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5 Louisiana fishermen killed in boating accident
May 21, 2009
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Houma LA May 21 2009
By: Rick McCann
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Five fishermen who had entered
the Houma Oilman’s Invitational Fishing Tournament which starts tomorrow are dead.
The small town of LaPlace is dealing with the big loss after a boating accident killed the five people and left one survivor in critical condition. The accident happened near the Blind River Bar in St. John Parish.
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Captain Samuel Martin say that the five men who were in town for the fishing tournament died when their 24-foot aluminum boat ran under one end of a barge.Investigators say that the boat hit the barge late Wednesday but wasn’t discovered until Thursday morning.
Martin says all bodies have been recovered, and investigators are working to notify the men’s families. He did not know whether they were local.
It happened about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans on the Falgout Canal between Theriot and Dulac. The barge was being used to stablilize the bank.
Ernie Bennett, who is on the board of the Houma Oilman’s Invitational Fishing Tournament, has confirmed that the men were entered in the tournament but would not release their names.
Shoplifter throws baby at security agents www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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MEMPHIS, TN May 21 2009 (WMC-TV) – A shoplifting suspect is on the run after throwing a baby at a security guard during an escape attempt.
The incident happened early Wednesday afternoon at Wal-Mart on Austin Peay in Raleigh, where police say the two-month-old baby’s aunt was caught shoplifting inside the store.
While attempting to escape a security guard, the aunt swung the baby – still inside a carrier – at the guard before the baby fell to the concrete floor.
A good Samaritan tried to help the baby and was assaulted in the same manner.
The aunt ran out of the store and got away in a blue Ford Escort, leaving the baby and his mother, who was in the bathroom the whole time.
Child abuse investigators are at the hospital interviewing the baby’s mother as they try to track down the aunt. Along with shoplifting, she could face assault charges as well.
Officials said neither the loss prevention officer nor the good Samaritan were seriously injured, and the baby is expected to be okay.
All requests for comment from Wal-Mart management were referred to the retailers corporate office.
The incident happened early Wednesday afternoon at Wal-Mart on Austin Peay in Raleigh, where police say the two-month-old baby’s aunt was caught shoplifting inside the store.
While attempting to escape a security guard, the aunt swung the baby – still inside a carrier – at the guard before the baby fell to the concrete floor.
A good Samaritan tried to help the baby and was assaulted in the same manner.
The aunt ran out of the store and got away in a blue Ford Escort, leaving the baby and his mother, who was in the bathroom the whole time.
Child abuse investigators are at the hospital interviewing the baby’s mother as they try to track down the aunt. Along with shoplifting, she could face assault charges as well.
Officials said neither the loss prevention officer nor the good Samaritan were seriously injured, and the baby is expected to be okay.
All requests for comment from Wal-Mart management were referred to the retailers corporate office.
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Mother and daughter charged in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Reno NV May 21 2009
Reno police arrested a mother-daughter shoplifting team who said they were stealing from stores because they were broke, and learned how to do it from the men in their lives.
Melissa Longo, 33, and her mother Marie Valderrama, 54, were booked Saturday into the Washoe County Jail on burglary and grand theft charges related to shoplifting sprees at Wal-Mart and Ross Dress for Less.
Longo’s father, James Longo, is a convicted habitual criminal serving a life prison term for burglary offenses committed in Washoe County, records show.
The pair live together in a Sparks motel, and were arrested after members of the Crime Suppression Team watched them steal from local merchants the last few days, police said.
According to a police report, the women possessed an organizer that contained sales receipts from numerous stores that could be used to return stolen property for refunds or store credit. They also had a shopping list of merchandise to allegedly steal. Several empty bags from local stores were also found in their car.
Valderrama, who has a criminal history dating back to 1977 of burglary and theft arrests, told officers she stole because she needed money, and had not worked for about one year. She said her $205 per week unemployment check was spent renting their motel room. Before Saturday’s arrest, she had been arrested May 7 for petty larceny. Men in both women’s lives, she said, taught them how to steal for money.
Longo, police said, told them she was stealing because she didn’t have any money and was struggling to pay her bills.
