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November 24, 2008
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Nashville TN. Nov 24 2008
Metro police have tentatively identified the three victims of this morning’s twin-engine plane crash in Whites Creek as pilot Greg Secrest, 67; Rodney “Nick” Tillman, 49; and his wife, Rebecca Ann Tillman, 42.
All three victims were from Hot Springs, Ark., where the airplane took off this morning on its way to Nashville International Airport.
Nick Tillman was a co-owner of Earthbound Trading Company and was on his way to Nashville for a business trip.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated, and positive identification of the victims through dental records is pending.
Witnesses say the small twin-engine plane was spinning as it dropped into a treeline in north Nashville and burst into flames.
Three people were killed in the crash, reported at 10:45 a.m. in Whites Creek. Metro police have not yet released the names of the victims, but the plane’s flight plan indicates they were traveling from Arkansas to Nashville International Airport.
It’s not yet known whether there was a distress call from the small plane before the crash.
Mark Clayton was sitting in his Laws Road home when he heard, then saw, the plane coming down.
“It sounded like a tractor-trailer with a bad clutch,” said Clayton. “It was flat and spinning for a few seconds, but it seemed longer.”
Clayton was one of several people in the neighborhood who heard the crash and ran up a hill toward the wooded area where the plane landed. The heat was intense and there was no help to offer.
He saw the tail and the cone, and everything else was on fire.
Joey Dixon also ran up the hill after he and his 13-year-old son saw the plane come down. He called 911 and ran, hoping there was some help he could give.
“We were hoping to find somebody okay,” Dixon said. “We didn’t find anybody.”
The Federal Aviation Administration was expected to be on the scene this afternoon to investigate. Metro investigators found the bodies outside of the wreckage, which burned off fuel for about an hour and a half.
Wildlife police officers protect, educate and risk their lives www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Atlanta GA. Nov 24 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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Perched high above the ground in what looked like a camouflaged tent, he peered through the screened opening with his binoculars as he quietly chewed spearmint gum. He had come prepared for the long haul with snacks, binoculars, water, and his weapon. He knew that on this humid late August day that his wait would not be in vain because he had scoped out the area weeks earlier and spotted a bed of clover and sweet grass that someone had planted to lure the deer to the open fields of this state forest. He waits in silence for his prey. But it wasn’t the deer that he was looking to spot.
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Perched high above the ground in what looked like a camouflaged tent, he peered through the screened opening with his binoculars as he quietly chewed spearmint gum. He had come prepared for the long haul with snacks, binoculars, water, and his weapon. He knew that on this humid late August day that his wait would not be in vain because he had scoped out the area weeks earlier and spotted a bed of clover and sweet grass that someone had planted to lure the deer to the open fields of this state forest. He waits in silence for his prey. But it wasn’t the deer that he was looking to spot.
Two men glide into the back waters of the Louisiana countryside maneuvering their aluminum boat through the murky waters early one Saturday morning in June. The sun is shining brightly as the temperatures hover around 80. Indeed a beautiful day for fishing or bagging a load of mudbugs AKA crawfish and plenty of people are already staking out their spots in these waters as the two men nod and wave as their eyes scan inside the fisherman’s boats as they make their way deeper into this sportsman’s paradise but they won’t be doing any fishing today.
An eight point buck lowers his head as if to feed on the thick grass still heavy with dew near a rural road as a brown pick up truck slowly and quietly rolls to a stop as the passenger pops of two rounds. Both he and the driver are in disbelief as the deer continues to stand and wavers not. He’s sure he struck the deer straight on he tells his buddy as a dark SUV creeps out of a heavy underbrush area with blue lights flashing. They have been busted by a decoy metal deer and a team of wildlife officers fighting illegal poaching.
Some are called fish and game law enforcement officers, others game wardens, conservation police or fish and game officers and rangers but whatever they’re called and wherever they work, they are the men and woman who stand between our natural resources being monitored and policed or the extinction of certain species of fish and game. These officers are not well liked by many avid hunters and fishermen especially those who do it commercially because they feel that the officers limit their ability to make a living by enforcing certain fish and game limits. But officers do much more than check a few fishing licenses or look for the occasional poacher or over the limit hunter. Investigators of these state and federal agencies are spending more of their time and resources in deep undercover operations as they fight the increasing international demands of animal parts for food, medicine and selfishness of having animals hanging from their walls or in glassed cases.
