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Armored car guard shot in robbery www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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Lexington NE May 2 2009
An armored car guard fired back after being shot with a Taser and a gun during a robbery this morning, possibly hitting the two suspects.
Witnesses said the robbers fired first and the guard was shot just below a knee shortly at 10:35 a.m. outside Douglas County offices in a shopping plaza at 7414 N. 30th St.
An armored car guard fired back after being shot with a Taser and a gun during a robbery this morning, possibly hitting the two suspects.
Witnesses said the robbers fired first and the guard was shot just below a knee shortly at 10:35 a.m. outside Douglas County offices in a shopping plaza at 7414 N. 30th St.
The two robbers — dressed all in brown — grabbed two money bags, witnesses said, from the Rochester armored car before fleeing in a white van, setting off a metro-wide manhunt.
One robber appeared to be clutching his abdomen as he ran to the van, one witness said.
The guard told emergency crews at the scene that he thought he shot the robbers.
The guard was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition. A police spokesman said the guard was hit by a Taser and by at least one gunshot.
Police were looking for two men and a white minivan with driver’s side damage.
Police said two employees were in the armored truck. One of them had been inside an area business and was on the way back to the truck when the robbers approached, police said. A man who was walking up to the Dollar Tree store in the Weber Place Shopping Center said he heard gunfire, then saw the guard and two other men kind of jumping back and forth, exchanging gunfire.
The man ducked down and called 911 on his cell phone. Then he saw the guard fall, grabbing his leg.
The robbers ran to the rear of the armored car and grabbed sacks of money before running toward a white van parked about 100 feet away.
After the men left the area, the witness ran to help the security guard, who pulled his gun and pointed at him.
“I’m here to help,” the witness said.
The guard was shaking and told him to call for help. The witness said he already had. The guard began to calm down, the witness said.
The man said he didn’t think the suspects appeared to be injured.
“To me, it didn’t look like (the guard) got them,” the witness said.
A woman who was leaving a Dollar Tree store said she heard five or six gunshots and saw a guard laying on the strip mall’s sidewalk.
She ran back into the store and watched as the van headed north.
Omaha-area law enforcement, including Council Bluffs police, were on the lookout for the two armed men. They have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 444-7867 (STOP), online at http://www.omahacrimestoppers.net, or by texting “OPD” and a tip to CRIMES (274637
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Shoplifter faces robbery charge for biting security agent www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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Salem OH May 2 2009 A Salem man shoved security guards and bit one of them while trying to steal video games from Wal-Mart store here.
A woman, apparently an accomplice, fled in a car after hitting and damaging a parked car Tuesday afternoon.
Police said security guards watched William Keck, 31, of Fifth Street take seven games to a grocery aisle where he used a razor knife to remove security codes. He then went to another aisle and put some of the games in his pants.
Police said the guards took him to the security office, but Keck shoved one and ran outside about 3:29 p.m. where he shoved another guard and bit one. Keck is charged with robbery.
A woman, apparently an accomplice, fled in a car after hitting and damaging a parked car Tuesday afternoon.
Police said security guards watched William Keck, 31, of Fifth Street take seven games to a grocery aisle where he used a razor knife to remove security codes. He then went to another aisle and put some of the games in his pants.
Police said the guards took him to the security office, but Keck shoved one and ran outside about 3:29 p.m. where he shoved another guard and bit one. Keck is charged with robbery.
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Fugitive commits suicide at Ohio Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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Austintown OH May 2 2009
The body of a man, found inside a truck in the parking lot of the Austintown Wal-Mart, is believed to be that of a fugitive.
Austintown police discovered the body Wednesday, but say he was probably there for about a week.
The vehicle, a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck, was parked closer to Mahoning Avenue than the store.
Published reports say the victim was Dennis Burley, 52, of Akron. He was wanted by police for the alleged shooting of a Cuyahoga Falls woman, earlier this month.
Police were called to the parking lot after a security guard, who noticed the vehicle had been parked in the lot for several days, saw the body inside.
An autopsy is planned for Thursday, but police have indicated that Burley shot and killed himself.
The body of a man, found inside a truck in the parking lot of the Austintown Wal-Mart, is believed to be that of a fugitive.
Austintown police discovered the body Wednesday, but say he was probably there for about a week.
The vehicle, a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck, was parked closer to Mahoning Avenue than the store.
Published reports say the victim was Dennis Burley, 52, of Akron. He was wanted by police for the alleged shooting of a Cuyahoga Falls woman, earlier this month.
Police were called to the parking lot after a security guard, who noticed the vehicle had been parked in the lot for several days, saw the body inside.
An autopsy is planned for Thursday, but police have indicated that Burley shot and killed himself.
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Phoenix sees dramatic rise in shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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PHOENIX AZ May 2 2009 (AP) — Police and prosecutors say they are seeing a dramatic rise in the number of organized shoplifting rings attacking Phoenix-area malls.
Members of one Phoenix family are accused of hitting Chandler Fashion Mall and walking away with $7,500 worth of stolen merchandise, then opening up their home and selling stolen goods, like clothing, right off the rack.
Chandler city prosecutor Tom Zaworski said he has seen a 42 percent increase in the number of shoplifting cases between 2006 and 2008. Among those are the organized retail theft rings.
In the past year alone, Gilbert reported a 27 percent increase in shoplifting cases. Other cities that reported a spike in shoplifting include: Peoria, 19 percent; Scottsdale, 12 percent; and Phoenix, 8.5 percent.
Law enforcement and retailers all point to a variety of causes, including the faltering economy and an increase in retail shops in suburban cities. Once they’ve got the goods, theft rings are turning around and selling stolen items over the Internet.
“It’s become the hot new way to make money for not only gang members, but families. We’re seeing Mom, Dad, Sister and Brother going into stores with shopping carts and walking out,” said Chandler police Sgt. Keith Benjamin. “With new malls going up and bad economic times, we have to attack this now before it becomes to the point where we won’t be able to do anything about it.”
