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Five year old dies from gunshot to head www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. July 21 2009 – A 5-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound to the head on Monday night has died.
Police say the boy and his father were at a drive-thru window at the Walgreens on Durango and Warm Springs when the boy found a gun in the car. The child fired one round that struck him in the head according to police. The father then rushed the boy to the hospital where he died from his injury.
Clark County Coroner has identified the child as Giovanni Kopystenski.
Metro police have arrested the father in this incident.
Police say the boy and his father were at a drive-thru window at the Walgreens on Durango and Warm Springs when the boy found a gun in the car. The child fired one round that struck him in the head according to police. The father then rushed the boy to the hospital where he died from his injury.
Clark County Coroner has identified the child as Giovanni Kopystenski.
Metro police have arrested the father in this incident.
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“Limping Bandit” bank robber busted in South Carolina www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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COLUMBIA, S.C. July 21 2009– The FBI says a bank robber known as the “Limping Bandit” has been arrested after robbing 23 banks in Georgia and other states across the Southeast.
Agents say 51-year-old Cecil Haire of Douglas, Ga., was arrested Friday after witnesses got his license tag number following a robbery at a Mount Pleasant bank.
FBI agents say Haire has been robbing banks in the Southeast since June 2006, linking him to 12 robberies in South Carolina; five in Florida; and three each in Alabama and Georgia.
Authorities say Haire limped as he ran away from the robberies because childhood polio left his right leg shorter than his left.
Haire is being held at the Charleston County jail. Investigators didn’t know if he had an attorney.
Agents say 51-year-old Cecil Haire of Douglas, Ga., was arrested Friday after witnesses got his license tag number following a robbery at a Mount Pleasant bank.
FBI agents say Haire has been robbing banks in the Southeast since June 2006, linking him to 12 robberies in South Carolina; five in Florida; and three each in Alabama and Georgia.
Authorities say Haire limped as he ran away from the robberies because childhood polio left his right leg shorter than his left.
Haire is being held at the Charleston County jail. Investigators didn’t know if he had an attorney.
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Woman arrested at Fla airport with gun www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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ST. PETERSBURG July 21 2009 – A woman was arrested at St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport Monday after deputies say she accidentally took a gun through airport security.
It happened around 7 a.m. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Frances Fuller got a pass to assist her elderly mother through security at St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport where they discovered that Fuller had a .32 caliber Beretta inside her purse. Fuller also had a concealed weapons permit.
Deputies say Fuller was very cooperative and said she forgot the gun was inside her purse.
Fuller was arrested for a misdemeanor concealed weapons permit violation, which prohibits bringing a weapon into an airport facility.
It happened around 7 a.m. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Frances Fuller got a pass to assist her elderly mother through security at St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport where they discovered that Fuller had a .32 caliber Beretta inside her purse. Fuller also had a concealed weapons permit.
Deputies say Fuller was very cooperative and said she forgot the gun was inside her purse.
Fuller was arrested for a misdemeanor concealed weapons permit violation, which prohibits bringing a weapon into an airport facility.
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Two charged in Best Buy robbery www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ July 21 2009 — Police said they arrested two people on Saturday for an armed robbery at a Best Buy electronics store.
Officer say at 5 p.m., 38-year-old Joe Zawacki entered the store near 90th Street and Shea Boulevard and shoplifted two laptop computers.
As he was leaving the store, store security attempted to stop him.
Zawacki allegedly displayed a knife and told the security person to not stop him.
Police say Zawacki got into a gold Isuzu Rodeo driven by 30-year-old Lisa Moore.
As the vehicle drove off, a store employee was able to get the license plate.
Officers tracked the car to the Indian Bend Apartments at 78th and Glenrosa streets, where it was registered.
Officers said they noticed the suspect vehicle arrive and attempted to make a stop, but the suspect vehicle allegedly rammed a patrol car.
No officers were hurt.
Police say Zawacki fled on foot and was taken into custody a short time later.
Moore was arrested at the scene.
Zawacki is facing charges of armed robbery and drug possession.
Moore was booked for ID theft, drug possession, and DUI.
Officer say at 5 p.m., 38-year-old Joe Zawacki entered the store near 90th Street and Shea Boulevard and shoplifted two laptop computers.
As he was leaving the store, store security attempted to stop him.
Zawacki allegedly displayed a knife and told the security person to not stop him.
Police say Zawacki got into a gold Isuzu Rodeo driven by 30-year-old Lisa Moore.
As the vehicle drove off, a store employee was able to get the license plate.
Officers tracked the car to the Indian Bend Apartments at 78th and Glenrosa streets, where it was registered.
Officers said they noticed the suspect vehicle arrive and attempted to make a stop, but the suspect vehicle allegedly rammed a patrol car.
No officers were hurt.
