Hospital lockdown during shooting disturbance www.privateofficer.com

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GASTONIA, N.C. (metro Charlotte) OCT 27 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com Police in Gastonia North Carolina are investigating a deadly shooting at a Bessemer City Road nightclub.
Authorities say that 24-year-old Chavin Kendrick collapsed outside Freddie’s Paradise at about 3 a.m. Saturday. Gaston Emergency Medical Services transported him to Gaston Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officials said that at that point, they had to put the hospital’s emergency room on lockdown because bar patrons began showing up.

Hospital security officers were reporting a disturbance and possible threats and notified area police for assistance.
The Gaston Gazette reported that more than half a dozen officers from Gastonia, Gaston County and the sheriff’s office responded to provide additional security.
The lockdown was lifted at 5:25 a.m
Police took five people into custody at the crime scene. Officers told the Gaston Gazette that police shocked one of those people with a Taser for resisting arrest.
Police have also taken a suspect into custody for the shooting.

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Railroad police shoot armed man www.privateofficer.com

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PORTLAND, Ore. OCT 27 2008 — A railroad police officer shot a wanted man Saturday after a foot chase near railroad tracks in north Portland, authorities said.
A BNSF Railway Company police officer spotted the man at around 3:53 p.m. near North Portland Road and North Columbia Boulevard.
The officer began a foot chase after learning the man was wanted on an outstanding warrant, authorities said. Officers from the Portland Police Bureau responded to help and they tracked the man to a transient camp about one mile away.
Police said the man approached the railroad officer and two Portland officers while he was armed with a weapon in one hand and a gas can in the other appeared the man had an igniting device and was lighting the can on fire, police said. He dropped the can and charged the officers while still armed with his weapon, leading the railroad officer to fire his gun and the Portland police officer to deploy his Taser, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
The man was immediately taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with gunshot injuries that didn’t appear to be life-threatening, police said.
The gas can caught fire, but police were able to extinguish it.
Susan Adams said she was bicycling through the area when she heard the commotion.
“I heard what I thought was some trains coming together in a crash, but I was thinking it was just a crash or some sort of car accident,” Adams said. “But a shooting is a whole other story. That’s definitely a scary thing to hear.”
The officers involved weren’t injured and homicide detectives from the Portland Police Bureau were called in to investigate.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 503-823-0400.

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Armored truck disappears, police question guards www.privateofficer.com

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FAYETTEVILLE AR OCT 27 2008 – Police say that an armored truck disappeared from one of its stops in Fayetteville Saturday only to turn up a few hours later, across town at an elementary school.
Fayetteville police say they received a call around one oclock Saturday afternoon that an armored vehicle had been stolen from outside the Office Max in Fayetteville.
According to witnesses, two male employees had been delivering money in the armored vehicle and were nearing the end of their route, and the end of their money supply, when they reached OfficeMax. They say the vehicle’s driver sat in the car while the other man took a bag of money inside. When he returned, witnesses say the armored car and the driver had both disappeared, in a matter of minutes.
Police found the armored car at Owl Creek Elementary, but have not confirmed if they’ve found the truck’s driver. Authorities have not released how much money was in the truck, although at the time of the incident, the truck was on it’s next-to-last delivery, and they don’t believe there was a great deal of money left inside.
If you have any information about this case you can call Northwest Arkansas CrimeStoppers at 1-877-842-8200. You can remain anonymous and could be elligible for a cash reward.

