Monthly Archives: February 2010
14/02/10 Substitute teacher charged with molesting children www.privateofficer.com
Lexington County SC Feb 14 2010 As a result of a joint investigation by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Cayce Department of Public Safety and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, detectives charged a 32-year-old West Columbia man with sexually abusing four boys over a seven-year period that ended in 2007. A total of 16 criminal [...]
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14/02/10 Salem Oregon deputy kills wife, self
SALEM, Ore Feb 14 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ – Authorities released information today that a veteran Clackamas Sheriffs sergeant was the gunman who shot two people to death and wounded a third in a restaurant Friday night, before turning the weapon on himself and committing suicide. Veteran officer 46-year old Jeffrey [...]
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14/02/10 Police charge man with assault on security www.privateofficer.com
Cumberland MD Feb 14 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com On Friday at 9:16 a.m. officers from the Cumberland Police Department responded to the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, on Willowbrook Road to assist security personnel after they were assaulted. When the officers arrived on the scene they contacted the security officers who [...]
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14/02/10 Mayoral candidate arrested for shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
SOCORRO, New Mexico February 14 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com The man who wanted to be the mayor of a small New Mexico town has less of a chance of winning today after police say he was arrested. Mayoral candidate Mark Santomenna, 36, pled no contest in front of Judge Jim Naranjo [...]
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14/02/10 Summer police program looses “Sworn Status” www.privateofficer.com
NANTUCKET Feb 14 2010 — The summer special police officer program could be in for a big change this year, as chief Bill Pittman has proposed replacing the seasonal force with “community-service officers” who would be nonsworn civilian employees of the police department. The additional 40 temporary officers that the department adds each summer have [...]
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14/02/10 Man smashes TV’s with baseball bat www.privateofficer.com
Lilburn GA (Metro atlanta) Feb 14 2010 The man who attacked a row of flat-screen televisions at a Walmart in Lilburn on Wednesday told police that he was on medication for depression. Gwinnett County Jail Westley Strellis, 23, of Lawrenceville, is accused of smashing more than 24 TVs at the Walmart on Lawrenceville Highway in [...]
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14/02/10 Security officers attacked, 3 arrested www.privateofficer.com
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Feb 14 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ – A security officer was attacked and another choked as they attempted to eject several intoxicated persons from a local club. Sheriff’s deputies were called and quickly responded to assist security personnel in the brawl and arrested the three men after the [...]
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14/02/10 Police seeking felony shoplifting suspect www.privateofficer.com
Texas Township PA Feb 14 2010 The Pennsylvania State Police at Honesdale is investigating a Retail Theft of $4,000 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart, Texas Township, on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 6:20 a.m. Surveillance footage shows the actor to be a black male who entered the store and removed 15 digital cameras along with [...]
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14/02/10 Man arrested for “flashing” Wal-Mart security www.privateofficer.com
Olive Branch, MS. Feb 14 2010 It’s a big box store known for dropping its prices. Tonight a customer faces charges for dropping his pants there. It happened at the Wal-Mart store at the 7900 block of Craft Goodman Frontage Road in Olive Branch. We have new details tonight about the 41-year-old suspect, Charles Lloyd, [...]
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14/02/10 Sophisticated fraud team busted www.privateofficer.com
Jacksonville Fla Feb 14 2010 What investigators are calling a “sophisticated” scheme that opened dozens of fake lines of credit and racked up more than $88,000 on at least eight victims’ credit cards ended Tuesday with the arrest of two Jacksonville residents. The U.S. Secret Service said there could be more victims and suspects, and [...]
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13/02/10 ROTC instructer charged with rape of teen www.privateofficer.com
Chattanooga TN Feb 13 2010 A former ROTC instructor at Brainerd High School has been arrested and accused of having sex with a student. Steven Hughley was arrested Friday on three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office detectives, along with investigators from the Chattanooga Police Department, conducted a joint [...]
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13/02/10 Fire Police Officer Killed In Crash www.privateofficer.com
Clinton Coutny, Pa. Feb 13 2010 — A Woolrich Volunteer Fire Company fire police member was fatally hit at the scene of a crash earlier today, according to WNEP-TV. Fire Policeman Donald Mellott, 62, was struck by a civilian driver while directing traffic around a two-car collision at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Lusk Run Road [...]
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13/02/10 Winsted officer possible suicide victim www.privateofficer.com
WINSTED CT Feb 13 2010 Source: The Winsted Register — State police trooper Karen O’Connor confirmed that state police are handling the investigation into an “untimely death” in Winsted, but said the investigation is not criminal and the community has no reason to be concerned about safey. She said the death does involve a police [...]
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13/02/10 Shooting at Alabama University leaves 3 dead www.privateofficer.com
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Feb 13 2010- Officials said three people were killed and three hurt when someone opened fire in a University of Alabama-Huntsville faculty meeting. University spokesman Ray Garner said Friday night the three killed were Gopi K. Podila, the chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences, and two other faculty members, Maria Ragland Davis [...]
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13/02/10 Teens take stolen car on shoplifting trip www.privateofficer.com
Reno NV Feb 13 2010 Police arrested a 13 and 14-year-old boy on charges they drove a stolen Lexus to Meadowood Mall, where they were arrested for allegedly stealing jeans from Macy’s department store. A relative of the stolen Lexus owner spotted the vehicle Thursday afternoon in the Meadowood Mall parking lot and called police. [...]
