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Monthly Archives: February 2010

24/02/10 William and Mary student commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Williamsburg VA Feb 24 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Campus police responded to a possible suicide Friday and found the body of William and Mary senior Dominique Chandler in her Pleasant Dormitory residence hall. Police had been dispatched to her dorm after some concerns from college faculty. Pleasant Hall, located in the [...]

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24/02/10 Domestic violence injures apartment security officer www.privateofficer.com

WILMINGTON, NC Feb 24 2010 (WECT) – A man from Wilmington faces several charges after an early morning scuffle with a his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Police say Justin Daniel McKeithan, 21, forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and stabbed the new boyfriend in the chest twice. The victim was also cut on the hand, [...]

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24/02/10 Kroger Security Rapes Shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn.Feb 24 2010 – UPDATE:   Geryl Hill, a former Kroger security guard and confessed criminal, is now charged with another jaw dropping crime.Police say the 31-year-old man used his position of power to rape a 24-year-old woman while on the job at the Kroger in Poplar Plaza. Investigators say the plain clothed security [...]

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24/02/10 Youth minister commits suicide after guilty plea www.privateofficer.com

BATAVIA, Ohio Feb 24 2010 Troopers said a former youth minister who pleaded guilty on sex charges killed himself hours after the verdict. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Christopher Evans, 39, shot himself in the head at East Fork Lake State Park. Evans had been a youth pastor at the Saltair Church of Christ [...]

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24/02/10 Seattle changes guard company after attack www.privateofficer.com

Seattle WA Feb 24 2010 King County is getting rid of the security firm that provides un-armed guards for the downtown Seattle bus tunnel. A surveillance video of a 15-year-old girl being kicked and beaten Jan. 28 in the tunnel by another girl while security guards stood by has sparked widespread outrage. Major Dave Jutilla, [...]

24/02/10 Fat cat, not bomb closes part of airport www.privateofficer.com

NEWARK NJ Feb 24 2010 source: nj.com — A skittish kitty lodged itself under a bomb-detection machine at Newark Liberty International Airport during today’s morning rush hour, making its owner miss her flight to Florida and other passengers undergo security screening at a different X-ray machine, officials said. Port Authority police used a hydraulic device [...]

24/02/10 Man arrested after casino bomb threat www.privateofficer.com

Des Moines Ia Feb 24 2010 A Granger man has been charged with making a bomb threat at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona. Benjamin Thomas Feick, 23, was taken into custody Sunday night. Altoona police said he was asked to provide photo identification to enter the casino, but reportedly had only a Social [...]

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23/02/10 CONFERENCE CALL/TALK RADIO PROGRAM

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23/02/10 Pittsburgh officer kills her attacker during fight for life

PITTSBURGH PA Feb 23 2010 Source: Pittsburghtribune-review — Pittsburgh police Officer Janine Triolo was in a fight for her life. She had one handcuff on Ryan Davis, 20, of Lawrenceville, the suspect in an armed robbery on Denniston Street in Shadyside, when Davis began to resist at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers told the Tribune-Review. [...]

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23/02/10 Chicago police officer killed in crash www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL Feb 23 2010 Icy conditions are being blamed for an accident that killed a Chicago police sergeant as he headed south on Lake Shore Drive this morning, answering a call about a burglary, police say. Alan Haymaker, 56, was on his way to the scene of a burglary at 3167 N. Clark [...]

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23/02/10 Man charged with theft of money bag www.privateofficer.com

Charlottesville VA Feb 23 2010 A Ruckersville man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a bank bag filled with cash from a Fashion Square mall moon bounce business. The date of the incident could not be determined Sunday. Albemarle County police said Christopher Herring grabbed the bag containing the contents of Charlottesville [...]

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23/02/10 SC officer shot, suspect commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

CHERAW, SC Feb 23 2010(WIS) – A Cheraw police officer is in stable condition after being shot during a routine traffic stop. The suspect, however, killed himself after being cornered by police. Authorities say Maurice Merritt, a six-year veteran officer, was shot around 5:15pm after a chase with 27-year-old Travis Keyon Quick. Authorities say Merritt [...]

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23/02/10 Security nabs rape suspect at hospital www.privateofficer.com

Salina KS Feb 23 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Authorities have a Salina man in custody after security officers at a local hospital charged him with attacking a woman. On Sunday, the man was nabbed and accused of raping a woman who is in her 90s in a Salina Regional Health Center [...]

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23/02/10 Cross dressing shoplifters lead police on chase www.privateofficer.com

Asheville, NC Feb 23 2010 — Police have charged three men in connection to a series of store robberies in Asheville. Officers arrested the suspects Friday morning after a chase and crash in Travelers Rest. Police pulled over a car that was believed to be involved in a shoplifting incident at a Walmart. When the [...]

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23/02/10 Woman sent to prison in $3 million embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Houston TX Feb 23 2010 A Sugar Land woman was sentenced to five years in federal prison today for stealing more than $3.6 million from the Houston offices of chemical company Kaneka Texas and spending it on luxury items, jewelry and gambling. Diana Simon, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ken Hoyt and ordered [...]

