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OFFICER DOWN….ANNE JACKSON www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson
Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Washington
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Biographical InfoAge: 40
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Deputy Anne Jackson was shot and killed after responding to a disturbance at a residence in the small town of Alger. When dispatchers were unable to reach her another deputy was sent to the location and found her body, along with a second shooting victim.
A suspect was located and led responding officers on a pursuit down I-5 in which he wounded a Washington State Patrol trooper and fatally shot another motorist. He turned himself at the county sheriff’s office a short time later.The ensuing investigation revealed that the suspect had also murdered three other people in two houses near the location where Deputy Jackson was killed at.
Deputy Jackson had served with the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office for 6 years.
Agency Contact Information Skagit County Sheriff’s Office600 South ThirdMount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone: (360) 336-9450
Please contact the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
OFFICER DOWN IRENE RIOS www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios
Imperial County Probation Department California
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Biographical InfoAge: 28
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Deputy Probation Officer Irene Rios was killed in an on-duty automobile accident.She was traveling in a department vehicle on I-8 to a placement visit in Sacramento when she was involved in an accident and her vehicle overturned. Deputy Rios died from the injuries she sustained in the accident.Deputy Rios had served with the Imperial County Probation Department for six years.
She is survived by her parents, brother and two sisters.
Agency Contact InformationImperial County Probation Department324 Applestill RdEl Centro, CA 92243Phone: (760) 339-6229
Please contact the Imperial County Probation Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
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Nashville security guard indicted for murder www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept 3 2008
By:Rick McCann
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ – A security guard who shot and killed a man outside a Nashville sports bar in May was charged on Tuesday with murder.
Davidson County grand jury handed down a second-degree murder indictment against security guard Jeremy Holmes in the death of Adam Villegas.
Police said Holmes got into an argument outside the Marathon Sports Bar in Nipper’s Corner. Holmes, who was working security in the parking lot at the time, said Adam Villegas was drunk when he asked him to leave the lot
The security officer said he thought Villegas was going to hit him with his car, so he fired a shot that killed Villegas.
Villegas’ family and friends said he was a quiet guy incapable of threatening anyone. Friends of Villegas had been pressing the district attorney to prosecute Holmes
The district attorney turned over their investigation to the grand jury, who handed down the indictment against Holmes.
Holmes’ arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
Villegas’ father, who said the charges are bitter sweet. He claims Holmes was “trigger happy.”
Two other security officers were arrested and charged with murder last month in Memphis in a similar incident. Police say that the two shot and killed a person that they had asked to leave an apartment complex. The security officers opened fire when they thought the driver was going to strike them with his vehicle.
Davidson County grand jury handed down a second-degree murder indictment against security guard Jeremy Holmes in the death of Adam Villegas.
Police said Holmes got into an argument outside the Marathon Sports Bar in Nipper’s Corner. Holmes, who was working security in the parking lot at the time, said Adam Villegas was drunk when he asked him to leave the lot
The security officer said he thought Villegas was going to hit him with his car, so he fired a shot that killed Villegas.
Villegas’ family and friends said he was a quiet guy incapable of threatening anyone. Friends of Villegas had been pressing the district attorney to prosecute Holmes
The district attorney turned over their investigation to the grand jury, who handed down the indictment against Holmes.
Holmes’ arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
Villegas’ father, who said the charges are bitter sweet. He claims Holmes was “trigger happy.”
Two other security officers were arrested and charged with murder last month in Memphis in a similar incident. Police say that the two shot and killed a person that they had asked to leave an apartment complex. The security officers opened fire when they thought the driver was going to strike them with his vehicle.
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3 Face charges for theft of TV www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Alexandria LA Sept 3 2008
Three suspects were charged with shoplifting a TV from Wal-Mart early this morning on Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria police report
Jeremy Barron, 19, of 1402 Hickory, Alexandria, Eljuan Bowie, 31, of 100 Spring, Pineville, and Markus Lair, 18, of 100 Spring, Pineville, were arrested and charged with shoplifting, $500 and up, according to an Alexandria police department report.
Alexandria police were dispatched 1:30 a.m. today in reference to a shoplifting at Wal-Mart, 6225 Coliseum Blvd.
Three suspects were charged with shoplifting a TV from Wal-Mart early this morning on Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria police report
Jeremy Barron, 19, of 1402 Hickory, Alexandria, Eljuan Bowie, 31, of 100 Spring, Pineville, and Markus Lair, 18, of 100 Spring, Pineville, were arrested and charged with shoplifting, $500 and up, according to an Alexandria police department report.
