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Mall employee charged after threats with gun www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Columbia MO NOV 11 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com A Columbia man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly brandishing a handgun during an argument with a co-worker at Panera Bread bakery at Columbia Mall.
Police and mall security responded to a complaint that a man brandished a firearm inside the mall and conducted an investigation into the incident.
Police charged David Perry, 24, with suspicion of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He remained in custody Monday at the Boone County Jail pending a $40,000 bond.
Officers were dispatched at about 5:45 a.m. to the parking lot of the mall, where two employees of Panera Bread were involved in a confrontation, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
According to the report, Perry pulled a handgun from the waist of his paints, cocked the gun and pointed it at the victim, a 35-year-old Columbia man, the news release said. The victim noticed the gun had malfunctioned and took it from the suspect, the news release said.
He then went inside the business with the gun and contacted mall security who notified city police and responded to the business where they confronted the men.
Perry was arrested on scene, and the gun was recovered according to the press release.
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www.privateofficer.com A Columbia man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly brandishing a handgun during an argument with a co-worker at Panera Bread bakery at Columbia Mall.
Police and mall security responded to a complaint that a man brandished a firearm inside the mall and conducted an investigation into the incident.
Police charged David Perry, 24, with suspicion of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He remained in custody Monday at the Boone County Jail pending a $40,000 bond.
Officers were dispatched at about 5:45 a.m. to the parking lot of the mall, where two employees of Panera Bread were involved in a confrontation, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
According to the report, Perry pulled a handgun from the waist of his paints, cocked the gun and pointed it at the victim, a 35-year-old Columbia man, the news release said. The victim noticed the gun had malfunctioned and took it from the suspect, the news release said.
He then went inside the business with the gun and contacted mall security who notified city police and responded to the business where they confronted the men.
Perry was arrested on scene, and the gun was recovered according to the press release.
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ETSU student carjacked on campus www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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JOHNSON CITY TN NOV 11 2008 — An East Tennessee State University student was carjacked on campus Monday afternoon, according to university officials.
Jack Cotrel, ETSU’s director of public safety, said a female student pulled into Parking Lot 15 about 3:44 p.m. and noticed in her car’s rearview mirror that a male was approaching her car. The suspect showed the student a gun in his jacket but never actually pointed it at her, Cotrel said.
Cotrel said the student struggled briefly with the man, but he managed to take the car and flee.
The student was not hurt. At 4:30 p.m. she was speaking with investigators at ETSU’s Public Safety offices.
The Johnson City Police Department was notified immediately of the carjacking, and authorities were pursuing the suspect on Interstate 26. The suspect reportedly passed into North Carolina.
Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris said his department did not get the word about the fleeing carjacker until the man was already in North Carolina.
By 5:15 p.m. Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes called to say the vehicle was out of sight, Harris said.
“None of my officers ever saw it,” he said about 6:30 p.m. “We’re still looking for the vehicle. From what I’ve been told by officials, evidently they lost sight of (the car) around Mars Hill, (N.C.).”
Harris said all of his deputies are aware of the details about the vehicle. One officer was stationed in the late afternoon at the state line on the Old Asheville Highway and was able to see Interstate 26 from that spot. Other Unicoi County officers helped worked the case.
Jack Cotrel, ETSU’s director of public safety, said a female student pulled into Parking Lot 15 about 3:44 p.m. and noticed in her car’s rearview mirror that a male was approaching her car. The suspect showed the student a gun in his jacket but never actually pointed it at her, Cotrel said.
Cotrel said the student struggled briefly with the man, but he managed to take the car and flee.
The student was not hurt. At 4:30 p.m. she was speaking with investigators at ETSU’s Public Safety offices.
The Johnson City Police Department was notified immediately of the carjacking, and authorities were pursuing the suspect on Interstate 26. The suspect reportedly passed into North Carolina.
Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris said his department did not get the word about the fleeing carjacker until the man was already in North Carolina.
By 5:15 p.m. Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes called to say the vehicle was out of sight, Harris said.
“None of my officers ever saw it,” he said about 6:30 p.m. “We’re still looking for the vehicle. From what I’ve been told by officials, evidently they lost sight of (the car) around Mars Hill, (N.C.).”
Harris said all of his deputies are aware of the details about the vehicle. One officer was stationed in the late afternoon at the state line on the Old Asheville Highway and was able to see Interstate 26 from that spot. Other Unicoi County officers helped worked the case.
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Tempe man arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Tempe AZ NOV 11 2008
A Tempe man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly punched a security officer and spit on an officer.