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On-duty firefighter stops and buys liquor at Walgreens www.privateofficer.com

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Albuquerque NM OCT 27 2008
A Walgreens security guard said he couldn’t believe his eyes when a uniformed firefighter pulled up in a firetruck and proceeded to buy booze.
Video taken from store security cameras shows the firefighter walking out with two bottles of Seagram’s Gin and Everclear Vodka. Security guard David Sandoval said he and others in the store noticed the firefighter was still on duty when making the purchase.
Sandoval said the firefighter didn’t seem to care he was breaking the rules.
“He seemed not to even mind what he was doing, because apparently he just did it, knowing that he was being videotaped,” Sandoval said.
The guard said other customers in line were starting to get upset because a public servant shouldn’t buy alcohol while on duty and in uniform.
The firefighter told his superiors he was buying the alcohol for the next day.
AFD Chief Robert Ortega said the October 4 incident led to a 30-day suspension for the firefighter, who is an 11-year veteran.
Chief Ortega said the same firefighter was in trouble a few years ago for padding his time sheet. He was fired, but the city’s personnel board gave him his job back.
“I was kind of disappointed to see that, but it’s my understanding that he was trying to buy it for the following day, but there’s a proper time for everything,” Sandoval said.
The firefighter signed an agreement stating that if he breaks the rules again, he’ll be fired. He returns to work on Nov. 9.
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Fake security guard arrested for “peeping” in mall bathroom www.privateofficer.com

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REHOBOTH BEACH DE OCT 27 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com — Delaware State Police charged a 54-year-old Lewes man after he allegedly touched another male’s buttock in a bathroom at the Rehoboth Mall.
A 31-year-old Milton man informed police he was inside the male bathroom at the Rehoboth Mall on Friday at approximately 5:50 p.m. when he observed someone watching him through a bathroom stall.

The victim stated there was a small hole in the bathroom stalls wall and he noticed an eye watching him.
The victim asked the subject what he was doing, when James R. Moore, 54 of Lewes, acknowledged the victim and came out of the stall and stood next to the victim. The victim informed police Moore stated he was a security guard and that he was inside the stall watching for shoplifters.

The victim then states Moore allegedly grabbed his buttocks with his hands while making a kissing gesture with his mouth. The victim, offended by these actions, demanded to see some identification from Moore when Moore fled out of the restroomThe victim called police and chased Moore outside the mall towards the McDonalds parking lot.

A state trooper in the immediate area was able to locate the two as they were running in the McDonalds parking lot. Moore was detained as both parties were interviewed.

Consequently, Moore was arrested for third-degree unlawful sexual contact and disorderly conduct.

Moore was released on a $400 unsecured bond and ordered to have no contact with the victim.

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School security officers use pepper spray to end fracas www.privateofficer.com

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New Orleans LA. OCT 27 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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It only took about two minutes to stop the fight after the pepper spray was unleashed by a school security officers but before that it was an all out brawl.
About a dozen students started throwing punches in the cafeteria of Sarah T. Reed High School in the New Orleans Recovery School District.
All told, about thirty students were involved. The brawl, an outgrowth of gang-related hostilities a day or so before, started during lunch when around 500 students were in the area according to authorities.
Eddie Compass, director of security for the school district, said a school security officer sprayed several students to interrupt the melee. To the best of his knowledge, no students were actually struck in the eyes by the spray, but about twenty were hit or stung.
According to school officials, there were about eight additional students not directly involved in the fracas who were affected by the substance.
Senior Rhondra Hunter said she was punched by a student, then accidentally hit in the face by the spray. EMT and police personnel responded to the fracas and those sprayed were treated. First responders from the fire department were already on the scene because of a fire alarm.
Compass said the officer used the pepper spray to stop the fight from spreading. “It’s justified when an officer feels that he is in danger, and others are in danger.”
School official ssaid that students are being disciplined but that there was no arrests.

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Three arrested for pulling gun on security officer www.privateofficer.com

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STOCKTON CA OCT 27 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com- Three men were arrested Saturday morning after one of them allegedly brandished a firearm at an armed security officer and made threats against him police are reporting.
The Stockton Police Department reported that around 12:05 a.m. Saturday a security officer was attempting to break up a disturbance in the 2300 block of South Airport Way when one of those involved pulled out a gun.
The security officer was able to draw his own firearm and aimed it at the armed man, who then left in a blue and white Chevrolet Suburban. No shots were fired.
Police later found the Suburban in the 1600 block of East Seventh Street and detained seven people, including one who was hiding in a backyard near a stolen handgun and an armored vest. Three men were arrested.
Charles Haymon, 26, was arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats, brandishing a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and receiving stolen property. Walter Haymon, 26, was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after a crime and illegal possession of a firearm. Jontae Long, 19, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and being an accessory after a crime.

