OFFICER DOWN……LAS VEGAS www.privateofficer.com

OFFICER DOWN

Police Officer James Manor
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Nevada
End of Watch: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 7, 2009
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Officer James Manor was killed in a collision when a drunk driver turned in front of his patrol car. Officer Manor was responding to a domestic disturbance call when the other car turned in front of his patrol car on Flamingo Road.

Officer Manor had served with the agency for two years. He is survived by his child.

Agency Contact Information
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
400 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Phone: (702) 229-3394

Please contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

Missing 3 yr old found in National Forest www.privateofficer.com

ARCADIA, Mo.May 8 2009 (AP) — A 3-year-old boy was found in remarkably good condition Wednesday, 50 hours after he wandered away from his home and became lost in the rugged hills of Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest.
Joshua Childers slipped out of his family’s mobile home near Arcadia in rural southeast Missouri around 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Two full days and nights of searching proved increasingly frustrating until around 4 p.m. Wednesday, when search volunteer Donnie Halpin, walking along an all-terrain vehicle trail about three miles from the boy’s home, spied a couple of stray dogs sniffing at something.
Halpin, 57, told The Associated Press he looked on the ground of a hollow near a creek bottom and saw the boy lying there, facing the other way. Unsure of the boy was alive, Halpin said, “Hey, Bud.”
“He jumped right up and grinned at me,” Halpin said. “I said, ‘You ready to go home?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’”
The child was evaluated and listed in fair condition, first at Iron County Hospital and later at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Crystal City, where he was transferred because it has a larger pediatric unit. Ed Gast, CEO of Iron County Hospital, said Joshua’s parents issued a statement thanking everyone who helped in the search and asking for privacy.
Joshua was wearing a T-shirt, a pull-up diaper and sneakers when he wandered from his home Monday morning. Later that day, authorities found one of the sneakers near a pond.
By the time Halpin found him, Joshua was wearing only the shirt and one tennis shoe. He was also wet.
Halpin said he didn’t have any water but gave the child some candy, called 911 to let authorities know he had the boy, then took off his own shirt and wrapped the child in it and carried him about a half-mile to a house. A woman at the house fed Joshua, gave him milk and cleaned him up.
Joshua didn’t say much except that he was thirsty, Halpin said. But after two nights in the wet, chilly woods with little to wear, Halpin said the boy wasn’t crying or complaining.
“He hung on to me pretty tight,” Halpin said. “Outside of a few scratches, he was in really good shape.”
After the child was found, Madison County Sheriff David Lewis admitted searchers had been growing increasingly pessimistic. He figured that three days was about the limit for the boy’s survival in the wild without food and water.
“It’s a miracle,” Lewis said. “I’m so happy you can’t believe it.”
Hundreds of volunteers from as far away as St. Louis, 100 miles to the northeast, came to help in the search. So did professional search and rescue crews from dozens of agencies. The Missouri State Highway Patrol brought in planes. The state Water Patrol brought in divers and sonar. Dozens of dogs, horses, ATVs, even donkeys, scattered in the miles around the tiny home that sits along the wild, rocky terrain of the Mark Twain National Forest.
The area is home to bears, mountain lions, snakes. Three ponds sit within a couple of miles of the boy’s home, as do many creeks swollen by recent rains.
One of those rains came Tuesday night and Wednesday morning — so much that Halpin, a construction worker from nearby Fredericktown, was told to take the day off. So he showed up to volunteer. The search area was divided into grids. Halpin and seven others were assigned to a specific grid.
But after a few hours, Halpin became separated from the group. He was on his own, walking along the ATV trail, when he saw the dogs sniffing at the boy.
“I was just giggling, I was shaking,” Halpin said of his own reaction. “To see him in such good shape — it’s just amazing.”
The ordeal began innocently enough. The father works an overnight shift and was home sleeping Monday. The mother was watching the child and was briefly on the phone when the boy slipped out the back door.
The couple immediately realized the boy got out and searched the dense woods around their home for about 45 minutes before calling authorities, leading to the frantic search with the happy ending.
Halpin met the parents at the hospital. With twin granddaughters who just turned 4, he could empathize with what they had been through.
“They’re just happy, so happy to have their little boy back,” he said.

