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Monthly Archives: July 2010

31/07/10 St Louis Revenue employee arrested for theft www.privateofficer.com

ST. LOUIS MO July 31 2010 – A cashier in the St. Louis collector of revenue’s office is accused of stealing $1,800 in cash from her office. Pamela Dimercurio, 47, was charged last week with felony theft. The St. Louis Police Department’s intelligence division investigated the case. The collector’s office notified police about the missing [...]

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31/07/10 Cousins charged in felony shoplifting incidents www.privateofficer.com

NARRAGANSETT RI JULY 31 2010 — Police arrested two cousins on felony shoplifting charges on July 21 after an investigation found they allegedly stole baby formula from Stop & Shop on four occasions. Andrew W. Gaskell, 32, of 67 Ethan St., Apt. 1, Providence, and Trevor W. Krous Gaskell, 30, of 15 Touisset Road, Warren, [...]

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31/07/10 Man charged with “up-skirting” video at Target store www.privateofficer.com

SHERWOOD, Ore. July 31 2010 — Video surveillance captured a man taking photos up the skirts of unsuspecting women at a Target store last week, police said. Sherwood police officers arrested 22-year-old Matthew Navaie on Wednesday night. Security at the Target store in Sherwood notified police last week that a man had been spotted on [...]

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31/07/10 Security officer nabs burglary suspects www.privateofficer.com

New Castle County DE July 31 2010 Police have arrested Samuel Ayers, 25, and Frankie Fisher, 22, , both of whom reside in the unit block of Winterhaven Drive in the Autumn Park Apartments, near Newark. Both have been charged with criminal trespass, theft, and other related charges after a Security Officer from the Reserve [...]

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31/07/10 Men, women and cross-dressers charged in phone thefts from Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Boaz AL July 31 2010 A woman, two men and two men dressed as women were arrested Sunday at Walmart in Boaz with 19 cell phones still in their packaging. The arrests have led to the discovery of a theft ring spanning two states, Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis said. Boaz police officers responded at [...]

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31/07/10 Security guard arrested in bomb threats to NBA www.privateofficer.com

Secaucus NJ July 31 2010 A private security guard has been charged with making multiple, fake bomb threats earlier this week at a National Basketball Association office in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said Friday. Jose L. Quesada Jr., of Elizabeth, N.J., allegedly left multiple voice mails at an NBA Properties Inc. office in Secaucus, N.J., [...]

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31/07/10 East St. Louis police force reduced by a third in deep cuts www.privateofficer.com

EAST ST. LOUIS July 31 2010 The Rev. Joseph Tracy said he’s tired of going to funerals. And now, he suspects he’ll be going to more of them. “It’s open field day now,” said Tracy, the pastor of Straightway Baptist Church here. “The criminals are going to run wild.” The pastor voiced his fear of [...]

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31/07/10 Philadelphia officer charged with theft involuntarily committed www.privateofficer.com

Philadelphia PA July 31 2010 A Philadelphia police officer is facing charges in the theft of money from a bar in Northeast Philadelphia. He was involuntarily committed after finding out he was going to be arrested and fired. 56 year old K-9 officer Kenneth Crockett is facing theft and recovering stolen property charges for allegedly [...]

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31/07/10 Security officer charged with assault on juvenile www.privateofficer.com

LAND O’ LAKES FLA July 31 2010 – A contracted security guard working at the Pasco Juvenile Assessment Center was arrested early Friday, accused of smacking a 13-year-old boy while the teen was being booked on a marijuana possession charge. Russell G. Cummings, an employee for Wackenhut/G4S in Tampa, was charged with felony child abuse. [...]

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30/07/10 OFFICER DOWN ARIZONA

Police Officer Carlos Ledesma Chandler Police Department Arizona End of Watch: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 34 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: 2 shot and killed; 6 apprehended Police [...]

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30/07/10 OFFICER DOWN NORTH CAROLINA

Deputy Sheriff John Willis Greene County Sheriff’s Office North Carolina End of Watch: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Committed suicide Deputy John Willis [...]

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30/07/10 OFFICER DOWN NORTH CAROLINA

Timothy Charles Barnes North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau North Carolina End of Watch: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 38 Tour of Duty: 10 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: [...]

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30/07/10 Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright murdered in Memphis www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN July 30 2010 Ppolice are now considering former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s death as a homicide, the Associated Press said. Lorenzen Wright was last seen in the early morning of July 19, right before he was to head back to his Atlanta townhouse with a friend and his six children. His family filed [...]

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30/07/10 Arizona gun battle leaves police officer dead, 2 others injured www.privateofficer.com

Phoenix AZ July 30 2010 A gun battle erupted during an undercover drug operation involving marijuana at a south Phoenix home Wednesday night, killing one Chandler police officer and wounding two others. During a crowded press conference inside Chandler City Council chambers on Thursday, Chandler Police Chief Sherry Kiyler announced that Officer Carlos Ledesma, who [...]

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30/07/10 Woman charged in Macy store robbery www.privateofficer.com

WALLA WALLA WA July 30 2010 — A local woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of robbery, authorities said. Vanessa M. Drake, 29, of 901 W. Poplar St., was booked into Walla Walla County Jail on investigation of second-degree robbery. Drake is accused of taking clothing and jewelry from Macy’s Department Store, at 54 E. [...]