Alexandria police were dispatched 1:30 a.m. today in reference to a shoplifting at Wal-Mart, 6225 Coliseum Blvd.
A complaintant told police he saw a suspect running out the back emergency exit door with a TV in a shopping cart, followed him outside and told the suspect to give back the TV, the report states.
Two other men were in a white Lincoln Towncar and a passenger showed him an object that appeared to be a gun but never pointed it at him and the complainant backed away from the car, the report states.
The car then left the parking lot, the report states.Police were looking at video footage with the manager when they were notified Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies had stopped the car in the parking lot of Pitts Grill, the report states.
The stolen TV was in the back seat of the car but none of the suspects knew how it got there, the report states.The owner of the car, Barron, stated he let some of his friends use his vehicle and when they returned it the TV was in the back seat, the report states.
Lair and Bowie stated they were just riding to get something to eat at Pitts Grill, the report states.
Lair was the suspect on the video at Wal-Mart pushing the TV out the emergency doors, the report states, adding Lair was also in several other pictures from previous shopliftings at Wal-Mart where TVs were stolen in the same way.
All three suspects were transported to Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office for booking and charged with shoplifting,$500 and up, the suspect vehicle towed and the TV returned to Wal-Mart, the report states.
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Store manager sets up Facebook to catch shoplifters www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Perkins Rowe LA. Sept 3 2008
Thanks to an aggressive store manager, an accused shoplifter faces felony theft charges this evening. It’s unconnected with a similar case we reported Wednesday. This alleged criminal has some expensive taste. Deputies say a woman was caught on camera stealing a designer purse from the store Kiki in Perkins Rowe. As WAFB’s Caroline Moses reports, the store manager got crafty to find the culprit.
Kiki store manager Cammy Lowe says a few weeks ago, a customer slipped something out of her sight. At first, she didn’t notice, but store surveillance cameras caught everything.
“Two women walked in,” Lowe says, “I greeted them, friendly, dressed well, nice people and they just walked around for a minute and stole a handbag.”
Lowe says you can see the younger woman in the video put a purse exactly like a $320 Marc Jacobs bag into her bag, then leave the store. Lowe was supposed to be on guard, so she says she was determined to find the thief.
Lowe set up a Facebook page, with store surveillance video and still photos of the alleged shoplifter. 124 people joined her group, to help solve the crime. Together Lowe says they found who they were looking for.
Deputies say 24-year-old Stephanie De Chavez Ruiz of Baton Rouge is the woman seen stealing in the surveillance video. She’s charged with felony theft. Her mother, seen with her in the video, was not charged in the crime.
So far this year, Deputies say there have been eight shoplifting complaints from stores inside Perkins Rowe. Kiki’s manager Cammy Lowe says if people try to shoplift again at her store, she’ll be just as creative — Trying to catch them too.
Thanks to an aggressive store manager, an accused shoplifter faces felony theft charges this evening. It’s unconnected with a similar case we reported Wednesday. This alleged criminal has some expensive taste. Deputies say a woman was caught on camera stealing a designer purse from the store Kiki in Perkins Rowe. As WAFB’s Caroline Moses reports, the store manager got crafty to find the culprit.
Kiki store manager Cammy Lowe says a few weeks ago, a customer slipped something out of her sight. At first, she didn’t notice, but store surveillance cameras caught everything.
“Two women walked in,” Lowe says, “I greeted them, friendly, dressed well, nice people and they just walked around for a minute and stole a handbag.”
Lowe says you can see the younger woman in the video put a purse exactly like a $320 Marc Jacobs bag into her bag, then leave the store. Lowe was supposed to be on guard, so she says she was determined to find the thief.
Lowe set up a Facebook page, with store surveillance video and still photos of the alleged shoplifter. 124 people joined her group, to help solve the crime. Together Lowe says they found who they were looking for.
Deputies say 24-year-old Stephanie De Chavez Ruiz of Baton Rouge is the woman seen stealing in the surveillance video. She’s charged with felony theft. Her mother, seen with her in the video, was not charged in the crime.
So far this year, Deputies say there have been eight shoplifting complaints from stores inside Perkins Rowe. Kiki’s manager Cammy Lowe says if people try to shoplift again at her store, she’ll be just as creative — Trying to catch them too.
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Security officer detains assault suspect www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Uniondale NY Sept 3 2008
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A Uniondale man was charged with first-degree assault Sunday after he allegedly stabbed another man in the abdomen in a bar, police said.