Police say Zawacki fled on foot and was taken into custody a short time later.
Moore was arrested at the scene.
Zawacki is facing charges of armed robbery and drug possession.
Moore was booked for ID theft, drug possession, and DUI.
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Florida police officer charged with rape www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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JACKSON COUNTY Fla July 21 2009
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A Chattahoochee police officer was fired from his job hours after Georgia law enforcement charged him with rape, child molestation and aggravated sexual battery.
Robert Sizemore, 50, of Faceville, Ga., was terminated by Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen July 18 following his arrest in Decatur County, Ga. Sizemore had worked for the Chattahoochee police since Nov. 27 of last year.
Authorities in Georgia say Sizemore is accused of committing those sex offenses on a girl under the age of 14 on July 17, the night before he was arrested.
According to authorities, Sizemore was alone in a house with the girl that evening, acting as her babysitter. She is related to Sizemore by marriage, authorities said.
Sizemore had threatened suicide early Saturday following the accusation, Georgia authorities said, but eventually surrendered himself peacefully at a hotel in Bainbridge, where he had checked in that morning. Guests had been evacuated and a SWAT team dispatched there as the situation developed.
As of Monday afternoon, Sizemore had been taken to a hospital for medical treatment related to his suicide threat.
Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen was summoned to the hotel by Georgia law enforcement officers to assist their team in getting Sizemore to surrender Saturday. But Pullen said Sizemore gave himself up before Pullen was called upon to speak with him. Sizemore walked out of the room and was taken into custody, leaving a handgun behind in the room, Georgia authorities said.
Pullen and officers in Georgia say they have a high degree of confidence that what the victim alleges is true, based on some undisclosed circumstances related to the incident.
Georgia authorities indicated further charges may be pending against Sizemore.
Sizemore worked as a correctional officer for the Florida Department of Corrections from August 2007 to July 2008, and as a police officer with the Blountstown Police Department for ten years, from 1982 to 1992.
Pullen said Monday he blamed himself for not being able to see warning signs that he shouldn’t have hired Sizemore back in November.
“We’re going to do what we can to assist (Georgia authorities) and make sure justice is attained,” Pullen said. “I have no sympathy for (Sizemore) and no excuses are going to be made. There’s no doubt I shouldn’t have let this guy be here … I feel like there was some lack of something that I didn’t pick it up somewhere…
“We’ve got to do better than this, letting someone like this get this kind of power,” Pullen said. “I’m the one that hired him, and I just gotta take this pill. But I’m not the one with the real problem. The victim and her mother are the ones with the real problem.”
Authorities said mental health services are being offered to the family.
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A Chattahoochee police officer was fired from his job hours after Georgia law enforcement charged him with rape, child molestation and aggravated sexual battery.
Robert Sizemore, 50, of Faceville, Ga., was terminated by Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen July 18 following his arrest in Decatur County, Ga. Sizemore had worked for the Chattahoochee police since Nov. 27 of last year.
Authorities in Georgia say Sizemore is accused of committing those sex offenses on a girl under the age of 14 on July 17, the night before he was arrested.
According to authorities, Sizemore was alone in a house with the girl that evening, acting as her babysitter. She is related to Sizemore by marriage, authorities said.
Sizemore had threatened suicide early Saturday following the accusation, Georgia authorities said, but eventually surrendered himself peacefully at a hotel in Bainbridge, where he had checked in that morning. Guests had been evacuated and a SWAT team dispatched there as the situation developed.
As of Monday afternoon, Sizemore had been taken to a hospital for medical treatment related to his suicide threat.
Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen was summoned to the hotel by Georgia law enforcement officers to assist their team in getting Sizemore to surrender Saturday. But Pullen said Sizemore gave himself up before Pullen was called upon to speak with him. Sizemore walked out of the room and was taken into custody, leaving a handgun behind in the room, Georgia authorities said.
Pullen and officers in Georgia say they have a high degree of confidence that what the victim alleges is true, based on some undisclosed circumstances related to the incident.
Georgia authorities indicated further charges may be pending against Sizemore.
Sizemore worked as a correctional officer for the Florida Department of Corrections from August 2007 to July 2008, and as a police officer with the Blountstown Police Department for ten years, from 1982 to 1992.
Pullen said Monday he blamed himself for not being able to see warning signs that he shouldn’t have hired Sizemore back in November.
“We’re going to do what we can to assist (Georgia authorities) and make sure justice is attained,” Pullen said. “I have no sympathy for (Sizemore) and no excuses are going to be made. There’s no doubt I shouldn’t have let this guy be here … I feel like there was some lack of something that I didn’t pick it up somewhere…
“We’ve got to do better than this, letting someone like this get this kind of power,” Pullen said. “I’m the one that hired him, and I just gotta take this pill. But I’m not the one with the real problem. The victim and her mother are the ones with the real problem.”
