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POLICE OFFICER ANDREW WIDMAN

FT. MYERS FLA. POLICE DEPARTMENT

Police Officer Andrew Widman

Fort Myers Police DepartmentFlorida

End of Watch: Friday, July 18, 2008

Biographical InfoAge: 30

Tour of Duty: 1 year, 3 months

Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire

Date of Incident: Friday, July 18, 2008

Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Officer Andrew Widman was shot and killed after he and other officers responded to a domestic dispute outside of a restaurant on Hendry Street at 2:00 am.As the officers attempted to breakup the fight the male subject produced a gun and opened fire, fatally wounding Officer Widman.

Four other officers on the scene returned fire and killed the suspect.

Officer Widman had served with the agency for just over 1 year.

He is survived by his wife and three children.

Agency Contact Information Fort Myers Police Department

2210 Peck Street Fort Myers, FL 33901

Phone: (239) 338-2128

Please contact the Fort Myers Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

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ROCKVILLE CT July 18 2008 – A state child-welfare worker and licensed foster parent who had been investigated twice since 2006 on allegations of child abuse was arraigned today in Superior Court on criminal charges including manslaughter in the death of an infant boy who had been in her care just a week.

Suzanne Listro, 42, of Mansfield, who was arrested by state police at her home Wednesday night, is also charged with risk of injury to a minor in the death of 7-month-old Michael Brown Jr. She was in custody today with bail set at $1 million by Judge Patricia Harleston.Listro is on leave from the state Department of Children and Families, where she has worked most recently as a children’s services consultant. DCF announced Thursday that Listro had twice been investigated on allegations of child abuse, once in 2006 and again in 2007, and that an internal review of how Listro’s case was handled by DCF found serious deficiencies in the agency’s procedures and its staff’s performance.DCF Commissioner Susan I. Hamilton felt compelled to comment personally about the matter and called a news conference Thursday in Hartford. Hamilton announced that the investigator who handled the complaints against Listro has been fired and that person’s supervisor has received a 20-day suspension. Steps are also being taken to terminate Listro’s employment at DCF.

On May 19, state police said, the infant was reported to be unresponsive and was taken by ambulance from Listro’s home to Windham Memorial Hospital in Willimantic. He was then flown by Life Star helicopter to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Listro told investigators that the infant went limp and stopped breathing after falling off a bed onto the floor.But the state medical examiner’s office in Farmington concluded that the child’s injuries were inconsistent with Listro’s account of what happened. The medical examiner determined that his death was the result of blunt-force trauma to his head and ruled the death a homicide.”The defendant’s explanation for the victim’s injuries are inconsistent with that determination and somewhat unbelievable,” State’s Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky told the court.According to DCF, Listro was licensed as a foster parent in 2008. The licensing office was never made aware apparently unaware of the previous complaints against Listro relating to her 3-year-old adopted child.Michael Brown Jr., who was in DCF custody, went home with Listro on May 12. He died of his injuries on May 19 at Hartford Hospital.

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Atlanta GA July 18 2008

By: Rick McCann

Executive Director

The National Association Of

Private Officers

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Many security companies advertise in their yellow page ad that their company provides traffic enforcement services. But the question is do they really and to what extent? Is it legal or illegal? What authority do they really have? Can they issue speeding tickets and other citations?
As we discussed a few weeks ago in our training on Scope Of Authority, there are two traditional ways of having police authority which includes issuance of speeding tickets. Those include either being a full or part time sworn police officer or having “special police, special deputy or statutory authority.
As we previously discussed, some states including Washington DC, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and some others have a “SPO”, Special Police Officer status in their statues which allow certain police powers to private security officers.

If you do not have one of these and still offer traffic enforcement services, can you still really offer this type of service and what options do you have?
The answer is yes you can and you do have several enforcement routes that you can lawfully take against a traffic violator.
Conducting any type of traffic enforcement or traffic stops is still controversial for private security officers but increasingly becoming part of a private officers duties.
I am aware of some police agencies that make it tough on security officers making traffic stops by threatening them with arrest for disorderly conduct, harassment, impersonating a police officer and even kidnapping. Don’t let them intimidate you! As long as you act professional, don’t become disorderly, cussing or threatening, you can enforce traffic rules on private property. If problems persist with law enforcement, this issue needs to be addressed by the Chief of Security or the client and it needs to go directly to the police chief or sheriff so that they have a clear understanding of what you are doing, how you are doing it and who is doing it. This way the top brass knows that it’s not some guys playing cop and they’ll be more supportive and communicate that info with the filed patrol division.