While many might see a conservation officer’s job as boring, mundane, or routine, officers can tell you differently. Wildlife officers are in a dangerous and diversified position that is changing rapidly. Officers are often faced with armed violators just as part of who they deal with frequently. Fishermen armed with knives for filleting and occasional guns for personal protection and of course hunters armed with high-powered deadly cross bows, rifles, shotguns, and sidearms. Back up for these officers can easily be thirty to sixty minutes away as they stare down or try to defuse a situation. Besides the daily violations of hunting and fishing laws, officers are finding more criminals living in our woodlands as they find the areas to be secluded and far enough away from most law enforcement that they can operate openly. Meth labs and large grow marijuana farms are also popping up more frequently in our state and federal forests as city and county drug raids are driving people to areas of seclusion, privacy and everything that a survivalist could want, fresh air, plenty of food, water, shelter and most of all anonymity.
One such encounter turned deadly on September 20 2008 when Kristine Fairbanks, a 22 year veteran of the U.S. Department of Agriculture police got out to check a van that wasn’t displaying a license plate. Officer Fairbanks was shot and killed in a wooded area and authorities never learned why because her killer was shot and killed in a gun battle with police later that day. Others officers have been stabbed beat and shot while protecting our waters, woodlands and our country yet those incidents don’t always garner the headlines like a police shout-out in a major city. Yet, the dangers are just as real as these officers enforce the laws everyday and put their lives on the line just as frequent.
As Americans are finding their way back to the beauty of our lakes, rivers, lush forests and beautiful mountains to hike, fish, hunt, and enjoy time with family and friends, these men and woman will be waiting there to welcome you, guide you, educate you and protect you and all that they ask in return is for you to respect the land, the quantity limits, your fellow man and the job that they have and are honored to do.
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Local police stepping up internet predator hunts www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Foley AL. Nov 24 2008
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Cpl. Eric Waldrep logs onto the Internet, sets up his online profile as a teenage girl, and waits for predators to take the bait.
They don’t take long.
Quickly, Waldrep finds himself hit with the same query, over and over: ASL — age, sex, location.
Waldrep is an undercover detective with the Foley police, and his turf is the World Wide Web. He’s one of 11 police officers and sheriff’s deputies from southwest Alabama assigned to a task force established this past summer by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Mobile.
He and the others spend their days and nights looking for adults who would have sex with children.
“I wish I could say there’s down time, but there’s not,” said Waldrep, a five-year veteran of the Foley force who previously worked for law enforcement agencies in north Alabama. “It’s mind-blowing.”
The Project Safe Childhood Task Force is informally known as Operation Little Red Riding Hood.
Working from an undisclosed location, and trained by the federal government, the investigators build cases that end up in U.S. District Court. Their efforts have spawned three indictments so far.
A corrections officer from Madison County pleaded guilty last month to traveling to Baldwin County to have sex with a minor, while another man was found guilty of a pair of charges Friday. A third man faces trial in January.
Federal spokesmen and local police say that the task force has helped battle a problem that is far too large for a single local agency. The investigators, serving together part time, can draw on vast federal resources, even benefiting from government experts who scour seized computers.
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Cpl. Eric Waldrep logs onto the Internet, sets up his online profile as a teenage girl, and waits for predators to take the bait.
They don’t take long.
Quickly, Waldrep finds himself hit with the same query, over and over: ASL — age, sex, location.
Waldrep is an undercover detective with the Foley police, and his turf is the World Wide Web. He’s one of 11 police officers and sheriff’s deputies from southwest Alabama assigned to a task force established this past summer by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Mobile.
He and the others spend their days and nights looking for adults who would have sex with children.
“I wish I could say there’s down time, but there’s not,” said Waldrep, a five-year veteran of the Foley force who previously worked for law enforcement agencies in north Alabama. “It’s mind-blowing.”
The Project Safe Childhood Task Force is informally known as Operation Little Red Riding Hood.
