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November 16, 2008
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SAND SPRINGS, Okla.Nov 16 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com Police officers and agents of a local drug task force reaided a house and made an unexpected arrest.
Police said that nineteen-year-old Phillip Christopher Hardman was taken into custody when he happened to be at a residence where Sand Springs police and members of the Tulsa County Drug Task Force were serving a search warrant yesterday.
Police had been on the look-out for Hardman and the vehicle that he was driving after he was involved in a robbery and assault of a security officer at an area Wal-Mart.
Police said that they spotted a car that fit the description of one the assailants got into to flee the scene Wednesday.
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www.privateofficer.com Police officers and agents of a local drug task force reaided a house and made an unexpected arrest.
Police said that nineteen-year-old Phillip Christopher Hardman was taken into custody when he happened to be at a residence where Sand Springs police and members of the Tulsa County Drug Task Force were serving a search warrant yesterday.
Police had been on the look-out for Hardman and the vehicle that he was driving after he was involved in a robbery and assault of a security officer at an area Wal-Mart.
Police said that they spotted a car that fit the description of one the assailants got into to flee the scene Wednesday.
Police also said at the time of his arrest at the drug raid Hardman was still wearing clothing that matched what witnesses said the alleged shoplifter had on.
Sixty-five-year-old Arvin Williams and other employees were trying to stop a suspect who had stolen several items of merchandise.
Sixty-five-year-old Arvin Williams and other employees were trying to stop a suspect who had stolen several items of merchandise.
During a confrontation, Williams was cut on the side with a box-type knife. Police say he was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Officers allege Hardman had a blue box-type knife and a small amount of white powder believed to be methamphetamine in his possession.
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Waldorf Astoria security officer shot www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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New York City NY NOV 16 2008
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A gunman dressed in black burst into a jewelry store in the ornate lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Saturday, announced that he was robbing the store and began smashing display cases with the butt of his gun, the police said.
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A gunman dressed in black burst into a jewelry store in the ornate lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Saturday, announced that he was robbing the store and began smashing display cases with the butt of his gun, the police said.
As the store security guard, a retired police detective, tackled the gunman, shots were fired, striking the guard and sending panicked hotel guests scattering for cover.
Another employee of the store, Cellini Jewelers, grabbed the robber as he tried to flee and another gunshot went off, but no one else was hit, the police said. Several Secret Service agents who were on a security detail for the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, at the nearby InterContinental Barclay New York hotel ran to the Waldorf after hearing gunfire, a security official said.
A five-man special police team reached the hotel within minutes. They split into two groups as they headed for the jewelry store and ordered people to take cover. Halfway through the lobby, they smelled gunpowder.
“It was pretty chaotic,” said Detective Dennis Canales, 32, a member of the team. “People running through the lobby, people screaming.”
The store security guard, Gregory J. Boyle, 54, who had been working in plain clothes guard, was shot once under the left armpit and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. His injury, described as a “sucking chest wound,” was not life-threatening, the police said. Mr. Boyle served with the force for 21 years and was with the Brooklyn Detective Squad before retiring in 2002.
The ordeal transformed the lobby of the landmark hotel from a picture of refined hospitality into one of panic and confusion just before 2:30 p.m. Guests were checking in at the reception desk, relaxing in embroidered armchairs and milling in the luxury shops on the main floor of the hotel, on Park Avenue at 49th Street. But then came the bursts of gunfire.
“We heard shots, and people came running out from the jewelry store shouting, ‘Run! Run!’ ” said Kevin Rands, a visitor from Britain who was checking in with his wife, Frances.
Jeff Johnston, 51, was in a chair listening to music on his iPod when he saw people running. “I pulled my headphones off. I heard a pop,” said Mr. Johnston, an information technology professional from Raleigh, N.C. “I took cover. I stood behind a column.”
He said people dodged into private alcoves holding telephones and chairs. “Everybody was scattering, running into rooms, behind columns,” he said.
A police spokesman, Assistant Chief Michael Collins, said the gunman was restrained first by the store employee and then other uniformed security officials until the police took him into custody. His name and information about charges filed against him were not available Saturday night.
The police said they recovered two handguns, but later determined that all of the shots, fewer than six total, were fired by the gunman.
The jewelry store is just past the long check-in counter, about 50 feet past the distinctive gold clock tower in the center of the lobby. Witnesses said the lobby was crowded at the time of the attempted robbery.
