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Gun club, police chief, 2 others indicted in 8 yr olds death www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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Hampden County MA. Dec 4 2008
hartfordcourant.com A Massachusetts gun club where an Ashford, Conn., boy fatally shot himself with an Uzi machine gun, a Massachusetts police chief who ran the event and two Connecticut men have been indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with the boy’s death.
hartfordcourant.com A Massachusetts gun club where an Ashford, Conn., boy fatally shot himself with an Uzi machine gun, a Massachusetts police chief who ran the event and two Connecticut men have been indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with the boy’s death.
Christopher K. Bizilj, 8, died Oct. 26 after shooting himself during what was billed as a “Machine Gun Shoot & Firearms Expo” at the Westfield Sportsmen’s Club in Massachusetts.
Christopher, a third-grader at Ashford School, was firing a 9mm, Micro Uzi machine gun when he lost control of the weapon and suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
A grand jury in Hampden County, Mass. indicted Edward B. Fleury, who is chief of police in Pelham, Mass., and the owner of COP Firearms & Training, a business that co-sponsored the machine gun shoot with the gun club, on one count of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of furnishing a machine gun to person under 18.
The gun club was also indicted on the same charges.
Carl Guiffre of Hartford and Domenico Spano of New Milford were each indicted on a single count of involuntary manslaughter.
Their role in the incident was not explained in a statement issued by Hampden County District Attorney William M. Bennett’s office.
A spokesman for Bennett declined to release further information.Massachusetts law prohibits the furnishing of a machine gun to any person under 18, according to the statement from Bennett’s office.
“There is no exception that would allow a machine gun to be furnished to an 8-year-old, with or without parental consent,” the statement reads.
The DA noted that the weapon Christopher fired is “made by and for the Israeli Armed Forces and is intended to meet the operational needs of Israeli Special Forces.
It is not a hunting weapon. It has a rate of fire of 1,700 rounds per minute.”
Arraignments for those charged have not been set.
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Shoplifter sues Wal-Mart, security for excessive force www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. Dec 4 2008 — A Spartanburg County woman accused of shoplifting from Wal-Mart, is suing the company for negligence.
Deborah Blackwell, 58, of Greer, was grabbed and knocked down by a loss prevention officer who said he saw her shoplifting at the store on Dorman Centre Drive.
Joseph Gregorie, the store officer, said he had observed Blackwell conceal several items in a tote bag while a male companion watched her do it. Gregorie said that Blackwell and the man then headed out the grocery store exit without paying for the items.
Spartanburg public safety officers said the surveillance video confirmed Blackwell’s claim that Gregorie had grabbed her in a bear hug and threw her to the ground.
Blackwell is charged with shoplifting. Gregorie is charged with assault and battery.
After the incident, Wal-Mart sent a statement to WYFF News 4 saying: “First and foremost, the safety and security of our customers and associates is our top priority. We always expect the utmost professionalism from our associates at all times. We are currently investigating the claims related to this situation and will take appropriate action. We are cooperating with police on their investigation.”
Blackwell’s lawsuit said she received head, face and back injuries in the incident. The suit does not ask for a specific amount of actual or punitive damages.
Wal-Mart has 30 days respond to the complaint.
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Sacramento fire captain charged in porn investigation www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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Sacramento CA. Dec 4 2008
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A Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District captain was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of using the Internet to exchange child pornography, Citrus Heights police said Wednesday.
Steven Campbell was arrested as the result of an ongoing investigation in child pornography, the police said in a press release.
Investigators also searched Campbell’s residence in the 4800 block of Polo Court, Fair Oaks.
Campbell is a 30-year veteran with Sac Metro Fire, the district said in a press release. He has been placed on administrative leave, pending outcome of the investigation, the release said.
Campbell has subsequently retired, the release said.
“The charges are very serious and we are committed to fully (cooperating) with the Citrus Heights Police Department,” the release said.
The investigation into Campbell’s activities began after the Citrus Heights Police Department developed information that Campbell was trying to contact “young girls” via the Internet, said Lt. Thomas Chaplin.
Chaplin said the investigation began three months ago.
The Sacramento Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force assisted with the service of the search warrant and subsequent forensic analysis of electronic media, the release said.
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Mall security officers aid heart attack victim www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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Austin TX. Dec 4 2008
Dixie and Paul Mix have walked three laps around the second floor of the Highland Mall almost every day for three years.
