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University of S. Alabama professor snared in sex sting www.privateofficer.com
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Mobile AL. Nov 30 2008al.com
A University of South Alabama economics professor has been charged with sending obscene pictures to a minor.
Federal law enforcement officers arrested Barry Simpson, an assistant professor at USA’s Mitchell College of Business, on Nov. 17.
According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Mobile, an FBI agent accused Simpson of sending two photos of his erect penis to an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl.
The case will be heard in U.S. District Court in Miami because the undercover agent is based there.
Simpson used the screen name “Sam Jones” when chatting online with the undercover agent, according to the affidavit.
Sam Jones is also the name of Mobile’s mayor.
A phone message left at Simpson’s home Friday afternoon was not returned by Friday night.
USA spokesman Keith Ayers said the university has suspended Simpson pending the outcome of the case. The university will continue to pay Simpson, but he will not teach any classes until the case is resolved, Ayers said.
The university has taken Simpson’s information off the Mitchell College’s faculty home page.
Ayers said the school does that when teachers are suspended so students expecting to take a class with a specific professor won’t be disappointed when someone else is heading the class.
According to the affidavit, FBI agent George Nau posed as a 13-year-old girl in a Yahoo! chat room.
Simpson sent Nau photos of his penis and of him clothed, according to the affidavit, and asked the undercover agent “would you want me to come see you if I traveled down there (to Miami)?”
At one point, according to the affidavit, the agent asked Simpson how he could know that the pictures of the penis were really Simpson, because his face was not included in those photos.
According to the affidavit, Simpson replied, “You don’t I guess. I didn’t put my face in there because I didn’t want to get in trouble.”
Simpson later said he was chatting with a girl from Georgia whom he believed to be 14 or 15 years old, according to the affidavit. Simpson said she had sent him pictures of herself lifting her shirt and exposing her breasts, and he said he planned on meeting her when she visited Mobile over Thanksgiving break, according to the affidavit.
The undercover agent asked Simpson over the Internet if he planned on having sex with the Georgia girl, and he replied “yep,” according to the affidavit.
Law enforcement officials traced the computer used to conduct the chats to USA and the Yahoo! screen name to the e-mail address simpson@business.auburn.edu, according to the affidavit.
Ayers said Simpson got one of his degrees from Auburn.
Authorities showed the clothed pictures of Simpson to USA officials, who identified the individual as Simpson, according to the affidavit.
Simpson faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the charges, according to the indictment.
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– A Florida Aquarium employee was arrested and accused of using the businesses credit card machine to pay himself under the table, according to jail records.
The arrest report said Pollard A. Cobb Jr., 22, of 3221 Lancaster Lane, voided purchases to award refunds at least four times for a total of $14,999 and then swiped his own pre-paid debit card through the credit machine to receive the money.
He’s being charged with four counts each of grand theft in the third degree, fradulent use of a credit card and use of scanning device to defraud.
Cobb is being held at the Orient Road Jail on $24,000 bail.
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Police charged Charles Wallace, 55, of the 1700 block of 28th Court, Vero Beach, with retail theft and aggravated assault Tuesday. He was being held in lieu of $6,000 bail at the Indian River County Jail Friday.
A loss prevention officer at the store in the 1500 block of U.S. 1 noticed Wallace using the box cutter to trim the scanning labels off some bicycle reflective lights and put the products in his pants, according to the arrest affidavit. Wallace had also taken two fishing reels and hid them in his pants, the report said. Wallace walked through the garden department of the store without paying for the items, police said.
The loss prevention officer confronted Wallace, who reached into his back pocket and pulled out the box cutter, the report said. However, Wallace dropped the tool and the officer grabbed him as he attempted to pick it up.
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– A private security officer patrolling a parking garage was stabbed numerous times by a man suspected of breaking into cars.
The security officer spotted the suspicious male and went to question him. At that point the suspect stabbed the officer multiple times in the shoulder.
Police said that they are looking for a white teen, possibly a man in his early 20′s, 5’4”, and wearing all black.
While police searched the garage and surrounding area, multiple men matching the suspect’s description walked by and were questioned by police.
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Delaware State Police are charging two women who they say brought children along for a shoplifting trip.
Officers were called to the Walmart at 1251 Centerville Road near Newport shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Two off-duty police officers working as security officers at an area nightclub shot and killed a man who refused to drop a gun that he allegedly fired several times in the parking lot of a Brazoria County nightclub early Saturday, authorities said.
The two off-duty Clute police officers who were working security at the Habana Night Club in the 14000 block of Highway 288 were in the process of clearing the parking lot of patrons around 2:10 a.m. when 21-year-old Kory Smith, of West Columbia allegedly displayed a small caliber handgun and discharged several rounds according to an official Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office statement.
When the officers confronted Smith and told him to drop the weapon, he ignored their commands and leveled the gun at them, authorities said.
The officers then discharged their weapons an unknown amount of times, striking Smith who was taken to Angleton Danbury Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Smith’s body was transported to the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, officials said.
The statement did not specify how many shots were fired at Smith of where he was shot.
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journaltimes.com — Racine police say two cashiers at a Pick ’n Save grocery store have admitted to letting family and friends walk out with as much as $35,000 in store items over the past several months without paying.
While reviewing surveillance videos, Racine police said they observed Sanchez passing items along without scanning them. Sanchez told police that nobody forced her to give away groceries and that she was “just stupid,” according to police reports.Sanchez also told Racine police that another cashier was involved.
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Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress Plaxico Burress caught a bullet in his leg while fumbling with a gun in the vestibule of a Manhattan nightclub, sources said.
The trouble-plagued gridiron star blasted himself through his right thigh just after midnight near the VIP entrance to the LQ nightclub on Lexington Avenue and had to be hospitalized, sources familiar with the incident said.
Burress, 31, was allegedly trying to get into the hot spot with fellow Giants player Antonio Pierce when they were confronted by security guards looking for weapons.
