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Monthly Archives: July 2010

25/07/10 Shoplifters pull gun on K-Mart LP agent www.privateofficer.com

Puyallup WA July 25 2010 Police are looking for a woman who tried to steal over $1,000 worth of items from the K-Mart on River Road and her getaway driver, who pulled a gun on a security guard as he tried to stop her. Lt. Scott Engle says that a woman entered the store around [...]

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25/07/10 AL. security officer injured in hit-run www.privateofficer.com

Gasden Al July 25 2010 The Gadsden Police Department is investigating a hit and run accident Friday night that injured a security guard working for the city. The security guard, driving a city-owned golf cart converted to be used as a security vehicle, was driving between Forrest Cemetery and the City Shop on Chestnut Street [...]

25/07/10 Atlanta man charged with sex trafficking of teens www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA, GA July 25 2010 —DEMETRIUS DARNELL HOMER, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been arrested and was arraigned today on federal charges of sex trafficking of three juveniles. HOMER was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2010. HOMER was arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn Brill who ordered HOMER detained. United [...]

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25/07/10 OFFICER DOWN- Deputy Sheriff Samuel A. Smith

Deputy Sheriff Samuel A. Smith Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Kansas End of Watch: Friday, July 23, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 23 Tour of Duty: 9 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, July 23, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Samuel Smith [...]

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25/07/10 Police search for robber dressed as security guard www.privateofficer.com

SACRAMENTO CA July 25 2010 – An afternoon robbery near UC Davis has police searching for a security guard tonight, or at least someone dressed like a security guard. A teenage cashier at “Scrubs Stop” on Stockton Boulevard was in tears today, as she relived the horror of what happened. Cashier Holly Lowe says a [...]

25/07/10 FBI sends warning to churches about suspicious activity www.privateofficer.com

Oakland July 25 2010 Most churches in Oakland County have recently received a letter from the FBI warning of suspicious activity, of people asking questions about church buildings. Brett Leatherman, special agent with the FBI, said the letter was sent out after several churches in the county reported suspicious people asking odd questions. The letter [...]

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24/07/10 SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING CD’S

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24/07/10 Ice-T charged in beef with NYPD www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY July 24 2010 Just because Ice-T plays a man with a badge on TV, don’t forget that the onetime gangsta rap icon recorded a controversial tune called “Cop Killer” back in the day. Just two days after he lashed out at a police officer who pulled him over in New York [...]

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24/07/10 Security officers nab FedEx employee in phone thefts www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn.July 24 2010 – A FedEx employee has been arrested for stealing $1,700 worth of cell phones from a shipment. 26-year old Antrawn Taylor is charged with Attempted Theft. Police said a FedEx security officer saw Taylor put three cell phones inside a work glove, and then toss it over a fence. When Taylor [...]

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24/07/10 Off duty guard questioned for not breaking up mall fight www.privateofficer.com

Charleston WV July 24 2010 A drunken fight outside a local mall makes its way to the world wide web. Town Center Mall Manager, Thomas Bird said The fight happened just after 6pm Wednesday afternoon in front of the Court Street entrance. The video popped up on YouTube the same day under the headline “Drunk Homeless [...]

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24/07/10 SC town dispatches competing ambulance companies to every call www.privateofficer.com

York County SC July 24 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ While many people have heard that attorneys and others with a vested interest in making money from the injured or the ill patient often chase after ambulances, few people know that in some areas, medical providers are now chasing each other too. In a small, [...]

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24/07/10 “Fake” marijuana causes rise in burglaries www.privateofficer.com

Raleigh NC July 24 2010 A legal drug that police and scientists call fake marijuana is causing some people in the Heart of Carolina to break the law to get it. A Raleigh smoke shop owner tells ABC11 Eyewitness News that police warned him about people wanting to steal “K2″ also known as “Spice,” because [...]

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24/07/10 OFFICER DOWN- Chief of Police Daniel K. Duncan

Chief of Police Daniel K. Duncan Lake Oswego Police Department Oregon End of Watch: Thursday, May 20, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 55 Tour of Duty: 34 years Badge Number: 2L100 Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Chief Daniel Duncan [...]

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24/07/10 OFFICER DOWN Detective Lieutenant Lusila Brown

Detective Lieutenant Lusila Brown American Samoa Department of Public Safety American Samoa End of Watch: Thursday, July 22, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 44 Tour of Duty: 19 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, July 22, 2010 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: Apprehended Detective Lieutenant Lusila Brown [...]

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24/07/10 OFFICER DOWN- Deputy Sheriff Shawn Hess

Deputy Sheriff Shawn Hess Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office Virginia End of Watch: Friday, July 23, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 7 years Badge Number: 22 Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, July 23, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Shawn Hess was killed [...]

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24/07/10 OFFICER DOWN Corporal Matthew Edwards

Corporal Matthew Edwards Taylor Police Department Michigan End of Watch: Friday, July 23, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 5 years, 7 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, July 23, 2010 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: Shot and wounded Corporal Matthew Edwards was shot [...]