Saturday, Longo twice entered a South Reno Wal-Mart and walked out the doors with a full cart of merchandise without paying, police said. One of the items was a carpet cleaning vacuum. She said she had planned to have her mother buy the vacuum. She would then use her receipt and pick up another vacuum off the shelf and demand a refund.
Longo told police she was going to sell the vacuum for $50 on the street. Other items she allegedly stole from the store were razor blades, cases of Red Bull, shaving cream, dog food and other toiletries. At a Ross store last week, the women are accused of hiding stolen clothing in large hand bags after entering a fitting room. Police said the stolen merchandise was recovered.
Court records show that Longo has an extensive history in Washoe District Court with family violence and restraining orders involving several men.
In 2000, Valderrama and her husband, Don, were arrested after police said they drove away after their 90-pound Rottweiler attacked a 6-year-old Sparks neighbor.
The dog, later euthanized, had escaped from their yard when the incident happened. They were accused of letting the dog back inside their home and then driving away.
Reno police arrested a mother-daughter shoplifting team who said they were stealing from stores because they were broke, and learned how to do it from the men in their lives.
Melissa Longo, 33, and her mother Marie Valderrama, 54, were booked Saturday into the Washoe County Jail on burglary and grand theft charges related to shoplifting sprees at Wal-Mart and Ross Dress for Less.
Longo’s father, James Longo, is a convicted habitual criminal serving a life prison term for burglary offenses committed in Washoe County, records show.
The pair live together in a Sparks motel, and were arrested after members of the Crime Suppression Team watched them steal from local merchants the last few days, police said.
According to a police report, the women possessed an organizer that contained sales receipts from numerous stores that could be used to return stolen property for refunds or store credit. They also had a shopping list of merchandise to allegedly steal. Several empty bags from local stores were also found in their car.
Valderrama, who has a criminal history dating back to 1977 of burglary and theft arrests, told officers she stole because she needed money, and had not worked for about one year. She said her $205 per week unemployment check was spent renting their motel room. Before Saturday’s arrest, she had been arrested May 7 for petty larceny. Men in both women’s lives, she said, taught them how to steal for money.
Longo, police said, told them she was stealing because she didn’t have any money and was struggling to pay her bills.
Saturday, Longo twice entered a South Reno Wal-Mart and walked out the doors with a full cart of merchandise without paying, police said. One of the items was a carpet cleaning vacuum. She said she had planned to have her mother buy the vacuum. She would then use her receipt and pick up another vacuum off the shelf and demand a refund.
Longo told police she was going to sell the vacuum for $50 on the street. Other items she allegedly stole from the store were razor blades, cases of Red Bull, shaving cream, dog food and other toiletries. At a Ross store last week, the women are accused of hiding stolen clothing in large hand bags after entering a fitting room. Police said the stolen merchandise was recovered.
Court records show that Longo has an extensive history in Washoe District Court with family violence and restraining orders involving several men.
In 2000, Valderrama and her husband, Don, were arrested after police said they drove away after their 90-pound Rottweiler attacked a 6-year-old Sparks neighbor.
The dog, later euthanized, had escaped from their yard when the incident happened. They were accused of letting the dog back inside their home and then driving away.
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Georgia police bust stolen goods fencing operation www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Athens GA May 21 2009 By: Rick McCann
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Operators of convenience stores in one area of Georgia are out of business today after police busted them for doing more than selling cigarettes and beer. Police said that a number of store owners were involved in fensing stolen goods taken in burglaries and shopliftings.
About 100 officers from the Athens-Clarke and University of Georgia police departments, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Gwinnett County Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the Western Circuit District Attorney’s Office participated in the raids.
Police armed with search warrants raided stores and homes in Clarke, Oconee and Gwinnett counties about 9:30 a.m., arresting nine people and seizing stolen property, gambling machines and cash, Athens-Clarke police said. Police also said that several of the stores were operating illegal casinos in their back rooms.
The Athens police reported those arrested included; Asif Aman, 43, of Athens, Guatam “Tommy” Desai, 33, also of Athens, and Ashraf Nathani, 58, of Duluth.