The Super Bowl hero, who caught the game-winning catch in the Giants’ big win over the Patriots in January, admitted to the guards that he was carrying heat.
He then allegedly moved over to a secluded area away from the club’s velvet rope with a guard and started taking the gun out.
It’s not clear exactly what happened next, but Burress apparently started trying to unload the bullets from the gun and bobbled it. A shot went off accidentally, ripping through his leg.
At first, security tried to call an ambulance, but Burress refused. He took himself to Cornell Medical Center, where he was treated and released at 2 p.m. today.
It was not clear what kind of pistol Burress shot himself with or where he got it. He has an expired license to carry a gun in Florida, which would not have allowed him to have a gun in New York.
The bizarre shooting occurred shortly after the 6-foot-5, 232-pound native of Norfolk, Va., was scratched from today’s game against the Washington Redskins because of a hamstring injury.
Team brass were scrambling for answers.
“We are aware of the fact that Plaxico was involved in an apparent accidental shooting last night,” the team said in a written statement.
“We have been in contact with Plaxico since shortly after the incident. Plaxico suffered a wound to his right thigh. Obviously, our primary concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital.”
The LQ nightclub has a troubled history. In 2005, bodyguards for rapper Ja Rule allegedly shot two men, one fatally, at the club.
Burress, who signed a $35 million contract with the team in September, has been as big a magnet for problems as the nightclub.
Earlier this season, he was suspended for one game for failing to show up for practice without first calling the team. The punishment cost him $117,547 in lost pay. He was also fined $45,000 for verbally abusing an official.
More seriously, cops were twice called to his palatial home in Totowa, NJ, on reports of domestic disturbances
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Ray D. Mccoy, 25, 49 Parkside Ave., was charged with possession of marijuana and retail theft on Nov. 18 after being caught stealing a cologne set from Walgreens, 1401 Western Ave., police said.
Keshia Smith, 39, of Marion, for shoplifting first offense and giving false information to a police officer. Michael Sebastin Hale, 48, of Mullins for shoplifting first offense.
Police were dispatched to Target in the Watertown Mall for a shoplifting report. Police met with security, who said Sharif Sharif, 52, of 87 Maple St. #2 in Boston, tried to steal 25 music compact discs and two DVD box sets valued at $449.73. Sharif had put the merchandise inside his jacket and attempted to leave the store. Sharif was charged with third offense-shoplifting.
Security officers at the Walmart on Gunbarrel Road said John Singleton tried to leave with eight packages of steaks worth $119.84, two chuck roasts worth $21.96 and a case of beer worth $12.38.Singleton is now facing a charge of theft under $500 and is banned from Walmart
Brookline MA.
On Nov. 21 at 2:46 p.m., police were dispatched to Filene’s Basement on Arsenal Street for a shoplifting report. Security had detained Ingrid Oge, 33, of 400 Heath St. 1045 in Brookline. She was reportedly observed removing shirts and slacks from displays and putting them in a bag. She attempted to leave the store with the items, which were valued at $339, security said. Oge was charged with shoplifting more than $100 worth of merchandise.
Carlos A. Santiago-Rivera, 29, of the first block of Prospect Street, carried away $162.98 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s department store in Park City Center without paying at 3:14 p.m. Friday, city police reported. Santiago-Rivera was arrested and taken to the city police station, where he is to be charged with retail theft, police said.Aaron H. Millisock, 29, of the 200 block of West King Street, was charged with retail theft at 11:40 a.m. Friday in the first block of North Queen Street, city police said. Police reported that Millisock was stopped by an employee of a business in that block when Millisock attempted to conceal a camera, value $13.99, in his shirt.Henry S. Hart, 35, of the 100 block of Donnerville Road, was charged with retail theft 11:31 a.m. Friday in the 1300 block of Columbia Avenue. He was also wanted on a bench warrant. Kyle M. Barninger, 21, York, was charged with theft by West Hempfield Township police at 7 p.m. Thursday.Police said Barninger removed a PlayStation 3 valued at $500 from his employer, Blockbuster Video, 3975 Columbia Ave., according to a Nov. 11 report.
Laconia NH
George C. Beaton, 41, of 514 Governor Wentworth Highway in Melvin Village was arrested and charged with shoplifting
Salisbury MD.
At approximately 4:36 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Boscov’s Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival, the officers were advised that security personnel had observed the below listed suspect attempt to take clothing from the store without making payment. The clothing was recovered and returned to the store. ARRESTED: Anzhelika Sergeevna Stefanovich, 19 years of age Milton, DelawareCHARGES: Theft (under $ 500)Theft (under $ 100)DISPOSITION: Released to Central BookingCC # 200800041011
Grants Pass CO. Just before 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Grants Pass police were called to the Dollar Tree Store, located at the 1200 block of Northwest Sixth Street.An employee called Josephine County 9-1-1 dispatch to report suspicions that a female in the store was shoplifting.After the woman left the store, police apprehended her. Anee Marie Cicerano, 54, had an outstanding warrant from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for two counts of Failure to Appear on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Cicerano had two outstanding Grants Pass Department of Public Safety warrants for Failure to Appear on Theft II charges. She was lodged in the Josephine County Jail on her warrants, given an additional charge of PCS Meth and trespassed from the store.
Taunton MA.
Sheanna Nesseralla, 25, of Taunton, and Jason Logan, 28, of 20 Adams St. Taunton, were arrested at Hannaford Supermarket, 255 Joseph E. Warner Blvd., at 2:35 p.m. and charged with shoplifting by asportation.
Donald J. Cristiano Jr., 34, who is homeless, was arrested Wednesday at Costco, 6275 Naples Blvd. He was charged with stealing a $1,900 television from Costco. He used to make home deliveries for the retail store.
Sunday at about 1:45 p.m., an off-duty Bay County Sheriff’s deputy was working security at Dillard’s in Panama City Mall when a security employee caught a shoplifter, according to an incident report.
