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Monthly Archives: August 2010

19/08/10 Chumash Casino Security Nabs 6 On Drug Charges www.privateofficer.com

Santa Ynez Ca Aug 19 2010 Six people were arrested at the Chumash Casino Monday night on various drug-related charges, according to county Sheriff’s officials. Just after 10 p.m. Monday, casino security observed a group of suspicious people involved in what appeared to be a drug transaction, said Sgt. Clyde George. Sheriff’s deputies were called [...]

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19/08/10 Former Nashville police officer pleads guilty to sex with 12 yr old www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN Aug 19 2010 A former Metro police officer charged in Clay County with aggravated sexual battery of a 12-year-old pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Monday. James S. Stackhouse, 47, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated sexual battery and received a three-year prison sentence along with a $1,200 fine. As part of the plea [...]

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19/08/10 NC police officer held hostage by bees www.privateofficer.com

Wake County NC Aug 19 2010 Tuesday was anything but a routine day for Deputy Brandon Jenkins, who spent three hours in his patrol car after nearly 50,000 honeybees decided to park on it. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office officer had responded around 9:40 a.m. to a call of a person possibly being attacked by [...]

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19/08/10 Clayton County cop indicted for taking protection money www.privateofficer.com

Clayton County GA Aug 19 2010 A Clayton County, Georgia, police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he took money to protect illegal drug deals, possessed a stolen firearm and stole personal property from drivers during traffic stops, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. Jonathan Callahan made an initial appearance Wednesday [...]

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19/08/10 Armed guard’s gun taken, store robbed www.privateofficer.com

Gainesville Fla Aug 19 2010 A security officer’s gun was taken from him Wednesday morning during an armed robbery at an Internet cafe. Gainesville police said no one was injured when a lone gunman entered the Allied Veterans .72 Internet Center at 4158 N.W. 13th St. shortly before 9 a.m. Witnesses told police the man [...]

19/08/10 Security guard shoots up police station, commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

McKINNEY, Texas AUG 19 2010 (AP) — The man who killed himself during a shootout with a suburban Dallas police department once worked as a jailer and security guard and even praised the very officers he attacked, according to associates and records. Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, [...]

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19/08/10 Two charged with drugs at tribal casino www.privateofficer.com

Perkins Okl Aug 19 2010 A Stillwater couple who were arrested at the Cimarron Casino in Perkins by Iowa tribal police have been ordered to appear in court Thursday on charges of possessing methamphetamine there on July 17. Deborah Sue Westfall, 39, and her husband, Barney Jay Westfall, 50, who are both free on bail, [...]

18/08/10 Dayton hospital security officers assaulted www.privateofficer.com

DAYTON OH Aug 18 2010 — A 40-year-old Dayton man accused of attacking a police officer at Miami Valley Hospital will face a felony charge of assaulting a police officer. The man was arrested at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, at the hospital, according to a Dayton police report. The man is accused [...]

18/08/10 Dishonest Best Buy security guards get jail in thefts www.privateofficer.com

Fargo ND Aug 18 2010 A second security guard charged as part of a 12-person theft ring at Fargo’s Best Buy will serve 100 days in jail and 18 months of supervised probation. Paul Larson pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges of theft and accomplice to theft. He is one of two security guards who [...]

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18/08/10 Funeral services for murdered Michigan security officer www.privateofficer.com

Flint MI Aug 18 2010 Funeral services have been set for a former Livingston County man who was shot and killed while working as a security guard in Flint. 53-year-old John Mick of Goodrich was shot to death at the Flint River Village Apartments last Saturday. Security footage captured a newer-model Chevy Impala backed into [...]

18/08/10 Memphis bouncer charged with aggravated assault www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Aug 18 2010 Timothy Hoffman is appalled at the behavior he witnessed from a Coyote Ugly bouncer. “I just thought it was wrong,” says Hoffman. “I saw him hit the ground. I mean it was horrible.” Horrible because it left 22-year-old James Irby hospitalized. He was so banged and bloodied his brain was [...]

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18/08/10 Texas man opens fire on police station in suicide attempt www.privateofficer.com

McKinney TX Aug 18 2010 An Anna man who opened fire on the McKinney Public Safety Building may have been trying to kill himself “by cop.” McKinney Police Chief Doug Kowalski said on Tuesday at a press conference at McKinney City Hall said that investigators believe 29-year-old Patrick Gray Sharp of Anna was trying to [...]

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18/08/10 Former Al. sex crimes prosecutor accused of soliciting sex with minor www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Ala. Aug 18 2010– Steve Giardini, a former sex crimes prosecutor with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, was arrested this morning on an indictment accusing him of soliciting sex over the Internet from a 15-year-old girl, who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. Giardini, 50, was booked into Mobile County Metro [...]

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18/08/10 Cincinnati police dog dies in hot car www.privateofficer.com

CINCINNATI, Ohio Aug 18 2010— Authorities say a Cincinnati police dog has died after an officer left it in a hot car. Police say 13-year department member Brian Trotta inadvertently left the female German shepherd, Juno, in the car while responding to a family emergency. He is on administrative leave while police investigate. Police didn’t [...]

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18/08/10 Sumner County Tn. sheriff dies www.privateofficer.com

Gallatin TN Aug 18 2010 Sumner County Sheriff Bob Barker died at his home early Tuesday, just hours after having a county building named in his honor. Sheriff Barker, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer five weeks ago, was 55. One of his final wishes Monday was to be sworn in as sheriff for a [...]