Working from an undisclosed location, and trained by the federal government, the investigators build cases that end up in U.S. District Court. Their efforts have spawned three indictments so far.
A corrections officer from Madison County pleaded guilty last month to traveling to Baldwin County to have sex with a minor, while another man was found guilty of a pair of charges Friday. A third man faces trial in January.
Federal spokesmen and local police say that the task force has helped battle a problem that is far too large for a single local agency. The investigators, serving together part time, can draw on vast federal resources, even benefiting from government experts who scour seized computers.
Even so, prosecutors still find themselves making choices about which suspects pose the greatest threats.
“We’re having to do more triage now just because of the number of cases,” said Maria Murphy, the criminal division chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “If we had 20 lawyers and 100 investigators, we could keep them busy full time.”
Cpl. Jason Hall, a Baldwin County deputy who served on the task force until his recent promotion, said he had no idea what he was in for when he volunteered.
It was routine for him to be contacted by 50 predators in a shift, with 35 of them wanting to masturbate for him in front of a Web camera, he said.
“I was shocked, absolutely stunned,” Hall said. “Any normal citizen who could sit in front of that computer and see what we see would be horrified. We’ll get online and have eight conversations going at once, four of them with Webcams.”
Investigators said the work can tear emotionally at an officer in a way that burglary or robbery cases do not. That’s one of the reasons why task force leaders like the investigators working together.
“You cannot be bombarded by these images without being affected by it,” said Tommy Loftis, who coordinates task force members on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Mobile Deputy Police Chief James Barber said his department hopes to start its own full-time childhood crimes unit. Until now, he said, police mainly opened investigations when a predator made contact with an actual child.
“The task force is a proactive unit,” he said. “They’re actually going after predators before they can do anything.”
Barber compared the operation to an old-fashioned sting. For example, he said, police have long sent undercover officers to serve as bait to capture purse snatchers.
Baldwin Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack Jr. said he worries that his growing county may be especially vulnerable to pedophiles because so many families with young children come for vacations.
He said he appreciates the commitment to prosecute cases in federal court, since some state judges have ruled that Alabama law requires an actual victim, and not simply an undercover officer pretending to be a teen.
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November 24, 2008
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Atlanta GA. Nov 24 2008
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A Vicksburg woman was being held this morning in the Warren County Jail after being charged with felony shoplifting, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said.Amanda Smith, 26, 100 Chance Lane, was arrested Tuesday at 2:19 p.m. at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter, 2150 Iowa Ave. It was her third offense, which is a felony. Williams said the items taken can be used in the manufacture of crystal methamphetamine.Smith was being held on $7,500 bond.On Monday, two other residents of 100 Chance Lane, Linda Cole and William Smith Jr., were arrested by Warren County sheriff’s deputies and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents and charged with possession of precursor chemicals related to the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Atlanta GA. Nov 24 2008
Vicksburg MS
A Vicksburg woman was being held this morning in the Warren County Jail after being charged with felony shoplifting, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said.Amanda Smith, 26, 100 Chance Lane, was arrested Tuesday at 2:19 p.m. at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter, 2150 Iowa Ave. It was her third offense, which is a felony. Williams said the items taken can be used in the manufacture of crystal methamphetamine.Smith was being held on $7,500 bond.On Monday, two other residents of 100 Chance Lane, Linda Cole and William Smith Jr., were arrested by Warren County sheriff’s deputies and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents and charged with possession of precursor chemicals related to the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Buffalo NY
A Buffalo woman is facing a felony charge following a shoplifting incident at the Eastview Mall in Victor last night.Charndra N. Bursie, 42, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and possession of burglar’s tools, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office.Bursie was located in the mall yesterday with about $1,030 worth of stolen items from several stores in the mall, deputies said. She was taken into custody in the mall just before 5 p.m.Bursie was arraigned last night in Victor Town Court and was remanded to the Ontario County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
Oak Lawn IL.
40-year-old man was charged with criminal damage to property after he plowed his Hummer through a parking gate at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn police said. John Eager of the 9200 block of 87th Court in Hickory Hills was arrested shortly after 7 p.m. Nov. 14 when a security guard saw his Hummer stopped at the main entrance and detained him until police arrived. Eager told the arresting officer that he crashed through the gate because he did not see an attendant on duty and he did not have a credit card with him to pay for the parking fee, police said.