The man had concealed two T-shirts in his pants and was stopped as he walked outside. He admitted to the theft and gave up the two shirts, the report said.
The deputy cuffed the man and placed the man in his patrol car. The man asked the deputy to roll up the windows in his car before they left for the jail. At the man’s car, the deputy saw another shirt in the back seat.
The man admitted he had stolen it from Dillard’s as well. The three shirts, valued at a total of $150, were returned to the store. The man was booked at the Bay County Jail.
Oro Valley police responded to a call of shoplifting at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the Oro Valley Marketplace at Tangerine and Oracle roads. Once there, a store security guard told the officer that she saw a woman remove a digital camera from its packaging and put it in her purse. The security guard followed the woman to the infant section where she put numerous items of children’s clothing in her purse along with a set of Halloween press-on nails. The woman attempted to leave the Wal-Mart when the security guard stopped her. The guard told police that the woman became loud and argumentative and questioned their right to stop her from leaving. The woman, an Oro Valley resident, later told police that she did attempt to steal the items and had intended to give them to her daughter. She was charged with shoplifting and released.
Milleville NJ
Police charged John Lee, 46, of Memorial Avenue in Port Norris, with shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia at the Acme at the Union Lake Crossing shopping center at 6:07 p.m. Thursday.
Carleen Blackwell, 41, of South Delsea Drive in Vineland, was charged with shoplifting $34.24 worth of food from the Wal-Mart in the 2200 block of North 2nd Street at 11:22 a.m. Friday.
Police charged Guy Tillman, 48, of Baptist Road in Newport, with shoplifting at the Wal-Mart in the 2200 block of North 2nd Street at 1:22 p.m. Friday.
Maria Jesus, 22, of the 100 block of South West Avenue, received a summons for shoplifting several clothing items and a Hershey bar Sunday from the Boscov’s department store on South Delsea Drive. A security officer saw the accused on surveillance video put items in a plastic bag and attempting to leave the store without paying. She only paid for one item at the register. The stolen items were valued about $202.15 and a girl’s turtleneck found in the bag from Children’s Place was valued at $8.
NATICK MA – Two teens were arrested Friday at 9:27 p.m after police said they shoplifted at Sears in the Natick Collection.A 14-year-old girl from Framingham and a 15-year-old girl from Milford were both charged with two counts each of larceny of property worth less than $250 and conspiracy to commit a crime, police said.NATICK MA- A Boston woman was arrested Saturday at 8:49 p.m. after police said she shoplifted at the Lucky Brand Jeans store in the Natick Collection.Elizabeth M. LeClair, 36, of 296 East Eighty St., was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, police said.
MARLBOROUGH MA – A Worcester woman was arrested Sunday on shoplifting charges, police said.Janet Cuervo, 21, of 33 Providence St., was arrested at Sears on Donald J. Lynch Boulevard about 9:05 p.m. and charged with shoplifting more than $100 by price tag tampering, shoplifting by concealing merchandise and providing a false name/Social Security Number, police said.
Millville NJ
Joseph P. Brennan, 21, of the 500 block of Sarah Place, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at Pathmark on North 2nd Street. He was processed and released on a summons.
BOYNTON BEACH FLA Boynton Beach police arrested two men on Thursday for stealing $2,000 worth of bras from a Victoria Secret store at the Boynton Beach Mall.
Police said that Miguel Martinez, 42, and William Vasquez, 27, had foil-lined bags which allow shoplifters to walk out of a store without setting off an alarm, but when they were caught they ran from the store
Martinez was able to get into his car and drive toward Interstate 95 but accidentally turned into a parking lot where he was met by police. Martinez was charged with grand retail theft, felony fleeing and eluding, and possession of anti-shoplifting countermeasure device. Vasquez was charged with grand retail theft and possession of anti-shoplifting countermeasure device.
On Saturday a man was caught trying to steal items from the mall.31-year-old Martin Garcia is being charged with theft. Once taken into custody, officers discovered he had a previous amphetamines charge in federal courts.He was served with a u-s marshal warrant yesterday evening and is being held at the Webb County Jail on both charges
Milford MA.
A 37-year-old Milford man was arrested Saturday and charged with shoplifting, police said.
Brian Degnan, of 7 Plain St., Apt. 1, was arrested outside Kohl’s Department Store on Medway Road around 8:45 p.m., police said. Degnan was charged with shoplifting by concealing merchandise, third offense, after workers told police he left the store with two MP3 players, police said.
Chelsea MA
A security guard at the Duane Reade at 322 Eighth Ave. stopped a man who was trying to exit the store without paying for six bottles of body wash and 14 bottles of skin moisturizer stuffed into his backpack, police said. The shoplifter pushed the guard, spat at him and said, “Get out of my way. I have AIDS.” Police arrested the suspect, Larry Graves, 50, and charged him with grand larceny and menacing.
The store manager at CVS, 272 Eighth Ave., arrested Nelson Lopez, 47, at 7:50 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 6, and charged him with larceny for walking out without paying for 27 packs of bubblegum.
A loss prevention security officer saw Darlene Gwinnett, 40, of Effort try to shoplift two video games from Kmart in Mount Pocono on Tuesday, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.
Gwinnett was followed and recorded by a security camera concealing the games, avoiding the cash register area and leaving the store without paying for the merchandise, police said.
The loss prevention agent approached Gwinnett and told her she was being detained for stealing. Gwinnett said it was a mistake, that she forgot she had the games and then gave the games to the security fficer and said she was leaving.
The officer told her she had to stay and wait for police to arrive. Gwinnett became irate and tried to force her way out of the store, police said. The loss prevention agent forced her to the ground and held her there until she calmed down and a police officer arrived.
Charges of retail theft and disorderly conduct will be filed, police said.
Marlene F. Falle, 32, of 17 Algonquin Road, North Reading, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by concealing merchandise
Kinston NC
Theodore Croom, 71, 2106 Sharon Court, Kinston, misdemeanor shoplifting, misdemeanor second degree trespassing. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: M. Gulino.
