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Monthly Archives: June 2010

30/06/10 Four NJ security officers arrested for theft of parking fees www.privateofficer.com

NEW BRUNSWICK NJ June 30 2010 — Four security officers working for the New Brunswick Parking Authority have been arrested and charged with stealing nearly $3,000 in parking fees. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan announced today that Thevio Eliscar, 29, of New Brunswick, Hicham Saadi, 39, of New Brunswick, Emil Hanna, 55, and Emad Naguib, [...]

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30/06/10 Washington DC security guard charged in identity theft www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC June 30 2010 A security guard has been charged with stealing the identities of more than 200 people to make hundreds of fraudulent purchases, the Washington Examiner reports. Dawn Marshall, who works as a security guard in the Georgetown area, as been charged with fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy. She [...]

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30/06/10 School security guard charged with selling crack www.privateofficer.com

Tarentum PA June 30 2010 A second Highlands School District substitute security guard, who has been a summer custodian, is facing drug charges. Earl Vaughn Fletcher, 49, of the 400 block of East Seventh Avenue, Tarentum, is accused of selling crack cocaine to an informant last March in Tarentum, police said. Fletcher has been a [...]

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30/06/10 Armed shoplifter faces robbery charges www.privateofficer.com

Somerville MA June 30 2010 A Medford man was arrested outside a Somerville clothing store last week after allegedly stealing several items of clothing and then threatening to stab store employees when they tried to stop him, police said. Darrell Johnson, 29, of 14 Mitchell Ave, Medford, was arrested on Friday, June 25 around 12:43 [...]

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30/06/10 Security detains man fro groping girls at Great America theme park www.privateofficer.com

SANTA CLARA CA June 30 2010 — Santa Clara police have arrested a San Francisco man on child molestation and battery charges after three underage girls reported that he groped them in a pool at the Great America theme park earlier this month. Police believe that Siegfried Gramatzki, 64, who also goes by the name [...]

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30/06/10 Easton, Kan. high school teacher charged for unlawful sexual relations

Easton KS June 30 2010 An Easton, Kan., high school teacher has been charged with having unlawful sexual relations with a 17-year-old student. Shannon Young was arrested this morning. Young, an English teacher and volleyball coach, allegedly had consensual sexual intercourse with one of her students at Pleasant Ridge High School. Leavenworth County Attorney Todd [...]

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30/06/10 Florida police sharing fingerprints with Immigrations www.privateofficer.com

MIAMI Fla June 30 2010 — Local law enforcement officers throughout Florida now can access U.S. immigration records to check the fingerprints of immigrants in their custody, officials said Tuesday. The system is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Secure Communities” program to improve and modernize the identification and removal of illegal immigrants who have [...]

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30/06/10 Antrim County teacher pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student

Antrim County MI June 30 2010 A former Antrim County teacher pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student. 55-year old Michael Peterson of Ellsworth and a teacher at Ellsworth Community School, was arrested in February and charged with for three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree. The Ellsworth Community School Superintendent says [...]

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30/06/10 US Airways pilot arrested for upskirting photos www.privateofficer.com

Philadelphia PA June 30 2010 A US Airways pilot, accused of inappropriately photographing a teenage girl, turned himself in to Philadelphia police this morning. Joseph Pereira, 55, of Wexford, Pa., was questioned by police after, according to a witness, he used a cellphone about 7:15 p.m. Thursday to take pictures up the skirt of a [...]

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30/06/10 Family reaches settlement with Cape Cod hospital in wrongful death www.privateofficer.com

BOSTON MA June 30 2010 — The family of a Mashpee man who died after a scuffle with Cape Cod Hospital security guards last fall agreed to a civil settlement with the hospital and one of its security guards yesterday. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed during proceedings on the wrongful death suit [...]

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30/06/10 Security worker kidnapped, assaulted, police arrest 2 www.privateofficer.com

Shreveport LA June 30 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com BREAKING NEWS Shreveport police have justarrested two teen girls accused of kidnapping and beating an elderly juvenile services security worker. Officers picked up a 16-year-old girl walking in the 600 block of West 72nd Street about 9:30 p.m. They arrested the second girl, [...]

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30/06/10 Soccer coach arrested for sexual assault of teen www.privateofficer.com

ONSLOW COUNTY NC June 30 2010 (WTVD) — A 24-year-old Clayton man faces a host of charges after deputies say he had an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl. JDnews.com reported Brian Keith Reardon of Rainwater Court was arrested in an investigation that began in May. Investigators say Reardon was an assistant coach at Ashley [...]

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29/06/10 Two Tampa police officers killed during traffic stop www.privateofficer.com

TAMPA Fla June 29 2010 – Two Tampa police officers are dead after being shot this morning during a traffic stop. A massive search continues for a man and woman last seen in a red 1994 Toyota Camry. Officer Jeffrey Kocab, 31, had been with the department for about 14 months, coming from the Plant [...]

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29/06/10 Pet Cottage employee charged with burglary of store www.privateofficer.com

Anne Arundel County MD June 29 2010 A Severn woman was arrested and charged with stealing from the store where she worked, Anne Arundel Police said Monday. Officers responded Saturday morning to the Pet Cottage in the 600 block of Old Mill Road in Millersville in response to a report of a theft, authorities said. [...]

