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Monthly Archives: October 2010

15/10/10 US Homeland Security “mined” social network sites www.privateofficer.com

Washington Oct 15 2010 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security monitored social networking sites to harvest information – described as “items of interest” — during the lead up to Barack Obama’s inauguration. The existence of the surveillance program is laid out in a set of slides obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF and [...]

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15/10/10 Police follow cologne scent to make arrests www.privateofficer.com

Fairview Park OH Oct 15 2010 Police received a call from Kohl’s security about 7 p.m. Oct. 5. Security reported that two men fled the store and jumped into a black car after taking several bottles of cologne. Fairview Park police were at the north end of the shopping center and saw the car drive [...]

15/10/10 Double murder at apartment as security guard patrols area www.privateofficer.com

Escambia Fla Oct 15 2010 Two people were discovered shot to death in south Escambia County late last night. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to weapons discharge call on Old Corry Field Road at the Royal Crest Apartments about 11:42 p.m. Wednesday. When the arrived, a security guard told them that he heard several [...]

15/10/10 Hancock Bank employees given federal prison term in embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

GULFPORT, MS Oct 15 2010 – Two former Hancock Bank employees will spend the next eight and a half years in federal prison. Margaret Migues and Doris Burney received those sentences Tuesday in Gulfport after pleading guilty earlier to embezzlement charges. The two women preyed upon elderly customers and tarnished the reputation of a well [...]

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15/10/10 Fed ex employee nabbed in thefts www.privateofficer.com

Indianapolis IN Oct 15 2010 Airport police said they arrested a FedEx employee Tuesday who was trying to steal Apple iPads and iPhones. William Bumphus, 30, Indianapolis, is facing preliminary charges theft and receiving stolen property, according to an Indianapolis International Airport police report. A Fed Ex security manager told police he saw Bumphus at [...]

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15/10/10 Louisville police officer fired for nude pictures on police computer www.privateofficer.com

Louisville KY Oct 15 2010 A Louisville Metro Police officer has been fired after he was found to have viewed explicit photographs and e-mailed nude photos of himself from the computer in his police car. Chris Dison, who was assigned to the 2nd Division, was fired by Police Chief Robert White on Sept. 29. An [...]

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15/10/10 Cleveland police officer fired over computer use www.privateofficer.com

CLEVELAND OH Oct 15 2010 — Police arrested one of their own without incident Thursday morning at the Justice Center. Internal Affairs Investigators arrested a patrolman for using a police computer program for his personal gain. Police Chief Michael McGrath said the officer, hired in December, 2001, used the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) [...]

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15/10/10 Bus driver gets probation for student molestation www.privateofficer.com

SHALIMAR Fla Oct 15 2010 — The former Okaloosa County school bus driver accused of child molestation pleaded no contest Thursday to felony battery. Circuit Judge John Brown sentenced Michael Jeffry Bowersock to three years probation. Bowersock originally was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a child. The victim, an elementary-aged girl, told sheriff’s [...]

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14/10/10 UH honors “Top Cop” www.privateofficer.com

Manoa HI Oct 14 2010 Campus Security officer Patrick Movery was honored as UH Mānoa’s “Top Cop” during the 26th annual Law Enforcement/Security Appreciation Luncheon, held October 5 at the Mānoa Grand Ballroom. The recognition event is held annually by the Law Enforcement & Security Appreciation Luncheon Steering Committee, which is comprised of chapter presidents [...]

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14/10/10 Security officer charged with ATM thefts www.privateofficer.com

Quincy, IL Oct 14 2010 — A security guard is accused of stealing more than $300 from automatic teller machines belonging to Mercantile Bank. Thirty-two-year-old Brad A. Denton of Liberty was arrested at 7:34 a.m. Wednesday at Fifth and Maine. Police described the thefts from ATMs as “ongoing,” but did not offer additional information. Denton [...]

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14/10/10 Attempted armored car robbery in Phoenix www.privateofficer.com

PHOENIX AZ Oct 14 2010 — Police officers are investigating an attempted robbery of an armored car in Phoenix, according to a police spokesman. Sgt. Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department said the robbery attempt of a GARDA armored car happened in front of a Walgreen’s store near 51st Avenue and Baseline. An eyewitness [...]

14/10/10 Washington court convicts man of armored car heist www.privateofficer.com

WASHINGTON DC Oct 14 2010 —Abdul Kanu, 24, recently was convicted of bank theft for his role in a staged armored car robbery in May 2008 in Northwest Washington, announced United States Attorney Ronald C Machen Jr and John G Perren, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Kanu, of Hyattsville, [...]

14/10/10 Duke Hospital patient homicide victim www.privateofficer.com

DURHAM, NC Oct 14 2010  Search warrants obtained by ABC11 show police suspect a woman who died October 5 at Duke University Medical Center may have been murdered. Cheryl Lynn Suber, 30, of Garner was at Duke for treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia, but went into cardiac arrest just hours after being seen walking around [...]

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14/10/10 Cook county officer kills wife, commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL Oct 14 2010 A man who fatally shot his estranged wife and then himself in the Edgewater neighborhood Monday was a correctional officer at Cook County Jail, authorities said. Alexander Rojo, 50, was walking with his estranged wife Monday afternoon in the 6200 block of North Sheridan when he shot her several times, [...]

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14/10/10 Man gets prison in DUI death of security officer www.privateofficer.com

Las Vegas NV Oct 14 2010 The loss of her son in a drugged driving crash is a wound that won’t heal, Sharon Berger told a District Court judge Wednesday. “It’s like a hole in my heart that never goes away,” Berger said during her tearful testimony at a sentencing hearing for the man who [...]