Aman owns a BP station at 1925 W. Broad St. in Athens, and Oconee Food Mart, 8851 Macon Highway in Oconee County.
Desai owns Magnolia Convenience Store and First Chance Package, both at 4450 Atlanta Highway, and Nathani owns Stop & Shop, 645 Danielsville Road.
Ashraf Nathani was charged with commercial gambling and keeping a gambling place, as was Aman, but two of his Stop & Shop employees were arrested on fencing charges.
Police identified them as Tauvkir Hussain Momin, 29, and Barkatali Nathani, 60.
Officials charged three of Aman’s employees – Adnan Majeed, 24, Ashraf Ali, 47 and Muhammed Kahn, 41 – and an employee of Desai’s, 26-year-old Kimber Molina.
The suspects face a total of 40 criminal counts, and may be prosecuted federally, police said.
They were held without bond at the Clarke County Jail and face bond hearings this morning before an Athens-Clarke County Magistrate Court judge
Police chief Jack Lumpkin said that the investigation has been on-going for several months and started when several people were found with “shopping lists” in their possession.
The chief also said that the department had seen a spike in burglaries and thefts and investigators had been looking for a fencing operation for some time.
The Barrow and Walton county sheriff’s offices, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and others assisted, officials said
Operators of convenience stores in one area of Georgia are out of business today after police busted them for doing more than selling cigarettes and beer. Police said that a number of store owners were involved in fensing stolen goods taken in burglaries and shopliftings.
About 100 officers from the Athens-Clarke and University of Georgia police departments, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Gwinnett County Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the Western Circuit District Attorney’s Office participated in the raids.
Police armed with search warrants raided stores and homes in Clarke, Oconee and Gwinnett counties about 9:30 a.m., arresting nine people and seizing stolen property, gambling machines and cash, Athens-Clarke police said. Police also said that several of the stores were operating illegal casinos in their back rooms.
The Athens police reported those arrested included; Asif Aman, 43, of Athens, Guatam “Tommy” Desai, 33, also of Athens, and Ashraf Nathani, 58, of Duluth.
Aman owns a BP station at 1925 W. Broad St. in Athens, and Oconee Food Mart, 8851 Macon Highway in Oconee County.
Desai owns Magnolia Convenience Store and First Chance Package, both at 4450 Atlanta Highway, and Nathani owns Stop & Shop, 645 Danielsville Road.
Ashraf Nathani was charged with commercial gambling and keeping a gambling place, as was Aman, but two of his Stop & Shop employees were arrested on fencing charges.
Police identified them as Tauvkir Hussain Momin, 29, and Barkatali Nathani, 60.
Officials charged three of Aman’s employees – Adnan Majeed, 24, Ashraf Ali, 47 and Muhammed Kahn, 41 – and an employee of Desai’s, 26-year-old Kimber Molina.
The suspects face a total of 40 criminal counts, and may be prosecuted federally, police said.
They were held without bond at the Clarke County Jail and face bond hearings this morning before an Athens-Clarke County Magistrate Court judge
Police chief Jack Lumpkin said that the investigation has been on-going for several months and started when several people were found with “shopping lists” in their possession.
The chief also said that the department had seen a spike in burglaries and thefts and investigators had been looking for a fencing operation for some time.
The Barrow and Walton county sheriff’s offices, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and others assisted, officials said
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Philadelphia school crime at record level www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Philadelphia PA May 21 2009
Crime spiked in Philadelphia schools last year, hitting a record level.
Nearly 15,000 criminal incidents were reported in 2007-08, a 14 percent jump from the previous school year, according to an analysis by Philadelphia’s safe schools advocate obtained by The Inquirer.
The number of serious crimes, however, dropped by 7 percent, and district officials say all crime is down by 11 percent so far this school year.
No students were expelled last school year – even those who brought guns to school – and just 31 percent were transferred to alternative education placements.
That’s a violation of state law, the report said.
There is a silver lining, according to the document, which was written in February but has not been released.
