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Monthly Archives: August 2010

13/08/10 CT. school security supervisor gets pink slip www.privateofficer.com

NEW BRITAIN CT Aug 13 2010 — The anticipated lay-off of more than 100 staff members has not only caused a shuffle in teaching positions and classroom sizes but also in security staff at New Britain High School, district officials said. The job of custodial/security supervisor held by Plummer Carroll for the past six years [...]

13/08/10 Baton Rouge man gets life sentence in murder of security guard www.privateofficer.com

BATON ROUGE, La. Aug 13 2010  – A 28-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in exchange for a life sentence in the 2007 slaying of an elderly security guard at Pete’s Farmer’s Market. The Advocate reports prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table if Derrick Williams signed a [...]

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13/08/10 Cleveland school security chief carjacked, robbed www.privateofficer.com

CLEVELAND OH Aug 13 2010 Police in Cleveland say the top cop for the city’s school system was robbed at gunpoint in his car while stopped at a red light. Police say Cleveland schools Security Chief Lester Fultz was held up late Tuesday night by a man who jumped into his back seat, pointed a [...]

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13/08/10 Heart patient says Chicago hospital security beat him up www.privateofficer.com

CHICAGO IL Aug 13 2010 He went to the hospital to see the cardiologist and wound up in the emergency room after he says security beat him up. You can see the bruises all over the body of James Spidle. He says the officers went on the attack, but they’re trying to put the blame [...]

12/08/10 TR Miller principal killed in head-on collision www.privateofficer.com

BREWTON, Ala.Aug 12 2010 — Dozens of people gathered near a roadblock on U.S. 31 Wednesday night as word quickly spread about two local men who died in a violent head-on crash that ended a high-speed police chase. Donald Rotch, a man some described as T.R. Miller’s greatest fan, had been driving home from playing [...]

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12/08/10 Vanden High School teacher arrested for sexual battery of teen www.privateofficer.com

FAIRFIELD CA Aug 12 2010 – A married Fairfield high school teacher was arrested Tuesday in Solano County and charged with sexual battery and assault on a minor under the age of 14. Carl Michael Testerman taught English at Vanden High School until yesterday’s arrest. Testerman was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, touching an intimate [...]

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12/08/10 Philidelphia school security chief resigns www.privateofficer.com

Philadelphia Pa. Aug 12 2010 James Golden Jr. resigned yesterday as the Philadelphia School District’s top school-safety official, district officials confirmed.”The district appreciates that under his leadership, we have experienced a reduction in violent incidents,” Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman said in a statement. “Safety and security in our schools have been and continues to be [...]

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12/08/10 Jersey nightclub security charged with weapons, license violations www.privateofficer.com

TRENTON NJ Aug 12 2010 — An anonymous call reporting a man with a gun led to the arrest of a local bar’s private security team as police found them geared up as if they were ready for war, or at least for a brutal game of paintball. In the arrest, police seized a bevy [...]

12/08/10 Dallas ISD police officer chargd in theft from school www.privateofficer.com

Dallas TX Aug 12 2010 A Dallas ISD police officer and a school clerk have been arrested on accusations of stealing activity fund money from Pinkston High School. Officer James Ellison and Tracey Blair each face two felony charges of theft of property by a public servant between $500 and $1,500 and tampering with a [...]

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12/08/10 Security officer attacked by 3 men in serious condition www.privateofficer.com

Ypsilanti MI Aug 12 2010 A female security guard on foot patrol at Maplewood Apartments in Ypsilanti Township was attacked by three men Tuesday night, causing serious injuries, police said. http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/24599681 No arrests have been made, and the motive of the attack isn’t clear, said Washtenaw County Sheriff’s spokesman Derrick Jackson. The 29-year-old security guard [...]

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12/08/10 “Granddad” bank robber captured in Baton Rouge www.privateofficer.com

Baton Rouge LA Aug 12 2010 An hours-long standoff in Baton Rouge ended Wednesday evening with the arrest of a man federal authorities said is the “Granddad Bandit,” who is suspected of calmly robbing banks in more than a dozen states, including Virginia. Michael F. Mara, 52, was charged with bank robbery in a criminal [...]

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12/08/10 Alabama tanning salon owner took nude pictures of customers www.privateofficer.com

  MONTGOMERY, AL Aug 12 2010 – The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says it has closed its investigation into nude photos being taken at a Montgomery tanning salon saying the matter was an isolated event. “It was a picture of me nude in the tanning salon,” says Rachelle Thornton. Thornton used to be a regular [...]

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12/08/10 Illinois officer dies, “ride along” injured in crash www.privateofficer.com

Cowden, Ill. Aug 12 2010 A police officer was killed Tuesday night while chasing a vehicle in Effingham County, Ill., police said. A passenger in the vehicle, Jessica Stuckemeyer, 22, was treated for injuries and released from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Cowden Mayor Lorne Barnes said Stuckemeyer was doing a ride-along to gain experience [...]

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11/08/10 OFFICER DOWN———Deputy Sheriff Christopher Dewey

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Dewey Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office Minnesota End of Watch: Monday, August 9, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 26 Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: 909 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Chris Dewey succumbed to [...]

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11/08/10 Hospital employee attacks on the rise www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio Aug 11 2010 – Emergency room nurse Erin Riley suffered bruises, scratches and a chipped tooth last year from trying to pull the clamped jaws of a psychotic patient off the hand of a doctor at a suburban Cleveland hospital. A second assault just months later was even more upsetting: She had just [...]

