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Louisville KY Dec 20 2008
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They were supposed to have a ride home.
But the van that had brought teenage brothers Jemar, Demar and Marc Claybrooks, along with Arron Shields, to a community event in Smoketown Thursday night was full with other kids trying to get home, according to accounts from the boys’ parents.
So the four boys caught a ride with a 16-year-old driving a stolen 1991 Honda Accord.
Minutes later, they were involved in a police chase that ended with the car slamming into a tree with enough force to split it in half.
Three of the boys died at the scene, near First and Hill streets in Old Louisville — Arron, 15; Marc, 14; and Demar, 16. Jemar, Demar’s twin, died later at University Hospital.
Now the 16-year-old driver, whose name has not been released because of his age, is facing four counts of murder and one count each of fleeing and evading police and receiving stolen property over $300. The driver did not have a license, said Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley.
And the other boys’ families are wondering why it had to happen.
“They were just trying to get home,” said Frankie Shields, Arron’s father.
“It’s like it’s not even true,” said the Claybrookses’ mother, Natasha Claybrooks, acknowledging in a phone interview yesterday that she was in shock, having lost three of her five children at one time.
At a news conference last night, the Claybrooks brothers’ father, Marc Hampton, raised questions about why the teens left the event in a car instead of one of the Youth Alive vans. He said his sons were not friends with the Honda’s driver.
Hampton described Jemar, Demar and Marc as “the kind of kids you don’t see on the news.”
“They were the type of kids everyone wants,” he said. “You can’t really describe the loss; it’s too big.”
All four teens attended Pleasure Ridge Park High School, where they were ninth- and 10th-graders. Principal David Johnson said all four had good grades, good attendance and no disciplinary trouble.
Grief counselors were at the school yesterday to help students who learned of the deaths throughout the day.
Questions remain
It was not clear yesterday why the four boys were allowed to accept a ride in the Honda after the community event at the Presbyterian Community Center.
They had been brought to the monthly event by Youth Alive, a local program aimed at providing mentors and tutors for young people and giving them an alternative to hanging out on the street.
Kenny Boyd, director of Youth Alive, did not return several calls yesterday seeking comment about the event.
But Smiley, the police spokeswoman, provided this account of what happened:
An officer patrolling the Sheppard Square public housing complex around 8 p.m. Thursday saw the Honda make an erratic move. The officer ran a check in the police computer system, and the car came back flagged as a stolen vehicle, Smiley said.
The officer then called for backup, as is routine in cases involving a possible felony and because so many people were in the car, she said.
Three officers, James Franklin, Aaron Tinelli and Dale Cottongim, stopped the car at First and St. Catherine streets.
But as officers approached the vehicle, the driver sped away, and about 30 seconds and five blocks later the Honda crashed into a tree, ejecting four of the five occupants. Police did not say if the boys were wearing seat belts.
The lone survivor, the driver, was released from University Hospital about 5 a.m. yesterday and taken into custody at the Louisville Metro Juvenile Detention Center.
Juvenile court will review the case to see if he will be charged as an adult, said Steve Tedder, a spokesman for the Jefferson County commonwealth’s attorney.
Meanwhile, New Albany, Ind., police are investigating a possible connection between the Honda and a Dec. 13 carjacking in New Albany, said Capt. Keith Whitlow, chief of detectives.
All three Louisville officers involved in Thursday’s incident have been placed on paid administrative leave while the department’s Public Integrity Unit investigates to see if they followed proper procedures and if laws or departmental policies were violated.
The process is standard for cases that involve police officers and result in death, Smiley said.
Franklin and Tinelli work as patrol officers in the 4th Division, where the incident occurred, and have been with the department since 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Cottongim is a K-9 officer who has been with the department since 1995.
Information on their history of commendations or discipline was not immediately available yesterday.
Boys loved program
Natasha Claybrooks said she learned of her sons’ deaths after her father called, telling her to get to the hospital, that there had been a bad wreck.
In a brief phone interview yesterday, Claybrooks spoke about her sons in a soft voice filled with fatigue and shock.
Though the boys had been staying with their father, Claybrooks, who also has an 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, said she knew they had gone to a program with Youth Alive staff.