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TX deputy fired for abuse of power www.privateofficer.com

HOUSTON TX May 8 2009
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant has been fired — and it all boils down to $17 and a car wash, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.
Veteran Lt. Louis Guthrie has been accused of official oppression after an investigation into whether he overstepped his authority.
Mister Car Wash in Humble could be where Guthrie ended his 17-year career.
Attorney Earl Musick said his client was fired, accused of overstepping his authority at the car wash in July. Musick said the lieutenant has been accused of showing up at the car wash with a squad of deputies, shutting it down and taping it off after his wife called him to investigate a $17 theft from her car there.
The sheriff’s department said that violates their policy, and Guthrie abused his authority. Musick said Guthrie was upset about what they did to his wife.
“And then everyone there starts blowing off it’s just $17 — what’s the big deal?” Musick said.
It was a big deal to Guthrie’s wife. But now that his career is on the line, Musick said Guthrie realizes he overreacted and regrets his actions.
“I believe Louis is exactly that way. If he could do this over, he would do different,” Musick said. “This is about someone. He gave 17 years of experience to sheriff’s department, loves his job, was willing to work extra hours without pay.”
Guthrie has asked Sheriff Adrian Garcia to re-evaluate his termination and keep him on the force.
Some Harris County taxpayers said Guthrie’s actions were out of line, but the punishment he received didn’t fit.
“Not fired, but he did overreact. A loved one abused his power,”resident Paulette Swanson said.
“He should have gone down there as her husband, not as a cop. (It) wasn’t his place to get mad at them for what they did,” resident Alicia Derrickson said.

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Deputies win 75 million dollar lottery www.privateofficer.com

Marin County CA May 8 2009
Two cohabiting Marin County sheriff’s deputies are sporting ear-to-ear grins because they’re California’s newest multimillionaires.
Brian Cabaud, 31, and 24-year-old Anneliese Hansen, who goes by Liese, aren’t chasing crooks these days. They’re taking some time off, contemplating what life will be like now that they are $75 million richer, thanks to the Mega Millions lottery.
“It’s very surreal,” Cabaud said as he and Hansen, in street clothes and flip-flops, met with reporters Tuesday at the California Lottery’s district office in Hayward.
Asked what the couple would do now, Cabaud said, “Think, really. It’s very new and overwhelming, and we just really haven’t had any time to make any decisions.”
Hansen said, “We’re still waiting for them to say, you know, ‘Joke’s on you.’ “
One thing they do know is that they’ll be going to Disneyland, which they haven’t visited since they were kids. They want to tackle the Space Mountain ride. And Hansen intends to trade in her 1996 Toyota Camry for a Volvo.
On a more serious note, Cabaud said he plans to donate money to the families of the four Oakland police officers who were shot and killed by a parolee on March 21.
Both Cabaud and Hansen are Marin County natives. He is a four-year veteran with the Sheriff’s Department who previously worked as a mechanic at General Motors dealerships and drove ambulances; she has been a deputy for 2 1/2 years. Cabaud won a department lifesaving medal for his May 2008 rescue of a 77-year-old woman who fell into a canal in Bel Marin Keys.
The couple said they have not discussed their future with Sheriff Robert Doyle. But Cabaud said, “We go to work, and we’re at work. We devote ourselves to work. And then when we get home, we’re off, and that’s our life, you know? And I don’t think that’s really going to change.”
Cabaud bought the couple’s ticket during his lunch break Friday at the Strawberry Chevron on Redwood Highway in Mill Valley. He was heading to work at the Marin City substation on Saturday when a co-worker asked him, “Where’s your ticket?”
Cabaud found it and realized he had the winning numbers: 9, 16, 24, 40, 43 and the mega number 35. He called Hansen, who was on patrol and thought he was joking.
The deputies live in a town outside Marin County, which they declined to name. Asked to specify their relationship, Hansen joked that Cabaud was her mechanic.
Hansen was working in the jail when she first spotted Cabaud. “He just had this goofy smile to him,” she said, “and I’ll never forget that day.”

