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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Elyria OH March 16 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police are reporting that one of their officers was killed in the line of duty overnight. It happened late Monday night when Patrolman James Kerstetter was responding to a call from a mother who said a neighbor exposed himself and kicked in a [...]

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HILTON HEAD, S.C. March 16 2010 — A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday. Robert Gary Jones, of Woodstock, Ga., was killed instantly on Hilton Head Island on [...]

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WASHINGTON DC March 16 2010 — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that [...]

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PADUCAH, Ky. March 16 2010 (AP) – Authorities in western Kentucky say a man left his infant son in a cold oven, probably for a matter of hours. The Paducah Sun reported 33-year-old Larry C. Long told police he had smoked marijuana at a Paducah restaurant where he works and then came home and drank [...]

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JEFFERSON, N.C. March 15 2010 A patrolman from Ashe County died at the end of his shift this weekend, according to sheriff’s office director of communications. Patrolman Thomas “Tommy” Andrew Beamer died at the end of his shift on Saturday. He was 40. His cause of death has not yet been released. Beamer served as [...]

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Raleigh, N.C. March 15 2010 — Raleigh police filed charges Sunday after they found a man dead inside a car parked at a Kangaroo store in the 3100 block of Capital Boulevard. Officers were called to the store shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday. They found Sedrick Williams, 23, of Henderson, inside a vehicle. He had [...]

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Tulsa OK March 15 2010 Police are reporting that a nightclub security guard has been stabbed outside an East Tulsa bar early this morning. Tulsa Police Corporal Carl Goforth says the security officer kicked four men out of the El Paraiso Bar near 31st and Mingo for causing a disturbance. Goforth says, “And once outside, [...]

Chicago IL March 15 2010 A man who hid inside Macy’s on State Street after hours was Tasered when he tried to leave with merchandise Saturday night in the Loop, police said. Amos Israel, 40, of the 6100 block of South Ashland Avenue, was charged with felony burglary and felony resisting arrest, according to police. [...]

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Houston TX March 15 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A private security officer has been shot and killed in the city early this morning. Police investigators said that the officer had just got off duty and was going to his vehicle when two Hispanic males approached him and a confrontation then took [...]

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Amador County CA March 15 2010 The impact of gangs operating in Amador County took a sudden and shocking turn at 5 a.m. this morning, when a confrontation at the Jackson Rancheria Casino led to one teenager getting shot in the neck and another getting shot in the face. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office learned [...]

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Police Officer Thomas Patton II Cleveland Heights Police Department Ohio End of Watch: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 30 Tour of Duty: 7 years Badge Number: 345 Incident Details Cause of Death: Duty related illness Date of Incident: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Thomas Patton [...]

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Reno County KS March 14 2010 A Hutchinson man is under arrest after he was found with two loaded handguns in a Reno County Courtroom Friday morning. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Roberto Rincon, 29, for criminal use of a firearm. The Reno County Sheriff said Rincon was appearing in front of Judge Tim Chambers in a [...]

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GRESHAM, Ore.March 14 2010 Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ An organized gang of thieves has been hitting upscale retailers in the Gresham Oregon area and getting away with thousands of dollars of merchandise at a time. Now police and loss prevention agents have busted the ring they say was made up of 11 young [...]

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CANTON, Mich.March 14 2010 – A worker at a Target store in Canton got a big surprise when she arrived for work. She allegedly found a homeless man drunk on Listerine, who had spent the entire night in the store alone. We’re told it happened at the Target store on Ford Road in Canton. “One [...]

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MIAMI GARDENS FLA MARCH 14 2010 (CBS4) A 17-year-old Miami Gardens teenager is dead after he was shot over a dice game Saturday night at Miami Carol City Park. Police say an argument started around the game and one person began shooting. Donte Frasier died on the scene. His relatives arrived to find his body [...]

Brownsville TX March 13 2010 It’s a story that sounds too odd to be true, but a judge in Brownsville, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against his local Sam’s Club, the store’s manager and the store’s parent company Walmart Stores Inc., alleging that a bad customer service experience led to his arrest and involuntary commitment [...]

