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OFFICER DOWN OHIO

Juvenile Corrections Officer
William Hesson
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Ohio
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Charges pending

Officer William Hesson died from injuries sustained during an altercation with a juvenile inmate at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility.

Charges are pending against the juvenile suspect.

Officer Hesson was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Ohio Department of Youth Services for approximately one year.

Agency Contact Information
Ohio Department of Youth Services
51 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: (614) 466-4314

Please contact the Ohio Department of Youth Services for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

OFFICER DOWN INDIANA

OFFICER DOWN
Patrol Detective Justin Mullis
French Lick Police Department
Indiana
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Justin Mullis was killed a motorcycle accident while providing a motorcycle escort for a funeral on Indiana 67 in Morgan County. Detective Mullis lost control of the department motorcycle and left the roadway.

Agency Contact Information
French Lick Police Department
8671 W Main Street
French Lick, IN 47432

Phone: (812) 936-9811

Please contact the French Lick Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

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Lancaster SC deputy dies in crash www.privateofficer.com

ROCK HILL, SC May 4 2009 A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy and another man have died in a wreck in Rock Hill.
Authorities say 40-year-old Lancaster County Sheriff’s Sgt. Stacey Roberts of Lancaster died in the wreck about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
York County Coroner Sabrina Gast says Roberts’ motorcycle struck a car on a city street.
The driver of the car, 22-year-old Jordan Smith of Columbia, also died in the wreck.
A passenger in Smith’s car was hospitalized but there was no word on the person’s condition.
Gast says Roberts was riding with a group of bikers when the wreck occurred. She says autopsies were planned Monday.
Rock Hill Police Lt. Brad Redfearn says a reconstruction team is investigating the crash.
The Herald of Rock Hill reported that Roberts had been with the sheriff’s office for nine years.

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Four charged in JC Penney thefts www.privateofficer.com

Buffalo NY May 4 2009
Four people were arrested Friday in connection with an apparent shoplifting incident at JC Penney’s at the Eastern Hills Mall, Erie County sheriff’s officials said.
Store security saw two women and a man allegedly take more than $2,000 worth of merchandise and flee the store without paying just before 1 p.m.
Ryan G. Brandt, 19, of Englewood Avenue, Town of Tonawanda, was apprehended a short time later in a nearby Pizza Hut. He was taken to the Erie County Holding Center, pending arraignment.
Later Friday, police arrested Crystal Brown, 17, and Michael H. Long, 20, of the same Englewood Avenue address along with Amber Mascio, 17, of Eggert Road, Buffalo. All were charged with grand larceny.
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Nine social service employees charged in starvation death www.privateofficer.com

PHILADELPHIA PA May 4 2009 – Nine employees of a social-services firm are charged in the wake of the starvation death of a disabled Philadelphia girl.
The federal indictment says MultiEthnic Behavioral Health social workers routinely failed to make home visits while managers forged documents before city audits.
Andrea Kelly pleaded guilty in state court this week to third-degree murder in the 2006 death of her daughter Danieal (Dan-YELL). But prosecutors say MultiEthnic is also culpable for doing little or no work to protect her and other needy children like her.
The now-defunct company took in $3.7 million over four years to provide in-home services. Danieal’s case worker and a company founder are also charged in state court with involuntary manslaughter.
Eight employees of a social service agency have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the City of Philadelphia and the federal government in a case linked to the starvation death of Danieal Kelly.
The indictment against the employees of MultiEthnic Behavioral Health, Inc. alleges they billed the city for services they falsely claimed they had provided.
The City’s Department of Human Services had hired MEBH to provide services for Danieal, and the firm’s failure to do so contributed to the death of 14-year-old cerebral palsey sufferer in 2006, U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said in a statement announcing the indictment.
The indictment contains 12 counts of wire fraud and six counts of health care fraud as well as single counts of conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation, providing a false statement to federal agents, and perjury.
Charged in the indictment are MEBH co-founders Mickal Kamuvaka, Solomon Manamela, Earle McNeill, and Manuelita Buenaflor; and emplpyees Julius Juma Murray, Miriam Coulibaly, Christiana Nimpson, and Sotheary Chan. A ninth worker, Patricia Burch, is charged with one count of perjury.
Danieal’s mother Andrea Kelly pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree murder charges in the girl’s death in exchange for a 20- to 40-year prison term.