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TN police officer charged with rape of child www.privateofficer.com

HOHENWALD, Tenn. May 8 2009
By: Rick McCann
Private Officer News Network
http://www.privateofficer.com/ - A Hohenwald police officer is off the job after being indicted on a charge of child rape.
Investigators said that 40-year-old officer Earl Taylor surrendered to authorities earlier this week, after the TBI conducted an investigation for almost a month.
Taylor was accused of forcible sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Investigators did not release who the teenager was or where the rape occurred.
Taylor is reportedly out of jail and has resigned his position as police officer.

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Police investigate dead body at Alabama Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Cullman AL May 8 2009
Cullman police have identified the woman whose body had been sitting in a parked vehicle for two days prior to its discovery Monday.
Sgt. Billy Handley of the Cullman Police Department identified the victim as Patricia Glasscock, 48 of Hanceville.
According to police reports, Glasscock’s body was discovered at approximately 3:30 p.m. in a brown, 1999 GMC pickup truck parked in the Wal-Mart Super Center parking lot by a local citizen.
“We believe she had been parked down there since early in the morning on May 2,” Handley said.
Handley said investigators would soon review the outside security video at Wal-Mart to possibly learn more details about Glasscock’s final hours.
Though the cause of Glasscock’s death has not yet been determined, Handley said investigators were not treating the incident as a homicide.
Cullman County Coroner Gary Murphree said the body would be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Capt. Jimmy Rodgers of the Hanceville Police Department said Glasscock’s family reported her missing Saturday. Glasscock was reportedly last seen on County Road 634 in Hanceville.
“She’d had some suicidal issues in the last couple of months and they (family) hadn’t spoken to her in the last couple of days prior to the report,” Rodgers said.
Family members did not know why she was at Wal-Mart.
“She wasn’t a Wal-Mart employee,” Rodgers said.

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Shoplifter leads Tampa area police on wild chase www.privateofficer.com

TAMPA, FL May 8 2009 — A suspected shoplifter is in custody after he led Hillsborough County Deputies on a wild chase along Interstate 75 and Interstate 4.

Investigators say it all started when a manager at a Wal-Mart on East Brandon Boulevard confronted Andro Rodriguez Rosado about a videogame he allegedly stole. Rosado stabbed the manager in the hand with a knife, then took off in his car.

Deputies spotted Rosado at State Road 60 and Grand Regency Plaza Boulevard and started chasing him when he would not stop.

The chase went on for several minutes. At one point, Rosado’s car went airborne after hitting a pickup that was blocking the entrance ramp to Interstate 75.

Rosado continued driving away from deputies until his car ran out of gas, and he got out and started walking away.

Deputies took Rosado into custody without incident.

Numerous felony charges against him are pending.

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Security officer nabs robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Hilo HI May 8 2009
By: Brett Davis
Private Officer News Network
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The Hawai’i Police Department is investigating a reported robbery that occurred early Thursday (May 7) in Hilo.
Officers were called at 2:24 a.m. to a hotel on Banyan Drive by security officers regarding a robbery that was in progress. While en route, officers received additional information about an assault at the same location.
Police arrived and quickly determined that a 17-year-old boy allegedly took an undisclosed amount of cash and attempted to flee on foot. He was restrained by security officers and the victim, a 51-year-old man, who sustained minor injuries from the assault.
The juvenile was taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of robbery. Detectives from the Juvenile Aid Section are continuing the investigation.

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Songwriter arrested with gun at CT. casino www.privateofficer.com

Norwich CT May 8 2009
By: Brett Davis
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Country music songwriter Matthew Humphreys was arrested Tuesday night after hotel security and state police said they found a sawed-off shotgun in his hotel room at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
Police said they were notified of the possible weapon and went to Humphreys room where officers said the gun was found disassembled and ammunition for it was found in Humphreys’ truck in the MGM Grand garage by state police casino unit detectives.
Humphreys, 47, of Atlanta was charged with possession of a sawed-off shotgun and breach of peace. His arraignment Wednesday was postponed because of a medical condition, police said. Bond was set at $100,000.