Under Superintendent Arlene Ackerman this school year, the district has begun taking school crime more seriously and expelling its most violent students. And improved incident reporting means that officials have a better grip on the state of violence inside Philadelphia’s 281 public schools, said the state-appointed advocate, Jack Stollsteimer.
Ackerman, Stollsteimer wrote, has “reversed the district leadership’s previous indifferent attitude to the rising level of violence within the city’s public schools. That indeed is a great achievement, a starting point to making our schools safe havens for learning.”
James Golden, the district’s security chief, agreed that district discipline is improving.
“I think it owes, in part at least, to the new zero-tolerance policy, the number of expulsions, the stepped-up disciplinary measures that have been taken,” Golden said yesterday. “We know that the trend for us is positive.”
Overall misbehavior – which includes offenses ranging from weapons possession and fighting to vandalism and disorderly conduct – for last school year was not out of the ordinary, Golden said.
“We certainly want to reduce the level of violent incidents that we see; however, the numbers that we’re talking about are within the normal range of incident data that we’ve seen in the past four or five years,” he said.
So far this school year, the School Reform Commission has voted on 33 expulsions, mostly for aggravated assaults on teachers, administrators and students, said Ben Wright, the district’s head of alternative education. In all, 12 students were permanently expelled, 13 students were temporarily expelled, and eight students were not expelled.
More than 100 cases are in the pipeline, Wright said.
Before this school year, no student had been removed from the system for three years. Stollsteimer had long criticized the district’s prior stance against expulsion as illegal and harmful to student safety, a position that earned him the wrath of some state and district officials.
Despite the positive trend this school year, Stollsteimer’s report paints a different picture of 2007-08. Crime was not always reported to city police, as legally required, he wrote. In all, 41 percent of the most serious cases were not reported to police.
“And from a review of incident reports when cases were reported to police, all too many times police officers refused to take appropriate action, sometimes at the direction of school officials,” Stollsteimer wrote.
Golden said that school administrators and city police make joint decisions about whether arrests are warranted. Two middle-schoolers who get into a simple fistfight, for instance, should not be arrested, he said.
Often, the report said, the most serious offenders – including those who assaulted teachers – were neither expelled nor transferred to alternative education. Just 24 percent of the 1,728 students who assaulted teachers were removed from regular education classrooms, and only 30 percent of them were charged by police, the report said.
Wright said that under Ackerman, the district has gotten better at investigating each alleged disciplinary infraction. The district now has a wider range of ways to deal with problem students, from suspension to removal to help for students with emotional problems.
“Kids are not just sent to alternative schools,” Wright said. “Every alleged incident is investigated, and some are unfounded. The needs of the student are taken into consideration.”
Still, he said, the district must keep better records. Unfounded incidents should be removed from that most serious category for state reporting purposes, but sometimes they are not, Wright said.
Stollsteimer also sounded an alarm about safety in elementary and middle schools, concluding that virtually all of the 479 weapons discovered inside elementary and middle schools were found inside classrooms and hallways. Three-quarters of the 357 weapons found at high schools were detected at the front door.
The safe-schools advocate called for metal detectors in all city schools, a position district officials oppose.
Though crime rose overall, in 2007-08 the number of serious crimes committed by students in grades 5 through 12 dropped by 7 percent, to 4,848. And Golden said violent incidents this school year are down 13 percent, and all incidents are down 11 percent.
Even before Ackerman’s arrival, there was some movement on school safety, Stollsteimer said. The district acted on several of his earlier recommendations last school year, including creating a superintendent’s safety cabinet, reinstating longer suspensions, designating a safety administrator at every school, and streamlining the disciplinary process.
The numbers may look startling, Stollsteimer wrote, but the news is actually good.
“While this number of school crimes is disturbing, policymakers should note that this is in fact a good thing; we simply can’t begin to effectively deal with school violence until we know the scope and extent of the problem we face,” the report said.
Stollsteimer recommended that the district support its new, tougher stance on discipline with more resources and staff to handle an increased flow of disciplinary paperwork and expand its alternative education slots. He also called on the state to tighten reporting standards, train and certify school police officers, and create an independent, state-level Office of Safe Schools.
