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Monthly Archives: September 2010

30/09/10 SunTrust bank teller charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

  DeFuniak Springs Fla Sept 30 2010 resident Jennifer Lynn Dockery, 30, of West Park Lane was arrested on Sept. 27 on felony charges of Grand Theft of more than $8,500 in cash from SunTrust Bank. The arrest was made after DeFuniak Springs Police Detectives working in conjunction with SunTrust Bank’s Security Division, investigated a [...]

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30/09/10 Security pioneer Murray Levine will receiuve award www.privateofficer.com

Palm Beach Gardens, FL September 30, 2010 – Industry pioneer Murray Levine, who created the Custom Protection Officer® (CPO) program for Wackenhut (now G4S) to promote excellence in recruiting, screening and training of security officers, will receive the Colonel Edgar B. Watson Award this October in Dallas. The award is bestowed on an individual who [...]

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30/09/10 Security officer accidentally kills self www.privateofficer.com

MARYSVILLE, Wash. Sept 30 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Police investigating the death of a man found in a vehicle at a local business now believe that he accidentally shot himself in the leg in Marysville and bled to death before he could call for help. The Daily Herald of Everett reports [...]

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30/09/10 Doing more with less-police say crime is rising www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC Sept 30 2010 Police chiefs across the country say that they are feeling the effects of the nation’s economic downturn directly, with budget cuts forcing them to reduce their ranks and leading to fears that the downturn in crime will soon be reversed. In Sacramento, beset by California’s financial woes, homicides are up [...]

30/09/10 Mississippi dentist missing in Atlanta www.privateofficer.com

  TUPELO, MS Oct 5 2010  (AP) – Authorities say a Tupelo dentist who had been missing since Sunday has been found dead in Alabama, the victim in an apparent car accident. Dr. Thurmond Beasley was 67. Beasley was driving home from a visit with relatives in Georgia when the one-vehicle wreck occurred. A road [...]

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30/09/10 Omaha police officers shot-suspect wounded in hospital shooting www.privateofficer.com

OMAHA, Neb. Sept 30 2010 – Two officers were hit and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting at Creighton University Medical Center on Wednesday morning, Omaha police said. Police spokesman Jacob Bettin said the officers suffered minor wounds. Authorities have not released the names of the officers and the suspect. The shooting occurred [...]

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29/09/10 Bullied teen commits suicide by hanging www.privateofficer.com

Kern County CA Sept 29 2010 Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi 13-year-old who hanged himself from a tree in his back yard after years of being bullied, died Tuesday afternoon after nine days on life support. Tehachapi police investigators interviewed some of the young people who taunted Seth the day he hanged himself and determined despite [...]

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29/09/10 Man covers self with paint to avoid police Taser www.privateofficer.com

CHEYENNE WY Sept 29 2010– Brian Mattert thought there was a good possibility police would use a Taser on him when they showed up at his house just after midnight on Sept. 16. So he went into the back room of his house and hastily covered himself in white latex paint. Cheyenne Police officers Joshua [...]

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29/09/10 Indianapolis museum fires security force-hires reserve police officers www.privateofficer.com

Indianapolis IN Sept 29 2010 The Indianapolis Museum of Art is turning to reserve police officers and college students in a new strategy for security and customer service. As part of an overhaul estimated to save $600,000 annually, the museum fired 33 full-time and 23 part-time employees today. Spokeswoman Katie Zarich said the revised structure [...]

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29/09/10 College security officer injured during DUI incident www.privateofficer.com

Fulton MO Sept 29 2010 An unexpected late-night chase for a Westminster College security guard led to the arrest of a Fulton man after the guard was the victim of a hit and run early Sunday morning. At approximately 1:24 a.m., the Fulton Police Department received a report of an accident on West Chestnut and [...]

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29/09/10 Teen sues Virginia mall after sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Roanoke, Va. Sept 29 2010 One million dollars. That’s how much a teenager is asking for in a civil suit against Valley View Mall in Roanoke. The teen was sexually assaulted two years ago inside a dressing room. In the suit, filed in Roanoke Circuit Court, the teen, who’s from Georgia, says she’s been traumatized [...]

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29/09/10 Prosecutor joins in shoplifter chase www.privateofficer.com

FRANKLIN TN Sept 29 2010 — A Williamson County assistant district attorney had a run in with a suspect, but this time before they made it to court. Dustin Hise, 25 of Spring Hill, is accused of stealing a $71 bottle of cologne from Macy’s in Cool Springs Galleria. Mall security officers told Franklin Police [...]

29/09/10 Dayton women nabbed in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

MONROE OH Sept 29 2010 — Three Dayton women are facing theft and other charges for their alleged shoplifting activities at several stores at Cincinnati Premium Outlets. Tequila Gaines, 18, is charged with receiving stolen property and theft. Isis Morrell, 19, is charged with theft, criminal tools and receiving stolen property and Danette Postell, 18, [...]

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28/09/10 School system security director salary questioned www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, TN September 28 2010 – School leaders from all over the country are in New York this week to discuss what is and is not working within our schools, and with taxpayers paying nearly one billion dollars a year for Memphis City Schools, the Action News Five Investigators are watching very closely. One part [...]

28/09/10 Security officer called hero for stopping rape www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept 28 2010 – A 45-year old man is still behind bars after Memphis police say he tried to rape a woman downtown. Now, the security guard who heard the girl’s screams is being called a hero. The man who rushed to a 24-year old girl rescue does not want to be identified. [...]