A Uniondale man was charged with first-degree assault Sunday after he allegedly stabbed another man in the abdomen in a bar, police said.
According to police, Armando Velasquez, 41, of 564 Liberty Ave., entered El Tucan Bar, 680 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale, and soon began to argue with a 46-year-old male patron before stabbing the man, police said.
Police say that they were notified of the stabbing at about 3:50 a.m.Velasquez was held at the scene by a security officer who at the bar and when police arrived they charged him with possession of a dangerous weapon and assault.
He was held for arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead.
The victim who police did not identify, was taken to Nassau University Medical Center and admitted. His injury was not life-threatening, police said.
The victim who police did not identify, was taken to Nassau University Medical Center and admitted. His injury was not life-threatening, police said.
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Police arrest 2 in Wal-Mart computer thefts www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Watertown NY Sept 3 2008
State police have made a second arrest in the case of attempted computer thefts at Walmart in Watertown.
Troopers arrested 25-year-old Brandy L. Parks of Carolyn Street, Ogdensburg on one count of 3rd degree Attempted Grand Larceny.
Parks allegedly attempted to steal 6 laptop computers from the Walmart store located on State Route 3 in the Town of Watertown on August 21st.
Parks and 31-year-old Christina Chevrier of Ogdensburg were caught by store security cameras attempting to remove the computers from the store.
Parks was issued an appearance ticket for Town of Watertown Court, pending Grand Jury action. Value of the computers was approx. $4952.
Parks and 31-year-old Christina Chevrier of Ogdensburg were caught by store security cameras attempting to remove the computers from the store.
Parks was issued an appearance ticket for Town of Watertown Court, pending Grand Jury action. Value of the computers was approx. $4952.
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Police officer commits suicicde in police garage www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Sept 3 2008(CBS.com) ― In a department of about 200 members, the death Monday of young rookie cop hit hard, especially since it was the second death for the small department so far this year.
Members of the Mount Vernon Police force began converging on their department’s headquarters late Labor Day afternoon after hearing of the gunshot death of a 23-year-old officer in a parking garage opposite the city’s main police building.
The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. and is being investigated as a probable suicide.
The young cop’s name is being initially withheld at the request of his family, who sources said, has deep roots in Westchester County’s law enforcement community. Mount Vernon Police Commissioner David Chong confirmed the death and the ongoing investigation and said he was especially shaken by the news.
“This young officer had tremendous potential,” Chong told CBS 2 HD. “He was assigned to patrol. The medical examiner and the detective squad are looking into it, but right now we are not looking for suspects.
We believe this is an internal matter.” The small department was shaken to its core early this year when Officer Christopher Ridley was gunned down in neighboring White Plains trying to stop a beating.
In that incident, Westchester County Police officers responding to a call for help mistook Ridley for a criminal and shot him dead on the plaza directly in front of a county court building. Commissioner Chong said Ridley and the officer who died Monday knew each other.
Both were 23. “It’s a small department,” Chong explained. It is also tight knit. “This is a young police department,” Chong added. “The aggregate age is probably under 30 and this is the second officer we’ve lost this year. It really hits home.”
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Target security staff have busy week-end www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Roseville CA. Sept 3 2008
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Shoplifting suspects picked the wrong Target over the weekend.
Roseville police said they arrested seven people in two shoplifting incidents at the Target store at 10451 Fairway Drive.
According to loss prevention personnel, at 5:22 p.m. Saturday, security contacted police to report a group of young people taking items from the electronics department, said Dee Dee Gunther, a police spokeswoman. Agents asked for police back-up.
Police units were dispatched and intercepted the suspects in the parking lot, finding the stolen property on them, Gunther said.
Arrested on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy were Jonathan Andrew Santellano, 20, of Rocklin, Steven Matthew McDaniel, 18, of Salinas and three younger teenagers.
Shoplifting suspects picked the wrong Target over the weekend.
Roseville police said they arrested seven people in two shoplifting incidents at the Target store at 10451 Fairway Drive.
According to loss prevention personnel, at 5:22 p.m. Saturday, security contacted police to report a group of young people taking items from the electronics department, said Dee Dee Gunther, a police spokeswoman. Agents asked for police back-up.
Police units were dispatched and intercepted the suspects in the parking lot, finding the stolen property on them, Gunther said.
