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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Vellajo CA Sept 14 2009 Vallejo police arrested five people Sunday evening after a near riot at the Marina Vista Apartments. Officers responded to the complex at 201 Maine St. after receiving a frantic call from a security guard’s cell phone calling for help in the laundry room, police said. Upon arriving on scene, officers [...]

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WEST SACRAMENTO, CA Sept 14 2009 – Police are searching for the the gunman or gunmen who shot and killed a man and injured another outside of Ortega’s West nightclub early Sunday, according to authorities. West Sacramento police Sgt. Mark Tingley said an altercation between two groups of people as the club at 4205 West [...]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sept 14 2009 — A pregnant teenager shot at her school bus stop died early Monday. Police said Tiffany Wright, 15, was 32 weeks pregnant when she was shot in the head on Mallard Creek Road between Sugar Creek Road and Harris Boulevard in north Charlotte. Doctors were able to deliver her baby, [...]

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CLEVELAND OH Sept 12 2009 — A 25-year-old Shaker Heights man working as a security guard was fatally shot this morning outside Club E at 4102 Lee Road. Police were called about 3:30 a.m. and found Ivory Wright with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Witnesses told police there had been a fight inside the [...]

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San Diego CA Sept 12 2009 A security guard at the Vista transit center in northern San Diego County shot and killed a man during a fight Friday night, according to the the Sheriff’s Department. Responding to a call about shots fired, sheriff’s deputies found a man lying in the street and a security guard [...]

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Fort Myers Fla Sept 12 2009 Investigators are eager to collar multiple gunmen who robbed a Brink’s truck in Fort Myers early Friday, citing a similar robbery that turned fatal in Miami two months ago. On Friday, two or three masked men robbed a Brink’s truck at a gas station at Metro Parkway and Crystal [...]

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Norwalk CT Sept 12 2009 A man in a black ski mask tried to rob a security guard at the Norwalk Hospital parking garage Thursday night but ran away from the crime scene without the cash he demanded, police said. The security guard was sitting in a booth at the Stevens Street entrance to the [...]

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DAYTON OH Sept 12 2009 – The Oakwood doctor authorities said was at the center of a prescription ring was sentenced to seven years in prison today, Sept. 11, by a U.S. District Court judge. Richard Sievers, 53, distributed more than 700,000 dosage units of controlled substances worth an estimated $5 million out of his [...]

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Centerville AL Sept 12 2009 An Arkansas man who authorities believed faked his own death during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was arrested in Alabama by U.S. marshals. Timothy Dehart, 38, was taken into custody Thursday night in Centreville, said Marty Keely, U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Alabama. Investigators said Dehart has been sought [...]

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HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. Sept 11 2009—A school Principal has been stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated last week. Police arrested Haralson County principal April Garner for DUI after she crashed her car into a police cruiser. Officers said they tried to stop her after someone reported a reckless driver in the area. Board of [...]

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ATHENS, Ga. Sept 11 2009– Students at the University of Georgia are on alert after a female student was kidnapped Friday near campus and assaulted. Athens-Clarke County police said the girl told them she got into what she thought was a cab on South Milledge Avenue, and the man inside took off with her. Kathy [...]

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Sept 11 2009 – An Orange County deputy is under an internal investigation. He’s accused of loaning his taser to a friend, who in turn shot someone with it while joking around. It all unfolded on Disney property and, despite the investigation, Deputy Eric Jaros is still on duty. The sheriff’s office [...]

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NEW BRUNSWICK NJ Sept 11 2009 — A security guard at one of the city’s elementary schools has been arrested and charged with fondling and kissing a 13-year-old female student, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan announced today. Elpidio Cruz, 25, of New Brunswick, a security guard at the Roosevelt Elementary School on Livingston Avenue, was [...]

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WEST VALLEY CITY Utah Sept 11 2009 — The woman attacked by her ex-husband at her job just had surgery on her shoulder. Her ex-husband, 35-year-old Charles Gordon, is in jail facing five felony charges–including attempted murder. West Valley police say Gordon attacked his wife outside, then inside Discover Card Financial Services in West Valley [...]

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MISSION CA Sept 11 2009 — A police academy cadet faces felony charges after authorities said he struck a Sharyland school security guard with his vehicle last week. Chevy Medina Flores, 23, allegedly failed to stop and drove into a security guard at Sharyland High School just before school dismissed Friday afternoon, said Scott Owings, [...]