Reached yesterday, Stollsteimer said the tide has turned.
“I am pleased to report that under Dr. Ackerman’s leadership, the district has committed to complying with the law and addressing the terrible problem of violence in its schools,” he said. “The challenge now is to ensure that the commitment is sustained and matched by resources at the school level.”
Crime spiked in Philadelphia schools last year, hitting a record level.
Nearly 15,000 criminal incidents were reported in 2007-08, a 14 percent jump from the previous school year, according to an analysis by Philadelphia’s safe schools advocate obtained by The Inquirer.
The number of serious crimes, however, dropped by 7 percent, and district officials say all crime is down by 11 percent so far this school year.
No students were expelled last school year – even those who brought guns to school – and just 31 percent were transferred to alternative education placements.
That’s a violation of state law, the report said.
There is a silver lining, according to the document, which was written in February but has not been released.
Under Superintendent Arlene Ackerman this school year, the district has begun taking school crime more seriously and expelling its most violent students. And improved incident reporting means that officials have a better grip on the state of violence inside Philadelphia’s 281 public schools, said the state-appointed advocate, Jack Stollsteimer.
Ackerman, Stollsteimer wrote, has “reversed the district leadership’s previous indifferent attitude to the rising level of violence within the city’s public schools. That indeed is a great achievement, a starting point to making our schools safe havens for learning.”
James Golden, the district’s security chief, agreed that district discipline is improving.
“I think it owes, in part at least, to the new zero-tolerance policy, the number of expulsions, the stepped-up disciplinary measures that have been taken,” Golden said yesterday. “We know that the trend for us is positive.”
Overall misbehavior – which includes offenses ranging from weapons possession and fighting to vandalism and disorderly conduct – for last school year was not out of the ordinary, Golden said.
“We certainly want to reduce the level of violent incidents that we see; however, the numbers that we’re talking about are within the normal range of incident data that we’ve seen in the past four or five years,” he said.
So far this school year, the School Reform Commission has voted on 33 expulsions, mostly for aggravated assaults on teachers, administrators and students, said Ben Wright, the district’s head of alternative education. In all, 12 students were permanently expelled, 13 students were temporarily expelled, and eight students were not expelled.
More than 100 cases are in the pipeline, Wright said.
Before this school year, no student had been removed from the system for three years. Stollsteimer had long criticized the district’s prior stance against expulsion as illegal and harmful to student safety, a position that earned him the wrath of some state and district officials.
Despite the positive trend this school year, Stollsteimer’s report paints a different picture of 2007-08. Crime was not always reported to city police, as legally required, he wrote. In all, 41 percent of the most serious cases were not reported to police.
“And from a review of incident reports when cases were reported to police, all too many times police officers refused to take appropriate action, sometimes at the direction of school officials,” Stollsteimer wrote.
Golden said that school administrators and city police make joint decisions about whether arrests are warranted. Two middle-schoolers who get into a simple fistfight, for instance, should not be arrested, he said.
Often, the report said, the most serious offenders – including those who assaulted teachers – were neither expelled nor transferred to alternative education. Just 24 percent of the 1,728 students who assaulted teachers were removed from regular education classrooms, and only 30 percent of them were charged by police, the report said.
Wright said that under Ackerman, the district has gotten better at investigating each alleged disciplinary infraction. The district now has a wider range of ways to deal with problem students, from suspension to removal to help for students with emotional problems.
“Kids are not just sent to alternative schools,” Wright said. “Every alleged incident is investigated, and some are unfounded. The needs of the student are taken into consideration.”
Still, he said, the district must keep better records. Unfounded incidents should be removed from that most serious category for state reporting purposes, but sometimes they are not, Wright said.
Stollsteimer also sounded an alarm about safety in elementary and middle schools, concluding that virtually all of the 479 weapons discovered inside elementary and middle schools were found inside classrooms and hallways. Three-quarters of the 357 weapons found at high schools were detected at the front door.
The safe-schools advocate called for metal detectors in all city schools, a position district officials oppose.
