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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Security officer’s alertness leads to arrest of murder suspect www.privateofficer.com Lexington KY Jan 20 2009 A Jessamine County man was charged Monday with murder and burglary in connection with the beating death of a Carlisle woman who was staying at a relative’s farm off Paris Pike in Lexington. Gary T. Stone, 31, was charged Monday [...]

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Kent State University police officer dies from stroke www.privateofficer.com Kent OH Jan 20 2009 collegepress Lt. Thomas S. Etcher, 54, of the Kent State University Police Department, died Jan. 16 due to complications from a stroke. Etcher suffered the stroke while at work on Monday, Jan. 5.He was a member of the KSUPD for 32 [...]

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TSA agents nabs armed man boarding plane www.privateofficer.com Chicago IL Jan 20 2009 Kyle T. Greene NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ South Holland man was arrested Monday afternoon at Midway Airport after he attempted to board an aircraft with a fully loaded weapon in his carry-on luggage, authorities said. Russell T. Kess, 46, was charged [...]

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Shoplifter charged after assault on security agent www.privateofficer.com Erie PA Jan 20 2009 An Erie man was arrested just after midnight and charged with assaulting a Walmart security guard, Erie police said. The incident happened around 11:40 p.m. at the 2711 Elm St. Walmart, police said.Witnesses told police that after a security guard asked the [...]

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Bank robber snagged by new security doors www.privateofficer.com DAYTON OH Jan 20 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter www.privateofficer.com A would-be robber was snared as he tried to flee the bank in a new security containment device. Dayton police said that they arrested the suspect Tuesday morning after being trapped in the security entrance of a [...]

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Security guard arrested after stabbing moviegoer www.privateofficer.com NEW YORK, Jan. 19 Jan 2009 A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the stomach by a movie theater security guard in Valley Stream, N.Y., following the showing of a horror film, police allege. Police in Nassau, N.Y., have accused Sunrise Multiplex security guard Ricardo Singh, 24, of stabbing [...]

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OFFICER DOWN OHIO www.privateofficer.com BOSTON HEIGHTS OH Jan 19 2009 Police said that patrolman Jarod Dean, 24, of Hudson, was hit by a truck and killed this morning. Dean was clearing debris from an earlier crash on Ohio 8 south at Hines Hill Road when he was struck and killed, Chief Joseph Varga said at [...]

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Murder-suicide at Nashville Shriners Temple www.privateofficer.com Nashville TN January 19 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Metro police are investigating the shooting deaths of two Clarksville men after a murder-suicide outside the Al Menah Shriners Temple in North Nashville early Sunday morning, Metro police said. Police investigators say that Travis Otey, 27, [...]

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Shoplifter injures security officers www.privateofficer.com BOYNTON BEACH Fla Jan 19 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter http://www.privateofficer.com/ Boynton Beach police say a shoplifter tried to run over a security officer at the Wal-Mart near the Boynton Beach mall. According to police, the suspect tried to steal two X-Box games and a can of onion dip from [...]

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Security finds baby walking down street www.privateofficer.com WEST PALM BEACH, FL Jan 19 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS www.privateofficer.com Police investigating how a three year old was able to wander outside at 4:00 in the morning undetected by the boy’s parents. Police said that the boy was found by a security officer [...]

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Police shoot suspected Wal-Mart shoplifter www.privateofficer.com LAKE PARK FLA Jan 19 2009 – An off-duty deputy shot and wounded a Wal-Mart shoplifter who tried to run him over Sunday afternoon, a Palm Beach County spokeswoman said. The deputy, who was working a security detail at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 101 N. Congress Ave., was watching [...]

Police use Taser on Belk’s shoplifter www.privateofficer.com Tallahassee FLA Jan 19 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter www.privateofficer.com Police responded on Saturday around 8:15 p.m. to the Belk Department Store in reference to a shoplifting complaint received from the store’s Loss Prevention Officers. Police said that 28-year-old Delton Styles was observed by store security stuffing clothing [...]

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Thieves break into Brink’s office nly steal coins www.privateofficer.com COLUMBUS, Ohio Jan 19 2009 BY: Rick McCann http://www.privateofficer.com/ The Columbus police and area FBI agents are investigating an overnight heist into a Brink’s office in Columbus. Authorities were notified of a break-in and found that thieves used a blowtorch to cut a hole on the [...]

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Police charge two with robbery of Kohl’s www.privateofficer.com EAGLERIDGE CO Jan 18 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police have two suspects in custody after they reportedly stole $1,200 worth or merchandise from a clothing store and then assaulted a security officer at gunpoint a week ago have been arrested. Sgt. Bravo said the two [...]

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FDA ALERT: Peanut Butter Products Recalled www.privateofficer.com Washington DC Jan 18 2009 The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday advised consumers to avoid eating any product containing peanut butter or peanut paste until it can determine how many products have been contaminated. The FDA said it was not including jars of peanut butter sold in [...]