Andrew Herald, who was in town from England for a wedding, was in the hotel bar, just steps from the jewelry store, when he heard the shots.
“Everybody sort of ducked and got behind the marble pillars,” he said.
After the lobby emptied and uniformed officers ran in, witnesses said they saw a man being carried out on a stretcher.
Moments later, a 20-year-old man, thin and dark-haired with his hands cuffed behind his back, was escorted out by the police.
Another employee of the store, Cellini Jewelers, grabbed the robber as he tried to flee and another gunshot went off, but no one else was hit, the police said. Several Secret Service agents who were on a security detail for the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, at the nearby InterContinental Barclay New York hotel ran to the Waldorf after hearing gunfire, a security official said.
A five-man special police team reached the hotel within minutes. They split into two groups as they headed for the jewelry store and ordered people to take cover. Halfway through the lobby, they smelled gunpowder.
“It was pretty chaotic,” said Detective Dennis Canales, 32, a member of the team. “People running through the lobby, people screaming.”
The store security guard, Gregory J. Boyle, 54, who had been working in plain clothes guard, was shot once under the left armpit and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. His injury, described as a “sucking chest wound,” was not life-threatening, the police said. Mr. Boyle served with the force for 21 years and was with the Brooklyn Detective Squad before retiring in 2002.
The ordeal transformed the lobby of the landmark hotel from a picture of refined hospitality into one of panic and confusion just before 2:30 p.m. Guests were checking in at the reception desk, relaxing in embroidered armchairs and milling in the luxury shops on the main floor of the hotel, on Park Avenue at 49th Street. But then came the bursts of gunfire.
“We heard shots, and people came running out from the jewelry store shouting, ‘Run! Run!’ ” said Kevin Rands, a visitor from Britain who was checking in with his wife, Frances.
Jeff Johnston, 51, was in a chair listening to music on his iPod when he saw people running. “I pulled my headphones off. I heard a pop,” said Mr. Johnston, an information technology professional from Raleigh, N.C. “I took cover. I stood behind a column.”
He said people dodged into private alcoves holding telephones and chairs. “Everybody was scattering, running into rooms, behind columns,” he said.
A police spokesman, Assistant Chief Michael Collins, said the gunman was restrained first by the store employee and then other uniformed security officials until the police took him into custody. His name and information about charges filed against him were not available Saturday night.
The police said they recovered two handguns, but later determined that all of the shots, fewer than six total, were fired by the gunman.
The jewelry store is just past the long check-in counter, about 50 feet past the distinctive gold clock tower in the center of the lobby. Witnesses said the lobby was crowded at the time of the attempted robbery.
Andrew Herald, who was in town from England for a wedding, was in the hotel bar, just steps from the jewelry store, when he heard the shots.
“Everybody sort of ducked and got behind the marble pillars,” he said.
After the lobby emptied and uniformed officers ran in, witnesses said they saw a man being carried out on a stretcher.
Moments later, a 20-year-old man, thin and dark-haired with his hands cuffed behind his back, was escorted out by the police.
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Two dead in medical clinic shooting www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD MO. NOV 16 2008(ky3.com) — An act of violence in a medical clinic near St. Louis left two people dead. It happened Friday night when a lab technician’s estranged ex-boyfriend came to the St. John’s Mercy Urgent Care Center. The man killed the lab tech and then was shot to death by police.
This comes just a few months after the death of a hospital security officer here in Springfield. Cox North Security Officer Monty Ruby died in August after being kicked in the head by a patient who was in police custody.
Now, a facility in the St. John’s system, in O’Fallon, Mo., has lost one of its employees to Friday’s violence. Hospital staff here in Springfield know anything can happen, and they’re doing their best to be prepared.
“To happen in a medical facility is really close to us, and we worry about it. What happened there is very sad,” said Dwayne Doran, St. John’s Director of Safety and Security in Springfield.
Friday’s deadly standoff at a sister hospital’s clinic is a shock for St. John’s employees in Springfield, and puts security in the front of many minds. All employees have training to help them de-escalate a situation, but more may be coming.
“Occasionally, we’ll have certain departments go through additional workplace violence training, if there’s been something that worries them, something like this big event might preempt some of them so say, hey we’d like a little more training there, so we do. We step up the training and education,” said Doran.
And as St. Johns recently removed electric stun guns to protect patient rights, they’ve stepped up many other security features in the past few months, adding more cameras to watch out for trouble, card access systems to let employees in and keep others out, panic buttons in hidden locations to call for help, and more security officers.