Arrested on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy were Jonathan Andrew Santellano, 20, of Rocklin, Steven Matthew McDaniel, 18, of Salinas and three younger teenagers.
They included a girl, 17, from South Lake Tahoe, and a boy, 17, and girl, 14, from Brentwood.
At 6:45 p.m. the next day, police were called to the same store and arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of cutting open packages in the electronics department and taking the items.
Booked on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and possession of burglar’s tools were Michael Davis Scott, 43, of Sacramento and Sherry Lynn Edadiaz, 37, of Auburn.
The two also were wanted on various arrest warrants from Placer and Sacramento counties, Gunther said.
Those arrested were booked into the county jail pending a bond release.
At 6:45 p.m. the next day, police were called to the same store and arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of cutting open packages in the electronics department and taking the items.
Booked on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and possession of burglar’s tools were Michael Davis Scott, 43, of Sacramento and Sherry Lynn Edadiaz, 37, of Auburn.
The two also were wanted on various arrest warrants from Placer and Sacramento counties, Gunther said.
Those arrested were booked into the county jail pending a bond release.
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Shooting leaves 6 dead including sheriff’s deputy www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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ALGER, Wash. Sept 3 2008 – Police now say six people were killed this afternoon in a shooting rampage that claimed the life of a sheriff’s deputy.
Two deputies and a state trooper were also wounded. Police are investigating seven different crime scenes.
Events started at roughly 2:19 p.m. when a Skagit County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance on Silver Creek Drive in Northern Skagit County. A second victim was found fatally shot at that location.
Two construction workers were found dead at a nearby address. Another victim was found fatally shot at a third address.
The suspect then headed southbound on I-5, where police say a motorist was fatally shot.
A Washington State Trooper was shot in the arm. He is being treated at Sedro-Woolley Hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.
Police say a suspect was taken into custody in Mount Vernon, Wash. He is known to police in the area.
He reportedly led police on a chase before turning himself in.
Events started at roughly 2:19 p.m. when a Skagit County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance on Silver Creek Drive in Northern Skagit County. A second victim was found fatally shot at that location.
Two construction workers were found dead at a nearby address. Another victim was found fatally shot at a third address.
The suspect then headed southbound on I-5, where police say a motorist was fatally shot.
A Washington State Trooper was shot in the arm. He is being treated at Sedro-Woolley Hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.
Police say a suspect was taken into custody in Mount Vernon, Wash. He is known to police in the area.
He reportedly led police on a chase before turning himself in.
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Police arrest 2 in credit card fraud www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Tampa Fla. Sept 3 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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Police say that on Wednesday afternoon, Jessica Jeanice Johnson and Tiffany Tichera Lee went on a shopping spree in Sears at University Mall using a stolen credit card, deputies say.
According to officers, the two racked up quite a bill and were able to get away with their haul. Johnson, 20, and Lee, 18, spent $3,680.08, according to a report.
But then the next day, deputies say, they returned to the Sears with a friend, Tilliasha Philadelphia Williams, 17, and went on another shopping spree, spending $1,691.53 and using the same stolen credit card.
This time they were caught by loss prevention personnel, deputies said.
Johnson, of 13747 Susan Kay Drive, Tampa, and Lee, of 10613 Altman St., Tampa, both were charged with 10 counts of uttering a forged instrument, 10 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, five counts of grand theft – all felonies – and five counts of petty theft, a misdemeanor.
An arrest affidavit states that Williams was arrested and charged with a felony, but no further details were available because she is a minor.
Johnson and Lee were taken to Orient Road Jail. Bail for both was set at $51,250 bail.
According to officers, the two racked up quite a bill and were able to get away with their haul. Johnson, 20, and Lee, 18, spent $3,680.08, according to a report.
But then the next day, deputies say, they returned to the Sears with a friend, Tilliasha Philadelphia Williams, 17, and went on another shopping spree, spending $1,691.53 and using the same stolen credit card.
This time they were caught by loss prevention personnel, deputies said.
Johnson, of 13747 Susan Kay Drive, Tampa, and Lee, of 10613 Altman St., Tampa, both were charged with 10 counts of uttering a forged instrument, 10 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, five counts of grand theft – all felonies – and five counts of petty theft, a misdemeanor.
An arrest affidavit states that Williams was arrested and charged with a felony, but no further details were available because she is a minor.
Johnson and Lee were taken to Orient Road Jail. Bail for both was set at $51,250 bail.
