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Newark TSA security officer admits to thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
NEWARK NJ Feb 26 2011 ? A Woodbridge man who worked as a lead transportation security officer employed by the Transportation Security Administration at Newark Liberty International Airport admitted Thursday that he and his supervisor regularly stole from travelers during security screenings, U...

Florida police officer commits suicide during stand-off www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.Feb 26 2011 — A South Florida police officer facing criminal charges killed himself during a standoff with authorities. Police responded to the home of 31-year-old Elijah Jay Rodgers Thursday afternoon after receiving a report about a man threatening to kill himself...

West Virginia University student caught with 5 pounds of pot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
MORGANTOWN WV Feb 26 2011 — A West Virginia University student is facing drug charges after police said they found more than five pounds of marijuana and $4,000 in cash, in his apartment, according to Morgantown police. Friday morning, the Morgantown Police Department Street Crimes Unit served a search warrant at the Beverly Avenue apartment [...

College students on Party Patrol handle noise complaints www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Champaign IL Feb 26 2011 Turn the music up on a Saturday night in Champaign, and you may not find a neighbor or a police officer waiting on your doorstep. Instead, college students will find their peers issuing the warning. With the partnership between the Champaign Police Department and the University Police Department, party patrols [...

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FBI says armored car robberies in Washington DC have spiked www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Washington D C Feb 26 2011 The FBI says armored car robberies have spiked in Washington over the last year, and as investigators look for possible links between the heists they also worry about the the risk of violence that accompanies them. The 12 robberies or attempts since March 2010 far outpace the roughly two [...

Newark police officer charged with bank fraud www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Newark NJ Feb 26 2011 FBI agents today arrested a Newark police officer and a former employee of an Elmwood Park bank on charges they plotted to fraudulently secure a $1.9 million commercial real estate loan to buy apartment buildings, authorities said...

El Paso Police Officer Arrested For Sexual Assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
EL PASO TX Feb 26 2011 ? El Paso Police arrested one of their own on Thursday after an investigation led to sexual assault charges. Zake Rivera, 29, was arrested for sexual assault after an investigation. Police said the investigation revealed that on January 23, 2011, River and his partner responded to a family disturbance [...

Nashville police on hiring spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Nashville TN Feb 26 2011 Metro Nashville’s police force is growing while law enforcement nationwide endures budget cuts. The Nashville department is at its highest staffing level, with 1,343 officers, and plans to hire 22 more. Two new precincts are slated to open in 2012...

Security helps capture stabbing suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
MILWAUKEE WS Feb 26 2011On the afternoon of February 23rd, Ronald Tagye and his wife were at the Saukville Walmart looking for a new printer. Tagye, a certified security officer, helped police apprehend a man suspected of stabbing a 54-year-old man inside the store...

Police charge man after he pointed rifle at nightclub security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Spartanburg SC Feb 26 2011 A man was arrested on gun charges after deputies responded to a disturbance at an Asheville Highway nightclub early Thursday. Desmond Karel Layton, 27, of 367 Winsmith Ave., was charged with pointing and presenting a firearm and possession of a gun where alcohol is sold...

Casino officers nab 5 for using stolen credit cards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Santa Barbara CA Feb 26 2011 County Sheriff?s deputies are emphasizing the need for people to safeguard their personal information after the arrest last week of five Los Angeles-area people on suspicion of identity theft and use of fraudulent credit cards in the Santa Ynez Valley...

SC detention officer arrested for bringing drugs into jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Spartanburg SC Feb 26 2011 An Inman man who has been booking people into the Spartanburg County jail for more than three years was behind bars himself Thursday. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office has charged former jail officer Thomas Douglas Brown, 42, of 128 Woodland Ave...

Wal-Mart shoplifter pulls knife in escape attempt www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Anderson CA Feb 26 2011 Anderson police officers wrestled a man to ground after he allegedly tried to steal a $45 radar detector from the Wal-Mart Supercenter. Officers John Nevens and Robert Modin responded to 5000 Rhonda Road for a report from store security that Dale Mallory, 40, of Los Molinos had a knife and [...

Hard Rock Cafe manager charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
BILOXI, MS Feb 26 2011 – A man who worked as the operations manager for Hard Rock Cafe in Biloxi was arrested Friday and charged with Embezzlement. Investigators said Jason Christopher Quaregna, 31, or Ocean Springs spent years embezzling more than $15,000 from his employer...

