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Off-duty Alabama officer makes bank robbery arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 08, 2011
FLORENCE AL Jan 8 2011 – Quick reaction by an off-duty police officer foiled the escape of a suspected robber at Compass Bank on Cox Creek Parkway. Angela Corrine Shuttleworth, 20, of Clearwater, Fla., is charged with first-degree robbery and making a terrorist threat in connection with the Friday afternoon robbery of the bank, police [...

Cumberland County teacher faces aggravated sexual assault of student charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 08, 2011
VINELAND NJ Jan 8 2011 ? One teacher in Cumberland County was charged in a sexual assault case and another educator was sentenced in court this week. A substitute teacher at Vineland High School was charged Thursday with aggravated sexual assault on an unidentified student during a post-Christmas party, police said...

Security officer shot at Hollywood nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 08, 2011
Hollywood CA Jan 8 2011 Crazy nights in Hollywood and West Hollywood have set 2011 off to a wild start. Following that fracas between deputies and punk-rock fans outside the Key Club on the Sunset Strip Thursday, the LAPD reports that a security guard was shot in an unrelated incident at a Hollywood club late [...

Rotor Rooter manager gets jail for dumping grease in sewer system www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 08, 2011
MOBILE, Alabama Jan 8 2010 ? A federal judge here today fined a local Roto-Rooter franchise and its president for dumping grease into the city?s sewer system and sentenced a former manager to 30 days in jail. In front of an overflow crowed of the defendants? supporters, who extended into the hallway, U...

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Security aids in capture of pharmacy burglar www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Oklahoma City OK Jan 7 2011 Police accuse an Oklahoma City man of breaking into a pharmacy and stealing hundreds of pills. Thomas Ramon Massey, 41. Photo provided by the Oklahoma County jail Provided Man arrested in burglary of Oklahoma City pharmacy Thomas Ramon Massey, 41, was arrested Dec...

Americas Most Wanted seeks security guard killer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
MIAMI Fla Jan 7 2011 — The recent murder of an unarmed security guard has prompted America’s Most Wanted to post large billboards in hopes of generating new clues. Luis Diaz was working as a security guard at a bar along Northwest 22nd Avenue and 21st Street in Miami in March, when witnesses said, accused [...

Security officer finds body with gun in hand www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
San Diego CA Jan 7 2011 A body was discovered behind a vacant building in the Poway business district early Thursday, authorities said. The deceased person, who was reported to have a gun in his hand, was found by a security guard in the area of a building on the 14000 block of Danielson Street [...

Teacher repeatedly molested student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Contra Costa CA Jan 7 2011 A Willits teacher was arrested at her middle school Tuesday on suspicion of repeatedly molesting a girl while coaching a McKinleyville youth soccer team from 2005 through 2007. The Arcata Police Department announced Wednesday that its detectives arrested 28-year-old Meghan Alison Stewart Tuesday in Willits, booking her into the [...

IRS Tax Agent Faces Prison for Cheating on Taxes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
LOS ANGELES CA Jan 7 2011 ? A California-based Internal Revenue Service agent could spend up to nine years in prison after acknowledging that he cheated on his own taxes. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Albert Bront pleaded guilty Wednesday in Los Angeles to filing false tax returns for himself and two innocent relatives...

Casino security involved in shooting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Las Vegas NV Jan 7 2011? North Las Vegas Police confirmed that there was a shooting in the parking lot of the Fiesta Casino on North Rancho Wednesday evening around 5:45 pm. A security guard was responding to a road rage incident when the driver attempted to grab the guard’s firearm...

Charlotte hospital security officer assaulted by trespasser www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
CHARLOTTE, NC January 7 2011 Charlotte police said that a man who was trespassing at a local hospital struck the security officer in the face after the officer asked him to leave the property. The incident happened at Presbyterian Hospital located on Hawthorne Lane neat downtown Charlotte and police do have the man in custody...

Duo nabbed after thefts at numerous Target stores www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Hollister CA Jan 7 2011 Police arrested two suspects Tuesday accused of three separate thefts from Target during the past month, according to police. Police arrested the suspects, Rafael Guardado, 48, and Yvonne Montoya, 30, on Tuesday after Target security officers identified them from previous thefts on Dec...

Philadelphia security officer subdues stabbing suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
PHILADELPHIA PA Jan 7 2011? Police say a 64-year-old man was stabbed in an underground complex in downtown Philadelphia while waiting for his wife to get her hair done. It happened in a public restroom near the Gallery mall around 11 a.m. Thursday. Witnesses say the suspect – whose name hasn’t been released – tried [...

Man sues Qualcomm Stadium security after assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
San Diego CA Jan 7 2011 A fan who was struck from behind by another fan is suing the security for Qualcomm Stadium for not protecting him. Jason Brown was at a game on October 3, when Brown asked a security guard for Elite Security to tell a man in front of him to move [...

