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Bellevue man charged with kidnapping child at mall www.privateofficer.com
A 12-year-old boy told mall security Saturday afternoon that a man forced him into a handicapped stall in the men’s room, threatened him with a knife and exposed himself, police said.
They were interrupted when someone else entered the bathroom and went into the next stall. The boy said loudly: “I didn’t do anything to you,” and the man fled, police said.
The boy reported the incident to mall security. A police officer took a detailed description of the suspect from the boy and alerted patrol officers in the area.
An officer spotted a man matching the description on the 1300 block of 156th Avenue Northeast and arrested him, police said.
Prosecutors charged David Harry Alaumbaugh, 19, on Wednesday with first-degree kidnapping with sexual motivation with a deadly weapon.
Police advised parents to think carefully about letting children go to a public restroom unaccompanied and to immediately report questionable activity.
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Charlotte school security officer injured by student www.privateofficer.com
John Robbins, a longtime employee of the CMS security force, was attacked Tuesday morning while breaking up a fight, said Bud Cesena, head of CMS law enforcement.
Cesena said Robbins was hit in the temple by a male student; officers are investigating whether a ring or something in the student’s hand added to the severity of the injury. A “shank” made from a sharpened screwdriver was found in the student’s book bag after he was arrested, Cesena said.
Angel Brown Vazquez, 17, has been charged with four misdemeanor counts: assault inflicting serious injury, assault on a school employee, resisting an officer and carrying a concealed weapon.
Cesena said officers are talking to the district attorney’s office about whether additional charges are warranted.
“We think we need to send a real strong message about this, that you just cannot assault people in schools,” Cesena said.
Superintendent Peter Gorman said he couldn’t comment on discipline against any specific student, but said that attacks on school staff generally result in expulsion.
Sheriff’s office records show one previous arrest for Vazquez: In January he was charged with breaking into a “coin/currency machine,” a misdemeanor.
Cesena said the incident began as an argument among four girls. Robbins and others intervened and had one girl in restraints when Vazquez, who was not part of the initial dispute, hit Robbins, Cesena said.
Robbins was part of CMS’s “rapid response team,” which goes to various schools as needed. Cesena said Robbins’ wife told him Thursday morning that plastic surgery went well and Robbins should be released from the hospital in a couple of days. The couple does not want to be interviewed, Cesena said.
Campus security guards, who are not sworn police officers, are often called on to deal with fights. But Cesena, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who took the CMS job in 2006, said it’s rare for one to be seriously injured: “This is the worst since I’ve been here.”
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Store security officers ran down by shoplifters www.privateofficer.com
But the other suspects drove a black sport utility vehicle at the guards, injuring both and crashing into the Macy’s building before all four fled in a wild scene Wednesday just before 3:30 p.m.
Nassau County police are searching for three men and one woman, all believed to be in their late teens or early 20s, police said. Police said the woman was “visibly pregnant.”
Police said the four were seen on store security cameras working together to steal clothing from Macy’s. As the four met up in the parking lot, the guards confronted a man who had store merchandise, and placed a handcuff on him.
That was when someone drove the SUV at the guards, hitting one and smashing into the side of the Macy’s building. The other guard was injured when he jumped out of the way. The handcuffed man then jumped into the vehicle, which already had the other three suspects, and all fled.
The guards were taken to a hospital and treated for what police called “minor injuries.” The crash caused an estimated $3,000 worth of damage to the Macy’s, police said.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential, police said.
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Another armed robbery of Brink’s guards www.privateofficer.com
It’s a bad time to be a Brinks security guard.
For the second time this week, Brinks security guards carrying loads of cash were the targets of brazen bandits in broad daylight.
This time, two guards in Miami Beach were collecting cash from a gas station when they were attacked by two black males brandishing a pistols. Surveillance shows the masked men surprising the guards from behind before making off with their stash.
This week has shown that people are getting more desperate and people wearing a Brinks uniform might as well be wearing a dollar sign with a bulls-eye in the middle.
With economic times as hard as they are, shouldn’t security guards who have thousands of dollars on them at a time be a little more vigilant? Or how about letting them ride around in tanks so that they are better armed?