All three brothers had participated in the program for years, their mother said — “They loved it.”
And she loved it, she said yesterday, because it kept them from negative temptations — “It keeps them out of trouble.”
Frankie Shields said Arron also enjoyed the Youth Alive program, which he credited with helping shape his son into a good young man.
Arron’s twin brother, Andrew, also participated in Youth Alive events, but hadn’t gone Thursday.
Shields said he doesn’t blame program organizers for what occurred, saying only that it was “a turn of events that should have never happened.”
But Arron’s mother, Robin Briggs, said she’s conflicted about her feelings on what happened, and the program’s role.
“I put my heart and soul into raising these boys and I trusted this program to do the right thing,” she said through tears.
‘Three wonderful kids’
Claybrooks described her sons as homebodies who liked hanging out at their grandmother’s home, letting her cook for them while they watched television.
“They were all real close,” she said. “They were just three wonderful kids. They were trying to find direction and do the right thing.”
Shields said his son was the kind of kid who “always hugged his mother and father before bedtime.”
PRP principal Johnson read a statement to students and staff just before the end of the day yesterday, telling them of the deaths. Counselors stayed after school to assist any students in need and will be available again when classes resume after the holidays, Johnson said.
“They were very well thought of by their peers,” he said of the boys who died.
Derrick Robinson, 26, a longtime neighbor of Arron’s, said he was a serious student.
“Other kids out here don’t worry about school, but Arron went to school all the time,” Robinson said. “He came from a good family that wouldn’t let him go outside until his schoolwork was done.”
Cindy Rounsavall, a tutor for Youth Alive, said she often worked with the Claybrooks brothers and had recently met Arron and helped him with a lesson on multiplying fractions.
During a summer academic and recreation program for Youth Alive, Rounsavall taught the boys to play chess. She said the Claybrooks twins suggested having a tournament, and they ended up playing each other in the final.
“These boys were making good choices,” Rounsavall said. “They were nice young men, they were very polite.
“It’s just a tragedy that these kids who were on the right track got caught up in this horrible tragedy.”
Visitation for the Claybrooks brothers was scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at G.C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lampton Baptist Church, 850 S. Fourth St.
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They were supposed to have a ride home.
But the van that had brought teenage brothers Jemar, Demar and Marc Claybrooks, along with Arron Shields, to a community event in Smoketown Thursday night was full with other kids trying to get home, according to accounts from the boys’ parents.
So the four boys caught a ride with a 16-year-old driving a stolen 1991 Honda Accord.
Minutes later, they were involved in a police chase that ended with the car slamming into a tree with enough force to split it in half.
Three of the boys died at the scene, near First and Hill streets in Old Louisville — Arron, 15; Marc, 14; and Demar, 16. Jemar, Demar’s twin, died later at University Hospital.
Now the 16-year-old driver, whose name has not been released because of his age, is facing four counts of murder and one count each of fleeing and evading police and receiving stolen property over $300. The driver did not have a license, said Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley.
And the other boys’ families are wondering why it had to happen.
“They were just trying to get home,” said Frankie Shields, Arron’s father.
“It’s like it’s not even true,” said the Claybrookses’ mother, Natasha Claybrooks, acknowledging in a phone interview yesterday that she was in shock, having lost three of her five children at one time.
At a news conference last night, the Claybrooks brothers’ father, Marc Hampton, raised questions about why the teens left the event in a car instead of one of the Youth Alive vans. He said his sons were not friends with the Honda’s driver.
Hampton described Jemar, Demar and Marc as “the kind of kids you don’t see on the news.”
“They were the type of kids everyone wants,” he said. “You can’t really describe the loss; it’s too big.”
All four teens attended Pleasure Ridge Park High School, where they were ninth- and 10th-graders. Principal David Johnson said all four had good grades, good attendance and no disciplinary trouble.
Grief counselors were at the school yesterday to help students who learned of the deaths throughout the day.
Questions remain
It was not clear yesterday why the four boys were allowed to accept a ride in the Honda after the community event at the Presbyterian Community Center.
They had been brought to the monthly event by Youth Alive, a local program aimed at providing mentors and tutors for young people and giving them an alternative to hanging out on the street.