Merchants accuse shoplifting rings for the majority of the billions of dollars in losses posted by retailers. “It’s been a huge problem for a number of years, but it’s a lot more organized now,” said Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retailers Association, who started hearing about the shoplifting rings about a decade ago.
In an attempt at getting tough with shoplifting rings, state Sen. Linda Gray, R-Phoenix, introduced a bill that would make organized retail theft a separate criminal charge from shoplifting while stiffening the penalty. “When there’s a large volume of products going out of the store, it affects us all,” Gray said. “Our prices go up.”
The Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday to listen to retailers on the issue of store thefts.
Members of one Phoenix family are accused of hitting Chandler Fashion Mall and walking away with $7,500 worth of stolen merchandise, then opening up their home and selling stolen goods, like clothing, right off the rack.
Chandler city prosecutor Tom Zaworski said he has seen a 42 percent increase in the number of shoplifting cases between 2006 and 2008. Among those are the organized retail theft rings.
In the past year alone, Gilbert reported a 27 percent increase in shoplifting cases. Other cities that reported a spike in shoplifting include: Peoria, 19 percent; Scottsdale, 12 percent; and Phoenix, 8.5 percent.
Law enforcement and retailers all point to a variety of causes, including the faltering economy and an increase in retail shops in suburban cities. Once they’ve got the goods, theft rings are turning around and selling stolen items over the Internet.
“It’s become the hot new way to make money for not only gang members, but families. We’re seeing Mom, Dad, Sister and Brother going into stores with shopping carts and walking out,” said Chandler police Sgt. Keith Benjamin. “With new malls going up and bad economic times, we have to attack this now before it becomes to the point where we won’t be able to do anything about it.”
Merchants accuse shoplifting rings for the majority of the billions of dollars in losses posted by retailers. “It’s been a huge problem for a number of years, but it’s a lot more organized now,” said Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retailers Association, who started hearing about the shoplifting rings about a decade ago.
In an attempt at getting tough with shoplifting rings, state Sen. Linda Gray, R-Phoenix, introduced a bill that would make organized retail theft a separate criminal charge from shoplifting while stiffening the penalty. “When there’s a large volume of products going out of the store, it affects us all,” Gray said. “Our prices go up.”
The Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday to listen to retailers on the issue of store thefts.
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Wackenhut announces Officer of the Year Award www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., May 2 2009 /PRNewswire/ — United States Air Force Veteran Jason Frank is being honored as G4S Wackenhut’s Security Officer of The Year 2009, credited with saving a man’s life, and helping apprehend the alleged assailant, while on duty at a Miami-Dade Tri-Rail Station.
“The Security Officer of The Year Award honors a Certified Protection Officer(TM) (CPO) who goes above and beyond the call of duty,” according to Dr. Mike Goodboe, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for GWackenhut. “Officer Jason Frank performed a heroic and spectacular act while serving the public, right here in South Florida.”
In June 2008, while on duty at the Hialeah Tri-Rail Station, CPO Jason Frank saw an individual running towards him, holding his chest and stomach, bleeding profusely. He had apparently been stabbed. At the same time, Frank witnessed another individual running away from the scene. Because of the combination of his military background, and Wackenhut training, CPO Frank knew exactly what to do. He immediately applied pressure to the wound, protecting the man’s exposed vital organs. At the same time, the Officer aided police by giving them a clear description of the alleged attacker, and directing them to the location where he was last seen. That individual was later arrested and charged with attempted murder. The stabbing victim has made a full recovery, thanks largely to the quick actions of CPO Frank.
“There isn’t anything more American than being recognized as ‘outstanding and exemplary’ when it comes to protecting our citizens,” says Goodboe. “It’s a hard job that often goes unnoticed, but not today.”
Frank has also been nominated for the prestigious John M. Russi Award of Excellence for his heroism and professionalism. The Annual Award recognizes outstanding service by a licensed Florida Security Officer. CPO Jason Frank is one of 35,000 G4S Wackenhut officers on duty, every day, across the nation. He is part of a workforce that strives endlessly to keep people and property safe. For the last 20 years, Certified Protection Officers(TM) have been on the job, protecting riders on Miami-Dade’s Metro Rail and Tri-Rail Transit Systems. Officer Frank exemplifies the company’s professionalism, and preparedness standards.
About G4S Wackenhut
G4S Wackenhut is the leading provider of security and security-related solutions in the U.S. With operations across the country, G4S Wackenhut has the expertise and the resources to meet its customers’ requirements for quality security, training, consulting and investigative services. G4S Wackenhut is the employer of choice to more than 38,000 men and women, many of whom have proudly served in the military or have had law enforcement careers.
“The Security Officer of The Year Award honors a Certified Protection Officer(TM) (CPO) who goes above and beyond the call of duty,” according to Dr. Mike Goodboe, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for GWackenhut. “Officer Jason Frank performed a heroic and spectacular act while serving the public, right here in South Florida.”
In June 2008, while on duty at the Hialeah Tri-Rail Station, CPO Jason Frank saw an individual running towards him, holding his chest and stomach, bleeding profusely. He had apparently been stabbed. At the same time, Frank witnessed another individual running away from the scene. Because of the combination of his military background, and Wackenhut training, CPO Frank knew exactly what to do. He immediately applied pressure to the wound, protecting the man’s exposed vital organs. At the same time, the Officer aided police by giving them a clear description of the alleged attacker, and directing them to the location where he was last seen. That individual was later arrested and charged with attempted murder. The stabbing victim has made a full recovery, thanks largely to the quick actions of CPO Frank.
“There isn’t anything more American than being recognized as ‘outstanding and exemplary’ when it comes to protecting our citizens,” says Goodboe. “It’s a hard job that often goes unnoticed, but not today.”
