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Security guard arrested at Bengals playoff game www.privateofficer.com
Police say Ronell Harris was working at the game as a security guard for Tennable Security when he stole security wristbands.
They say he also had help from Michael Hauser.
Police said they discovered the theft when a third man, Michael Cockrecc tried to sell a wristband for $50 to an undercover police officer.
All three are charged with theft and will appear in court Monday afternoon.
Nightclub security guard beaten by mob www.privateofficer.com
It happened just after midnight at Club Rain on West Palmetto Street , which police said is patronized mainly by people in their teens and early 20s, when someone called E-911 dispatch to report a fight in progress.
A witness who was in the parking lot said she saw a crowd of girls running out of the club while pushing and fighting one another, Raines said. A security guard who intervened in the fight was attacked by a large crowd of boys who rushed out of the club after the girls.
The security guard was struck by a lead pipe or stick by someone in the crowd and fell to the ground, Raines said. The witness said the mob continue to beat and kick the guard before grabbing the weapon and running away from the club.
When officers arrived on the scene, they saw a large crowd standing in the parking lot and discovered another injured person. The second victim, an 18-year-old man, was struck above his eye with a brick, Raines said. The victim later told police his attacker seemed to have come from behind and he had no idea who hit him.
Both victims were seriously injured and admitted to local hospitals for treatment. No arrests have been made, Raines said.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police department at (843) 665-3191 or the state Crime Stoppers hotline at (888) CRIME SC (274-6372). Callers need not reveal their identities.
OFFICER DOWN NEW ORLEANS www.privateofficer.com
New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, January 11, 2010
Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Alfred Celestain succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in an automobile accident as he and his partner responded to a call. Their patrol car collided with another vehicle at the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and St. Joseph Street.
Both officers were transported to a local hospital where Officer Celestain slipped into a coma. He passed away from his injuries two days later.
Officer Celestain had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 21 years.
Agency Contact Information
New Orleans Police Department
715 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 826-2828
Please contact the New Orleans Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
Security officer shot, critical condition www.privateofficer.com
The shooting was reported at 6:23 p.m. Monday in a parking lot at Santa Monica Boulevard and Western Avenue, said Sgt. Alex Ortiz of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Station.
The 45-year-old security guard was unconscious when police arrived, and firefighters revived him, Ortiz said.
It was not immediately known whether the victim was working at the time of the shooting. He was hospitalized in critical condition after undergoing surgery, Ortiz said.
Two men believed to have been involved in the shooting were seen running west on Santa Monica, Ortiz said.
No weapons were recovered, Ortiz said.
The shooting was apparently gang-related, Ortiz said.
Police hunt shoplifters who fired gun at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com
Police are looking for Jason Robert Lopez, 38, and Carmen Angela Quintana, 37, who also goes by the name Carmen Angela Knowles.
According to police, Lopez and Quintana were caught shoplifting at the Wal-Mart at 8250 Razorback Road when they were confronted by a store security guard. One of them pulled out a gun and shot into the ceiling in the north doorway. The pair then ran away. No one was injured.
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Atlanta church fire kills 1 www.privateofficer.com
ATLANTA GA Jan 12 2010By: Rick McCann/Staff
PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS
http://www.privateofficer.com/ – Authorities are investigating the death of one person who was killed in a fire at a church building in northeast Atlanta Tuesday morning, according to Atlanta Fire Department officials.
A structure fire was reported at the Druid Hills Baptist Church in the 600 block of Seminole Avenue in northeast Atlanta early Tuesday morning and firefighters say that the fire was contained to a community building on the property.
While fighting the fire, firefighters found a deceased person but did not say if it was a male or female and now police are trying to figure out who the person was.
Church officials said no one was supposed to be in the building. They don’t know how the victim got into the building.
Police are investigating the fire as a possible arson but no other details were made available this morning.
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Nightclub security shoot it out with armed man www.privateofficer.com
According to police, Keith Martin Thompson, 29, formerly of Rockland Street, displayed a handgun during an altercation Jan. 2 inside the Mezmerize Lounge, located inside Days Inn at 1492 Lititz Pike. Security officers confronted Thompson and several gunshots were exchanged.
The incident continued outside the establishment, where Thompson and security personnel exchanged more gunfire as Thompson fled in a vehicle, nearly striking a security officer with his car, police said.
Charges were filed last Tuesday before District Judge David Miller, and a warrant was issued for Thompson on charges of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, persons not to possess firearms and possession of firearm without a license.