Sherman TX
Burlington Coat Factory Officer Brandon Toney #198, was dispatched to 4800blk of Texoma PK in reference to two females shoplifting. Upon arrival I spoke with loss prevention. He had Angela Beggs and Krystal Lay detained for shoplifting. Both subjects concealed property and left the store without paying for them. The total amount taken was over $50.00. Beggs and Lay were arrested for theft and taken to the Grayson County Jail.
Michael C. Quinlan, 20, 15 Blueberry Lane, Methuen, Mass., charged with simple assault, shoplifting and resisting arrest
John Kristopher Walton, 22 Perkins St., 4, Amesbury, Mass., was charged with shoplifting.
Johnson City TN
Officers of the Johnson City Police Department placed Laleh Harmon and her daughter under arrest for Felony Shoplifting. The arrest was the result of an investigation at Belk’s Women’s Store, 2011 N. Roan St. Both defendants were apprehended by loss prevention as they attempted to leave the store with several pieces of clothing and handbags valued at $614 dollars. The juvenile was issued a citation into Juvenile Court on December 19th, 2008. Laleh Harmon was arrested and taken to the Washington County Detention Center where bond was set at $3500 dollars. She is scheduled to answer the charges on Monday November 17th, at 1300hrs.
Taunton MA.
Arthur Darosa, 20, of 29 Myrtle St., was arrested at 12:13 p.m. and charged with shoplifting
Giovanna Prindle and Clarinda Alves, both 20, from New Bedford, were arrested at 7:58 p.m. and charged with shoplifting.
Cumberland TN
30 Year Old James Carl Allen, a Gainesboro, TN man was arrested for Evading Arrest and Shoplifting at Tractor Supply Company on S. Jefferson. Cookeville Police were called while a Tractor Supply Co. employee was chasing him. After further chase by the Police Mr. Allen was apprehended still wearing the Boots he had taken without paying for. The boots still had the sticker tag and anti-theft device in them. Allen was charged with THEFT OF PROPERTY, LARCENY, THEFT-BREECH OF TRUST and EVADING ARREST.
Joseph P. Brennan, 21, of the 500 block of Sarah Place, was charged Thursday with shoplifting at Pathmark on North 2nd Street. He was processed and released on a summons
Omaha NE
A Heartland woman was cited and release for shoplifting at a west Omaha Bag & Save. Police say she was trying to steal hamburger.
According to the police reports, on Wednesday, October 29th, the 42-year old woman switched the price tags on two packages of ground beef in the Bag & Save located at 144th and Center.
The Zorinsky Lake Neighborhood woman paid $3.97 for a family pack of hamburger which should have cost $8.85.
Store security spotted the switch and called police. The woman was cited and released
Lee County Fla
Ryan Thomas Smith, 30, of 15173 Iona Lakes Drive, No. 10, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday on a complaint of petty theft/shoplifting.
Priscilla Estrada, 20, of 725 Crestview Drive, No. 203, Immokalee, was arrested Friday on a complaint of petty theft/shoplifting.
Rockingham NC
Jerry Wayne Bostick, 43, Brown Street, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. Bond was set at $500.
BETHEL PARK, Pa. Bethel Park police are investigating an alleged attempted robbery and kidnapping at South Hills Village Mall.
A 31-year-old woman told Channel 11 News that a man approached her as she put her baby and her purchases into her car at about 3 p.m. Sunday.
The woman said he demanded cash and when she gave the man the few dollars she had at the time, he allegedly told her to get in the car and drive him to a bank.
The victim managed to lock her baby safely in the car and then run for help.
In a statement released Monday night, mall management said, “We are committed to providing a safe, quality shopping environment to our shoppers and our employees. To do this, we take several proactive security measures, including maintaining a continuous security patrol of our mall.”
No arrests have been made.
Andalusia AL.
A carefully orchestrated theft netted two Opp men a brand new computer Thursday, but detailed video footage allowed Andalusia and Opp investigators to quickly apprehend the tech savvy thieves.James David Holloway, 32, and an unidentified juvenile suspect, both of Opp, visited Andalusia’s Wal-Mart Supercenter Thursday and walked away with a Dell XPS computer system valued at $998, APD Investigator Barney Tyree said.
“The two had removed the security band prior to making their way to the front entrance,” Tyree said. “The juvenile suspect distracted one of the Wal-Mart clerks located at the entrance and Holloway pushed the computer out the door.”Video footage later revealed the two left the parking lot in a maroon Chevrolet pickup with a utility trailer hooked to the back. Tyree said the footage was shown to an individual who revealed the same truck had been seen transporting scrap metal in Andalusia just prior to the theft Thursday.
“I began checking with all of the scrap yards in the area to determine who had sold scrap metal on the day in question,” Tyree said. “I found a drivers license, which all yards are required to photo copy anytime scrap metal is sold, that I immediately identified as the juvenile suspect involved in the theft.”Holloway and his juvenile accomplice were quickly located with the help of investigators from the Opp Police Department, according to Tyree, and placed into the Covington County jail Friday.Both suspects were charged with second-degree theft of property, a class C felony, and held on a $50,000 bond.“Everyone should be aware that Wal-Mart has over 300 cameras placed throughout the store and in the parking lot,” Tyree said. “If you come there to steal merchandise, then you will be on video and you will be caught.”
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Heather A. Palermo, 20, and Michael T. McMahon, 23, both of Quincy, were arrested on the afternoon of Nov. 26 after allegedly stealing $463 worth of sunglasses and cologne from Lord and Taylor at the South Shore Plaza, Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins told the Forum.
Officers Brendan McLaughlin and Thomas Molloy located the couple on the mall after receiving a report from loss prevention that they exited the store without paying for the merchandise.
“The officers also discovered pants and a shirt valued at $108 in Palermo’s pocketbook that were reportedly stolen from the Hollister store,” Jenkins said.
