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Police Officer Richard Bremer

End of Watch: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Biographical Info Age: 39

Tour of Duty: 5 years

Incident Details-Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Officer Richard Bremer was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a suspected drunk driver who refused to stop. He was pursuing the suspect down West South Street, shortly before midnight, when dispatchers lost radio contact with him.

Responding officers located his wrecked cruiser minutes later. The suspect he was attempting to stop was located at a nearby hotel and arrested on outstanding warrants.

Officer Bremer had served with the Frederick City Police Department for 5 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Agency Contact Information;

Frederick City Police Department

100 West Patrick Street Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: (301) 600-2100

Please contact the Frederick City Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

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Police, school security capture burglary suspects www.privateofficer.com

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Huntsville AL OCT 23 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com Police and school security officers teamed up overnight to nab some burglars in the act of breaking into a city school.
Authorities said that four people including one juvenile were arrested during the early morning early break in at Chapman School on Rubin Drive when school security officers on patrol spotted the burglary in progress at around 2a.m. and called local police for back-up assistance.
Huntsville Police said that numerous police units were dispatched and surrounded the school while two K-9 units went in to search the building.
Officers arrested three of the suspects and a K-9 unit captured the fourth suspect.
Police have identified the burlary suspects as; Edward Hall, Jamal Fletcher, Ike Myers and an unidentified juvenile who have all been charged with burglary.
All four were taken into custody and was being held on bond.

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. OCT 23 2008

Kyle T. Greene
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www.privateofficer.com– A woman suspected of shoplifting from a Walgreen’s is charged with resisting arrest after she “pointed a well-used and bloody” tampon at two Fort Pierce police officers and tried to touch one of them with it, according to an arrest affidavit.
Ermith Emonfils, 27, is also charged with retail theft after she allegedly walked out of the drug store Tuesday without paying for a $29.99 box of Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean cologne. Police said she also had a bottle of bright green Sinful Colors nail polish and a package of extra-long black fake eyelashes.
According to the affidavit, Emonfils walked toward one of the officers and was pulling down the front of her overalls and shirt, saying, “Sex? Sex?”
After she was put in handcuffs and being placed in the back seat of a police car, Emonfils “grabbed behind her and pointed a well-used and bloody female sanitary napkin” at the officers, the affidavit read. Both officers told her to drop it, but she refused.
Emonfils then tried to touch one of the officers with it while he held her between the back door and door frame of the car, according to the affidavit.
One of the officers disposed of the item in a plastic bag Emonfils allegedly used to transport the stolen items and continued with transporting the shoplifter to the county jail.

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Colorado Springs CO. Oct 23 2008
The attempted robbery of a Colorado Springs credit union was thwarted today when a security officer opened fire on a group of armed men wearing Halloween masks.
Lt. David Whitlock, spokesman for the Colorado Springs Police Department, said the men approached the One Thirteen Credit Union, 3505 N. Chestnut St., at about 9:44 a.m. after parking their car in the lot near the front door.
The guard saw that at least two of the suspects were carrying firearms, and at least three of the suspects were wearing “Halloween” type costume masks, as well as hooded sweatshirts with the hoods up, said Whitlock.
Whitlock said the security officer opened fire as the armed men stood at the entrance of the credit union.
“While still in the business, the guard fired multiple shots from a handgun through the glass of the entrance doors and a window at the suspects,” said Whitlock.
The men fled, but it was unclear if they all fled in a vehicle described as a late 1990s tan or gold 4-door Tarus.
Investigators said it is not known if any of the suspects were hit but that the gunfire may have hit the getaway car.
The security guard is a contracted employee of the One Thirteen Credit Union.
Whitlock said he is licensed to carry a firearm and works for a local security company. He added that no charges are being considered or anticipated against the security guard.
The first suspect is described as a white male, approximately 27, 5-foot-6 inches, with brown hair wearing a burgundy hooded sweatshirt. He was not wearing a mask.
The second suspect was described as a black male, about 35, 6-foot, with long sideburns and a goatee, wearing a dark-colored hoodie and blue jeans.
Because of the masks, the two other suspects could not be identified as far as approximate race and age.

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DEPTFORD TWP. NJ OCT 23 2008 – A disagreement between two drivers in the parking lot of the Deptford Mall here escalated Monday morning when a Salem man allegedly threatened a woman’s life with a large machete, police said.
Efrain F Jensen, 22, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and possession of a weapon, police said. He was committed to the Gloucester County Jail after failing to post $2,500 in ba

