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Monthly Archives: June 2010

16/06/10 Former Alabama postal carriers get probation for credit card thefts www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Ala. June 16 2010 (AP) — Two former Orange Beach postal carriers were sentenced to probation for stealing prepaid debit cards from mail, while another postal worker pleaded guilty to stealing money from the mail in an unrelated case. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Butler Jr. followed the recommendation of prosecutors on Tuesday in [...]

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16/06/10 Man steals airplane, holds it hostage www.privateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn.June 16 2010 – A man is accused of stealing a plane from a Nashville airport and holding it for ransom. The plane, a 1975 Beechcraft P-58 Baron, was reported missing Tuesday from the John C. Tune Airport. After reviewing surveillance tape, the owner of the aircraft recognized the man seen untying the plane [...]

16/06/10 Police don’t call ambulance for beating victim for five hours

Lexington KY June 16 2010 The first emergency medical team was not called to a badly beaten Lexington woman last week until after the coroner’s office ruled she was still alive almost five hours after police arrived at the scene. Previous reports were unclear as to whether an ambulance had been called earlier in the [...]

16/06/10 Fake minister arrested for molesting child www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA June 16 2010 Source: AJC.com A 60-year-old Atlanta man pretending to be a reverend has been accused of child molestation, according to police. Harold Simpson said he was taking the child to a church in Sparta, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, late last month, said Sgt. Curtis Davenport with Atlanta police. But [...]

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16/06/10 JCJC’s director of campus security has died www.privateofficer.com

Jones County MS. June 16 2010 JCJC’s director of on-campus security has died. A college official says Jefferson “Carl” Monk, Junior, died earlier today. Monk joined JCJC in 2008 — and worked with the college’s police department and office of student affairs. Monk had nearly four decades of law enforcement experience. Before joining JCJC, Monk [...]

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16/06/10 Suspect in Md. Trooper murder held without bond www.privateofficer.com

Upper Marlboro Md June 16 2010 One of the men accused of killing an off-duty Maryland state trooper outside a Forestville restaurant early Friday will continue to be held without bond, a judge ruled Tuesday. After a brief hearing in the Upper Marlboro courthouse, District Court Judge Jean S. Baron cited the “egregious” nature of [...]

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16/06/10 Man commits suicide at Walt Disney World www.privateofficer.com

ORLANDO, Fla., June 16 2010 (UPI) — Florida’s Orange County Sheriff’s Office says a man whose body was found on Walt Disney World property last weekend committed suicide. The identity of the deceased has not been released to the public because officials are trying to notify his family, the Orlando Sentinel said Tuesday. The man [...]

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16/06/10 AWOL soldier arrested trying to enter MacDill Air Force Base

TAMPA, Fla. June 16 2010 — An AWOL serviceman arrested as he tried to enter MacDill Air Force Base with weapons and ammunition in his vehicle has been charged with desertion and will be turned over to the Army, base officials reported Tuesday evening. Spc. Christopher Paul Kilburn had been stationed with Alpha Company, 1-16th [...]

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15/06/10 NJ Alarm Company settles lawsuit with hotel victim www.privateofficer.com

CARLSTADT NJ June 15 2010 — Kimberly Grajales was working the overnight shift as a clerk at the Hampton Inn in Carlstadt when a mentally disturbed man climbed over the front desk and attacked her. Grajales managed to push the panic button on the wall, and thought police would soon arrive. No one came. The [...]

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15/06/10 Wal-Mart shoplifter takes TV, arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com

Alexandria La June 15 2010 Police officers arrested a woman Sunday after she was caught by Walmart security personnel while attempting to steal a TV and other items by placing them in other packages, authorities reported. Security officers spotted Natalie Anne Landry, 33, of 1717 Bush Ave. in Alexandria putting items inside of a bag [...]

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15/06/10 Univ South Alabama football captain dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Ala. June 15 2010 (AP) — A University of South Alabama football team captain, Anthony Mostella of Oneonta, has died in a one-vehicle accident in St. Clair County. The death of the 22-year-old Mostella was announced by the university in Mobile on Monday. Mostella was voted a team captain at the conclusion of the [...]

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15/06/10 Security officer stabbed during robbery www.privateofficer.com

MEADVILLE PA June 15 2010 — City police are searching for three men involved in the stabbing and attempted robbery of a security guard on Sunday morning. Kyle Rogers, 21, was stabbed in the arm during a confrontation with the men on Terrace Street at about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Meadville Police Chief David Stefanucci said [...]

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15/06/10 Galveston officer rescues teen from Gulf of Mexico www.privateofficer.com

GALVESTON TX June 15 2010 Source:khou.com — An isle officer rescued a boy, 14, from the San Luis Pass where he likely would have drowned in the swift current and rough surf, authorities said Monday. Galveston police officer Christopher M. Sanderson, a former lifeguard, was patrolling the isle’s West End on Sunday evening, Galveston Island [...]

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15/06/10 NC mortgage broker faces fraud charges www.privateofficer.com

Rock Hill SC June 15 2010A Pineville, N.C., man was arraigned in federal court on charges that he falsified loan applications in Rock Hill. Samuel Caleb Cowles, 26, faces conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to a release from United States Attorney William N. Nettles. The indictment charges that [...]

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15/06/10 Alabama child dies in hot car www.privateofficer.com

Franklin County AL June 15 2010 Source: Times Daily Authorities say a 4-year-old boy found Sunday afternoon inside his family’s parked car died from hyperthermia.  Sheriff Larry Plott said the boy, William Dylen Mahaffey, was found in the backseat floorboard of a car parked at the family’s residence on Marie Lane, which is in the [...]