Frank has also been nominated for the prestigious John M. Russi Award of Excellence for his heroism and professionalism. The Annual Award recognizes outstanding service by a licensed Florida Security Officer. CPO Jason Frank is one of 35,000 G4S Wackenhut officers on duty, every day, across the nation. He is part of a workforce that strives endlessly to keep people and property safe. For the last 20 years, Certified Protection Officers(TM) have been on the job, protecting riders on Miami-Dade’s Metro Rail and Tri-Rail Transit Systems. Officer Frank exemplifies the company’s professionalism, and preparedness standards.
About G4S Wackenhut
G4S Wackenhut is the leading provider of security and security-related solutions in the U.S. With operations across the country, G4S Wackenhut has the expertise and the resources to meet its customers’ requirements for quality security, training, consulting and investigative services. G4S Wackenhut is the employer of choice to more than 38,000 men and women, many of whom have proudly served in the military or have had law enforcement careers.
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Police nab “the panty thief” www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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ALLIANCE, Ohio May 2 2009 — Alliance police have arrested a suspected “panty thief” believed to be involved in at least six different burglaries over the past two years.
Thomas Williams, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned at Alliance Municipal Court Friday afternoon on charges of receiving stolen property.
Investigators say Williams was targeting off-campus homes near Mount Union College. After executing a search warrant at his home on Federal Avenue, police confiscated hundreds of underwear, as well as bras, candles, lotions, perfume, jewelry, pictures and cameras.
“Our clothes were basically all over the floor. He went through pictures, all our personal belongings,” says Mount Union senior Brittany Watkins.
They also found a duffel bag with handcuffs, rope, duct tape and a stolen gun. The suspect is accused of writing sexually-explicit racist messages on the walls.
Police say the suspect lived with his parents just a few streets away from campus.
“The way the items were concealed in his bedroom, in his car, we have absolutely no reason to believe his parents knew anything,” says Detective David Bair.
Police believe Williams would break into the homes while students were away during breaks.
Investigators say more charges are likely to be filed.
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Student, school security guard arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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RIDGEFIELD CT May 2 2009 — Town police — with the help of their dog, Zeus — arrested two people at Ridgefield High School on drug charges April 24, including a school security guard.
While sniffing for drugs in the high school parking lot, Zeus called the officers’ attention to a vehicle owned by William Schulze of Brookfield.
According to a Ridgefield police report, “Schulze was employed as a security guard at the high school at the time of the incident.”
Schulze, 35, of Alexander Drive, is charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana and possession of marijuana on school property.
It is unclear whether he is still employed by the school district. Attempts to contact school officials were unsuccessful Friday evening.
Schulze was released from custody after he posted $200. He is due May 11 in Danbury Superior Court.
Zeus also alerted police to a vehicle containing marijuana. The vehicle was owned by a student.
The student’s identity is protected since he is a youthful offender. He was released on a written promise to appear in court May 8
While sniffing for drugs in the high school parking lot, Zeus called the officers’ attention to a vehicle owned by William Schulze of Brookfield.
According to a Ridgefield police report, “Schulze was employed as a security guard at the high school at the time of the incident.”
Schulze, 35, of Alexander Drive, is charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana and possession of marijuana on school property.
It is unclear whether he is still employed by the school district. Attempts to contact school officials were unsuccessful Friday evening.
Schulze was released from custody after he posted $200. He is due May 11 in Danbury Superior Court.
Zeus also alerted police to a vehicle containing marijuana. The vehicle was owned by a student.
The student’s identity is protected since he is a youthful offender. He was released on a written promise to appear in court May 8
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What happens to returned meat www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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COLUMBIA, SC May 2 2009 (WIS) – We sent a hidden camera into a handful of stores to see if returned meat was placed back on the shelf.
Stores are supposed to throw it away. Some grocery stores passed the test while others failed — breaking a critical violation.
The process is simple. We bought a package of meat. Outside the store, we marked the label so we could track it, then kept the meat in a cooler on ice. We then returned the meat to the store to see if it was thrown away or placed back on the shelf.
We documented everything using a hidden camera.
We randomly chose 16 grocery stores such as Publix, Kroger, Food Lion, Bi-Lo, Piggly Wiggly and others.
We spread out, hitting stores around Columbia and the Irmo-Ballentine area.
Out of 16 stores, half threw out the returned meat in front of us.
We even got an explanation at the Super Bi-Lo at Sandhills.
WIS News 10: “You have to throw it away?”
Employee: “Any meat that’s returned we have to throw away.”
No determination could be made what was done with the meat at four stores.
The meat at one store was kept on the service counter until we left 15 minutes later. As for the other four, our hidden camera found the returned meat back on the shelf.
We went to three Food Lions: Five Points in Columbia, Ballentine, and St. Andrews Road.
Our hidden camera found the returned meat back on the shelf at all three stores. The mark we made on the meat was found on all three packages.
In fact, our camera caught an employee in the act placing the returned meat back in the cooler.
Food Lion’s corporate office released a statement saying it is “appalled” and the actions of their employees are “unacceptable.”
Food Lion conducted its own investigation and says, “the associates who violated our policies are no longer employed at Food Lion.”
Earlier this year, our sister station in Myrtle Beach, WMBF News, conducted its own hidden camera investigation at grocery stores on the Grand Strand, including Food Lion.
They revealed some Food Lion stores there violated the returned meat guideline. Statements received by WMBF said they were going to take “aggressive action” to ensure it would never happen again.
WMBF also found Bi-Lo violating the returned meat guideline at some stores.
In our investigation, we went to three Bi-Lo stores.
Two out of three threw the meat away, but our camera caught the Bi-Lo in the Ballentine-Irmo area placing the meat back on the shelf.
In a statement, Bi-Lo’s CEO points out their return policy that says all fresh/perishable products should be destroyed.
After the story aired in Myrtle Beach, Bi-Lo reconfirmed the existing policy with employees and is now disappointed one of it’s workers violated the policy.
