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Monthly Archives: August 2010

10/08/10 Gold sales attracting burglars www.privateofficer.com

MILWAUKEE WI Aug 10 2010 — Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it into a quick payday at the shops. Thousands of shops have opened to take advantage of high gold prices [...]

10/08/10 Long Beach police officer faces gun theft charges www.privateofficer.com

LOS ANGELES CA Aug 9 2010 – A Long Beach police officer who allegedly stole four guns that were to be booked as property was charged today with 13 felony counts. Damian Ramos, 32, pleaded not guilty this afternoon to four counts each of grand theft of personal property, grand theft firearm and embezzlement by [...]

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10/08/10 East St Louis schools loose $1million to burglars despite security www.privateofficer.com

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.Aug 10 2010 — Cash-strapped East St. Louis public schools lost more than $1 million in a year to burglars despite safeguards that include paying $1.2 million a year for private security, according to a school board member and the district’s crime reports. The Belleville-News Democrat’s review of East St. Louis School [...]

10/08/10 Two wanted for attempting to rob armored car www.privateofficer.com

Fontana CA Aug 10 2010 Two men in ski masks attempted to rob a armored-car guard in Fontana, but were scared off when the guard drew his pistol as the would-be robbers approached him. The incident took place at about 9:15 this morning in the parking lot of the Bank of America in the 11100 [...]

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09/08/10 Former Ohio police chief commits suicide at club www.privateofficer.com

MASSILLON OH Aug 9 2010 — Former Navarre Police Chief Scott Bauschka died Friday of an apparent suicide, six months after resigning amid a Stark County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Bauschka, 43, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at the Army-Navy Club at 1008B Ninth St. SW, according to authorities. Bauschka was pronounced [...]

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09/08/10 L.A. deputy sheriff sentenced to prison for smuggling drugs www.privateofficer.com

Los Angeles CA Aug 9 2010 The inmate’s request seemed fairly benign inside the teeming, violent Los Angeles County jail. He wanted Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Paul Felix to smuggle him in some decent food. The deputy knew he was breaking the rules, but he obliged. What started with hamburgers and pizza led to steadily more [...]

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09/08/10 Lee Holmes, named 2010 Missouri SRO www.privateofficer.com

Jefferson City MO Aug 9 2010 Lee Holmes, school resource officer at Jefferson City’s Lewis and Clark Middle School, has been named the 2010 Missouri School Resource Officers Association Officer of the Year. Fellow police officers and members of the school staff nominated Holmes, who is in his fourth year as a resource officer. Lewis [...]

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09/08/10 Hotel robber accidentally shoots- kills self www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA, Ga.Aug 9 2010 — Police said the investigation of a shooting at a south Atlanta hotel Sunday took a strange turn after they watched surveillance video of the incident. Originally, they believed the hotel clerk got in a gunfight with would-be robbers and killed one of them. Now, they believe the robber may have [...]

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09/08/10 Border towns not happy with new security bill www.privateofficer.com

EL PASO, Texas Aug 9 2010 — On its face, the new border security bill past last week in the Senate looks like real progress. It provides $600 million for border security, including $176 million for 1,000 new Border Patrol agents, $39 million for Customs and Border Protection to keep the current level of officers [...]

09/08/10 OFFICER DOWN- MISSISSIPPIE- OFFICER GLENN AGEE

Patrolman Glen Agee Jackson Police Department Mississippi End of Watch: Friday, August 6, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, August 6, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Apprehended Officer Glen Agee was shot and killed [...]

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09/08/10 WYOMING-OFFICER DOWN Chief Bill Bauer www.privateofficer.com

Chief of Police William T. (Bill) Bauer Wyoming Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Friday, August 6, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 36 Tour of Duty: 12 years, 7 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, August 6, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available [...]

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09/08/10 San Antonio officers injured in copper theft incident www.privateofficer.com

San Antonio TX Aug 9 2010 With the help of River Walk hotel guests, police arrested a man suspected of stealing copper from the roof of an abandoned building downtown Sunday morning. The arrest came after a search that injured two police officers. A police dog found the man, Ricardo Cardeans, 33, hiding under floorboards [...]

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08/08/10 Teenager charged in Deleware bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

Claymont DE Aug 8 2010 Authorities investigating a bank robbery in Claymont, Delaware got a jolt when they recognized the suspect in surveillance pictures. KYW’s Pat Loeb reports the suspect is now under arrest at a juvenile correction center. It was a pretty typical bank robbery — the suspect handed a note to the teller [...]

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08/08/10 Police Officer Othoniel Hatchett wins SC SRO award www.privateofficer.com

Beaufort SC Aug 8 2010 Police Officer Othoniel Hatchett has been recognized as School Resource Officer of the Year for the Low Country Region and the State of South Carolina at the recent SC Association of School Resource Officers’ conference, according to a press release. Officer Hatchett who just completed his tenure at Beaufort High [...]

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08/08/10 Bank robbers leave child alone during heist www.privateofficer.com

Alexandria VA Aug 8 2010 Police officers have filed additional charges against two bank robbery suspects, including child-desertion charges for allegedly leaving a 3-year-old girl in a hotel room alone. Jason Jackson, 36, and Ronya Boyd, 24, — both reportedly homeless but whose last known address was 1015 Causeway Blvd. in Jefferson Parish — each [...]