As gated communities, universities, large office complexes and other developments are being built to mirror a city and mainly in a private campus environment, it is necessary to enforce traffic violations and let the public know that there are consequences to reckless driving or speeding.
Under current laws in most states, police officers can not enforce moving violations on most private property or investigate non-injury accidents. Some states do allow for DUI or reckless violations enforcement and a few states have adopted new statues that allow certain other moving violations to be enforced under an agreement or contract with the property owner but overall there is little that police agencies can do about traffic violations on most private properties.

But before we head out with a ticket book in hand, we need to consider a few things first.

First, we need to establish a few ground rules. The property that you are planning on enforcing traffic violations on needs to be completely “private property”. It can not be “common area or a city street or an easement area, public domain or anything other than completely “private property”.
How can you tell if the property falls under one of these?
One of the ways that you can determine this is by knowing who owns it? If the road is completely within a self contained property such as an apartment or condominium complex, park, hospital, college campus or other gated community, it will probably be private and not owned by city or county government.
Another way to help determine ownership or whether it is a private road or not is to find out who maintains it. When there is a pot hole who fills it? When it snows who plows it? When there’s a wreck on it do the police respond to investigate it? If the answer is that the city doesn’t maintain the road, plow it or respond to its wrecks, than more than likely it is a private road. If it is a limited access road with one way in and one way out it is probably private.
If you are GPS equipped, punch in the address and it will tell you the status of the road or not show up in the database at all meaning it is a private road.
Before ever enforcing any rule, policy or law make sure you know without a doubt that the road you are on is definitely privately owned.
If there is any other roads leading into the road that you are setting up enforcement on are sure that they also are private roads and I’ll explain why shortly.

Okay now that you’re sure that everything is on private property you’ll need to insure that you have full written authority from your employer or if you’re a contract agency, from your client.
In that document, there should be an outline of exactly what they want you do. Because if it is not spelled out and there is a problem later, the client or owner will come back and say that you had no authority to do the traffic enforcement. Get it in writing!

If you or your security department is completely a non-sworn force, there are some steps that you can take to implement traffic procedures.
In a residential community, especially an apartment or condominium complex or subdivision, the Management Company or Homeowners Association can post speed limits, erect stop signs and impose fines for violations. They can employ their security staff to enforce these policies and rules. This authority has come long ago when civil courts ruled that the private property owner or their agent has complete rule of their own property.
Make sure that the property is properly posted, letters with the new policy has been mailed to homeowners or apartment residents and the general public using the property is aware of the enforcement.

Although a Uniform Traffic Citation can not be issued, a summons from the HOA or company can be and fines can be paid to the board or association.
In some cases when homeowners and condo owners refuse to pay these fines, the association has levied liens against their property for the fines owed.
In the event that the offender is a non-resident and is visiting a resident, the court has ruled that residents are civilly liable for the behavior of invited guests.
Violations can fall on the resident.
With a non-resident, a violation notice can be issued with a warning of a criminal trespass for any future violations.
If the violation is serious in nature and the client or owner of the property has authorized you to, an immediate written criminal trespass warning can be issued and the violator informed that an arrest will be made upon returning to the property.
When the violation is more serious such as excessive speed, driving reckless, endangering others or driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, this offense may rise to a criminal offense and an arrest may be made. In this case since the officers are non-sworn, a citizen’s arrest may be made and the local law enforcement agency notified for immediate assistance.

Every stop should be fully documented with a written report and video camera footage for liability purposes.
When a driver refuses to cooperate, the local police department should be called for immediate assistance and the driver should be trespassed from the property.

When conducting traffic stops, use a high level of officer safety, call the stop in to your dispatcher, another officer or the answering service and give them the tag numbers of each offender, description of the vehicle, number of occupants and driver description if you can see it. I also usually write the tag info down on a notepad that I keep beside me just in case anything ever happens.