Dixie and Paul Mix have walked three laps around the second floor of the Highland Mall almost every day for three years.
A month ago, when Paul Mix, 74, had a heart attack during their daily 45-minute walk in the mall, the shopping center’s automated external defibrillators ended up making a critical difference.
The couple usually goes to Highland Mall most morning at 10 a.m., as the mall is opening, 68-year-old Dixie Mix said. On Nov. 3, she and her husband were walking inside the mall when she went ahead to do a lap by herself. Paul Mix stayed behind to take his medicine.
The couple usually goes to Highland Mall most morning at 10 a.m., as the mall is opening, 68-year-old Dixie Mix said. On Nov. 3, she and her husband were walking inside the mall when she went ahead to do a lap by herself. Paul Mix stayed behind to take his medicine.
When she approached the Aeropostale store, where she’d left him, she’d noticed that he wasn’t there.
A store employee saw Paul fall, Dixie Mix said. “By the time I got back to him, his heart and lungs were still working, but he just said, ‘I need down,’ and collapsed,” she said.
Dixie Mix was so busy holding on to her husband that she didn’t have time to call 9-1-1, she said.
Mall security Captain Criselda Ozuna and security officer Jamael Jackson rushed to the couple’s side. Ozuna performed CPR and Jackson helped with the defibrillator, Dixie Mix said. By the time paramedics arrived, officials said, mall employees had done much of the work of reviving Mix.
Ozuna, Jackson and two other mall employees — Fidel Salazar and Carlos Ignacio — who assisted with Mix’s rescue were recognized at a ceremony on this morning.
“How do you thank somebody for returning what could have been lost when it is everything?” Dixie Mix said. She referred to Ozuna and Jackson as “two angels.” Highland Mall operations manager Rob Ledbetter gave out Certificates of Lifesaving to the employees and tin cans in the shape of Lifesavers candy.
Dr. Joanne Tsai, a cardiac electro-physiologist with the Heart Hospital of Austin, treated Paul Mix after his heart attack and implanted an internal defibrillator. She said that Mix was lucky that he was in a public place when the incident occurred, because timing is “the most crucial thing” during cardiac arrest.
Tsai said that 95 percent of people who do not receive help within four minutes of a cardiac arrest die.
Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Director Ernesto Rodriguez said the event also shows how important it is for businesses to invest in automated external defibrillators.
“You have to ask yourself, ‘What is my next heartbeat worth?’,” Rodriguez said. “This is a perfect example of a business who decided that well in advance.”
A store employee saw Paul fall, Dixie Mix said. “By the time I got back to him, his heart and lungs were still working, but he just said, ‘I need down,’ and collapsed,” she said.
Dixie Mix was so busy holding on to her husband that she didn’t have time to call 9-1-1, she said.
Mall security Captain Criselda Ozuna and security officer Jamael Jackson rushed to the couple’s side. Ozuna performed CPR and Jackson helped with the defibrillator, Dixie Mix said. By the time paramedics arrived, officials said, mall employees had done much of the work of reviving Mix.
Ozuna, Jackson and two other mall employees — Fidel Salazar and Carlos Ignacio — who assisted with Mix’s rescue were recognized at a ceremony on this morning.
“How do you thank somebody for returning what could have been lost when it is everything?” Dixie Mix said. She referred to Ozuna and Jackson as “two angels.” Highland Mall operations manager Rob Ledbetter gave out Certificates of Lifesaving to the employees and tin cans in the shape of Lifesavers candy.
Dr. Joanne Tsai, a cardiac electro-physiologist with the Heart Hospital of Austin, treated Paul Mix after his heart attack and implanted an internal defibrillator. She said that Mix was lucky that he was in a public place when the incident occurred, because timing is “the most crucial thing” during cardiac arrest.
Tsai said that 95 percent of people who do not receive help within four minutes of a cardiac arrest die.
Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Director Ernesto Rodriguez said the event also shows how important it is for businesses to invest in automated external defibrillators.
“You have to ask yourself, ‘What is my next heartbeat worth?’,” Rodriguez said. “This is a perfect example of a business who decided that well in advance.”
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Police arrest man in security officer slashing incident www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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Beckley WV DEC 4 2008
Beckley police made an arrest at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday in reference to the Pinecrest Hospital slashings that occurred Nov. 23.
Beckley police made an arrest at approximately 11 a.m. Saturday in reference to the Pinecrest Hospital slashings that occurred Nov. 23.
