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Monthly Archives: May 2010

18/05/10 Tucson teacher arrested for sex with student www.privateofficer.com

Tucson AZ May 18 2010 A Vail school district teacher has been arrested on charges that she had a sexual relationship with a student, police said. Christie Elliot, 25, an English teacher and cheerleading coach at Empire High School, was arrested Monday. She is facing charges of luring a minor for sexual exploitation and sexual [...]

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18/05/10 TSA officer charged with theft from wheelchair bound woman www.privateofficer.com

Newark NJ May 18 2010 A federal security officer at Newark Liberty International Airport has been charged with stealing cash out of the purse of a wheel-chair bound woman after it passed through an X-ray screening device in February, authorities said today. Leroy Ray, 44, of Newark has been suspended by the Transportation Security Administration, [...]

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18/05/10 Security officer assaulted during ATM burglary www.privateofficer.com

Wilmington DE May 18 2010 source:delawareonline.com A 30-year-old security guard suffered minor injury when he was assaulted by a man trying to break into an ATM machine in Brandywine Hundred early today, state police said. Senior Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh said the incident happened about 1:15 a.m. at the 21st Century Insurance building at 3 Beaver [...]

18/05/10 Hospital security’s tip leads to pursuit, burglary arrests www.privateofficer.com

MORGAN HILL CA May 18 2010 (BCN) ― Police say a car crashed into a home on East Main Street in Morgan Hill following a high-speed chase Saturday night. Two teens were arrested. Two teenagers attempting to steal alcohol from a storage unit in Morgan Hill on Saturday night ended up in the hospital after [...]

18/05/10 PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK

PRESS RELEASE 2010 PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK Immediate Release ATLANTA GA MAY 17 2010 The 2nd Annual INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK has been scheduled for SEPTEMBER 19-25 2010. This week has been designated for security officers along with law enforcement and others in the security community, families, friends and the general public to pay [...]

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18/05/10 OFFICER DOWN FLORIDA

Patrick Ambroise Florida Highway Patrol Florida End of Watch: Saturday, May 15, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Saturday, May 15, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Patrick Ambroise was killed when his [...]

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18/05/10 OFFICER DOWN

Police Officer Tauveve Vivao United States Department of Defense – Marine Corps Base Hawaii Police Department U.S. Government End of Watch: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 42 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: 5588 Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Incident Location: Hawaii Weapon [...]

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18/05/10 Off-duty NYPD officers killed in crash www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY May 18 2010 Two off-duty police officers were killed and four women were seriously hurt in a one-car accident on the Bronx River Parkway on Sunday morning, the police said. The bodies were initially taken to Montefiore Medical Center’s North Division in the Bronx, where relatives and police officers gathered by [...]

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18/05/10 Alabama Troopers nab truck driver loaded with cocaine www.privateofficer.com

Tuscaloosa AL May 18 2010 A truck driver was arrested last week on federal drug charges after Alabama State Troopers found nearly 100 kilogram bricks of cocaine concealed in a truck, according to federal court documents. Jose Antonio Herrera was charged with unlawful possession with the intent to distribute cocaine in a complaint filed Friday [...]

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18/05/10 Food Network chef charged with murder plot www.privateofficer.com

Santa Monica CA May 18 2010 A former Food Network chef will be arraigned in a California courtroom this morning. Police say he tried to hire homeless men to commit murder. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reported Monday on “The Early Show” Juan-Carlos Cruz found fame as the Food Network’s “Calorie Commando,” but today he [...]

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18/05/10 Officers injured during Millburn shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Millburn NY May 18 2010 Shakeera S. Williams, 20, of East Orange, was arrested and charged with Robbery, Shoplifting, Receiving Stolen Property, Aggravated Assault, Resisting Arrest and Possession of Fraudulent Government Documents, after a Millburn Police Officer and a Mall at Short Hills Security Officer were approached by an employee of Abercrombie & Fitch, who [...]

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18/05/10 Baltimore club security arrested for weapons, impersonation www.privateofficer.com

Baltimore MD May 18 2010 source:baltimore sun A Northeast Baltimore nightclub that had been padlocked by city police and labeled a gang hangout by federal prosecutors opened illegally over the weekend, according to police, who said they arrested two men pretending to be officers and armed with loaded handguns. Officers passing by Club 410 in [...]

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18/05/10 Shotgun toting man robs armored car www.privateofficer.com

Montgomery County MD May 18 2010 County police are looking for a man who reportedly used a shotgun to rob an armored truck employee today in Colesville, officials said. About 10:24 a.m., the suspect approached a Dunbar employee who was apparently in the vestibule area of the Bank of America branch at 13311 New Hampshire [...]

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18/05/10 Former NYC police boss sent to prison www.privateofficer.com

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. May 18 2010— Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik was due to report to federal prison Monday, but he was still claiming he had been wronged. Kerik, who pleaded guilty in November to tax fraud, lying to the White House and other counts, was to start a four-year prison term, [...]

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17/05/10 Armored truck robbed in Maryland www.privateofficer.com

HILLANDALE, Md. May 17 2010 – Police are searching for a man who robbed an armored truck guard at gunpoint in Hillandale Monday morning. It happened outside the Bank of America branch on New Hampshire Avenue near Randolph Road. The Dunbar armored truck pulled up about 10:30 a.m. outside the bank to deliver money. While [...]