If you are trying to make a traffic stop and the offender speeds off, DO NOT pursue this vehicle for any reason. Do not chase this vehicle for any reason off from the private property or onto any other ajoining road. This road which turns into a city or county road is completely off limits to you and you have no authority whatsoever there and you are opening up yourself to criminal charges.
Get the license plate number and call it in to the police and back off. If you choose to pursue this driver and they wreck, hit another vehicle and kill someone, strike a pedestrian or crash and die themselves, you the security officer could be charged with manslaughter, vehicle homicide or other serious felony charges as well as being held civilly responsible and it will be devastating. The traffic offense isn’t worth the bad things that will happen to you if something goes very wrong. You’re not a police officer and the court will not recognize that they were fleeing because they had committed a prior crime or were in possession of illegal drugs or guns and you will not be “shielded” from criminal and civil consequences.

Be professional, courteous, don’t argue or cuss and don’t push the authority issue. Use professional, calibrated equipment including radar, professional looking tickets or citations and have your act together.
Know when to back off and call for assistance and don’t overstep your authority and boundary.
Educate yourself about the criminal statues and civil laws. books and information is available on line as well as at your local library.
And the bottom line is to stay safe!

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Sneaker caper lands three in jail www.privateofficer.com

Madison WI July 18 2008

By: Bryan Hill

Ntl. Assoc. private officers

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Three sneaker thieves were busted Monday night after they allegedly stole a dozen pair of Nikes from Famous Footwear near East Towne Mall, a theft compounded when police stopped the getaway car and discovered numerous items stolen less than an hour before from the Fitchburg Target store.
Madison police said Davarius McDonald, 23, Jawon Clash, 26 and Arlena Lee, 19, were cited for retail theft following the incidents that happened shortly before 7 p.m. Monday.
A witness to the Famous Footwear theft gave a description of the getaway vehicle, a Chevy Blazer, to police, who found the vehicle still in the East Towne area when stopped.
Police found the sneakers in the Blazer, along with DVDs, cosmetics, clothes and an LCD television all taken from the Fitchburg Target.
The Nikes were valued at $775 and the items taken from Target were valued at $1,360.

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Huffing inhalants making a come back www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC. August 18 2008
By: Rick McCann
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
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One of the most dangerous forms of getting high has been noticeably increasing in many areas of the country. The cost of illegal drugs are expensive and often out of reach for teenagers and others looking to score a high. Crack, marijuana, LSD, heroin and other illegal substances becomes an expensive habit that many can not afford.
Inhaling or huffing has always been a popular way by some to obtain their high and for a number of years it had taken a back seat to the other illegal drugs but now authorities say that method is again becoming popular.
Huffers will inhale chemicals, paint thinners, spray paints, refrigerants and other harmful toxic substances to get their buzz.

Police said that a Mount Vernon Alabama teenager died trying to get high off a refrigerant from a pickup truck in Saraland, police said Wednesday.
Police were called at about 5 p.m. Tuesday to a home at 1608 Forest Avenue in Saraland, where 19-year-old Andrew Todd Harris was found in the living room unresponsive, according to Saraland Police Lt. Danny Walker.
Harris had apparently pressed on an air conditioning valve under the hood of the 2001 Chevrolet S-10 and captured the toxic substance known as Freon in a plastic bag, Walker said. Harris went into cardiac arrest after he huffed the chemical from the bag inside the house, Walker said.

It’s very dangerous,” Walker said of inhaling the Freon. “And, as you can see, it could kill you.”

Freon, also known as refrigerant R-134a, is a chemical refrigerant made by DuPont and typically used for air conditioning, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Web site. It can affect the nervous system, causing “dizziness to incoordination and irregular heart beat,” the site states.

In areas of Albuquerque New Mexico many locals are arrested in each year for huffing spray paint. Police say that the paint is sprayed into a plastic bag or other container and snuffed repeatedly. Silver paint seems to be the paint of choice because there are more toxins in the silver. Walking down the street, sitting behind buildings and in alleys, police often spot tell tale signs of huffers on the hands and mouths of the culprits.
In Oregon, Florida, Washington D.C. and numerous other states, the inhaling of the chemicals have caused dozens if not hundreds of deaths.

