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Home Depot shoplifter faces life in prison www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
MURRIETA, Calif. Feb 7 2011 ?A Riverside County man facing a potential life sentence for shoplifting has denied he took about $21 worth of merchandise from a Home Depot store. Scott Hove testified Tuesday that he put some gloves and wire in the waistband of his pants at the Lake Elsinore store in 2009...

Target security agents nab employees in theft scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
Braintree MA Feb 7 2011 After several weeks of monitoring three Target employees who stocked the shelves overnight, security guards at the store alerted Braintree police, who arrested the men on Friday for allegedly stealing more than $2,200 worth of electronics...

Charlotte police arrest BP gas station owners on drug-alcohal violations www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Feb 7 2011 ? Police have had their eye on a north Charlotte gas station for months, suspicious that more than just gasoline was being sold from the store. Police believe the owners of the BP gas station at Brookshire and Honeywood had been contributing to the problems in the neighborhood...

Retired teacher arrested in KY airport in sex sting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
Lexington KY Feb 7 2011 A retired Florida teacher was arrested Friday night at Blue Grass Airport after investigators said he flew to Lexington to have sex with what he thought was a child he had met online. An investigator with Attorney General Jack Conway’s Cybercrimes Unit arrested Dale Chisena Sr...

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Court orders Chattanooga police to reinstate officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
CHATTANOOGA TN Feb 7 2011 (AP) – A Tennessee court has ordered an Iraq war veteran reinstated to a police force, two years after he was dismissed for having post-traumatic stress disorder. The Hamilton County Chancery Court ordered Chattanooga to give Mickel Hoback his job back with back pay...

Drug mule arrested at Logan International Airport www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
Boston MA Feb 7 2011 A 21-year-old woman was arrested last night at Logan International Airport for smuggling about half a kilogram of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $50,000, according to State Police. Luisa Gill, of Union City, N.J., swallowed the cocaine in the form of 50 small pellets and admitted to be [...

Seminole casino security officer struck by DUI driver www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
IMMOKALEE Fla Feb 7 2011 A 38-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he struck a Seminole Casino security guard with his vehicle while he was drunk Saturday. Timothy David Garza of Immokalee was charged with DUI and Aggravated Battery. According to an incident report, security at Seminole Casino Immokalee noticed that Garza was drunk [...

Woman charged in Fla CVS store robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
PORT CHARLOTTE FLA Feb 7 2011 Charlotte County deputies arrested a Port Charlotte woman in connection to the robbery of a CVS pharmacy. Deputies say on Saturday, 19-year-old Aubrey Tia Lyn Hight went into the CVS, located at 2480 on US-41, and demanded Oxycodone pills and also told employees that she had a gun...

Bank of America agrees to pay $410 million for charging excessive overdraft fees www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
Charlotte NC Feb 7 2011 Bank of America has agreed to pay $410 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the bank charged excessive overdraft fees. The suit is one of several filed against several banks from plaintiffs in 14 states, which were consolidated in a federal court in Florida...

Ohio gym teacher indicted for having sex with multiple students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
Warren County OH Feb 7 2011 A gym teacher in Ohio who allegedly had sex with several high school football players now faces multiple counts of sexual battery. Stacy Schuler, who has been on paid administrative leave since mid-January when the claims first surfaced, was indicted Friday on 16 counts of sexual battery and three [...

Ohio police officer arrested for felony theft at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 07, 2011
SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio Feb 7 2011 – An Ohio police officer is in serious trouble after being arrested by Wal-Mart security agents for felony shoplifting. Sugarcreek Township police arrested their fellow officer Friday, after they said surveillance cameras captured him stealing thousands of dollars worth of DVDs, said Sgt...

OFFICER DOWN- Police Officer Michael J. Califano

Posted on February 06, 2011
Police Officer Michael J. Califano Nassau County Police Department New York End of Watch: Saturday, February 5, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 44 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: 2852 Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, February 4, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Charged with negligent homicide Police [...

Shoplifting group indicted on multiple charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
UTICA NY Feb 6 2011 ? A group of people accused of stealing clothing, toiletries and electronic equipment from several area stores late last year was indicted Thursday by an Oneida County grand jury. Harlyn McBean, Billie Goode and Tayonda Durham are each charged with felony fourth-degree grand larceny, felony fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen [...

Mississippi man faces life in prison after $1.28 theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
VICKSBURG, Miss. Feb 6 2011 — A Mississippi man is charged with felony shoplifting over a can of Vienna sausage after authorities say it was his third offense. The can cost $1.28. Police in Vicksburg said Friday that 50-year-old Earl L. Scriven was arrested Wednesday after a grocery store manager said he saw Scriven put [...

Target security foils major theft in Pa. www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
WEST POTTSGROVE PA Feb 6 2011 ? Three men were foiled in an attempt to steal more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Target store at Upland Square Tuesday by a store employee, but managed to escape capture and are sought by police. Police said they were contacted around 6 p...

