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Monthly Archives: February 2010

28/02/10 Three Memphis cops busted by FBI for corruption www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, TN Feb 28 2010 Source: myeyewitnessnews.com – Three Memphis cops were busted by the FBI on Friday, February 26, 2010, in a police corruption case that took MPD Director Larry Godwin by surprise. Three of his officers, including a veteran of the force, are charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a [...]

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28/02/10 Law Firm, clinic accused of illegal practices www.privateofficer.com

Louisville KY Feb 28 2010 Source: jounel-courier.com Injured when another car struck hers in June 2008, Sharon Langford of Louisville went to see the law firm of Winters Yonker & Rousselle. She said the firm told her that her health insurance wouldn’t cover injuries suffered in car wrecks and that she should get all medical [...]

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28/02/10 University of Tampa security help make robbery arrests www.privateofficer.com

Tampa Fla Feb 28 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Tampa police have arrested two people in the robbery of a University of Tampa student because of good work by university security personnel. According to the police report, the student was approached by two males, an adult and a teen and robbed and [...]

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28/02/10 Security officer shoots man in head www.privateofficer.com

San Antonio TX Feb 28 2010 A man remains in stable condition after a security officer shot him in the head during a confrontation Friday night at a North Side apartment complex, officials said. Ryan Corrin Harbert, 20, was taken to University Hospital with a single gunshot wound, a police report states. He was booked [...]

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28/02/10 K-Mart employee charged with felony theft www.privateofficer.com

BLUE ASH OH Feb 28 2010 A Kmart employee created her own “Blue Light Special” by stealing nearly $15,000 in merchandise and selling the loot at pawn shops, according to Blue Ash police. Kristine Anne Wyse of Madisonville was arrested on a felony theft charge Wednesday. She stole cash, jewelry and computer equipment valued at [...]

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28/02/10 Wachovia Bank employee charged with fraud www.privateofficer.com

SARASOTA COUNTY FLA Feb 28 2010 – A Wachovia Bank employee stole almost $140,000 from customer accounts in the past three years, specifically targeting elderly or dead customers, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office said. Murphy Investigators say Nadia C. Murphy, 50, would run lists showing the maturation date of certificate of deposit accounts at the bank [...]

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28/02/10 Mall Security Officer Shot-Killed www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, TN Feb 28 2010 By: Brett DAvis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com– A security officer has been shot dead at the Southland Mall in Whitehaven. Investigators say that the 29 year old security officer was trying to break up a disturbance with a group of males inside the mall. The security officer had one man [...]

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28/02/10 Shoplifter given prison time www.privateofficer.com

EPHRATA WA Feb 28 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ — A minor shoplifting incident has landed one Moses Lake woman in prison for trying steal beer, soda and party supplies from Walmart. Dora T. Quintero, 60, pleaded guilty to burglary in the second degree in Grant County Superior Court and was sentenced [...]

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28/02/10 Tampa cop helps arrest son www.privateofficer.com

Tampa Fla Feb 28 2010 – It’s the nightmare parents never dream of. Officer Audrey Peterson was called into work on Thursday to identify a familiar suspect on survelliance video. It was her son, Paul McDonald. McDonald, 18, is charged with attempted armed robbery after police say he held up a couple in a Channelside [...]

28/02/10 NJ police director commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

HILLSDALE NJ Feb 28 2010 Source:centraljerseynews.com — A former Edison police director was found dead in a Bergen County park Saturday morning in an apparent suicide, according to a statement from Hillsdale Police Chief Chip Stalter. The statement said the body of Brian Collier, a Hillsdale resident, was found just before 10 a.m. Saturday in [...]

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27/02/10 Security agency finds niche with frat houses www.privateofficer.com

College Park PA Feb 27 2010 When the governing body of Penn State’s fraternities toughened the enforcement of party rules in December, it meant new business for a security firm that has been in the area since 1992. Pittsburgh-based St. Moritz Security Services operates in 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian province [...]

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27/02/10 Security guard beat, robbed while on duty www.privateofficer.com

Dothan Al Feb 28 2010 Source:dothaneagle.com Dothan police have arrested a man on charges he beat a 75-year-old hospital security guard during an armed robbery. Officer Thomas Davis said police investigators arrested David Keith Johnson, 33, of East Burdeshaw Street, and charged him with felony first-degree robbery. Davis said the robbery happened around 7 p.m. [...]

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27/02/10 Belk’s LP make felony arrest www.privateofficer.com

Athens GA Feb 27 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Loss prevention agents at a store in the Georgia Square Mall was hot on the tail of a shoplifting pro this week. Police said that LP agents at Belk’s Department Store spotted Danny Porter Jr, 31 of Greensboro cutting sensor tags from shirts [...]

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27/02/10 Hospital security officer murdered by employee

New Brunswick NJ Feb 27 2010 — A woman whose charred body was found Monday in a park in Ramapo, N.Y., and whose 20-month-old daughter was kidnapped and abandoned at a Delaware gas station the day before was asphyxiated, authorities said Friday. Patricia Belizaire, 25, was murdered on Sunday in North Brunswick, Jim O’Neill, spokesman [...]

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27/02/10 Rural NC hospital locked down after incidents www.privateofficer.com

Laurinburg NC Feb 27 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ The Scotland Memorial Hospital was on lock down Friday afternoon for the second time in less than two weeks. The reason for the police response is not clear yet. The sheriff’s department said that there was a security incident there at around 3PM. [...]

