Monthly Archives: June 2009
11/06/09 Austin construction accident kills three www.privateofficer.com
Austin TX June 11 2009 statesman.com Three people died Wednesday after falling from a high-rise condominium being built near the University of Texas. Four construction workers, whose names were not released, were working on a scaffold outside the building at 21st and Rio Grande streets when part of it collapsed for unknown reasons about 2:30 [...]
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11/06/09 Off-duty officer’s DUI crash kills four www.privateofficer.com
St. Louis County MO. June 11 2009 (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – A Sunset Hills police officer’s blood alcohol level was twice Missouri’s legal limit hours after the crash she is accused of causing that killed four people, say prosecutors. Chrissy Miller is now charged with four counts of manslaughter and one count of assault. She is under [...]
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11/06/09 North Carolina teacher faces 40 sex crime charges www.privateofficer.com
SPENCER NC June 11 2009 — Police have charged a North Rowan High School teacher with having sex with a student. Bobby Eric Sharpe, 32, of 1022 Fourth Creek Landing Drive, Statesville, is charged with 28 counts of sexual activity with a student and 12 counts of statutory sexual offense. He was being held in [...]
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11/06/09 Home Depot employee charged with $40,000 theft www.privateofficer.com
Mobile AL June 11 2009 A Home Depot employee was arrested amid accusations that he stole more than $40,000 worth of merchandise from the store over the last year, Mobile police said. Police arrested 51-year-old Paul Gwin of Semmes on Tuesday, after Home Depot loss prevention agents detained him, police spokesman Cpl. Charles Bagsby said [...]
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10/06/09 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum officer killed in gunbattle www.privateofficer.com
WASHINGTON DC June 10 2009 – An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself by other officers, authorities said. The assailant was hospitalized in critical condition, leaving behind a sprawling [...]
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10/06/09 Family sues Knoxville mall over wrongful death www.privateofficer.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn June 10 2009 (WVLT) — A five million dollar wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Simon Malls, the owner of Reno Men’s Wear, and a security firm in connection to a fatal shooting inside the Knoxville Center Mall on October 8, 2008. Knoxville attorney Eddie Daniel filed the lawsuit in Knox County [...]
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10/06/09 Professional shoplifters nabbed in Auburn www.privateofficer.com
Auburn NY June 10 2009 Two Auburn women are accused of using their large purses to steal almost $1,150 in merchandise from four stores at the Waterloo Premium Outlets mall Friday, state police said Monday. Troopers said Frances Copes, 24, of 54 Parker St., and Frances Copes, 21, of 145 Park Place, are accused of [...]
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10/06/09 Security officer opens fire on burglar www.privateofficer.com
Fontana CA June 10 2009 An armed security guard opened fire on a would-be thief who was trying to break into a Fontana building materials business Sunday, police said. The guard was working at Thompson’s Building Materials at 11027 Cherry Avenue at 12:51 a.m. when he found a man trying to enter the property through [...]
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10/06/09 Police say security intefered with duties www.privateofficer.com
Chesterton, IN June 10 2009 Chesterton Tribune Burns Harbor Town Marshal Jerry Price was scheduled to meet today with the firm which provides security at the Burns Harbor facility of ArcelorMittal USA following an incident on June 3 at the East Gate. According to the report filed by Officer K. Karimi, at 10:50 p.m. Karimi [...]
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10/06/09 Woman gunned down at Fla hospital www.privateofficer.com
TITUSVILLE Fla June 10 2009 — A 30-year-old woman gunned down this morning outside Parrish Medical Center was afraid her husband, Jeremiah Williams, would kill her if she tried to leave him, court records said. In the documents filed May 5, Yolanda Garvin-Williams wrote: “I told him I that I was leaving. He told me [...]
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10/06/09 Woman sues hospital for inadequate security www.privateofficer.com
Las Vegas NV June 10 2009 One of the two women sexually assaulted by a man in the parking lot of a Las Vegas hospital last year says security was inadequate there and has filed a lawsuit over the incident. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in court papers, filed the suit last week in [...]
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10/06/09 3 Killed in NC Slim Jim plant explosion www.privateofficer.com
GARNER, N.C.June 10 2009 – Authorities say they have found a third body inside a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina a day after an explosion wrecked the building. Garner Police Sgt. Chris Clayton said crews found the remains of a missing worker Wednesday morning. He said teams were preparing to enter the facility through [...]
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08/06/09 PA. trooper killed in shoot-out www.privateofficer.com
Scranton PA June 8 2009 One trooper is dead and another remains hospitalized this morning following a shoot-out on Route 611 in the Poconos last night that also resulted in the death of the suspect, a man who had fled with his 9-year-old son in Nazareth. Trooper Joshua D. Miller, 34, died of his injuries [...]
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08/06/09 Grandfather shoots wife, kills grandson www.privateofficer.com
COMMERCE GA June 8 2009 — Commerce Police say a Jackson County man has shot and killed his 6-year-old grandson and wounded his wife before being shot by police. Police said Sunday they shot 55-year-old Robert L. Clark after he opened fire on police. The boy was identified as Michael Levigne. His 5-year-old brother was [...]
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08/06/09 Casino patron arrested for threatening security www.privateofficer.com
PLAINS TWP PA June 8 2009 – State police reported the following incidents: Denise A. Dreisbach, 49, of Saylorsburg, was charged at 2:40 a.m. Saturday with criminal trespass and public drunkenness after telling a security officer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Casino she was going to cut him. Casino security asked Dreisbach to leave [...]