Though crime rose overall, in 2007-08 the number of serious crimes committed by students in grades 5 through 12 dropped by 7 percent, to 4,848. And Golden said violent incidents this school year are down 13 percent, and all incidents are down 11 percent.
Even before Ackerman’s arrival, there was some movement on school safety, Stollsteimer said. The district acted on several of his earlier recommendations last school year, including creating a superintendent’s safety cabinet, reinstating longer suspensions, designating a safety administrator at every school, and streamlining the disciplinary process.
The numbers may look startling, Stollsteimer wrote, but the news is actually good.
“While this number of school crimes is disturbing, policymakers should note that this is in fact a good thing; we simply can’t begin to effectively deal with school violence until we know the scope and extent of the problem we face,” the report said.
Stollsteimer recommended that the district support its new, tougher stance on discipline with more resources and staff to handle an increased flow of disciplinary paperwork and expand its alternative education slots. He also called on the state to tighten reporting standards, train and certify school police officers, and create an independent, state-level Office of Safe Schools.
Reached yesterday, Stollsteimer said the tide has turned.
“I am pleased to report that under Dr. Ackerman’s leadership, the district has committed to complying with the law and addressing the terrible problem of violence in its schools,” he said. “The challenge now is to ensure that the commitment is sustained and matched by resources at the school level.”
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Women charged in flat screen TV caper www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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SALEM MA May 21 2009 — Two women were arrested on shoplifting charges after allegedly trying to steal a flat-screen television from a local department store.
Police were called to Target at 205 S. Broadway about 3 p.m. Thursday, after store security workers spotted the women trying to leave the store with a 32-inch LCD television, police said.
Serrano Milagrosa, 22, of Wilmington, Mass., was charged with felony shoplifting and driving after her license was suspended. Leah Mullen, 33, of Derry was charged as an accomplice to shoplifting.
Police said Milagrosa had her 10-month-old child with her at the time of the theft.
“The friend (Mullen) was carrying the infant while the mother was cutting the security tags to the television,” Capt. Shawn Patten said.
The women allegedly left the store with the television, valued at $599, without paying for it.
Police stopped the women on Cluff Road and took them into custody without incident. The women told the officers who stopped them that they stole the television so they could trade it for heroin, police said. Milagrosa was held at the county jail on $5,000 bail. Mullen was released on $600 bail.
Police were called to Target at 205 S. Broadway about 3 p.m. Thursday, after store security workers spotted the women trying to leave the store with a 32-inch LCD television, police said.
Serrano Milagrosa, 22, of Wilmington, Mass., was charged with felony shoplifting and driving after her license was suspended. Leah Mullen, 33, of Derry was charged as an accomplice to shoplifting.
Police said Milagrosa had her 10-month-old child with her at the time of the theft.
“The friend (Mullen) was carrying the infant while the mother was cutting the security tags to the television,” Capt. Shawn Patten said.
The women allegedly left the store with the television, valued at $599, without paying for it.
Police stopped the women on Cluff Road and took them into custody without incident. The women told the officers who stopped them that they stole the television so they could trade it for heroin, police said. Milagrosa was held at the county jail on $5,000 bail. Mullen was released on $600 bail.
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Gun pulled on security during robbery www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Kissimmee FLA May 21 2009
Police are looking for two men suspected of stealing baseball hats, leather belts with rhinestones and “hip-hop-style” T-shirts from the 192 Flea Market in Kissimmee, police said today.
Police are looking for two men suspected of stealing baseball hats, leather belts with rhinestones and “hip-hop-style” T-shirts from the 192 Flea Market in Kissimmee, police said today.
The items were discovered missing Sunday after two men, one who pointed at back handgun, confronted a security guard at the flea market at 4301 West Vine St.
The men fled and the guard was not hurt.
“Later that day, several business owners arrived at their booths to discover items had been stolen,” police said in a statement today.
The suspect with the gun was described as a medium skinned Hispanic male with a pony tail and was carrying a black book bag. The second suspect was described as a Hispanic male. These suspects are believed to be responsible for several additional burglaries in the area,” the statement said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kissimmee Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit at 407-846-3333.
