Monthly Archives: March 2009
31/03/09 Police nab Tennessee shoplifters after chase www.privateofficer.com
Maryville TN Mar 31 2009 An alleged shoplifter who hit three stores on Friday took Maryville police on a foot chase that ended at U.S. 129 Bypass near Foothills Mall. When police chased down 33-year-old John Michael Crowley, Lafollette Drive, Maryville, he had a backpack with merchandise from the mall, according to a Maryville police [...]
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31/03/09 Shots fired as security chases burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com
Shots fired as security chases burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com Springfield MO. Mar 31 2009 By: Brett Davis Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly fired a gun in the air downtown Saturday after being chased by a club security guard. Lt. Scott Leven of the Springfield Police [...]
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31/03/09 TN man turns himself in to police after 3 decades on the run www.privateofficer.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 31 2009 (AP) — A Tennessee man who spent three decades on the run before turning himself in to face charges in a 1977 killing is very sick following a stroke and it’s unclear if his family can post a $150,000 bond set Monday, his attorney said. James Brewer, a 58-year-old former [...]
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31/03/09 Shoplifting suspect sues Wal-Mart over excessive force www.privateofficer.com
Port Arthur TX Mar 31 2009 Brett Davis Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Port Arthur man has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming he was injured when store employees accused him of shoplifting and used force to detain him. Michael Anthony Harris claims he was shopping at the Wal-Mart located at 4999 Twin City Highway [...]
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31/03/09 Connecticut burglary nets $1 Million in cigarettes www.privateofficer.com
MILFORD, Conn. March 31 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police in Southwestern Connecticut are investigating what they call a “massive theft” involving more than $1 million worth of cigarettes which were stolen from a warehouse over the weekend. Investigators say Saturday’s theft in Milford was well planned. The burglars disabled lighting [...]
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31/03/09 W.V. police seek WalMart embezzlement suspect www.privateofficer.com
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Mar 31 2009 — Police are looking for a former Wal-Mart employee accused of embezzling money from the South Charleston store. Wal-Mart staff notified South Charleston police on Wednesday that Joshua Michael Elswick, 18, of 4th Avenue used his position as a cashier at the Southridge Centre location to take $1,465 in cash [...]
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30/03/09 Two arrested after stabbing security officer www.privateofficer.com
EL PASO, Texas March 30 2009 — Two Las Cruces men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a security guard for Studio 69, a nightclub in Downtown El Paso, El Paso police said. Police said a fight broke out inside the club about 12:30 a.m. and 18-year-old Daniel Olivas and 21-year-old Jorge Gonzalez, both armed with [...]
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30/03/09 Security officer shoots suspect after being robbed www.privateofficer.com
HOUSTON TX Mar 30 2009 By: Rick McCann Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer is lucky to be alive after a series of frightening events in southwest Houston overnight. A security officer on duty was sitting in his private vehicle when he saw a man breaking into a car on Beechnut at [...]
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30/03/09 Wal-Mart cashier charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com
GLENVILLE NC Mar 30 2009 — A Schenectady woman has been charged with stealing $1,200 from Wal-Mart earlier this year while she worked as a cashier, police said. Ruth S. Smith, 51, of Foster Avenue, allegedly stole the money from the store off Freeman’s Bridge Road between last month and this month — thefts police [...]
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30/03/09 Police officer uses knife to fend off attacker www.privateofficer.com
Pittsburgh PA Mar 30 2009 A routine arrest at the Downtown Burlington Coat Factory erupted into a bloody confrontation between an off-duty city police officer working as a security guard and a suspected shoplifter yesterday afternoon that ended when the officer stabbed the suspect with a knife pulled from his utility belt. “It became a [...]
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30/03/09 Charlotte police officer could face charges in fatality www.privateofficer.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. March 30 2009 — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief said an officer was speeding and likely did not have his lights and siren running when he plowed into the side of a sedan in north Charlotte, killing the driver. Chief Rodney Monroe said Officer Martray J. Proctor, 24, was driving in excess of 90 [...]
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30/03/09 Shoplifter found hiding in bathroom www.privateofficer.com
PORT ST. LUCIE FL Mar 30 2009 — A 21-year-old Port St. Lucie man found out hiding in a bathroom to avoid arrest doesn’t work. Wilfrido Juan Pujols, of the 100 block of Southwest Peacock Boulevard, is accused of wheeling a $264 Blu-ray DVD player outside a Walmart without paying for it, according to an [...]
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30/03/09 School bus driver charged in child sex acts www.privateofficer.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn Mar 30 2009 – Authorities say that they have arrested a Metro school bus driver supervisor in a very unusual sex act involving children. Investigators arrested Bob Epley, 56, who faces charges of hiring children to take part in sex acts with him at a friend’s apartment on Elm Hill Pike. He is [...]
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30/03/09 School security guard arrested after $200 shake-down www.privateofficer.com
SALEM NH MAR 30 2009 – The husband of a Lawrence, Mass., city councilor tried to shake down a woman for $200 after he found her cellular phone at Walmart, according to police. Nelson Silva, 30, husband of District B city councilor Grisel Silva who is also a constable providing security for Lawrence’s schools, was [...]
