Alabama football player arrested for robbery www.privateofficer.com

University football player arrested for robbery www.privateofficer.com

TUSCALOOSA AL. Feb 19, 2008 — Alabama freshman defensive lineman Jeremy Elder was arrested in Tuscaloosa and booked Sunday on two charges of first-degree robbery. His bond was set at $120,000, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Web site.
According to an advisory posted online by the UA police department, two students reported that an unknown male approached them around 11 p.m. Saturday as they walked to their car in the Small Group Housing parking lot.
The suspect showed a handgun, took cash from one of the students and left on foot. Neither of the two alleged victims was injured.
Elder was arrested Sunday night by University of Alabama police. “The arrest was made in connection with the robbery,” said UA spokesperson Cathy Andreen.
Elder is listed by Alabama media relations as 6-3, 271 pounds. A native of College Park, Ga., near Atlanta, he signed with the Crimson Tide in 2007 and redshirted last season.
Alabama coach Nick Saban suspended Elder indefinitely from the Crimson Tide’s team today, and declined farther comment until reviewing an issue “of this magnitude.”
“He is indefinitely suspended from all football-related activities,” Saban said in a statement. “I won’t have an announcement on his future status until I have had a chance to review all of the information. The university and football program have strict guidelines regarding legal issues of this magnitude.”
Elder’s two charges of first-degree robbery constitute a Class A felony. According to Alabama state law, a Class A felony carries a potential prison sentence “for life or not more than 99 years or less than 10 years.”
The penalty for a felony in which a firearm or deadly weapon was used is “not less than 20 years.”

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Nightclub security shoot and kill man www.privateofficer.com

Nightclub security shoot and kill unarmed man www.privateofficer.com

Tulsa Okl. Feb 19 2008

A man was shot overnight on Saturday at a downtown nightclub in Tulsa and pronounced dead shortly after fleeing the scene. Tulsa Police say it started as a fight at The Hive, located at 216 N. Elgin.
The victim, 23-year-old Phillip Ryan Greer, was initially forced to leave the club after getting into a fight. But, Police say he went back to the club and was shot by a security guard just outside the doorway of The Hive around 2:30 a.m. Police say security claims they shot Greer in self-defense.
Club employees say Greer charged at them and others outside the club with his SUV. That’s when security guards say they shot Greer who then drove off. Police later found Greer dead inside his vehicle near 5th and Main.
The Tulsa Police Department is investigating the shooting.

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Officer charged with DUI after crashing cruisier www.privateofficer.com

Officer charged with DUI after crashing cruiser www.privateofficer.com

Roanoke VA. Feb 19 2008

A Roanoke police officer was charged with driving under the influence Saturday night after wrecking a police cruiser in Pulaski County, Virginia State Police said. The wreck happened about 10:15 Saturday night on northbound Interstate 81. About six minutes before the crash, state police received a 911 call about someone driving erratically, state police spokesman Sgt. Mike Conroy said. Officer Andrew Page ran off the road on the right, hitting a guard rail, Conroy said. The wreck totaled the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria he was driving; it was a marked Roanoke police car. Page, who was in plain clothes, cooperated with the investigation, Conroy said. A breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol content to be 0.16 percent, double the legal limit, according to court documents.Page received very minor injuries in the crash, according to Conroy, and did not require medical attention.Roanoke police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson said Page has been suspended and that the department is conductiing an internal investigation of the incident.

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Bank teller confessed to “inside job” holdup www.privateofficer.com

LOGANVILLE, Ga. Feb 19 2008 — Police in Loganville have arrested three people in the city’s first bank robbery in over 25 years. Investigators said after failing a lie detector test, a bank employee confessed to the inside job.
Three people have been arrested. Police said one person was waiting in a getaway car, another walked into the bank with money bags and the third was behind the counter inside.
On February 1, a surveillance camera caught what seemed to be a standard bank robbery. But detectives would figure out this wasn’t their average note job when 28-year-old Leon Conley got in line and didn’t want to be helped by just any teller.
“He says, ‘No, I’m waiting on her,’ specifically her,” said Sgt. Mike Westbrooks with the Loganville Police Department.
Conley was talking about 32-year-old Chantale Charles, one of the tellers. He handed her a note and a couple of money bags.
“The note instructs her not to punch any buttons, to not put the dye pack in with the money,” said Westbrooks.
Conley left with over $38,000 in cash. When investigators interviewed Charles, the teller, they said her demeanor and story raised red flags and it soon became obvious she wasn’t telling the truth.
“She underwent a polygraph and she failed that polygraph test,” said Westbrooks.
Westbrooks said it didn’t take long for Charles to break down and confess to planning the robbery with Conley and 24-year-old Travis Benson, who police said was driving the getaway car. The three were arrested, but police are now looking to see if Charles is connected to other bank robberies where she worked.
“She was originally from the Miami-Dade area, had three robberies in that area, moved to Georgia, and this would be her second robbery that she’s been involved in,” said Westbrooks.
Conley and Benson are still at the Walton County Jail but Charles has bonded out.