“We are trying to make more of a security presence as this town grows, and these kind of events happen, to make people feel more secure, so we have roughly 32 officers within the security department,” said Doran.
Just as employees in O’Fallon rushed patients to secure rooms when the incident began, staff here in Springfield are also ready to act quickly.
“We’ve really increased our security by having lockdown units, by having training for avenues of escape,” Doran said.
Doran and staff at other hospitals in Springfield know violence is rising at hospitals nationwide. And they’re doing their best to be prepared.
“We are doing things different than we did four or five years ago,” said Doran.
Both St. John’s and CoxHealth say they use communication as a way to de-escalate violent situations. All CoxHealth employees also go through a conflict resolution course, with re-certification necessary every other year, and they have a program specifically for family members of patients who need someone to talk to.
This comes just a few months after the death of a hospital security officer here in Springfield. Cox North Security Officer Monty Ruby died in August after being kicked in the head by a patient who was in police custody.
Now, a facility in the St. John’s system, in O’Fallon, Mo., has lost one of its employees to Friday’s violence. Hospital staff here in Springfield know anything can happen, and they’re doing their best to be prepared.
“To happen in a medical facility is really close to us, and we worry about it. What happened there is very sad,” said Dwayne Doran, St. John’s Director of Safety and Security in Springfield.
Friday’s deadly standoff at a sister hospital’s clinic is a shock for St. John’s employees in Springfield, and puts security in the front of many minds. All employees have training to help them de-escalate a situation, but more may be coming.
“Occasionally, we’ll have certain departments go through additional workplace violence training, if there’s been something that worries them, something like this big event might preempt some of them so say, hey we’d like a little more training there, so we do. We step up the training and education,” said Doran.
And as St. Johns recently removed electric stun guns to protect patient rights, they’ve stepped up many other security features in the past few months, adding more cameras to watch out for trouble, card access systems to let employees in and keep others out, panic buttons in hidden locations to call for help, and more security officers.
“We are trying to make more of a security presence as this town grows, and these kind of events happen, to make people feel more secure, so we have roughly 32 officers within the security department,” said Doran.
Just as employees in O’Fallon rushed patients to secure rooms when the incident began, staff here in Springfield are also ready to act quickly.
“We’ve really increased our security by having lockdown units, by having training for avenues of escape,” Doran said.
Doran and staff at other hospitals in Springfield know violence is rising at hospitals nationwide. And they’re doing their best to be prepared.
“We are doing things different than we did four or five years ago,” said Doran.
Both St. John’s and CoxHealth say they use communication as a way to de-escalate violent situations. All CoxHealth employees also go through a conflict resolution course, with re-certification necessary every other year, and they have a program specifically for family members of patients who need someone to talk to.
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Home Depot shoplifter charged as felon www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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Myrtle Beach SC NOV 16 2008
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A Home Depot loss prevention officer was assaulted by an alledged shoplifting suspect and police say the shoplifter was already a wanted felon.
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A Home Depot loss prevention officer was assaulted by an alledged shoplifting suspect and police say the shoplifter was already a wanted felon.
The security agent was punched in the face by the suspected shoplifter when he stopped the man outside the store after he failed to pay for merchandise, a Myrtle Beach police report showed.
The loss prevention agaent followed the man out the store and when he stopped him and asked for identification the man alledgedly became irate and punched the security officer in the face, the report showed.
The loss prevention agaent followed the man out the store and when he stopped him and asked for identification the man alledgedly became irate and punched the security officer in the face, the report showed.
A manager was there and along with the another employee and they wrestled the man to the ground until police arrived
Police arrested the man, John Wall Jr., 37, of 407 N. 17th Ave., Myrtle Beach for shoplifting under $1,000 and simple assault, the report showed.
Police arrested the man, John Wall Jr., 37, of 407 N. 17th Ave., Myrtle Beach for shoplifting under $1,000 and simple assault, the report showed.
Police also learned Wall is wanted for breach of trust more than $5,000, and for a parole violation.
The security agent told police he watched the man take two gold pipe valves and a silver pipe valve, all valued at $50, and put them down the front of his pants about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
The security agent told police he watched the man take two gold pipe valves and a silver pipe valve, all valued at $50, and put them down the front of his pants about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
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Police arrest suspect in code enforcement officer murder www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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AURORA, Colo. NOV 16 2008 Police on Friday arrested a suspect in the shooting death of an Aurora city code-enforcement officer.