Charlotte police officer dies from injuries in ?flash-bang? explosion www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 26, 2011
Charlotte NC Feb 26 2011 An off duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police SWAT officer died Friday night from injuries he suffered after a “flash-bang” device discharged at his Mint Hill home. Paramedics responded to a call for help at the home of Officer Fred Thornton around 5:30 p...

Hamilton County sheriff?s employee charged in domestic assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Chattanooga TN Feb 25 2011 A female employee of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for allegedly assaulting her court officer husband at Juvenile Court on Third Street. Lori Ann Pickett, 47, is charged with domestic assault against Jim Pickett in the incident on Friday...

Joyriding on snowmobile at casino lands man in jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
York, PA Feb 25 2011 – A Hummelstown man was arrested at Hollywood Casino early Tuesday morning after joyriding on a snowmobile at the parking garage and later impersonating a trooper, according to a Pennsylvania State Police news release. Police said that at 3 a...

Illinois sheriff serving life sentence for drug trafficking www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill.Feb 25 2011 — A disgraced former southern Illinois sheriff ordered last month to spend life behind bars for trafficking marijuana and a foiled plot to have witnesses against him killed has new digs — a high-security federal prison in central Florida...

FBI ARREST TEXAS MAN WITH WMD www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
WASHINGTON DC Feb 25 2011 PRESS RELASE-FBI�?Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was arrested late yesterday by FBI agents in Texas on a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his alleged purchase of chemicals and equipment necessary to make [...

Police charge man in Halloween murder of officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
CLAYTON MO Feb 25 2011 Todd L. Shepard, in custody for a month on a gun charge related to the Halloween night slaying of a University City police sergeant, was charged Wednesday with the killing. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch said a decision would be made later on whether to seek the [...

Police deploy Taser on fighting shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Will County ILL Feb 25 2011 A Downers Grove man remains in the Will County Adult Detention Center today after police said he resisted arrest when he was caught stealing a Bluetooth headset, razor blades and other items at a Meijer store in Bolingbrook...

Female security officer sues Md. company for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
McKeesport PA Feb 25 2011 A Greensburg woman claims a Maryland company that took over the contract for security at several buildings in October 2008 has been shuffling her assignments and reducing her hours because she is a woman. Cristina McVicker, age unavailable, says in her lawsuit that she was an armed security guard for [...

Pa. paramedic dies from H1N1 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Fayette County PA Feb 25 2011 As a paramedic and dispatcher with a Fayette County ambulance service, David P. Sechrist dedicated his life to helping others. The 30-year-old Vanderbilt man died Saturday of complications from the H1N1 flu, according to his family...

Peabody Coal security guard charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Flagstaff AZ Feb 25 2011 A security guard for Peabody Western Coal Company has been federally accused of stealing more than $20,000 in proceeds from coal sales. According to information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Flagstaff, Peabody staff noticed that $20,285...

Mother tortured animals in front of her young children www.privteofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. Feb 25 2011 AP- A woman tearfully admitted Thursday that she abused her children and dozens of pets, sometimes torturing dogs and cats to death in the presence of six young daughters in a home that her son described as “a concentration camp for the animals...

Stamford Town Center security wrestles knife away from assault suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
STAMFORD CT Feb 25 2011 — Two employees at a massage therapy business at the Stamford Town Center were arrested Wednesday afternoon after a verbal argument led to one of the workers stabbing the other inside the mall, according to Stamford police...

Teen pulls knife on mall security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Gurnee IL Feb 25 2011 A teen has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly pulling a knife on Gurnee Mills security officers, according to authorities. The 17-year-old was apparently upset about a phone call from his girlfriend, and allegedly took his anger out on a men?s room trash can before a mall security guard [...

Canoga Park teacher accused of molesting student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
CANOGA PARK Ca Feb 25 2011 — A 39-year-old middle school teacher was arrested on multiple counts of child molestation but is currently out on bail. A 22-year-old man went to authorities and told investigators that he was molested by Sean Wellbaum repeatedly, from the time he was 11 to 16...

Fort Worth teacher arrested for assaulting elderly couple while on field trip www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Fort Worth TX Feb 25 2011 A Fort Worth elementary teacher was arrested Saturday at an Arlington mall after police say she assaulted a couple in their 70s during a school field trip. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Brenda Jones Stafford, a fifth grade teacher at A...

NM college security given authority to write tickets www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2011
Farmington NM Feb 25 2011 The New Mexico Senate approved a law granting college security guards the authority to write tickets for minor, non-moving violations on campuses. The Senate passed the bill, introduced by Sen. Steve Neville, of Farmington, Wednesday...

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