People also can send an email at seeitsayit@kissimmee.org or call CrimeLine at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477
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Woman faces robbery charge in shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Big Spring TX May 21 2009
A simple case of shoplifting turned violent Sunday afternoon, landing a Big Spring woman and local juvenile behind bars, according to law enforcement officials.
Ruthie Marie Murphree, 39, of 800 W. Marcy Apt. 22, was arrested Sunday on a charge of robbery after she and a 13-year-old suspect allegedly attempted to leave the Wal-Mart SuperCenter without paying for their items.
According to Sgt. Tony Everett, public information officer with the BSPD, a security official with the store’s asset protection department attempted to stop Murphree and the juvenile in the store’s parking lot when things became violent.
“The call came in at the police department at approximately 3:39 p.m.,” said Everett. “Apparently, the person with the store’s asset protection department had spotted the two women stealing and confronted them about it in the parking lot. The altercation became physical, which upgraded the crime from theft to robbery.”
Everett said no major injuries were sustained as a result of the altercation, and no one was transported by ambulance.
Both subjects were arrested and charged with robbery, according to Everett. Murphree was booked into the Howard County Jail later in the day.
A simple case of shoplifting turned violent Sunday afternoon, landing a Big Spring woman and local juvenile behind bars, according to law enforcement officials.
Ruthie Marie Murphree, 39, of 800 W. Marcy Apt. 22, was arrested Sunday on a charge of robbery after she and a 13-year-old suspect allegedly attempted to leave the Wal-Mart SuperCenter without paying for their items.
According to Sgt. Tony Everett, public information officer with the BSPD, a security official with the store’s asset protection department attempted to stop Murphree and the juvenile in the store’s parking lot when things became violent.
“The call came in at the police department at approximately 3:39 p.m.,” said Everett. “Apparently, the person with the store’s asset protection department had spotted the two women stealing and confronted them about it in the parking lot. The altercation became physical, which upgraded the crime from theft to robbery.”
Everett said no major injuries were sustained as a result of the altercation, and no one was transported by ambulance.
Both subjects were arrested and charged with robbery, according to Everett. Murphree was booked into the Howard County Jail later in the day.
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Security officer nabs assault suspect www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Memphis TN May 21 2009By: Brett Davis
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A suspect that was wanted in the May 5 stabbing at the Cambridge Court Apartments was taken into custody by police today after being caught by a security officer.
Police responded to assist security officers who had apprehended Howard Nelson. Police said that Henry Wilkins told them he and 35-year-old Nelson were arguing when Nelson allegedly stabbed him in the back on May 5.
Nelson was caught today at the apartment complex where the stabbing occurred after a security officer recognized him as the wanted suspect and took him into custody until police arrived.
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Federal agents arrest 4 in security officer murder www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Miami FL May 21 2009
At least four people have been arrested in connection with last year’s fatal shooting of an armored car guard at Dadeland Mall, federal court records show.
The four are in federal custody in Miami for the killing of Carlos Alvarado, 57, a Dunbar armored car driver.
The four are scheduled to appear before Magistrate Judge Ted E. Bandstra at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Miami-Dade police would not confirm the arrests of the suspects.
Three of the four were charged with use of a firearm resulting in death and robbery.
They are Dwight Carter, 24; Emmanuel Maxine, 23; and Erskaneshia Ritchie, 21.
The fourth, Nikkia Ashanti Thomas, 21, was charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in a crime of violence resulting in death.
All defendants face a penalty of life in prison if convicted.
Miami-Dade police officers and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the arrests on Wednesday.
Police have in custody two others who are being questioned.
Alvarado, 57, was gunned down on Dec. 1 inside the Express store at the Kendall mall.
Two men were seen running from the crowded mall, holding Alvarado’s money bag.
After the shootings, police released grainy images from mall surveillance video showing a possible getaway car as it drove past the armored car in the parking lot.
Few tips came in immediately following the shooting, and Dunbar and retailers offered a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Alvarado, of Hialeah Gardens, worked two security jobs to help put his two children through college. He had worked for Dunbar since 1999.