On Tuesday, a Broward Brinks employee was shot in the leg while being jacked at a Dania Beach industrial park. At least three men are thought to be involved with that heist and police aren’t sure if the crimes are related. The FBI has joined in the investigation.
And in July, a Brinks guard got the drop on a would-be robber at a health clinic in South Miami-Dade, killing the man.
Brink’s is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the men behind the latest robbery attempts. Hopefully, they won’t send it in an armored truck.
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Harrah’s guards charged with vending machine burglaries www.privateofficer.com
On Tuesday September 22, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. Atlantic City Police received a call from Harrah’s security. Security reported that 14 vending machines were broken into and vandalized. The thefts occurred on multiple guest room floors in the Marina Tower. The vending machines are owned by Globe Vending. A representative from Globe Vending indicated that the machines were damaged by forced entry.
The estimated damage to all 14 vending machines is estimated at over $5,000.00. The estimated money removed exceeds $2,000.00.
Surveillance cameras revealed the suspects were Harrah’s security officers, later identified as Joe Callender, 22, of Mays Landing and Johnny Wright, 24, of Atlantic City. Callender and Wright were working the overnight shift and were in their security uniforms during the thefts. After the forced entry was made into each machine the cash box was stolen.
The investigation is continuing. Detective Kevin Burrows is the lead investigator and may be contacted at 609-347-5766.
Cooperation between Harrah’s Security Supervisors, Globe Vending and the Atlantic City Police Department led to the arrests.
Both males were remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing, New Jersey
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Renaissance Academy fight leads to arrests, injuries www.privateofficer.com
Two students were injured and 17 will be charged after a large fight today at Renaissance Academy, said Lt. Max Hayden of the Virginia Beach Police Department.
The two students who were hurt were treated for facial injuries and were treated at the school by paramedics, Hayden said.
Twelve of the students, all juveniles, will be charged with either assault or disorderly conduct, Hayden said. Their names will not be released because they are juveniles. Five of the students involved are adults who will be charged with disorderly conduct.
No officers or staff members of the school were injured, Hayden said. One school division employee suffered minor injuries and one student will be charged in connection with that injury, Hayden added.
The incident began about 12:35 p.m. with a fight between several students, then escalated when security guards and the school’s resource officer tried to break it up, Hayden said. When the police officer used his radio to call for backup, other officers and supervisors who heard the broadcast went to the scene to help.
The school was locked down from 12:45 to 2 p.m., said Nancy Soscia, school division spokeswoman. Classroom doors were locked as well as doors leading to the outside of the building.
About 12 officers and supervisors went to the school to help break up the fight, Hayden said. Pepper spray was used to help regain control of the situation, Hayden added.
The school is located at 273 N. Witchduck Road. Soscia said that the school will have an increased police presence on Monday in response to the incident.
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Police charge man with death of nightclub security officer www.privateofficer.com
Michael Weisz was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Leroy Fisher, 64.
At about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to parking lot behind Badlands Nightclub near 20th and K streets. Fisher had substantial injuries, and he was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, where he later died.
According to the Sacramento Police Department, witnesses helped detectives quickly identify two people in the car that had hit Fisher.
They both arranged to meet Sacramento police in San Francisco shortly before noon Wednesday, and Weisz, identified as the car’s driver, was brought back to Sacramento.
Investigators said Fisher and another security guard had removed Weisz and his friend from Badlands earlier in the night. The club owner says Weisz was throwing ice at a bartender, and Fisher threw him out.
Fisher later found Weisz and his friend in a rear parking lot, police said, at which point Weisz got in his car.
Detectives said they think Weisz hit Fisher on purpose, according to a statement from Sacramento Sgt. Norm Leong.
People Mourn At ‘Pops’ Vigil
Dozens of mourners came to 20th and K streets in Sacramento to pay their respects to a man they considered a dear friend.
At a candle light vigil people remembered Fisher and described him as a good, sweet, fun loving man.
Many called Fisher by his nickname “Pops” because of all the lollypops he would hand out to people.