Both Palermo and McMahon were placed under arrest and charged with larceny over $250 and receiving stolen property under $250.
Salisbury NC
A simple shoplifting resulted in a chase involving officers from a number of Rowan County law-enforcement agencies Sunday night.
The chase ended at the Clark Road exit off Interstate 85 in Davidson County, about two miles past the Yadkin River bridge north of Rowan County.
“I’m out here a little excited,” said Rowan County Sheriff George Wilhelm, one of the major players in the pursuit.
Wilhelm said the event started about 7:30 p.m. when an employee at CVS Pharmacy in Rockwell called to report a shoplifting.
The call went out for officers to be on the lookout for a burgundy PT Cruiser traveling west on U.S. 52.
According to Wilhelm, a Granite Quarry police officer soon stopped the suspect vehicle along U.S. 52. But the Cruiser halted only momentarily, soon pulling away from the officer, first at a slow speed, then gradually accelerating.
“He started driving 20 (mph), then 30 and then 45,” Wilhelm said. “When he got on the interstate, he was traveling in excess of 90.”
Wilhelm was in the area of Jake Alexander Boulevard and East Innes Street when the call for help went out, and he soon joined the pursuit. He said that in addition to him and the Granite Quarry officer, officers from the N.C. Highway Patrol and the Salisbury and East Spencer police departments were also involved.
Wilhelm said the suspect vehicle proceeded west on Innes Street, then sped north on the interstate, with officers in hot pursuit. He said occupants of the Cruiser tossed items from the car throughout the chase.
Wilhelm said officers believed occupants were ditching items they had just stolen.
He said the chase finally ended when an East Spencer officer got in front of the Cruiser in Davidson County and boxed it in, with the sheriff and the Granite Quarry officer following.
Wilhelm said the driver of the Cruiser had a New York license and the car was registered to an owner in High Point. There were three people in the Cruiser.
Wilhelm said the case would be handled by the Granite Quarry officer who made the first stop. Efforts to reach the Granite Quarry and Rockwell police departments were unsuccessful Sunday night.
Wilhelm said the driver of the Cruiser would face a bevy of charges, including speeding to elude a law enforcement officer and felony speeding to elude arrest for traveling more than 90 mph on the interstate.
Reached on his cell phone shortly before 9 p.m., Wilhelm said he was searching the interstate near its intersection with Innes Street for items the suspects threw from the Cruiser as the chase played out.
“They were throwing out things,” Wilhelm said. “That’s what I’m looking for now.”
He said anyone who doubts that law-enforcement officers make up a close-knit community have never witnessed the response when one officer sends out a cry for help as happened Sunday.
“You’ll be surprised at the response you get,” Wilhelm said.
He said he monitors his scanner on an almost-constant basis and said that while his involvement in chases is relatively rare, they still happen.
“I get in about one a year,” Wilhelm said.
Bath County VA.
Thursday night, four people were arrested and charged in Bath County for shoplifting at the Wal-Mart in Staunton earlier in November.
Police say Jerry Dale Rogers, Curtis Keyser, Donnica Doubet, and Jessica McClung left the store with about $600 worth of tools. When they entered the parking lot, surveillance video revealed their identities and license plate.
Officer Lisa Klein says the investigation wouldn’t have been possible without the cameras.
“They did get a tag on this vehicle. They were able to identify the vehicle and the owner of the vehicle,” says Klein. “Then as a result of the investigation in cooperation with the Bath County Sheriff’s Office, they were able to identify all four suspects.”
All four people are charged with one count of grand larceny. Bath County Sheriff’s Deputies made the arrests.
Lee County Fla.
Lee County deputies had a busy day at Gulf Coast Town Center in San Carlos Park Wednesday and Thursday.
Deputies arrested one female for shoplifting Wednesday and took two other reports Thursday — one for shoplifting at Bass Pro and another for burglary of a car.
On Thursday, deputies charged Alissa Lynn Martin, 29, of Fort Myers with shoplifting. Martin allegedly attempted to swipe nine DVDs worth more than $170 Wednesday afternoon.
She was arrested and later released Thursday.
Late Thursday afternoon, someone broke into a car using a flat-bladed tool and swiped a purse that was placed underneath a car seat. Items inside the purse included credit cards, a ladies diamond ring and personal papers, according to a sheriff’s office report.
Mall security told deputies that there has been a “rash” of broken window vehicle burglaries recently.
And finally, deputies apprehended a shoplifter at Bass Pro Thursday evening.
The suspect, a juvenile male, who is still being processed at the Lee County Jail stole two Browning Buckmark decals ($9.95 each), two Eagle hat pin hooks ($2.95 each) and Chums sunglasses lanyard ($6.95).
The suspect attempted to leave the store without paying. At that point, a loss prevention specialist apprehended the suspect and contacted the sheriff’s office.
Albuquerque NM
It was a family outing unlike most: Police said a woman who used to work for the Albuquerque Police Department, along with her son and his wife, tried to shoplift more than $500 worth of clothes Sunday night.
The incident happened at the Kohl’s store on Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque.
An employee of the store noticed two females walking around Kohl’s grabbing large amounts of clothes. The women were not checking prices and just kept adding onto their pile
Loss prevention workers began to monitor the women.
Pictures from the store later allowed police to identify the suspects as Kelly Sandoval and her daughter-in-law, Nikole Zamora.
Workers soon realized two men were with the women. They have been identified as Sandoval’s son, Freddy, and Patrick Otero.
According to the police report, the women were allowed to leave the store with the merchandise.
When the men tried to leave, Sandoval grabbed a bag of clothes and walked outside the store without paying for it, according to police. That’s when investigators said a loss prevention officer approached him, identified himself and Sandoval tried to punch him and a struggle ensued.
The loss prevention officer was struck in the face.
The officer, Jonathan Cisneros, suffered a fractured eye socket.
The suspects left the scene, but video surveillance from the store helped identify the four and their vehicle. When detectives recognized Freddy Sandoval, who was on probation, they had his parole officer call him in for a random urine test.
