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Armored truck guards shoot, kill robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
Armored Truck Security Shoot, Kill Robbery Suspect http://www.privateofficer.com
On Wednesay, a security officer was shot several times by five men with assault rifles in a robbery attempt outside a West Palm Beach bank.
On Thursday, another gunfight erupted, this time just outside a Miani bank
Police say that the Thursday robbery has left one suspect dead and sent a security guard to the hospital, police said.
Two armed suspects approached two armored truck guards at a Wachovia bank branch in Homestead, Miami-Dade police said. The armed suspect tried to hold them up and engaged the security officers in a gun fight and was killed during the shootout with the guards, police said. One guard was in stable condition in a Homestead hospital, but police did not say how he was injured.
Authorities swarmed the area and began an all out search for a second armed suspect. Using dogs and helicopters police went block by block but didn’t find anyone as of later afternoon.
Police are releasing few details about this shooting and robbery attempt as the investigation continues.
Aerial television news footage showed a crashed white van, the windshield riddled with bullets.
Police officer charged with sexual assault of teenage girls www.privateofficer.com
Police officer charged with sexual assault of teenage girls http://www.privateofficer.com
Pennsylvania State Police said that they were notified of the assaults and learned that they happened at a home at in the 400 block of Moore Avenue in Union Township.
Richard L. Corbin, 35, a police officer, is accused of giving alcohol to a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl. He then allegedly had sex with both girls, police said.
The date of the alleged assaults was not released.
Corbin was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and furnishing liquor to minors.
Corbin was released from jail on bond and placed on leave from his department pending further investigation. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Private police chief’s car broken into www.privateofficer.com
Private police chief’s car broken into http://www.privateofficer.com
Someone broke into his David Boehm’s marked vehicle and stole equipment Tuesday.
It happened sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 800 block of West North Bend Road in College Hill, Boehm said.
Boehm runs the Southern Ohio Enforcement Bureau, a private police security company.
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3 Arrested during shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com
3 Arrested during shoplifting spree http://www.privateofficer.com
Eugene police cited a 19-year-old woman and two teenage girls in connection with an alleged shoplifting spree.
The girls and the woman, Mercedes Raisa White Calf, of Portland, were charged with first-degree theft after investigators found hundreds of stolen items in the trunk of a car parked outside Fifth Street Public Market in Eugene, police said.
Several thousand dollars in stolen merchandise was taken from stores at Valley River Center and the Fifth Street market, police said.
The items included clothing, jewelry, perfume, makeup and other personal-care items, police said.
White Calf and the two girls were cited Sunday afternoon after a boutique employee told police the suspects were inside a nearby clothing-resale store, police said
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Dillard’s employee charged with theft and fraud www.privateofficer.com
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As Collierville resident Monica Maynard scanned her credit card bill, she didn’t remember purchasing any high-priced clothing from Dillard’s department store at The Avenue Carriage Crossing.
“I came home and opened my mail and noticed that my bill was awfully high and I saw two purchases (at Dillard’s) on June 13,” Maynard said
But by the time she realized someone had stolen her credit card number the criminal had racked up an $800 tab.
Collierville police checked the store’s surveillance footage and made an arrest the following day.
Former Dillard’s employee Jennie Lynn Brady is accused of stealing Maynard’s credit card number from the store’s client files and making two purchases totaling $792 on June 13.
Brady faces two counts of identity theft, two counts of forgery and theft of property.
She was arraigned Tuesday and her next court date will be Aug. 26.
“It’s frustrating,” Maynard said. “You wonder who has your information.”
Maynard notified police on June 24 that someone used her credit card.
The following day, officers questioned Brady who insisted she bought the items with her grandmother’s credit card.
According to the police affidavit, officers asked why she didn’t report back and Brady said, “OK, I did it.”
This was the second time Maynard has been the victim of identity theft.
If convicted on all charges, Brady faces up to seven years in jail, according to Collierville Lt. Philip Arnold.
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TSA monitors more than luggage www.privateofficer.com
TSA monitors more than luggage http://www.privateofficer.com
“There are certain thresholds that this individual needs to meet in our behavioral detection program.
McCauley denied any profiling takes place during the screening and said the BDO’s are trained on cultural sensitivity as well.
“Nobody wants their rights infringed upon, but if you’re not doing anything wrong, what are you worried about?” said traveler James Vint.
But, not all travelers feel that way, saying the screening is too subjective.
“Some people get nervous about smaller things than others,” said traveler Anthony Platt. “So, I really don’t think nervousness is a good indicator.”
McCauley said the behavioral screening has been in place for a while, but most travelers have no idea it even exists.