Mashantucket, Conn. March 13 2010— A Massachusetts man was charged with third-degree larceny Thursday after police said he filled two bags with numerous items from a casino hotel room. State police said casino security at the MGM Grand spotted Melvin Wilson, 29, of 1000 Division St. in Great Barrington, Mass., walking through the casino about [...]

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Jersey City NJ March 13 2010 When a former Jersey Journal security guard’s credit card was pinched at a Downtown Jersey City restaurant and a $650 bill was racked up, he quickly got security video from places where it was used and his work led to the arrest of the restaurant bouncer, officials said. “I [...]

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Newark NJ March 13 2010 The Newark Police Department has arrested a career criminal in connection with the beating and robbery of a nun at St. Lucy’s Covenant House, officials said. Detectives from the 2nd Precinct as well as a state parole officer tracked down Calvin Battle, 52, Friday afternoon to question him. Later Friday, [...]

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Fort Collins CO March 13 2010  A city employee was arrested Friday on felony embezzlement and forgery charges, police and city officials said. Tammy Arnold, 47, an employee in the city’s Natural Resources Department, was arrested on one count of embezzlement of public property and one count of forgery, both class 5 felonies, and one [...]

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ATLANTA, GA March 13 2010 (WABE) – A panel Thursday charged with investigation alleged cheating at 58 Atlanta Public Schools hired an investigative firm. The Blue Ribbon Commission tapped Caveon Test Security to look at Criterion Referenced Competency Test results were wrong answers were erased to right ones. Caveon has 7 years of experience in [...]

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  Lee County Fla. March 13 2010 Three men were arrested this morning on charges that they broke into an apartment at Seminole Suites, 2400 block of Jackson Bluff Road, and stole about $3,000 worth of property, said Sgt. Tony Drzewiecki, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. Fredrick Dixon, 19; Marcus Ricketts, 18; and Donald Johnson, [...]

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PENSACOLA FLA MARCH 13 2010 A 14-year-old Panhandle boy is charged with shooting and killing his father, a TSA airport security manager. Pensacola police say 14-year-old Warren Williams called 911 around 7:30 p.m. Thursday and said there had been a shooting at his Pensacola home. Emergency responders found the father, 55-yer-old William Williams, dead. The [...]

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Nashville TN March 13 2010 An unarmed burglary suspect was shot and killed by a Metro police officer Friday after pulling a shiny metal object out of his pocket while the two were fighting. It was an iPod. Reginald Dewayne Wallace, 40, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after he was shot by Officer Joe [...]

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. March 12 2010 Source: Channel2 news – Former College Park Police Officer Gary Clements tested positive for having cocaine in his system when he backed into another car while transporting two prisoners, according to investigators. After the accident, the officer had to take a drug test. “After the drug test, it came [...]

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WEST PALM BEACH FLA MARCH 12 2010 — A 23-year-old man was arrested early Thursday for stabbing a security guard outside a bar on Military Trail. William Castellanos was arrested for stabbing security officer Oscar Maturana at the El Toro Loco bar at 2928 S. Military Trail. According to a police report, security officers escorted [...]

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UNION CITY NJ MARCH 12 2010 — A squabble between two girls at Union City High School on Wednesday morning landed the security guard who stopped the fight in the hospital, officials said. According to reports, two 16-year-olds got into a fight in the hallway at 10:21 a.m. A large crowd of students watched as [...]

Annapolis MD March 12 2010 Source: Hometownannapolis.com An Annapolis man was arrested Monday after city police said they found 45 grams of marijuana on him. Officers were called to Bens Drive at 3:19 p.m. by Bay Ridge Gardens apartments security officers. They suspected a man there had drugs and said they found some on him, [...]

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Hempstead NY March 12 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATEOFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com The security officer who was shot in the head last week outside a Hempstead bar has died, Nassau County police said Thursday. David Nestor Moreno, 22, was pronounced dead Monday at 6:30 p.m. by doctors at Nassau County University Medical Center in East Meadow, [...]

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ST. PETERSBURG Fla. March 12 2010— Police arrested Lakewood High School’s band teacher Thursday on allegations that he wrestled a 15-year-old student to the ground and molested her in the school’s band room. Raphael J. McLean, 26, was arrested on a felony charge of lewd and lascivious molestation, according to St. Petersburg police. The victim [...]

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