Monthly Archives: April 2009
18/04/09 Security officer shot during robbery www.privateofficer.com
Salinas CA April 18 2009 A security guard was shot during a robbery Friday at Corner Market at 497 E. Alisal St. in Salinas. The security officer, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to a Bay Area hospital for surgery. He is reported to be in serious condition. According to Salinas police, two [...]
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17/04/09 Shoplifting/Retail Security News Round-Up www.privateofficer.com
April 17 2009 Butler PA A Butler man is accused of shoplifting and a drug law violation. Butler City Police arrested John Summerville, who’s 34, Tuesday morning. Summerville allegedly tried to steal a package of DVD’s from Rite Aid, on Main Street. Officers say they found prescription drugs and some marijuana during Summerville’s arrest. Cincinnati [...]
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17/04/09 Spokane security officers honored for capturing robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
Spokane WA April 17 2009 Two security officers at the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza in downtown Spokane chased down one of two armed-robbery suspects at the Plaza in February, tackling the man to the ground and finding a loaded .22-caliber revolver in his waistband. STA security officer Chris Stein and Securitas security officer Chris Hamilton [...]
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17/04/09 Toronto mall security officer shot www.privateofficer.com
TORONTO CANADA April 17 2009 — Two teens aged 18 and 15 were in custody and a security guard was in hospital early Thursday afternoon with a bullet wound to the chest after gunfire erupted at the big Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York, Ont. The guard’s injuries were described as serious, but he was [...]
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17/04/09 4 Yr old girl dead after shooting self in head www.privateofficer.com
Birmingham AL April 17 2009 A 4-year-old Birmingham girl died Wednesday after police say she found a gun under a couch cushion and shot herself point-blank in the head. Authorities identified the girl as Arnika Addison. Harris Homes neighborhood president Barbara Merchant, whose son dates Arnika’s mother, said she got the little girl ready for [...]
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17/04/09 30 Yr old security guard murder re-investigated www.privateofficer.com
Falls PA. April 17 2009 Gilbert Smith, a security guard at a Clover store, died after being shot in the head. Today marks the anniversary of the crime, which remains unsolved. The cops crouched behind their patrol cars, gripping shotguns, rifles and the leashes of police dogs. Inside the Clover discount department store in Falls, [...]
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17/04/09 Shoplifters pepper spray security to escape www.privateofficer.com
Omaha NE April 17 2009 Omaha Police are investigating an incident where suspected shoplifters were able to elude store security, after spraying two guards with a chemical agent. It happened at the T.J. Maxx store at 122nd and Center, on Monday, April 13th. According to the report, five young women were being watched by store [...]
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17/04/09 Sears employee charged with assault on shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
LONDONDERRY NH APRIL 17 2009 – A Sears employee accused of punching a suspected shoplifter has been charged in the November incident. Eric Sylvestre, 29, of 63 Boulder Drive in Londonderry, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and criminal mischief for his alleged role in the apprehension of a shoplifter on Nov. 2. Sylvestre, [...]
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17/04/09 Carolina troopers write 18,000 tickets in 2 wks www.privateofficer.com
RALEIGH, N.C. APRIL 17 2009 — North Carolina state troopers and local police have ticketed thousands of speeders in the past two weeks during spring highway safety campaigns. The patrol and local authorities last week wrapped up a two-week speed enforcement campaign across North Carolina that resulted in more than 38,000 citations being issued as [...]
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17/04/09 Shoplifting incident leads to insurance fraud arrest www.privateofficer.com
NEW YORK, NY April 17 2009 A Rochester woman who reported her SUV stolen hours after she abandoned the vehicle while it was being observed by police in a shoplifting investigation was arrested Friday for insurance fraud, the New York State Insurance Department reported. Rochester police arrested Tiffany Parnell, 29, of Garson Avenue, Rochester, for [...]
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16/04/09 Security officer shoots, kills attacker www.privateofficer.com
Orange County CA April 16 2009 A security guard working night patrol at the Adventure City amusement park shot and killed a man who had hit him in the head. The shooting took place at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Starr Street in Stanton at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. The security guard [...]
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16/04/09 Store security officer killed by shoplifter identified www.privateofficer.com
East St. Louis ILL. April 16 2009 The county coroner’s office has released details of the security officer killed yesterday at Schnucks grocery store. Investigators have identified the security officer as 43yr old Wayne Groom who was employed by a contract security company and was on duty at the entrance of the store. Groom contacted [...]
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16/04/09 Shoplifter fakes chest pains, jumps from ambulance www.privateofficer.com
Myrtle Beach SC April 16 2009 A 50-year-old man jumped out of an ambulance as he was being taken to the hospital for chest pains after police tried to arrest him for shoplifting from Wal-Mart, according to a police report. A loss prevention employee told police she saw the 50-year-old man take two books, valued [...]
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16/04/09 Killer strikes at Boston upscale hotel www.privateofficer.com
Boston MA April 16 2009 A “masseuse” from New York whom a hotel guest said “shrieked” as she was being shot to death last night on the 20th floor of the Marriott Hotel in Copley Square could be the latest hooker robbery victim, police said. The 26-year-old woman’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the hallway [...]
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16/04/09 Monroe NC teacher arrested for sex with student www.privateofficer.com
Monroe NC April 16 2009 A physical education teacher and girls basketball coach at Monroe High School turned himself in this afternoon after learning an arrest warrant had been issued for him in connection with an alleged sex offense with a student, Monroe police are reporting. The alleged incident between Ollie Van Shepherd Jr., 31, [...]
