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Monthly Archives: July 2010

21/07/10 Security guard attacks co-worker, stabbing him www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY July 21 2010An enraged security guard whose job was on the line viciously slashed his boss in a lower Manhattan building early Monday, police sources said. The 35-year-old worker flew into a rage after his supervisor threatened to cut him loose. “He told him that he might lose his job,” said [...]

21/07/10 Tulsa school cops get authority to write tickets www.privateofficer.com

Tulsa Okl July 21 2010 The odds of getting a ticket for speeding in a Tulsa school zone just went up. Tulsa Public Schools campus police officers will now have the authority to issue traffic citations on the streets, roads, alleys and properties adjacent to schools. The Tulsa school board approved an amendment to its [...]

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21/07/10 Indiana teacher charged with child seduction www.privateofficer

Bloomington In July 21 2010 After a seven month investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Sergeant Jeff Deckard and Special Prosecutor David Powell, an arrest warrant was filed and served for former Bedford North Lawrence High School teacher and coach, Nathan Woodward, 32, of Bedford, Indiana. Lawrence County Superior II, Judge William Sleva found probable [...]

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21/07/10 Shoplifters punch their way past security www.privateofficer.com

Ventura CA July 21 2010 Ventura police were looking for two men who punched a shopping center security guard while stealing alcohol Monday night from a liquor store, officials said. The robbery was reported at 8:36 p.m. at J N’s Liquor, 9358 Telephone Road in Ventura. The incident began after two men tried to hide [...]

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21/07/10 Detroit school security hold rally www.privateofficer.com

Detroit MI July 21 2010 Dozens of Detroit Public Schools security officers rallied today outside the Teamsters union offices near downtown, protesting the district’s privatization of the school-based security detail. DPS has about 300 security officers. Some officers said today that they received notices that their jobs will end Sept. 1. DPS is facing a [...]

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21/07/10 Milwaukee teacher arrested for sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

MILWAUKEE WI July 21 2010 – Milwaukee Police say they have arrested a teacher from an MPS charter school for alleged sexual assault of a student. The teacher works at the Alliance School, which is located on the 800 block of West Walnut Street in Milwaukee but they have not yet identified him. According to [...]

21/07/10 SC Parole Agents stop motel robbery www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBIA, SC July 21 2010 – An alert parole agent stopped an armed robbery in progress in a Lexington Co. motel parking lot early Tuesday morning. Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a 23-year-old Columbia man in connection with an armed robbery in the parking lot of a motel on Burning Tree Drive in the [...]

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21/07/10 Judge tosses weapon charges against J.C. Penney LP Agent www.privateofficer.com

ROANOKE, Va.July 21 2010 (AP) — A judge has thrown out a weapons charge against a former J.C. Penney Company security guard accused of firing a gun at a suspected shoplifter outside a Roanoke mall. Roanoke Circuit Court Judge Clifford Weckstein said Monday that Virginia law allows deadly force during a citizen’s arrest if the [...]

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21/07/10 Man arrested exposing self to officer www.privateofficer.com

SAN DIEGO CA July 21 2010 — A man who police say has been exposing himself to people for more than a year around Lake Murray was arrested early Tuesday after he picked a police officer as a victim. James Arendt, 46, who was naked except for a blanket slung over his shoulders, was taken [...]

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20/07/10 Dallas police officer arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

DALLAS TX July 20 2010 — A Dallas police officer has been arrested for child pornography. Police said Officer Isac De La Rosa had sexually explicit photographs of kids and posted them posted them on the Internet. Sources tell News 8 police became aware of the photos a few weeks ago during an undercover operation. [...]

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20/07/10 Security officer shot-killed patrolling shopping center www.privateofficer.com

Kern County CA July 20 2010 The security guard fatally shot at Mercado Latino Sunday evening had previously worked for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department and was remembered by shop owners as the best guard on the premises. Francisco Flores, 34, was shot several times by three or four Hispanic men at the restaurant and [...]

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20/07/10 CT police department forms crises response team www.privateofficer.com

New London Ct July 20 2010 Responding to a growing trend among law enforcement departments in the country, police has formed a crisis intervention team to handle calls involving emotionally disturbed individuals and potentially volatile situations. Lt. Richard Cochran, the team’s coordinator, said he has been advocating for the Crisis Intervention Team for several years [...]

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20/07/10 Port Arthur security officer robbed at school www.privateofficer.com

PORT ARTHUR TX July 20 2010 – Port Arthur Police are looking for attackers who used a gun to rob a security guard at an elementary school. Police received a 911 call at 3:45 a.m. Monday and a security guard at Washington Elementary, 1300 Texas Avenue, told officers he’d been robbed at gunpoint. The guard [...]

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20/07/10 Biting shoplifter captured afer escape www.privateofficer.com

EL PASO TX July 20 2010 — A suspected shoplifter was arrested after she allegedly escaped last month by biting a security guard in the forearm while he was trying to hold onto her car in the parking lot of the Sam’s Club store near Cielo Vista Mall, El Paso police said. Detectives arrested Ana [...]

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20/07/10 Shoplifter runs over pedestrian during getaway www.privateofficer.com

Buffalo, NY July 20 2010 — A Niagara Falls man is facing a half-dozen charges, after he allegedly stole from a grocery store and then struck a pedestrian while trying to make his getaway. Amherst Police tell WBEN 40-year-old Stephen Belin hit the pedestrian with his car in the parking lot of the TOPS Markets [...]