11/08/10 Heavily armed man robs Myrtle Beach resort www.privateofficer.com

MYRTLE BEACH SC Aug 11 2010 - Myrtle Beach Police investigators are searching for a man who used an “uzi” style gun to rob a resort Monday night. According to an incident report, officers were called the Boardwalk Beach Resort, 2301 N Ocean Blvd for a reported armed robbery. Witnesses told police a black male entered [...]

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11/08/10 Deming woman tried running down mall security officer www.privateofficer.com

LAS CRUCES NM Aug 11 2010 – A Deming woman arrested last year for felony shoplifting was caught once again Sunday – after nearly crashing into a mall security guard as she fled the scene. Guadalupe Verdugo-Duarte, 48, was charged with one felony count of shoplifting and one count of contributing to the delinquency of [...]

11/08/10 Scott County KY teacher arrested for selling drugs to student www.privateofficer.com

Scott County Ky Aug 11 2010 A High School teacher was arrested Monday night on a drug-related charge, Kentucky State Police said. Susan L. Charron, 41, of Georgetown was arrested on a grand jury indictment warrant and charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, state police said. A news release said Charron had pills [...]

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11/08/10 Mall guard guilty in robbery of co-worker www.privatyeofficer.com

Annapolis MD Aug 11 2010 A former mall security guard was sentenced Monday to six months in jail for entering Westfield Annapolis mall last March after hours, robbing one of his colleagues with the help of a friend and tying him up in a storage closet. John Steven Thompson, 18, of Arnold, pleaded guilty to [...]

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11/08/10 NYC settles with family of security guard killed by police www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY Aug 11 2010 The city has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the family of Patrick M. Dorismond, an unarmed black security guard who was fatally shot by a Hispanic detective three years ago, concluding a civil suit in a case that became a volatile symbol during the Giuliani administration. The [...]

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11/08/10 Bad credit hinders police applicants www.privateofficer.com

GREENVILLE, S.C.Aug 11 2010 Credit background checks are an important part of the police recruiting process at law enforcement agencies across the country. But Greenville Police Chief Terri Wilfong said finding recruits with good credit has become more difficult in recent years. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh, you have (recruiting) problems because of drugs.’ [...]

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11/08/10 Facial recognition helps catch criminals at DMV offices www.privateofficer.com

New York Aug 11 2010 Minutes after an armored car made its delivery of cash to the EAB bank in Lake Success, N.Y., the masked robbers struck. Claude Bird and his accomplice, a man known only as “Angel,” escaped with $240,000 on that day in March 1993, and none of the money was ever recovered. [...]

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11/08/10 Police say Fantasia Barrino attempted suicide www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Aug 11 2010 A police report has classified the overdose of ‘American Idol’ winner Fantasia Barrino as a “suicide/overdose,” according to MTV.com. Her manager says she ingested a sleep aid and aspirin after reading a court complaint from a woman who says Barrino had an affair with her husband, according to TMZ. Manager [...]

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11/08/10 Murder-suicide at busy Chicago mall www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL Aug 11 2010 Police in Chicago Ridge investigating a murder suicide in the parking lot of a busy mall. It happened just after 6 p.m. at the Chicago Ridge Mall on 95th and Ridgeland. The shooter is reported to be a man in his 50′s. The female victim was in her 40′s. She [...]

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10/08/10 Security officers arrested for assault-shooting men www.privateofficer.com

Nassau County NY Aug 10 2010 Two security guards have been accused of beating two men and shooting one of the victims outside of a New Cassel bar early Sunday morning, Nassau County police said. Joffre Viteri, 44, of Westbury, was walking a patron out of Romelia Sabor Latino Seaford Restaurant on Union Avenue at [...]

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10/08/10 Woman arrested after leaving children in hot car

Dallas TX Aug 10 2010 A Dallas woman was arrested Saturday night on charges that she left three young children in her car while she shopped with a fourth child, according to police documents. Elizabeth Sanchez , 28, is accused of leaving the children, ages 2, 4 and 7, inside a red Chrysler 300 in [...]

10/08/10 Woman hits security officer with car, flees www.privateofficer.com

VENICE FLA Aug 10 2010— A parking dispute escalated to assault, after a woman allegedly bumped a security guard with her car when he told her to she couldn’t park in a spot reserved for buses. Judith Mattison, 51, was arrested Friday night for allegedly hitting a Wackenhut security guard in the leg with her [...]

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10/08/10 Alabama sheriff pleads guilty in misuse of office www.privateofficer.com

COOSA COUNTY AL Aug 10 2010 — Five people pleaded guilty in Circuit Court in Coosa County Monday to a variety of charges, ranging from using a public office for personal gain to murder. Former Coosa County Sheriff Rickey Owens faced eight counts of using his office for personal gain. Owens pleaded guilty to six [...]

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10/08/10 Atlanta teacher robbed-assaulted on first day of school www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA Aug 10 2010 A DeKalb County principal is recovering from a broken arm after being robbed on the first day of school. Rita Harper-Hastings was attacked around 6:45 a.m. as she was getting out of her car outside Stone Mill Elementary School in Stone Mountain. The suspect struck the principal and fled with [...]

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10/08/10 U.S. Custom Officer Arrested In Texas Bar Shooting www.privateofficer.com

McALLEN, Texas Aug 10 2010 — South Texas authorities have arrested an off-duty U.S. customs officer suspected of fatally shooting a bar owner with his government-issue handgun early Monday. The officer, whom authorities did not identify pending his arraignment, is accused of shooting 48-year-old Fermin Limon, owner of Punto 3 Night Club in Mission. The [...]

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