Kenny Boyd, director of Youth Alive, did not return several calls yesterday seeking comment about the event.
But Smiley, the police spokeswoman, provided this account of what happened:
An officer patrolling the Sheppard Square public housing complex around 8 p.m. Thursday saw the Honda make an erratic move. The officer ran a check in the police computer system, and the car came back flagged as a stolen vehicle, Smiley said.
The officer then called for backup, as is routine in cases involving a possible felony and because so many people were in the car, she said.
Three officers, James Franklin, Aaron Tinelli and Dale Cottongim, stopped the car at First and St. Catherine streets.
But as officers approached the vehicle, the driver sped away, and about 30 seconds and five blocks later the Honda crashed into a tree, ejecting four of the five occupants. Police did not say if the boys were wearing seat belts.
The lone survivor, the driver, was released from University Hospital about 5 a.m. yesterday and taken into custody at the Louisville Metro Juvenile Detention Center.
Juvenile court will review the case to see if he will be charged as an adult, said Steve Tedder, a spokesman for the Jefferson County commonwealth’s attorney.
Meanwhile, New Albany, Ind., police are investigating a possible connection between the Honda and a Dec. 13 carjacking in New Albany, said Capt. Keith Whitlow, chief of detectives.
All three Louisville officers involved in Thursday’s incident have been placed on paid administrative leave while the department’s Public Integrity Unit investigates to see if they followed proper procedures and if laws or departmental policies were violated.
The process is standard for cases that involve police officers and result in death, Smiley said.
Franklin and Tinelli work as patrol officers in the 4th Division, where the incident occurred, and have been with the department since 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Cottongim is a K-9 officer who has been with the department since 1995.
Information on their history of commendations or discipline was not immediately available yesterday.
Boys loved program
Natasha Claybrooks said she learned of her sons’ deaths after her father called, telling her to get to the hospital, that there had been a bad wreck.
In a brief phone interview yesterday, Claybrooks spoke about her sons in a soft voice filled with fatigue and shock.
Though the boys had been staying with their father, Claybrooks, who also has an 18-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, said she knew they had gone to a program with Youth Alive staff.
All three brothers had participated in the program for years, their mother said — “They loved it.”
And she loved it, she said yesterday, because it kept them from negative temptations — “It keeps them out of trouble.”
Frankie Shields said Arron also enjoyed the Youth Alive program, which he credited with helping shape his son into a good young man.
Arron’s twin brother, Andrew, also participated in Youth Alive events, but hadn’t gone Thursday.
Shields said he doesn’t blame program organizers for what occurred, saying only that it was “a turn of events that should have never happened.”
But Arron’s mother, Robin Briggs, said she’s conflicted about her feelings on what happened, and the program’s role.
“I put my heart and soul into raising these boys and I trusted this program to do the right thing,” she said through tears.
‘Three wonderful kids’
Claybrooks described her sons as homebodies who liked hanging out at their grandmother’s home, letting her cook for them while they watched television.
“They were all real close,” she said. “They were just three wonderful kids. They were trying to find direction and do the right thing.”
Shields said his son was the kind of kid who “always hugged his mother and father before bedtime.”
PRP principal Johnson read a statement to students and staff just before the end of the day yesterday, telling them of the deaths. Counselors stayed after school to assist any students in need and will be available again when classes resume after the holidays, Johnson said.
“They were very well thought of by their peers,” he said of the boys who died.
Derrick Robinson, 26, a longtime neighbor of Arron’s, said he was a serious student.
“Other kids out here don’t worry about school, but Arron went to school all the time,” Robinson said. “He came from a good family that wouldn’t let him go outside until his schoolwork was done.”
Cindy Rounsavall, a tutor for Youth Alive, said she often worked with the Claybrooks brothers and had recently met Arron and helped him with a lesson on multiplying fractions.
During a summer academic and recreation program for Youth Alive, Rounsavall taught the boys to play chess. She said the Claybrooks twins suggested having a tournament, and they ended up playing each other in the final.
“These boys were making good choices,” Rounsavall said. “They were nice young men, they were very polite.