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Possible suicide attempt at TX hospital www.privateofficer.com

Bend TX May 8 2009
Wednesday Deputies of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land to a Shooting that just occurred in the Emergency Room.
According to the report, when Fort Bend Deputies arrived the Hospital Security Guard handed over a small single shot hand gun, the weapon James Derek Adair, 46, of Richmond, apparently used to shoot himself.
Adair is reported to have brought food to his family while they were waiting for his wife to be discharged from the hospital. Shortly thereafter, hospital personnel heard a gunshot in room. When they entered the room Adair was found lying on the floor suffering of a gunshot wound to his head.
Adair was treated for his injuries and taken to Ben Taub Hospital later last night where he is currently on life-support.
This incident is still an active and on-going investigation and you will be notified of any updates.

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Alaska police use Taser to control naked man www.privateofficer.com

Juneau AK May 8 2009
An unidentified naked man was subdued with a Taser by a Juneau police officer on Wednesday morning after running around downtown incoherently and resisting arrest.
Sgt. Steve Hernandez said the Juneau Police Department received a report around 10 a.m. on Wednesday about a slim, white male in his late 20s or early 30s running naked near the city cruise ship dock downtown.
Police were unable to identify the man on Wednesday.
“He was completely naked,” Hernandez said. “Completely meaning no shoes neither, and the weather being the way it was … that kind of perked our ears up even further due to the fact that we’re dealing with an individual who is acting very irrationally and also because of the hypothermia considerations.”
Hernandez said a Docks and Harbors security guard tried to talk to the man near the security barrier set up around a recently docked cruise ship, but the man was incoherent and all alone. It didn’t appear to be a prank at that point, which would have been considered criminal lewdness, he said.
“So that kind of further got us (thinking) maybe we’re dealing with drugs or a mental health issue here,” Hernandez said.
A patrol officer responding from the police substation at City Hall saw the subject running toward him down Shattuck Way in the direction of Ferry Way and commanded the man stop, Hernandez said.
“The individual, as he got closer to the officer, kept running, didn’t voice any type of words, let alone any type of acknowledgment that the officer was there,” he said. “The officer tried to get a hold of the individual by the arm. The subject actually responded to that by aggressively pulling away and continued to run past.”
The officer continued to voice commands to stop, which the man ignored, so the officer attempted to apprehend him, Hernandez said.
“The individual was pulling further away, so the officer deployed a Taser, which actually the probes did impact with the individual’s back and the individual then succumbed to the Taser and he was placed in handcuffs from that point,” he said.
Once in custody the man was transferred to Bartlett Regional Hospital for medical evaluation.
Police plan to charge the man with a misdemeanor for interfering with an officer, but first they must determine who he is.
“I don’t want to make light of it or be comical, but the guy had nothing on him that would have any ID,” Hernandez said. “I didn’t recognize the guy.”
The man was probably not trying to pull off a prank in front of tourists, he said.
“My thing would be either this guy has some kind of acute mental situation, or whether it’s accentuated by drug ingestion, it’s just one of the two because this particular behavior was so outlandish,” Hernandez said. “No words came out of the guy.”

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Mass. police officer arrested in drug sting www.privateofficer.com

WORCESTER MA May 8 2009
telegram.com — Officer Carlos L. Burgos walked into the police station yesterday morning ready to patrol the streets. Instead, he found himself confronted by colleagues.

The 15-year veteran was handcuffed and arrested for alleged involvement in marijuana distribution.

Seventeen people, the officer among them, were indicted in federal court and charged in Central District Court in a wide-ranging drug investigation that began late last year.

Exact allegations against Officer Burgos were not contained in documents on file in U.S. District Court in Worcester.

A press release from the U.S. attorney’s office said wiretaps of one defendant — Rolando Ramos — revealed “crucial details of the cocaine and marijuana conspiracies involving the defendants.”

“Through the wiretap it was revealed he (Officer Burgos) was involved,” said Capt. Paul B. Saucier, commander of the vice squad and gang unit. He declined to discuss the officer’s alleged role in the marijuana distribution.

Multiple search warrants were used in and around Worcester. Investigators seized more than a kilogram of cocaine, several quantities of marijuana, a firearm and cash.