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27/02/10 Nightclub security detain man with bogus cash www.privateofficer.com

Oklahoma City Okla Feb 27 2010 Source newsok.com A Chickasha man was arrested on a complaint of using counterfeit bills to buy beer at a northwest Oklahoma City strip club, police said. Richard Montgomery, 24, was arrested about 8 p.m. Feb. 20 outside the Red Dog Cafe, 6417 NW 10, according to a police report. [...]

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27/02/10 Woman jailed for assault on security during theft www.privateofficer.com

ELGIN IL Feb 28 2010 — “An anti-police hat trick.” That’s how Kane County Judge Bruce Lester described Julie Newberry’s activities when Newberry appeared in Elgin bond court Friday morning for the second time in as many days. “I can tell I made a serious impression on you the first time,” the judge said. Newberry [...]

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27/02/10 Dopehead looses drugs, calls security for help www.privateofficer.com

Yolo County CA Feb 27 2010 A 65-year-old Dublin man ended up in jail on drug charges after trying to recover his lost bag at Yolo County’s Cache Creek Casino, not realizing that the casino’s security guards had already looked inside and found what they suspected to be methamphetamine, authorities said. Yolo County Sheriff’s Sgt. [...]

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27/02/10 Mans bathroom needs land him in jail www.privateofficer.com

BENSALEM TWP., Pa. Feb 27 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Sometimes you just gotta go and there’s just no two ways about it. Such was the case with Juan Medina, 27, of Philadelphia, who police say attempted to enter the Philadelphia Park Casino four times without proper identification. When stopped by casino [...]

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26/02/10 OFFICER DOWN FRESNO

Deputy Sheriff Joel Wahlenmaier Fresno County Sheriff’s Department California End of Watch: Thursday, February 25, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, February 25, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Deceased Deputy Joel Wahlenmaier was shot [...]

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26/02/10 Doug Rose, LP Investigator dies unexpectedly www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA Feb 26 2010 Death Notice 36-year-old Doug Rose, an LP investigator for Barnes & Noble, passed away February 15 of natural causes. Based primarily in Southern California, the young professional had spent his entire 18-year career in loss prevention working for a number of major retailers. According to Paul Bos of HSN, a [...]

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26/02/10 Security company closes after employee charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Feb 26 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ The security company that employed a security guard who is accused of raping a shoplifter has closed down. According SecurityPoint owner Huston Akins, 41, he had no idea that his employee Geryl Hill, had a previous charge for rape or any other criminal [...]

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26/02/10 Marine charged with accidental shooting death of child

Chesapeake VA Feb 26 2010 Local police have obtained warrants to charge a man in the shooting death of his 9-month-old daughter. Colton Luman, 26, of the 800 block of Warbler Court, will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the unlawful discharge of a firearm in a dwelling, said Commonwealth’s Attorney Nancy Parr. Makenna Rose [...]

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26/02/10 McKinney teacher arrested for student relationship www.privateofficer.com

McKinney TX Feb 26 2010 A McKinney high school teacher was arrested Wednesday on a charge of an improper relationship with a student, a second-degree felony, police said. Ryan Staton Hufford, 28, could not be reached for comment Thursday evening. Jail records show he was released Wednesday. He resigned from his post as an agriculture [...]

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26/02/10 Wayne Newton pursued over numerous debts www.privateofficer.com

LAS VEGAS NV Feb 26 2010 — Sheriff’s deputies were turned away from entertainer Wayne Newton’s sprawling ranch home Thursday while trying to collect a $500,000 court judgment stemming from back pay owed to a former pilot, authorities said. Guards at Newton’s house, in a 38-acre walled compound dubbed “Casa de Shenandoah,” refused to accept [...]

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26/02/10 Bank employee arrested for embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.Feb 26 2010 (AP) — An 18-year employee of Huntington Bank who collected vault deposits has been charged with embezzlement. Authorities say they’re not sure how much money was stolen, but it’s more than $1,000. A criminal complaint says 36-year-old Katina Dawn Sweitzer of Fairview collected money delivered by an armored car. Authorities discovered [...]

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26/02/10 Security officer critical after robbery attempt www.privateofficer.com

OTTAWA Canada Feb 26 2010 — A Gatineau man and woman were in court Thursday facing a number of charges following a robbery attempt at Promenade de l’Outaouais Wednesday night in which a security guard suffered a heart attack. Gatineau police say a mall security guard attempted to stop the man and woman who were [...]

26/02/10 Mother killed soldier daughter at Fort Bragg www.privateofficer.com

FAYETTEVILLE, NC Feb 26 2010 (WTVD) — The FBI has charged a mother with second-degree murder after stabbing death at Fort Bragg. Investigators say in a criminal complaint that Linda Shannon stabbed her daughter 32-year-old Autumn Michelle Shannon in their home on base at 147 South Dougherty Drive. It allegedly happened February 22. Autumn Shannon [...]

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26/02/10 Armed security company owner killed by deputies www.privateofficer.com

KNOXVILLE TN Feb 26 2010 knoxnews.com- A Knoxville security company co-founded 24 years ago by a man fatally shot Wednesday by Knox County deputies will be closed for a few days as funeral arrangements are made. Liberty Security Systems, Inc., released a statement today extending condolences to the family and friends of Robert Kelly. Kelly [...]

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26/02/10 Former Alabama officer facing prison commits suicide

MOBILE, Alabama Feb 26 2010 Source: WKRG.com – Sources tell News 5, the former Chickasaw Police Officer facing life in prison for raping his young step-daughter has committed suicide. Bob Ingle was supposed to be sentenced tomorrow. Ingle’s step-daughter, Rebecca McEvoy was killed in an unrelated car crash one year after she told her best [...]

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