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Security guard shoots, kills man during arrest www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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Prince George County MD. Aug 18 2008
By: Rick McCann
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A shooting at a Prince George’s County apartment complex over the week-end ivolving a police or security officer as first reported by PrivateOfficer.com on Sunday was cleared up today by police.
A shooting at a Prince George’s County apartment complex over the week-end ivolving a police or security officer as first reported by PrivateOfficer.com on Sunday was cleared up today by police.
PG County police released the name of an off-duty police officer who fatally shot a man during a fight Saturday at the apartment complex where the officer works as a security guard.
Police said the officer, Steven Jackson, tried to arrest Manuel de Jesus Espina, 43, of the 8000 block of 14th Avenue in Langley Park for an alleged alcohol violation in the stairwell of the apartment building. Espina resisted, even after Jackson used his pepper spray and baton, according to police.
They said Espina and another resident of the complex, Manuel de Jesus Espina Jacome, 26, tried to get the officer’s baton. Jackson feared for his life and shot Espina in the torso, police said.
Police said that they are still conducting their investigation and looking for any witnesses to the shooting.
Police said the officer, Steven Jackson, tried to arrest Manuel de Jesus Espina, 43, of the 8000 block of 14th Avenue in Langley Park for an alleged alcohol violation in the stairwell of the apartment building. Espina resisted, even after Jackson used his pepper spray and baton, according to police.
They said Espina and another resident of the complex, Manuel de Jesus Espina Jacome, 26, tried to get the officer’s baton. Jackson feared for his life and shot Espina in the torso, police said.
Police said that they are still conducting their investigation and looking for any witnesses to the shooting.
Jackson, who has been with the force for four years, has been placed on administrative leave during this time which is standerd in most officer involved shootings.
The police department’s special investigative response team is investigating the shooting ut as of today there was no word on charges being file against the officer but we were told that the investigation is ongoing.
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Body of abducted store clerk found www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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DALLAS TX Aug 18 2008 - A body found in a remote area was been identified as the clerk whose abduction from a store in a small North Texas town was recorded by security cameras, authorities said Sunday
Mindy Daffern, 46, had been missing since Friday from the store her family owns in the city of Scotland, 130 miles northwest of Dallas. Surveillance camera videotape showed her being confronted at gunpoint by an unmasked man who walked her outside the store.
A man suspected in the abduction led investigators to the body Saturday and Texas Rangers confirmed it was Daffern, Archer County Sheriff Ed Daniels said Sunday.
Wallace Bowman Jr., 30, of Bowie, was being held on charges of aggravated robbery and kidnapping and Daniels said he is expected to be charged with capital murder. His bail was set at $3 million.
Bowman did not yet have an attorney to speak for him, Daniels said.
Daffern’s body was found in a remote area near the town of Sunset in neighboring Montague County. Investigators were awaiting on an autopsy report, Daniels said.
“She was just a down to earth, good person,” he said. They’re a very close-knit family and of course it’s just completely devastated the family.”
Video from one store camera showed a man casually walking into the store and handing Daffern a cup, then pulling out a handgun and pointing it at her face.
A second camera showed the gunman walking her out of the store. Daffern was seen handing the cup back to the map, who sipped from it while holding the gun on her with his other hand. Daffern had her hands up and appeared to plead with the man. Video from a third camera showed a sport utility vehicle leaving store parking lot.
On the video, the gunman showed no apparent concern about appearing on camera and his face was clearly visible.
“I’m not sure he realized those were cameras, I don’t know,” Daniels said. “I haven’t talked to him, I don’t know what he was thinking at that point.”
Bowie police began searching for Bowman after recognizing him on the video. On Saturday, police found an SUV matching the vehicle on the video at a motel about 40 miles away, Daniels said.
Authorities found Bowman at the motel Saturday morning. He was unarmed and the weapon used in the crime has not been found, Daniels said.
He initially told authorities he’d let Daffern out of the vehicle at a rural road in Archer County and that she’d run across a field, the sheriff said. “There was nothing in that field to indicate she’d ever been there,” Daniels said.
Court records show Bowman was sentenced in 1997 to seven years for aggravated sexual assault and failed to register as a sex offender in 2004. Bowman was placed on probation after being convicted for burglary in 1996, according to court records.
Mindy Daffern, 46, had been missing since Friday from the store her family owns in the city of Scotland, 130 miles northwest of Dallas. Surveillance camera videotape showed her being confronted at gunpoint by an unmasked man who walked her outside the store.
A man suspected in the abduction led investigators to the body Saturday and Texas Rangers confirmed it was Daffern, Archer County Sheriff Ed Daniels said Sunday.