East Stroudsburg PA
State police arrested James G. Bushta of East Stroudsburg on Saturday night after Bushta got drunk and was escorted out of Mount Airy Casino in Paradise Township by the resort’s security staff.
State police from the Swiftwater barracks came to the parking lot to assist and Bushta became combative, resisting arrest. He was taken to Monroe County Correctional Facility.
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Salisbury police report shoplifting, theft arrests www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Salisbury MD November 24 2008
Area shoplifting and theft charges reported this week!
An East Spencer woman with at least three aliases was charged with larceny after concealing merchandise from Magic Mart. A Spencer teen was also charged with taking items in the same incident.
A Magic Mart employee reported Nov. 11 two shoplifters at 725 S. Jake Alexander Blvd. The woman took items valued at $45.94 and the teenager took items valued at $42.93.
Charisse Michelle Shavers, 36, 511 Correll St., East Spencer, was charged in this incident with misdemeanor larceny and resisting, delaying and obstructing a public officer. Desmon Jermaine Torrence, 17, of 111 N. Rowan Ave., Spencer, was charged with misdemeanor larceny.In other Salisbury Police Department reports:
Wal-Mart reported Nov. 11 an employee took cigarettes from the store. Terry Franklin Reed, 48, 109 Wilson Road, was arrested.
Alice Pendleton of Kimbrells Home Furnishings Inc. reported on Nov. 11 someone attempted to buy merchandise with a fraudulent check.
Kohl’s Department store reported Nov. 11 that loss prevention had detained Tania Johana Majano Giron for shoplifting. Giron was charged with larceny.
- Rebecca Rodgers of Kohl’s Department store reported on Nov. 11 a woman concealing store merchandise.
Anna Christina Mejia, 25, of 1117 Fries St., was charged with misdemeanor larceny of $268.99 worth of items.
Area shoplifting and theft charges reported this week!
An East Spencer woman with at least three aliases was charged with larceny after concealing merchandise from Magic Mart. A Spencer teen was also charged with taking items in the same incident.
A Magic Mart employee reported Nov. 11 two shoplifters at 725 S. Jake Alexander Blvd. The woman took items valued at $45.94 and the teenager took items valued at $42.93.
Charisse Michelle Shavers, 36, 511 Correll St., East Spencer, was charged in this incident with misdemeanor larceny and resisting, delaying and obstructing a public officer. Desmon Jermaine Torrence, 17, of 111 N. Rowan Ave., Spencer, was charged with misdemeanor larceny.In other Salisbury Police Department reports:
Wal-Mart reported Nov. 11 an employee took cigarettes from the store. Terry Franklin Reed, 48, 109 Wilson Road, was arrested.
Alice Pendleton of Kimbrells Home Furnishings Inc. reported on Nov. 11 someone attempted to buy merchandise with a fraudulent check.
Kohl’s Department store reported Nov. 11 that loss prevention had detained Tania Johana Majano Giron for shoplifting. Giron was charged with larceny.
- Rebecca Rodgers of Kohl’s Department store reported on Nov. 11 a woman concealing store merchandise.
Anna Christina Mejia, 25, of 1117 Fries St., was charged with misdemeanor larceny of $268.99 worth of items.
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Security officer injured during confrontation www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Watsonville CA Nov 24 2008
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A fight at a popular Watsonville restaurant injured several people and sent a security officer to the hospital early Saturday morning, Watsonville police said.
Officers were called to Cilantro’s restaurant at 1:37 a.m. and when they arrived observed a fight in progress in the patio.
According to a witness, two men had assaulted the 36 year-old male security officer, police said.
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A fight at a popular Watsonville restaurant injured several people and sent a security officer to the hospital early Saturday morning, Watsonville police said.
Officers were called to Cilantro’s restaurant at 1:37 a.m. and when they arrived observed a fight in progress in the patio.
According to a witness, two men had assaulted the 36 year-old male security officer, police said.
Police arrested Johnny Guzman Martinez, 26, of Watsonville at the scene.