Authorities said mental health services are being offered to the family.
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Casino patron charged with threats www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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Bethlehem PA July 21 2009
A 45-year-old Allentown man allegedly told a security guard at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem that he had a gun and was willing to use it.
Craig Allen Vito, of Hamilton Street, was sleeping at one of the bars inside the casino at 2:21 a.m. Sunday, police allege. When security and state police aroused Vito and led him to the parking garage, he allegedly told the security guard, “Don’t follow me out, I have a gun and I will use it.”
Police did not find a gun on Vito. He was charged with public drunkenness and making terroristic threats and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail.
A 45-year-old Allentown man allegedly told a security guard at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem that he had a gun and was willing to use it.
Craig Allen Vito, of Hamilton Street, was sleeping at one of the bars inside the casino at 2:21 a.m. Sunday, police allege. When security and state police aroused Vito and led him to the parking garage, he allegedly told the security guard, “Don’t follow me out, I have a gun and I will use it.”
Police did not find a gun on Vito. He was charged with public drunkenness and making terroristic threats and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail.
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Man charged in road rage with security officer www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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YONKERS NY July 21 2009 – A Bronx man was arrested after flashing a handgun at an off-duty Yonkers Raceway security officer during a road rage incident in southwest Yonkers, police said.
Arrested was Jonathan Ramirez of 2629 Sedgwick Ave.
Police said at 5:15 a.m. yesterday the 26-year-old security officer was driving in the area of South Broadway and McLean Avenue when Ramirez pulled up behind him driving a black Audi. Ramirez started flashing his lights at the security guard, police said.
The guard stopped to find out why Ramirez was flashing his lights. The security officer identified himself as a peace officer – the guards at the raceway have state peace officer status though they’re not police officers – and the Bronx man brandished a handgun, police said.
Ramirez sped off and the guard followed him and called Yonkers police. The guard lost sight of the Audi, but Yonkers police captured Ramirez a short time after. Police did not find a gun when they arrested Ramirez.
Ramirez was charged with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor
Arrested was Jonathan Ramirez of 2629 Sedgwick Ave.
Police said at 5:15 a.m. yesterday the 26-year-old security officer was driving in the area of South Broadway and McLean Avenue when Ramirez pulled up behind him driving a black Audi. Ramirez started flashing his lights at the security guard, police said.
The guard stopped to find out why Ramirez was flashing his lights. The security officer identified himself as a peace officer – the guards at the raceway have state peace officer status though they’re not police officers – and the Bronx man brandished a handgun, police said.
Ramirez sped off and the guard followed him and called Yonkers police. The guard lost sight of the Audi, but Yonkers police captured Ramirez a short time after. Police did not find a gun when they arrested Ramirez.
Ramirez was charged with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor
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Security officer aids in capture of bank robber www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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DAYTON OH JULY 21 2009
Police apprehended a woman today for robbing the U.S. Bank downtown.
Dayton police officer Philip Mordick said the woman, apparently acting alone, tried to rob U.S. Bank at 10 N. Ludlow St.
A security guard working near by witnessed the robbery and flagged down police and multiple cruisers were immediately sent to the area and quickly arrived on the scene. Officers caught the suspect and recovered the stolen money.
“The suspect was apprehended along with the evidence she had taken,” Mordick said. “She didn’t get very far — only about one block.”
The woman said, “I needed the money,” as she was standing outside the bank in handcuffs.
Police apprehended a woman today for robbing the U.S. Bank downtown.
Dayton police officer Philip Mordick said the woman, apparently acting alone, tried to rob U.S. Bank at 10 N. Ludlow St.
A security guard working near by witnessed the robbery and flagged down police and multiple cruisers were immediately sent to the area and quickly arrived on the scene. Officers caught the suspect and recovered the stolen money.
“The suspect was apprehended along with the evidence she had taken,” Mordick said. “She didn’t get very far — only about one block.”
The woman said, “I needed the money,” as she was standing outside the bank in handcuffs.
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NJ Officer succumbs to injuries from shoot-out www.privateofficer.com
July 21, 2009
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JERSEY CITY, N.J.JULY 21 2009 – A Jersey City police officer critically wounded in a shootout with two robbery suspects last week died on Tuesday, one day before his 38th birthday.
Mayor Jerramiah Healy said Officer Marc DiNardo, who had been on life support, was pronounced dead around 9:35 a.m.
The 37-year-old was shot in the face with a shotgun blast as he and other officers tried to storm an apartment Thursday.
The officer had no signs of life when he arrived at Jersey City Medical Center that day and had to be revived several times before he could be stabilized in critical condition.