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24/07/10 Man assaults hospital security, steals ambulance www.privateofficer.com

Oswego, NY July 24 2010 — A patient at Oswego Hospital’s emergency room stole a city ambulance Friday morning, but it was found minutes later parked just blocks away, police said. Witnesses told Oswego police that Matthew K. Belskis, 40, of Saratoga Springs, assaulted a hospital security guard about 10:46 a.m. and then drove off [...]

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24/07/10 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, security sued in assault case www.privateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 24 2010 — Live country music helped make a name for Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, but owner Steve Smith is now defending that well-known name. “The last thing we want is exactly what’s happening today, bad publicity of somebody getting hurt at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge,” said Smith. Two men claim they were injured [...]

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24/07/10 Security guard injured at Buffet concert sues www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL July 24 2010 There’s trouble in Margaritaville. A security guard at a 2008 Jimmy Buffett concert in Toyota Park is suing the singer and two unions who ran the show, claiming he tripped on a wire that wasn’t properly covered while he was trying to control concertgoers dancing in the aisles. Gary Jakubowski, [...]

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24/07/10 MDOT Director arrested at Beau Rivage Casino www.privateofficer.com

JACKSON, Miss. July 24 2010 (AP) Authorities say Butch Brown, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, was arrested at a Biloxi casino early Friday and charged with a misdemeanor of public intoxication. Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara says Brown was released from jail on $480 bond. Brown tells The Associated Press he was [...]

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24/07/10 Shoplifters pull knife on loss prevention agent www.privateofficer.com

BOYNTON BEACH Fla July 24 2010 — A shoplifting suspect pulled a knife on a security guard and threatened to stab him, police said. Jon Christopher Whaley, 27, of Lantana, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Kohl’s department store at 1901 N. Congress Ave., at Gateway Boulevard, according to a Boynton Beach police [...]

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24/07/10 Man pleads guilty in death of Ohio officer www.privateofficer.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio July 24 2010 –A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Cleveland Heights police officer who went into cardiac arrest while chasing him. Malcolm Bryant also pleaded guilty to assault on a peace officer and escape. Joseph Burghardt, a security guard [...]

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24/07/10 Two Alabama workers die when car hits radio tower www.privateofficer.com

Anniston Al July 24 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Two men are dead after a radio tower they were working on Thursday was accidentally knocked down. Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown pronounced Barry Sloan, 37, of Albertville dead at the scene at 4:16 p.m. The other victim, Jonce Hubble,41 was airlifted to [...]

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24/07/10 Murder suspect found working as security chief www.privateofficer.com

LOS ANGELES CA July 24 2010 -– On Thursday Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck held a press conference to announce the capture of a murder suspect that was among California’s top 10 ‘Most Wanted’ parolees. Mark Rudolph Reed, 42, is wanted in connection to the 2007 murder of Marlon Greene in DeKalb County, Georgia. [...]

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24/07/10 Government workers with security clearances download child porn www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC July 24 2010  The Boston Globe’s Bryan Bender reported Friday that federal investigators “have identified several dozen Pentagon officials and contractors with high-level security clearances who allegedly purchased and downloaded child pornography, including an undisclosed number who used their government computers to obtain the illegal material.” Employees under investigation have included individuals from [...]

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24/07/10 Virginia man charged in casino assaults www.privateofficer.com

Elgin IL July 24 2010 Virginia man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly throwing a drunken fit inside the Grand Victoria Casino then striking and threatening to kill police officers during his arrest, according to reports. Morteza Naghibzadeh, 51, of Sterling, Va., was charged with four counts of aggravated battery and two counts of threatening a [...]

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24/07/10 Omaha man sentenced to 30 yrs prison for armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

OMAHA, Neb. July 24 2010 An Omaha man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing a bank and an armored car. Danny Reaves and another man fired a gun and a Taser gun at an armored car guard in 2009, prosecutors said. The guard was wounded, and so was Reaves when the [...]

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24/07/10 Police investigate Oklahoma teachers in child molestations www.privateofficer.com

MUSKOGEE, OK July 24 2010 – There are two shocking molestation investigations underway involving teachers in Muskogee. One case involves an assistant high school wrestling coach. And now a man who has taught private music lessons to kids for more than 20 years faces accusations. Although separate cases, police say both involve showing porn to [...]

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24/07/10 Aurora substitute teacher charged with luring teen for sex www.privateofficer.com

Aurora CO July 24 2010 A substitute teacher has been arrested after going to a location where he thought he was going to have sex with a minor, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The man is identified as Damien Lambert Wesley Iringan, 29, of Aurora. He was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of Internet [...]

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24/07/10 Security officer helps rescue fire victims in Memphis www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN July 24 2010 One person was also transported to the hospital with minor burns. http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/c56c66d2-56d1-49a0-b80c-7981b1d00ebe/News/Midtown-Apartment-Fire The fire broke out just before 3 AM in a third floor apartment at the Dunlap Apartments in the 1200 block of Madison. Fire investigators spent hours there trying to find the cause as well as the people [...]

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