The worker has been disciplined. Even though that worker was punished, the stores in question cannot face disciplinary action or fines.
Why? Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Thom Berry says the stores cannot face these punishments because it’s only a “recommendation.”
“There is no law at the federal level or state level. However, there are guidelines which we strongly encourage grocery stores to follow,” said Berry.
Berry says the stores are strongly urged to follow the guidelines for good reason.
“Once that product leaves the store, who knows what’s happened to it,” said Berry. “No one can guarantee with a 100 percent assurance beyond a reasonable doubt what that product might have been tampered with.”
Laurie Aker works at Earthfare on Devine Street.
“Probably the number one thing that can happen is temperature. Meat can contract salmonella and e-coli very easily. These are two very dangerous bacterial diseases that can make you very sick,” said Aker.
Her store was one that left the meat on the service counter until we could determine what had happened to the meat.
She assures us the meat was thrown away. In fact, Earthfare has the same policy for all returned groceries. They’re all thrown out.
“After we check the product we immediately throw it out,” said Aker.
That’s something Berry likes to hear. Because he’d rather not see any grocery stores put the returned meat on the shelf, because he knows what can happen to that store.
“The greatest punishment that a store can get is word of mouth. Because that will do more than anything else to literally run a store out of business,” said Berry.
Every grocery store chain we spoke with has the same policy: all returned meat is thrown away.
Berry says the problem is corporate offices don’t stay on top of refresher courses to remind employees of their food safety guidelines.
Stores are supposed to throw it away. Some grocery stores passed the test while others failed — breaking a critical violation.
The process is simple. We bought a package of meat. Outside the store, we marked the label so we could track it, then kept the meat in a cooler on ice. We then returned the meat to the store to see if it was thrown away or placed back on the shelf.
We documented everything using a hidden camera.
We randomly chose 16 grocery stores such as Publix, Kroger, Food Lion, Bi-Lo, Piggly Wiggly and others.
We spread out, hitting stores around Columbia and the Irmo-Ballentine area.
Out of 16 stores, half threw out the returned meat in front of us.
We even got an explanation at the Super Bi-Lo at Sandhills.
WIS News 10: “You have to throw it away?”
Employee: “Any meat that’s returned we have to throw away.”
No determination could be made what was done with the meat at four stores.
The meat at one store was kept on the service counter until we left 15 minutes later. As for the other four, our hidden camera found the returned meat back on the shelf.
We went to three Food Lions: Five Points in Columbia, Ballentine, and St. Andrews Road.
Our hidden camera found the returned meat back on the shelf at all three stores. The mark we made on the meat was found on all three packages.
In fact, our camera caught an employee in the act placing the returned meat back in the cooler.
Food Lion’s corporate office released a statement saying it is “appalled” and the actions of their employees are “unacceptable.”
Food Lion conducted its own investigation and says, “the associates who violated our policies are no longer employed at Food Lion.”
Earlier this year, our sister station in Myrtle Beach, WMBF News, conducted its own hidden camera investigation at grocery stores on the Grand Strand, including Food Lion.
They revealed some Food Lion stores there violated the returned meat guideline. Statements received by WMBF said they were going to take “aggressive action” to ensure it would never happen again.
WMBF also found Bi-Lo violating the returned meat guideline at some stores.
In our investigation, we went to three Bi-Lo stores.
Two out of three threw the meat away, but our camera caught the Bi-Lo in the Ballentine-Irmo area placing the meat back on the shelf.
In a statement, Bi-Lo’s CEO points out their return policy that says all fresh/perishable products should be destroyed.
After the story aired in Myrtle Beach, Bi-Lo reconfirmed the existing policy with employees and is now disappointed one of it’s workers violated the policy.
The worker has been disciplined. Even though that worker was punished, the stores in question cannot face disciplinary action or fines.
Why? Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Thom Berry says the stores cannot face these punishments because it’s only a “recommendation.”
“There is no law at the federal level or state level. However, there are guidelines which we strongly encourage grocery stores to follow,” said Berry.
Berry says the stores are strongly urged to follow the guidelines for good reason.
“Once that product leaves the store, who knows what’s happened to it,” said Berry. “No one can guarantee with a 100 percent assurance beyond a reasonable doubt what that product might have been tampered with.”
Laurie Aker works at Earthfare on Devine Street.
“Probably the number one thing that can happen is temperature. Meat can contract salmonella and e-coli very easily. These are two very dangerous bacterial diseases that can make you very sick,” said Aker.
Her store was one that left the meat on the service counter until we could determine what had happened to the meat.
She assures us the meat was thrown away. In fact, Earthfare has the same policy for all returned groceries. They’re all thrown out.
“After we check the product we immediately throw it out,” said Aker.
That’s something Berry likes to hear. Because he’d rather not see any grocery stores put the returned meat on the shelf, because he knows what can happen to that store.
“The greatest punishment that a store can get is word of mouth. Because that will do more than anything else to literally run a store out of business,” said Berry.
Every grocery store chain we spoke with has the same policy: all returned meat is thrown away.
Berry says the problem is corporate offices don’t stay on top of refresher courses to remind employees of their food safety guidelines.
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Toledo lays off 75 police officers www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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Toledo OH May 2 2009
Seventy-five Toledo police officers turned in their badges and guns Friday as the city’s elected officials spent most of the day pointing fingers at each other in blame for the layoffs and the city’s budget crisis.
Mayor Carty Finkbeiner – who lowered the number of police layoffs from 150 – said it would be up to Toledo City Council to act swiftly and prevent another 75 officers, or more, from being laid off.
At the same time, a number of councilmen said the mayor shouldn’t count on approval of tax and fee increases to balance the city’s budget until he resolves the now seven-month-old fruitless and pugnacious negotiations with the city’s patrolmen’s union.
Mr. Finkbeiner’s strategy to balance a $21.3 million general fund deficit and keep the police layoffs at 75 includes several big assumptions.