Harry Denard Williams, 22, was arrested at about 5 p.m. at a home in the north-Denver neighborhood Montbello for investigation of murder in the death of Rodney Morales, said Aurora police spokeswoman Shannon Lucy.
Morales, 40, was shot Thursday while attempting to do a routine building inspection at an apartment complex in the east-Denver suburb of Aurora. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Authorities launched a massive search Thursday afternoon that involved K-9 teams, a helicopter and hundreds of Aurora and Denver police. Seven area schools were placed on lock-down, and several streets were blocked off
Harry Denard Williams, 22, was arrested at about 5 p.m. at a home in the north-Denver neighborhood Montbello for investigation of murder in the death of Rodney Morales, said Aurora police spokeswoman Shannon Lucy.
Morales, 40, was shot Thursday while attempting to do a routine building inspection at an apartment complex in the east-Denver suburb of Aurora. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Authorities launched a massive search Thursday afternoon that involved K-9 teams, a helicopter and hundreds of Aurora and Denver police. Seven area schools were placed on lock-down, and several streets were blocked off
On Friday, police obtained an arrest warrant and used a “sound-amplification system” to give verbal orders to Williams from outside the residence in Montbello, Lucy said. Williams complied with orders and was arrested without incident and transported to the Aurora City Jail.
Williams has a lengthy criminal record and is currently on probation for a drug conviction, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation records.
Police did not know the motive for the shooting. Code-enforcement officers enforce snow-shoveling, weed control and other safety and health regulations. They do not carry guns, and their uniforms do not resemble police uniforms.
Morales and another code-inspection officer were at the Aurora apartment complex for a scheduled inspection of the interior and exterior of the building, Lucy said.
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Two sentenced in murder of security officer www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. NOV 16 2008 Two men who accepted plea agreements in last year’s beating death of a security guard at an Albuquerque car dealership have learned their fate.
Gary Dustin DiBenedetti, 21, was sentenced to four years in prison for aggravated battery, larceny and other charges.
Joshua Sanstistevan, 19, was sentenced to 364 days in the community custody program with credit for 120 days served for larceny, conspiracy and other charges.
The two are among five men accused in the October 2007 death of Susan Schmidt, 51.
Gary Dustin DiBenedetti, 21, was sentenced to four years in prison for aggravated battery, larceny and other charges.
Joshua Sanstistevan, 19, was sentenced to 364 days in the community custody program with credit for 120 days served for larceny, conspiracy and other charges.
The two are among five men accused in the October 2007 death of Susan Schmidt, 51.
She was found lying in a pool of blood Sept. 4, 2007, at a car dealership and died 32 days later.
Prosecutors have said DiBenedetti and Sanstistevan played a minor role in the attack.
The attack happened after Schmidt confronted a group of 5 young men who were stealing rims from a car at the dealership.
Prosecutors have said DiBenedetti and Sanstistevan played a minor role in the attack.
The attack happened after Schmidt confronted a group of 5 young men who were stealing rims from a car at the dealership.
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$700,000 armored car heist leaves questions www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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Philadelphia PA. Nov 16 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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Police in Philly are still looking for at least two people of unknown race, age, or other descriptions who held up an armored car and got away with over $700,000 police said late Saturday.
The armored car was robbed Friday morning when it was making a stop at a check cashing store and was approached by two possibly male subjects armed and wearing hoodies police said.
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Police in Philly are still looking for at least two people of unknown race, age, or other descriptions who held up an armored car and got away with over $700,000 police said late Saturday.
The armored car was robbed Friday morning when it was making a stop at a check cashing store and was approached by two possibly male subjects armed and wearing hoodies police said.
Police say $700,000 in cash was stolen from the Dunbar truck while it was making its 3rd stop of the day around 9:34 a.m. at the Whitman Check Cashing on 2700 South Randolph Street, on the corner of Oregon Ave.
Police detectives say that details are sketchy at best and descriptions of the robbers are almost non-existent. Right now all that we really know is that the armored car guards were robbed of a substantial amount of money and not a whole lot more said one investigator who did not want to be identified.
A few things about this don’t seem right and we’ll be spending a lot of time investigating it he said.
Eyewitnesses say that two men wearing hoodies were seen running away from the scene.
Eyewitnesses say that two men wearing hoodies were seen running away from the scene.
