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Unarmed security guard held at gunpoint during store robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 12, 2011
Salt Lake City Utah Feb 12 2011 An unarmed security guard had a close call when the downtown Salt Lake City convenience store he was shopping in was abruptly robbed by a gunman Thursday night. Salt Lake City police Detective Lisa Pascadlo said the robber, wearing a bandana, forced the man to the floor of [...

Wynn Resort executive found dead in Las Vegas www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 12, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV Feb 12 2011 (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a 41-year-old casino executive in a luxury residential high-rise off the Las Vegas Strip. The Clark County coroner’s office says Sharla Perry was pronounced dead about 2 a...

Hospital security?s tip leads police to serial muderer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 12, 2011
Las Vegas NV Feb 12 2011 A trucker suspected in a series of rapes and murders of prostitutes across the United States has been arrested in Las Vegas, where he allegedly confessed to one of the murders, Denver police said on Thursday. Chester Leroy Todd, 66, has been a fugitive since 1996 when a first-degree [...

Man charges $20,000 of gas on stolen sheriff?s credit card www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 12, 2011
YAKIMA WA Feb 12 2011 ? When a Yakima County sheriff’s car went to auction a while back, a sheriff’s department gas credit card was left inside. Over the next seven months, someone used the card to pump $20,000 worth of gas. On Monday, a Selah man has been arrested for investigation of the theft...

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FBI shuts down major casino scamming organization www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 12, 2011
Atlanta GA Feb 12 2011 FBI PRESS RELEASE The co-founder of a criminal enterprise known as the Tran Organization pled guilty last month to scamming casinos across the country out of millions of dollars, bringing to a close one of the largest card-cheating cases in recent FBI history...

Orange County teacher now faces more than 1500 child pornography charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
KISSIMMEE FLA Feb 11 2011 An Orange County teacher charged with child pornography earlier in February has been rearrested, this time by detectives from Osceola County. Detectives from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested Stephen Wise at his Orlando home Wednesday...

Three priests, a Monsignor and teacher charged with sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Philadelphia PA Feb 11 2011 Three priests, a Monsignor and a Catholic school teacher are all facing criminal charges after a Philadelphia grand jury found a pattern of child sexual abuse. Edward Avery, Charles Engelhardt and Bernard Shero, in addition to parochial school teacher James Brennan are facing rape, indecent sexual assault and other charges [...

Midland County substitute teacher had sex with students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Midland County MI Feb 11 2011 Police say a Midland County substitute teacher had sex with several of her underage students. The woman was arrested last month after a girl at the school told a Bay City Central High School administrator about a relationship between the teacher and student...

Former school resource officer pleads guilty to sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
SEARCY, Ark. Feb 11 2011(AP) ? A former police officer who had been assigned to Ahlf Junior High School at Searcy has entered a guilty plea to a sexual assault charge that accused him of “deviant sexual activity” with a 16-year-old girl. The Daily Citizen newspaper reports the plea was entered Monday by 48-year-old Hamilton [...

Police investigate school security guard who assaulted student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
CASA GRANDE, AZ Feb 11 2011- A Casa Grande parent said a 30-second cell phone video is proof a high school security guard overstepped his boundaries and attacked his son. ?This is a grown man hitting my son,? said John Altamirano. In the video, you can see two students fighting outside Vista Grande High School [...

Jefferson Community & Technical College teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Louisville KY Feb 11 2011 A Jefferson Community & Technical College teacher was arrested by Kentucky State Police on Thursday for allegedly trying to meet a minor for sex. Chad Fightmaster, 43, of Louisville, is charged with a single count of unlawful use of an electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual [...

Houston security guard arrested for rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
HOUSTON TX Feb 11 2011?An apartment security guard is facing charges for allegedly having sexual contact with an unconscious woman. According to court documents, 47-year-old Ivan Coleman was working security at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Bellfort when the alleged assault occurred...

Mall security officer assaulted-teens arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Feb 11 2011(WLFI) – A pair of boys have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a Tippecanoe Mall security guard. Lafayette Police Sgt. Jay Rosen said a large group of teens were blocking a walkway near Entrance E by Sears on Wednesday evening...

Ga. home invasion leaves 1 & 3 year old children dead www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Gwinnett County GA Feb 11 2011 Georgia police have arrested a man accused of a gruesome killing, allegedly stabbing to death two young children and seriously wounding another child and their father. Cardenas Rico, 28, was arrested by Gwinnett County police early this morning and charged with two counts of murder, after a heart-rending 911 [...

Police kill NC bank robber who took hostage www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
CARY NC Feb 11 2011 — Police shot and killed a bank robber who took hostages inside a Wachovia bank at 1050 Green Level Church Road in Cary just after 6 p.m. Thursday. “This is absolutely not how we wanted this to end,” said Cary Police Chief Pat Bazemore...