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30/03/09 North Carolina teacher arrested for choking student www.privateofficer.com
WINDSOR, N.C. Mar 30 2009— A Bertie County school worker is accused of attacking a student and sending him to the hospital. Johnny Cale was arrested Thursday, and charged with assault and misdemeanor child abuse. Police tell 13News, Cale choked a student, and caused him to pass out. The alleged incident happened at Uplift Academy [...]
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29/03/09 8 Dead, police officer shot in NC nursing home shooting
Carthage, N.C. Mar 29 2009 wral.com — A gunman walked into a Moore County nursing home Sunday morning, fatally shooting eight people and injuring three others, including a police officer, Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie said. The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center, 801 Pinehurst Ave., a 110-bed rehabilitation, nursing and Alzheimer’s [...]
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29/03/09 Six dead, others wounded in NC nursing home shooting www.privateofficer.com
CARTHAGE, N.C. March 29 2009 – A gunman opened fire at a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said. The gunman was also injured before he was apprehended by police after the 10 a.m. shooting at Pinelake Health and Rehab in the town of Carthage, [...]
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29/03/09 OFFICER DOWN MONTANA www.privateofficer.com
OFFICER DOWN MONTANA www.privateofficer.com OFFICER DOWN Trooper Mike Haynes Montana Highway Patrol Montana End of Watch: Friday, March 27, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 28 Tour of Duty: 2 years, 6 months Badge Number: 159 Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Monday, March 23, 2009 Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved Suspect Info: [...]
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29/03/09 Mall security officer helps rescue child www.privateofficer.com
KINGSPORT TN March 29 2009 — A 2-year-old child lay almost limp in J.J. Williams’ arms. She wasn’t breathing well and had a burning fever. With kids of his own and previous EMT training, instinct took over. “One of the first things that went through my mind, besides trying to save this little girl, was [...]
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29/03/09 Nashville teacher charged with rape www.privateofficer.com
Nashville TN Mar 29 2009 A quirk of Tennessee’s criminal background checks allowed a rape suspect to be hired as a teacher in Metro Schools. Ronald Boykin, 40, was arrested March 22 in Nashville on two counts of rape, one count of sexual battery by an authority figure and one count of attempted sexual battery [...]
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29/03/09 Mobile Alabama judge arrested for kidnapping, sodomy www.privateofficer.com
Mobile AL March 29 2009 al.com Herman Thomas, while a Mobile County circuit judge, checked male inmates out of Metro Jail to exert control over them and force them into sexual activity, according to indictments released Friday. About a year after stepping down from the bench, Thomas was arrested Friday outside the same jail on [...]
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29/03/09 Thousands mourn at Oakland officers funerals www.privateofficer.com
OAKLAND, Calif.Mar 29 2009 — Thousands of mourners gathered with the families of four slain Oakland police officers for a joint funeral Friday that drew law enforcement officers from around the world. Officers Mark Dunakin, John Hege, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai were remembered for their dedication to their families, friends and a gritty job [...]
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29/03/09 Casino security detain woman who plowed into crowd www.privateofficer.com
Las Vegas NV Mar 29 2009 A woman plowed her car into a group of people waiting for their cars at the Valet area of Sam’s Town Casino on Boulder Highway early Saturday morning. Four people, including one reportedly paralyzed from the crash, were transported to UMC Trauma in critical condition. The driver of the [...]
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29/03/09 Daytona tourist falls to her death www.privateofficer.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Mar29 2009 — For the second time in week, a tourist in Daytona Beach has died after falling from a hotel balcony. Daytona Beach police said that a 30-year-old Maryland woman fell from the 8th floor of the LaPlaya Resort early Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Heather Crawford of Frostburg, [...]
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29/03/09 Menacing man with stick arrested at mall www.privateofficer.com
Menacing man with stick arrested at mall www.privateofficer.com JACKSON TWP OH Mar 29 2009 When mall security officers and township police went to talk to a man wearing a towel on his head and carrying a stick as he walked through the mall for several hours, he assaulted them, Stark County Jail records said. Jail [...]
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29/03/09 Security officer suspended for using belt on child www.privateofficer.com
Chicago IL Mar 29 2009 A security guard has been removed from Kozminski Elementary School for allegedly beating a student with a belt, Chicago Public Schools authorities said Friday. Officials are now investigating whether Reginald Lanier struck any other students with belts that were allegedly hanging in a copier room of Kozminski, at 936 E. [...]
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29/03/09 Vegas cops use Twitter to get word out www.privateofficer.com
Las Vegas NV Mar 29 2009 lasvegasnow.com New technologies are allowing people to connect faster and more often, but now law enforcement is using social networking sites to help them solve crimes. Twitter offers subscribers a way to communicate with others using short messages. Now Metro is using it to send out alerts about crimes [...]
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29/03/09 Shoplifting news and arrests www.privateofficer.com
Atlanta GA March 29 2009 By: Toni Anthony Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Retail Theft Juan Ramirez, 20, 5917 W. Cermak Road, Cicero, was charged with retail theft after he was spotted stealing four bottles of tequila from Jewel, 9424 S. Pulaski Road, March 12, police said. WEST ELLICOTT MD – Three Jamestown residents [...]
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