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08/08/10 Tn. man arrested in food court fight www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, TN Aug 8 2010–A fight in the food court of a Memphis mall landed an Arlington, TN man in jail. Officers were called to the Wolfchase Mall Thursday night after security reported a disturbance in the food court. Police say 30-year-old Edwin Alston was arguing and attempting to fight two women in line at [...]

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08/08/10 Huntsville mayor wants to create national cyber security center www.privateofficer.com

HUNTSVILLE, AL Aug 8 2010 — Mayor Tommy Battle wants to create a national center for cyber security research, development, testing and engineering in Huntsville at the sprawling Redstone Gateway complex planned for the Gate 9/Research Park Boulevard entrance to Redstone Arsenal. Battle and a number of local leaders are to discuss the need and plans [...]

08/08/10 Police chief investigated for attack on political candidate www.privateofficer.com

ANTIOCH, Ill.Aug 8 2010 — The police chief of the Chicago suburb of Antioch has been placed on paid administrative leave while being investigated for an alleged attempted attack on a political candidate. Democrat Scott Pollak, a candidate for the House District 61 seat, says James Foerster had to be restrained by Antioch Mayor Larry [...]

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08/08/10 Charlotte police-armed man exchange 90 shots during gun battle www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Aug 8 2010 A 25-year-old Charlotte man faces 10 counts of attempted murder after he and officers traded 90 shots in less than an hour overnight, police say. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged Cody Richmond with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and 10 counts of assault [...]

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08/08/10 Cobb County sheriff arrests workers at new courthouse www.privateofficer.com

COBB COUNTY, Ga. Aug8 2010 — Two men helping to construct a new Cobb County courthouse were arrested Thursday, the second time this week the sheriff’s office jailed workers at the site. The sheriff’s office said it started background checks on more than 700 workers at the construction site after a watchdog group contacted them [...]

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08/08/10 Man enters Atlanta courthouse with pocketful of pot www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA Aug 8 2010 – An Atlanta man was taken into custody at the Fulton County Courthouse after deputies said they discovered 19 small plastic baggies stuffed with marijuana in the man’s pocket. Ricky Hefflin, 26, of Atlanta, told authorities “I don’t have anything” when they asked him to empty his pockets and walk through [...]

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08/08/10 Off-duty security officer killed during robbery attempt www.privateofficer.com

CALUMET CITY, Ill.Aug 8 2010 – A security guard shot while sitting in a car in south suburban Calumet City has died. Justin Stanton, 25, was pronounced dead Thursday night. Police say he was shot in the head during a robbery attempt Thursday morning in the 300-block of Calhoun. Stanton was off duty at the time, [...]

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08/08/10 DC metro train ride turns into brawl www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC Aug 8 2010 Billy Fettweis of Capitol Hill was planning to catch Metro home after a late dinner at Gallery Place on Friday when he got caught up in a massive brawl that officials say involved as many as 70 people, led to three arrests and put four people in the hospital. “It [...]

07/08/10 Security guard arrested for interfering in traffic stop www.privateofficer.com

Lakeland Fla Aug 7 2010 An armed security guard for an Edgewood Drive clinic was arrested Thursday after police accused him of interfering with a traffic stop. Emudiaga Uyosue, 25, appeared to circle officers in his car after they pulled over a driver on Edgewood Drive, a Lakeland Police Department report says. The driver had [...]

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07/08/10 Myrtle Beach security officers make campground arrests www.privateofficer.com

Myrtle Beach SC Aug 7 2010 Four Shelby, N.C. family members, including a female juvenile, 13, were charged by Horry County police after a fight at a Myrtle Beach area campground. While police officers were on their way to a call there concerning a man and his son, who were intoxicated and disorderly, security guards [...]

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07/08/10 Miami security guard arrested for murder www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla Aug 7 2010 A 34-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder Friday in the early morning shooting death of a man in Little Haiti, police said. Police say Shannon Davell Pierce shot the victim in the head as the man sat in his blue Chevy pickup outside the Lafayette Apartments, 150 NE 79th [...]

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07/08/10 Two woman, two children found dead in Maryland apartment www.privateofficer.com

Lanham MD Aug 7 2010 Two women and two young children were found dead inside a squalid garage apartment in the Lanham area of Prince George’s County early Friday morning, each fatally shot in a slaying that has detectives searching for a motive, police said. Two women, two children found dead in Lanham area’Uninhabitable’ conditions [...]

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07/08/10 Metro Nashville police officer charged with sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn.Aug 7 2010 — A decommissioned police officer was booked Friday on a 12-count grand jury indictment that charges him with sex crimes while on duty. Jeffrey Poole, 39, has been charged with four counts of rape, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of sexual battery, one count of patronizing prostitution and one [...]

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06/08/10 Mall theft, police chase closes down major Atlanta area road during rush hour www.privateofficer.com

Alpharetta GA Aug 6 2010 The two men and a woman whose arrests led to a brief shutdown of Ga. 400 Wednesday evening have been charged in connection with an alleged snatch and grab of clothes from a North Point Mall department store. Elliott Alexander, 37, of Philadelphia; Jeffery Green, 46, of Stockbridge; and Celest [...]

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06/08/10 Two charged in theft, assault on security incident www.privateofficer.com

DANBURY CT Aug 6 2010 — Two people have been charged, one with assault, in connection with a shoplifting incident Wednesday at Bob’s Stores at 114 Federal Road, according to Lt. Detective Tommy Michael of the Danbury Police Department. Michael said the incident occurred at 1 p.m., when a man identified as Victor Anthony Rodriquez, [...]

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