When he arrived Thursday night, police arrested Sandoval and the two people waiting for him in the car — Zamora and the other male suspect, Otero.
All are charged with felony shoplifting. The two men are also charged with aggravated battery for allegedly beating up the loss prevention officer.
Kelly Sandoval remains on the loose. She used to work in the APD evidence room and was the target of an investigation into missing evidence, but was never charged. She was later removed from her job and fired for an unrelated reason.
If you know Sandoval’s whereabouts, you are asked to call police.
Gastonia NC
A Gastonia woman is accused of stealing jewelry and clothing from a Walmart store Thursday.
Anita Rene Dockery, 52, of the 800 block of Dogwood Lane, was charged with misdemeanor larceny. A loss prevention employee said in an affidavit that she placed two gold-plated cubic zirconia jewelry items, two men’s shirts, two infant tops and two pajama sets in her purse and left the store.
The theft was reported at the Walmart Supercenter at 3000 E. Franklin Blvd. in Gastonia. The merchandise had a total value of $60.92.
Dockery was booked in the Gaston County Jail under a $1,000 secured bond.
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Her day starts with a review of security video footage from the stockroom and loading dock area as well as several other sensitive areas of the store.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a shooting and homicide at an East Charlotte nightclub overnight.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Taji Jibri Mason. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. Friday in the parking lot behind the All Stars Nightclub in the 5600 block of Albemarle Road.
Police said a large crowd was gathered in the parking lot around closing time when several men approached the victim.
At that point police were told that a car leaving the scene shot at Metro Special Police, a private security force with sworn law officers that was providing security for the club.
Such private security forces are authorized by a special state statute that requires the officers to be trained and take oaths just like regular city or county police.
The Friday morning homicide was the 73rd of the year. There were 74 total last year.
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Six men in a crime ring which used counterfeit credit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart were arrested Tuesday when store security found out they were working as a team, police said.
Bradley O. Brown, 21, of Springfield; Yonaides Pichardo, 20, of Indian Orchard; Kareem M. Powell, 20, of Hartford, Conn.; and Richard Thompson, 22, Ronique Evans, 21, and ONeil Novada Snaith, 22, all of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were arrested at 12:45 p.m. with nearly $4,000 worth of stolen goods in a nearby van, police said.
The six are also suspects in similar thefts at Wal-Mart stores in Chicopee and Springfield, Officer Robert Sibilio said.
“A lot of these rings stick to the same type of store,” he said. “They get comfortable in certain stores. They think they know the security systems. They won’t go to a Target, because it would be totally different.”
On Tuesday, Wal-Mart security stopped two men who had just bought several televisions and other items with what they believed were fraudulent credit cards.
They were stopped by security, who also saw four other men they thought were working with them parked in two separate cars outside, Sibilio said.
“The security at Wal-Mart is very good, and they caught these guys walking by each other and making eye contact,” he said. “It seems from the amount of product taking, it was nipped in the bud. Only three of the six men had come in so far.”
In describing the scam, police said one or two men at a time would come into the store, but shop separately. They would load their carts with electronic equipment.
They would then go through the checkout lane and use the fake credit cards. The cards would have their names on the front and a fake credit card number. However, the magnetic strip on the back of the card, which contained real credit card information, which was somehow obtained illegally, would be used by the clerks.
If the clerks asked for an ID, the names would match the one on the front of the card.
“These guys are professionals,” said Sibilio. “This isn’t something they just did that day.”
Along with the TVs, the group stole cell phones and video game systems. The suspects took the items out to a waiting Ford Econoline van, Sibilio said.
“This was a great bust,” Framingham Police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.
Although not all of the men went into the store, all were charged under the legal theory of joint venture, meaning they shared culpability.
All six were charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, receiving stolen property worth more than $250, credit card fraud, uttering and forgery.
Thompson, Evans and Snaith were also charged with credit card misuse.
Evans, Thompson and Brown all pleaded not guilty at their Framingham District Court arraignments yesterday and were released without bail.
Snaith and Powell also pleaded not guilty and were released on $500 bail. Pichardo was released on $1,500 bail.
All are due back in court on Dec. 18 for pretrial conferences.
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palmbeachpost.com — Police arrested three family members that ran a towing company this afternoon and accused them of dozens of counts of practicing predatory towing and illegally towing at least 90 cars in the past few months in the city.
Police arrested 48-year-old Debra Corti, who owns Access Express Transport and Towing at 1330 W. Industrial Ave.
They also arrested her son Leonard Corti, 30, and her daughter Jessica Corti, 26, after a three-month investigation, according to a police report.
Police started probing the business in August after getting complaints that they were removing their required “no parking” signs from a parking lots in the 1100 block of North Federal Highway. The signs are required to be posted before a towing company can legally remove a car for illegal parking. After somebody would park in the lot the company would replace the sign and then tow away the car, according to the report.
The owner of the lot told police that he had no agreement with Access Express Towing that allowed them to tow cars.
Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said the company did not sell the illegally towed vehicles, but rather charged from $55 to $355 before giving them back to their owners.
On Oct. 12 officers placed an undercover “bait car” in the parking lot and witnessed the company try to tow the vehicle, according to the report. When undercover officers approached the truck and asked the driver to remove the vehicle, the driver refused and tried to charge a full towing rate even though the truck was still in the parking lot, which is illegal.
The towing company also failed to follow several other regulations such as calling police to notify them when they have towed a vehicle from a private property, according to the report. Officers served a search warrant at the business and arrested the three Cortis around 4 p.m. today.
All were booked into the Palm Beach County Jail tonight.
The practice of illegally towing cars from private parking lots is often called “predatory towing” and has been a problem tackled by law enforcement agencies all over the nation.
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For less than thirty dollars worth of merchandise, a local man faces robbery charges and serious jail time.
Police said that Daniel Herbert Fenell was spotted in the Wal-Mart Supercenter off Highway 29 concealing several CD’s. As he left the store without paying for them he was stopped by security agents and instead of complying with their requests he began to fight with them and punched a female loss prevention agent in the face.
