-old daughter, who said he threatened to kill her if she didn’t drink. Richmond County Police Captain Scott Peebles says authorities discovered the girl Wednesday with a blood-alcohol content of 0...
Man places pot in courthouse security tray www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 03, 2010OKLAHOMA CITY OKL June 3 2010 — A man was arrested after placing pot in the security tray at a courthouse checkpoint. Cleveland County Deputies Steve Lucas and Jacob Wheeler said when Vaughn Ray Jones Jr. first went through the courthouse security checkpoint on Tuesday he put his belongings in a tray, including a bag [...
Man charged with raping horses www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 03, 2010FELTON CA June 3 2010 — A transient man suspected of sexually abusing a horse in the San Lorenzo Valley last month was arrested Tuesday near a pasture in Felton, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Robert Clyde Rodriguez, 41, will face a charge of cruelty to animals, but the investigation into the alleged rape of the [...
Security shoots armed hotel robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 03, 2010Memphis TN 6/3/2010 Sherita Hendricks says she had no idea of the drama that was going down in the lobby of the Red Roof Inn. “We heard noises on the other side of the wall but we didn’t know what was going on,” said Hendricks. Hendricks was staying at the hotel for one night before [...
Target shoplifter assaults security agent www.privateofficer.com
Posted on June 03, 2010LINDEN NY June 3 2010 ? A New York woman was arrested Wednesday after she bit, scratched and kicked a security guard who stopped her from shoplifting at the Target store in Linden, police said. Officers responded to the West Edgar Road store about 3:10 p...
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