A Tempe man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly punched a security officer and spit on an officer.
Anthony William Newton, 30, was inside Jack in the Box at 7th Street and Mill Avenue about 10:15 p.m. when witnesses say he began yelling obscenities.
Workers told him to leave numerous times, but Newton apparently refused.
He then threw his driver license at a security guard and continued yelling and cursing, police said.
Once he was outside, witnesses say Newton began swinging his fists and struck the security guard in the face.
He also allegedly broke the security officer’s radio, which is valued at $1,200.
When police officers took Newton into custody he said “What do you think about this,” then made a noise and motion to fill his mouth with saliva. Police say he then spat on an officer’s face.
Newton was booked on charges including assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, trespass and aggravated assault.
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Secret Service police officer arrested in prostitution sting www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Washington, D.C. (WUSA) NOV 11 2008 — A Secret Service officer was arrested early Saturday during a prostitution sting conducted by D.C. police in Northwest.
Inspector Brian Bray, commander of Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Investigations Division (NSID), says his squad was conducting a prostitution sting in the area of 11th and K Sts NW around 12:50 a.m. when a marked Secret Service Uniformed Division patrol car stopped to speak with an undercover female officer who was posing as a prostitute.
The patrol car was driven by a Uniformed Division sergeant who was in uniform. Insp. Bray said the NSID officers assumed he was going to tell the undercover female officer to leave the area.
But the sergeant allegedly engaged the female officer in dialog, mentioned how attractive she was, and inquired about what sex acts she would perform. They agreed on a price of $20 and he drove around the corner to meet with her.
That is when he was arrested by D.C. police officers. The sergeant was taken to the 1st District police station where he was processed and charged with solicitation for the purpose of prostitution. Insp. Bray says that is a misdemeanor.
Insp. Bray added that this area is frequented by prostitutes. D.C. police have been successful making arrests in the neighborhood and that is one reason why they were working it early Saturday morning.
Darrin Blackford, Secret Service spokesman, said the incident is being investigated by the Secret Service Inspection Division which is the agency’s internal affairs division.
The majority of the 1,200 Uniformed Division officers are assigned to guard the White House complex. But Uniformed Division officers are also assigned to the vice president’s residence and the Foreign Missions Branch, which protects embassies and missions in the Washington area.
Blackford says the officer, whose name has not yet been released, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Inspector Brian Bray, commander of Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Investigations Division (NSID), says his squad was conducting a prostitution sting in the area of 11th and K Sts NW around 12:50 a.m. when a marked Secret Service Uniformed Division patrol car stopped to speak with an undercover female officer who was posing as a prostitute.
The patrol car was driven by a Uniformed Division sergeant who was in uniform. Insp. Bray said the NSID officers assumed he was going to tell the undercover female officer to leave the area.
But the sergeant allegedly engaged the female officer in dialog, mentioned how attractive she was, and inquired about what sex acts she would perform. They agreed on a price of $20 and he drove around the corner to meet with her.
That is when he was arrested by D.C. police officers. The sergeant was taken to the 1st District police station where he was processed and charged with solicitation for the purpose of prostitution. Insp. Bray says that is a misdemeanor.
Insp. Bray added that this area is frequented by prostitutes. D.C. police have been successful making arrests in the neighborhood and that is one reason why they were working it early Saturday morning.
Darrin Blackford, Secret Service spokesman, said the incident is being investigated by the Secret Service Inspection Division which is the agency’s internal affairs division.
The majority of the 1,200 Uniformed Division officers are assigned to guard the White House complex. But Uniformed Division officers are also assigned to the vice president’s residence and the Foreign Missions Branch, which protects embassies and missions in the Washington area.
Blackford says the officer, whose name has not yet been released, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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Target employees nabbed looting stockroom www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Brooklyn NY NOV 11 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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Two employees of a city Target store face serious charges after they were busted by store security agents. NYPD said the two were spotted by agents on video looting the stockroom at a department store in East New York.
When the two employees try to make a run for it and flee the store, loss prevention agents cornered them and took both into custody.
Now police have arrested Derick Latouche and Matthew Taylor, both 20, after security say they were seen stuffing duffel bags full of merchandise inside the stockroom of the Target store at the Gateway Mall shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday.
Inside the two duffel bags, authorities found more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, including 4 PlayStation video-game consoles, 10 Nintendo game systems, and assorted video games and DVDs, sources said.
Both were arrested and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, said a spokesman for DA Charles Hynes.