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17/08/10 Off-duty security supervisor dies in scuba accident www.privateofficer.com

Reno NV Aug 17 2010 Joseph Paul Ramirez Jr., a Watsonville native who graduated from Aptos High School, died in a scuba diving accident in Fort Bragg, Tuesday. He was 31. Ramirez, who lived in Reno for the past nine years working as a supervisor and security officer at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, was an [...]

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17/08/10 Two men guilty in Fla murder of armored car guard www.privateofficer.com

MIAMI Fla Aug 17 2010 – Two men have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a security guard during a robbery at a South Florida mall. A federal jury in Miami found 25-year-old Emmanuel Maxime guilty Friday of multiple counts related to the December 2008 robbery. A separate jury convicted 26-year-old Dwight Carter last [...]

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17/08/10 Bank robber commits suicide in failed heist www.privateofficer.com

LOWELL MA Aug 17 2010— A bank robber turns the gun on himself after being trapped during his heist attempt. Authorities have identified the 66-year-old man who shot himself to death after what police said was a failed attempt to rob a bank in Lowell. Investigators said William Champagne, of Lowell, took his own life [...]

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17/08/10 Colorado Springs security guard stabbed www.privateofficer.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.Aug 17 2010 — A security guard is attacked late Sunday night and the attacker gets away. Colorado Springs police said they were called to a vacant building at 1175 Chapel Hills Dr. Once they arrived to the scene they found the guard with minor injuries. The guard told them, he approached a [...]

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17/08/10 Floriday security guard charged with voyeurism www.privateofficer.com

Coral Gables Fla Aug 17 2010 — A security guard trusted to protect residents has been arrested after being accused of using his position to take advantage of a teenager. Eric Michael Owens, 28, appeared in bond court Monday morning to face two counts of video voyeurism, two counts of burglary and one count of [...]

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17/08/10 Woman kills husband, commits suicide at Las Vegas hospital www.privateofficer.com

LAS VEGAS NV Aug 17 2010 — Metro says a woman killed her husband before turning the gun on herself Friday morning at Valley Hospital. The shooting at Valley Hospital came just weeks after the hospital began a new response method. It’s called “Code Silver.” A murder-suicide on the fourth floor of Valley Hospital highlights [...]

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17/08/10 Three bombs explode outside Tenn. police station www.privateofficer.com

WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. Aug 17 2010– Investigators said three homemade bombs may have been targeted at law enforcement officers in an explosion just feet away from the White House, Tennessee police station. Officials said the devices were created by binding together several fireworks. Two of the devices went off early Monday morning. http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/category.asp?C=125220&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5031600&flvUri=&partnerclipid= Two police [...]

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17/08/10 NC police seek man assaulting pregnant woman www.privateofficer.com

HENDERSONVILLE NC Aug 17 2010 — Hendersonville police are looking for a man who assaulted a pregnant woman by rubbing her belly at the Blue Ridge Mall earlier this month. The incident occurred Aug. 2 shortly before 8 p.m. Capt. David Adams with the Hendersonville Police Department said there were three or four similar reports [...]

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17/08/10 TSA officer pleads guilty in luggage theft

SEATTLE WA Aug 17 2010 — A former supervisor for the federal Transportation Security Administration has pleaded guilty to stealing $20,000 worth of jewelry and other items from checked luggage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Seattle says 50-year-old Randy Pepper entered the plea Monday at U.S. District Court in Seattle. Pepper [...]

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17/08/10 Pittsburgh police officer charged in Orlando shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Orlando Fla Aug 17 2010 A Pittsburgh police officer was arrested over the weekend at Universal Orlando after police said he shoplifted Harry Potter merchandise. Henry Rogowski, 49, took $329.70 worth of photo albums, key chains, bookmarks, playing cards and other items, a police report shows. The theft occurred at Filch’s Emporium at Islands of [...]

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17/08/10 Disney, Warner Brothers and others sued for illegally tracking Web movements of users www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC Aug 17 2010 A lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges that a group of well-known Web sites, including those owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Records, and Demand Media, broke the law by secretly tracking the Web movements of their users, including children. Attorneys representing a group of minors and their parents [...]

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17/08/10 NC security officer shot during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Roanoke Rapids NC Aug 17 2010 City police are looking for a Roanoke Rapids boy who allegedly shot a security guard Saturday night. Deputy Chief Adam Bondarek said Andrew Bell, 17, is considered armed and dangerous and anyone who sees him should not confront him but call 911, the police department at 252-533-2810 or Halifax [...]

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17/08/10 Boston area couple charged in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Boston MA Aug 17 2010 A couple went on a shoplifting spree at South Shore Plaza last week and were caught with bags of stolen items when they got stuck in traffic leaving the shopping mall, police said. Police said Mychael F. Johnson, 29, of Holbrook and Mabel Marquez, 32, of Hyde Park, were seen [...]

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16/08/10 Longshoremen Association employee charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Jacksonville Fla Aug 16 2010 A 53-year-old Southside man was arrested Thursday on a charge of employee theft after $30,000 in funds was embezzled from Jacksonville’s International Longshoremen’s Association office over the past two years. Robert Burgin Keith, of the 3400 block of Scrimshaw Drive, was arrested at 10:30 a.m. on the charge, and bonded [...]

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16/08/10 Sonic fast food worker charged with theft from employer www.privateofficer.com

Abbeville La Aug 16 2010 A fast-food restaurant employee is charged with stealing about $5,000 in a scheme involving customer order overrides. Leeanda Frank, 19, of Beulah Gardens Apt. 19 was arrested Thursday for felony theft after Eunice police received a complaint about alleged employee theft from Sonic. She didn’t go quietly, also being charged [...]

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