Around 10:30 Monday morning, Jensen and a 30-year-old woman nearly crashed into each other in the parking lot of the mall after which the two got out of their cars and began to argue over who cut who off, police said.
“Originally, (Jensen) believes the female is a male due to the fact that she has a (knit) skull cap on,” explained Deptford Det. Sgt. George Johnson. “So he feels threatened and grabs the machete out of his car.”
Jensen allegedly told the woman that he was having a bad day. As he held the machete, he also allegedly threatened to kill her, according to police.
“When he realizes she is a female, he backs off,” said Johnson.
The Salem man then put the machete away and headed into the mall. The victim called police, who arrived and sought the help of the Deptford Mall security.
Jensen was found shopping inside the mall and police allowed him to finish up and head back to his car before arresting him.
“We didn’t feel as though he was a threat to anyone in the mall,” said Johnson. “We knew he did not have the machete with him, so we felt it was best to take him into custody outside of the mall.”
Johnson credited the help of the mall security in allowing the arrest to go down without any trouble.
“It was really handled well by our department and the mall security because it was really without incident,” he said.
When it comes to road rage, Johnson urged drivers to take a moment and calm down before flying off the handle.
“It was a matter of two people, one cuts off another one,” said Johnson, “and it happens all the time. We have all done it and you just have to move on. It is a safety issue.”

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Man arrested for security officer assault www.privateofficer.com

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Tempe AZ OCT 23 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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A Tempe man who allegedly punched a security officer in the head outside a popular Mill Avenue venue was arrested by police Tuesday morning.

Michael D. Gutierrez, 27, was asked to leave Zuma Grill for disorderly behavior inside the business, but was arrested around 12:30 a.m. when he returned and attacked a Zuma Grill security officer, Tempe police said.

Police say the guard was standing at the front door when Gutierrez approached him and began the attack..
Officers arriving on the scene apprehended Gutierrez and he was arrested and booked into Tempe City jail on suspicion of disorderly conduct and misdemeanor assault.

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Sophisticated shoplifting rings targeting Victoria Secrets www.privateofficer.com

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Riverside CA OCT 23 2008

Kyle T. Greene
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Romance wasn’t on the minds of the man and woman who stole 52 pairs of panties from the Victoria’s Secret store at the Montclair Plaza this month.
Instead, authorities say the Baldwin Park pair belonged to one of the sophisticated shoplifting rings that have been targeting Victoria’s Secret and other high-end stores throughout the Inland region.
Unlike traditional grab-and-run thieves, these “booster” thieves stuff stolen merchandise into large purses or bags lined with materials that block the signals from anti-theft tags attached to the merchandise.
“They go in empty and come out fat,” said Rancho Cucamonga police Cpl. Tom Noriega, who is stationed at the Victoria Gardens station.
In the Montclair case, authorities recovered $762 in stolen underwear from the suspects’ booster bag and another $1,500 in Victoria’s Secret lingerie in their vehicle.
Montclair police said that the store lost more than $10,000 in merchandise to theft in September.
Officials with Limited Brands, of Ohio, which operates Victoria’s Secret stores, declined to say Wednesday how many other stores have been hit in the area.
A 2007 report on CSOonline.com, a security and risk management Web site, claimed that “Victoria’s Secret — Limited’s most popular target — has had more than $2.7 million worth of bras reported stolen, a more than 80 percent increase over the previous year.”
Organized retail crime accounts for as much as $30 billion in retail losses nationwide every year, the FBI reports.
Booster thieves typically work in teams of three or more, Inland authorities said. One person might act as a lookout, while another person might be used to distract store staff. Another person serves as a driver.
The teams are very mobile, Noriega said. Some teams hit stores up and down the state.
It is not uncommon for thieves to walk into stores with long lists of items they want to steal, said David Hidalgo, a San Bernardino County supervising deputy district attorney.
Stolen items end up being sold out of people’s homes, at swap meets or on Internet sites, such as Craigslist, Hidalgo and other authorities said.
Increased vigilance among mall security, law enforcement and corporate loss-prevention investigators has had some success.
In the Montclair case, corporate loss prevention investigators recognized the suspects from surveillance images taken during a previous theft at the same store.
In Temecula earlier this year, Riverside County sheriff’s investigators announced the arrests of eight people in connection with an organized theft ring targeting several Southern California malls.
Security at The Promenade in Temecula alerted deputies to four people suspected of stealing cosmetics from a store. Deputies detained the four and found $14,000 in apparently stolen merchandise from that mall and an Abercrombie & Fitch store in Escondido.
Investigators decided to cite and release the four individuals so they could secretly follow them.
During the next week, the group hit stores at Ontario Mills, the Glendale Galleria and The Shops at Mission Viejo, stealing $15,000 to $20,000 in merchandise each day, authorities said.
The four were arrested again plus four others including the suspected ringleader.
“They covered a lot of ground in one day,” said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Keith Knotek.

