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Monthly Archives: November 2010

15/11/10 NC club security failed to call police during shooting www.privateofficer.com

GREENSBORO, N.C.Nov 15 2010 — Police in Greensboro said LAX Gentleman’s Club employees tried to cover up the shooting that left a man injured in the club’s parking lot last week. Club owner Rocco Scarfone said he and the staff are working with the police to solve the shooting. “We have inside security, we have [...]

15/11/10 Fort Carson soldiers arrested for breaking into pot store www.privateofficer.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Nov 15 2010 — Three Fort Carson soldiers were arrested after allegedly breaking into a medical marijuana dispensary, Colorado Springs police said. Store surveillance video showed three men wearing masks jimmying their way through the back door of Rocky Road Remedies, a dispensary on South Academy Boulevard, at about 2 a.m. Saturday. [...]

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15/11/10 Wanted fugitive declared dead by family arrested by FBI www.privateofficer.com

Buford GA Nov 15 2010 Former Buford resident Thomas Sanders, wanted in the kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl, was arrested Sunday in Mississippi — the same state where he was declared dead 16 years ago. This undated file photo provided by the FBI in New Orleans shows Thomas Steven Sanders. The FBI says the Mississippi [...]

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15/11/10 Armed men charged with pretending to be police www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL Nov 15 2010 – William Woolridge and Johnny Johnson are friends with something in common: they were both arrested this weekend after cops said they were caught pretending to be law enforcement officers. Johnson, 21, was charged early Friday with felony false impersonation of a peace officer, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful [...]

14/11/10 Security officer’s observation leads to drug arrest www.privateofficer.com

QUINCY MA Nov 14 2010 — Two men were arrested after police disrupted what appeared to be a morning drug deal taking place in a car parked outside the headquarters of a financial services company in South Quincy. Dean Malchionno, 20, of Holbrook Road in Braintree and Matthew Soloman, 27, of Nancy Road in Easton [...]

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14/11/10 NY State Shuts Off Flow of Four Loko www.privateofficer.com

Albany NY Nov 14 2010 The flow of Four Loko into New York is finally being shut off. The State Liquor Authority has pressured the state’s biggest beer distributors to stop delivering Four Loko and other caffeinated alcoholic cocktails to New York retailers by Dec.10. And the maker of the sweet-but-potent beverage has agreed to [...]

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14/11/10 Police charge man with robbery at casino www.privateofficer.com

GREAT FALLS, Mont.Nov 14 2010 (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Havre casino at knifepoint last month while wearing a Halloween mask. Merrill Gray was charged in District Court on Wednesday with felony robbery and misdemeanor theft. The Great Falls Tribune reports he is being held in the Hill [...]

14/11/10 Walmart LP bust leads to meth lab www.privateofficer.com

TULSA, OKLAHOMA Nov 14 2010 — Police bust a meth lab after one of the suspects was caught stealing components for the lab at a Tulsa Walmart. Tulsa Police arrested the man early Saturday morning for stealing aquarium hoses and cold packs–both used to make meth–at the discount retailer. The suspect then led police to [...]

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14/11/10 Clarksville TN teacher’s aid charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.Nov 14 2010 – Clarksville police said a teacher’s aide has been charged with seven counts of rape of a child. Officials said the alleged abuse by Barry McCoy took place on more than one occasion in McCoy’s home while he babysat for a working mother. Police investigated after receiving a DCS referral in [...]

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14/11/10 Colorado shop teacher charged with sexual assault of students www.privateofficer.com

Denver CO Nov 14 2010 Several female students who took shop from Dunstan Middle School teacher Gary Wegner told investigators the 40-year-old man would look down their shirts, press his body against theirs and inappropriately touch them, according to an arrest warrant affidavit in the case. Wegner, who was arrested Thursday for investigation of sexual [...]

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14/11/10 OFFICER DOWN-Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove

Pennsylvania Game Commission Pennsylvania End of Watch: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: Incident DetailsCause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: In custody Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was shot and killed on Schriver Road, [...]

14/11/10 Police shoot armed student in Georgia www.privateofficer.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. NOV 14 2010 (AP) – DeKalb County police are investigating an officer-involved shooting outside a Redan high school that left a 16-year-old student injured. DeKalb County schools spokesman Walter Woods said a fight broke out 3:30 p.m. Friday near Redan High School after students had been dismissed. Woods said a school security [...]

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14/11/10 Forty NY Capitol security officers laid off www.privateofficer.com

ALBANY NY Nov 14 2010 — Forty security guards who work at the Empire State Plaza and Capitol building have been told they will be laid off by the end of the year, according to the union representing them. Loren Rigelhaupt of New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association said 40 out of [...]

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14/11/10 Police search for armored truck robbers in Atlanta www.privateofficer.com

BUFORD, Ga.Nov 14 2010 – Police in Gwinnett County are looking for two men they say robbed an armored car in Buford Thursday. It happened Thursday afternoon at the Bank of America off Buford Highway — where the truck was re-stocking an ATM. The driver says the suspects put a gun to the back of [...]

12/11/10 NY comedian arrested for bringing knife into airport security area www.privateofficer.com

Salt Lake City Utah Nov 12 2010 The FBI says that a New York comedian and moviemaker was arrested after he deliberately attempted to take a multitool with a knife onto a Southwest Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport. Cardon Christopher Ellis — a self-styled New York comic and moviemaker — was charged [...]

