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Shoplifters run down security officer with vehicle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
ARCADIA CA Jan 30 2011 - A man and teenage girl were arrested Saturday on suspicion of shoplifting from the Westfield Santa Anita shopping mall, then striking a security guard who tried to stop them with their car, police said. Anthony Woodridge, 20, of Pasadena was booked on suspicion of burglary and assault with a [...

Security officer disarmed during pharmacy robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
VANCLEAVE, Miss.Jan 30 2011 — A man wearing a Halloween mask robbed a Vancleave pharmacy at gunpoint today and ran away with painkillers, according to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd. It’s likely the same man who robbed the Sav Rex Pharmacy on Jan...

Shoplifter fakes pregnancy avoids arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va.Jan 30 2011 — A woman who was caught by police because she allegedly stole video games and video gaming equipment got away because she faked being in labor. According to police reports from the Barboursville Police Department, a 25-year-old woman stole $104...

Shoplifter pulls gun on Kohl?s security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
San Marcos CA Jan 30 2011 Deputies responded to assist loss prevention agents after a shoplifter was confronted outside a San Marcos department store Saturday afternoon wielded a gun and drove off, San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies said. A Kohl’s loss prevention agent stopped the man as he was leaving the store in the 700 block of [...

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Dillard?s security nabs felony shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
Pueblo CO Jan 29 2011 Two people were arrested Tuesday evening after they allegedly walked out of a department store with more than $1,600 in clothing. A security officer at Dillard’s, 3601 Dillon Drive, reported to officer Erik Juno that he saw a female, identified as Jo Renay Padeway, 50, of Colorado Springs, walk out [...

Shoplifter pulls gun on Kohl?s security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Jan 29 2011– Colorado Springs Police responded to a robbery call at the Powers Boulevard Kohl’s Thursday afternoon. The suspect is still on the loose. Police said a Kohl?s security guard stopped the suspect as he tried to leave with merchandise from the business...

Female Washington state corrections officer killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 30, 2011
MONROE, Wash. Jan 30 2011- A female officer was found dead in the chapel at the Monroe Correctional Complex on Saturday night. Officer Jayme Biendl, 34, of Granite Falls, was an eight-year veteran at Monroe and was the 2008 officer of the year. It’s believed that she was strangled by Byron Scherf, a three strikes [...

Armored truck security kills robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Chicago IL Jan 29 2011 An armored car security guard shot and killed one of two men who were trying to rob the truck Friday morning on the West Side. The incident unfolded about 9:45 a.m. at 3400 W. Chicago Ave., according to a Harrison District police lieutenant...

MD. bank robber shot dead by police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Tacoma Park MD Jan 29 2011 A bank robbery suspect who emerged from a Capital One bank in Montgomery County with an apparent hostage Friday morning has been shot and killed, according to authorities. The incident started about 9:25 a.m., when police officers were called to the bank at New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard for [...

Dr. Phil TV show guest charged with child abuse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Jan 29 2011- An Anchorage woman is charged with child abuse because of a “Dr.Phil” TV show appearance in which the audience saw video of her disciplining a 7-year-old son by putting hot sauce in his mouth and forcing him into a cold shower...

Security officers suspended after discovery of dead body www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
WEST NYACK NY Jan 29 2011 ? A number of security officers at the Palisades Center have been suspended indefinitely following the recent discovery of dead body inside a car parked for several days in the mall’s parking lot, authorities said. The officers work for IPC International an Illinois-based company that provides security for the [...

Wife of military officer kills children in Florida www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
TAMPA, Fla.Jan 29 2011 – The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son and daughter inside their upscale home because they were being “mouthy,” police said Friday. Police said Julie Powers Schenecker admitted the slayings after officers found her covered in blood on the back porch of [...

Security firm sues Warwick Hotel over unpaid bill www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
New Orleans LA Jan 29 2011 Blackhawk Protection Services is suing the owners of the Warwick Hotel in New Orleans for allegedly failing to pay for more than $60,000 in services, according to petition filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. New Orleans attorney Carl Finley filed the lawsuit Jan...

Casino security nabs drug dealer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
North Bend IN Jan 29 2011 City police were called in to assist casino officers and they nabbed a man dealing drugs. Police arrested 31-year-old Michael R. Marshall on Thursday afternoon after security officers at The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont Ave...

Casino security catch blackjack dealers stealing chips www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Seattle WA Jan 29 2011 Two blackjack dealers at the Tachi Palace Casino near Lemoore have been arrested for stealing $500 poker chips, the Kings County Sheriff’s Department said today. Casino security became suspicious when they noticed the two dealers frequently looking around to see where the pit boss was and “doing strange things with [...

