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Sergeant Greg Hernandez
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office California
End of Watch: Friday, February 6, 2009
Biographical InfoAge: 50
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sergeant Greg Hernandez succumbed to injuries suffered one week earlier when his patrol car collided with a tractor trailer at the intersection of Road 120 and Road 400. He was responding to backup another deputy when the accident occurred.Sergeant Hernandez had served with the agency for 24 years.
Agency Contact Information:
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office
2404 West Burrel Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (559) 733-6220
Please contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

Security guard robbed of Fair Ground’s cash www.privateofficer.com

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NEW ORLEANS LA Feb 7 2009
BY: Rick McCann
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police say a man must have had some inside information when he pulled off a robbery of a security guard in broad daylight.
Police said that a man flagged down a security officer at the Fair Grounds asking where “human resource” could be found. Police say the man then pulled a gun, told the security guard to open the trunk, took a suitcase, and fled.
Police say that the suitcase contained money and that the security guard was driving a female employee to the Gentilly race track’s kitchen Thursday morning.
Fair Grounds spokesman Lenny Vangilder says neither the security guard nor the woman was hurt.
Police believe that the man must have known that there was cash inside the trunk of the vehicle and that it was in a suitcase but are not saying anything else.
Police and racetrack officials refused to disclose the amount of money stolen. No suspects have been named.
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Teacher in CT. charged with sex assault on student www.privateofficer.com

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Montville CT Feb 7 2009 A former Montville High School teacher has been arrested on six counts of sex assault, state police said.
Police say Russell Andrews, 33, of Lebanon, had inappropriate relations with a student back in December.
Andrews surrendered himself to police this morning.
According to The Day of New London, an arrest warrant detailing the complaint against Andrews has been sealed.
Andrews was hired in 2007 as a drama and music teacher, but resigned in December, The Day reported.
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Shoplifter charged with heroin possession www.privateofficer.com

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SALEM NH Feb 7 2009 possession
Brett Davis
Staff Reporter
http://www.privateofficer.com – A Bay State man caught shoplifting at the Mall at Rockingham Park tried to throw away several bags of heroin during a struggle Saturday with Macy’s loss prevention personnel, police said.
Police said that security agents apprehended Luis Bermudez, 26, of Lawrence, Mass., who resisted apprehension and fought with security.
Bermudez was charged with shoplifting and possession of heroin after officers responded at 9:15 p.m. to a report of the struggle. Police said they recovered the heroin and merchandise, valued at about $125.
Bermudez was held on $5,000 cash bail pending arraignment in Salem District Court.
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Man gets 50 tickets in 1 day! www.privateofficer.com

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. Feb 7 2009 AP – Elvis has left the vehicle. A man was arrested on more than 50 traffic citations — all in one day. Police said Elvis Alonzo Barrett, 46, fled from police trying to stop him for a traffic violation Thursday morning. Police said he ran through red lights, crashed into another car and a fence. Police said they found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in his car.
Barrett faces several charges, including fleeing and eluding and reckless driving.
He was also issued more than 50 traffic citations on charges including speeding, running red lights, and not wearing a seat belt.
Police said Barrett has a lengthy criminal history and his driver license was suspended.
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Off-duty security guard arrested www.privateofficer.com

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Salinas CA FEB 7 2009
Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested a security guard late Thursday in Salinas after finding a loaded handgun and marijuana in the man’s vehicle.
A traffic stop on the vehicle was made about 11:40 p.m. on Lemos Avenue at Davis Road.
The driver allowed a search of the 1978 Cadillac in which the weapon and marijuana was found, deputies said.
Sterling Willis, 27, of Salinas was taken into custody and booked on charges of possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possession of marijuana.

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Two arrested after off-duty security hears confession www.privateofficer.com

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BRAINTREE MA Feb 7 2009
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Police arrested two teens on charges of receiving stolen property after a Macy’s security officer waiting for a bus allegedly overheard them boast about what they had done.
The security officer called police, who went to the bus stop at South Shore Plaza on Wednesday and arrested Maurice Thomas, 17, of Dorchester and a 16-year old Brockton girl.
The two teens were among a group of youths talking about numerous items they had just stolen from several stores at the mall, police said.
The six youths, who ranged in age from 15 to 17, then removed the stolen merchandise from several bags and divided it, police said.
Officers questioned the youths and determined that most of the merchandise, over $700 worth, came from the Hollister store. Hollister employees confirmed that Thomas, 17, and the Brockton girl were in the store.
Police said the Brockton girl had been in a fitting room where discarded security tags were found.
Police also recovered more than $300 in merchandise stolen from Victoria’s Secret, Pacific Sun and Forever 21.
The four other teens were released.
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SC teacher charged with lewd acts with teens www.privateofficer.com

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LEXINGTON, S.C.Feb 7 2009
state.com — A South Carolina elementary school teacher was being held on charges of committing or trying to commit lewd acts with two teenage girls.
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Roger Bilbo of Lexington was arrested and charged Thursday.
The State newspaper reported that Bilbo was being held on a $100,000 bond.
Lexington District 2 said that Bilbo is on administrative leave with pay.
Assistant superintendent Jim Hinton says Bilbo teaches at Herbert A. Wood Elementary but was charged for activities while serving as basketball coach at Pine Ridge Middle School.
A warrant states the incidents occurred between Oct. 1 and Jan. 22 at the school during school events.
The girls, both under age 16, reported the incidents to school officials and Pine Ridge police.
It was unclear Friday if Bilbo had a lawyer.
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Robbery leaves suspect empty handed www.privateofficer.com