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12/02/10 Security officer aids in burglary arrests www.privateofficer.com
SUTTON MA Feb 12 2010 Source: newstelegram.com — Four Southbridge men were arrested near the center of town after fleeing an Oxford apartment complex when caught trying to break into vehicles, police said. Police said the men had a semi-automatic handgun. Sutton Police arrested Kevin Trifone, 18; Edwin Ortiz Jr., 23; and Joaquin J. Colon, [...]
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12/02/10 Former Napa teacher charged with child molestation www.privateofficer.com
Monterey CA Feb 12 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A former Napa County teacher was arrested in Monterey Thursday on suspicion of child molestation following an investigation by the sheriff’s office. Patrick Lilley, 52, was taken into custody by detectives from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at about 7 a.m and taken [...]
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12/02/10 Armed robbery suspect killed by Houston security officer www.privateofficer.com
HOUSTON TX Feb 12 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ – One robbery suspect is dead another one still on the run after an attempted robbery and shooting at a game room last night. Police said it happened at around 10:30PM at the Fun and Gift game room on West Little York near [...]
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12/02/10 Shoplifter confesses to other thefts www.privateofficer.com
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Fla Feb 12 2010 – A Freeport man’s arrest closed three retail theft cases in DeFuniak Springs, police said. DeFuniak Springs Police arrested Philip Anthony Morgan of Freeport Sunday after Walmart employees caught him shoplifting, according to a news release. He was taken to the police department and interviewed, where he revealed more [...]
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12/02/10 Mother arrested for pimping grown daughter www.privateofficer.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Feb 12 2010 – A Cedar Rapids woman was accused of arranging her daughter’s effort at prostitution. Mary J. Doolin, 60, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a Sept. 29 incident in Coralville. Police said the woman sent her daughter, Debra Voshell, to meet an undercover officer who had contacted her during [...]
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12/02/10 Mesa police officer arrested for theft
MESA AZ FEB 12 2010 azcentral. com An eight-year Mesa police veteran faces an internal investigation and criminal charges after a store video apparently showed him concealing an item and leaving a store without paying for it while off duty last week. Officer Mark Cormier, who works in the department’s Homeland Security Office, is accused [...]
12/02/10 Smart Cars find use in security www.privateofficer.com
GREENWICH VILLAGE Feb 12 2010 — NYU’s security team is upgrading from three-wheeled patrol vehicles to a smarter car. The university’s campus security added two new Smart cars to its fleet, in hopes of giving officers a more practical and eco-friendly mode of transport, NYU officials said. Since the mini-cars hit the streets two weeks [...]
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12/02/10 School resource officer dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com
HOLYOKE, Mass. Feb 12 2010 Holyoke Police and members of the school community are mourning the death of school resource officer. Officer David Zolendziewski died Thursday morning from complications of an car accident he suffered in late December. On December 28, Officer Zolendziewski, while on duty, lost control of his car after hitting a patch [...]
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12/02/10 Off-duty security officer dies helping neighbor www.privateofficer.com
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio Feb 12 2010 — In the Fayette County village of Good Hope, a helping hand is never far away, and village resident Nicky Sexton died Monday while living up to that ideal. With winter weather hitting residents hard, Sexton was there to help neighbors dig out, 10TV’s Glenn McEntyre reported. “They [...]
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11/02/10 Dekalb County teacher charged with rape www.privateofficer.com
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga.Feb 11 2010 Source: CBS NEWS — DeKalb County Schools didn’t know they had a teacher arrested on charges of aggravated child molestation and statutory rape until CBS Atlanta News told them. Stephenson Middle School Spanish teacher Rafer Lamar Grier is charged with four counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of [...]
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11/02/10 Vermont teacher arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com
Randolph VT Feb 11 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com A popular teacher at Randolph Technical Career Center has been arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography, after an RTCC student allegedly saw an “inappropriate” image on a flash drive given to him by the teacher. Police investigators charged William Zucca, [...]
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11/02/10 Wanted shoplifters charged with numerous crimes www.privateofficer.com
PLAINS TWP. PA Feb 11 2010 – A fugitive was captured by township police after a vehicle pursuit ended outside the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino early Wednesday morning. Police allege Raymond M. Roeber, 23, of Tompkins Street, Pittston, failed to stop for a traffic violation on state Route 315 and abandoned his vehicle [...]
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11/02/10 Parents sue school system over child’s assault www.privateofficer.com
Palm Springs CA. Feb 11 2010 mydesert.com Two parents have filed a lawsuit against the Coachella Valley Unified School District and Saul Martinez Elementary School, claiming officials did not protect their then-6-year-old son from sexual assault and sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 9 against Saul Martinez Principal Delia Alvarez, Superintendent Ricardo Medina and [...]
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11/02/10 Shoplifters pull gun on security www.privateofficer.com
Visalia CA Feb 11 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police responded to an armed robbery after several teens pulled a gun on a security officer. Police said that they have arrested two 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl Wednesday after one the boys pulled the handgun on a store security officer who [...]
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