When police arrived, they found store security agents holding Fenell against the wall, American Canyon Police Sgt. Craig Nickles said.Wal-Mart security personnel told police they saw Fenell take two CDs, worth about $30, and attempt to walk out of the store without paying for them, Nickles said.
When security approached him, Fenell took a swing and punched a female security guard, he said. Security then had to physically subdue and restrain Fenell until police could arrive Nickles said.
Fenell, 54, of Vallejo, was arrested on suspicion of felony robbery and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
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Three men were arrested early Thursday after authorities say they were involved in fights at a North Naples nightclub.
Omar Conde, 21, 10045 Heather Lane, No. 204, Golden Gate Estates, Brian Lazaro Blanco, 20, 4613 Lombardi Lane, East Naples, and Pedro Pablo Pupo, 29, were each charged with disorderly conduct.
Around 2 a.m. about 2,000 people who were at Club Ultra, 15495 U.S. 41 N., were beginning to leave the club and were gathering in the parking lot outside, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported. Club security officers began to remove Pupo, who they said was throwing punches at another patron.
Deputies arrested Pupo after he attempted to fight the security officers.
In a separate incident, security officers removed Conde and Blanco from the nightclub after they started fighting with patrons inside, reports said.
After being ejected from the club, Conde and Blanco found the people they had been fighting with in the parking lot, and started fighting again.
When deputies and security officers approached them, Conde fled the scene and Blanco attempted to blend into the crowd, authorities said. The people they were fighting with also left the area before they could be identified.
Conde and Blanco were arrested when they returned to the area in front of the nightclub later that morning.
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“Nothing that happens at that club surprises me,” said Curtis Lloyd, 64, who lives down the street from the Bleu Room Experience on Woodward Avenue near Grand Circus Park.
“There’s always some kind of argument; at 3 or 4 in the morning you’ll hear them out there with their boom boxes, and hollering and carrying on. And it’s both men and women doing the cussing. I wish that club wasn’t there; I wish they’d put it somewhere else.”
Police still were searching Friday for the man who shot into a crowd of about 40 people who were milling around outside the club. The 2:13 a.m. shooting left two men dead and a third man critically wounded.
“The club was closing, and people were leaving,” Detroit Police spokesman James Tate said. “One man was throwing up gang signs. A black (Dodge) Charger pulled up in front (of the club), and a front passenger threw a liquor bottle that hit (an 18-year-old patron) in the face. A rear passenger then produced a gun and opened fire.”
A 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were killed, and a third man — the 18-year-old who was hit with the bottle — was in critical condition Friday after taking a bullet in the right shoulder, Tate said.
Police did not release the victims’ names, although Tate said he didn’t think they lived in Detroit.
Gang rivalries may have sparked the violence, Tate said. Witnesses told investigators that the gang signs being flashed were those of a Highland Park street gang.
Friday’s incident is at least the second fatal shooting outside a downtown Detroit nightclub this year. In February, a man who had been kicked out of the Plan B nightclub on Congress returned and shot a bouncer in the back. Other bouncers fired back at the man, killing him. The bouncer who was shot recovered.
Another fatal shooting took place near the Bleu Room Experience in 2006, the night before the Super Bowl at Ford Field. The case was never solved.
The Bleu Room Experience — which is often called “Club Bleu” — is housed in the former Telenews Theatre building at 1540 Woodward. The club opened on New Year’s Eve in 2000, and disc jockey Ty Jones said he’s often seen altercations.
He said he was at the club Friday, but left before the violence.
“It gets pretty rowdy,” said Jones, 35 of Knockin’ Music Entertainment. “You don’t usually see guns, but there are a lot of arguments. You’ve got a bunch of people in their 20s drinking, and it gets kind of crazy. Youth and alcohol don’t mix.”
The owners of the club could not be reached for comment.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call Detroit Police homicide investigators at (313) 596-2260; or the confidential tip line Crime Stoppers at (800) 773-2587.
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Police said that a security bouncer working at Mark’s Texas Hots nightclub on Monroe Avenue was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car.
Someone hit him and knocked the unidentified security bouncer to the ground.
Medical personnel and police responded to the club and the security person was transported to an area hospital. He has minor back injuries according to medical personnel.
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One is the son of a veteran Denver police officer.
The other is a college freshman majoring in engineering.
Today, both are in Douglas County jail in what police call a surprisingly brazen series of crimes for two teenage boys from suburbia.
Brandin Eugene Kreuzer, 19, of Sedalia, and Taylor Lynn Moudy, 19, of Castle Rock, face more than 120 charges each, including first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer.
“These are two kids from affluent communities. Unless there’s some explanation of what went wrong here, you gotta scratch your head,” said
George Brauchler, a former Jefferson County prosecutor. “How do middle-class communities produce 
kids who make these kind of bad decisions?“For one of these kids, his dad spent his life protecting others. It’s a true tragedy,” he added.
Kreuzer and Moudy are accused of a series of crimes in early summer, including stealing rifles from a gun shop, burglarizing cars and homes and stealing several cars, including three Hummers, a Lexus and a Mustang.
The pair also are accused of robbing a Castle Rock convenience store at gunpoint.
Police said the spree began May 29 and ended June 28 after the two led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Honda and shot at two deputies from the rear window, hitting one in the arm.
Going on tips and interviews with people who knew the teens, police arrested the pair last Wednesday, five months after the deputy was shot.
Police arrested Moudy on the University of Colorado campus. He implicated Kreuzer after police served him with a court order for his DNA and fingerprints, police said.
Moudy confessed to participating in the month of crime and said he drove the stolen Honda involved in the high-
speed chase, according to an arrest affidavit. He lived next to the location where several stolen vehicles were found.
Kreuzer’s bail is set at $3 million and Moudy’s is $2 million.
The families of the teens could not be reached for comment Friday.