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30/07/10 Erlanger Medical Center outsources security to private company www.privateofficer.com

Chattanooga TN July 30 2010 — Erlanger hospital has enlisted an outside company to handle its security hiring and management, a move hospital officials say is unrelated to the November death of a patient who was shocked with a Taser by a hospital security officer. “An assessment of Erlanger’s security operation was under way months [...]

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30/07/10 Former Manassas teacher pleads guilty of child sex charges www.privateofficer.com

Prince William county VA July 30 2010 Former Manassas teacher Kevin Ricks was able to lure vulnerable teenage boys into his life for 32 years, leading to secret, drunken sexual attacks while deftly ducking police and school administrators. His international trail of abuse came to a halt in a Virginia courtroom Thursday with a guilty [...]

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30/07/10 Prince George County deputies indicted in grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Prince George County MD July 30 2010 A grand jury charged two Prince George’s County sheriff’s officials Thursday with conspiring to steal more than $20,000 from the deputies’ union when they were officers for the organization. The criminal indictment was brought by State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh. According to the indictment, Wendy Tyler, who until [...]

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30/07/10 Monitronics Alarm Company officially for sale www.privateofficer.com

DALLAS TX July 30 2010 —Alarm monitoring company Monitronics, based in Dallas Texas, may be up for sale. According to reports published July 29, Boston-based private equity firm Abry Associates, which backs Monitronics, has announced its intent to sell the monitoring company and expects to see as much as $1 billion from the sale. Monitronics [...]

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30/07/10 Shoplifter carjacks woman at Annapolis mall www.privateofficer.com

Annapolis MD July 30 2010 A woman who county police believe was carjacked outside Westfield Annapolis mall Tuesday afternoon has come forward. County police said an armed shoplifter who was being chased by loss prevention officers from Westfield Annapolis mall opened the back door of a car passing through an intersection and got inside. The [...]

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30/07/10 Detroit Schools privatize security forces www.privateofficer.com

DETROIT MI July 30 2010 — Contracts of 250 Local 214 Detroit Public Schools security guards will not be renewed for the upcoming school year. The district has contracted with the Sweden-based security guard company Securitas. Steve Wasko, chief communications officer of DPS, says the district expects to save $3 million by outsourcing to the [...]

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30/07/10 Phoenix police make massive protestor arrests www.privateofficer.com

PHOENIX AZ July 30 2010 — Arrests of protesters against Arizona’s controversial new immigration law were starting to mount Thursday, as more than a hundred protesters blocked the street near Phoenix City Hall in a mass act of civil disobedience. Police riot teams moved into place after 10 a.m. and paddy wagons were brought in anticipation [...]

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30/07/10 NJ man captured in murder of Miami security officer www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla July 30 2010 A New Jersey man accused of fatally shooting a retired Miami police captain last year is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for his bond hearing. Rafael Toirac-Aguilera, 33, was extradited from New Jersey and booked into a Miami-Dade County jail Wednesday on a first degree murder charge. Police say [...]

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30/07/10 Security officer nabs school burglar www.privateofficer.com

Tulsa Okla July 30 2010 A man has been arrested on a burglary complaint after police say they caught him climbing out of the window of a Tulsa elementary school overnight. It happened shortly after 2 a.m. at McKinley Elementary, located just east of Sheridan Road on East King Street. Officers responded after an alarm [...]

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30/07/10 Security guard charged in string of burglaries www.privateofficer.com

Scranton PA July 30 2010 A security guard for a development in Clifton Twp. is accused of burglarizing eight homes and taking an array of items that included a jar of pennies, figurines, vitamins, a laundry basket and a foosball table. John F. Pipcynski, 44, of 113 Lyman Lane, Gouldsboro, was arrested Tuesday night and [...]

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30/07/10 LifeNet helicopters grounded after crash kills 3 www.privateofficer.com

Phoenix AZ July 30 2010 Flights by LifeNet helicopters in Arizona have been halted temporarily following Wednesday’s crash that killed three people in a north-side neighborhood. Colorado-based Air Methods Corp. has put its six LifeNet Arizona bases and seven helicopter crews on a safety stand-down, said Craig Yale, vice president of corporate development. Flight crews [...]

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29/07/10 Ga. DOT contractor killed on interstate by reckless driver www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA July 29 2010 — Police were working to determine how a driver lost control of his car, allegedly hitting and killing a Department of Transportation contract worker in Northeast Atlanta. The victim was cutting grass along Freedom Parkway, between Memorial Drive and Boulevard, when a pickup truck hit and killed him Wednesday morning, [...]

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29/07/10 Theft of flag leads to felony charge www.privateofficer.com

ST. PETERSBURG Fla July 29 2010 — A man is accused of trying to steal the state flag as it flew outside Tropicana Field. But that wasn’t the flag that David James Willis said he wanted to steal, according to St. Petersburg police. Willis told police he thought he was taking the Marine Corps flag [...]

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29/07/10 California police investigate possible teen homicide-suicide deaths www.privateofficer.com

San Bernardino CA July 29 2010 The backyard shooting deaths of two young brothers, only 10 and 12 years old, are believed to have been the result of a double suicide or a murder-suicide, according to police. California cops found the boys, 12 and 10, apparently shot to death.The apparent weapon that was used was [...]

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