“It’s just a tragedy that these kids who were on the right track got caught up in this horrible tragedy.”
Visitation for the Claybrooks brothers was scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at G.C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lampton Baptist Church, 850 S. Fourth St.
Editors Note: Normally, as a rule, we don’t editorialize the stories that we report or post but today will be different.
This is a sad and tragic loss of life in every since of the word. The whole thing from beginning to end is unbelievable and leaves us almost speechless.
Having lived in the metro Louisville area for a while in years past, I know these areas, the people who live here and the police.
These young men had a bright future ahead of them and by all accounts, were good kids. The driver on the other hand sounds like a hoodlum and needs to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and tried as an adult.
We are saddened for the family and extend our deepest sympathy and hold them in our prayers.
Rick McCann
Editor
Executive Director
National Association of
Private Officers
Atlanta GA.
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Security guard charged with selling stolen items www.privateofficer.com
December 20, 2008
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Boise IA. Dec 20 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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A security guard and his girlfriend were arrested by Boise police Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot on State Street after the couple sold a stolen projector to an undercover officer, Boise police said.
Police set up the undercover buy of suspected stolen items and arrested Justin W. Bonner, 21, and Sierra Dawn Gearhardt, 20, who were each charged with felony grand theft.
Investigators had been working some open theft cases involving projectors that had been stolen and now say the couple had stolen at least seven projectors like the ones used to show PowerPoint presentations over the past two months, said Boise police spokesman Chuck McClure.
Six were recovered from the parking lot at 16th and State streets where the two were trying to sell them, McClure said.
Bonner had been employed as a contract security guard, which may have enabled him to steal the projectors, police said. Each projector is worth at least $500, McClure said.
Police are not saying where Bonner was employed or if anyone else is suspected to be involved but said that their investigation is continuing.
Bonner and Gearhardt were being held at the city jail pending a bond release.
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A security guard and his girlfriend were arrested by Boise police Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot on State Street after the couple sold a stolen projector to an undercover officer, Boise police said.
Police set up the undercover buy of suspected stolen items and arrested Justin W. Bonner, 21, and Sierra Dawn Gearhardt, 20, who were each charged with felony grand theft.
Investigators had been working some open theft cases involving projectors that had been stolen and now say the couple had stolen at least seven projectors like the ones used to show PowerPoint presentations over the past two months, said Boise police spokesman Chuck McClure.
Six were recovered from the parking lot at 16th and State streets where the two were trying to sell them, McClure said.
Bonner had been employed as a contract security guard, which may have enabled him to steal the projectors, police said. Each projector is worth at least $500, McClure said.
Police are not saying where Bonner was employed or if anyone else is suspected to be involved but said that their investigation is continuing.
Bonner and Gearhardt were being held at the city jail pending a bond release.
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One shot at Atlanta area nightclub www.privateofficer.com
December 20, 2008
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga.(metro Atlanta) Dec 20 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com — DeKalb County police responding to another shooting call at an area nightclub said a scuffle ended with an innocent bystander being shot outside the sports bar early Friday morning.
The shooting happened at O’Rileys Sports Bar on Covington Highway where the sign in front of the restaurant advertises “Thugnation Thursday.”
Police said that the incident in the parking lot started after some type of verbal dispute turned violent and one man shot at another, missed his target, and hit an innocent bystander.
A security guard at the bar then shot at the suspect but missed, police said.
One man was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Police said they have two people in custody but didn’t say if they were being charged with any crimes. Investigators working the case are still looking for witnesses to come forward as they continue to piece the event together.
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
www.privateofficer.com — DeKalb County police responding to another shooting call at an area nightclub said a scuffle ended with an innocent bystander being shot outside the sports bar early Friday morning.
The shooting happened at O’Rileys Sports Bar on Covington Highway where the sign in front of the restaurant advertises “Thugnation Thursday.”
Police said that the incident in the parking lot started after some type of verbal dispute turned violent and one man shot at another, missed his target, and hit an innocent bystander.
A security guard at the bar then shot at the suspect but missed, police said.
One man was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Police said they have two people in custody but didn’t say if they were being charged with any crimes. Investigators working the case are still looking for witnesses to come forward as they continue to piece the event together.