Authorities warn parents to look for tell tale signs such as spray paint cans in teenager’s rooms, paint on hands, chemical smells in child’s room, plastic bags, plastic wrap or containers that smell like chemicals or have paint in them, the disappearance of sprays, cleaners, paints and other strong smelling aerosol sprays. Some of the other signs to look for are;

Huffing, sniffing and bagging can be easy to conceal. Look for these warning signs:
Hidden rags, clothes or empty containers of products that may be abused
Chemical odors on breath or clothing
Paint or other stains on face, hands or clothing
Drunk or dazed appearance
Slurred or incoherent speech
Lack of coordination
Inattentiveness
Irritability
Depression

Huffing is sometimes used as a generic term for any type of inhalant abuse. Specifically, however, there are various ways to abuse inhalants:
Huffing. To huff an inhalant, you soak a rag in an inhalant and press the rag to your mouth.
Sniffing. To sniff an inhalant, you sniff or snort fumes from an aerosol container. You may even spray an aerosol product directly into your nose or mouth.
Bagging. To bag an inhalant, you inhale fumes from a product sprayed or poured into a plastic or paper bag.

At first, huffing, sniffing or bagging causes a sense of euphoria. Abusing the inhalant repeatedly over several hours can prolong or intensify the high. For many kids, inhalants provide a cheap and accessible alternative to alcohol. And it may happen more often than you think. An estimated 1.1 million adolescents in the United States alone abuse inhalants every year, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Loss prevention agents at Wal-mart and K-Mart say that they have also seen the increased thefts of spray paints by teens and adults.

Emergency personnel say that the inhaling of these toxins causes an immediate rush and are not only harmful but deadly.
Some of the most common inhalants are just everyday household items.

Would you recognize an inhalant if you saw one? Look for these chemicals:
Acetone
Amyl nitrite
Benzene
Butane
Butyl nitrite
Freon
Methylene chloride
Propane
Toluene
Trichloroethylene

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Loss prevention agent nabs employee for till tapping www.privateofficer.com

CHESTER, Md. July 18 2008 Police arrested a Stevensville woman for stealing money from her cash register at the Acme Markets grocery store in Chester.
The Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office say the grocery store requested a deputy to respond in reference to an employee theft on Saturday.
Upon arrival police was met by the store director and a loss prevention officer who said they had an employee who had been stealing money from her cash register during her work shifts.
According to investigators, the employee, Carol Sue Reinking, 48, had been seen on surveillance video processing a customer and then voiding the sale, keeping the money after the customer left.
Police say this had happened on several occasions beginning in May thru mid-July. The register receipts and computer print outs verified the transactions, authorities say.
According to police, Reinking said she had taken the money to assist a family member’s medical expenses. Upon being placed under arrest, she denied still having any of the money, according to authorities.
A search of her pocket book resulted in the seizure of several bundles of cash totaling $629. Store records indicated a loss of $8,278 during the time period under investigation. After processing, Reinking had a bail of $7,000 placed on her by a District Court Commissioner.

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Use your cell phone as a personal protection device www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA. July 18 2008
By: Bryan Hill

Ntl. Assoc. Private officers

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I never thought much about cell phones as a significant component of executive protection but I came across this article at Forbes.com which made me reconsider how the right type of cell phone can really help executive protection and bodyguards.
Forbes.com reviewed a 11 cell phones with various features that might make the difference during an emergency. Some of these phones have some features worth taking a closer look at from the executive protection perspective:
Samsung and Asus offer phones with the ability to broadcast a text message to pre-set numbers in an emergency. Asus also offers the ability to send a GPS location with the emergency message.

MyRapidMD seems like a great device if you have a protectee with a pre-existing medical condition. It makes medical data readily accessible like recent surgeries.