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Wilmington DE Feb 7 2009
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A would-be robber made off with nothing Thursday after he made the mistake of robbing an armored car worker on his way into the bank.
The 71-year-old technician had been sent to service an automated teller machine at the Wilmington Trust bank branch at Suburban Plaza, 550 Suburban Drive in Newark, about 7:05 a.m. Thursday, Newark Police Lt. Brian Henry said.
The Dunbar Armored Services employee had parked the company van by the employees’ entrance and was walking to the bank lobby when he was accosted by a masked man, armed with a shotgun, who jumped out from behind some bushes, police said.
“He tells the victim to lie down and takes the canvas bag he was carrying,” Henry said. “It contained nothing of value.”
After searching through the bag, the gunman left it behind and fled empty-handed.
The technician, who was not injured, called police.
The gunman was last seen running toward Elkton Road.
The thin-built suspect is described as about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a ski mask and clothing that was all dark, Henry said.
Police are asking that anyone with information should call Detective Greg D’Elia at 366-7110, ext. 132, or Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.
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High school student charged with armed assault www.privateofficer.com

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Allentown PA Feb 7 2009
A 17-year-old Allen High School boy was charged as an adult with trying to stab a man with a pair of scissors Thursday afternoon in front of the school, according to court records.
An Allentown police officer and a school security guard who were monitoring school dismissal saw what was happening and were able to stop David J. Gibbs of 131 S. Hall St. before he could injure the unidentified victim, who Assistant Chief Ron Manescu said vanished with the wave of students leaving the school at 3:06 p.m.
Police said Gibbs took several swipes with the scissors to the victim’s neck.The police officer said the incident happened in front of the school in the 100 block of N. 17th Street when Gibbs ran toward the victim with a pair of 5- to 6-inch scissors protruding between his fingers.
He took four to five punch-like thrusts to the victim’s neck and back with the point of the scissors sticking out from between his fingers, according to court documents.
Gibbs was taken down by the officer and security guard before the intended victim was injured. Gibbs admitted stealing the scissors from the school and putting them between his fingers because he ”thought there would a problem outside after school,” police said.
Gibbs was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possessing an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment, possession of a weapon on school property and simple assault.
He was arraigned before District Judge Patricia Engler and sent to Lehigh County Prison under $150,000 bail, police said.
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Convicted drug dealers sue hospital, security for “telling on them” www.privateofficer.com

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PARIS ME Feb 7 2009 – A local couple sentenced last year for drug trafficking at their home are suing Stephens Memorial Hospital and a security guard, saying the disclosure of confidential information led to their convictions.
Dwayne Bonney, 48, and Debbie Bonney, 45, of Bisco Road, filed the suit in Oxford County Superior Court. It charges the hospital and the guard, referred to as “John Doe,” with violation of state confidentiality law and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, violation of privacy, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
In February 2007, the Bonneys were attacked and severely beaten in their home by two masked intruders who demanded money and jewelry. The couple drove to the hospital for treatment.When police went to the residence to look for evidence left by the attackers, they discovered 95 pounds of marijuana, along with packaging and weighing materials.The Bonneys pleaded guilty in February 2008 to unlawful trafficking in marijuana and unlawful possession of diazepam, an anti-anxiety medication.
In March, Dwayne was ordered to serve 18 months of a five-year prison sentence with three years of probation; Debbie was sentenced to two years, all suspended, and two years of probation.Attorney Thomas Connolly, who represented the Bonneys in the criminal proceedings and is representing them in the civil suit, said a security guard at the hospital overheard the Bonneys discussing the assault with medical personnel and called police.
“I understand that he’s probably a contract worker, but he’s still working for (the hospital) at the time, and that’s the basis of the case,” Connolly said.He said the Bonneys did not want to file a report with the police and that the description of the assault to medical staff was considered confidential medical history.
He said state statutes and HIPAA mandate or permit the disclosure of information under some circumstances, such as gunshot wounds or child abuse, but that the hospital did not have to report the assault against the Bonneys.
According to an affidavit signed by Zane Loper of the Paris Police Department, police were initially informed that the Bonneys had been shot.
Connolly said he may use the erroneous report as an example of negligence.Police received a search warrant for the Bonneys’ home for evidence of the assault, and received a second warrant after finding evidence of marijuana trafficking. The two intruders were never apprehended.
The lawsuit seeks punitive damages, although Connolly said he is not requesting a specific amount. The Bonneys owe a combined total of $6,391.25 in fines and surcharges stemming from their conviction, according to court documents.
Connolly said Dwayne Bonney is scheduled for release in June.
A representative from Stephens Memorial Hospital was unavailable for comment Friday afternoon.
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Police capture suspects shooting at security officers www.privateofficer.com

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Rochester, N.Y Feb 7 2009
BY: Rick McCann
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police said that they were called to a high rise on Seth Green Drive after security officers reported that they were being shot at around 1:45 a.m., police say.
Police officers quickly arrived on scene and spotted a vehicle that they thought may have been involved and tried to conduct a traffic stop which resulted in a pursuit of the vehicle.
Officers said that they observed an occupant of the car throw an assault rifle out the car window while fleeing police.
Police said that they were able to pull the vehicle over containing three occupants and identified them.
The report did not say if any arrests were made at the time but that the incident is still under investigation.
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