Monthly Archives: September 2010
14/09/10 Nightclub security officer attacked by man with cane www.privateofficer.com
Austin TX Sept 14 2010 A 52-year-old man is facing felony assault charges after police said he attacked a security guard at a bar where staff refused to keep serving him and his two friends then threw them out, according to an arrest affidavit. Police said Jose Alberto Fuentes was at the Texas Bar at [...]
14/09/10 Alert security officer captures 2 robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept 14 2010 Two people have been arrested in connection with an attack and robbery in Harrisburg over the weekend. Early Saturday morning, a security guard at a downtown club called police after seeing three young men acting suspiciously, Harrisburg police said. As he continued to watch the group, the guard saw them [...]
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14/09/10 KC police charge two in armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com
Kansas City MO Sept 14 2010 Federal authorities charged two men Monday with taking $130,000 at gunpoint from an armored car courier last month. Court documents allege that within hours of the Aug. 30 hold-up, Deangelo Colston and Gerald Jones, both 20, began spending handfuls of $20 bills on a car, clothing, tattoos and a [...]
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14/09/10 Lake Mary High School teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com
LAKE MARY, Fla. Sept 14 2010 – A Lake Mary High School language arts teacher is kicked out of the classroom after being accused of assaulting a 17-year old female student. The interaction between 48-year old Marc Dauphinais and the student took place in his classroom last Wednesday morning, according to the arrest report from [...]
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14/09/10 Former security guard gets 120 prison sentence for rape-kidnapping www.privateofficer.com
Riverside County CA Sept 14 2010 A former security guard who raped women on and around the UC Riverside campus and robbed a family at knifepoint was sentenced today to 120 years to life in state prison. Justin Samuel Lowe, 26, was convicted July 16 of one count each of rape, attempted rape, attempted robbery, [...]
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14/09/10 Portland team of thieves operate million dollar business www.privateofficer.com
PORTLAND OR Sept 14 2010 — A man prosecutors described as the leader of a “team of thieves” who operated around the country, including in the Portland Metro area, was sentenced Monday in federal court to more than eight years in prison. Antione Lamont Lawrence, 37, was convicted of leading the crime ring which broke [...]
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14/09/10 Illinois police chief commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
PETERSBURG, Ill. Sept 14 2010 – Authorities say a central Illinois police chief has killed himself. Authorities say Petersburg police Chief Denny Martin shot himself Sunday after an officer came to his home to investigate a disturbance. Menard County State’s Attorney Kenneth Baumgarten says Martin had walked into another room where he was alone. The [...]
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14/09/10 South Carolina State Trooper charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com
COLUMBIA, SC Sept 14 2010 – An off-duty South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper was fired early Sunday morning after Richland County deputies charged him with driving under the influence, after the Trooper crashed his personal car in Five Points, according to DPS Director Mark Keel. The Trooper, Joe Buchwald, was leaving the popular downtown Columbia [...]
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14/09/10 Armored car securityofficer shot during robbery in DC www.privateofficer.com
Washington DC Sept 14 2010 Police are investigating the shooting of an armored truck guard. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Malcolm X Avenue in Southeast Washington outside a Popeyes restaurant. The guard was shot in the face and was taken to the hospital by his partner in critical [...]
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13/09/10 OFFICER DOWN- OFFICER JOHN ZYKAS
Officer John Zykas United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Office of Field Operations U.S. Government End of Watch: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 15 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Thursday, September 2, [...]
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13/09/10 OFFICER DOWN—–Sergeant Thomas Alexander
Sergeant Thomas Alexander Rayville Police Department Louisiana End of Watch: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 57 Tour of Duty: 20 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Apprehended Sergeant Thomas Alexander was shot and killed [...]
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13/09/10 Police Officer James M. (Jimmy) Johnson Jr dies of gunshot wound
Police Officer James M. (Jimmy) Johnson Jr. Carrollton Police Department Georgia End of Watch: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 55 Tour of Duty: 3 years, 8 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 11, 1980 Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber Suspect Info: Not available [...]
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13/09/10 Three charged in Louisiana officer’s murder www.privateofficer.com
RAYVILLE LA Sept 13 2010 — Three men are being held behind bars at Richland Parish Detention Center in connection with the shooting death of Rayville Police Department’s K-9 Sgt. Thomas M. Alexander, according to Louisiana State Police. Alexander, 57, was shot and killed while responding to a burglary-in-progress call at a home on U.S. [...]
Tags: Anthony D. Oatis, Rayville Police Department's K-9 Sgt. Thomas M. Alexander, Richard L. Long, Robert J. Walker, Three charged in Louisiana officer's murder
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13/09/10 Five Wackenhut employees charged with racketeering www.privateofficer.com
Miami Fla Sept 13 2010Authorities have charged five former employees of security firm Wackenhut — which has been accused of overbilling Miami-Dade taxpayers for millions of dollars — with racketeering, court records show. The arrest warrants issued this week for Nathan Holmes, Robert Alvarado, William Acosta, Roberto Pereira and Elijah Pendleton have been sealed as [...]