Officials were looking for a suspect who allegedly cut a 40-year-old female housekeeping employee several times in the face and stomach, and also got into a physical altercation resulting in superficial knife wounds with a 23-year-old male security guard.
According to Capt. Jeff Shumate, Richard Edward Mays, 44, of Beckley was arrested by Cpl. B. Zutaut and Cpl. A. Darlington on two counts of malicious wounding and one count of entering without breaking as a result of the slashings.
“I just want to recognize that Cpl. Zutaut and Cpl. Darlington were imperative to the success of the arrest of Mr. Mays,” said Shumate.Mays is being held on $25,000 bond at Southern Regional Jail.
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Shoplifter found to be driving stolen car www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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Sugar Land TX. Dec 4 2008
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A Houston man involved in a shoplifting incident was arrested Tuesday by Sugar Land police after they discovered he was driving a stolen car.
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A Houston man involved in a shoplifting incident was arrested Tuesday by Sugar Land police after they discovered he was driving a stolen car.
Calvin Crawford, 19, of Houston, was charged with robbery, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and failure to identify himself to police officers.
The incident began at about 4:45 p.m. after Crawford allegedly tried to leave a store at Sugar Land’s First Colony Mall without paying for a watch in his possession, according to police reports.”He was confronted by security and an altercation ensued,” a Sugar Land Police Department spokesman said.
Police were called to the scene while a fight between Crawford and security guards still was in progress.
When patrol officers arrived and asked him to identify himself, Crawford gave them a false name, the police spokesman said.
Then, after running a check on license plates on the car Crawford had been driving, police learned the car had been stolen, the spokesman said.At that point, the Houston man was arrested. He was later identified as Crawford.
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Heavily armed men rob armored car in Maryland www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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LAUREL, Md Dec 4 2008 — Prince George’s County police say four men armed with semiautomatic weapons robbed an armored car outside a bank in Laurel on Wednesday morning in broad daylight.
Police spokesman Cpl. Stephen Pacheco says four men dressed in dark clothing and carrying assault rifles approached the driver of an armored car that was parked outside the Bank of America on Montrose Avenue around 10:30 a.m.
According to police, the men approached the driver of the armored car as he was making the exchange. Then, they say, the suspects fled in a Jeep, and the driver of the armored car fired four to six shots at the Jeep out his back window, hitting the vehicle.
A short time later, Pacheco says witnesses told police the suspects switched to another car. Police say it was a black Cadillac Escalade.No one was injured.
Investigators say the suspects may have had military-style weapons.
According to police, the men approached the driver of the armored car as he was making the exchange. Then, they say, the suspects fled in a Jeep, and the driver of the armored car fired four to six shots at the Jeep out his back window, hitting the vehicle.
A short time later, Pacheco says witnesses told police the suspects switched to another car. Police say it was a black Cadillac Escalade.No one was injured.
Investigators say the suspects may have had military-style weapons.
One witness described at least one of the weapons as being an M-16, but police have not confirmed that information.
This incident is still under investigation.
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K-Mart manager shot, assailant commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
December 4, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA PA. Dec 4 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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http://www.privateofficer.com/Philadelphia police say that a man suspected in the shooting of a Kmart manager on a store loading dock has committed suicide.
A Philadelphia police spokeswoman said that officers were called to a local K-Mart after a store manager was shot numerous times by a boyfriend of one of the employees.
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http://www.privateofficer.com/Philadelphia police say that a man suspected in the shooting of a Kmart manager on a store loading dock has committed suicide.
A Philadelphia police spokeswoman said that officers were called to a local K-Mart after a store manager was shot numerous times by a boyfriend of one of the employees.
Police say that the two were arguing and when the store manager intervened; the man pulled a handgun and shot him.
Police tracked the man to his house and officers said a gunshot went off in a second-floor bedroom as officers entered Daryl Anthony Birch’s home at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Police tracked the man to his house and officers said a gunshot went off in a second-floor bedroom as officers entered Daryl Anthony Birch’s home at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.
The spokeswoman says 30-year-old Birch shot himself in the head.
Officers had been searching for Birch since Tuesday morning’s shooting.
Police say Birch shot the 35-year-old Kmart manager three times.
The manager is reported in critical condition at a hospital and is expected to survive.
Officers had been searching for Birch since Tuesday morning’s shooting.
Police say Birch shot the 35-year-old Kmart manager three times.
The manager is reported in critical condition at a hospital and is expected to survive.
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