Martinez had a cut to his head but refused medical treatment.
The security officer was taken to a local hospital with multiple cuts to his face and head and remains hospitalized in stable condition police said.
Police are still investigating the cause of the confrontation with the security officer and have not released his name at this time.
Matinez was booked into Santa Cruz County jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
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Police charge woman with grand larceny www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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CHARLESTON, W.Va NOV 24 2008.
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ — Police arrested a Boone County woman accused of stealing more than $1,000 in goods from a Kanawha City department store.
Charleston police were dispatched Monday to Elder-Beerman at the Kanawha Mall to investigate a possible larceny, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Magistrate Court.
The store’s loss prevention officer, Adam Morgan, told police he saw a woman take a bottle of perfume from the counter and put it inside her purse, the complaint said.
Morgan said he continued watching the woman as she filled her purse with perfume, jewelry and clothing.
She then allegedly tried to leave the store without paying but Morgan stopped her and retrieved the merchandise, estimated to be worth $1,375.50, according to the complaint.
Police identified the woman as Debbie Lynn Smith, 37, of Seth.
Police arrested Smith and took her to police headquarters, where she admitted that she had been trying to steal from the store, the complaint said.
Smith was charged with felony grand larceny.
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ — Police arrested a Boone County woman accused of stealing more than $1,000 in goods from a Kanawha City department store.
Charleston police were dispatched Monday to Elder-Beerman at the Kanawha Mall to investigate a possible larceny, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Magistrate Court.
The store’s loss prevention officer, Adam Morgan, told police he saw a woman take a bottle of perfume from the counter and put it inside her purse, the complaint said.
Morgan said he continued watching the woman as she filled her purse with perfume, jewelry and clothing.
She then allegedly tried to leave the store without paying but Morgan stopped her and retrieved the merchandise, estimated to be worth $1,375.50, according to the complaint.
Police identified the woman as Debbie Lynn Smith, 37, of Seth.
Police arrested Smith and took her to police headquarters, where she admitted that she had been trying to steal from the store, the complaint said.
Smith was charged with felony grand larceny.
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Security officer shoots, kills sword weilding man www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Hollywood CA Nov 24 2008
A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said.
A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said.
Police detained the guard for questioning but said that a surveillance tape at the facility backed his claim that he fired his semiautomatic handgun to protect himself and two colleagues.
The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety,” said Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara of the Los Angeles Police Department.Police did not release the name of the guard or the man killed in the 1:30 p.m. shooting.
The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety,” said Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara of the Los Angeles Police Department.Police did not release the name of the guard or the man killed in the 1:30 p.m. shooting.
An investigator said the man had a history with the church but was not a member now. The tape showed the man arriving at the Celebrity Centre’s Bronson Avenue parking lot in a red convertible, getting out of the vehicle and approaching a trio of security guards and waving a sword in each hand, Hara said.He said the man, who was described as being in his 40s, was “close enough to hurt them” when the guard fired. The man was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Det. Wendi Berndt said the man was involved with the church “a long time ago.”"There was a previous relationship, but it is unclear to what degree,” she said.A teenager who saw the man arrive in the parking lot said he stopped the car abruptly in the driveway and climbed out with a 5-foot sword in his hand and an angry expression on his face. Tony Marquez, 17, said the man, who was bald and had tattoos on his arms, walked toward the building, then returned to the car to get the other sword.”I thought it was part of a show,” said Marquez, of Ontario.
Det. Wendi Berndt said the man was involved with the church “a long time ago.”"There was a previous relationship, but it is unclear to what degree,” she said.A teenager who saw the man arrive in the parking lot said he stopped the car abruptly in the driveway and climbed out with a 5-foot sword in his hand and an angry expression on his face. Tony Marquez, 17, said the man, who was bald and had tattoos on his arms, walked toward the building, then returned to the car to get the other sword.”I thought it was part of a show,” said Marquez, of Ontario.
He and his mother entered the building before the shooting began.Police said the guard worked for a private security company. Detectives cordoned off the Franklin Avenue complex with yellow tape as investigators combed through the man’s Toyota Solara.