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Debris from Monster Truck kills 6 year old www.privateofficer.com TACOMA, Wash.Jan 18 2009 – Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show in Washington state, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring another spectator, witnesses and fire officials said Saturday. A red truck came apart while doing doughnuts during the freestyle competition of Friday [...]

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Man arrested for making 300 false 911 calls! www.privateofficer.com SACRAMENTO CA Jan 18 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter http://www.privateofficer.com/ California Highway Patrol said that a 35-year-old man who made more than 300 false 911 calls has been arrested. The CHP said that they have charged Jamie Best, of Sacramento with making false calls and they [...]

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California teacher arrested for having sex with student www.privateofficer.com Temecula CA Jan 18 2009 A 36-year-old Temecula Valley High School math teacher was arrested on charges of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student, authorities announced Friday. Jeremy Todd Buchholz, of French Valley, was arrested Thursday after being charged with unlawful sex with [...]

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Robbery suspects shoot at security, SWAT called in www.privateofficer.com Tucson AZ Jan 18 2009 www.azstarnet.com Three men and a teenager were arrested Saturday morning, accused of robbing a pizza deliveryman and forcing a standoff with SWAT officers, Tucson police said. Police arrested Shawn C. Sells Jr., 20, Anthony Cronin, 20, Jerome Cipriano, 25 and a [...]

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Security officer shot in the head www.privateofficer.com Newark NJ Jan 17 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A 31-year-old Newark security officer was shot multiple times as he left work and was found shot to death Friday morning on a 4th Avenue sidewalk, police said. Julio Cotto, an unarmed security guard who [...]

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Refund scheme ends in arrest www.privateofficer.com Salisbury NC.Jan 17 2009 salisburypost.com Salisbury woman was arrested after authorities say she tried to return items worth $1,100 to Kohl’s Department Store. The problem, police say, is that Melissa Shaver hadn’t bought the items in the first place. Shaver, 38, of 420 St. Luke’s Church Road, is charged [...]

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Security officer shot during robbery of nightclub www.privateofficer.com SAN ANTONIO TX Jan 17 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police said that they responded to a robbery and shooting and have several suspects in custody. The robbery happened at the Wild Zebra Strip Club off of Northeast Loop 410. Police say that [...]

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Security officer aids in bank robbery arrest www.privateofficer.com DES MOINES, Iowa Jan 17 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter http://www.privateofficer.com/ Des Moines police said that quick action by a Des Moines school security officer helped them make an arrest in a Friday bank robbery. Police said the First Bank at 3401 SW 9th St. was robbed [...]

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Arizona firefighters arrested for arson www.privateofficer.com PHOENIX AZ. Jan 17 2009 — Four firefighters have been arrested on suspicion of igniting between 15 and 20 fires in western Arizona so they could get paid for fighting them, officials said Tuesday. Authorities also charged two men suspected of setting fires to get money from the firefighters, [...]

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Parolee stabs loss prevention agent during arrest www.privateofficer.com New York City NY Jan 17 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer working at The Gap, 277 W. 23rd St., observed a man trying to walk out without paying for several items and stopped him. The loss prevention agent escorted the [...]

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Nursing home manager charged with stealing from patients www.privateofficer.com ROCK HILL, S.C. Jan 17 2009 wsoc.com — A Chester woman turned herself in to Rock Hill police Thursday. She’s charged with stealing money from patients at the nursing home where she worked. Melissa Kelly was the business manager at Magnolia Manor on Murrah Drive in [...]

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U-Haul crashes through Air Force base, driver arrested www.privateofficer.com Las Vegas NV Jan 17 2009 The FBI arrested 30-year-old Anhwar Telly Young of Fresno, Calif., after he drove a U-Haul truck Thursday into Nellis Air Force Base without authorization, officials said today. Young has no criminal record in Fresno, FBI spokesman David Staretz said. He [...]

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Carbondale police officer arrested for bank robbery www.privateofficer.com CARBONDALE, Ill. Jan 17 2009 – A Carbondale police officer has been suspended without pay after prosecutors alleged he and his neighbor were the two men that robbed a bank at gunpoint while wearing motorcycle helmets. Jackson County prosecutors charged city patrolman James Gaddis, 26, and Anthony [...]

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Texas shoplifter charged with robbery www.privateofficer.com Houston TX Jan 17 2009 Brett Davis Staff Reporter http://www.privateofficer.com/ Authorities have arrested Houston man was who they say was involved in a theft at the First Colony Mall on Wednesday. Police also said that the suspect assaulted security officers who were trying to detain him after allegedly stealing [...]

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Security officer killed in traffic wreck www.privateofficer.com Adair County KY Jan 16 2009 BY: Rick McCann NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS http://www.privateofficer.com/ An Adair County security officer who was on his way to work in Jamestown was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle accident on KY 80 West near the Gradyville community. Kentucky State Police responded [...]

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