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29/06/10 Elmore County deputy critically injured during brawl www.privateofficer.com

PRATTVILLE AL June 29 2010– Prattville police have arrested two people and are searching for a third suspect in connection with a weekend assault on an off-duty Elmore County sheriff’s deputy. Chris Kearley is in stable condition at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery and expected to make a full recovery, Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said. [...]

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29/06/10 San Bernardino traffic stop leads to $45 million of cocaine www.privateofficer.com

San Bernardino CA June 29 2010 A traffic stop by a San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department deputy triggered the seizure of approximately $45 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. The department’s narcotics division confiscated approximately 2,750 pounds of cocaine, 67 pounds of methamphetamine and 38,000 pounds of marijuana in the drug seizure, after searching the [...]

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29/06/10 Gwinnett County Commissioner charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. June 29 2010– Sheriff’s deputies arrested Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister Monday night after they said he was driving under the influence in his county-issued car. Gwinnett County’s top official was released from jail late Monday night. A spokesperson for the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a tip from [...]

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29/06/10 Unarmed security officer disarms would-be robber www.privateofficer.com

LOS ANGELES CA June 29 2010 — A robber armed with a TEC-9 semi-automatic pistol got a little more than he had bargained for when he attempted to take the wallet of an unarmed Downtown security guard last week. While doing rounds at the World Trade Center just after midnight on Thursday, June 24, the [...]

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28/06/10 CHP Officer Brett Oswald killed

Brett Oswald California Highway Patrol California End of Watch: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 47 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: 13164 Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Brett Oswald was killed when he [...]

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28/06/10 Officer Justin McGrory killed by DUI driver

Officer Justin McGrory California Highway Patrol California End of Watch: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 28 Tour of Duty: 2 years, 8 months Badge Number: 18606 Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved Suspect Info: Charged with vehicular manslaughter Officer Just [...]

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28/06/10 NOPD makes 60,000 arrests in 2009 www.privateofficer.com

New Orleans LA June 28 2010 The New Orleans Police Department made almost 60,000 arrests in 2009 — a three-year high. But that doesn’t mean officers were getting more violent criminals off the streets; in fact, felony arrests, at just under 8,000, remained flat. New Orleans police is still focusing too many resources on minor [...]

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28/06/10 Franklin County TN off-duty deputy shot-killed www.privateofficer.com

BELVIDERE, Tenn. June 28 2010 — Friends and co-workers of a deputy in Franklin County said he was house-hunting when he was shot and killed Saturday night. According to authorities, Deputy Mike Claiborne, 25, was with his girlfriend at about 11:30 p.m. when he was shot in the head at a residence on Rowe Gap [...]

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28/06/10 Burglary suspect runs down security officer www.privateofficer.com

Odessa TX JUNE 28 2010 City police are on the look out for an alleged burglar who hit a security guard with his vehicle. It happened at the sears in Odessa at around 12:30 Saturday afternoon. Odessa police say two black men were stealing when a guard caught them…it was at that point they led [...]

28/06/10 Adventist President heavily guarded www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA June 25 2010 Before newly elected General Conference President Ted N. C. Wilson stepped onto the stage to be introduced Friday at the 59th World Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, an entourage of sorts awaited him in the Georgia Dome’s service corridor, ready to brief him on his next steps. They were [...]

28/06/10 Shoplifter spits blood at police www.privateofficer.com

San Diego CA June 28 2010   A Chula Vista police officer is recovering from a sprained wrist, after being spit at and attacked by a man he was trying to take into custody. Officers were responding to a call from security at Chula Vista Center on Saturday, to assist mall guards with two suspected [...]

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28/06/10 Off-duty Gretna police officer killed in fight www.privateofficer.com

NEW ORLEANS LA June 28 2010 Source: WWLTV.com― An off-duty Gretna police officer was murdered in the French Quarter early Sunday morning when a shouting match turned into a scrum on Bourbon Street. Brett Thomas, a seven-year veteran of the Gretna PD, died after being hit in the scuffle. Eighth District New Orleans Police officers [...]

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27/06/10 Deputy Sheriff Carol Scruggs dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com

Deputy Sheriff Carol Scruggs Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Mississippi End of Watch: Friday, June 25, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, June 25, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Carol Scruggs was [...]

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27/06/10

Topeka KS June 27 2010 A Kansas parks officer was the second person to die at the 15th Annual Country Stampede. Luke D. Nihart, 32, of St. George, was killed early Saturday morning after an ATV crash. Nihart was a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officer. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. [...]

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27/06/10 Bakersfield Police officer on his way to work charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.June 27 2010 KERO.com — A Bakersfield Police officer on his way to work Saturday morning was arrested for DUI and hit and run. The department believes Officer Aaron Stringer was on prescription medication. The decorated officer now faces two misdemeanor charges. As Stinger was driving to the station Saturday, members of the public [...]

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27/06/10 Memphis security guard in critical condition after shot www.privateofficer.com

Memhis TN June 27 2010 A security guard was in critical condition Saturday night after at least one suspect opened fire on guards at a Memphis apartment complex. Memphis police received the call that shots were being fired at security guards at the Harmony Woods Apartments, between Jackson and Summer Avenue near National, at 9 [...]

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