Twelve people were arrested yesterday and face either state or federal charges. Five others were arrested March 24 and 25, and all face federal drug charges.

Wearing his police uniform pants and boots — his uniform shirt was replaced by a plain, short-sleeved shirt — Officer Burgos sat in federal court yesterday as few details of the federal indictment were discussed in open court.

The 39-year-old officer, who lives on Whitmarsh Avenue, was indicted on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana. He was placed on unpaid administrative leave by the Police Department and is expected to be arraigned next week.

Chief Gary J. Gemme said the officer’s firearms license has been revoked, his police badge secured, and all other weapons at his home taken into custody. He was one of six people released after appearing in federal court yesterday.

Officer Burgos was ordered to follow conditions including that he not possess a weapon, report to probation and find employment. Chief Gemme said the longtime officer is prohibited from entering the police station.

“Officer Burgos has been a member of the Worcester Police Department for 15 years,” his lawyer, Keith T. Higgins, said. “He is extremely shocked about these charges and looks forward to clearing his name. At this time I haven’t been shown any evidence showing Officer Burgos violated any laws.”

Police officials declined to specifically discuss the allegations against Officer Burgos, citing the federal case.

Chief Gemme did state, “Anytime a police officer is involved in this type of illegal conspiracy to violate the drug laws, their knowledge of law enforcement and police officers creates a dangerous environment for officers involved in this investigation.”

Again, without discussing Officer Burgos directly, Chief Gemme said the identities of vice squad officers were revealed to alleged members of the drug distribution ring.

When asked if there was a concern that others involved in illegal activities were given that information, the chief responded, “When you have a police officer that violates their oath of office and tarnishes their badge, there is always a concern that information is going to move beyond the circle of conspirators that they are involved in.”

Once Officer Burgos was identified as allegedly being involved in marijuana distribution, investigators — who included Worcester officers — told Chief Gemme.

The allegations are that he was involved in drug distribution from January through March. Officer Burgos was out briefly with an injury during that time, but was working as the investigation continued. Chief Gemme said his movements were closely followed and at no time was the public in danger.

“We had a police officer involved in an illegal activity and his behavior does not reflect on the hardworking men and women of the Worcester Police Department,” the chief said. “In fact, it was the men and women of the Worcester Police Department who brought this to the attention of the police administration and ensured Carlos Burgos would be held accountable for his actions, which led to this indictment.”

The multi-agency investigation involved Worcester police vice squad and gang unit and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s High-Intensity Drug Task Force in Worcester, which includes state police, federal agencies and Worcester police. The Worcester district attorney’s office was also involved.

Chief Gemme said the collaborative work by law enforcement should not be overshadowed by the arrest of Officer Burgos. He noted several other people allegedly involved in dealing marijuana or cocaine were swept off the streets of Worcester during this investigation.

Arrested yesterday and charged in federal court were: Carlos Villanueva, 32, and Jesus Gomez, 28, both of Worcester, each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine; Christian Guzman, 32, of 119 Haverhill St., Lawrence; Christopher Colon, 31, of Worcester; and Juan Luis Benito, 29, of 240 Constitution Ave., Worcester, each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana.

Arrested yesterday and charged in Central District Court with conspiracy to violate drug laws were: Luis Rosado, 49, of 107 Beaconsfield Road, Worcester; Rufino Vega, 64, of 30 Wellington St., Worcester; Donald Foi, 18, of 92 Pleasant St., Leicester; Nancy Gonzalez, 32, of 104-1/2 Rodney St., Worcester; Joseph O’Grady, 31, of 509 Plantation St., Worcester; and Rubin Vera, 33, of 14 Oread St., Worcester.

Arrested March 24 and 25 and charged in federal court were: Rolando Ramos, 48, of 248 Auburn St., Leicester, and Giovanni Anaya, 31, of 1 Lafayette St., Worcester, each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and marijuana; Hiram Gonzalez, 40, of Worcester, and Keila Anaya, 29, of 132 Country Club Blvd., Apt. 801, Worcester, each charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine; and Lennin Anaya, 30, of 1 Lafayette St., Worcester, charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana.

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