Macy employee steals $60,000 worth of makeup www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
Daly City CA Feb 6 2011 A Macy’s employee has been arrested on suspicion of stealing $60,000 worth of makeup from the retailer’s stores in Daly City and San Francisco. Police say 31-year-old Carlos Gacula was detained by store security on Tuesday as he tried to walk out of a Macy’s store in Daly City [...

Man dies fighting nightclub security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
WARREN OH Feb 6 2011 – A man who witnesses say egged on an employee at a North Park Avenue bar died early Friday morning following a fight. Kevin Gadley, 36, who has a Newton Falls address listed on police reports, died at Trumbull Memorial Hospital after he was involved in a fight at the [...

Security guard shoots-kills man in Alabama www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
Montgomery AL Feb 6 2011 Montgomery police say that a security guard working at the�Entec gas station near the Waugh exit off Interstate 85 late Thursday night, shot and killed a man. The security guard, who was an off-duty deputy sheriff got into an altercation with the man but police will not say exactly what [...

Security officer shot 5 times during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
EAST ST. LOUIS IL Feb 6 2011 — A 23-year-old security guard was shot multiple times as he tried to drive away from a group of young people who tried to rob him. Detective Michael Floore said the shooting happened at 10:26 p.m. Thursday. The victim said he was working security for KLM Security...

Gulfport Police capture pharmacy robber www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
GULFPORT, MS Feb 6 2011 – A Gulfport man is in jail after being accused of holding up a coast pharmacy. On Saturday morning, Gulfport police arrested Linden C. Rudisill, 23, and charged him with armed robbery. Police responded to a call from French Drug Co...

Nicholls State University Police Officer Killed in Crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 06, 2011
THIBODAUX LA Feb 6 2011 ? A Nicholls State University Police officer was killed this morning after he drove his car into a brick wall, State Police said. Joseph Suitt, 30, of Thibodaux, was pronounced dead after being taken to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, State Police said...

Arizona kidnapped woman-captor found dead www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
Mesa AZ Feb 5 2011 An Arizona woman who was apparently kidnapped from her Maricopa County home was found dead along with her captor today in a suspected murder-suicide. The bodies of Thomas Watson, 43, and his ex-girlfriend, Tara Shermerhorn, 31, were found in Watson’s truck parked near Horse Thief Basin, a central Arizona recreation [...

Airports looking to save money trade police for security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
San Jose CA Feb 5 2011 Looking to reduce sky-high security costs, Mineta San Jose International Airport is launching an idea that few other major cities have tried — jettisoning the city’s police officers from the airport and replacing them with a private security force...

Officers injured in huge barroom brawl www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
EMERYVILLE Ca Feb 5 2011– One police officer was injured and two others assaulted in a barroom brawl that spilled onto the street in Emeryville early Friday involving 180 patrons, authorities said. Security guards at Kitty’s Bar on Hollis Street flagged down officers at 1:25 a...

Contract Federal Protective Service officer stabbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
Chatham VA Feb 5 2011 By:Rick McCann Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ �Federal and local authorities have confirmed to us that a contracted security officer working for the Federal Protective Services was stabbed while on duty at the Pittsylvania County Social Security Office...

NC teacher robbed-locked in closet www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
Greensboro NC Feb 5 2011 North Carolina school officials say they are re-examining school security procedures after a teacher was locked in a classroom closet and robbed Tuesday night, MyFox8.com reports. A pre-Kindergarten teacher escaped injury when she was attacked at gunpoint around 7:45 p...

Texas man charged with robbery after punching WalMart security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
Richland TX Feb 5 2011 Pasco man was arrested after he tried to walk out of a Richland Walmart with a shopping cart full of merchandise and punched the store security guard who tried to stop him, police said. Preston K. Hernandez, 22, was at the store on Duportail Street around 2:20 p...

Wal-Mart employee, boyfriend steal $160,000 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
Gates, N.Y.Feb 5 2011 ? An employee of the Walmart in Gates is accused of stealing more than $160,000 from the store. Andrea Gray, 40, has pleaded not guilty to felony grand larceny and remains in jail in lieu of $10,000 bail. In a written statement, she told police that she was put up to [...

Patterson police officer charged with having child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
PATERSON NJ Feb 5 2011 ? Investigators arrested a five-year veteran city police officer on child pornography charges Thursday, culminating a three-month investigation, the Passaic County Sheriff?s Department said. Officer James R. Berthold, 39, of Paterson, was arrested at his home without incident...

Evansville courthouse security on the ball www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 05, 2011
EVANSVILLE, IN Feb 5 2011- Security screening is a way of life these days from the airport to the civic center. And while most people know the routine, you’d be surprised to see what some think they can bring into public buildings. They’ve been doing security checks at the courts building downtown for nearly 20 [...

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