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Two employees of a city Target store face serious charges after they were busted by store security agents. NYPD said the two were spotted by agents on video looting the stockroom at a department store in East New York.
When the two employees try to make a run for it and flee the store, loss prevention agents cornered them and took both into custody.
Now police have arrested Derick Latouche and Matthew Taylor, both 20, after security say they were seen stuffing duffel bags full of merchandise inside the stockroom of the Target store at the Gateway Mall shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday.
Inside the two duffel bags, authorities found more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, including 4 PlayStation video-game consoles, 10 Nintendo game systems, and assorted video games and DVDs, sources said.
Both were arrested and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, said a spokesman for DA Charles Hynes.
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School security company sued after student assaulted www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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East ST. Louis IL. NOV 11 2008
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The mother of an East St. Louis alternative school student is suing over the severe injuries sustained by her son during a hallway attack.
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The mother of an East St. Louis alternative school student is suing over the severe injuries sustained by her son during a hallway attack.
Germarion Douglas, mother of Cartavious Jackson, claims her son was attacked from behind on March 10 at an Alorton school operated by East St. Louis School District 189.
According to a complaint filed Nov. 5 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, student Cassanova Raper “took position behind plaintiff for the purpose of bashing plaintiff in the face with his fist.
“Douglas claims her son’s left jaw was crushed, and he also suffered head, teeth and tongue injuries.
She claims he has incurred medical bills and has become permanently disfigured.
Defendants include KLM Loss Prevention, Inc., its owner Kim McAfee and employee Debra Thomas, the school district, Raper and an unknown juvenile.KLM, which provides security at the school, is allegedly negligent for failing to prevent the attack.McAfee is named as KLM’s sole shareholder.
According to the complaint, KLM is undercapitalized, maintains a negative balance in its corporate checking account at times, maintains no liability insurance and reserves no funds as self-insurance.”
…[I]t is proper for this Court to pierce the corporate veil and require Kim McAfee to appear personally herein and to answer for the alleged negligence of his alter ego, KLM Loss Prevention, Inc.,” the complaint states.
Jackson is represented by Rhonda D. Fiss of Belleville.
She is seeking a judgment in excess of $300,000.
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Man arrested after chasing security officer with car www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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EASTON MA NOV 11 2008
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A Norton man is accused of leading police on a chase while drunk from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School into Norton early Saturday.
Devan J. Dewever, 19, of Brian Road, Norton, was charged with operating while under the influence, second offense, reckless operation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
The arrest came after police were called to the high school by the security guard, who said a man pulled up next to his vehicle, drunk, got out and began to pound on the roof of his car with his fist, Deputy Police Chief Allen Krajcik said.
The guard backed up his car and the suspect began to chase him through the parking lot before leaving, the deputy said.
The suspect then returned and started to chase the security officer again, Krajcik said.
Police were enroute at the time as he drove west on Route 106, and tried to stop him, he said.
“He turned onto Prospect street, heading toward Norton, and on the way he was wiping out mailboxes and speed limit signs,” Krajcik said.
Dewever was eventually stopped by Norton police and Easton Officer Keith Boone arrested him.
While in the booking room at Easton police station, Dewever was swearing at police and being disruptive, Krajcik said.
At one point, Dewever elbowed Boone in the chest, he said.
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A Norton man is accused of leading police on a chase while drunk from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School into Norton early Saturday.
Devan J. Dewever, 19, of Brian Road, Norton, was charged with operating while under the influence, second offense, reckless operation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
The arrest came after police were called to the high school by the security guard, who said a man pulled up next to his vehicle, drunk, got out and began to pound on the roof of his car with his fist, Deputy Police Chief Allen Krajcik said.
The guard backed up his car and the suspect began to chase him through the parking lot before leaving, the deputy said.
The suspect then returned and started to chase the security officer again, Krajcik said.
Police were enroute at the time as he drove west on Route 106, and tried to stop him, he said.
“He turned onto Prospect street, heading toward Norton, and on the way he was wiping out mailboxes and speed limit signs,” Krajcik said.
Dewever was eventually stopped by Norton police and Easton Officer Keith Boone arrested him.
While in the booking room at Easton police station, Dewever was swearing at police and being disruptive, Krajcik said.
At one point, Dewever elbowed Boone in the chest, he said.
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Man hit by traffic during foot pursuit www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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HOUSTON TX NOV 11 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com Private security officers spotted a male breaking into several apartments at an area apartment complex and gave chase of the suspect.