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Restaurant, security sued over shooting death www.privateofficer.com
December 20, 2008
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Salt Lake City UT Dec 20 2008
The daughter of a man gunned down last summer outside a Salt Lake City restaurant filed a civil lawsuit Thursday claiming the shooter and the restaurant near where her father died were negligent.
The suit filed by Brooke Mays demands $20,000 and asks for funeral expenses and general damages after her father, Michael Mays, was killed by George R. Harrison in July outside Mama’s Southern Plantation, 1394 S. West Temple.
Michael Mays and Harrison, who was a security guard at the restaurant, got into an argument near the diner’s patio area on July 9. While the two were yelling, Mays dropped his backpack, lifted his shirt and began moving his left hand toward his waist band, police said. Harrison, who was carrying a concealed .38 special revolver, drew his gun and shot Mays once in the chest. The shooting was witnessed by several people and later determined by authorities to be a case of self-defense. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office did not file charges against Harrison.
Mays’ daughter claims in her lawsuit that Harrison discharged his weapon without cause, did not conduct himself safely while working and because of his “wrongful acts, omissions, negligence and recklessness, Michael J. Mays was killed.”
Mama’s Southern Plantation is also liable, the suit claims, because Harrison was an employee of the restaurant.The suit requests a trial to determine additional damages
The daughter of a man gunned down last summer outside a Salt Lake City restaurant filed a civil lawsuit Thursday claiming the shooter and the restaurant near where her father died were negligent.
The suit filed by Brooke Mays demands $20,000 and asks for funeral expenses and general damages after her father, Michael Mays, was killed by George R. Harrison in July outside Mama’s Southern Plantation, 1394 S. West Temple.
Michael Mays and Harrison, who was a security guard at the restaurant, got into an argument near the diner’s patio area on July 9. While the two were yelling, Mays dropped his backpack, lifted his shirt and began moving his left hand toward his waist band, police said. Harrison, who was carrying a concealed .38 special revolver, drew his gun and shot Mays once in the chest. The shooting was witnessed by several people and later determined by authorities to be a case of self-defense. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office did not file charges against Harrison.
Mays’ daughter claims in her lawsuit that Harrison discharged his weapon without cause, did not conduct himself safely while working and because of his “wrongful acts, omissions, negligence and recklessness, Michael J. Mays was killed.”
Mama’s Southern Plantation is also liable, the suit claims, because Harrison was an employee of the restaurant.The suit requests a trial to determine additional damages
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Security officers shoot it out with robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
December 20, 2008
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LANHAM, Md. Dec 20 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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http://www.privateofficer.com/– Authorities in Prince George’s County say that a robbery suspect chose the wrong area to target and as a result he was chased by two security officers and one was an off-duty police officer.
Police said that just after 6 p.m. Friday, the suspect entered a liquor store and demanded money but an off-duty police officer working security inside the store confronted him and they exchanged gunfire.
Police said that there were three workers and four customers inside Gem Liquors off of Route 450, when the armed, masked man came in.
“I didn’t know if I was going to be here to see tomorrow,” says one of the people inside the store. He says he had come into the store to play the lottery.
Once outside the suspect was confronted by yet another security officer who was working at another store in the shopping center and again police say that shots were exchanged as the suspect fled.
A short time later, investigators found a vehicle with three men inside it in Northeast D.C. Police say they are confident the suspects are the men responsible for this robbery.
During the arrests of the suspects in D.C., authorities said that an officer was injured and was transported to the hospital with a head injury.
Police are now identifying their suspects and investigating whether or not that they might be connected to the serial robberies that have been taking place in recent months in the county. There have been 11 robberies committed by a masked suspect with a gun who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Police are continuing the investigation and are looking for anyone who might have information on these robberies. They have not released the names of the two security officers or the suspects.
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http://www.privateofficer.com/– Authorities in Prince George’s County say that a robbery suspect chose the wrong area to target and as a result he was chased by two security officers and one was an off-duty police officer.
Police said that just after 6 p.m. Friday, the suspect entered a liquor store and demanded money but an off-duty police officer working security inside the store confronted him and they exchanged gunfire.