Man sentenced to prison in death of security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Cleveland OH Jan 7 2011 Malcolm Bryant has served just more than five months of a four-year prison term he was sentenced to after the death of Cleveland Heights police officer Thomas Patton II, 30. Bryant, 22, was booked into the Richland Correctional Institution July 28 and is slated to be released March 14, 2014, [...

Spanish Fort Alabama adopts strict alarm response laws www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
SPANISH FORT, Alabama Jan 7 2011? In response to the growing number of false alarms, the City Council this week approved a measure aimed at curbing fire and security alarm calls through fines or even jail time. By a vote of 5-0, the council adopted an ordinance governing false alarms...

Security guard arrested for lewd acts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
INDEPENDENCE, Mo.Jan 7 2011 — A man tasked with safety and security at Crown Center is facing charges surrounding actions that left several local women feeling anything but secure. Theodore Knox Jr. was charged with two counts of misdemeanor sexual misconduct Thursday...

Five people sent to prison in murder of security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 07, 2011
Fresno CA Jan 7 2011 A judge sent a Fresno man and four teenagers to prison Thursday for the same crime — beating an unarmed security guard to deateh at an apartment complex. Albert Rodriguez, 59, was beaten to death with tree limbs and a board while he was making his rounds at a central [...

OFFICER DOWN- Chief of Police Ralph Painter

Posted on January 06, 2011
Chief of Police Ralph Painter Rainier Police Department Oregon End of Watch: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 55 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Weapon Used: Officer’s handgun Suspect Info: Apprehended Chief Ralph Painter was shot and [...

OFFICER DOWN -Deputy Sheriff John Norsworthy

Posted on January 06, 2011
Deputy Sheriff John Norsworthy Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Texas End of Watch: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 39 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Monday, December 27, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy John Norsworthy [...

Student kills Omaha school principal-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
OMAHA, Neb.Jan 6 2011 ? An angry online posting from the 17-year-old boy who opened fire at a Nebraska high school, killing an assistant principal before later fatally shooting himself, offers some clues about why the son of a police detective turned violent a couple of months after transferring there...

Security guard arrested for selling crack to homeless www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
DENVER CO Jan 6 2011 — A security guard for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless may have been selling crack to homeless drug rehabilitation clients for up to 10 years before he was caught, according to court records obtained by 7NEWS. Parrish Lee Wright, 45, was arrested in November and charged with felony drug [...

Gary Collins-TV Personality arrested for unpaid restaurant tab www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
BILOXI, MS Jan 6 2011(WLOX) – TV personality Gary Collins was arrested in Biloxi Tuesday after employees at Jazzeppi’s Restaurant said he left without paying his bill. Collins is charged with defrauding an innkeeper. Biloxi Police say he refused to pay his bill of $59...

Las Vegas cop indicted in murder plot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV Jan 6 2011�– A former Las Vegas police officer has been indicted on charges of plotting to kill his girlfriend. A Clark County grand jury indicted William Ronald Webb in the murder plot aimed at local construction defect attorney Nancy Quon...

Man arrested for impersonating police at mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
Spartanburg SC Jan 6 2011 Officers responded to a report of a man impersonating a police officer at an Upstate mall on Sunday, and now that suspect is in jail. Spartanburg Public Safety officers responded to West Gate Mall at about 6:30 p.m. Officers spoke to a couple who told them that when they were [...

Teen charged with firearms trafficking-immigration violations www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
GULFPORT MS Jan 6 2011 — A local high school graduate has been accused of living in the country illegally and trafficking in weapons. Harrison County deputies arrested Hector Miguel Novela-Tapia on a federal arrest warrant early Saturday after they saw him entering Eltoro De Oro lounge on Tillman Road in Long Beach...

University police-security officers suspended for revealing gun memo www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH Jan 6 2011 — A University of Utah police officer and security guard are on paid administrative leave for allegedly revealing a memo meant specifically for University police on how to deal with those openly carrying firearms on campus...

Career School Teacher Gets 25 Yr Prison Term www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. Jan�6 2011 �(AP) ? A federal court in Greeneville has sentenced a longtime school teacher to prison for 25 years in a child sex sting. Joseph Wayne Jennings was arrested when he showed up a Morristown motel in June 2009, lured by an Internet exchange with a Knoxville police officer posing as a [...

Winston-Salem teacher charged with student rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Jan�6 2011– A local math teacher is facing rape charges after being arrested by Winston-Salem police. Investigators said they were called to Thomas Jefferson Middle School in response to allegations of sexual misconduct by a teacher...

Heroic security officer injured trying to help crash victims www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 06, 2011
HAMILTON, Ohio Jan�6 2011 – Security guard Jarod Smith of First Choice Security was assisting victims of a Christmas morning car crash when he was hit by an on-coming car. He was on his way home to spend the holiday with his wife and five kids when he drove by the accident at I-275 Rt...

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