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Monthly Archives: September 2010

22/09/10 Atlantic City school guard arrested in burglary www.privateofficer.com

Atlantic City NJ Sept 22 2010 Three people were arrested and charged in several thefts across Pleasantville, police said Monday. Four homes on the north side of town were burglarized between Feb. 9 and March 30, with $5,500 worth of items taken, police said. On Sept. 8, Detectives Robert Wright and Stacey Williams arrested two [...]

21/09/10 Teacher gets probation for fondling student www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC Sept 21 2010 A longtime teacher at Sidwell Friends School was placed on five years of probation Monday for fondling a 15-year-old student, the result of an earlier plea agreement with prosecutors that spared the victim from having to testify in court. Robert A. “Pete” Peterson, 65, will not serve time in jail. [...]

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21/09/10 Hard Rock security nabs singer Bruno Mars with cocaine www.privateofficer.com

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Las Vegas NV Sept 21 2010 Chart topping singer Bruno Mars, best known for singing the hook on Travie McCoy’s single “Billionaire,” was nabbed in a Las Vegas bathroom for cocaine possession on Sunday, reports The Associated Press. The 24-year-old singer was detained at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by [...]

21/09/10 Anna Jordan keeps a smile on -good spirit working school security www.privateofficer.com

Starkville MS Sept 21 2010 Anna Jordan couldn’t help but smile as she stood at the corner of North Montgomery Street and Greenfield Drive Friday and watched the afternoon traffic. With each passing vehicle, Jordan raised her right hand and waved enthusiastically, a smile planted firmly on her face. Many of the passing motorists waved [...]

21/09/10 Wackenhut firearms instructor struck by bullet at Oak Ridge facility www.privateofficer.com

Oak Ridge TN Sept 21 2010 A firearms instructor with Wackenhut Services was struck by bullet fragments last month when there was a malfunction with a Dillon M134D Aero Minigun. The incident occurred during the semi-annual firearms qualifications taking place at the Central Training Facility in Oak Ridge. Wackenhut is the government’s security contractor at [...]

21/09/10 Search scaled back for missing Alaska park ranger www.privateofficer.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sept 21 2010 – Two Jacksonville parents continue the search for their son in Alaska after his small plane disappeared nearly a month ago. Mason McLeod, his two coworkers at the National Park Service and their pilot were reported missing after it failed to arrive in the town of King Salmon as expected [...]

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21/09/10 Memphis apartment residents complain security is heavy handed www.privateofficer.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept 21 2010 - Outside the Cambridge Court Apartments off Winchester in Whitehaven, residents are furious. “They started hitting me with the stick, pepper-sprayed me real bad, they tried to put the handcuffs on my hands,” claimed one resident. Residents complain that not only are their units here in disrepair, their security officers, employed [...]

21/09/10 Rookie Wackenhut officer held hostage with his own gun www.privateofficer.com

Jacksonville Fla Sept 21 2010 A rookie Jacksonville security guard said today he is thankful for being rescued from a suicidal inmate who held him hostage with his own gun and was then subdued at gunpoint by another guard and a corrections officer at Shands Jacksonville hospital Saturday. A Sheriff’s Office official said this afternoon [...]

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20/09/10 Former Trinity Broadcasting guard charged with burglary of facility www.privateofficer.com

COSTA MESA CA Sept 20 2010 – A former security guard at Trinity Broadcasting Network was arrested Sunday after attempting to break into the network facility, police said. Robert Shorter, 39, of Yorba Linda, was arrested on suspicion of burglary after a caller reported a suspicious man at about 3 a.m. lurking around the Christian [...]

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20/09/10 Busy Louisiana mall jewelry robbed www.privateofficer.com

BATON ROUGE, LA Sept 20 2010 – Shoppers enjoying a Sunday afternoon inside the Mall of Louisiana got a scare after a mid-day robbery caused chaos inside the shopping center. Crowds rushed out of the mall after initial reports indicated shots were fired. Authorities later confirmed shots had not been fired. Rather, two masked thieves [...]

20/09/10 Rincon High School teacher fired for relationship with student www.privateofficer.com

Tucson AZ Sept 20 2010 A Rincon High School teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student has been fired. The TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to dismiss Jennifer Lynn Whiting. Whiting had been on paid leave and was scheduled to appeal her termination on Sept. 21 but will not [...]

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20/09/10 Columbus woman involved in mall security officer death to be released www.privateofficer.com

Columbus OH Sept 20 2010 A Columbus woman who was part of a quartet of mall shoplifters who killed a man in Springfield five years ago when their fleeing car ran over him has been ordered released from prison. The 2nd District Court of Appeals in Dayton ruled yesterday that the 2009 conviction in Clark [...]

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20/09/10 Teen shoplifter assaults security, bites deputy www.privateofficer.com

Spartanburg SC Sept 20 2010 A youth faces numerous juvenile charges after authorities say he tried to steal merchandise from Kohl’s department store, then punched a store security officer, knocked a customer to the ground and bit a sheriff’s deputy on the arm as he resisted arrest. The boy was charged with shoplifting, assault on [...]

20/09/10 Orwigsburg Pa. police officer commits suicide at station www.privateofficer.com

Orwigsburg PA Sept 20 2010 State police are investigating an apparent suicide of a police officer who worked for a small Schuylkill County borough. Orwigsburg patrolman William Bradley, 47, was found dead “from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound” at 1 p.m. Sunday in the police station’s locker room, according to a news [...]