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LP Agent nabs felony shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
LP Agents nab felony shoplifter http://www.privateofficer.com
An alleged shoplifter who reportedly concealed nearly $1,000 worth of items from Fargo’s Mills Fleet Farm in her purse and in an electric roaster box ended up getting burned, Fargo police said.
Tracie Lynne Walberg, 42, of Moorhead was arrested about 3:30 p.m. Monday on suspicion of felony shoplifting, Sgt. Jeff Skuza said.
Walberg is accused of removing several items from their packaging, including a digital camera, a $300 DeWalt drill, battery packs for the drill, a BB gun, two jackets, a laser sight, a scanner and two shirts, Skuza said.
Walberg allegedly hid the items in her purse and the electric roaster box and then paid for a cheaper item before the store’s loss prevention officer caught her and brought her to the security officer.
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Security officer shot by possible sniper www.privateofficer.com
Security officer shot by possible sniper http://www.privateofficer.com
Police are trying to piece together what happened. Right now, it appears that there was no confrontation or any contact between Stroman and the shooter but that the shooter fired from a distance.
Police say the person who shot him may have used a shotgun or large caliber weapon.
Crime scene personnel were on the scene into the early morning hours and police say that the investigation is continuing.
The shooter faces attempted murder charges when apprehended.
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Man charged with assaulting hospital security www.privateofficer.com
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On Tuesday shortly after midnight, the New Castle County Police were sent to the area of South Street in Hamilton Park for the report of suspected drug activity.
According to Delaware State Police, when officers arrived on the scene they came into contact with Antwan Bonaparte, 22, of Nilsen Road in Bear. Police say Bonaparte provided officers with a false identity and explained he was not in the computer system because he had never been in trouble with law.
One officer said he then asked to use Bonaparte’s cell phone to call someone who would be able to confirm his identity.
Bonaparte was detained and transported back to the New Castle County Police Department where his true identity was confirmed with fingerprints, police say.
Bonaparte was charged with criminal impersonation and turned him over to Troop 6 for processing. Once at Troop 6, he was charged with offensive touching of a law enforcement officer, third-degree assaultand disorderly conduct. He was committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute on $5,000 bond.
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GA. town buys adult entertainment business www.privateofficer.com
GA. town buys adult business http://www.privateofficer.com
Club Risque was a little more true to its name than the residents of this small northeast Georgia town could take.
The town of Lavonia decided after numerous attemts to close it down using the court system failed, that it would shell out nearly $1 million Tuesday to buy and shut down the strip club along Interstate 85.
After the purchase, the city quickly burned the interstate signs advertising the club, which was popular with truckers.
Club Risque was opened in 2001 by Alachua, Fla., businessman Jerry Sullivan. The city went to court several times to close the club but was never successful.
Lavonia has since passed an ordinance outlawing adult entertainment businesses.
Sullivan died in his sleep in 2006 at age 47, but the club continued to operate under new ownership. The city was finally able to buy the club after negotiations.
There was no word on what the city will do with the property now.
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Barbershop owner busted for selling drugs www.privateofficer.com
Barbershop owner busted for selling drugs http://www.privateofficer.com
Customers coming to this business on Thursday found it closed down and police milling about after they raided the location for selling drugs.
Police said Arnold Horne Jr. was selling drugs from a back office at the Loose Endz barbershop.
LaVergne police said they got a tip about the drug activity and that they used an undercover informant to go in and buy illegal narcotics from Horne.
Horne was arrested at his home Thursday morning. Police said they found cocaine, cash and three handguns inside his residence.
Detectives said they made at least three cocaine buys from him inside his barbershop.
Authorities said they acted quickly because Tot’s Landing Day Care is just 60 yards away from the barbershop.
“At the time that we went there, 16 kids were playing outside of the day care in the playground. So, we definitely don’t want any of those kids or anybody else getting hurt,” said LaVergne Police Chief Ted Boyd.
Horne is already a convicted felon and is facing four more drug charges. He also has previous arrests on suspicion of aggravated assault.
Long-time customer Jay Kelley said the accusations are hard to believe.
“Shock. Shock. A good barber, a good family man, a good daddy, a good friend,” Kelley said.
Dr. Moses Swauncy’s family practice is a few steps away from the barbershop. He said he only knew Horne in passing.
“It’s very disturbing to know that something like this took place next door to my practice,” he said.
Because the alleged drug sales took place near a day care, police said they are hoping for more harsh punishment if he’s convicted.
Horne could face additional charges because as a convicted felon, he is not supposed to possess any handguns.
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