But Councilman George Sarantou echoed the sentiments yesterday of others on council – stressing that the mayor has not done enough and probably is not going to get his way.
“We have at least 1,300 employees who get free health insurance and a top-of-the-line pension, and now the mayor expects us to tell Toledoans we are going to raise your taxes and charge you more for trash,” Mr. Sarantou said.
“That’s because the mayor can’t get these 1,300 to do what every other sector in America has done, and that’s give something back,” he said.
Police Chief Mike Navarre said the fewer layoffs would allow him to keep street officers on duty “at or near what it was prior to these layoffs,” which he could not have done if he had lost 150. The police department also will keep its gang task force and SWAT teams intact.
But frustrations over failed labor talks and Mr. Finkbeiner’s insistence that council increase the city’s trash fee and charge more income tax to Toledoans who work outside the city outshined the announcement that the police layoffs were cut in half.
“The mayor has failed at the bargaining table, refused to meet with City Council, and until recently even opposed my plan to create a $3.9 million reserve fund to stop police layoffs,” Councilman Joe McNamara said. “At a time of crisis when Toledo needs a Winston Churchill, we are instead stuck with Carty Finkbeiner.”
Mayor Finkbeiner said the 12 council members have had his budget-balancing plan for weeks and delayed action because they lacked political courage.
“An example is the fire service billing fee, which they approved at one meeting, then disapproved this week,” Mr. Finkbeiner said. “That will cost us $500,000 toward a balanced budget.”
He added: “The voters of Toledo elected our council to make tough decisions. No action by council only results in additional personnel reductions.”
Dan Wagner, president of the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association, suspected the mayor would lower the number of layoffs.
“We knew the 150 was being used as a bargaining ploy. It was too large a number,” Mr. Wagner said.
The union leader was reluctant to back the mayor’s call for a trash fee increase and the tax credit issue.
“It’s a double-edged sword,” Mr. Wagner said. “On the one hand, they are saving officers on the street, but at the same time, they will be scaring businesses and residents out of Toledo.”
Meanwhile, a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge issued a temporary restraining order yesterday to stop the city from laying off 20 police command officers.
Chief Navarre said the patrolmen’s ranks would absorb all of the 75 layoffs, at least until a May 14 arbitration over the dispute.
Judge Frederick McDonald sided with the Toledo Police Command Officers’ Association, which sought an injunction to delay layoffs until the matter could go to arbitration.
In his ruling, Judge McDonald said the city lacked proof of “exigent” financial circumstances that would justify laying off more than five or six command officers – the “10 percent reduction” specifically allowed to the city in its contract with the command officers’ association.
Councilman Tom Waniewski – who like others was pleased the number of laid-off officers was cut in half – said he wished the Finkbeiner administration already had reached an agreement with the TPPA.
“If we could just put down our pacifiers and let the two sides negotiate,” Mr. Waniewski said.
He said voting on the trash fee and tax credit would be difficult for him.
“This problem didn’t happen overnight,” Mr. Waniewski said. “We have overspent, we have overcompensated, and we have overestimated, and now we are asking taxpayers to throw us a lifeline. If I had to vote today, of course I would not vote for any increase in a tax or fee.”
Councilman Lindsay Webb also said she would not support the mayor’s plan until she sees concessionary contracts inked with the police force and the other city unions.
Councilman Frank Szollosi called for the resignation of Mayor Finkbeiner’s chief of staff, Robert Reinbolt, based on the failed series of talks over the past week, including a fact-finding meeting April 24 and a derailed tentative agreement reached Tuesday night.
“He failed the mayor, he failed the police department, he failed council and the community, and to re-establish trust and get negotiations back on track, I believe Bob Reinbolt should step down. The mayor needs to appoint someone who can sit down and start negotiations because negotiations are the only way we can get the concessions we need to reduce these layoffs,” Mr. Szollosi said.
After an hour-long meeting with the mayor, Mr. Szollosi said the mayor refused to fire his chief of staff.
Seventy-five Toledo police officers turned in their badges and guns Friday as the city’s elected officials spent most of the day pointing fingers at each other in blame for the layoffs and the city’s budget crisis.
Mayor Carty Finkbeiner – who lowered the number of police layoffs from 150 – said it would be up to Toledo City Council to act swiftly and prevent another 75 officers, or more, from being laid off.
At the same time, a number of councilmen said the mayor shouldn’t count on approval of tax and fee increases to balance the city’s budget until he resolves the now seven-month-old fruitless and pugnacious negotiations with the city’s patrolmen’s union.
Mr. Finkbeiner’s strategy to balance a $21.3 million general fund deficit and keep the police layoffs at 75 includes several big assumptions.
But Councilman George Sarantou echoed the sentiments yesterday of others on council – stressing that the mayor has not done enough and probably is not going to get his way.
“We have at least 1,300 employees who get free health insurance and a top-of-the-line pension, and now the mayor expects us to tell Toledoans we are going to raise your taxes and charge you more for trash,” Mr. Sarantou said.
“That’s because the mayor can’t get these 1,300 to do what every other sector in America has done, and that’s give something back,” he said.
Police Chief Mike Navarre said the fewer layoffs would allow him to keep street officers on duty “at or near what it was prior to these layoffs,” which he could not have done if he had lost 150. The police department also will keep its gang task force and SWAT teams intact.
But frustrations over failed labor talks and Mr. Finkbeiner’s insistence that council increase the city’s trash fee and charge more income tax to Toledoans who work outside the city outshined the announcement that the police layoffs were cut in half.
“The mayor has failed at the bargaining table, refused to meet with City Council, and until recently even opposed my plan to create a $3.9 million reserve fund to stop police layoffs,” Councilman Joe McNamara said. “At a time of crisis when Toledo needs a Winston Churchill, we are instead stuck with Carty Finkbeiner.”
Mayor Finkbeiner said the 12 council members have had his budget-balancing plan for weeks and delayed action because they lacked political courage.