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07/06/09 OFFICER DOWN…VIRGINIA www.privateofficer.com
OFFICER DOWN Investigator Chadwick Alan (Chad) Carr Greene County Sheriff’s Office Virginia End of Watch: Thursday, June 4, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 7 years, 6 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Thursday, June 4, 2009 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not [...]
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07/06/09 Off-duty Providence officer dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com
Providence RI June 7 2009 abc6news.com ABC 6 News has learned that an off-duty Providence police officer was killed in an accident early Saturday morning. Authorities have confirmed that Officer Peter Rocchio died of injuries sustained in the crash. The accident took place shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, on Academy Ave., in Providence. Officer Rocchio [...]
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07/06/09 Four arrested in armored car guard murder www.privateofficer.com
MIAMI FL JUNE 7 2009 – The four men charged in connection with last December’s fatal shooting of an armored car guard at Dadeland Mall are scheduled to go before a federal judge today, WFOR-Ch. 4 reports. Dwight Carter, 23, Emmanuel Maxime, 23, Nikkia Thomas, 21, and Erskaneshia Ritchie, 21, will be arraigned before U.S. [...]
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07/06/09 BrandsMart USA employees steal 188 televisions www.privateofficer.com
Atlanta GA June 7 2009 ajc.com Some customers apparently got more than they paid for when they shopped at the BrandsMart USA in Stockbridge. Six employees of the store have been arrested for stealing 188 televisions and two computer monitors valued at nearly $100,000, according to police. The six in custody were arrested for felony [...]
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07/06/09 Sex offender exposes self at KMart www.privateofficer.com
MISHAWAKA IN June 7 2009 — Imagine you’re at the store with your young child when a man unzips his pants and exposes himself. Police say that’s what happened at the K-Mart on McKinley in Mishawaka. The 75-year-old suspect, Larry Hostetler, admitted he’s a sex offender right after police arrested him. Three-year-old Jaliyiah Coleman rides [...]
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07/06/09 Mesa police flush fetus down toilet www.privateofficer.com
MESA, Ariz. June 7 2009 Police in Arizona say five officers have been placed on paid leave after one allegedly flushed a fetus down a toilet. Mesa Police Chief George Gascon (gas-KOHN’) says four officers responding to a call about a possible miscarriage at a motel on Monday discovered a woman who apparently lost a [...]
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06/06/09 Security guard fights back when robbed www.privateofficer.com
Daytona Fla June 6 2009 Cordera Bracy, 22, targeted the wrong person when she chose to follow security guard Michael Page, 50, from a Sanford Amscot business to his DeBary home. “She had her face covered and made her voice sound like a guy’s,” said Page. He was still in his car with his window [...]
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06/06/09 Texas teacher arrested for being drunk in class www.privateofficer.com
Brazoria County TX June 6 2009 On Monday, June 1, Cesar Flores, 34, a Spanish teacher at Manvel High School was taken into custody and charged with Public Intoxication and Assault by Contact after he came to the campus intoxicated and allegedly attempted to kiss a female student. Students reported his behavior to the campus [...]
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06/06/09 Security guard charged in aggravated assault investigation www.privateofficer.com
Lake Tahoe CA June 6 2009 Police arrested a security guard at South Tahoe High School on Friday for allegedly giving police misleading statements regarding an aggravated assault outside a quinceanera at St. Theresa Catholic Church on May 2. At about 9:20 a.m., police arrested Irma Salazar, 26, at the high school on suspicion of [...]
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06/06/09 LAPD detective charged in 80′s murder www.privateofficer.com
Los Angeles June 6 2009 A veteran Los Angeles police detective was arrested Friday in the 1986 Van Nuys killing of her ex-boyfriend’s wife, cracking a cold case packed with the love-triangle twists and forensic drama of a television cop show. Stephanie Ilene Lazarus, 49, of Simi Valley, was arrested at LAPD headquarters where she [...]
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05/06/09 Thousands of tickets found hidden at Nashville courthouse www.privateofficer.com
Nashville TN June 5 2009 Officials have found thousands of missing traffic tickets, hidden by clerks, right inside the Metro courthouse. The tickets were found stuffed inside two desks, and the number — more than 5,000 tickets so far — is staggering. The discovery came after NewsChannel 5 Investigates began asking about tickets that may [...]
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05/06/09 Ohio teacher charged with child porn www.privateofficer.com
CLEVELAND OH June 5 2009 — A Medina County teacher has been arrested by the FBI on charges of possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography. The FBI says agents arrested 40-year-old Timothy A. Holmes on June 3. Holmes made his initial court appearance in U.S. District Court on June 4. If convicted he could [...]
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05/06/09 Police charge man with rape at school www.privateofficer.com
Cambridge MN June 5 2009 A 19-year-old Cambridge, Minn., man was arrested on suspicion of raping a Forest Lake Area High School student in a school entryway after classes ended Wednesday. Christopher Robin Webster is in the Washington County Jail on suspicion of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice. Charges are due from [...]
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05/06/09 High school band teacher arrested for student sex www.privateofficer.com
Montrose CO June 5 2009 A Montrose High School band teacher was arrested on child sex charges Wednesday, according to Montrose Police. Andrew J. Burke, 37, is being held without bond at the Montrose County Detention facility. He faces charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. Burke is [...]
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