His family issued a statement over the weekend calling him “a fighter” and thanking the community for its “overwhelming support and prayers.” The married, 10-year veteran had a 3-year-old son and two daughters, ages 1 and 4.
“He will be greatly missed. He had a personality you could never forget, and when he walked into a room we all loved him,” said Officer Melissa Bartholomew, a friend and fellow police academy classmate of DiNardo.
Deputy Chief Peter Nalbach said at the family’s request, doctors began harvesting organs from DiNardo for transplant.
Hours before DiNardo’s death, seven police officers dodged bullets and suffered bruises Tuesday while pursuing three robbery suspects.
Nalbach says the suspects fired at police twice and police arrested three teenagers.
In last week’s gunfight, four other officers were wounded during the close-quarters gunfight in the apartment building. Robbery suspects Hassan Shakur, 32, and his wife, Amanda Anderson, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officer Michael Camacho, who was initially listed in critical condition for a gunshot wound to the neck, was upgraded to serious but guarded condition Sunday.
DiNardo and the 25-year-old Camacho were the first SWAT officers inside Shakur’s apartment during the assault. Shakur and Anderson were wanted in a June 18 armed robbery in Jersey City, in which a man was shot in the stomach with the shotgun. They also were suspected of a similar robbery in South Carolina.
Shakur was buried in Jersey City Monday in a Muslim ceremony. Beforehand, his sister offered an emotional apology for her brother’s actions.
“I want to apologize to the state of New Jersey for the terror that my brother brought upon your city,” said Monique Hosendove, who traveled from Hampton, S.C., for her brother’s funeral.
“I am so sorry to the families of all the officers,” she said. “My family is grieving the loss of my brother, because we didn’t understand what was inside his head that would make him hurt people when he was such a lovely person — the one we knew.”
According to autopsies released Monday on Shakur and Anderson, 19 bullets were found in Shakur’s body. Anderson died from a gunshot wound to the base of the skull and was also hit in the hand, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.
DiNardo had arrested Shakur in 2002 for illegal firearms possession.
The other Jersey City officers wounded by gunfire were Frank Molina, 35, and Marc Lavelle, 43. Port Authority police officer Dennis Mitchell, 35, was also shot.
Three other officers were treated and released for minor injuries.
Mayor Jerramiah Healy said Officer Marc DiNardo, who had been on life support, was pronounced dead around 9:35 a.m.
The 37-year-old was shot in the face with a shotgun blast as he and other officers tried to storm an apartment Thursday.
The officer had no signs of life when he arrived at Jersey City Medical Center that day and had to be revived several times before he could be stabilized in critical condition.
His family issued a statement over the weekend calling him “a fighter” and thanking the community for its “overwhelming support and prayers.” The married, 10-year veteran had a 3-year-old son and two daughters, ages 1 and 4.
“He will be greatly missed. He had a personality you could never forget, and when he walked into a room we all loved him,” said Officer Melissa Bartholomew, a friend and fellow police academy classmate of DiNardo.
Deputy Chief Peter Nalbach said at the family’s request, doctors began harvesting organs from DiNardo for transplant.
Hours before DiNardo’s death, seven police officers dodged bullets and suffered bruises Tuesday while pursuing three robbery suspects.
Nalbach says the suspects fired at police twice and police arrested three teenagers.
In last week’s gunfight, four other officers were wounded during the close-quarters gunfight in the apartment building. Robbery suspects Hassan Shakur, 32, and his wife, Amanda Anderson, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officer Michael Camacho, who was initially listed in critical condition for a gunshot wound to the neck, was upgraded to serious but guarded condition Sunday.
DiNardo and the 25-year-old Camacho were the first SWAT officers inside Shakur’s apartment during the assault. Shakur and Anderson were wanted in a June 18 armed robbery in Jersey City, in which a man was shot in the stomach with the shotgun. They also were suspected of a similar robbery in South Carolina.
Shakur was buried in Jersey City Monday in a Muslim ceremony. Beforehand, his sister offered an emotional apology for her brother’s actions.
“I want to apologize to the state of New Jersey for the terror that my brother brought upon your city,” said Monique Hosendove, who traveled from Hampton, S.C., for her brother’s funeral.
“I am so sorry to the families of all the officers,” she said. “My family is grieving the loss of my brother, because we didn’t understand what was inside his head that would make him hurt people when he was such a lovely person — the one we knew.”
According to autopsies released Monday on Shakur and Anderson, 19 bullets were found in Shakur’s body. Anderson died from a gunshot wound to the base of the skull and was also hit in the hand, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.
DiNardo had arrested Shakur in 2002 for illegal firearms possession.
The other Jersey City officers wounded by gunfire were Frank Molina, 35, and Marc Lavelle, 43. Port Authority police officer Dennis Mitchell, 35, was also shot.
Three other officers were treated and released for minor injuries.
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