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13/10/10 Wal-Mart shoplifters pull gun on security www.privateofficer.com

CORPUS CHRISTI TX Oct 13 2010 — Police are on the lookout for a woman who pulled a gun on store employees Monday after a woman she was with was detained on suspicion of shoplifting. Officers were called about 1:15 p.m. to a Wal-Mart in the 4833 S. Padre Island Drive where loss prevention officers [...]

13/10/10 Brinks guard charged with theft www.privateofficer.com

Davenport IA Oct 13 2010 A Davenport man is charged with stealing stacks of money from the automatic teller machines he serviced. Forty-seven-year-old Joseph Griebe works for the Brink’s armored car company. He was arrested Monday and is charged with first-degree theft, a felony. He is accused of taking more than 40 grand from the [...]

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13/10/10 Women sues TSA over exposing her breasts www.privateofficer.com

CORPUS CHRISTI TX Oct 13 2010 — An Amarillo woman has sued the federal government saying her breasts were exposed during a search at the Corpus Christi International Airport. Lynsie Paige Murley’s lawsuit states that she was at the local airport to board a May 29, 2008, flight from Corpus Christi to Amarillo when the [...]

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13/10/10 Intruder assaults Paris Hilton’s security officer www.privateofficer.com

Los Angeles CA Oct 13 2010 An intruder at Paris Hilton’s gated home was arrested today for assaulting the star’s security guard. A man on a bicycle managed to get into Hilton’s gated community, Mulholland Estates in Beverly Hills, at 12.15pm. Hilton’s security guards confronted the unnamed man when he began pounding on her door, [...]

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13/10/10 Two found guilty of K-Mart security agent murder www.privateofficer.com

PONTIAC, Mich.Oct 13 2010 (AP) – A Pontiac couple have been convicted of murder in the death of a Kmart loss prevention officer who was dragged and crushed while trying to prevent the shoplifting of $400 in CDs. An Oakland County Circuit Court jury on Tuesday found 20-year-old Samantha Lomasney and 40-year-old James Woodworth guilty [...]

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13/10/10 San Jose teacher arrested for sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

San Jose CA Oct 13 2010 A San Jose man working as a substitute teacher at Mckinley Elementary School has been arrested on sexual assault charges. Police spokesman Jose Garcia says officers were called to the school Friday afternoon after several students reported 64-year old Jayanthum Kapasi to school officials. Police are not releasing details [...]

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13/10/10 Security officer finds dead body at apartments www.privateofficer.com

Colorado Springs CO Oct 13 2010 Police are investigating a suspicious death in Colorado Springs. A security guard making his nightly rounds outside the Rustic Hills Park Apartments, 1220 Potter Drive, shortly after 1 a.m. found a man who appeared to be unconscious in a car with its engine running. Medical crews took the man, [...]

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13/10/10 SC state fair worker electrocuted www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBIA, SC Oct 13 2010 – A worker at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds was electrocuted on Monday while helping set up for the fair’s big opening this week. Fair spokesman Gary Goodman said the victim, 43-year-old Roger Thompson, was a veteran electrician working on the internal aspects of a ride called “The Rainbow” when [...]

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13/10/10 GA. police officer charged with molestation of teenager www.privateofficer.com

ALBANY, GA Oct 13 2010 –A Rochelle Police officer is charged with having sex with a 14-year old girl and police say that the sex was consensual. Investigators therefore decided not to file more serious charge of rape. But because of the girl’s age, Officer Jason Parks is charged with child molestation. The 25-year old [...]

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12/10/10 OFFICER DOWN- MERRILL BUGUIER

Police Officer Merrill Bruguier Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department Tribal Police End of Watch: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: 14 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Saturday, October 9, 2010 Incident Location: South Dakota Weapon Used: Not available Suspect [...]

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12/10/10 El Paso officer arrested for theft from wedding www.privateofficer.com

El Paso TX Oct 12 2010 A police officer has been arrested for aggravated robbery after allegedly stealing money from a wedding, where he was working off-duty . Alberto Madrid, an 18-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department, was working of-duty as a security guard for a wedding reception at Bebe’s Hall Saturday night. [...]

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12/10/10 Mall security injured during shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Madison WI Oct 12 2010 Two security guards at a West Towne Mall department store were injured Saturday afternoon while trying to stop two young women who allegedly were stealing shirts from the store, Madison police reported. One of the guards allegedly was bitten and struck by a car driven by one of the suspects, [...]

12/10/10 Man arrested for stabbing, decapitation of drinking partner www.privateofficer.com

Chandler AZ Oct 11 2010 A headless man was found in a Chandler apartment, and a drinking buddy has been arrested in his death and decapitation. The victim, who has not been identified, and the suspect, Crisantos Moroyoqui, who is in the country illegally, had been drinking together at 4:30 a.m. Sunday. At 5:30 a.m., [...]

12/10/10 Security officer honored for fire rescue www.privateofficer.com

Montgomery County MD Oct 12 2010 Rescue workers aren’t the only ones who can save lives in an emergency. This month, Montgomery County officials recognized six people as “everyday heroes” who saved others during four life-threatening situations. The six, who included a security guard, pool operator and FedEx driver, received the awards at a ceremony [...]

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12/10/10 Fight turns deadly at Alabama vs South Carolina football game www.privateofficer.com

Columbia, S.C. Oct 12 2010 – A fight over traffic turned tragic Saturday night. Police say a 20-year-old man died after the University of South Carolina football game Saturday night. He was fighting with another man, when he ended up on the ground and a truck ran him over. Officials say that other man now [...]

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