InTouch offers the capability to locate emergency rooms which is always a concern with executive protection. Sony offers a cellphone with a built in GPS and flashlight. Useful features, since it might cut down the amount of kit we have to carry around on our waist.
For the regular Joe or Jill who isn’t in the security protection field but is also concerned about personal protection, many regular cellular phones including phones offered by TMobile, AT&T, Verizon and other cellular providers are often GPS capable now and for a few dollars extra each month.

One of the best phones that offer this service is the Nextel from Sprint. It is GPS equipped and can be pinpointed with accuracy on the tracking software that you can download to a computer. In a real emergency should you dial 911, your location can be instantly known.
Regular cell phones can also track a cell phone when it is turned on but only to a certain area, not an exact address as is possible with the Nextel.
Admittedly none of these devices are make or break for the success of an executive protection mission or bodyguard assignment or personal protection but they might facilitate a small part of it.

I think the real benefit in these phones is not for the protectors but the protectees. In fact I can see some of these cell phones as ideal for family members who aren’t protected but who might nevertheless find themselves in a harm’s way.
It’s an added tool in the toolchest of security protection devices and equipment.

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Shoe store employee gives away $5000 of shoes to friends www.privateofficer.com

Employee gives away $5000 of shoes to friends and family www.privateofficer.com

JACKSONVILLE, FL July 18 2008
By: Rick McCann
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
http://www.privateofficer.com/ There is an employee or should we say a former employee of the First Coast shoe store who had a thing for shoes. Call it a fetish or just plain thievery, the employee has been arrested after being accused by his employer of stealing more than $5,000 in shoes.
Jamell Johnson, 21, is being charged with felony grand theft.
Police were called to the Rackroom Shoes at 9501 Arlington Expressway on Wednesday. Investigators say Johnson was caught on video scanning the shoe strings but not actual shoes.
Police say Johnson told them he would let people leave without paying for the shoes. A store manager said he did this with about 80 pairs worth $5,335.39.
Police say Johnson said he gave away the shoes to his friends and family because they asked him to.
Authorities did not say whether or not those family and friends will face criminal charges of receiving stolen property.

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Man dedicates life to police and fire service www.privateofficer.com

Owensboro KY July 18 2008 Please excuse the police officer driving the firetruck down U.S. 231.
For the past 20 years, Jeff Williams has gotten a lot of practice tearing off his badge-clad blues only to pull on bunker gear as he tears up the path from the Owensboro Police Department to the Masonville Fire Department.
But sometimes he gets caught in transition.
“Heck, I’ve driven the truck still wearing my OPD shirt,” admitted Williams.
Lights, sirens and service have become a way of life for Williams, who is one of the only local officials to make the transition between the two services with the ease of unclipping his police radio from his belt and replacing it with a pager.
And while there is an unspoken rivalry between police and fire departments and between paid and unpaid fire units, Williams said his experience has taught him the best of both worlds.
“I can see both sides, I’ve seen the side when people are glad to see you show up and I’ve seen the side when they say ‘oh no, why are they here,’ ” Williams said. “But you get a sense of satisfaction either way you get there. I take care of my job the way it’s supposed to be done.”
Some days the officer turns off his blue lights for the day only to have red lights flash across his captain’s helmet minutes later. For Williams, both sets of lights have left lasting impressions.
“Anytime you have the ability to save someone’s life, that’s something you remember,” he said.
And Williams has saved a lot of lives — just flip through the extensive pages of his “police” and “fire” scrapbooks.
Since starting at OPD in 1989, Williams has been recognized three times by the governor for making the most DUI arrests in Kentucky. Between serving on the emergency response team and as a fire investigator, Williams also caught the spotlight for hopping in the bed of a truck to catch a fleeing stalking suspect.
“This woman came to the police department and said, ‘He’s trying to hit me,’ ” Williams recalled of his 1993 chase. “… He ran into a car with me watching and then backed up going the wrong way on Fourth Street and came at me.”
Williams leaped in the bed of the truck, reached around the passenger window and choked the driver until the vehicle came to a stop.
“I just did it,” Williams said. “I was determined to get him, especially after he tried to get away.”
His co-workers say that story hardly flashes a light to his determination and commitment to his job.
“Jeff is always into something because he takes the initiative (and) never stops policing proactively,” Marian Cosgrove, spokeswoman for the department, said. “He’s always looking. Even on night shift, when there’s 80 percent down time and 20 percent excitement, he’s out looking for DUIs and trying to find a burglary in progress.”
Cosgrove said during her time working with Williams on the street, she learned how to stay patient and listen even when people can become difficult.
“The community really respects Jeff because with him, it’s not all black and white,” she said. “He considers all the angles and considers the best possible outcome for the community, the suspect and officer safety. Sometimes that means taking someone to jail but often times he finds a better resolution.”
Williams started volunteering at the fire department in 1986 and while moving up the ladder in rank and working for Daviess County Emergency Management Service as an EMT, met some of the police officers who encouraged him to become a “brother in blue.”
Now serving as captain for the fire department, Williams said he actually enjoys fighting fires a little more than putting out fires with the police department.
“It’s all the excitement and adrenaline that gets your blood flowing,” he said. “The lights and sirens getting there and getting done what you need to do to get the job done … I can’t sit behind a desk. I like to be out, I like being in the middle of everything … we’re running into a building where everyone else is running out.”
Williams cruises the city streets on night shift and said he feels bad when he is too exhausted to answer a fire call that may come out just hours after he falls asleep in the mornings. And while he sometimes fights exhaustion with as much vengeance as a fire, he said the support of his family and friends keeps him serving and protecting.
“Doing what we do, you don’t make a lot of money,” he said. “But it gives you the ability to protect those that can’t protect themselves.”