Durham NC sheriff?s lieutenant pleads guilty to embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
DURHAM NC Feb 11 2011 — Derek O’Mary, a Durham County sheriff’s lieutenant who supervised the investigation of drug cases before he was fired in 2009, has agreed to plead guilty to 25 counts of embezzlement. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agree to drop three other indictments that include obstructing justice and possession [...

Charlotte security officer aids police in capture of burglars www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
CHARLOTTE, NC Feb 11 2011 – Police arrested two teens for stealing copper wiring from a metals company near Carolina Golf Club early Thursday morning. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded to Southern Metals Company, located at 2200 Donald Ross Road, after a security guard reported seeing two men force their way into the building...

Man dies in hospital parking lot waiting on ambulance www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
PORTLAND OR Feb 11 2011 ? A man suffering a heart attack who crashed his car within sight of Portland Adventist Hospital was forced to wait for an ambulance because of hospital policy, Portland police said. Birgilio Marin-Fuentes, 61, died shortly afterwards from cardiac complications...

Chicago transit security guard charged with sexual assault of teen www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Chicago IL Feb 11 2011 A security guard contracted by the CTA handcuffed and sexually abused a teenage boy who jumped a turnstile on the Orange Line over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday. Christopher Buchanan stopped the 17-year-old when the boy tried to sneak onto the train after his card wouldn?t register at [...

TSA director says he?ll fire any worker who strikes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
Washington DC Feb 11 2011 Transportation Security Administration boss John Pistole said Thursday that he would fire any workers who strike or purposely slow their work over disagreements with the agency’s labor policies, noting that neither option is legally allowed anyway...

Wife of Alabama sheriff?s deputy tired to kill him-children in house fire www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 11, 2011
GADSDEN, AL Feb 11 2011 ? The wife of an Etowah County sheriff?s deputy has been charged with attempted murder and arson after she allegedly set fire to the home she shared with her husband and two children, Sheriff Todd Entrekin said. Danielle Joslyn Raley, 26, is charged with first-degree arson and three counts of [...

Security officer killed on set of ?NCIS? www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Los Angeles, CA Feb 10 2011(CBS) – A security guard was killed Wednesday on the set of ‘NCIS.’ The guard was reportedly hit by a van whose driver lost consciousness. The accident occured on location in Santa Clarita, according to the celebrity Web site TMZ...

Police arrest man in St. Louis armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
St. Louis MO Feb 10 2011 – The FBI and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department say a man is in custody in connection to an armored car robbery that happened Wednesday in the Bevo neighborhood. St. Louis police said the robbery occurred around 1:30 p...

Badges for Florida politicians questioned www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
North Miami Fla Feb 10 2011 Mayor Andre Pierre had people scratching their heads earlier this month, as he tried to explain why he ordered 43 police-style badges for his three-member staff. But giving police-style badges to officials who aren’t police officers has happened before in South Florida...

Nashville gun maker charged with illegal international arms trafficking www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Nashville TN Feb 10 2011 A federal grand jury charged Nashville-based gun manufacturer Sabre Defence Industries and five company officers with illegal international arms trafficking. Sabre’s largest customer was the U.S. military until the company shuttered operations late last year...

Willow Grove mall security?s observation leads to major theft arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Abington PA Feb 10 2011 Some keen observation by a Willow Grove Park mall security officer ended with the arrest Friday of a New York man who allegedly shoplifted $4,000 worth of items from at least five stores at the mall. Carlos Hernandez, 32, of the 8300 block of 31st Avenue, New York, was arrested [...

Washington DC police invite campus police to respond to calls www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Washington DC Feb 10 2011 Police Chief Cathy Lanier issued an internal order last week strengthening the role of university police in calls for service to off-campus locations linked to D.C. universities. The general order directs Metropolitan Police Department officers, when responding to calls to a ?campus-affiliated location off-campus (e...

Mohawk Valley Community College adds peace officers to campus www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Rome NY Feb 10 2011 Mohawk Valley Community College is taking proactive steps to make its campuses safer learning environments with the addition of four peace officers to the College?s Security Department. The officers are on campus and in MVCC?s residence halls starting in January...

Wis. man arrested after courtroom disturbance www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
WAUSAU, Wis Feb 10 2011 A man who became disorderly during a court appearance in Wausau was tasered by Marathon County courthouse security officers on Monday. 49-year-old Richard Pagel of Mosinee started yelling during a plea hearing. He threatened and swore at security officers as they removed him from the courtroom...

Covenant Enabling Residences financial manager arrested for embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 10, 2011
Deluth MN Feb 10 2011 The former financial manager of Covenant Enabling Residences in Duluth is accused of stealing more than $83,000 from her employer and its residents before being fired by her sister. Daryl Lyn Lindholm, 48, of Two Harbors made her first appearance Tuesday in St...

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