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Armored car guard shot during robbery www.privateofficer.com
An armored security car employee narrowly escaped a bullet to the head Saturdaymorning after he made a money pickup at Citadel Mall in West Ashley.
The Brink’s Inc. employee was leaving the building about 11:30 a.m. when a gunman approached him, robbed him and fired one shot at him, police said. The bullet grazed his head, Charleston police legal adviser Mark Bourdon said. The man was treated and released from a hospital.
The gunman was black, had dreadlocks and was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. He left as a passenger in a getaway vehicle. Police would not describe the vehicle or say how much money the robber stole.
The robbery occurred at a service entrance near J.C. Penney. It was the fourth shooting at the mall in less than three years.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired back in November 2008 during a shootout in the J.C. Penney parking lot that left 27-year-old Begondae Moore dead.
In September 2007, a Charleston police officer shot and killed a man during an afternoon drug bust in the J.C. Penney parking lot. Jeroid Ferguson, 26, of North Charleston, died after being shot while trying to flee in a car and striking an officer with the car.
Christmas shoppers scattered during gunfire near the food court in December 2006. The shooting began about 7 p.m. in the men’s bathroom, where a man was shot in the foot.
Shopping center parking lots, where criminals can blend in, have
come a favored spot for drug deals in recent years.
Angie Watts and Cherie Bergeron sat in the mall parking lot near the shooting scene Saturday afternoon, sharing photographs with each other before going inside to take advantage of Memorial Day weekend sales.
“I grew up in Charleston, and I always thought Citadel Mall was one of the safer areas,” Watts said.
Bergeron said she might start parking on the other side of the mall.
“It’s scary,” she said of the shootings. “We might as well go to Northwoods (Mall).”
Brink’s offices were closed Saturday, and Citadel Mall officials did not respond to a request for comment.
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Nightclub security injured in Nashville www.privateofficer.com
The incident happened just before 1 a.m. on Saturday at the Graham Central Station night-club on Second Avenue North.
He first hit one guard over the head with a beer bottle, and then pulled a knife on a second guard cutting his arm.
A third security guard was able to force the man to the ground and subdue him.
The two injured guards were transported to Vanderbilt but are expected to be okay.
Authorities say there were about 1,800 people in the club at the time of the attack putting it at full capacity.
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Memphis guard charged in shooting incident www.privateofficer.com
Memphis Police have charged an apartment security guard with aggravated assault for shooting a man in the ankle.
The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. Friday at the New Horizon Apartments.
According to a police affidavit, Jerome Johnson, 23, and another security guard tried to stop a man who was walking through the apartments.
The man began to run, and the other security guard fired a warning shot into the air. According to an affidavit, Johnson pulled out his weapon, the gun accidentally discharged and the bullet struck the running man in the right ankle.
The victim was transported to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis where he was listed in noncritical condition.
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Arrest made in security guard murder after 11 yrs www.privateofficer.com
The cold case unit of the Canton Police Department reopened the 1998 case and a Madison County grand jury indicted 29-year-old Marcus Reed on a murder charge in the death of George Reid Jr. Marcus Reed was arrested on Thursday.
In Nov. 1998, authorities say Marcus Reed was involved in an altercation with George Reid and another security guard as they attempted to escort him from the complex. Police say Marcus Reed later retrieved a gun and returned to the apartment complex and shot George Reid.
Police say witnesses and evidence were found that implicated Marcus Reed as the shooter.
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Atlanta security guard arrested for bomb threat www.privateofficer.com
FBI special agent Gregory Jones says Robert Lamar Thompson of Covington faces charges involving the false report of a bomb last Friday.
Jones says Thompson, a security officer at the building, notified officials of two suspicious packages left on two separate floors of that building.
Jones says markings on the boxes and statements regarding a telephone call indicated that the boxes might contain a bomb.
The agent says a subsequent investigation focused on Thompson, who was charged under federal law with reporting a false bomb threat.
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Chicago police officer charged in DUI hit and run death www.privateofficer.com
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A veteran Chicago police officer was charged Saturday in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old boy who had sneaked outside to ride his bike with friends on the South Side Friday.
Richard Bolling, 39, of the 8600 block of South Wolcott Avenue was charged Saturday with aggravated driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a wreck where a death or injury occurred, and reckless homicide in the death of Trenton Booker, said Sally Daly, spokeswoman for the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
Bolling, a 17-year veteran assigned to the department’s narcotics and gang investigation section, allegedly had been at a bar earlier in the evening, Daly said. Arresting officers saw an open bottle of beer in Bolling’s Dodge Charger and conducted a field sobriety test, said Daly, who did not have the test results.
The boy’s father, Terrence Booker, said Saturday police told the family that Bolling failed a Breathalyzer test. Booker, 40, said he welcomed the charges.
If he hadn’t killed my son, he would’ve killed somebody else,” he said. “They told us he was going 80 m.p.h. I’m just too upset myself to talk.”
Trenton, who family said sneaked out of his home, was riding with a friend on Ashland Avenue north in a southbound lane near 81st Street at about 1:30 a.m. Bolling was driving his car in a southbound lane, and according to witness accounts went through the intersection at a high rate of speed and hit Trenton, who ended up sprawled on the street, Daly said.
Bolling allegedly continued without stopping.
He was arrested minutes later after two Chicago police officers saw the car about five blocks away going the wrong way down a one-way street.
They also noticed that the car had damage to the bumper and windshield, Daly said.
Officials said Bolling, who is due in Bond Court on Sunday, has been stripped of his police powers. No one answered the door at his home Saturday.
Police refused to confirm the officer’s name or duties, alleging that the police union contract prohibits them.
The family has not made funeral arrangements.
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4 Killed in Fallon plane crash www.privateofficer.com
Fallon CA May 24 2009
A small twin-engine aircraft crashed just east of the Fallon Municipal Airport at approximately 7:30 on Friday evening, killing all four occupants.
Dead are Commander Luther H. Hook, III, the Executive Officer of Naval Air Station Fallon, and three of his daughters: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hook, age 15, Rachel Katherine Hook, age 12, and Mackenzie Elena Hook , age 9.
Cdr. Hook had flown to Fresno, California on Friday afternoon to pick up his daughters, and was attempting to land his privately-owned Cessna Twin aircraft at the Fallon Municipal Airport at the time of the crash.
Churchill County Sherriff units, Fallon Police Department, Churchill County Fire Department and NAS Fallon Federal Fire vehicles responded to the scene. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) will conduct an inquiry into the cause of the accident.
Cdr. Hook was born in Havana, FL, and was a 1986 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He received his Wings of Gold after completing flight training in Beeville, TX in 1988. As a pilot flying the F/A-18 Hornet, Cdr. Hook flew from the decks of the USS Constellation (CV-64), the USS Independence (CV-62), the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-71), and the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). He served in number of strike fighter squadrons, including VFA-113, VFA-125, VFA-151, VFA-22, and as a Landing Signals Officer with Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11).
Since 2005, he has been stationed at NAS Fallon, serving first as the Operations Officer, and then as the Executive Officer. During his Naval Aviation career, he amassed over 2700 flight hours in the F/A-18.
His awards and decorations include the Air Medal with Combat V; the Meritorious Service Medal; the Navy Commendation and Navy Achievement Medals, as well as various other campaign and expeditionary medals.
Navy personnel are assisting the family in their time of loss. Memorial services will be announced when arrangements have been finalized.