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16/04/09 Business owner calls on security for personal protection www.privateofficer.com
Omaha NB April 16 2009 Public outrage over attempted extortion of minority-owned businesses near 84th and Frederick in Omaha has prompted a security firm to offer to help business owners and police catch the extortionists. “We figured it’s time to do something,” says Nick Brown with Community Enforcement Services. He spends a lot of time [...]
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16/04/09 Teacher charged after 5 month relationship with student www.privateofficer.com
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. April 16 2009 – A southern Illinois high school health teacher is charged with sexual assault for an alleged five-month relationship with one of her students. Edwardsville police say 37-year-old Kasey E. Johnes of Glen Carbon was arrested Wednesday. She’s being held on $100,000 bond at the Madison County Jail. Police allege Johnes [...]
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16/04/09 Wild chase, bogus money leads to arrest www.privateofficer.com
West Palm Beach Fla April 16 2009 It was a wild scene outside a store in West Palm Beach this afternoon, where a man trying to pass bogus bucks was busted. Officers literally had to follow the money trail as they recover more than 20 fake 100 dollar bills, outside a Wal-mart, near Military Trail [...]
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16/04/09 Teacher arrested for “targeting” another teacher www.privateofficer.com
Marion County IN April 16 2009 – An Indianapolis elementary school teacher faces charges after he allegedly targeted another teacher. Investigators say it’s a “bizarre” case of an affair gone wrong. Harsh words were spray-painted on the mailbox, car and garage of a Johnson County home where an Indianapolis elementary school teacher lives. The vandalism [...]
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16/04/09 Security officer wins lottery jackpot www.privateofficer.com
Moberly, Mo. April 16 2009 A security guard from Moberly is $91,481 richer after claiming the winning ticket from the Missouri Lottery’s Show Me Cash drawing on April 4. William Meachum, 45, thought the numbers “looked pretty familiar” when he looked them up online at work, but since he didn’t have his ticket with him [...]
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16/04/09 Man charged with trying to steal plane www.privateofficer.com
Fort Smith AR. April 16 2009 Fort Smith police have arrested a man for trying to break through a gate at the Fort Smith Airport. At 6:49 a.m. today officers of the Fort Smith Police Department responded to TAC-Air in reference to a vehicle crashing through one of the fence gates. When Officer Vincent Clamser [...]
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16/04/09 Shoplifters pull gun at Best Buy store www.privateofficer.com
MISSION VALLEY CA April 16 2009 Two shoplifters brazenly pushed a shopping cart full of merchandise out of a Best Buy store Tuesday night after one of them flashed a handgun at a security guard, San Diego police said. The guard let them go and no one was injured. The thieves filled their cart at [...]
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15/04/09 Shoplifter kills security officer with own gun www.privateofficer.com
EAST ST. LOUIS April 15 2009 — A grocery store security guard died Tuesday afternoon after a suspected shoplifter grabbed his gun and shot him twice, East St. Louis police said. A suspect from East St. Louis was in police custody. The shooting was at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Schnucks supermarket, 2511 State St. [...]
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15/04/09 Shoplifters nabbed in theft incidents www.privateofficer.com
EAST GREENBUSH NY April 15 2009 — Two men were arrested and charged with stealing, including one man who attempted to use his step-daughter’s baby stroller to stash his loot. Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 20, allegedly filled various compartments in his two-year-old step-daughter’s stroller with over $1,000 in video games before walking out of Hollywood Video [...]
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15/04/09 Minister arrested for sexual battery on child www.privateofficer.com
ST. PETERSBURG, FL April 15 2009 abcnews.com — Police say the minister of the New Life Tabernacle Church is behind bars after he was charged with sexual battery involving a juvenile female member of his church. Evans Bacon faces charges of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct and molestation. He was arrested Monday following [...]
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15/04/09 Teacher charged with sexual assaults on 3 students www.privateofficer.com
WORCESTER MA April 15 2009 AP— A local charter school teacher was arrested yesterday morning on charges of indecent assault and battery, allegedly involving three former students. Kyle Soule, 32, of 76 Myrtle Ave., Webster, a fifth-grade teacher at Seven Hills Charter Public School, was arraigned in Worcester Central District Court yesterday on three charges [...]
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15/04/09 Kroger theft suspect charged with robbery www.privateofficer.com
FOSTORIA OH April 15 2009 – Bond was set at $100,000 Monday for a Sylvania man charged with robbery after an incident Saturday at the Kroger store in Fostoria. Eric Szkatulski, 27, was arraigned in Fostoria Municipal Court before acting Judge Frank Marley. Mr. Szkatulski, who is being held in the Seneca County jail, was [...]
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15/04/09 Nebraska teacher charged with sexual assault of teen www.privateofficer.com
BLOOMFIELD, Neb. April 15 2009 (AP) – The Nebraska State Patrol has arrested a 29-year-old math teacher from Bloomfield on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. The patrol says John Hoffman was arrested Friday and faces a charge of sexual assault of a child. The patrol says a search of Hoffman’s home turned up [...]
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15/04/09 Casino player arrested after refusing to leave www.privateofficer.com
Gary IN April 15 2009 After three days of around-the-clock gambling, Alexis Robinson was ordered to leave the Majestic Star casino. But when a security guard told her early Monday she couldn’t return until that afternoon, “She just stared at him,” her arrest report states. Robinson, 23, of Chicago, was arrested after the guard and [...]
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15/04/09 Casino employees capture wanted felon www.privateofficer.com
Tunica MS April 15 2009 fox news memphis “I was just dealing, talking and laughing with my guests, I looked up and said ‘oh my God’.” Normally Bailey says she was dealing craps at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica Sunday night when she spotted one of the Mid-South’s Most Wanted women, sitting down to play [...]
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