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Monthly Archives: March 2010

09/03/10 Police seek man who shot security officer www.privateofficer.com

VINELAND NJ March 9 2010 Source : thedailyjournal.com — Crime Stoppers of Vineland is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the gunman who opened fire outside a party Saturday at Econo Lodge. Police who responded to the West Landis Avenue crime scene found a 21-year-old [...]

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09/03/10 Woman charged with murder after giving birth at prison www.privateofficer.com

La Grange KY March 9 2010 Source: Courier-Journal A 20-year-old Corbin woman has been charged with murder after she gave birth to a baby girl in a visitors’ restroom at a state prison in La Grange on Sunday and hid the baby in a trash bin, police said. The baby was found dead hours later. [...]

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09/03/10 Beloit teacher arrested for sex assault www.privateofficer.com

Beloit WI March 9 2010 Local police have arrested a former high school teacher on charges of sexual assault of a child by school staff. 32-year-old Christopher Kindschi was arrested Monday. Todd Cabelka, the school district’s executive director of personnel services, says the district performs thorough background checks on all prospective employees. Police say Kindschi [...]

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09/03/10 Church security capture arsonist www.privateofficer.com

Eugene OR March 9 2010 (KMTR) – After a string of arson fires in west Eugene police have made an arrest. Eugene officers say a trespasser was at the Eugene Faith Center on West 13th Avenue and arrested Monday night. Two suspicious fires were discovered at the church Monday morning, following a fire on Saturday. [...]

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09/03/10 Bank robbery suspect nabbed by hospital security www.privateofficer.com

Raritan Township  NJ March 9 2010 A 44-year-old Basking Ridge man arrested in the Hunterdon Medical Center parking lot is charged with robbing the PNC Bank near the Route 202/31 circle in Flemington today. Police believe he went to the Medical Center because hours earlier his girlfriend had apparently intentionally cut herself in the Ramada [...]

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09/03/10 Michigan officer killed by gunfire www.privateofficer.com

Jackson City MI March 9 2010 A Jackson City police officer was fatally shot early this morning, according to The Detroit Free Press. Officer James Bonneau and Blackman Township Officer Darrin McIntosh were shot by 63-year-old Elvin Potts at approximately 12:20 a.m. One of the officers returned fire, killing Potts, while McIntosh suffered a gunshot [...]

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09/03/10 Security officer sues after injury from fall www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL March 9 2010 Source: Marina City News A security officer at Marina City has filed a lawsuit against owners of commercial property and the condo association at the River North complex. Tara Collins claims that on May 17 at about 1 p.m., while working in the security office at the base of the [...]

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09/03/10 Ravenell selected to develop, supervise festival security www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA March 9 2010 Anthony Dexter Ravenell, a 1983 graduate of Cross High School and a Winthrop University alumnus, was selected to develop, coordinate and oversee security for the A-Town Day Festival and the Sweet Auburn Festival in Atlanta. Ravenell is the owner and president/CEO of Around The Clock Security Inc., a professionally licensed [...]

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09/03/10 Man kidnapped, robbed at Atlanta Home Depot www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA March 8 2010 Source:WSBTV.com — Police are searching for two gunmen who abducted a 71-year-old man from the parking lot of a Home Depot in southwest Atlanta. It happened at the Home Depot at 1032 Research Center Drive on Saturday morning. James Smith told Channel 2 Action News reporter Ryan Young that the [...]

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09/03/10 Man guilty in security officer murder www.privateofficer.com

Riverside CA March 9 2010 There’s justice for Riverside police Sgt. Fred Taylor’s family, 25 years after he was killed in a shootout during an ATM robbery. Leslie Gene Parker, 50, of Perris, was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and a special circumstance of killing in the commission of a robbery, making him eligible [...]

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08/03/10 Police kill armed shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Columbus OH March 8 2010 A police chase from Franklin Township into Columbus today ended with a 33-year-old man dead after a township officer shot him multiple times, Columbus police said. “This was a very violent struggle,” said Sgt. Jim Gilbert, president of the local police union. “The officer was in a fight for his [...]

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08/03/10 Appeals court allows life sentence for shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

Oklahoma City Okla March 8 2010 A woman serving life in prison for shoplifting lost an appeal of her punishment. Last month, a divided Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals refused to reduce her time. Cecilia Cathleen Rodriguez, 57, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced a year ago after pleading guilty to grand larceny. Her judge chose [...]

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08/03/10 Pair shoplifts $10,000 worth of merchandise www.privateofficer.com

HOWARD WI March 8 2010 — A husband and wife from Wilmette, Ill., are accused of going on a multicounty shoplifting spree that ended at Fleet Farm in Howard after they allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of stuff. Police say they recovered 13 iPod Nanos, three game cameras, two electric razors and $85 worth [...]

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08/03/10 Injured Pentagon officers details of shooting www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC March 8 2010 (CNN) — Pentagon security officer Marvin L. Carraway Jr. saw the man walking toward him. A split second later, he saw the man’s gun. “When I looked at the shooter, he looked at me and I recognized a certain look on his face,” said Carraway. “Once I saw that, what [...]