Police said that the burglar fled running through a neighborhood and eventually he tried to run across a busy freeway but was struck by oncoming traffic.
The suspect died after a car hit him in southwest Houston according to police.
Houston police said the man broke into two apartments at the Broadstone Uptown Lots on McCue Road shortly before he was killed late Saturday.
Security officers patrolling the area and police chased the man, who tried to run across the Southwest Freeway near Chimney Rock Road
At least one vehicle struck the man on the freeway. He died on the way to the hospital.
The driver who hit the man stopped and is not expected to face any charges.
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www.privateofficer.com Private security officers spotted a male breaking into several apartments at an area apartment complex and gave chase of the suspect.
Police said that the burglar fled running through a neighborhood and eventually he tried to run across a busy freeway but was struck by oncoming traffic.
The suspect died after a car hit him in southwest Houston according to police.
Houston police said the man broke into two apartments at the Broadstone Uptown Lots on McCue Road shortly before he was killed late Saturday.
Security officers patrolling the area and police chased the man, who tried to run across the Southwest Freeway near Chimney Rock Road
At least one vehicle struck the man on the freeway. He died on the way to the hospital.
The driver who hit the man stopped and is not expected to face any charges.
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Police supervisor accused of sexual assault of recruit www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Atlanta GA. NOV 11 2008(AJC)
A veteran Clayton County police officer was demoted but allowed to keep his job after admitting to kissing, fondling and sexually harassing a recruit.
Henry Derbyshire, a 28-year veteran of the Clayton County Police Department, was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer after investigators found he violated the county’s sexual harassment policy.
“He lost $15,000 in pay and was demoted to fleet maintenance,” police Chief Jeffrey Turner said. “We took action and in my opinion, it was appropriate action. She wanted him terminated, but she doesn’t make those decisions.”
But now the County Commission wants to know why Derbyshire still has a job and was not prosecuted.
County Commission Chairman Eldrin Bell asked the county attorney to look into the case after the victim complained to him last week.
“I have questions about this entire matter,” Bell said Monday. “The credibility of our Police Department is of paramount concern to this government. I am outraged.”
Concerns about sexual harassment arose in August when a 36-year-old female recruit complained about Derbyshire, then a recruiter and internal affairs investigator. The recruit passed the police qualifications test but never returned to complete the hiring process.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution received the investigation and Derbyshire’s personnel file through an Open Records Act request.
According to the woman’s statement, Derbyshire —- who had the job of investigating the department’s sexual harassment complaints —- told the recruit he could get rid of any complaint she made.
Under Georgia law, Derbyshire’s actions would be considered sexual battery, said Shawn Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault.
“Any person commits sexual battery when he or she makes intentional unwanted physical contact with intimate parts of the body,” Paul said.
She is concerned that the police department is not taking more action, Paul said.
“I believe we have a right to be treated with dignity and with respect from the people who are charged with protecting us,” Paul said. “These allegations are troubling to me.”
Turner said he launched an internal investigation after receiving the complaint. He did not initiate a criminal investigation because the woman did not want to prosecute, Turner said.
The case would be thrown out in court if the woman declined to testify, Turner said.
Internal affairs investigators found Derbyshire guilty of conduct unbecoming of a county employee. Turner said he decided against terminating the officer based on his record and the lack of evidence of sexual battery.
“This is a he-said-she-said deal. The officer said it was a mutual situation,” Turner said. “He has an exemplary record of 28 years of service. This man has a year and a half before he can retire. I’m not going to ruin his career.”
Derbyshire’s personnel file shows no previous sexual harassment complaints. The only reprimands he received were for vehicle accidents and yelling at a fellow officer who gave his now ex-wife a speeding ticket.
Under Clayton County policy, employees found guilty of sexual harassment can receive a written reprimand up to termination.
Derbyshire, who lives in Peachtree City, did not return phone calls Monday. The woman declined to comment, other than her statement to police.
The woman told police she has spoken with an attorney, but has not decided to take any action until she sees what the County Commission does.
The County Commission is now setting up a personnel review committee to investigate this case and other sexual harassment concerns.
Commissioners Virginia Burton Gray and Wole Ralph said they both were concerned about the incident and needed more information before deciding if additional action should be taken.
A veteran Clayton County police officer was demoted but allowed to keep his job after admitting to kissing, fondling and sexually harassing a recruit.
Henry Derbyshire, a 28-year veteran of the Clayton County Police Department, was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer after investigators found he violated the county’s sexual harassment policy.