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NJ Correction officer commits suicide after killing wife, dog www.privateofficer.com

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PEMBERTON TWP. NJ OCT 27 2008— A 15-year veteran corrections officer at New Jersey State Prison shot and killed his wife, then his dog and then himself Wednesday inside their home here in the Browns Mills section.

Police identified him as Victor Segui-Cordero, 59. His wife was named Nelda Segui, also 59. Their bodies were found by their son, Erick X. Segui of Browns Mills, who called police to their home in the 300 block of Lakeview Boulevard at 9:25 p.m.
“The preliminary police investigation revealed that Victor Segui-Cordero shot his wife and the family dog then turned the gun on himself,” township police Detective Lt. Ronald Kreig said. “The weapon and a handwritten note were collected at the scene confirming what had taken place.”Authorities wouldn’t comment on the contents of the suicide note.

Locals contacted Wednesday night said they didn’t know happened but assumed a major homicide investigation was under way.

“There’s so many police cars over there and helicopters in the sky,” a woman who lives around the block on Auburn Avenue said an hour after police converged here to probe the homicide-suicide.“I’m just sad something like this happened.

This is really scary. This is a really quiet neighborhood. You have kids stealing bikes and stuff like that, but nothing like this.”Authorities wouldn’t discuss why Segui-Cordero went on his rampage. “We’re not aware of any difficulty he had,” said Deirdre Fedkenheuer, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

“It’s just a tragic situation.”She said Segui-Cordero earned $72,000 as a senior corrections officer. He first started in state employ as a human services assistant April 6, 1992, and came to the DOC on Oct. 2, 1993, as a corrections officer recruit.

His union, PBA Local 105, had no comment, but a member who answered the phone yesterday said, “It’s kind of tough to talk about it. The family is still grieving right now.”According to reunion.com, Victor Segui-Cordero previously lived in Silver Spring, Md., Yukon, Okla., and Trenton, before buying the house in Browns Mills in 1998.

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S.C. woman awarded $3million for false accusations from Target www.privateofficer.com

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GREENVILLE, S.C. OCT 27 2008 — A federal jury in Greenville ordered Target to pay a woman $3 million on Thursday for not accepting her $100 bills and wrongly accusing her of using counterfeit cash.
Court documents stated that Rita Cantrell of Greer went to two Target stores in the Greenville area in Feb. 2006, and both times employees accused her of using a counterfeit bill.
Cantrell tried to buy items at the store and pay with an older series $100 bill

The bill was real, police said. But a store employee sent out an e-mail to dozens of other retailers and law enforement agencies warning them that Cantrell was a shoplifter who tried to spend bogus cash. The e-mail also included Cantrell’s picture.
The U.S. Secret Service questioned Cantrell at her workplace, but later determined the bill was authentic.
“Rita Cantrell found out about that mass e-mail because it was sent to where she works, which is Belk. Federal agents actually interrogated her at the store and her co-workers knew why,” Cantrell’s attorneys said in a statement.
Cantrell’s attorneys said that her embarrassment, humiliation and mental suffering led to a lawsuit against Target Corporation, alleging libel as a result of a defamatory email and negligence because the target store employee wrote and sent the e-mail without substantial proof of wrongdoing.
After a three-day trial, the jury sided in Cantrell’s favor, awarding her $100,000 for actual damages and $3 million in punitive damages.
“The Plaintiff is pleased and feels vindicated by the result,” Cantrell’s attorneys said. “She did not bring her case to create publicity but to obtain just compensation and to clear the taint which had been unfairly attached to her image and her good name.”
Target spokeswoman Bethany Zucco said Friday the company will challenge the ruling.
“We are extremely disappointed by the magnitude of the compensatory and punitive damages awarded by the jury in this case,” Zucco said in a statement. “We sincerely regret any inconvenience incurred by the plaintiff. However, we do not believe that the $200 in medical expenses submitted as evidence in this case supports a $100,000 compensatory damage award, nor do we believe that punitive damages were appropriate under these circumstances.”