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CONWAY, SC OCT 23 2008 The man who held a 15-hour standoff with police outside of the Conway Medical Center surrendered to authorities Wednesday morning and has been identified by the U.S. Attorney General’s Office.
Robert Gustav McGowan, Jr., of Myrtle Beach, had been holed up in a car outside of the emergency room since late Tuesday evening. He is now in police custody at the Florence Detention Center where he is expected to make a federal court appearance on Thursday.
Julie Rajotte, spokeswoman for the Conway Medical Center, told WMBF News the incident escalated after McGowan drove up to the ambulance bay in a blue Firebird and refused to move. When hospital security asked him to move and McGowan’s car stayed in place, local law enforcement and the Horry County SWAT and Negotiation Team was dispatched to the scene.
McGowan, police confirmed, was considered armed and dangerous. He was in possession of a long-barreled shotgun or rifle.
Conway Police Capt. Rodney Sessions said police and SWAT members were communicating with McGowan by yelling through his car window. Police said when he was not talking to them or his parole officer who was asked to be sent to the scene, McGowan had the music playing loudly in his car.
Authorities say there was no indication the man had any connection to the hospital and are unaware of what sparked the standoff. McGowan, they say, was calm and rational throughout the event, only requesting coffee Wednesday morning.
As a precaution, hospital administrators locked down the facility and surrounding area Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Patients receiving treatment in the emergency room area of the hospital were moved to a different location and ambulances were put on diversion, according to Rajotte.
Police records show McGowan had a track record dating back to 1997. He was previously charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and resisting arrest with a deadly weapon. McGowan was sentenced to 12 years and another 10 years in jail for the charges, respectively.

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Security patrol vehicle crash injures doctor www.privateofficer.com

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Wenatchee, WA OCT 23 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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A local physician was seriously injured in a bicycle vehicle accident about 7:15 Wednesday morning on Skyline Drive.
According to police Sgt Cherie Smith, Dr Ed Farrah was the injured cyclist in the collision involving a Merchant Patrol Security vehicle.
Central Washington Hospital officials confirmed Dr Ed Farrah’s condition was listed as serious. He reportedly was talking with emergency crews at the scene.
Farrah is an avid cyclist and orthopedist in private practice at Wenatchee Orthopedics.
Sgt Smith says the private security company vehicle involved in the accident was driven by 56 year old Andrew Sandoval of Wenatchee.
Smith said Sandoval has been interviewed and police investigators have not completed their reports.

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HOUSTON TX OCT 23 2008 – An ongoing security sweep of the state’s 112 prison units has yielded 13 cellphones and 12 phone chargers in a growing scandal over prohibited telephones being smuggled in to inmates.
Authorities also charged a second person Wednesday, accusing her of being involved in a death-row inmate’s possession of a phone.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials also said officers have seized at least one subscriber identity module, or SIM card, a postage-stamp-size tool that plugs into cellphones and transfers information from one phone to another.
The prisons have been locked down since Monday evening after Gov. Rick Perry ordered agency officials to ferret out any contraband.
The order followed the disclosure that death-row inmate Richard Tabler had made threatening calls to a state senator and had shared his illegal cellphone with at least nine other inmates.
Late Wednesday, officers transferred Mr. Tabler to a prison psychiatric facility after finding that he had ripped a 3-foot piece of bedsheet and attached it to a fixture in his death-row cell.
The 10 condemned prisoners made 2,800 calls in nearly a month, and the inmate’s mother, Lorraine Tabler, was arrested Monday and jailed on suspicion of paying for phone minutes.
Mr. Tabler’s sister, Kristina Martinez, surrendered to police in Killeen on Wednesday after she was named in a warrant charging her with providing the phone. Officials said earlier that a guard had been bribed.
Criminal justice department spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said it could take three weeks to complete the search of large prisons, some of which – including the Polunsky Unit, where death-row inmates are housed – have more than 2,000 inmates.

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BEAVERTON, Ore.OCT 23 2008 – Store security officers will not face any charges in the death of an Aloha man who they were detaining at a local supermarket.
Mason Stevenson, 38, died on Sept 4th at the Beaverton/Cedar Hills Winco store after being apprehended for shoplifting.
His girlfriend blamed three employees who she said handcuffed him and sat on him.
Store officials said Stevenson was trying to get away after shoplifting, and the security officers were detaining him.
District Attorney Rob Bletko said Wednesday that after reviewing the case, he decided not to proceed with criminal charges. Bletko went on to say that the degree of force used was not excessive and the conduct of the Winco security employees was not criminal.

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Victorville CA. OCT 23 2008

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A Hesperia man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he tried to steal a digital picture frame from a Victorville Wal-Mart.At 5:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies received a report of a shoplifting at the Wal-Mart at 15272 Bear Valley Rd., according to a sheriff’s news release.

Store security had detained and handcuffed 25-year-old Phillip Cardenas, though he was fighting with them and tired to bite one of the security officers.

The security officials said Cardenas and another woman about 28 years old who has not been identified were caught trying to steal the digital picture frame.

The woman got away.Cardenas was arrested on suspicion of strong-arm robbery and booked at Victor Valley Jail in Victorville.

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