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20/07/10 North Jersey police report numerous shoplifting incidents www.privateofficer.com

Riverdale NJ July 20 2010 Police responded to multiple shoplifting complaints this month all from Walmart department store off Route 23. Loss prevention managers told police that they caught numerous people in the act of stealing merchandise from July 8 to July 14 – everything from sneakers to makeup. All of the adult suspects were [...]

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20/07/10 KY mother arrested for shoplifting while baby suffers in hot car www.privateofficer.com

WHITESBURG, Ky. July 20 2010 — Whitesburg Police say a baby was hospitalized after being left in a hot car while his mother was inside a grocery store, where she has been accused of shoplifting. WYMT-TV reports 32-year-old Purlina Gibson, of Dry Fork, left 5- and 6-year-old children with a 2-month old baby in a [...]

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20/07/10 Atlanta mall shopper, robbed-shot www.privateofficer.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. July 20 2010 — DeKalb County police are trying to hunt down the last of four men they believe are responsible for a robbery and shooting in a mall parking lot. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sunday at Northlake Mall. Police said the victim drove himself to the hospital. He is [...]

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19/07/10 Ohio speeders warned of “speed traps” www.privateofficer.com

Columbus OH July 19 2010 When you’re driving on Ohio interstates and highways and you just get out of the traffic congestion around a city, here’s a little advice: Slow down. Some of the hottest spots to get speeding tickets are in rural areas, a Dayton Daily News analysis of more than 1 million speeding [...]

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19/07/10 TSA officers close to being unionized www.privateofficer.com

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla July 19 2010 Security officers for the Transportation Safety Administration announced Sunday that they have moved closer to officially becoming unionized. At a news conference at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, TSA officer Glen Cook said overtime and evaluation issues were their pressing concerns. “We want better treatment and a more honest evaluation [...]

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19/07/10 Security Officer sues after sheriff accuses him of being a gang member www.privateofficer.com

TRAVERSE CITY MI July 19 2010 — A security guard contends a former Grand Traverse County sheriff falsely told courthouse officials the guard was tied to a drug investigation, and that information led to his involuntary job transfer. Eddie Moore’s lawsuit seeks at least $25,000 in damages from former Sheriff Scott Fewins, current Deputy Jason [...]

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19/07/10 Security guard charged with apartment stabbing www.privateofficer.com

Salt Lake City Utah July 19 2010 A security guard at a Salt Lake condominium complex is accused of trying to kill one of the residents.Police are still looking into a motive but say the stabbing happened during a fight this afternoon. It happened at around 4:45 p.m. Police and paramedics were called to Tropicana [...]

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19/07/10 Woman charged after courthouse disturbance www.privateofficer.com

Richmond VA July 19 2010 Lots of people get arrested, then show up in court. But this morning, Toni Lafond Matthews, 35, managed to get arrested inside a Henrico County courtroom and was escorted from the courts building in handcuffs to jail. Henrico General District Judge James Yoffy never missed a beat despite a back-of-the-room [...]

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19/07/10 Ct. teacher arrested for selling drugs www.privateofficer.com

WOLCOTT, Conn.July 19 2010 — A Waterbury High School teacher was arrested on charges he sold drugs, police said. Harold Epstein, 58, of Wolcott, is accused of selling prescription drugs. He was arrested on charges of illegal sale of narcotics on Friday. Police said they do not believe Epstein ever sold drugs to Waterbury students. [...]

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19/07/10 Off-duty Chicago officer shot-killed weeks before retirement www.privateofficer.com

CHICAGO IL July 19 2010 — Chicago officials say an off-duty police officer killed outside his home was less than a month from retiring. Officer Michael Bailey was shot about 6 a.m. Sunday on the city’s South Side. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Officials say Bailey had returned home from working an overnight [...]

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19/07/10 Yale University police hit pedestrian www.privateofficer.com

NEW HAVEN CT July 19 2010 – A Yale University student was struck by a Yale police cruiser as he walked across Winchester Avenue early Sunday, police and university officials said. State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said state police are handling the investigation. According to a state police report, a preliminary investigation shows [...]

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19/07/10 Teacher arrested for molesting 13 yr old student www.privateofficer.com

APTOS, Calif.July 19 2010 — An Aptos Junior High School math teacher was arrested Friday after a 13-year-old female student accused him of molesting her, according to a Santa Cruz County sheriff’s spokesman. The girl, who is a resident of Santa Cruz, reported being sexually molested by Steven Sande, 60, a math teacher at Aptos [...]

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19/07/10 Durham elementary teacher charged with sex with 11 year old www.privateofficer.com

DURHAM NC July 19 2010 — A Durham elementary school teacher is out of jail on bond after being arrested on charges of indecent liberties with a student. Ariel Allen, 28, was a fifth grade teacher at Oak Grove Elementary. Durham Sheriff’s Department investigators say the victim was an 11-year-old student at the school. The [...]

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18/07/10 TSA officers close to being unionized www.privateofficer.com

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla July 19 2010 Security officers for the Transportation Safety Administration announced Sunday that they have moved closer to officially becoming unionized. At a news conference at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, TSA officer Glen Cook said overtime and evaluation issues were their pressing concerns. “We want better treatment and a more honest evaluation [...]

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18/07/10 On-Line Security Guard Training www.privateofficer.com

PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING INSTITUTE a division of PRIVATE OFFICER INTERNATIONAL HELLO: Thank you for requesting information about our training options. We offer three forms of training for private security officers. The first option is an on-site security training program delivered in a one or two day format. Our security trainers will schedule training at your [...]

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