“An example is the fire service billing fee, which they approved at one meeting, then disapproved this week,” Mr. Finkbeiner said. “That will cost us $500,000 toward a balanced budget.”
He added: “The voters of Toledo elected our council to make tough decisions. No action by council only results in additional personnel reductions.”
Dan Wagner, president of the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association, suspected the mayor would lower the number of layoffs.
“We knew the 150 was being used as a bargaining ploy. It was too large a number,” Mr. Wagner said.
The union leader was reluctant to back the mayor’s call for a trash fee increase and the tax credit issue.
“It’s a double-edged sword,” Mr. Wagner said. “On the one hand, they are saving officers on the street, but at the same time, they will be scaring businesses and residents out of Toledo.”
Meanwhile, a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge issued a temporary restraining order yesterday to stop the city from laying off 20 police command officers.
Chief Navarre said the patrolmen’s ranks would absorb all of the 75 layoffs, at least until a May 14 arbitration over the dispute.
Judge Frederick McDonald sided with the Toledo Police Command Officers’ Association, which sought an injunction to delay layoffs until the matter could go to arbitration.
In his ruling, Judge McDonald said the city lacked proof of “exigent” financial circumstances that would justify laying off more than five or six command officers – the “10 percent reduction” specifically allowed to the city in its contract with the command officers’ association.
Councilman Tom Waniewski – who like others was pleased the number of laid-off officers was cut in half – said he wished the Finkbeiner administration already had reached an agreement with the TPPA.
“If we could just put down our pacifiers and let the two sides negotiate,” Mr. Waniewski said.
He said voting on the trash fee and tax credit would be difficult for him.
“This problem didn’t happen overnight,” Mr. Waniewski said. “We have overspent, we have overcompensated, and we have overestimated, and now we are asking taxpayers to throw us a lifeline. If I had to vote today, of course I would not vote for any increase in a tax or fee.”
Councilman Lindsay Webb also said she would not support the mayor’s plan until she sees concessionary contracts inked with the police force and the other city unions.
Councilman Frank Szollosi called for the resignation of Mayor Finkbeiner’s chief of staff, Robert Reinbolt, based on the failed series of talks over the past week, including a fact-finding meeting April 24 and a derailed tentative agreement reached Tuesday night.
“He failed the mayor, he failed the police department, he failed council and the community, and to re-establish trust and get negotiations back on track, I believe Bob Reinbolt should step down. The mayor needs to appoint someone who can sit down and start negotiations because negotiations are the only way we can get the concessions we need to reduce these layoffs,” Mr. Szollosi said.
After an hour-long meeting with the mayor, Mr. Szollosi said the mayor refused to fire his chief of staff.
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May 2, 2009
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Maine Township Il. May 2 2009
A woman from unincorporated Maine Township was arrested this week after Chicago police found her driving an ambulance that had been reported stolen from outside Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
Estera Bulbucan, 25, of the 9100 block of North Lincoln Avenue, was charged with one felony count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and a misdemeanor count of damage to public property, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.
Park Ridge Police said security officers at Lutheran General reported that an ambulance belonging to a private ambulance company was left running near the emergency room entrance about 5 p.m. Monday, but when the paramedics returned about 45 minutes later, the vehicle was gone.
At about 6:50 p.m., after Park Ridge police broadcast the vehicle’s description and license plate number to a statewide police radio network, a security guard at Chicago’s Millennium Park observed a woman, later identified as Bulbucan, sitting in the driver’s seat of an ambulance at 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago police said. When the security guard approached, the woman allegedly drove off through the park, tearing up patches of grass.
Chicago police tactical officers were located nearby and Bulbucan was taken into custody. She was expected to appear in bond court Tuesday afternoon.
A woman from unincorporated Maine Township was arrested this week after Chicago police found her driving an ambulance that had been reported stolen from outside Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
Estera Bulbucan, 25, of the 9100 block of North Lincoln Avenue, was charged with one felony count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and a misdemeanor count of damage to public property, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.
Park Ridge Police said security officers at Lutheran General reported that an ambulance belonging to a private ambulance company was left running near the emergency room entrance about 5 p.m. Monday, but when the paramedics returned about 45 minutes later, the vehicle was gone.
At about 6:50 p.m., after Park Ridge police broadcast the vehicle’s description and license plate number to a statewide police radio network, a security guard at Chicago’s Millennium Park observed a woman, later identified as Bulbucan, sitting in the driver’s seat of an ambulance at 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago police said. When the security guard approached, the woman allegedly drove off through the park, tearing up patches of grass.
Chicago police tactical officers were located nearby and Bulbucan was taken into custody. She was expected to appear in bond court Tuesday afternoon.
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Louisville power attorney commits suicide at casino www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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Louisville KY May 2 2009
louisvillecourier As one of Louisville’s leading real-estate attorneys, Hank Diamond closed some of the biggest deals in town, fellow lawyers say — and he had the Range Rover, Lexus and $520,000 Tudor-style home in Mockingbird Valley to prove it.
He was strict with his clients, his peers say, meticulously requiring them to hew to the law and cross every “t.”
But Harry B. Diamond, 63, was allegedly less than meticulous in his personal life: He failed to pay his federal taxes for 10 years, according to court records, and on April 6, a federal grand jury indicted him on eight counts of willfully filing false returns.
Eleven days later, Diamond — then a fugitive wanted for arrest — shot himself in the head in the parking garage of the Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, Miss.
Police spokesman James Griffin said a security guard had approached Diamond, thinking he might need help, but backed away as Diamond drew his gun and then shot himself. He died the next day at a Gulfport hospital; his death was ruled a suicide.
He was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court four days after he shot himself.
“We had a warrant and couldn’t find him,” said prosecutor Phil Chance, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Louisville. “His death came as kind of a shock to us.”
The news also stunned friends and former clients.