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28/09/10 Ohio man charged with setting fire at mall www.privateofficer.com

ELYRIA OH Sept 28 2010 — A Lorain man had to be rescued from a cliff over the Black River yesterday by firefighters, and then he was arrested for setting a fire in the mall parking lot. Daniel Rosemark, 22, of Lorain, was charged with two counts of arson and was taken to the Lorain [...]

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28/09/10 Casino security assist in arrest of bank robber www.privateofficer.com

VICKSBURG, Miss. Sept 28 2010 – Vicksburg police say a suspect in a bank robbery was spotted at three casinos spending cash marked with red security dye. Police Chief Walter Armstrong tells the Vicksburg Post that 25-year-old Christopher Marcel Johnson was charged Monday with bank robbery. He was being held in the Warren County jail [...]

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27/09/10 NJ mall security officers catch counterfeiters www.privateofficer.com

PARAMUS NJ Sept 27 2010 — Two Queens men were arrested yesterday after a $2,000 shopping spree at the Garden State Plaza funded entirely by counterfeit bills. Police said that the men bought clothing, DVDs, and other items from Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s and other stores before finally getting caught around 4:30 p.m. One suspect was [...]

27/09/10 Woman sues WV hospital-security for injuries-intimidation www.privateofficer.com

HUNTINGTON WV Sept 27 2010 — A woman is suing St. Mary’s Medical Center after she claims she was intimidated by a security guard and caused to fall. On Aug. 28, 2008, Judy A. Doss was outside of the defendant’s old emergency entrance when she was approached by a security guard, according to a complaint [...]

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27/09/10 School security attacked-11 arrested in Georgia www.privateofficer.com

CUTHBERT, GA Sept 27 2010 – Nearly a dozen Randolph-Clay High school students were arrested after a fight and likely will be kicked out of school. Officials say 11 students beat up a school system security guard, but a school board member thinks that employee is at least partly to blame. Board member Henry Cook wanted the [...]

27/09/10 Missing California teacher found dead of suicide www.privateofficer.com

Pasedena CA Sept 27 2010 A missing schoolteacher from South Gate apparently committed suicide in the Angeles National Forest, it was reported Sunday. Rigoberto Ruelas, 39, a teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, was last seen last Sunday dropping off a present for his sister’s birthday, according to the South Gate Police Department. Ruelas notified the [...]

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27/09/10 Wal-Mart shopper dies in drive-by shooting www.privateofficer.com

Colorado Springs CO Sept 27 2010 A man walking outside the Wal-Mart on East Platte Avenue was shot and killed Sunday just after midnight, Colorado Springs police reported. No information about the victim has been released and no arrests have been made. If the death is ruled a homicide, it will be the 17th this [...]

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27/09/10 Meijer shoplifter pulls gun on security www.privateofficer.com

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Sept 27 2010 – Surveillance video inside the Van Buren Township Meijer shows a man pulling a gun on a loss prevention officer and then escaping from a holding room. It happened Saturday as a man and a woman on the tape were detained after allegedly being caught stealing printer ink [...]

27/09/10 Walton County deputy found dead at home www.privateofficer.com

Walton County Fla Sept 27 2010 The Walton County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the death of one of its own Sunday night. Sheriff’s Deputy Todd McQuillan was found dead in his home. At the present time the cause of death is unknown, however there appears to be no signs of foul play. Deputy McQuillian has [...]

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27/09/10 Teacher charged with rape of student www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Sept 27 2010 Officers found a Raleigh man with his 17-year-old student at his home Friday at about 11 a.m. after the girl’s mother reported to police she believed the two were having a relationship. The juvenile victim, who was found hiding in her biology teacher’s bedroom closet, told officers she has been [...]

27/09/10 Security aid in capture of rape suspect www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Sept 27 2010 A South Memphis man is in jail without bond after he allegedly tried to rape a 24-year-old woman in a Downtown parking garage early Saturday morning. It’s the second sexual assault in that garage in less than two weeks. Bernard Richmond, 45, was arrested at 2:48 a.m., just a few [...]

26/09/10 High ranking Wackenhut executives charged with bilking Miami-Dade www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla Sept 26 2010 Two high-level executives for the security firm Wackenhut surrendered to police Friday to face accusations of overbilling Miami-Dade taxpayers, after former company underlings provided damning testimony to investigators. According to court documents released Friday, former Wackenhut supervisor Robert Alvarado told police that he met with executives Rene J. Pedrayes and [...]

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26/09/10 Armored car robbers sentenced to prison www.privateofficer.com

Davenport IA Sept 26 2010 His father raised him in a strict home and taught him to live a law-abiding, family-centered life. But James T. Hohlfeld, 26, convicted of stealing a quarter-million dollars from a parked armored car in Davenport, was exposed to a different lifestyle when he would stay at his mother’s home on [...]

26/09/10 Campus trespasser takes police on wild chase while handcuffed www.privateofficer.com

PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS Sept 26 2010 – A woman slipped through a 12-inch opening in the back of a cop car and stole the vehicle, leading police on a chase that reached speeds of 100 miles per hour. And she did it all while handcuffed. According to a news release from Port Arthur police, Candace [...]

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26/09/10 LP agents bust major theft ring at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Hempfield Township PA Sept 26 2010 Police in Mercer County made six arrests Friday in what appears to be a major theft ring. The suspects are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise from Wal-Mart. Police say the group was arrested after being caught in the act at a Hempfield Township Wal-Mart. [...]

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