Police educate public about ?Bath Salts? www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
MOBILE, Alabama Jan 29 2011 (WALA) – Lawmakers in Mississippi and Florida are tackling the problem of bath salts, but Alabama has yet to catch up. There are no laws banning the dangerous narcotics in the Dixie state. But Alabama law enforcement is well aware of this problem, so we wanted to see if there’s [...

Law firm employee charged with stealing from employer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Childersburg AL Jan 29 2011 A former employee of the Talladega law firm Stringer, Montgomery and Montgomery has been arrested on theft of property in the first degree charges. Merry Ann Floyd, 53, of Childersburg was arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon, according to Talladega Police Chief Alan Watson...

Colorado police charge MP with being police impersonator www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Colorado Springs CO Jan 29 2011 An arrest has been made in connection with the November police impersonator incident in Castle Rock. SPC William Lawler, a 21-year-old Fort Carson soldier, was arrested Wednesday. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail, but has been released on bail...

Shoplifter pulls gun on Kohl?s security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Jan 29 2011– Colorado Springs Police responded to a robbery call at the Powers Boulevard Kohl’s Thursday afternoon. The suspect is still on the loose. Police said a Kohl?s security guard stopped the suspect as he tried to leave with merchandise from the business...

Students charged with assault on school security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Uniontown PA Jan 29 2011 A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl have been charged with assault after a school security officer was injured while she tried to break up a fight between the two on a school bus. Uniontown police Officer Michael Garrow Sr...

Dillard?s security nabs felony shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 29, 2011
Pueblo CO Jan 29 2011 Two people were arrested Tuesday evening after they allegedly walked out of a department store with more than $1,600 in clothing. A security officer at Dillard’s, 3601 Dillon Drive, reported to officer Erik Juno that he saw a female, identified as Jo Renay Padeway, 50, of Colorado Springs, walk out [...

Atlanta city employee was wanted felon on the run www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
ATLANTA GA Jan 28 2011 — A city of Atlanta Public Works employee will soon be trading his work uniform for a jail suit. Atlanta police arrested Claude Brooks on charges of public urination last Friday. When police ran Brooks? fingerprints, they matched those of a man already in the database under the name of [...

Church pastor arrested for Lions Club embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
NEWBERN, Tenn.Jan 28 2011 – A church leader in Newbern is accused of depleting the bank account of the Newbern Lions Club. He formerly was the club’s president. WREG-TV reports Samuel Peters is charged with theft over $1,000. Members of the Lions say Peters never paid dues and hasn’t been a member for months, but [...

Security officer guilty in burglary case www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Waynesboro GA Jan 28 2011 A security employee’s site privileges at Plant Vogtle were revoked today after she pleaded guilty to a burglary charge earlier this week. Donna Michelle Jester pleaded guilty Monday in Burke County Superior Court to burglary, along with a co-defendant, Michelle Jacqueline Page, according to court records...

Travis County jailer fired for inmate sexual encounters www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Travis County TX Jan 28 2011 A jailer was fired last year after a former inmate said he tracked her down after she was released and began a romantic relationship, according to a sheriff?s office spokesman and a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday...

Nursing mothers stage ?Flash Mob? at Canadian mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Montreal CA. Jan 28 2011 Canada is up in arms about breast-feeding and whether it’s really OK to do it in public. And with the help of blogs and Facebook, angry moms are taking it to the streets — or to the mall, in this case. About a hundred mothers in Montreal staged a “nurse-in” [...

California cities turn dumpster diving into crime www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
NEWPORT BEACH CA Jan 28 2011 ? Officials here want to arrest them, and those in Costa Mesa want to inconvenience them. Trash scavengers have become a bother for residents, officials say, and Newport-Mesa agencies are responding with different approaches to the issue...

Buffalo Airport Police Officer Took Confiscated Items Home www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Buffalo NY Jan 28 2011 A police officer stationed at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport was suspended on Thursday for taking home more than 1,000 knives, nail clippers, scissors and other items confiscated from passengers during security procedures, authorities said...

Dallas police officer arrested in Crime Stoppers theft scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Dallas TX Jan 28 2011 A Dallas police senior corporal who led the Crime Stoppers program was escorted from police headquarters in handcuffs Wednesday afternoon. Theadora Ross had been under investigation for about eight months over funds missing from the popular tips-for-cash program...

Two tons of coins missing from armored car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 28, 2011
Boston MA Jan 28 2011 It?s the $64,000 question ? or $64,500 to be exact: What happened to more than two tons of US coins a Fall River bank handed off to an armored car carrier last year? BankFive regularly sells its extra coins to Eastern Bank of Boston, which exchanges currency for local small [...

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