17/05/10 Former GA. trooper arrested in series of bank robberies www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA May 17 2010– Police say the suspect in a serial bank robbery case is a former Georgia state trooper. Charles Ardister was charged after he allegedly robbed a series of banks along Interstate 20 in Georgia and Alabama. Authorities said Ardister was seen in surveillance pictures from robberies in April. Tracey Harris said [...]

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17/05/10 Florida Highway Patrol Officer Killed In Fiery Crash

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. May 17 2010 A Florida Highway Patrol officer was killed in a fiery crash on the turnpike Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said Trooper Patrick Ambroise was parked in his 2006 Ford Crown Victoria on the right shoulder near the Okeechobee interchange, when his cruiser was hit in the back by [...]

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17/05/10 Armed Delta Airline pilot arrested at airport www.privateofficer.com

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. May 17 2010– Clayton County Sheriff’s Office officials arrested a Delta Air Lines pilot for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Police arrested Matthew Lamar McDaniel on Saturday and he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Officials said McDaniel is currently a Delta Air Lines pilot and [...]

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17/05/10 Man charged with impersonating federal agent at Trump casino www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTIC CITY NJ May 17 2010 — A Maryland man’s lie to Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino security Sunday morning — that he was a federal agent being held at gunpoint there — summoned a massive law-enforcement response and led to his arrest, police said. Noel Rioux, 54, of Nottingham, Md., was charged with false [...]

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17/05/10 GWU student dies from falling out window www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC May 17 2010 A George Washington University student has died after falling from a dormitory window. University president Steven Knapp announced the student’s death during commencement on Sunday, and graduates observed a moment of silence. Taylor Hubbard of Lexington City, Md., fell out of a window at Guthridge Hall, a high-rise building in [...]

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17/05/10 “On-Star” helps police capture robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Chicago ILL May 17 2010 source:chicago tribune A South Side woman activated an emergency signal in her car while at a currency exchange with a gunman who had taken her and her husband from home to cash their check for him. “It was only a push away,” the woman, 61, who spoke to the Tribune [...]

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17/05/10 Detroit police accidentally shoot-kill 7 yr old www.privateofficer.com

Detroit MI May 17 2010 A 7-year-old Detroit girl sleeping on a couch was shot and killed early Sunday after a Detroit police officer’s weapon went off while he was searching for a homicide suspect, police said. Assistant Police Chief Ralph Godbee said that Aiyana Jones was hit in the neck by a bullet and [...]

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17/05/10 1 Dead, 8 shot during Alabama graduation party www.privateofficer.com

Tuscaloosa AL May 17 2010 One teen was killed, eight others were wounded, and one man faces a murder charge after a shooting at a graduation party early this morning in Tuscaloosa, authorities said. At approximately 12:13 a.m. today Tuscaloosa police officers responded to a call on a shooting at 1800 Links Boulevard, according to [...]

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16/05/10 School security officer arrested for sex assault on student www.privateofficer.com

COMMERCE CITY CO May 16 2010 source:kdir- It seemed to be the topic of conversation at Adams City High School Friday afternoon: campus monitor, Jason Webb. Commerce City police have announced they arrested the 29-year-old at police headquarters on a charge of sexual assault on a child in a position of trust. The victim in [...]

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16/05/10 Student teacher arrested for having sex with student

Portage County OH May 16 2010 A former student teacher at Southeast High School who is set to graduate from Kent State University today has been charged with engaging in sexual conduct with a high school boy. Melanie K. Yusko, 22, of Highland Heights, was indicted Monday by a Portage County grand jury on one [...]

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16/05/10 Drunk Hawkins County teacher arrested with drugs at school

Hawkins TN May 16 2010 A Hawkins County teacher’s aide has been arrested at the school where she worked for allegedly being intoxicated in public. A tip from a student led to the arrest of Melissa Jean “Lisa” Leeper at Volunteer High School on May 5. Leeper, a special education teacher’s aid at Volunteer, was [...]

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16/05/10 Woman arrested at airport with gun www.privateofficer.com

CLEARWATER, Fla.May 16 2010 — A Florida woman has been arrested after authorities say security screeners found a handgun in her carry-on bag at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport. Authorities say Kristy Louise Grove, of Fort Myers Beach, was ready to board her flight to Chattanooga, Tenn., Saturday morning when the weapon was found. The [...]

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16/05/10 Security officer injured during theft attempt www.privateofficer.com

MICHIGAN CITY IN May 16 2010 A female security guard at Marquette Mall was hurt while trying to stop a shoplifter. According to Michigan City police, the officer Thursday afternoon tried confronting a woman who ran out of Sears without paying for cameras. Police said the thief was backing out of her parking spot with [...]

16/05/10 Michigan school systems changes from in-house security to contract services

Southfield MI May 16 2010 Public Schools here are contracting security guards, rather than continuing to employ them, Deputy Superintendent Kenson Siver said. On Tuesday, the Board of Education approved a three-year contract with Southfield-based Guardian Guard Services beginning July 1. The cost ranges from more than $480,000 the first year to more than $509,000 [...]

15/05/10 Off-duty mall officer dies in boating accident www.privateofficer.com

Boston, MA May 15 2010 – A 15-foot recreational boat sank in Plymouth Harbor Tuesday, May11, 2010, leaving a 19-year-old man dead and another recovering, as reported by The Boston Globe. The Coast Guard received a mayday call at approximately 11:30 p.m., Tuesday night and began the search for the two men. They found the [...]

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