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15/06/10 Police officer retires after making 2000 DUI arrests www.privateofficer.com

LIVERMORE CA June 15 2010 Contra Costa Times — When he was a young patrol officer, Wes Morgan performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a teenager who was involved in a DUI-related crash. He couldn’t save her. As he watched the 15-year-old die, he thought to himself that this crash could have been avoided. This girl should [...]

14/06/10 Platinum Security and Consulting using unlicensed guards www.privateofficer.com

Dallas TX June 14 2010 Source:Dallas Morning News The Dallas Cowboys, the State Fair of Texas, The Sixth Floor Museum and other high-profile organizations regularly have relied on a security firm that recently paid $10,000 in state fines for using at least 140 unlicensed guards. The Dallas-based company, Platinum Security and Consulting, has been warned [...]

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14/06/10 Two deaths, hundreds treated for heat at CMA-Bonnaroo Festivals www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN June 14 2010 Two deaths and hundreds of heat-related illnesses marred this weekend’s Bonnaroo and CMA festivals. Most concertgoers fared well among the record daily 65,000 crowds at the CMA festival and the estimated 75,000 music lovers at Bonnaroo. Sunday night, the death of a 29-year-old man at Bonnaroo was being blamed on [...]

14/06/10 Man charged after brandishing knife at security officer www.privateofficer.com

St Cloud MN June 14 2010 A St. Cloud man is in custody after police say he brandished a knife at a Crossroads Center security officer. Police say the security officer was attempting to detain David Fredrick Tresco, 20, on Friday as a suspect in an alleged shoplifting incident at Crossroads.  Tresco brandished a knife [...]

14/06/10 CMA festival security officer death possibly natural causes www.privateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 14 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com The death of a private security officer who was working at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville may be from natural causes according to Nashville police. Fred Stapleton, an employee of Rock Solid Security was on patrol duty of the festival in the [...]

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14/06/10 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor found dead on campus www.privateofficer.com

BELTON TX June 14 2010 – The body of a 22-year-old graduate student was found on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus on Saturday evening. Police say Adarsh Johnson Don Basco of India stepped out of a late-night gathering at his home near the edge of the UMHB campus early Friday morning. His friends became [...]

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13/06/10 Baltimore cop wanted for murder in off-duty shooting www.privateofficer.com

Baltimore MD June 13 2010 A first-degree murder warrant was issued Friday afternoon charging a Baltimore police officer in the killing of a former Marine who was shot nine times at close range outside a club. Baltimore police intensified efforts Saturday to locate Gahiji A. Tshamba, who was wanted in connection with the death of [...]

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13/06/10 NY police officer dies after chasing shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. June 13 2010 (CBS) A police officer who arrested a mall shoplifting suspect after a foot chase in suburban New York has collapsed and died. Authorities said Michael Perry was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour after arresting the suspect in downtown White Plains on Saturday afternoon. Perry was 43. [...]

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13/06/10 Conway SC shoplifter given 5 years prison term www.privateofficer.com

Conway SC June 13 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ In an unusual sentencing of a shoplifter, a judge handed a woman who pleaded guilty to habitually shoplifting a hefty prison term. She was sentenced to five years in prison, according to court records. Elizabeth Dewitt, 43, pleaded guilty to third-offense shoplifting and [...]

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13/06/10 Shoplifter with 21 aliases arrested www.privateofficer.com

COOKEVILLE YN June 13 2010 Source-Herald-Citizen — A man chased down and arrested for shoplifting yesterday has 21 aliases, police said. Cookeville Police Officer Michael Herrick took a warrant charging Charles Robert Hall, 54, with theft of property following an incident at the Tractor Supply store on S. Jefferson Ave. The warrant lists him as [...]

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13/06/10 Man convicted in stabbing death of security officer www.privateofficer.com

NAPA, Calif.June 13 2010 Source: CBS NEWS —A man accused of fatally stabbing a Napa County security guard who was trying to help him find his destination has been convicted of first-degree murder. The jury also found 31-year-old Juan Jose Hernandez Mendoza guilty of a special weapons allegation Thursday. Prosecutors say the victim, Manuel Reyes, [...]

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13/06/10 Injured Nashville security officer tries to settle damages with city www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN June 13 2010 Metro Council will decide Tuesday whether to award $69,500 to a man who was injured after tripping on broken steps at the Ben West building while helping General Sessions Court Judge William Higgins carry a box of the judge’s personal items. The incident occurred four years ago. A Wackenhut Corp. [...]

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13/06/10 NC security officer cut by suspicious man www.privateofficer.com

GREENSBORO NC June 13 2010 — An armed security guard received a 5-inch cut across his upper right arm about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after a fight with a man behind the Depot downtown. Greensboro police said Matthew Vroom of Lankford Protective Services was treated at Wesley Long Hospital for an injury not considered life-threatening. Police [...]

13/06/10 Security officer found dead at CMA festival www.priuvateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 13 2010 – Police say a security guard working at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville was found dead inside a medical tent. Kristin Mumford, a spokeswoman for the Nashville police, said 34-year-old Fred Stapleton had been working since about 6 p.m. on Friday and was last seen around 10:30 p.m. patrolling [...]

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13/06/10 Fake construction workers rob Md. armored car www.privateofficer.com

Columbia Heights Md June 13 2010 Two men dressed as construction workers, one reportedly wearing a hard hat and carrying a black and blue canvas bag, robbed an armored car in Columbia Heights this morning, making off in blue-green minivan with yet untold sums of cash. Police say that “this incident is very similar to [...]