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Foot chase of shoplifters lead to felony charges www.privateofficer.com

Foot chase of shoplifters end with felony charges www.privateofficer.com

Rochester NY July 18 2008
Two Rochester women are facing felony charges after a short foot chase and car accident that stemmed from a shoplifting incident Tuesday night at The Mall at Greece Ridge Center.
Ruby A. Rosado, 25, of Barberry Terrace and Ninoshca M. Figueroa, 20, of Mohawk Street are accused of shoplifting from the Macy’s store at the mall, running to a vehicle and tearing out of the parking lot to West Ridge Road about 7:45 p.m., said Greece Police Officer Jim Leary.
The vehicle nearly ran over three people in the mall parking lot, including a Greece police officer who attempted to stop the women, Leary said.Rosado is accused of driving east on West Ridge Road and crashing into a vehicle stopped at a traffic light near the entrance ramp to the southbound lanes of Route 390, Leary said.
Rosado and Figueroa, who suffered minor injuries in the crash, left the vehicle and fled on foot. They were apprehended a short time later by Greece police, Leary said.
No one else was injured in the incident, he said.The women were each charged with six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and one count of third-degree robbery, both felonies; resisting arrest, a misdemeanor; and petit larceny, Leary said.
Rosado also was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and reckless driving.Both women were taken to Unity Hospital in Greece, where they were treated and released.
Rosado and Figueroa were arraigned Wednesday in Greece Town Court and were remanded to the Monroe County Jail. Rosado was being held on $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond; Figueroa was being held on $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 bond, according to Greece court records.
Rosado is scheduled to return to court at 9 p.m. Friday for a preliminary hearing. Figueroa is to appear at 11 a.m. today, according to court records.

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NRC relaxes armed guard requirements www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC July 18 2008
Nuclear plants like Three Mile Island may place armed guards at their front gates if they want to, but federal regulators now say that they won’t demand it.
That’s one of the recommendations being sent to the commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a 540-page document that addresses ways to improve the security of the nation’s 64 commercial nuclear plants.
The guard recommendation was denounced by the watchdog group Three Mile Island Alert, which asked the NRC to require it nearly seven years ago.
The NRC’s regulatory style is too lenient for national security standards, said Scott Portzline, a security consultant to TMI-Alert, and primary author of the petition.
The NRC report takes away some of the required physical and electronic security requirements for the nuclear plants and eases certain training requirements according to Ben Hern, a security expert.

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Security officers capture burglars after alarm activates www.privateofficer.com

Security officers nab burglars after alarm activates www.privateofficer.com

Tacoma, WA, July 18 2008

By: Rick McCann

Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers

http://www.privateofficer.com/ Four suspects were quickly taken into custody after Sonitrol Pacific detected suspicious activity inside a school July 5 and alerted the school district security officers to respond to the activated alarm.