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Violent week-end for private security officers www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA May 4 2009
By: Rick McCann
Private Officer News Network
Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting overnight in a North Philadelphia gentleman’s club.
Authorities tell Action News that the victim was inside a gentlemen’s club located at 2nd and West Cambria streets around 1:00 a.m. when the victim brandished a gun inside of the club.
A security guard working inside of the club pulled out a gun and shot the male.
According to police, the male was shot four to five times
The victim was taken to Temple Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Police have not yet identified the victim.
According to authorities, an arrest has been made.
Also this week-end showed a substantial rise in serious injuries to private security officers.
On Friday in the metro Omaha Nebraska area an armored car officer was first shot with a Taser and then shot with a semi-automatic weapon during a robbery.
He is listed in critical condition.
Also on Friday, a security officer on patrol in Madison Alabama was shot at an apartment copmlex when he went to investigate loud music coming from a vehicle. The suspects fled and the security officer is in good condition.
Another security officer was shot an apartment complex in Witchita KS. Police there said the security officer went to investigate suspicios people and was shot in the leg. The suspects are still wanted and the security officer is in stable condition.
A security guard at a roadhouse in Homeland California was shot in the face today when he responded to a disturbance in the parking lot, a sheriff’s sergeant said.
The shooting was reported about 1:20 a.m. Sunday, outside Casa Jimenez at 31199 state Route 74 in Homeland, between Perris and Hemet, said sheriff’s Sgt. Red Heard.
The security guard was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Authorities are looking for a black man in his 40s with two gray ponytails. He was wearing a black hat and a black leather jacket, Heard said.
The suspect’s weapon was described as a black semiautomatic handgun.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at (951) 210-1000.
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Chattanooga Wal-Mart shoplifters keep police busy www.privateofficer.com

Chattanooga TN May 4 2009 Police had a busy night at the Brainerd Wal-Mart shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Police responded to 490 Greenway View Drive after they received a call about a shoplifter fighting store employees, police spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary said.
When police arrived, loss prevention employees had Richard Harvard in custody. Mr. Harvard needed medical treatment after a fight with Wal-Mart employees, and police helped get an ambulance to transport him, Sgt. Weary said. Mr. Harvard was taken to Erlanger hospital and a warrant was obtained for his arrest on a charge of theft under $500, police said.
While sitting in the parking lot finishing paperwork, police saw a woman run out of the Wa-Mart to a waiting car.
When approached by police, the vehicle attempted to run over the officer, but he jumped out of the way. Police gave chase to the vehicle, which quickly was disabled when the driver, identified as Carol Barnes, lost control of it after a tire went flat, Sgt. Weary said.
The suspect and her teenage son both fled on foot after the vehicle became disabled, but they were apprehended after a brief foot pursuit.
Ms. Barnes was arrested and booked on charges of aggravated assault, theft under $500and reckless endangerment, Sgt. Weary said

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Security officer injured in violent robbery www.privateofficer.com

SOUTH BRUNSWICK NJ May 4 2009 — A man charged in the violent robbery of a Dayton warehouse security guard is being sought by police.
Dalord Dumas, 43, with known addresses in Trenton and Camden, was charged with robbery and aggravated assault in the attack that occurred at about 11:15 p.m. last Friday at the Home Depot warehouse on Docks Corner Road, police said.
During the incident, a female guard was punched and shocked with a Taser by two masked robbers who bound her wrists and stole her portable DVD player and purse, police said.
A subsequent police investigation led to a warrant being issued for Dumas’ arrest. Bail has been set at $250,000.
Anyone with information on Dumas’ whereabouts is asked to call South Brunswick Police at 732-329-4646.
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Nightclub keeps local police busy www.privateofficer.com