The incident occurred at one of Hollywood’s most distinctive landmarks. Originally a luxury hotel, the eight-story building was built in the style of a 17th century French castle with a striking white facade and turrets that loom over the nearby Hollywood Freeway.
The church remade the building into a facility aimed at celebrities 39 years ago. According to a church website, the Celebrity Centre caters to “artists, politicians, leaders of industry, sports figures and anyone with the power and vision to create a better world.” The complex includes a restaurant, theater and hotel. Representatives of the church did not return calls.”I have no information,” said a woman who answered the phone at the Celebrity Centre.
The facility is ringed by a fence, and security cameras dot the property’s perimeter.
Guards on bikes also patrol the area.”That is one thing about living here, you get free security,” said Brant Hoibin, 34, who lives in an apartment adjacent to the Celebrity Centre.
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November 24, 2008
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Tacoma WA Nov 24 2008
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Former Pierce County sheriff candidate Robert “The Traveller” Hill was involuntarily committed to a mental health hospital after he was released from jail Thursday night.
Hill was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly brought a replica gun into the County-City Building in Tacoma. He reportedly pointed the gun at a security guard as he handed it to her, the Sheriff’s Department reported Friday.
The colored cap of the fake pistol had been removed to make it look real.
“It scared the heck out of the security guard,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
Hill was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of possession of a weapon capable of causing harm. Deputies requested a mental health review of Hill before his release, Troyer said.
An outside agency conducted the review and determined he should be involuntarily committed at Puget Sound Behavioral Health. He could be at the hospital until early next week, Troyer said. No other information was available because of privacy reasons.
Hill told KIRO-TV Eyewitness News, The News Tribune’s news partner, that he was going to return the replica gun to a friend who had worked on his campaign later Thursday and had brought it to the courthouse because he had nowhere else to keep it.
“I didn’t come in a car and there was no place else to put it,” Hill said during the jailhouse interview.
Thursday’s incident wasn’t Hill’s first run-in with law enforcement this week.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested him Monday for failure to appear in a case involving driving with a suspended license. He spent more than 24 hours locked up.
On Wednesday, he went to the County-City Building and passed through security, but the man behind him was stopped. Guards found a loaded hand- gun – one registered to Hill’s mother – on the other man, Troyer said.
Investigators didn’t know why the man had a gun. Hill told KIRO he didn’t know why the man had the gun either.
Hill finished second among three candidates running for the sheriff’s position Nov. 4.
According to the latest election results, Hill received nearly 52,000 votes, coming in behind Paul Pastor, who received more than 189,000 votes, and in front of R.P. Kollu, who received more than 20,000 votes.
Former Pierce County sheriff candidate Robert “The Traveller” Hill was involuntarily committed to a mental health hospital after he was released from jail Thursday night.
Hill was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly brought a replica gun into the County-City Building in Tacoma. He reportedly pointed the gun at a security guard as he handed it to her, the Sheriff’s Department reported Friday.
The colored cap of the fake pistol had been removed to make it look real.
“It scared the heck out of the security guard,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
Hill was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of possession of a weapon capable of causing harm. Deputies requested a mental health review of Hill before his release, Troyer said.
An outside agency conducted the review and determined he should be involuntarily committed at Puget Sound Behavioral Health. He could be at the hospital until early next week, Troyer said. No other information was available because of privacy reasons.
Hill told KIRO-TV Eyewitness News, The News Tribune’s news partner, that he was going to return the replica gun to a friend who had worked on his campaign later Thursday and had brought it to the courthouse because he had nowhere else to keep it.
“I didn’t come in a car and there was no place else to put it,” Hill said during the jailhouse interview.
Thursday’s incident wasn’t Hill’s first run-in with law enforcement this week.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested him Monday for failure to appear in a case involving driving with a suspended license. He spent more than 24 hours locked up.
On Wednesday, he went to the County-City Building and passed through security, but the man behind him was stopped. Guards found a loaded hand- gun – one registered to Hill’s mother – on the other man, Troyer said.
Investigators didn’t know why the man had a gun. Hill told KIRO he didn’t know why the man had the gun either.
Hill finished second among three candidates running for the sheriff’s position Nov. 4.