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23/02/10 DWI driver assaults park security www.privateofficer.com

SALEM NH Feb 23 2010 – A Derry woman faces multiple charges after attacking a Canobie Lake Park security guard early yesterday morning, police said. The security guard was at his post near the amusement park’s service gate at 12:02 p.m. when a man ran up to the guard shack and handed over a set [...]

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23/02/10 Security finds homicide victim on college campus www.privateofficer.com

HARRISON, N.Y. Feb 23 2010 (WPIX) – A Manhattanville student was found dead in faculty housing Monday morning, according to reports. Harrison police have ruled the death a homicide. The female – described as a student athlete – lived on campus with her parents. Her body was found by a campus security guard around 12:15 [...]

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23/02/10 Three arrested in gas theft caper www.privateofficer.com

PHOENIX AZ Feb 23 2010 – Phoenix police officers have arrested three men accused of stealing hundreds of gallons of gasoline from local Circle K Stores, authorities said. Early Monday morning, officers responded to a theft call from a Circle K on Union Hills Drive, police said. When officers arrived, they noticed a white Chevy [...]

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23/02/10 Security spots burglary-4 arrested www.privateofficer.com

BOCA RATON Fla Feb 23 2010 (CBS4) ― A break in at a Boca Raton high school was caught on camera; now four former students of the school have been arrested and charged with burglary and trespassing. The break-in occurred just after midnight on Monday at the Olympic Heights Community High School. A school security [...]

23/02/10 Air Force officers shoot, kill suspect www.privateofficer.com

GLENDALE, AZ Feb 23 2010 – One person was killed and a second injured late Monday after a stolen vehicle was apparently shot at while driving through a gate at Luke Air Force Base. Deputy Lindsey Smith with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said authorities received a 911 call about the first of two stolen [...]

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22/02/10 TN. teacher charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Tenn.Feb 22 2010 (metro Nashville) wsmv.com — A first-grade teacher in Columbia, Tenn., is in jail and accused of killing her estranged husband. Shawn Armstrong, 38, fatally shot her husband Maury Armstrong, 42, on Saturday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The incident happened about 20 minutes from their home in [...]

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22/02/10 TN. Capitol police undergo diversity training www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN Feb 22 2010 Tennessee Safety Department officers who provide Capitol Hill security began diversity training Monday after a state trooper accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees. The training is being provided pro bono by Democratic Rep. John Deberry of Memphis. He held two diversity training sessions in September [...]

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22/02/10 Security officer stabbed at Grand Rapids arena www.privateofficer.com

GRAND RAPIDS MI Feb 22 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Authorities are still investigating the stabbing of a security officer that occurred at the Van Andel Arena over the week-end. Police said that the security officer, whose name has not been released was taken to the hospital after being stabbed by a [...]

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22/02/10 Armed gunman arrested at Colorado hospital www.privateofficer.com

HUGO CO Feb 22 2010 – An armed gunman who went into a hospital’s emergency room Monday morning has been taken into custody. The suspect went into the Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, a small town about 100 miles southeast of Denver, before 5 a.m. Monday with two guns, according to the hospital’s CEO Herman [...]

22/02/10 Club patron killed, security officer shot www.privateofficer.com

Columbus OH Feb 22 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A nightclub security officer has been shot in the back and a patron shot in the head and police are searching tonight for a 19-year-old man they say is responsible. Harold McGrapth of 1310 E. 20th Ave. has been charged with murder and [...]

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22/02/10 Sacramento school officer faces gunfire www.privateofficer.com

Sacramento CA Feb 22 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Police reported that a Sacramento school security officer had a close call overnight and had to run for cover as shots rang out near an elementary school campus. The security officer who works for the school district had responded to an activated alarm [...]

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22/02/10 Florence SC officer shot-killed at home www.privateofficer.com

FLORENCE, SC Feb 21 2010 (WMBF) -A Florence County man was in court Sunday for a bond hearing on charges of voluntary manslaughter after investigators say he shot and killed a Florence Police officer. Brady Johnson, 22, of Effingham, is accused of killing Matthew H. Clayton Friday night in a Florence home. In court Sunday, [...]

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22/02/10 Mall fight leaves teen stabbed www.privateofficer.com

ROSEVILLE, Minn. Feb 22 2010 source: (WCCO) Police locked down Rosedale Mall around 8 p.m. Saturday after multiple fights broke out between roughly a dozen teenagers. Police said a 16-year-old was stabbed outside the indoor entrance to Ruby Tuesday’s. Police have arrested a 17-year-old St. Paul male for stabbing a 16-year-old boy in a large [...]

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21/02/10 Armed man robs NJ K-Mart www.privateofficer.com

GLOUCESTER TWP. NJ Feb 21 2010 — An unidentified man robbed the Kmart store in Clementon at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. View full sizeStore security photo of armed robber, provided by Gloucester Township police. The man displayed an unspecified weapon, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The robber is [...]

21/02/10 Miami businessmen face terrorism charges www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla Feb 21 2010 Three Miami-Dade businessmen face terrorism-related smuggling charges alleging they secretly exported video-game players to a shopping center in Paraguay that U.S. authorities say served as a front for financing the Middle East terrorist group, Hezbollah. The businessmen — Khaled T. Safadi, Ulises Talavera and Emilio Gonzalez-Neira — were arrested late [...]

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