Hampton Bays NY May 4 2009
It was a wild night Sunday at the White House nightclub in Hampton Bays as Southampton Town Police made three arrests in the span of a just few hours there.
The most serious incident occurred after 4 a.m. when, according to police, Michael Kennedy, 35, of Jamesport was mistaken by others at the club as being among a group that had been fighting. He fled the club, but was pursued and as a group of patrons approached him, he pulled a loaded .45 caliber Glock from his car and pointed it at them, police said.
When a club security guard approached and identified himself, Mr. Kennedy put away his gun, police reports show.
Though Mr. Kennedy is the registered owner of the gun, he violated the conditions of his permit, which only allows him to take the gun to the shooting range, police said. Under such a permit, the owner may transport the gun to and from the range in his or her vehicle, but it must be secured and unloaded at the time. Police say Mr. Kennedy’s pistol was loaded during the incident.
Officers who were called to the scene arrested Mr. Kennedy and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and menacing in the second degree, both misdemeanors. Mr. Kennedy was taken into police custody and held for morning arraignment.
In an unrelated incident that occurred minutes before Mr. Kennedy’s arrest, a man punched a woman in the face inside of the club because she refused to dance with him, according to police.
Officers arrested Robert Simmons, 19, of Babylon inside of the club for punching his female victim in the face causing bleeding and substantial pain. Police said Mr. Simmons did not know the woman, but an altercation erupted between the two after Mr. Simmons asked the woman to dance.
Police said the woman did not seek medical treatment for her injuries.
Mr. Simmons was taken into police custody and held for arraignment. He was charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor.
A few hours earlier, around 1:47 a.m., police were called to the establishment when a nearby resident observed a man running on top of the nightclub’s roof trying to gain entry into the club by avoiding the barricades and fences.
Police arrested Tariq Rana, 18, of Coram and charged him with criminal trespass in the third degree, a misdemeanor. He was taken into police custody and held for arraignment.

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3 Arrested in Mrytle Beach shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Myrtle Beach SC Masy 4 2009
sunnews.com
Three women who attempted to steal more than $800 of clothes from Dillard’s at Coastal Grand mall are facing shoplifting charges.
Carmaeickca Horry, 32, of Conway, was arrested Saturday when a security officer saw her and two others selecting merchandise and concealing it in a shopping bag, according to a police report.
Tracy Alston, 40, of Conway, was questioned at the scene and released. But officers arrested her Sunday and charged her with shoplifting and resisting arrest.
A girl police believed to be a juvenile was also released after she and the girl’s mother told officers she was 16 years old. Officers learned the girl is 17 and were seeking arrest warrants on Sunday afternoon, police reported.
Alston is awaiting a bond hearing at the Myrtle Beach Jail. In February, Alston spent 16 days in jail after being charged with shoplifting-third offense and two other charges, according to online records at J. Reuben Long Detention Center

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Security officers accused of assault at shelter www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC May 4 2009
By: Brett Davis
Private Officer News Network
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Police are investigating an attack on a homeless person residing at a DC homeless shleter. Investigators are not releasing much information on the assault other than the victim was transported to a local hospital.
However D.C. Mayor Fenty issued the following statement in response to the alleged beating at the 801 East Shelter:
A resident of 801 East Shelter was taken to the hospital and released after being treated for bruises and contusions, allegedly received by two members of the security staff. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities for action.

“Any abuse or mistreatment of our homeless neighbors, particularly by someone within the District government will not be tolerated. My administration is conducting a thorough investigation, has suspended the licenses of these individuals and will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.”

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NC security officer stabbed at nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Greensboro, NC May 4 2009 — A security guard at a Greensboro club is recovering after being stabbed.
It happened at Club Menage on High Point Road just before 2:30 Sunday morning.
Police say the guard got into a fight with four people when someone hit him in the head with a glass bottle.
Police say he also had stab wounds in the sternum and abdomen.
He’s had surgery and doctors expect him to recover.
Police say his attackers got away in a white Lincoln Town Car and green Honda.
If you have any information on this case, call Greensboro Crimestoppers at 373-1000
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