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3 School teachers arrested in online prostitution sting www.privateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb 19 2008 – A Mount Juliet Middle School teacher was among 18 men arrested for allegedly arranging online to meet a prostitute at a Nashville motel.
David Shepard, 48, was among the men Metro police arrested for soliciting prostitution after they responded to a posting on Craigslist. They arranged to meet a woman, who was an undercover female police operative. Craigslist is a popular Web site where people post ads for roommates, employment and furniture sales, etc.
Police arrested the men Wednesday. They received misdemeanor citations.
Shepard is an eighth grade science teacher and girls volleyball coach.
Shepard declined comment when asked about the arrest.
Police said he went to a Nashville motel, where he was arrested.
Shepard was suspended without pay until his legal matter is resolved, according to Wilson County Schools officials.
He reported the incident to the school system and was suspended immediately, in accordance with school board policy.
School officials are conducting their own investigation as well as assisting police.
“We certainly can’t have him in a classroom with kids and coaching until this matter is resolved,” said David Burton, safety director for the school system.
A few teachers at the school said they shocked to hear about the arrest.
Shepard has worked at the middle school for four years. He has had a clean employment record.
Two Metro teachers were also arrested. Damon Dietz is a 29-year-old English teacher at Antioch High School. The identity of the third teacher was not known Monday night.

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Loss Prevention Injured Arresting Shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

Loss prevention officers assaulted arresting shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

Brownsville TX Feb 19 2008 A couple was caught shoplifting video games at a store in the city’s north west side, according to authorities.

Police officers were dispatched at about 3 p.m. Sunday to Target in the 300 block of East Morrison Road, where Omar Reynaldo Flores, 18, and Okaira Ensinia, 21, were arrested on charges of robbery, police spokesman Eddie Garcia said. “Both were being detained by Target loss prevention and security personnel after the two were seen shoplifting inside the store,” Garcia said. “

The couple was seen as the two concealed merchandise inside the woman’s purse.” Flores and Ensinia allegedly walked out of the store without paying for three X-Box games valued at $80, according to police reports. “

(A) loss prevention officer tried to escort Ensinia back into the store at which time (she) bit the loss prevention officer on his right forearm,” Garcia said. “Flores started to walk towards Ensinia and loss prevention officers, at which time (a) security officer intervened and got between the loss prevention officer and Flores.” Flores and the security officer ended on the ground. Flores grabbed the leg of a loss prevention officer, according to police reports. “

All four people ended up on the floor and eventually (store personnel) were able to escort the couple to the security office where Ensinia assaulted the loss prevention officer once again by punching him.” She told police officers she was pregnant and police asked if she needed medical attention, according to police reports. “Ensinia refused medical treatment and told police that she was fine,” Garcia said. “A security officer sustained a small laceration, swelling, and pain on his right hand.” Bond was set at $25,000 each.

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Tropicana interrupted unions www.privateofficer.com

Tropicana corrupted union vote, judge rules www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTIC CITY NJ Feb 19 2008 – An election to unionize security workers at Tropicana Casino and Resort is getting a second chance, after a judge found that casino supervisors used “objectionable conduct” in their attempt to sway voters.
In a ruling Wednesday that followed an investigation by the National Labor Relations Board, Administrative Law Judge Paul Buxbaum supported some of the testimony by casino workers and members of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America, or SPFPA, who alleged Tropicana management allowed for unlawful surveillance and interrogated members. The judge ordered that a new election must be held.
The SPFPA was on the losing end of a 63-62 vote in October to organize about 134 security workers at Tropicana.
It first filed a complaint about Tropicana’s labor practices before the election.
In his ruling, Buxbaum said.

Casino supervisors exhibited a pattern of “close and intimidating surveillance” when members passed out literature outside of the building or held other solicitation activity.
n A supervisor prior to election day told workers that if they voted against the union, Columbia Sussex Corp., then-operator of the casino, would look favorably on their department’s personnel.
n The one-vote margin was a factor in recommending a second election – any misconduct by the casino could have influenced voters, easily reversing the election’s outcome.
The ruling also spotlighted some of the alleged tactics and statements made to security workers. They included supervisors sending memos that said the union had “nothing to offer but empty promises and a hand in your pocket” and anti-union employees who said a union victory would result in the loss of vacation, personal and sick days.
Statements like those were disputed by the casino and anti-union employees in testimony, with some employees saying they were just repeating rumors.
It’s unclear whether Tropicana will appeal the decision, which must be done by Feb. 27. A Tropicana spokeswoman declined to comment Monday.
Hud Englehart, a spokesman for Columbia Sussex, also declined to comment.
Columbia Sussex was denied a gaming license by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in December, following a list of complaints and violations about the way it conducted business.
Steve Maritas, a union organizer, also provided testimony to the NLRB, saying he was watched constantly as he passed out literature, bumper stickers and T-shirts to employees. The board’s decision is a boost to the SPFPA, which is based in Roseville, Mich., and represents 30,000 workers nationwide.
“It’s always good news when you have an election like this overturned,” Maritas said Monday. “We just found out the ruling today. We were confident we would get another election.”
Tropicana, in the past, has made its position on unions known by leaving out anti-union materials and creating a Web site.
But two bids to unionize by the United Auto Workers received wide support at the casino last year: Dealers voted in favor 626-157, while slot technicians voted in favor 19-2.
The UAW last month began contract talks with Tropicana. Dealers and slot technicians cited job security as a main priority, after Columbia Sussex laid off about 900 employees when it took the casino over in January 2007.
About two weeks ago, the state-appointed conservator in charge of finding a new owner for the casino said formal bids to prospective buyers were being sent out this month.
Maritas said he was unsure how the election process at Tropicana will be handled while a new owner must still be determined.
“It’s better than having Columbia running it, but I don’t know what they (the state) are going to do,” he said.
If an appeal isn’t filed, a date for another election will be set by the NLRB’s regional director. That could happen as early as three weeks, Maritas said.
The SPFPA is planning organizing drives at all of Atlantic City’s casinos. A win at the Tropicana would be its second, after an election at Bally’s Atlantic City in June proved successful.
“We believe we’re going to win here a second time around,” Maritas said.

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