Kreuzer is the son of veteran Denver police officer Kevin Kreuzer.
His father said in a previous interview that he “is distraught” over his son’s involvement in the alleged crimes.
Kreuzer was arrested at his parents’ Sedalia home after they gave police their written consent to search the house.
Inside, police found guns reported stolen from the Cold War Remarketing shop in Castle Rock.
Rifles found in the home were used in the police shooting and used to rob the Circle K store in Castle Rock, investigators said. Police also confiscated clothing, boots and headgear they say Kreuzer wore during the incidents.
Kreuzer confessed that he “shot at deputies’ vehicles with both a rifle and handgun,” according to the affidavit.
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One of the most useful and probably the most effective tool that I’ve used in the security profession has not been my gun or handcuffs or pepper spray, but my pen!Many years ago, I designed a trespass warning system and guidelines that our officers used in ten states to control illegal drug use, loitering, vandalism, thefts, gambling, guns and violence in federal housing complexes as well as apartment complexes, clubs, shopping malls and many other businesses.
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On this day, when we give thanks for the people we love, it’s impossible to know how long their lives will last.
For Sherita Washington and her husband, it was not very long.
Last year, on the day after Thanksgiving, a gunman killed her husband, Bobby, for seemingly no reason.
This year, his widow says there is still plenty to be grateful for.
The murder took place downtown where Bobby Washington was working as the doorman for a party in a penthouse.
The timing sent shock waves throughout the entire community.
But the community response is what they are grateful for.
Like any family, Sherita Washington and her sister want Thanksgiving dinner to be perfect.
But as she gets ready for this Thanksgiving, Sherita can’t help but remember the last one, the last she spent with her husband of eight years.
“My husband, he just wanted to do dinner at home, with just the family, just me and the children,” she said.
The very next day, less than two hours after starting a security job in downtown Dallas, Bobby Washington was dead, shot down by a stranger whose motive remains unknown.
The murder left Sherita raising four children alone, a Thanksgiving tragedy so profound, that when News 8 viewers saw the family facing a bleak Christmas, they got so many gifts, they ended up giving some away.
“I was able to help out a family that didn’t have anything. She had four kids of her own,” said Sherita.
A year later, these kids all say they remember their dad.
But at this age, they don’t really understand death.
“They say ‘call him’… that’s the hardest for me and I go take a shower. I take care of my tears in the shower, so they won’t see me. I try to be strong for them a lot,” said Sherita.
With support from family and new-found friends, she’s trying to move on, thankful for the man she had, and the lives still left to live.
“I look at it as God just sent an angel down eight and a half years to give me four children and damn, he’s gone,” Sherita added.
But in these five faces, his love, and his legacy live on.
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A Maricopa County Superior Court jury on Wednesday awarded the damages to the widow, two children and parents of Patrick Graham. He was fatally shot in Peoria in 2005 by Ed Liu, a paranoid schizophrenic under the treatment of ValueOptions Inc.
The jury found the Virginia-based company 90% at fault in Graham’s death and ordered it to split the payment with its Arizona subsidiary.
An attorney for the Grahams accused ValueOptions of negligence for not following its own guidelines in caring for Liu. Liu had been off his medications for nearly eight months at the time of the shooting.
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- Bridgeport police say that they have captured the person responsible for shooting a security officer at an area nightclub in September.
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A shoplifting suspect who jumped off the second story of a parking garage to escape police Sunday died yesterday, authorities said.
Chula Vista police said officers had chased Manuel Bareno, 26, of Chula Vista into the three-story garage on F Street. They were about 15 feet away, yelling at him to stop, when he looked back at them and jumped over the side.
He hit the ground and suffered a broken leg and major head injuries. He was taken to UCSD Medical Center, where he died about 12:30 p.m. yesterday, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Police first received a call involving Bareno, a parolee, about 9:20 a.m. He allegedly battered his grandmother on Roosevelt Street, police Lt. Scott Arsenault said.
Officers were at the grandmother’s house when, 10 minutes later, employees at La Bella’s Pizza Garden on Third Avenue reported that a man had stolen two six-packs of beer and told employees he had a knife. He was seen running toward Memorial Park, and officers saw him run from there to the garage.
Arsenault said officers were told that just before Bareno went to La Bella’s, he tore up the coffee shop next door by throwing things to the floor.
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— A man accused of pepper-spraying Publix employees after they tried to stop him from shoplifting was arrested Saturday, according to a report released by the Martin County Sheriff ‘s Office.
The report says Adrian Santiago Rivera, 18, of the 900 block of Northeast Flamingo Avenue, left the Publix in the 3300 block of Southeast U.S.1. with two bottles of cold medicine and did not pay for them.
When loss – prevention officers asked Rivera to step back inside the store, Rivera walked back in and began shouting at employees, the report says.
Rivera was eventually subdued and taken to the Martin County Jail.
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They rushed in with guns out and masks covering their faces. From the surveillance video, you can see the 2 a.m. customers at this 7-11 obeyed and got down on the ground.
Before the robbers got their hands on the register, someone else appeared with a badge and a gun. “They walked around the store. They were there. They made their presence known,” says Kenneth Lipkins.
Lipkins worked at the 7-11 for eight years and felt safe with security guards this time of year. “Especially during the holiday time,” he says, “because people get really greedy during this time and desperate.”
He says the robbery proves they work since the robbers took off with no one hurt and no cash in hand. with the high number of armed robberies, he wonders why more stores don’t use them.
“If you see a live officer in uniform, it’s like having an ace in your hand,” says Kabil Shaheen of Kabil’s Quick Stop. Shaheen takes security seriously with cameras, an alarm on his register and bullet-proof glass. Though he says none of it beats live security.
He says 95% of the stores don’t use security guards since they cost $25 dollars an hour. “You have to be making enough money to be able to afford it, really.”
He hopes this success will prompt changes, even causing the city to offer up its own officers for a flat yearly fee to protect those caught in crimes like this.
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