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November 16, 2008
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SEYMOUR, Conn. Nov 16 2008
wfsb.com — Police have arrested the 17-year-old they believe is responsible for sending an bomb threat via e-mail to Seymour High School Friday morning.
It was just after classes began Friday morning that an assistant principal received an e-mail with an audio file attached, police said. The audio file contained a threat against the school, they said, and they school was immediately placed into lockdown.
“After reviewing the threat, myself and the assistant principal, we found it specific enough and detailed enough that the Seymour Police Department should be contacted right away,” said Rich Kearns, director of security for the Seymour public schools.
As police descended on the school, students were first moved to the gym and auditorium before eventually being sent home.
“Throughout the year, we practice our emergency plan, and our plan went into effect today,” Kearns said. “We immediately went into what we call a Phase 2 lockdown. Safety’s paramount for the kids, and we move all the kids into specific locations so they’re out of harm’s way and we know where everybody is.”
“I wasn’t really scared at first, but then my teacher started crying when we went to Phase 2 lockdown, and I was like, ‘Oh shoot,’” said 10th-grader Jessica Muller.
But the immediate threat was short-lived, police said. By listening to that audio file, they said, staff identified the student by his voice. They said he recently withdrew from the school and they sent officers to his house, where he was arrested about 20 minutes after the lockdown was ordered.
As a precaution, students were dismissed early so the building could be searched.
“Hopefully, by the end of today, the whole building will be checked and, hopefully, the whole building will be cleared and be ready to go for Monday morning,” said Seymour Police Lt. Paul Satkowski. “We’ll have officers present Monday morning just as a safety precaution, but overall, we hope to wrap this investigation up today.”
wfsb.com — Police have arrested the 17-year-old they believe is responsible for sending an bomb threat via e-mail to Seymour High School Friday morning.
It was just after classes began Friday morning that an assistant principal received an e-mail with an audio file attached, police said. The audio file contained a threat against the school, they said, and they school was immediately placed into lockdown.
“After reviewing the threat, myself and the assistant principal, we found it specific enough and detailed enough that the Seymour Police Department should be contacted right away,” said Rich Kearns, director of security for the Seymour public schools.
As police descended on the school, students were first moved to the gym and auditorium before eventually being sent home.
“Throughout the year, we practice our emergency plan, and our plan went into effect today,” Kearns said. “We immediately went into what we call a Phase 2 lockdown. Safety’s paramount for the kids, and we move all the kids into specific locations so they’re out of harm’s way and we know where everybody is.”
“I wasn’t really scared at first, but then my teacher started crying when we went to Phase 2 lockdown, and I was like, ‘Oh shoot,’” said 10th-grader Jessica Muller.
But the immediate threat was short-lived, police said. By listening to that audio file, they said, staff identified the student by his voice. They said he recently withdrew from the school and they sent officers to his house, where he was arrested about 20 minutes after the lockdown was ordered.
As a precaution, students were dismissed early so the building could be searched.
“Hopefully, by the end of today, the whole building will be checked and, hopefully, the whole building will be cleared and be ready to go for Monday morning,” said Seymour Police Lt. Paul Satkowski. “We’ll have officers present Monday morning just as a safety precaution, but overall, we hope to wrap this investigation up today.”
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Security officer detains shooting suspect www.privateofficer.com
November 16, 2008
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HOLLADAY UT. NOV 16 2008
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www.privateofficer.com A 55-year-old Holladay woman was taken to an area hospital Saturday after her husband fired multiple shots at her in a domestic dispute.
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www.privateofficer.com A 55-year-old Holladay woman was taken to an area hospital Saturday after her husband fired multiple shots at her in a domestic dispute.
The 58-year-old husband shot his wife after she attempted to leave her home at the Sandpiper Apartments, 1370 E. Spring Lane (5000 South), said Lt. Paul Jaroscak of the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
It’s unclear what the two had been arguing about, but the man fired at least 10 rounds from a large-caliber handgun shortly before 8 p.m.
The woman suffered a leg wound, but her injuries were not life-threatening, Jaroscak said.
A security guard for the apartment complex assisted in stopping the gunman, Jaroscak said.
The guard helped contain the man until police arrived and took him into custody.
Jaroscak said the man’s mental state is “less than lucid.”
Authorities were trying to determine whether to give him medical care before taking him to jail. No names were released.
Sheriff’s deputies Saturday evening were stopping traffic on Spring Lane and allowing only residents into the apartment complex.
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