Wallace Bowman Jr., 30, of Bowie, was being held on charges of aggravated robbery and kidnapping and Daniels said he is expected to be charged with capital murder. His bail was set at $3 million.
Bowman did not yet have an attorney to speak for him, Daniels said.
Daffern’s body was found in a remote area near the town of Sunset in neighboring Montague County. Investigators were awaiting on an autopsy report, Daniels said.
“She was just a down to earth, good person,” he said. They’re a very close-knit family and of course it’s just completely devastated the family.”
Video from one store camera showed a man casually walking into the store and handing Daffern a cup, then pulling out a handgun and pointing it at her face.
A second camera showed the gunman walking her out of the store. Daffern was seen handing the cup back to the map, who sipped from it while holding the gun on her with his other hand. Daffern had her hands up and appeared to plead with the man. Video from a third camera showed a sport utility vehicle leaving store parking lot.
On the video, the gunman showed no apparent concern about appearing on camera and his face was clearly visible.
“I’m not sure he realized those were cameras, I don’t know,” Daniels said. “I haven’t talked to him, I don’t know what he was thinking at that point.”
Bowie police began searching for Bowman after recognizing him on the video. On Saturday, police found an SUV matching the vehicle on the video at a motel about 40 miles away, Daniels said.
Authorities found Bowman at the motel Saturday morning. He was unarmed and the weapon used in the crime has not been found, Daniels said.
He initially told authorities he’d let Daffern out of the vehicle at a rural road in Archer County and that she’d run across a field, the sheriff said. “There was nothing in that field to indicate she’d ever been there,” Daniels said.
Court records show Bowman was sentenced in 1997 to seven years for aggravated sexual assault and failed to register as a sex offender in 2004. Bowman was placed on probation after being convicted for burglary in 1996, according to court records.
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Police academy student charged with drug sales www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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STONE RIDGE NY Aug 18 2008 – A student the Ulster County Community College police academy was pulled from training and arrested by his instructors and narcotics police Friday afternoon, according to the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team.
Delvon D. Wiggins, 22, of 161 Washington Ave., Kingston, was charged with felony possession of drugs and felony sale of drugs for previously selling cocaine to an undercover police officer.
After making the transaction and learning that the suspect was enrolled in the police academy, URGENT accelerated its investigation, authorities said.
Delvon D. Wiggins, 22, of 161 Washington Ave., Kingston, was charged with felony possession of drugs and felony sale of drugs for previously selling cocaine to an undercover police officer.
After making the transaction and learning that the suspect was enrolled in the police academy, URGENT accelerated its investigation, authorities said.
Wiggins was indicted by an Ulster County grand jury Thursday, and arrested at 1:55 p.m. the following day.
Wiggins was held in the Ulster County Jail pending arraignment in Ulster County Court.
Police said Wiggins was enrolled in the early phase of academy training and had not been hired by any police agency.
Wiggins was held in the Ulster County Jail pending arraignment in Ulster County Court.
Police said Wiggins was enrolled in the early phase of academy training and had not been hired by any police agency.
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Security officer aids in arrest of burglar www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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Huntsville AL Aug 18 2008
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Authorities say that they have arrested a man after a security officer spotted him transient on Friday allegedly cutting a catalytic converter off a car, police said.
Pugh said a security officer was on patrol when he heard someone in a car lot and found a person cutting a catalytic converter off an Isuzu Rodeo on Sam Drive at about 4 a.m. Friday. The guard called police, but the suspect was able to get away.
Responding officers were able to track down a suspect and arrested Don Huffstutler, 26, whowas charged with two counts of breaking and entering to an automobile. He may be connected to more than 50 thefts of catalytic converters, said North Precinct Investigations Sgt. Jack Pugh.
Police say that Huffstutler was arrested at a friend’s house. Police found three catalytic converters and a power saw, 22 saw blades, a pair of pliers, an adjustable wrench and a pair of leather gloves when they made the arrest.
Pugh said he expects more charges to be filed against Huffstutler and possible others who may be involved. Right now this is an active investigation Pugh said.
Huffstutler was transported to the Madison County Detention Center and was being held pending a bond release.
Authorities say that they have arrested a man after a security officer spotted him transient on Friday allegedly cutting a catalytic converter off a car, police said.
Pugh said a security officer was on patrol when he heard someone in a car lot and found a person cutting a catalytic converter off an Isuzu Rodeo on Sam Drive at about 4 a.m. Friday. The guard called police, but the suspect was able to get away.