“He lost $15,000 in pay and was demoted to fleet maintenance,” police Chief Jeffrey Turner said. “We took action and in my opinion, it was appropriate action. She wanted him terminated, but she doesn’t make those decisions.”
But now the County Commission wants to know why Derbyshire still has a job and was not prosecuted.
County Commission Chairman Eldrin Bell asked the county attorney to look into the case after the victim complained to him last week.
“I have questions about this entire matter,” Bell said Monday. “The credibility of our Police Department is of paramount concern to this government. I am outraged.”
Concerns about sexual harassment arose in August when a 36-year-old female recruit complained about Derbyshire, then a recruiter and internal affairs investigator. The recruit passed the police qualifications test but never returned to complete the hiring process.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution received the investigation and Derbyshire’s personnel file through an Open Records Act request.
According to the woman’s statement, Derbyshire —- who had the job of investigating the department’s sexual harassment complaints —- told the recruit he could get rid of any complaint she made.
Under Georgia law, Derbyshire’s actions would be considered sexual battery, said Shawn Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault.
“Any person commits sexual battery when he or she makes intentional unwanted physical contact with intimate parts of the body,” Paul said.
She is concerned that the police department is not taking more action, Paul said.
“I believe we have a right to be treated with dignity and with respect from the people who are charged with protecting us,” Paul said. “These allegations are troubling to me.”
Turner said he launched an internal investigation after receiving the complaint. He did not initiate a criminal investigation because the woman did not want to prosecute, Turner said.
The case would be thrown out in court if the woman declined to testify, Turner said.
Internal affairs investigators found Derbyshire guilty of conduct unbecoming of a county employee. Turner said he decided against terminating the officer based on his record and the lack of evidence of sexual battery.
“This is a he-said-she-said deal. The officer said it was a mutual situation,” Turner said. “He has an exemplary record of 28 years of service. This man has a year and a half before he can retire. I’m not going to ruin his career.”
Derbyshire’s personnel file shows no previous sexual harassment complaints. The only reprimands he received were for vehicle accidents and yelling at a fellow officer who gave his now ex-wife a speeding ticket.
Under Clayton County policy, employees found guilty of sexual harassment can receive a written reprimand up to termination.
Derbyshire, who lives in Peachtree City, did not return phone calls Monday. The woman declined to comment, other than her statement to police.
The woman told police she has spoken with an attorney, but has not decided to take any action until she sees what the County Commission does.
The County Commission is now setting up a personnel review committee to investigate this case and other sexual harassment concerns.
Commissioners Virginia Burton Gray and Wole Ralph said they both were concerned about the incident and needed more information before deciding if additional action should be taken.
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Shoplifter stabs store security agent www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Shoplifter stabs store security agent http://www.privateofficer.com
Salisbury MD November 11, 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com Police were called to an area Wal-Mart after a shoplifting began fighting with loss prevention officers according to a press release.
Officers were dispatched at approximately 6:36 pm and upon arrival, officers were advised by security agents that they had observed a male suspect take electronic merchandise from the store without making payment.
When loss prevention officers confronted him, the suspect fled from the store into the garden area of the store. The suspect then retrieved a pair of scissors to cut a tarp to aid his escape.
When security agents caught up with the suspect, the teenager struggled with them and cut one security agent on the hand with the scissors. The suspect was taken into custody by loss prevention and released to police upon arrival.
Police have charged the teenager with second degree assault, shoplifting and malicious destruction of property.
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
www.privateofficer.com Police were called to an area Wal-Mart after a shoplifting began fighting with loss prevention officers according to a press release.
Officers were dispatched at approximately 6:36 pm and upon arrival, officers were advised by security agents that they had observed a male suspect take electronic merchandise from the store without making payment.
When loss prevention officers confronted him, the suspect fled from the store into the garden area of the store. The suspect then retrieved a pair of scissors to cut a tarp to aid his escape.
When security agents caught up with the suspect, the teenager struggled with them and cut one security agent on the hand with the scissors. The suspect was taken into custody by loss prevention and released to police upon arrival.
Police have charged the teenager with second degree assault, shoplifting and malicious destruction of property.
The security officer was transported to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he was treated and released.
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Murder Suspect Captured After Shoplifting Incident www.privateofficer.com
November 11, 2008
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Murder Suspect Captured After Shoplifting Incident http://www.privateofficer.com
Tuscaloosa AL NOV 11 2008
Kyle T. Greene
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A man accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance in Waldorf was arrested last week in Alabama after authorities there had brought him in for questioning in a shoplifting case, police said.
