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Monthly Archives: November 2010

30/11/10 3 Nightclub security officers shot www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta Ga. Nov 30 2010 By:Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ Three nightclub security officers and a police officer were shot in separate incidents during the past twenty four hours. Police in Yazoo Mississippi say that several men were ejected from a nightclub by security and that they then retrieved handguns and opened fire striking [...]

30/11/10 Loomis Armored Car robbed in metro Atlanta www.privateofficer.com

SNELLVILLE GA Nov 30 2010 — The robbery of an armored car employee Monday morning in Snellville may be connected to a recent series of similar crimes in metro Atlanta, officials said. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Atlanta office, a courier for Loomis Armored Car was reloading an ATM at the Wells Fargo [...]

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30/11/10 Toys R Us manager-boyfriend charged in thefts www.privateofficer.com

Baltimore MD Nov 30 2010 County police have arrested a Toys ‘R’ Us store manager and her boyfriend suspected of stealing money from a location at Security Square Mall in Woodlawn Saturday morning. Tamara Mickey, 34, and Matthew Domonick Wells, 31, both of Baltimore, were arrested Saturday and both charged with grand theft. Mickey faces [...]

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30/11/10 Ga. teens shot- killed execution style www.privateofficer.com

AUGUSTA, Ga.Nov 30 2010 — Georgia investigators say two South Carolina teenagers found dead on Thanksgiving morning were each shot in the back of the head execution-style. Richmond County Sheriff’s Capt. Scott Peebles gave the new details Monday on the deaths of 19-year-old Angela Brooks of Warrenville and 17-year-old Ashley Cushman of Beech Island. Police [...]

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30/11/10 Fort Meyers woman charged with burglary in Wal-Mart theft www.privateofficer.com

Fort Myers Fla nov 30 2010 Two women were arrested outside a North Fort Myers Walmart Saturday — moments after store security spotted them allegedly stealing $40 in merchandise. Riwchist Diamonds Mitchell, 21, of 9361 Stonewater Lane in North Fort Myers, was charged with burglary, theft and resisting arrest after punching and biting a store security [...]

30/11/10 Former Sacramento deputy sheriff gets prison in murder www.privateofficer.com

Sacramento CA Nov 30 2010 Fired former Sacramento sheriff’s deputy Chu Vue was sentenced today to a life term in prison with no chance of parole for the love triangle shooting death two years ago of state correctional officer Steve Lo. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve White also added three years to Vue’s term for [...]

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30/11/10 NCCC holds off on security officers carrying guns www.privateofficer.com

SANBORN NY Nov 30 2010 — Faculty members at Niagara County Community College want a “comprehensive security plan” in place before they would consider formally supporting putting guns in the hands of campus security. The college’s Faculty Senate voted last week to withhold support for a proposal to arm security, in what became the latest [...]

30/11/10 Armored truck robbed in Memphis www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Nov 30 2010 A lone man robbed an armored car in Midtown Monday morning, police said. The incident happened about 8:51 a.m. at the Turner Forest Hill Dairy at 2040 Madison, police said. The suspect pointed a handgun at the head of the driver for Dunbar Armor, then took the two bank bags [...]

29/11/10 NY Target employee charged with theft from store www.privateofficer.com

WHITE PLAINS NY Nov 29 2010 — A Target employee who apparently couldn’t wait for Black Friday sales was arrested Wednesday after police said store security told them she ‘d been giving herself discounts since October. Nichol Alcaide, 21, of 2 Eastview, White Plains, was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. Target security told police [...]

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29/11/10 US Marine stabbed trying to stop shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Augusta, GA Nov 29 2010 A U.S. Marine is home after suffering a stab wound during the Black Friday shopping holiday. Corporal Phillip Duggan was stabbed while trying to stop Tracey Attaway after investigators say he tried to shoplift from Best Buy.  ”Corporal Duggan is in good spirits, tonight. I spoke to him earlier…he said [...]

29/11/10 Shoplifting being taken serious by prosecuters www.privateofficer.com

Cowlitz County WA Nov 29 2010 The holiday shopping — and shoplifting — season officially begins today. Would-be shoplifters beware: Although the majority of Cowlitz County shoplifting cases still are prosecuted as third-degree theft, a misdemeanor, a growing number are being prosecuted as a felony. This trend is the result of national push for tougher [...]

29/11/10 Nightclub security injured, several shot after man refused entry www.privateofficer.com

Columbus GA Nov 29 2010 Three people are recovering after an incident at a North Columbus nightclub. Police say two men were shot and a bouncer hit in the face with a gun early Sunday, at Club H2O. Police say the suspect walked up to the front door of the club around 12:30 a.m. When [...]

29/11/10 Atlanta shopping center security involved in gunbattle www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA Nov 29 2010 By:Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/  Police say a woman was killed in a shootout between a security guard and her estranged husband at a discount mall in College Park. Lt. Bruce Braxton said that 32-year-old Asa Stean Barrow was targeted by 36-year-old James Jamell Barrow. He says James Barrow and [...]

29/11/10 Casino officers nab parolees using counterfeit credit cards www.privateofficer.com

Riverside CA Nov 29 2010 Two parolees, one a deported felon, are suspected of using counterfeit credit cards at four desert casinos and were in custody today, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Erik Baca, 27, of Los Angeles and Javier Lopez, 42, of San Juan Capistrano, a previously deported felon, were arrested Saturday and [...]

28/11/10 Man plots bombs in Portland during Christmas celebrations www.privateofficer.com

PORTLAND OR NOV 28 2010 http://www.kgw.com/news/Feds-Somali-born-teen-plotted-car-bombing-at-Portland-tree-lighting-110897749.html A Somali-born teenager plotted “a spectacular show” of terrorism for months, saying he didn’t mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents. He never got the chance. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested Friday in downtown [...]