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Montgomery County PA Sept 11 2009 Authorities in Montgomery County, Pa. have made an arrest in connection with a rash of office complex burglaries that date back nine months. Kevin Mack (above) is facing dozens of counts of burglary and related offenses for breaking into offices nearly 50 times in Plymouth, Whitpain, Upper Merion, and [...]

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SHORELINE, Wash. Sept 11 2009- The FBI says the man dubbed the “Fashion Faux Pas Bandit” is in custody following a deadly shootout outside a Shoreline casino Thursday. King County sheriff’s deputies responded to a bank robbery call at the Safeway Store Alaska Credit Union branch in the 15500 block of Aurora Avenue North around [...]

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PINELLAS PARK Fla Sept 11 2009 – A St. Petersburg man was arrested on Aug. 24 after he allegedly fled a store without paying for merchandise and then struck a security officer with his car. Benjamin A. Zacks, 27, was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon or firearm. He also was wanted on a [...]

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AMMON, Idaho Sept 11 2009– A 28-year-old physical education teacher has been arrested after an alleged sexual encounter with a 14-year old male student. Kari Atkinson, who works at Sandcreek Middle School, was arrested Tuesday after the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip. “Detectives went out and interviewed the victim as well as [...]

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Dallas TX Sept 10 2009 A reserve officer with the Dallas police who also is a security executive was arrested early Wednesday on accusations of cocaine possession and putting powder in the drinks of two women at a Lower Greenville bar. Brad J. Hellums, 46, was dismissed from the police reserves later in the day. [...]

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OMAHA, Neb. Sept 910 2009– Two men have been charged with impersonating a federal officer after investigators said they posed as U.S. Border Patrol agents. Adam Woltjer, 33, and Darcey Young, 24, have pleaded not guilty to the charge in U.S. District Court. A KETV NewsWatch 7 I-Team investigation found the two men even fooled [...]

ROCKY MOUNT NC  Sept 10 2009 (WTVD) — A NC Highway Patrol trooper is facing charges after the Highway Patrol said he attacked a Rocky Mount police officer. Charges against Trooper Byron Varnell include assault on a government official and assault by strangulation. According to the Rocky Mount Telegram, Varnell attacked Officer James Reynolds last [...]

OFFICER DOWN   Detention Sergeant Ronnie Brown Polk County Sheriff’s Office Florida End of Watch: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 20 years Badge Number: 2896 Incident Details Cause of Death: Assault Date of Incident: Sunday, August 30, 2009 Weapon Used: Person Suspect Info: In custody Sergeant Ronnie Brown passed [...]

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OFFICER DOWN Police Officer Richard Crittenden North St. Paul Police Department Minnesota End of Watch: Monday, September 7, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 57 Tour of Duty: 13 years Badge Number: 3933 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, September 7, 2009 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept 9 2009– A security guard said 20 to 30 shots were fired into a crowded parking lot in downtown Nashville early Monday morning, wounding two women. The shooting occurred at Ninth Avenue South and Division Street. About 200 people were in the lot across from Cafe Bella south of downtown when someone [...]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sept 9 2009– Neighbors are angry and upset as police look for whoever beat a 76-year-old security guard at a west Charlotte Walmart Tuesday. Police said a man walking a dog found the beaten guard lying on the ground shortly before 8 a.m. on the 3900 block of Hargrove Avenue. He was about [...]

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Seattle WA Sept 9 2009 Jose O. Suarez was a man of habits — regularly attending St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, always driving the posted speed limit, and never jay walking. “He didn’t trust cars,” his brother, Jorge Suarez, said. On July 24, Suarez, 58, a security guard and retired Army Reserve sergeant, ended up dead [...]

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DURHAM NC Sept 9 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ — An Orange County deputy is in trouble after allegedly leading Durham County officers on a high speed chase Friday night. Investigators say Kevin Umstead was travelling at 74 miles per hour in a 35 zone when he police spotted him and [...]

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. Sept 8 2009— Prisoners were being treated under guard at a hospital after a private prisoner van crashed in southern Mississippi, killing the driver and injuring several others. The van was carrying three guards and nine inmates when it drove off an interstate Sunday, hitting an embankment and trees before flipping over, police [...]

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CARY NC Sept 8 2009 (WTVD) — Police have charged a Raleigh man with sexually assaulting a realtor in Cary. According to an arrest warrant, 33-year-old Michael Edward Sleeman was charged with first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping – both felonies. According to police, the victim was the agent on duty in a model home [...]

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