According to the latest election results, Hill received nearly 52,000 votes, coming in behind Paul Pastor, who received more than 189,000 votes, and in front of R.P. Kollu, who received more than 20,000 votes.
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Security shoots at vehicle trying to run him down www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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Lincoln NE Nov 24 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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Police are looking for a man that they say tried to run down a security officer at a local nightclub over the week-end.
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Police are looking for a man that they say tried to run down a security officer at a local nightclub over the week-end.
According to authorities, the security officer fired at least one shot as the van came toward him outside a Lincoln night club at 1 a.m. Sunday.
As people left the dance at the Reyes Club near Van Dorn Street and Park Boulevard, security officers attempted to break up a fight, said Lincoln Police Capt. Jim Thomas.
Several patrons got into a white van.
At that point, one of the security officers saw a van heading straight for them and fearing he would be run over, fired a single bullet, hitting the vehicle’s windshield, Thomas said.
Police don’t believe that any one was injured.
After being hit, the vehicle drove out of the lot.
Lincoln police officers checking the area found the empty van with Texas tags parked at an apartment complex on the 1900 block of Northwest 27th Street.
The van was impounded, and police are investigating the identity of the owner of the van and the people involved.
Police are not sure what if any charges the driver will face.
Police are not sure what if any charges the driver will face.
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November 24, 2008
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FAIRBANKS AK Nov 24 2008
Kyle T. Greene
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http://www.privateofficer.com/— A Fairbanks man who allegedly pulled a knife on a security officer at a sporting goods store faces felony assault charges.
Law-enforcement officials say the man, 28-year-old Garrett Louis Guim, pulled a folding pocket knife while being chased by a security specialist at the Sportsman’s Warehouse. The state of Alaska also charged Guim with theft after a store employee allegedly watched him pocket a key chain and a strap, collectively worth $24.
State prosecutors alleged, in court papers filed Sunday, that Guim pulled a knife while walking into another store, Lowe’s, in the northeast Fairbanks retail area that houses the sporting goods store. The store’s officer was later joined by a number of Fairbanks Police Officers after he tackled Guim in a Lowe’s aisle.
State Magistrate Patrick Hammers set bail at $5,000 for Guim who, according to the state, has numerous prior criminal convictions, including assaults.
According to the state’s paperwork, Guim told police he went into the store because it was warm and he was bored and that he stole the items because he had nothing better to do.
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http://www.privateofficer.com/— A Fairbanks man who allegedly pulled a knife on a security officer at a sporting goods store faces felony assault charges.
Law-enforcement officials say the man, 28-year-old Garrett Louis Guim, pulled a folding pocket knife while being chased by a security specialist at the Sportsman’s Warehouse. The state of Alaska also charged Guim with theft after a store employee allegedly watched him pocket a key chain and a strap, collectively worth $24.
State prosecutors alleged, in court papers filed Sunday, that Guim pulled a knife while walking into another store, Lowe’s, in the northeast Fairbanks retail area that houses the sporting goods store. The store’s officer was later joined by a number of Fairbanks Police Officers after he tackled Guim in a Lowe’s aisle.
State Magistrate Patrick Hammers set bail at $5,000 for Guim who, according to the state, has numerous prior criminal convictions, including assaults.
According to the state’s paperwork, Guim told police he went into the store because it was warm and he was bored and that he stole the items because he had nothing better to do.
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OFFICER DOWN FLORIDA www.privateofficer.com
November 24, 2008
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OFFICER DOWN
Police Officer Alex Del Rio
Hollywood Police Department Florida
Officer Down Report
End of Watch: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Biographical Info-Age: 31
Biographical Info-Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Incident Details-Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Police Officer Alex Del Rio was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to stop a speeding motorist.Officer Del Rio observed a motorist speeding eastbound on Sheridan Street. Officer Del Rio followed the car, and then had to take evasive action to avoid hitting a taxi cab. Officer Del Rio lost control of the cruiser and crashed into the tree in the median. The vehicle immediately was engulfed in flames and Officer Del Rio died from his injuries.
Officer Del Rio had served with the Hollywood Police Department for nine years.
Agency Contact Information:
Hollywood Police Department
3250 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone: (954) 967-4636
Please contact the Hollywood Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