Manheim Township Police Sgt. Tom Rudzinski said”this is a guy who is out there, who has a gun and apparently isn’t afraid to use it,” Rudzinski said. “There is a significant danger to the public, and the sooner we can get him in custody the better.” And we need to get him off the street quickly
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Shoplifter sent to prison for injuring security agent www.privateofficer.com
news-herald.com A Cleveland woman was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing groceries at a Willowick Marc’s and then striking a security guard with her car as she escaped.
Atosha Redrick, 32, and 26-year-old Cleveland resident Tiffany Sanders left the Lake Shore Boulevard store in August without paying for $59.15 worth of groceries.
A female security guard — recognizing Redrick as someone who had shoplifted at the store the week before — followed the women to the parking lot, Chief Assistant Lake County Prosecutor Karen Kowall said.
Instead of stopping, the women — with Redrick at the wheel — escaped in a Ford Taurus, striking the 31-year-old security guard, breaking a bone and dislocating her right ankle.
“The security officer did what she was supposed to do,” Kowall said.
“Now she has six screws in her ankle and cannot return to work.”
Police attempted to pull over Redrick, but Redrick did not stop until she got near East 170th Street in Cleveland.
Redrick pleaded guilty last month in Lake County Common Pleas Court to aggravated robbery and failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
Redrick said her criminal behavior led to her losing her nursing license and time with her children.
Assistant Lake County Public Defender Margaret Campbell asked Judge Vincent A. Culotta to give Redrick probation with local jail time, plus treatment for her drug and mental health issues.
“This was basically a shoplifting that went bad,” Campbell said.
“Her friend told her there was a warrant for her arrest, and Atosha panicked. She does not recall hitting the individual. If she had realized she had injured someone, she would have stopped and done the right thing. She made poor choices that turned a simple shoplifting into a horrible accident.”
Culotta said he had no choice but to send Redrick to prison because the security guard — who did not attend the hearing — suffered serious and permanent physical harm.
In addition, Redrick was on probation and out on bond for a different felony theft offense when she was arrested for the Willowick case.
“You knew police were following you, but you kept going,” said the judge, who also suspended Redrick’s driver’s license for six years after her release.
Redrick could have received up to 11 1/2 years in prison.
Redrick’s co-defendant/passenger previously pleaded no contest to and was found guilty of a misdemeanor theft charge in Willoughby Municipal Court. Sanders was sentenced to a $1,000 fine with $800 suspended and 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended.
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Rookie New Haven officer fired over drunken outburst www.privateofficer.com
Source: NHRegister— A rookie police officer is scheduled to face a judge later this month in connection with an alleged drunken outburst at a bar on a night when he was supposed to be working.
He will face the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday, however, to determine whether he will still have a job when he returns to Superior Court.
Police Chief James Lewis has recommended Jason Bandy, 24, who has just over a year with the department, be fired.
Bandy was arrested in December for an October incident in which police say he urinated on the floor of a bathroom at a downtown bar, cursed at employees when they confronted him and flashed his badge when a bouncer told him he had to leave.
“We filed 10 violations against him,” Lewis said. “We have the criminal misconduct, and just as important to me is the fact that he was being paid by the taxpayers at the time these things took place because he had called in sick.”
A third factor working against Bandy was that he allegedly flashed his badge and abused his authority, Lewis said.
Lewis, as chief, has the authority to suspend an officer for up to 15 days. Any more severe punishment must be given by the police board. It’s the officer’s choice whether to have Tuesday’s hearing open to the public.
The incident happened after closing Oct. 30 at Center Street Lounge, 84 Orange St. According to witness and police accounts, Bandy started urinating on the floor of a bathroom that a female employee was cleaning and allegedly cursed at her and told her to shut up.
When a bouncer was summoned, Bandy allegedly pulled out his badge and said, “Do you know who I am?”
An extra-duty police officer who was working at the bar that night then confronted him and asked him whether he, in fact, was a city police officer. Bandy refused to answer the questions, initially denied that he was a police officer, and dismissively told him, “Don’t worry about it,” police said.
On his way out, Bandy reportedly spat at the bar and kicked a pile of garbage that was in his way.
Bandy was due in court Friday, but his case was continued to Jan. 25.
In the hallway, his attorney, Gregory Cerritelli, declined comment.
“He’s obviously going before the police commission Tuesday. It wouldn’t be prudent to comment now.”
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