Responding officers were able to track down a suspect and arrested Don Huffstutler, 26, whowas charged with two counts of breaking and entering to an automobile. He may be connected to more than 50 thefts of catalytic converters, said North Precinct Investigations Sgt. Jack Pugh.
Police say that Huffstutler was arrested at a friend’s house. Police found three catalytic converters and a power saw, 22 saw blades, a pair of pliers, an adjustable wrench and a pair of leather gloves when they made the arrest.
Pugh said he expects more charges to be filed against Huffstutler and possible others who may be involved. Right now this is an active investigation Pugh said.
Huffstutler was transported to the Madison County Detention Center and was being held pending a bond release.
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Federal Custom Agent Charged In Death www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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Queens NY Aug 18 2008
A Federal Customs agent has been indicted in the mysterious shooting death of a friend in his Queens home.
Eric Alke, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent assigned to Kennedy Airport, was ordered held on $75,000 bail Friday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the June 26 incident.
Alke initially told police that victim Adrian Moldovan, 50, was visiting his Forest Hills apartment about 3:30 p.m. after the pair had been out drinking.
Alke claimed Moldovan snatched his off-duty .38-caliber Smith & Wesson from the kitchen table and fatally shot himself once in the chest.
But Alke’s lawyer said Friday the shooting happened in the apartment vestibule, on a set of stairs. Alke left the weapon on a stairway ledge, then heard a shot after he’d turned his back on the gun and his friend, said lawyer Gerard Marrone.
“We’re not saying it was a suicide,” Marrone said. “It was just a very, very unfortunate accident.”
Alke is due back in court Sept. 3.
A Federal Customs agent has been indicted in the mysterious shooting death of a friend in his Queens home.
Eric Alke, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent assigned to Kennedy Airport, was ordered held on $75,000 bail Friday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the June 26 incident.
Alke initially told police that victim Adrian Moldovan, 50, was visiting his Forest Hills apartment about 3:30 p.m. after the pair had been out drinking.
Alke claimed Moldovan snatched his off-duty .38-caliber Smith & Wesson from the kitchen table and fatally shot himself once in the chest.
But Alke’s lawyer said Friday the shooting happened in the apartment vestibule, on a set of stairs. Alke left the weapon on a stairway ledge, then heard a shot after he’d turned his back on the gun and his friend, said lawyer Gerard Marrone.
“We’re not saying it was a suicide,” Marrone said. “It was just a very, very unfortunate accident.”
Alke is due back in court Sept. 3.
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Vineland police stay busy with shoplifting calls www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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VINELAND NJ Aug 18 2008
Police in Vineland say that they normally handle quite a few shoplifting calls during their daily patrols but Thursday was a bit busier.
In a matter of a few hours police had responded to three different retailers and arrested three different people on related shoplifting charges including a felony. Police also said that two of the shoplifters already had outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Paula Mendez, of the 100 block of Walnut Street, Bridgeton, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at Kmart on South Delsea Drive. She also was charged with receiving stolen property. Mendez was held in Cumberland County Jail on $1,000 bail.
William Telfair, 45, of the first block of South Myrtle Street, was charged Thursday with shoplifting $31.33 worth of items from CVS on West Landis Avenue. He also was charged with trespassing and processed on an unrelated warrant. Telfair was held in the county jail on $1,500 bail.
Anthony Stacey Harris, 38, of the first block of Leonard Drive, Millville, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at the Finish Line store at Cumberland Mall. Harris also was processed on eight unrelated warrants. He was held in the county jail on $1,000 bail.
Police in Vineland say that they normally handle quite a few shoplifting calls during their daily patrols but Thursday was a bit busier.
In a matter of a few hours police had responded to three different retailers and arrested three different people on related shoplifting charges including a felony. Police also said that two of the shoplifters already had outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Paula Mendez, of the 100 block of Walnut Street, Bridgeton, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at Kmart on South Delsea Drive. She also was charged with receiving stolen property. Mendez was held in Cumberland County Jail on $1,000 bail.
William Telfair, 45, of the first block of South Myrtle Street, was charged Thursday with shoplifting $31.33 worth of items from CVS on West Landis Avenue. He also was charged with trespassing and processed on an unrelated warrant. Telfair was held in the county jail on $1,500 bail.
Anthony Stacey Harris, 38, of the first block of Leonard Drive, Millville, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at the Finish Line store at Cumberland Mall. Harris also was processed on eight unrelated warrants. He was held in the county jail on $1,000 bail.
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S.C. Airport gift store manager arrested for forgery www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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Greenville SC Aug 18 2008
A Greer woman on Wednesday was charged with forgery by Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Police after an airport gift shop reported nearly $10,000 missing from its bank account.