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firefighter charged with attempted murder of security officer www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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ELKO NV Sept 3 2008
By: Rick McCann
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A firefighter with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management was arrested early today, accused of assaulting a security officer at a casino resort, the Elko County sheriff’s office said.
Christopher John Adams, 30, of Las Vegas was booked on suspicion of battery with intent to commit murder, trespass, malicious destruction of private property and harassment.
Deputy Sean Murphy said Adams, who was recently released from fighting a wilderness fire along the Nevada-Idaho line, had allegedly harassed a cocktail waitress at Cactus Pete’s, prompting the security officer to cut off his alcohol consumption.
The security officer asked Adams to go to his room, but Adams put him in a choke hold and took him to the ground, Murphy told the Elko Daily Free Press, and other security personnel and bystanders were unable to pull Adams off of the guard.
A deputy arriving on the scene had to use a Taser to subdue Adams and arrest him, Murphy said.
The security officer, although injured was in good condition and Adams was booked into the county jail and was still being held on an unknown bond amount.
The security officer, although injured was in good condition and Adams was booked into the county jail and was still being held on an unknown bond amount.
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Police arrest panhandler for murder www.privateofficer.com
September 3, 2008
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Atlanta GA. Sept 3 2008
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Authorities investigating a shooting say that they have arrested a panhandler and charged him with murder.
Atlanta police charged him with fatally shooting a man he had asked for money early Tuesday outside a Midtown gas station, police said.
The victim was identified as Kashman Avery, 48, of Michigan, according to police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office
Police say that at around 2 a.m., Avery and some relatives were at the Shell station on Spring Street and 14th Street, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said.
The panhandler, Wanique Odwin, approached Avery and asked him for money, Meadows said.
Avery took exception to the begging and exchanged words with Odwin, Meadows said.
Odwin drew a weapon and shot Avery once in the side, Meadows said. Avery was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
Odwin, 26, fled the scene, but was found a couple of blocks away, Meadows said. He was charged with murder, and is being held without bond in the Fulton County Jail.
In an interview with a police detective, Odwin said he pulled out his weapon because he felt threatened by Avery, Meadows said.
Avery’s relatives, meanwhile, described Odwin as the aggressor.
The shooting follows a 30-day crackdown on panhandling by Atlanta police, prompted by a barrage of complaints from the public, including tourists.
Atlanta police charged him with fatally shooting a man he had asked for money early Tuesday outside a Midtown gas station, police said.
The victim was identified as Kashman Avery, 48, of Michigan, according to police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office
Police say that at around 2 a.m., Avery and some relatives were at the Shell station on Spring Street and 14th Street, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said.
The panhandler, Wanique Odwin, approached Avery and asked him for money, Meadows said.
Avery took exception to the begging and exchanged words with Odwin, Meadows said.
Odwin drew a weapon and shot Avery once in the side, Meadows said. Avery was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
Odwin, 26, fled the scene, but was found a couple of blocks away, Meadows said. He was charged with murder, and is being held without bond in the Fulton County Jail.
In an interview with a police detective, Odwin said he pulled out his weapon because he felt threatened by Avery, Meadows said.
Avery’s relatives, meanwhile, described Odwin as the aggressor.
The shooting follows a 30-day crackdown on panhandling by Atlanta police, prompted by a barrage of complaints from the public, including tourists.
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September 3, 2008
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Fake security guard picks up cash from business http://www.privateofficer.com
HOUSTON TX Sept 3 2008
Kyle T. Greene
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
http://www.privateofficer.com/ — The cash was real, but the guard wasn’t.
That’s the word from the Houston Police Department where a man dressed as an employee from Brink’s Security took the daily deposit from the Dave & Buster’s on the Katy Freeway.
The theft occurred on the afternoon of July 20. Police say the store’s manager received a call that a Brink’s security guard was waiting outside to pick up that day’s money.
The manager opened the door to a man dressed in a Brink’s uniform and carrying a weapon. The nightly deposit bags were handed to the guard, who then signed the log book and left the store.
The theft wasn’t realized until later the same afternoon when another man, this time a real Brink’s employee, reported to pick up the daily deposits. When the manager said the deposits had already been picked up, the guard said there was no scheduled pickup earlier in the day.A call to Brinks confirmed the money had not been picked up by the company.The suspected fake guard was a black male, 5’11″ tall, about 165 pounds, with a lean-to-medium build and brown eyes.
Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called in to the 713-222-8477 tips hotline that leads to the identification, arrest and charging of any suspect in this case. All callers remain anonymous.
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