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20/09/10 Las Vegas security officer shot www.privateofficer.com

Las Vegas, NV Sept 20 2010- One person is dead, another injured, after a shooting at a local apartment complex. Many people who live there are now scared for their own safety. It happened early Sunday morning just after midnight. Metro Homicide detectives were out interviewing neighbors and possible witnesses, but there’s still no one [...]

20/09/10 Longtime Boston Globe security officer looses battle with cancer www.privateofficer.com

Boston MA. Sept 20 2010 James H. McLaughlin Jr., idol of his grandchildren, avid Patriots fan, and husband of 40 years, died Wednesday of liver cancer at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 61. Mr. McLaughlin, originally of Roxbury, lived most of his life in Dorchester with his wife and three children. Mr. McLaughlin, who worked [...]

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20/09/10 Inmate attacks security officer at Florida hospital www.privateofficer.com

Jacksonville Fla Sept 20 2010 An inmate from the Duval County jail attacked a private security guard at Shands Jacksonville Saturday afternoon while at the facility for treatment, a hospital spokesman said. The inmate had been taken from the jail to the hospital for treatment, Shands spokesman Dan Leveton said. “The inmate tried to overpower one [...]

20/09/10 Craigslist robbers pick wrong target www.privateofficer.com

BOISE ID Sept 20 2010 — Two men suspected of robbing a man at gunpoint in Boise last week were caught Thursday night because they tried the same scheme on Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney, according to police. Boise Police say the robbers pretend to be selling computers on Craigslist, and when the would-be customer arrives [...]

20/09/10 EEOC files lawsuit against Philly security business www.privateofficer.com

Philadelphia PA Sept 20 2010 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a class-action lawsuit against a Philadelphia security-services company, accusing it of discriminating against female Muslim employees by not allowing them to wear religious garments while working. The civil action, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against Imperial Security Inc., accused the firm [...]

20/09/10 Mobile County teacher gets prison for sexting www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Alabama Sept 20 2010 — A Mobile County teacher who admitted sending pictures of his genital area to a 13-year-old student will go to prison for 15 months, a federal judge decided Friday. Darrell La Void Tyler, 29, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. He admitted [...]

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19/09/10 OFFICER DOWN-OFFICER DAN DE KRAAI

Officer Dan De Kraai St. Joseph Police Department Missouri End of Watch: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 35 Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Officer Dan De [...]

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19/09/10 Alabama football coach charged with sex crimes against children www.privateofficer.com

ABERDEEN, Miss. Sept 19 2010 – A well-known high school football coach is under arrest after being accused of committing sex crimes against minors. Law enforcement arrested Sulligent, Ala. and former Smithville head football coach Dwight Bowling as he was returning home following his team’s Friday night game. Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson says Bowling [...]

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19/09/10 Ga. doctor arrested for drugging-raping patient in office www.privateofficer.com

ATHENS, Ga.Sept 19 2010 — An Athens urologist is in the Clarke County jail on charges he drugged and raped a patient in his office more than a year ago. Dr. Mark Adams surrendered to police just after 6 p.m. on Thursday. He waived his first court appearance early Friday morning. Athens-Clarke County police told [...]

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19/09/10 Birthday party fight ends in arrests-immigration holds www.privateofficer.com

BELLEVUE, Neb. Sept 19 2010 (AP) – Bellevue police say eight people were arrested after a 15-year-old girl’s birthday celebration turned raucous. Police Chief John Stacey said in a news release Sunday that one officer was kicked in the face and another was hit in the face during a disturbance at a rental hall about [...]

19/09/10 Target Store security nabs Peeping Tom “upskirting” www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, NC Sept 19 2010 — Security officers at a Target store near Uptown Charlotte called police after spotting a man secretly peeping on women inside the store on Friday afternoon. Target security officers told Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police that store surveillance cameras captured a man with a cell phone on top on his tennis shoe recording [...]

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19/09/10 ND casino security assaulted by tribal council member www.privateofficer.com

BELCOURT ND Sept 19 2010 A security guard at the Skydancer Hotel and Casino here has pressed charges against a member of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council, claiming that he assaulted her this past week. A victim affidavit filed by the security guard she wished to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job stated [...]

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19/09/10 Arkansas women gets life in prison for murder of children www.privateofficer.com

McNeil Ark Sept 19 2010 A Destrehan native, charged earlier this year by Arkansas authorities with the deaths of her two young children, has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences after pleading no contest to two counts of first degree murder. Dawn Wines, 22, was arrested in Luling on March 12 and booked with [...]

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19/09/10 Utah karate teacher charged in sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

SOUTH JORDAN Utah Sept 19 2010 — A karate instructor who works with children was arrested late last week after prosecutors said he was sexually abusing some of the students at his studio. Bryce Ellison Norton, 29, was charged in Third District Court with 15 felony counts including 12 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of [...]

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19/09/10 Three children found shot to death in Houston www.privateofficer.com

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas Sept 19 2010 – Authorities are investigating after three children were found shot to death inside a north Harris County apartment. The incident happened around 9:45 in the 13000 block of Homestead. According to deputies, officers arrived to the scene of a shooting and found the bodies of three children inside the [...]

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19/09/10 NC Police Chief’s daughter found murdered www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sept 19 2010– Twenty-three year old Valerie Hamilton’s body was found at a storage facility off Monroe Road in Southeast Charlotte late Saturday night. Police are now searching for Michael Neal Harvey, who they say is wanted for her murder. Police are asking anyone who know where he is to call crimestoppers. Valerie [...]

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