“It is sad because he was there for a lot of people but didn’t feel comfortable reaching out to other people to help him,” said Chester Musselman, president of Musselman Hotels, which relied on Diamond for 10 years to close deals and loans.
Another client, Gus Goldsmith, who owns Action Loan Co. and other businesses, called Diamond the most brilliant closing attorney in Louisville — a man who could have come back from the criminal allegations and financial woes.
“He was a very smart individual who wasted his life,” Goldsmith said.
‘He was an enigma’
As a lawyer and investor, Diamond helped organize more than 30 businesses, according to state records, including Deitrich’s and Allo Spiedo, restaurants on Frankfort Avenue that have since closed.
Friends say it is a mystery why Diamond was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; he owned no property there and didn’t like to gamble. Lori Hutzler Eckert, a casino spokeswoman, said he had stayed in its hotel but there is no record that he gambled. She said the security guard approached him because the garage, across the road from the casino, wasn’t in use and was supposed to be vacant.
Judy Prizant, owner of Karen, Of Course, an upscale woman’s clothier, described Diamond as her best friend and said she and her husband had him over for dinner on the Saturday night after he was indicted, and he never mentioned the charges. She said they played cards and Nintendo Wii.
“He was always up,” she said. “He was a funny, wonderful guy.”
Mark Mulloy, a real-estate lawyer who was on the other side of the table from Diamond in one of the big Musselman deals, said he was dumbfounded when he learned of the allegations against Diamond.
“He did an immaculate job in the (Musselman) deal — it was very clean,” Mulloy said. “He was an enigma.”
But Diamond’s financial and tax problems date back years.
In 2006, ruling on issues raised in his divorce from his wife of 35 years, the Kentucky Court of Appeals recounted in an opinion how he had run up debts totaling $2 million, including $1.6 million owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
The court also said he had squandered marital assets during a 14-year extramarital affair, and that he had forged his wife’s name to get mortgage loans.
But it denied Susan Diamond’s appeal to increase her $6,000 monthly maintenance allowance and to wipe out her portion of the loans, saying she enjoyed “an artificially high standard of living” made possible by the loan proceeds and her then-husband’s failure to pay taxes.
The court also rejected Hank Diamond’s appeal, in which he said his debts were so great he shouldn’t have to pay any maintenance or support for the couple’s only child, a daughter who is now in college.
Born in New York, Hank Diamond moved to Kentucky to attend the University of Louisville and its law school, from which he graduated in 1969.
He practiced until November for Borowitz & Goldsmith, a 15-member firm that promises on its Web site that its lawyers “demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics.”
Managing partner Max Goldsmith, who is Gus Goldsmith’s cousin, said Diamond resigned, but wouldn’t say if his departure was voluntary.
“Hank was a very valued member of our firm,” Goldsmith said, reading from a statement. “He was a brilliant lawyer, loved by his clients and friends, and our firm wishes to send our sincerest condolences to his family.”
The federal indictment against Diamond alleges that in 2004, he filed false returns for the years 1993 to 2000, resulting in underpayment of his taxes by $289,798. In 2000, for example, according to the indictment, he owed taxes of $65,000 and paid $69.
Each of the eight counts was punishable by up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Chance said his office will file a motion to dismiss the charges as soon as it gets documentation of Diamond’s death.
Mulloy, who previously represented Susan Diamond in her divorce, said “the whole damn thing is massively tragic. He has a delightful daughter who now doesn’t have a father.”
Diamond’s father, Dr. Bernard Diamond, 90, a retired physician who trained at U of L and now lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., said in a phone interview that his son never confided any of his problems.
He said he was heartbroken by the death, as is Prizant.
“If you knew Hank Diamond, you would love him,” she said. “He was the best.”
louisvillecourier As one of Louisville’s leading real-estate attorneys, Hank Diamond closed some of the biggest deals in town, fellow lawyers say — and he had the Range Rover, Lexus and $520,000 Tudor-style home in Mockingbird Valley to prove it.
He was strict with his clients, his peers say, meticulously requiring them to hew to the law and cross every “t.”
But Harry B. Diamond, 63, was allegedly less than meticulous in his personal life: He failed to pay his federal taxes for 10 years, according to court records, and on April 6, a federal grand jury indicted him on eight counts of willfully filing false returns.
Eleven days later, Diamond — then a fugitive wanted for arrest — shot himself in the head in the parking garage of the Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, Miss.
Police spokesman James Griffin said a security guard had approached Diamond, thinking he might need help, but backed away as Diamond drew his gun and then shot himself. He died the next day at a Gulfport hospital; his death was ruled a suicide.
He was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court four days after he shot himself.
“We had a warrant and couldn’t find him,” said prosecutor Phil Chance, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Louisville. “His death came as kind of a shock to us.”
The news also stunned friends and former clients.
“It is sad because he was there for a lot of people but didn’t feel comfortable reaching out to other people to help him,” said Chester Musselman, president of Musselman Hotels, which relied on Diamond for 10 years to close deals and loans.
Another client, Gus Goldsmith, who owns Action Loan Co. and other businesses, called Diamond the most brilliant closing attorney in Louisville — a man who could have come back from the criminal allegations and financial woes.
“He was a very smart individual who wasted his life,” Goldsmith said.
‘He was an enigma’
As a lawyer and investor, Diamond helped organize more than 30 businesses, according to state records, including Deitrich’s and Allo Spiedo, restaurants on Frankfort Avenue that have since closed.
Friends say it is a mystery why Diamond was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; he owned no property there and didn’t like to gamble. Lori Hutzler Eckert, a casino spokeswoman, said he had stayed in its hotel but there is no record that he gambled. She said the security guard approached him because the garage, across the road from the casino, wasn’t in use and was supposed to be vacant.
Judy Prizant, owner of Karen, Of Course, an upscale woman’s clothier, described Diamond as her best friend and said she and her husband had him over for dinner on the Saturday night after he was indicted, and he never mentioned the charges. She said they played cards and Nintendo Wii.