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Man charged with using children to shoplift www.privateofficer.com

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Hilton Head SC OCT 27 2008

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A 27-year-old Hilton Head Island man faces several charges for allegedly using his three nieces to help him shoplift from a department store, according to a Beaufort County sheriff’s report released Tuesday.
Frederico Najera-Moreno of Spanish Wells Road was charged with shoplifting, unlawful neglect by a legal custodian and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

He also is being held for federal Immigrations & Customs Enforcement agents, who suspect he is an illegal immigrant.
Officers charged Najera-Moreno at about 1 p.m. Friday at Belk, 24 Shelter Cove Lane, after a security guard watched him stuff a pair of shorts in his pants, the report said.
Soon after, deputies were called back to Belk when two children with an infant were seen wandering around the store looking for Najera-Moreno.

The children — ages 13 and 11 — told officers they hid clothing in a stroller and put some of the items in their uncle’s car, the report said.
The stolen items were worth $766.
Beaufort County Family Court will handle the shoplifting charge against the 13-year-old girl.

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8 Year old dies from accidental shooting at gun show www.privateoffficer.com

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WESTFIELD, Mass.OCT 27 2008 – Authorities are investigating the shooting death of an 8-year-old boy who died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a gun fair.

Police officials said that the boy lost control of the weapon while firing it Sunday at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club.
Police Lt. Lawrence Valliere said that the boy was being properly supervised and that it appears to have been a tragic accident. Police identified the child Monday as Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn.

Christopher was with a certified instructor and “was shooting the weapon down range when the force of the weapon made it travel up and back toward his head, where he suffered the injury,” a police statement said.

Police called it a “self-inflicted accidental shooting.”The boy was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he died.

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Orlando area murders see increase www.privateofficer.com

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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Fla OCT 27 2008

The Orlando area continued Sunday to climb toward a record-breaking year for homicides when a man was shot on a crowded dance floor in a South Orange Blossom Trail club and another man was shot during a home invasion.

The killings brought the total number of homicides this year in Orlando and unincorporated Orange County to 101 — 12 short of the record of 113 set in 2006.

Last year, 98 people were killed in the two regions.

In the nightclub killing, Ewan Irving, 28, was shot several times in front of about 100 people at Rendez-Vous Bar Restaurant, 1025 S.

Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando police said. Emergency workers responded about 4:35 a.m. and pronounced Irving dead.

The club had been rented for a private party, and Irving was a guest, police said. Several armed, private security guards also had been hired to monitor the event.
There were plenty of witnesses, but nobody stuck around,” police Lt. Darryl Braunskill said.In the other incident, three men broke into a home in the 1300 block of Duskin Avenue, near South Orange Blossom Trail, about 2:45 a.m. and killed a 32-year-old man, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.

His name was not released.The man’s wife was home at the time but was not injured, sheriff’s Cpl. Susan Soto said.He was pronounced dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center a short time later.

There was a third shooting in the early-morning hours Sunday at a party in the 1800 block of Kingsland Avenue in Pine Hills, Soto said.

A young man suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered. Callers don’t have to identify themselves.

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Security officer finds 3 victims shot in vehicle www.privateofficer.com

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Miami FLA OCT 27 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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A Metrorail security officer out on patrol spotted a suspicous vehicle late Sunday and when he went to investigate found the dead bodies of a man, woman and baby inside an SUV parked at the Dadeland station in Kendall.
Police responding to the area immediately threw up crime scene tape and called in detectives who took over the scene.
A security officer told local journalists that several gunshots were heard shortly before the bodies were discovered.
Police did not release the names or ages of the dead, or the cause of death.
Police said that they were not looking for any suspects, which suggests a murder-suicide
The SUV was towed, bodies inside, to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s office.

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