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13/09/10 Shots fired at security during bank robbery www.privateofficer.com
St Paul MN Sept 13 2010 A 56-year-old man with four armed holdups on his rap sheet was charged on Friday in federal court with taking a teller hostage and shooting at a police officer after allegedly robbing a bank in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood. Robert L. Russell Jr. of St. Paul is [...]
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13/09/10 Casino security make major drug arrest www.privateofficer.com
Payson AZ Sept 13 2010 Here’s a hint: If you are going to do a drug swap, don’t do it under a security camera. That was the lesson learned on Thursday, Sept. 2, after Tonto Apache Tribe officers intercepted a major drug deal, arresting four individuals on drug related charges. Officers easily found 2.5 pounds [...]
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12/09/10 Multiple police-security agencies capture Boston shooter www.privateofficer.com
Boston MA SEpt 12 2010 Around 6:58PM last night, Friday, August 10, 2010, officers from District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a person shot. On arrival, officers observed Boston Health and Hospitals (EMS) and a Northeastern police officer on scene attending to the victim, a 22-year old male who had sustained [...]
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12/09/10 Lowell Mass police officer killed by DUI driver www.privateofficer.com
Lowell Ma. Sept 12 2010 An off-duty Lowell police officer was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver early yesterday morning, officials said. Sergeant Patrick Johnson, 31, of Lowell, a six-year veteran of the department, was riding his motorcycle at Princeton Boulevard and Foster Street in Lowell around 12:30 a.m. when he was struck [...]
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12/09/10 Phoenix airport passenger detained for bomb threat www.privateofficer.com
Phoenix AZ Sept 12 2010 A passenger aboard a US Airways flight Saturday headed to Phoenix from Las Vegas was detained after he made threat on the plane, officials said. US Airways flight 399 left Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport at 4:13 p.m., said airport spokeswoman Candice Seeley. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot called in [...]
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12/09/10 TSA officers move up the rank www.privateofficer.com
Boston MA Sept 12 2010 When Heather Callahan started working for the Transportation Security Administration screening passengers at Logan International Airport in 2002, she looked at the airport’s deputy federal security director and thought: “I wonder why I can’t have his job?’’ Six years later, she did. Getting there meant going above and beyond what [...]
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12/09/10 Argument over eggs leaves 6 dead in Ky www.privateofficer.com
JACKSON, Ky.Sept 12 2010 — A 47-year-old eastern Kentucky man went on a rampage in a trailer park Saturday morning and killed five people with a shotgun before turning the gun on himself, state police said. A relative of two of the victims told the Associated Press that the shootings in Breathitt County happened after [...]
Tags: Argument over eggs leaves 6 dead in Ky, Dennis J. Turner, Sandra J. Neace, Sandra R. Strong, Tammy R. Kilborn, Teresa G. Fugate
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12/09/10 NC Security officer stabbed during nightclub brawl www.privateofficer.com
GREENSBORO NC Sept 12 2010 — A 24-year-old security guard was stabbed in the back and another was assaulted with a pipe during a fight at a bar early this morning, police said in a news release. At 2:40 a.m., Greensboro police officers responded to the Carolina Mexican Bar and Kitchen at 110 E. Seneca [...]
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11/09/10 CT. hospital won’t fight security officer union attempts www.privateofficer.com
Norwich, Conn.Sept 11 2010 — The William W. Backus Hospital is pledging to cooperate with a security guards union voted in this week, the first union in the hospital’s 117-year-history. “We’re not protesting the vote,” Shawn Mawhiney, director of communications, said Friday. On Thursday, security officers, switchboard operators and shuttle bus drivers voted 30-6 to [...]
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11/09/10 Naked man Tased dies www.privateofficer.com
King County Wa Sept 11 2010 Kings County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating the death of a man who became non-responsive shortly after being arrested. Officer say they were called out to the Santa Rosa Rancheria, just after midnight Friday for reports of a naked man under the influence of drugs. The man was said to [...]
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11/09/10 NYPD auxiliary officer creates history with restored police cars www.privateofficer.com
New York City NY Sept 11 2010 GLENN SOKOLOFSKY, perhaps the closest thing New York City has to a curator of police car history, recently recounted an interesting story about the New York Police Department’s early patrol cars. Authentic period details include a calibrated speedometer and two-way radio. They were convertibles, he said. “They had [...]
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11/09/10 Former church teacher arrested for lewd molestations www.privateofficer.com
ANTLERS, OK Sept 11 2010 — A former church school teacher was arrested on charges of lewd molestation. U.S. Marshals arrested Dale Elledge, 72, in Southern Oklahoma Wednesday night and brought him back to McClain County. The sheriff’s office says Elledge disappeared after allegations surfaced that he molested six young girls at the Word of [...]
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11/09/10 Lebanon Valley College officer struck on vehicle www.privateofficer.com
Lebanon Valley PA Sept 11 2010 A Lebanon Valley College public safety officer was injured Wednesday morning when he was struck by a van while on bicycle patrol in Annville Township, Lebanon County, Annville Township police said. Sean T. Frawley, 32, of Annville, was assisting Annville police with traffic control around 10 a.m. for a [...]
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