Venus Starr Turner, 23, of 439 S. Buncombe Road, a manager at Hudson News, operated by Hudson Group, is accused of forging receiving documents for Dunbar Armored Car Service.
Turner is accused of altering the log of three separate August deposits
that total $9,615.28.
The incident report states that the logs for Aug. 2-4 appear to have been altered with correction fluid, and the original writing is covered with what appears to be an altered signature from a Dunbar agent.
Turner denied involvement in the missing money, but admitted to signing the Dunbar representative’s signature three times on the log.
A Greer woman on Wednesday was charged with forgery by Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Police after an airport gift shop reported nearly $10,000 missing from its bank account.
Venus Starr Turner, 23, of 439 S. Buncombe Road, a manager at Hudson News, operated by Hudson Group, is accused of forging receiving documents for Dunbar Armored Car Service.
Turner is accused of altering the log of three separate August deposits
that total $9,615.28.
The incident report states that the logs for Aug. 2-4 appear to have been altered with correction fluid, and the original writing is covered with what appears to be an altered signature from a Dunbar agent.
Turner denied involvement in the missing money, but admitted to signing the Dunbar representative’s signature three times on the log.
She is scheduled for court later in the month.
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FBI arrests 3 in organized shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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BROOMFIELD CO Aug 18 2008 – The FBI’s Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Broomfield Police Department arrested three members of a South American Theft Group Saturday they say were known to steal tens of thousands of merchandise every day.
According to FBI, the three, whose names were not released, came to Denver from California with the goal to steal from metro area stores.
The FBI says that’s what the trio did Saturday at Flatiron Crossing in Broomfield. Agents with the task force tried to stop them as they drove away from the mall, but the driver accelerated. A task force member used his vehicle to stop their car.
All three got out of the car and ran off. Agents were able to arrest two of them immediately. A K-9 unit tracked the third person, who the FBI says was the driver of the car, to a nearby creek. According to the FBI, the driver was under water, trying to hide from authorities.
Broomfield Police took the three suspects into custody.
According to FBI, the three, whose names were not released, came to Denver from California with the goal to steal from metro area stores.
The FBI says that’s what the trio did Saturday at Flatiron Crossing in Broomfield. Agents with the task force tried to stop them as they drove away from the mall, but the driver accelerated. A task force member used his vehicle to stop their car.
All three got out of the car and ran off. Agents were able to arrest two of them immediately. A K-9 unit tracked the third person, who the FBI says was the driver of the car, to a nearby creek. According to the FBI, the driver was under water, trying to hide from authorities.
Broomfield Police took the three suspects into custody.
No other information was available Saturday night.
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Police capture man wanted for jewlery robbery www.privateofficer.com
August 18, 2008
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Mesa AZ Aug 18 2008
Mesa police caught up with two men accused of running off with more than $16,000 in jewelry from a Mesa Kmart earlier this month.
Mesa police caught up with two men accused of running off with more than $16,000 in jewelry from a Mesa Kmart earlier this month.
On August 4th, the men allegedly cut the security wire securing a rotating case to the jewelry counter at a Kmart near Broadway and Dobson roads, according to court documents obtained Friday. They put the case in a shopping cart then fled to a vehicle waiting in the parking lot. The jewelry was worth $16,403.34, according to the documents.
Two days later, police got an anonymous tip that Ruben Ruiz was the thief and in a photo lineup, a witness identified Ruiz as the person who stole the jewelry case.
Detectives learned that the jewelry had been left at a friend’s house where they found several sets of earrings that were identified by Kmart as part of the stolen jewelry. The jewelry recovered was worth $1,549. Ruiz, 32, was arrested and charged with third degree theft. The second man under arrest is Dennis Kirk, 36.
Detectives got word that Kirk was the driver of the getaway car, a white Honda with heavy front-end damage. When they went to contact Kirk at a Chandler home, detectives saw a white Honda with heavy front-end damage leaving the home. Officers were able to stop the driver after following it for some time and he told police he was Dennis Kirk.
He was taken into custody for a warrant and having a revoked driver’s license. While sitting in the back of the patrol car, officers saw Kirk spitting and when they investigated found several small rock-like objects on the floor of the car.
They appeared to be rock cocaine, according to the court documents. Kirk had torn a microbag in his hand and glass-like shards were found under the seat. They were reported to appear to be methamphetamine. The items were field-tested and tested positive for cocaine base and meth. A syringe was found when officers searched the white Honda, according to the documents.
Kirk was also charged with third degree theft in the Kmart jewelry robbery.
According to a police spokeswoman, all the jewelry was recovered.
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