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28/11/10 Armed suspect shooting into vehicles captured by security www.privateofficer.com

WILKES-BARRE PA Nov 28 2010 – Police arrested a man early Saturday morning after he allegedly fired a gun at two occupied vehicles inside a downtown parking garage. Two Legion Security guards said they saw Todd M. Derhammer fire shots from a handgun into vehicles shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday inside the Park & Lock [...]

28/11/10 Colorado Trooper rescues boy submerged in freezing water www.privateofficer.com

Greeley Co. Nov 28 2010 An off-duty Colorado State Trooper risked his own life to save a 10-year-old boy that had fallen through thin-ice near the Greeley Family FunPlex in northern Colorado. It happened Saturday afternoon. Trooper Dan Haley was with his family at the FunPlex when he noticed some children playing on thin ice. [...]

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28/11/10 Armored truck security officer dies in accident www.privateofficer.com

Corvallis CA Nov 28 2010 A Corvallis man who was in the back of an armored truck when it rolled over Wednesday south of Monmouth has died of his injuries. Joseph Michael Pablo Jr., 24, died Thursday. His body was released to McHenry Funeral Home in Corvallis. He had been in critical condition at Good [...]

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28/11/10 Massechussetts sheriff commits suicide

WELLS MA NOV 28 2010 — A day after Middlesex County Sheriff James DiPaola was reported to have apparently taken his own life in a Wells hotel room, information on what led the man to the coastal town in southern Maine remains uncertain, police said. “He didn’t have property in the area and he didn’t [...]

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28/11/10 OFFICER DOWN-MICHAEL FLISK

Police Officer Michael Flisk Chicago Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Friday, November 26, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 46 Tour of Duty: 19 years, 10 months Badge Number: 6962 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, November 26, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: At large Officer Michael Flisk was [...]

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28/11/10 OFFICER DOWN- PATRICK SIROIS

Police Officer Patrick Sirois United States Department of Defense – Fort Hood Police Department U.S. Government End of Watch: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 50 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: 822 Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Incident Location: Oklahoma Weapon Used: [...]

28/11/10 Dallas cops use “Hook Books” to track criminals www.privateofficer.com

Dallas TX Nov 28 2010 Carlton Sparks thinks he’s being watched. “The police frequently ride up and down my street,” said Sparks, 20. “And when I get pulled over by the cops, they basically already know who I am. I feel like I’m being monitored by the cops, definitely.” Sparks, who is on probation for [...]

28/11/10 Armored car guard charged in theft www.privateofficer.com

STOCKTON CA Nov 28 2010 – A Ripon man has been charged with embezzling $148,860, which prosecutors say he spent on strippers at Stockton’s Déjà Vu Showgirls. Orlando Calderon Flores, 27, was a longtime employee of Garda Cash Logistics, an armored car company based in Modesto. Flores serviced ATMs, San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney [...]

28/11/10 Armored car guards sue over being fired www.privateofficer.com

DETROIT MI Nov 28 2010 — Lawyers for two armored car drivers who claim they were fired after the car’s doors blew open, spilling more than $160,000 across Interstate 75, say their clients have reached a confidential settlement. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit claims Maxine White of Redford Township and James [...]

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28/11/10 Mall security alerts police to kidnapping www.privateofficer.com

SUN LAKES AZ Nov 28 2010 – Detectives are investigating the kidnapping and strong-armed robbery of two Sun Lakes residents early Thursday morning, in which the suspects posed as cops. The victims, siblings Robert Boulton and Cheri Boulton, were driving home from a jewelry expo when they were pulled over by what they thought was [...]

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28/11/10 Sentenced to prison, Alabama state employees collect millions from pension funds www.privateofficer.com

Birmingham AL. Nov 28 2010 Former two-year college Chancellor Roy Johnson begins serving a 6½-year prison sentence for bribery, conspiracy and other federal corruption charges next month, but he’ll still be getting paid by the state. Johnson and the state of Alabama contributed to his pension as he worked about 20 years in state education. [...]

27/11/10 Ocean Gate NJ police officer killed by DUI driver www.privateofficer.com

TOMS RIVER NJ Nov 27 2010 — A police officer who just finished his shift after working a special anti-drunken driving detail was killed early Thursday when a man later charged with driving drunk crashed into his vehicle on the Garden State Parkway. The officer, Jason C. Marles, 32, of the Ocean Gate police department [...]

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27/11/10 Brays Island security shoot-kill armed man www.privateofficer.com

Charleston SC Nov 27 2010 A family Thanksgiving gathering inside a Brays Island home turned into a deadly gun battle. But Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner declined Friday to shed any new light on the death of James Piotrowski, 42, of Stuart, Fla., who allegedly was shot early Thursday by a Brays Island Plantation security [...]

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27/11/10 Drunk driver blows past security at power plant www.privateofficer.com

MIDDLETOWN CT Nov 27 2010 – A New Britain man reportedly blew past security guards and drove his car into the Kleen Energy Plant while intoxicated, police said. Police said Philip Banker, 25, 41 Winthrop St., turned into the Kleen Energy Power Plant on River Road on Nov. 20 at 3:12 a.m. Banker disregarded the [...]

27/11/10 Four year old kills self with father’s police weapon www.privateofficer.com

Port Vue PA Nov 27 2010 Detectives on Friday were trying to learn how the 4-year-old son of a Port Vue police officer got a hold of his father’s service weapon and why it fired, killing the boy. Gavin Thompson, the son of Officer John Thompson, apparently got the .45-caliber handgun from the top shelf [...]

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