Police said that there were three workers and four customers inside Gem Liquors off of Route 450, when the armed, masked man came in.
“I didn’t know if I was going to be here to see tomorrow,” says one of the people inside the store. He says he had come into the store to play the lottery.
Once outside the suspect was confronted by yet another security officer who was working at another store in the shopping center and again police say that shots were exchanged as the suspect fled.
A short time later, investigators found a vehicle with three men inside it in Northeast D.C. Police say they are confident the suspects are the men responsible for this robbery.
During the arrests of the suspects in D.C., authorities said that an officer was injured and was transported to the hospital with a head injury.
Police are now identifying their suspects and investigating whether or not that they might be connected to the serial robberies that have been taking place in recent months in the county. There have been 11 robberies committed by a masked suspect with a gun who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Police are continuing the investigation and are looking for anyone who might have information on these robberies. They have not released the names of the two security officers or the suspects.
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Security guards charged with theft at mall www.privateofficer.com
December 20, 2008
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec 20 2008
Kyle T. Greene
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http://www.privateofficer.com/- Two Jacksonville security guards were recently arrested after being accused of stealing the items they were paid to protect.
Mitchell Campbell and David Petty are roommates who both work for private security companies.
Police said the men took boxes of items from a store at the St. Johns Town Center.
According to police, Petty was hired to protect the stores and the merchandise at the St Johns Town Center. However, investigators said the security guard and his roommate, Campbell, stole from the shopping center’s Bath and Body Works store.
“They’re supposed to be the ones watching out,” said one concerned customer.
Investigators said instead of watching out, the suspects broke into a Uhaul truck that was used to hold the store’s extra stock.
Police said the men got away with a lot of Bath and Body Works products.
According to police documents, detectives caught Petty and Campbell after they received an anonymous tip and then searched the men’s home and found boxfuls of the missing Bath and Body Works air freshners and refills.
“They’re supposed to be protecting, not stealing them themselves,” said a mall patron.
News of the arrest came as a surprise to shoppers at the Town Center who said they never expected a security guard at the shopping center to become the suspect of theft.
“It’s just disturbing. If he already has a job, then why does he need to steal — and from the Bath and Body Works? I understand it’s the holidays, but I don’t know. I guess it’s just hard times for everybody right now,” said shopper Mark Portis.
“You give some people this power and they just run with it,” said shopper Tara Rushing.
The St. Johns Town Center uses Valor Security for its security needs.
Valor Security released the following statement after the arrests:
“We are disappointed in the actions of the former Valor guard, which are not consistent with the company’s values and principles. He is no longer with Valor Security.”
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http://www.privateofficer.com/- Two Jacksonville security guards were recently arrested after being accused of stealing the items they were paid to protect.
Mitchell Campbell and David Petty are roommates who both work for private security companies.
Police said the men took boxes of items from a store at the St. Johns Town Center.
According to police, Petty was hired to protect the stores and the merchandise at the St Johns Town Center. However, investigators said the security guard and his roommate, Campbell, stole from the shopping center’s Bath and Body Works store.
“They’re supposed to be the ones watching out,” said one concerned customer.
Investigators said instead of watching out, the suspects broke into a Uhaul truck that was used to hold the store’s extra stock.
Police said the men got away with a lot of Bath and Body Works products.
According to police documents, detectives caught Petty and Campbell after they received an anonymous tip and then searched the men’s home and found boxfuls of the missing Bath and Body Works air freshners and refills.
“They’re supposed to be protecting, not stealing them themselves,” said a mall patron.
News of the arrest came as a surprise to shoppers at the Town Center who said they never expected a security guard at the shopping center to become the suspect of theft.
“It’s just disturbing. If he already has a job, then why does he need to steal — and from the Bath and Body Works? I understand it’s the holidays, but I don’t know. I guess it’s just hard times for everybody right now,” said shopper Mark Portis.
“You give some people this power and they just run with it,” said shopper Tara Rushing.
The St. Johns Town Center uses Valor Security for its security needs.
Valor Security released the following statement after the arrests:
“We are disappointed in the actions of the former Valor guard, which are not consistent with the company’s values and principles. He is no longer with Valor Security.”
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