James C. Ford Jr., 20, had eluded authorities for nearly three months after police issued an arrest warrant charging him with murder in the August shooting death of Joseph R. Burgess, 21, of Waldorf. On Tuesday, Tuscaloosa police took Ford and another man into custody in connection with allegations of shoplifting at a department store.
Police said the other man, a friend of Ford’s, gave investigators Ford’s name after Ford tried twice to give them fakes. They plugged Ford’s name into a computer search engine, which led them to a listing for him in the “Most Wanted” section of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Web site.
“They originally were going to charge him with giving false names to a law enforcement officer,” said Capt. Greg Kosloff, a Tuscaloosa police spokesman. “When he waived extradition, we waived our charges.”
It was not clear whether the friend knew Ford was wanted for murder. The two were questioned separately about the shoplifting, Kosloff said. Police did not release the other man’s name because he had not been charged in that case
Ford had been wanted since Aug. 11, when police accused him of shooting Burgess and pistol-whipping another man about 11 p.m. that day. The group had had a dispute about a girl earlier in the day, police said. Officers declined to provide details about what sparked the dispute.
Adrian Davis, Ford’s brother-in-law, disputed parts of the police account. He said that several witnesses are not talking to police but that they have told others that three men, including Burgess, jumped Ford. He said Ford did not pistol-whip a man, as police have said, but swung at him defensively. And he said Ford’s gun was in Burgess’s hand when it discharged during the struggle.
“No one is actually sure where the gun came from, but the gun actually ended up in the hand of the boy who was shot,” Davis said. “The gun was in his hand when they fell.”
Davis said he hopes witnesses will share their information with police instead of with their friends in Waldorf.
“I would like to try to get them to say something, to speak up,” he said. “They’re talking around their neighborhood, but they’re not saying anything to the police.”
Late last week, Ford remained jailed in Tuscaloosa. It was not clear when he would be moved to Charles County, said Diane Richardson, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman.
Ford also had an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from an incident in July in which he is suspected of firing a handgun in a Hughesville restaurant and in its parking lot, police have said.
He also had an outstanding bench warrant in Charles for failing to appear at a court hearing in May on drug charges, court records show.
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A man accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance in Waldorf was arrested last week in Alabama after authorities there had brought him in for questioning in a shoplifting case, police said.
James C. Ford Jr., 20, had eluded authorities for nearly three months after police issued an arrest warrant charging him with murder in the August shooting death of Joseph R. Burgess, 21, of Waldorf. On Tuesday, Tuscaloosa police took Ford and another man into custody in connection with allegations of shoplifting at a department store.
Police said the other man, a friend of Ford’s, gave investigators Ford’s name after Ford tried twice to give them fakes. They plugged Ford’s name into a computer search engine, which led them to a listing for him in the “Most Wanted” section of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Web site.
“They originally were going to charge him with giving false names to a law enforcement officer,” said Capt. Greg Kosloff, a Tuscaloosa police spokesman. “When he waived extradition, we waived our charges.”
It was not clear whether the friend knew Ford was wanted for murder. The two were questioned separately about the shoplifting, Kosloff said. Police did not release the other man’s name because he had not been charged in that case
Ford had been wanted since Aug. 11, when police accused him of shooting Burgess and pistol-whipping another man about 11 p.m. that day. The group had had a dispute about a girl earlier in the day, police said. Officers declined to provide details about what sparked the dispute.
Adrian Davis, Ford’s brother-in-law, disputed parts of the police account. He said that several witnesses are not talking to police but that they have told others that three men, including Burgess, jumped Ford. He said Ford did not pistol-whip a man, as police have said, but swung at him defensively. And he said Ford’s gun was in Burgess’s hand when it discharged during the struggle.
“No one is actually sure where the gun came from, but the gun actually ended up in the hand of the boy who was shot,” Davis said. “The gun was in his hand when they fell.”
Davis said he hopes witnesses will share their information with police instead of with their friends in Waldorf.
“I would like to try to get them to say something, to speak up,” he said. “They’re talking around their neighborhood, but they’re not saying anything to the police.”
Late last week, Ford remained jailed in Tuscaloosa. It was not clear when he would be moved to Charles County, said Diane Richardson, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman.
Ford also had an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from an incident in July in which he is suspected of firing a handgun in a Hughesville restaurant and in its parking lot, police have said.
He also had an outstanding bench warrant in Charles for failing to appear at a court hearing in May on drug charges, court records show.
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