A Sonitrol Pacific sound analyst received the initial impact-activated signal from the school and used real-time audio to determine the nature of the activity.

The operator heard banging noises and dispatched the school district’s guard service.

While the security officers were en route to the school, the Sonitrol Pacific security system continued to relay alarms.

The information was being relay to the security officers in real time so that when they arrived at the school they knew exactly what activity was taking place and how many possible burglary suspects were on the property.
When school security officers arrived at the school they were able to immediately take four individuals into custody.

The security officers found a broken window, a two by four, orange juice and some crackers.Since 1978, Sonitrol Pacific has assisted law enforcement officials in the apprehension of more than 4,930 suspects in the Pacific Northwest according to a news release by the company. The company provides intrusion detection, access control, security cameras and fire monitoring for schools and businesses. Sonitrol Pacific, a Sound Security, Inc. company, celebrates its 30-year anniversary this summer.
The apprehension was a great example of how layered security which included the electronic monitoring of the alarms and the physical response of security personnel better protects property, saves lives and leads to more apprehensions.

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The homeless file complaint against security www.privateofficer.com

Homeless people file complaint against security for violating their rights www.privateofficer.com

VANCOUVER Canada July 18 2008 — Private security guards that patrol downtown Vancouver on the lookout for crimes and other social ills violate the rights of drug addicts and the homeless, says a complaint to be filed Thursday with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
The complaint alleges the guards hired by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and known as “downtown ambassadors,” unfairly harass addicts and limit their access to public spaces.
The unarmed guards’ role, according to the association’s website, includes assisting the public with directions and other questions, monitoring and deterring crimes in public spaces and reporting crime and “quality of life” concerns.
The complaint by the Pivot Legal Society, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users and the United Native Nations claims the guards discriminate based on the disabilities of addiction and mental illness.
And they say the guards’ actions disproportionately affect aboriginals.
In particular, the groups complain the guards order people sitting or laying on the sidewalk to move and try to prevent people from looking for recyclables in dumpsters.
They say the guards follow and stare at people they find “undesirable” and take photographs and notes for unknown purposes.
“Each of the above-noted tactics individually and collectively have the effect of ‘humiliating’ and ’shaming’ homeless people who have equal legal access to public spaces, including sidewalks and back lanes,” says the complaint, which contains allegations that haven’t been tested in court.
No one from the business association was immediately available for comment.
The groups note the guards enjoy a sanctioned position of authority, but don’t have any special legal mandate or protection.
They ask the commission to declare that the guards are violating the province’s human rights code and order them to stop.
And they want the commission to order the business association to pay $20 each to people affected by their actions. They also ask the association to pay the costs of pursuing their complaint.
The security-guard program started eight years ago and has expanded with the blessing of Vancouver’s city council.
The downtown ambassadors, along with the business association’s loss-prevention programs, have a budget $961,000 for 2007-2008 – nearly 60 per cent of the association’s entire budget.
The business association is funded through a levy imposed on the municipal property taxes of downtown commercial properties.

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Shoplifters lead police on wild chase www.privateofficer.com