At least four people have been arrested in connection with last year’s fatal shooting of an armored car guard at Dadeland Mall, federal court records show.
The four are in federal custody in Miami for the killing of Carlos Alvarado, 57, a Dunbar armored car driver.
The four are scheduled to appear before Magistrate Judge Ted E. Bandstra at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Miami-Dade police would not confirm the arrests of the suspects.
Three of the four were charged with use of a firearm resulting in death and robbery.
They are Dwight Carter, 24; Emmanuel Maxine, 23; and Erskaneshia Ritchie, 21.
The fourth, Nikkia Ashanti Thomas, 21, was charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in a crime of violence resulting in death.
All defendants face a penalty of life in prison if convicted.
Miami-Dade police officers and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the arrests on Wednesday.
Police have in custody two others who are being questioned.
Alvarado, 57, was gunned down on Dec. 1 inside the Express store at the Kendall mall.
Two men were seen running from the crowded mall, holding Alvarado’s money bag.
After the shootings, police released grainy images from mall surveillance video showing a possible getaway car as it drove past the armored car in the parking lot.
Few tips came in immediately following the shooting, and Dunbar and retailers offered a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Alvarado, of Hialeah Gardens, worked two security jobs to help put his two children through college. He had worked for Dunbar since 1999.
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Two arrested at Myrtle Beach airport with guns www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC May 21 2009 (WMBF) – Two men have been arrested in three days for allegedly taking firearms into Myrtle Beach International Airport.
According to Horry County Police, Wayne Scott Bias, 26, of Lesage, WV, was arrested Sunday by TSA authorities after screeners found a pistol in his carry-on luggage.
On Tuesday, screeners found another pistol in carry-on luggage belonging to Carlos Junior Higgs, 59, of Murrells Inlet.
Both men face charges of unlawful carrying of a pistol and have been released on bond.
According to Horry County Police, Wayne Scott Bias, 26, of Lesage, WV, was arrested Sunday by TSA authorities after screeners found a pistol in his carry-on luggage.
On Tuesday, screeners found another pistol in carry-on luggage belonging to Carlos Junior Higgs, 59, of Murrells Inlet.
Both men face charges of unlawful carrying of a pistol and have been released on bond.
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Amored car robbery thwarted by guard www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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Silver Springs MD May 21 2009
By: Rick McCann
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Montgomery County police are looking for a suspect in yesterday’s attempted robbery of an armored truck.
Montgomery County police are looking for a suspect in yesterday’s attempted robbery of an armored truck.
The suspect walked up to the guard and sprayed him with pepper spray outside a Silver Spring SunTrust Bank but the security officer was able to fend off his attacker, Montgomery County police said.
The suspect attacked the guard while he was unloading boxes outside the bank at 1700 Elton Road, police said. After the suspect sprayed the guard in the face, the security officer pulled out his gun and the suspect fled.
The suspect is described as a black male, about 5 feet 11 inches tall. He was wearing blue jeans and a black ski mask.
The security officer was treated at the scene for the pepper spray irritation and police did not say if any shots were fired during the incident.
Anyone with information on the case should call 240-773-5070.
The suspect attacked the guard while he was unloading boxes outside the bank at 1700 Elton Road, police said. After the suspect sprayed the guard in the face, the security officer pulled out his gun and the suspect fled.
The suspect is described as a black male, about 5 feet 11 inches tall. He was wearing blue jeans and a black ski mask.
The security officer was treated at the scene for the pepper spray irritation and police did not say if any shots were fired during the incident.
Anyone with information on the case should call 240-773-5070.
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5 Dead in Louisiana boat wreck www.privateofficer.com
May 21, 2009
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BREAKING NEWS
DULARGE, La May 21 2009. – Five people were killed when their recreational fishing boat slammed into a barge sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning in the Falgout Canal in Dularge, about 12 miles southwest of Houma.
Captain Samuel Martin of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said that everyone aboard the fishing vessel perished and that he believes that all the bodies have been recovered.
Martin said that although the identities of the victims were not being released pending family notification, the boat was registered out of Houma.
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Coast Guard were still on the scene near noon.