“He was always up,” she said. “He was a funny, wonderful guy.”
Mark Mulloy, a real-estate lawyer who was on the other side of the table from Diamond in one of the big Musselman deals, said he was dumbfounded when he learned of the allegations against Diamond.
“He did an immaculate job in the (Musselman) deal — it was very clean,” Mulloy said. “He was an enigma.”
But Diamond’s financial and tax problems date back years.
In 2006, ruling on issues raised in his divorce from his wife of 35 years, the Kentucky Court of Appeals recounted in an opinion how he had run up debts totaling $2 million, including $1.6 million owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
The court also said he had squandered marital assets during a 14-year extramarital affair, and that he had forged his wife’s name to get mortgage loans.
But it denied Susan Diamond’s appeal to increase her $6,000 monthly maintenance allowance and to wipe out her portion of the loans, saying she enjoyed “an artificially high standard of living” made possible by the loan proceeds and her then-husband’s failure to pay taxes.
The court also rejected Hank Diamond’s appeal, in which he said his debts were so great he shouldn’t have to pay any maintenance or support for the couple’s only child, a daughter who is now in college.
Born in New York, Hank Diamond moved to Kentucky to attend the University of Louisville and its law school, from which he graduated in 1969.
He practiced until November for Borowitz & Goldsmith, a 15-member firm that promises on its Web site that its lawyers “demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics.”
Managing partner Max Goldsmith, who is Gus Goldsmith’s cousin, said Diamond resigned, but wouldn’t say if his departure was voluntary.
“Hank was a very valued member of our firm,” Goldsmith said, reading from a statement. “He was a brilliant lawyer, loved by his clients and friends, and our firm wishes to send our sincerest condolences to his family.”
The federal indictment against Diamond alleges that in 2004, he filed false returns for the years 1993 to 2000, resulting in underpayment of his taxes by $289,798. In 2000, for example, according to the indictment, he owed taxes of $65,000 and paid $69.
Each of the eight counts was punishable by up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Chance said his office will file a motion to dismiss the charges as soon as it gets documentation of Diamond’s death.
Mulloy, who previously represented Susan Diamond in her divorce, said “the whole damn thing is massively tragic. He has a delightful daughter who now doesn’t have a father.”
Diamond’s father, Dr. Bernard Diamond, 90, a retired physician who trained at U of L and now lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., said in a phone interview that his son never confided any of his problems.
He said he was heartbroken by the death, as is Prizant.
“If you knew Hank Diamond, you would love him,” she said. “He was the best.”
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Nurse saves coach with CPR and then dies www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. May 2 2009– A school nurse likely saved the life of a softball coach suffering from a heart attack just moments before collapsing herself. She later died.
Eileen Bowden, 59, gave John Rahbar CPR minutes after he collapsed with no pulse while collecting foul balls following a team practice, San Francisco television station KTVU reported.
Bowden’s actions kept Rahbar alive until paramedics arrived, but then suddenly fell to the ground.
“After that, Ms. Bowden kind of got up, in just a brief moment, she fell down and seemed to need medical assistance,” Santa Clara School District spokeswoman Tabitha Kappler-Hurley said. “She was taken to Valley Medical Center and unfortunately died en route.”
Bowden rotated between five schools in the district, spending one day a week on each campus. She was also a police officer with the Santa Clara Police Department.
Bowden lived in Half Moon Bay and leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter. Officials said Bowden was extremely dedicated to the school community.
Rahbar’s wife said he suffered a heart attack. He’s expected to be released from the hospital in a few days. Rahbar’s wife expressed deep gratitude to the nurse for her actions and sympathy towards her family. She said she believes her husband might not have survived if not for Bowden’s aid.
It is still unclear what caused Bowden’s death.
Eileen Bowden, 59, gave John Rahbar CPR minutes after he collapsed with no pulse while collecting foul balls following a team practice, San Francisco television station KTVU reported.
Bowden’s actions kept Rahbar alive until paramedics arrived, but then suddenly fell to the ground.
“After that, Ms. Bowden kind of got up, in just a brief moment, she fell down and seemed to need medical assistance,” Santa Clara School District spokeswoman Tabitha Kappler-Hurley said. “She was taken to Valley Medical Center and unfortunately died en route.”
Bowden rotated between five schools in the district, spending one day a week on each campus. She was also a police officer with the Santa Clara Police Department.
Bowden lived in Half Moon Bay and leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter. Officials said Bowden was extremely dedicated to the school community.
Rahbar’s wife said he suffered a heart attack. He’s expected to be released from the hospital in a few days. Rahbar’s wife expressed deep gratitude to the nurse for her actions and sympathy towards her family. She said she believes her husband might not have survived if not for Bowden’s aid.
It is still unclear what caused Bowden’s death.
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Tulsa security officer shot www.privateofficer.com
May 2, 2009
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TULSA, OK May 2 2009 NewsOn6.com
Tulsa Police officers say a security guard was shot Saturday while patrolling an apartment complex.
The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. at 38th and Garnett.
The security guard told police he was patrolling the complex when he saw a group of people spray painting a bridge. The guard confronted them and that’s when the group started to run away.
The guard says he was shot in the ankle while chasing them.
The guard says he fired back and shot one of them, but officers say no blood was found at the scene.
Police say the security guard went to a nearby QuikTrip after the shooting.
Tulsa Police officers are searching for the suspects.
Tulsa Police officers say a security guard was shot Saturday while patrolling an apartment complex.
The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. at 38th and Garnett.
The security guard told police he was patrolling the complex when he saw a group of people spray painting a bridge. The guard confronted them and that’s when the group started to run away.
The guard says he was shot in the ankle while chasing them.
The guard says he fired back and shot one of them, but officers say no blood was found at the scene.
Police say the security guard went to a nearby QuikTrip after the shooting.
Tulsa Police officers are searching for the suspects.
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