By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News

NATICK MA July 18 2008
Two shoplifting suspects at Natick Collection evaded mall security and led three law enforcement agencies on a chase through two towns before being caught.
Police received a call Wednesday at 7:31 p.m. about two shoplifters at Nordstrom who fled the mall after assaulting a store security officer, said police Lt. Brian Grassey.
Tony Boyse Jackson, 28, of 46 Deer Meadow Road, Bloomfield, Conn., and his sister Ebony Theresa Jackson, 26, of 132 Smith Drive, East Hartford, Conn., face multiple charges.
“They were momentarily detained by (store security), but they took exception to this,” Grassey said.
Tony Jackson punched the security officer a number of times, and Ebony Jackson kicked him, police said. The security officer had scratches and cuts from the assault, Grassey said.
As they left the mall, Tony Jackson pushed a mall security officer near Lord & Taylor when the officer tried to stop them, Grassey said.
After leaving the mall, police said, Tony Jackson ran across Rte. 9 to Sherwood Plaza. Ebony Jackson, meanwhile, got into a black Acura and began to leave the mall parking lot, where she was chased by an officer in a car. Another officer, on foot, stepped in front of her to try to make her stop.
“Officer (Beth) Heffler said the female (driver) looked straight at her, the vehicle accelerated, and the vehicle drove toward her – she steered toward her,” Grassey said. “The officer had to get out of the way, and the car sped past at a distance of less than an arm’s length.”
When she left the mall, Ebony Jackson made a U-turn on Rte. 9, against the light, and turned into the Dick’s Sporting Goods parking lot. An officer drove toward her, and Jackson drove off, making an exit over the grass to get onto Speen Street.
From there Ebony Jackson led police down Hartford Street and to Bishop Street in Framingham before police broke off the pursuit.
“Because of the heavy population in the area, the officer didn’t want to force the suspect to operate in a berserk manner,” Grassey said.
The Acura was seen a short time later on Boden Lane in Natick and then West Central Street heading back into Framingham. It then went to Rte. 9, where Grassey said it was seen going 80 miles per hour.
Ebony Jackson drove to Oak Street and then Bacon Street, where police lost contact again, they said. A caller reported a car on Stillwater Circle, Grassey said, which is a dead-end street.
“Officers found the vehicle parked at 10 Stillwater Circle, and she was still inside asserting innocence,” Grassey said. “She said, ‘I didn’t (expletive) do anything.’ “
Police used a baton to break the car window when Jackson refused to get out, Grassey said, and she was screaming and squirming when officers removed her.
Ebony Jackson faces charges of larceny of items worth more than $250; conspiracy; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon – a shod foot; assault with dangerous weapon – a vehicle; reckless driving; negligent driving; failing to stop for police; speeding; marked lanes violation; failing to obey a sign at an intersection; resisting arrest; receiving stolen property worth less than $250; and carrying a dangerous weapon – a 2-foot club, Grassey said.
Meanwhile, police received a report of a man running through the industrial park behind Sherwood Plaza. Callers reported seeing a man acting suspiciously, Grassey said, and ducking behind cars when police cars rolled past.
“We were fortunate that people were helping us and giving us information about what was going on,” Grassey said.
Natick Police were joined by two Wellesley officers and a state trooper with a search dog.
One of the callers said they saw the suspect near St. Linus Church on Hartford Street. Wellesley Detective Bob Gallagher found Tony Jackson lying in shrubs in a side yard on Porter Road, Grassey said. Jackson was taken into custody without much resistance.
Tony Jackson faces charges of larceny of items worth more than $250, conspiracy, and two counts of assault and battery, Grassey said.
Each of the suspects was held on $15,000 bail, Grassey said.

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Shoplifter rams security vehicle during escape www.privateofficer.com

Pine Bluff AR July 18 2008

Kyle T. Greene

Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers

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A 20-year-old Pine Bluff man allegedly took a pair of sunglasses from a store at The Pines mall, then ran and rammed his car into a mall security vehicle while attempting to escape Tuesday afternoon.
Kaylon Pace will have to post a $10,000 bond to be released from the county detention center while prosecutors consider felony charges against him.

At a court hearing Wednesday, special judge Donald Warren Sr., set Pace’s bond after ruling prosecutors had probable cause to charge Pace with robbery, aggravated assault, theft of property, and fleeing.

Reading from an affidavit from Detective David DeFoor, Deputy Prosecutor Rik Ramsey said mall security was notified by an employee of Romancing the Stone that a man, later identified as Pace, had put a pair of sunglasses in his pocket and left without paying for them.

Ramsey said Pace ran to the parking lot where a mall security officer reported seeing Pace reach into his pants, and considered that as a threat so the security officer struck Pace with the door of his vehicle, knocking him to the ground.
Quoting from the affidavit, Ramsey said Pace got up and ran to his vehicle, and when the security officer parked behind Pace’s vehicle in an attempt to keep him from leaving, Pace “put his vehicle in reverse and backed up, hitting the mall security vehicle,” Ramsey said, adding that Pace was arrested when other officers arrived on the parking lot.Pace told the court he would hire his own attorney.

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