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08/03/10 TN. 3 yr old child accidentally shot and killed www.privateofficer.com

LEBANON, Tenn. March 8 2010 Source: WSMV.com — A 3-year-old Wilson County girl accidentally shot and killed herself Sunday night, said local police. The incident happened at about 6:15 p.m. at a home of located off of Cainsville Road. The girl was identified as Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan. Cheyenne’s stepfather, Douglas Robert Cronberger, said he believed [...]

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08/03/10 OFFICER DOWN US FOREST SERVICE

Officer Christopher Arby Upton United States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations U.S. Government End of Watch: Friday, March 5, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, March 5, 2010 Incident Location: Georgia Weapon [...]

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08/03/10 OFFICER DOWN

Corporal J. R. Searcy Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Louisiana End of Watch: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 8 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: Shot and killed Corporal J.R. Searcy died from [...]

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08/03/10 US Forest Service officer killed by hunter www.privateofficer.com

JASPER COUNTY, Ga. March 8 2010 A hunter shot and killed a U.S. Forest Service officer in Jasper County, according to Forest Service officials. Investigators said two men were hunting for coyotes using high-powered rifles and night scopes at the Ocmulgee Bluff Equestrian Recreation Area on the Oconee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest [...]

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08/03/10 Paramedic dies chasing mentally ill man www.privateofficer.com

Bensalem PA March 8 2010 A paramedic who died chasing after a mentally ill man in Bensalem last night suffered a head injury, police said this morning. They said it is not clear if he fell or suffered a medical problem. Investigators are awaiting an autopsy to establish the cause of death, police said. The [...]

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08/03/10 Security officer shot in the head, critical www.privateofficer.com

Hempstead NY March 8 2010 A security officer who was shot in the head while working at a Hempstead bar Saturday night was fighting for his life Sunday, authorities said. Security guard David Mareno, 22, opened the door of El Rancho Bar and Grill about 11:20 p.m. and was fired upon from outside, police said. [...]

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08/03/10 Off-duty security officer murdered in Chicago www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL March 8 2010 A young father was found murdered in a Washington Park street on the South Side early Sunday morning. Police discovered Jovan Kelly, 22, shot in the face on the first block of East Garfield Boulevard at 2 a.m., Chicago Police spokesman John Mirabelli said. “Somebody called him over to a [...]

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08/03/10 Memphis security officer charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN March 8 2010 Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies have charged a security guard in the shooting death of a man outside a nightclub on Covington Pike early Saturday. Justin Smith, 25, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Douglas Smith, 30, of Bartlett. The two men are not related. Justin Smith was [...]

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07/03/10 Boise cop arrested for having sex with infants www.privateofficer.com

Boise ID March 7 2010 Source: AP A police officer who just retired within the past few weeks has been arrested on numerous sexual charges. Stephen R. Young, 58, of Eagle, was arrested Friday and booked into the Ada County Jail on five counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16. Young [...]

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07/03/10 Early morning fire kills 5 in Alabama www.privateofficer.com

MARION JUNCTION AL March 7 2010— Authorities do not yet know the identities of five people, including three children, who have died in a fire in a rural area near here. Dallas County Coroner Alan Dailey said Saturday the remains of the man, woman and three children are at the state forensics lab for identification. [...]

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07/03/10 Judge gives man prison for shooting at security officer www.privateofficer.com

Baltimore MD March 7 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer still remembers that night as clear as day. The night he ran for his life as a man fired numerous shots at him at a Columbia apartment complex. Now, that man,Rick Delay Britton, 20, of Odenton has been sentenced to [...]

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07/03/10 Man sues Dunbar Security after assault www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL March 7 2010 A man filed a lawsuit Thursday against Dunbar Armored Inc. alleging an employee assaulted him at an Uptown business. Carlos Palacios was a patron at Delgado Travel at 4552 N. Broadway on Feb. 20, 2008, when a Dunbar Armored employee beat him using the pistol grip of his gun, according [...]

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06/03/10 Security officer given prison in shooting incident www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN. March 6 2010 A former security guard who shot and killed a South Nashville bar patron will serve at least two years behind bars for the shooting. Jeremy Holmes was arrested in the May 2008 shooting death of Adam Villegas, 34. Holmes was working for SecurityWise as an armed security guard at Marathon [...]

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06/03/10 Man charged after scuffle with court officers www.privateofficer.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo.Mar 6 2010 (AP) – A 28-year-old Kansas City man faces firearms charges after being arrested at the federal courthouse with a knife and several rounds of bullets. The Kansas City Star reports that Wendell C. Woods made his first appearance in federal court Friday and was charged with being an illegal drug [...]

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06/03/10 NYPD officers arrested for $1 million perfume robbery www.privateofficer.com

NEWARK, N.J.March 6 2010 AP — Two New York City police officers are among eight people charged with robbing about $1 million of perfume from a New Jersey warehouse. Officers Richard LeBlanca and Brian Checo and the others are scheduled to appear in federal court in Newark on Friday. A third defendant, Orlando Garcia, was [...]

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06/03/10 Serial bank robber taken down by security, customers www.privateofficer.com

LONG BEACH, Calif.March 6 2010 (KABC) — An armed man and two customers were shot during an attempted bank robbery in Long Beach on Friday. Authorities responded to the Farmers and Merchants Bank on the 2300 block of Bellflower Boulevard at about 10:30 a.m. after an armed man reportedly tried to rob the bank. Witnesses [...]

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