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12/11/10 Guardsmark pays to settle sex discrimination claim www.privateofficer.com

New York Nov 12 2010 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Guardsmark LLC, a major provider of security services in North America and the United Kingdom, will pay $52,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had [...]

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12/11/10 Solano County High School teacher arrested for sex with student ww.privateofficer.com

VALLEJO CA Nov 12 2010 — A Solano County high school teacher was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of having sex with one of her students in her Vallejo home, law enforcement officials said. Felecia Killings, 27, a Rodriguez High School English teacher, was released on bail from the Solano County Jail after being arrested [...]

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12/11/10 Cal. mall security nab car thieves nabbed usinig plate scanner www.privateofficer.com

SACRAMENTO, CA Nov 12 2010  - Police arrested a man suspected of stealing a car and driving it into Arden Fair mall’s parking lot Tuesday thanks largely to license plate scanners mounted on security vehicles, and new high definition cameras in and outside the mall. Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said 19-year-old Kintachi Ramey [...]

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12/11/10 NC teacher charged with student rape www.privateofficer.com

WILLIAMSTON, N.C.Nov 12 2010 – A middle school teacher charged with statutory rape and sex offense with a student is out on bond tonight. Sara Leann Dwiggins’ bond was reduced from $200,000 to $50,000 under the condition that she stay with her mother, Cynthia Dwiggins, at their home in Salisbury. Dwiggins must also contact the [...]

12/11/10 NM Corrections officer killed by police after bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

Albuquerque NM Nov 12 2010 We have learned that the man who robbed a bank and then committed suicide yesterday was a state corrections officer. Police have identified him as 25-year-old Eric Soto who killed himself after a police chase in northeast Albuquerque yesterday. Right now, police and co-workers sat that it is a mystery why officer Soto decided [...]

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12/11/10 Police arrest shoplifter after he pulls gun on security www.privateofficer.com

American Fork Utah Nov 12 2010  Police arrested a Lehi man Thursday after he threatened security officers with a gun at Kohl’s in American Fork. Tyson Blaine Gurr, 25, was booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery, possession of a weapon by a restricted person, three counts of possession of a controlled [...]

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12/11/10 Veteran Cincinnati officer bilks Kroger www.privateofficer.com

Cincinnati OH Nov 12 2010 A veteran Cincinnati police officer, who also worked security for a Kroger store, was caught bilking close to $3,000 from the store by charging for hours he never worked. On 54 occasions, Spec. Darryl Chatman would clock in at the Winton Hills Kroger store and then leave, bilking the store [...]

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11/11/10 Tacoma man charged with breaking into bank www.privateofficer.com

Tacoma WA Nov 11 2010 A man who police say broke into a bank overnight and then laughed about was arrested late Monday and charged with breaking into a downtown bank. The silent motion alarm was activated at the US Bank, 2317 Pacific Ave., police said. When security officers called inside, a man answered the [...]

11/11/10 Country Club security guard charged with molesting teen www.privateofficer.com

Brownsville TX Nov 11 2010 A security guard with the Valley International Country Club is behind bars after he allegedly molested a 16-year-old girl. Brownsville police arrested 33-year-old Reynaldo Cardenas on an indecency with a child by sexual contact charge on Tuesday. Investigators are not releasing many details but told Action 4 News that Cardenas [...]

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11/11/10 Washington DC school security land raises www.privateofficer.com

Washington DC Nov 11 2010 Security guards at 13 of D.C.s public schools received 15 percent pay raises after signing a three-year contract with the local service employees union. The 180 guards employed by Securitas, a D.C. public schools security contractor, will enjoy increased wages and benefits from about $16.08 to $18.34 an hour. The [...]

11/11/10 West Hartford guard charged in sexual assault incident www.privateofficer.com

West Hartford CT Nov 11 2010 Police have arrested a security guard on sexual assault charges. Agron Ademi, 48, was arrested Sunday. The incident happened at the Stop & Shop under construction at 178 Newington Road, according to police. Details of the crime have not been released. Ademi was working at the site as a [...]

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11/11/10 Retired LAPD officers charged with thefts www.privateofficer.com

LOS ANGELES CA Nov 11 2010 —Two retired Los Angeles police officers have been charged with stealing from vehicles parked in a police tow yard where they worked as security guards. Prosecutors say 65-year-old Forrest Gene Ferrone and 59-year-old Charles Ronnie Evans were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit grand theft. A criminal complaint alleges [...]

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11/11/10 Security officer arrested after illegally entering condo www.privateofficer.com

DESTIN Fla Nov 11 2010 — A security guard at a Destin condominium was arrested after he used a master key to enter one of the units without permission. The 33-year-old is accused of entering a unit at the Inlet Reef Club Condominiums while the occupants were away and rifling through their belongings, the Okaloosa [...]

11/11/10 Ocean Springs officer charged with having child porn www.privateofficer.com

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS Nov 11 2010 – A former Ocean Springs police officer faces child pornography charges after investigators found pornographic images on his police department computer. Lee Leonard, 46, was arrested at his home in north Escatawpa just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. Leonard wore the law enforcement badge for several years in Jackson County. [...]

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11/11/10 NJ armored car overturns in wreck www.privateofficer.com

WOOLWICH TWP.NJ Nov 11 2010 An armored car overturned on U.S. Route 322 near Oak Grove Road Tuesday, causing traffic to be diverted for approximately two hours while the roadway was cleared, authorities said. The Garda armored car remained intact following the crash at approximately 11:30 a.m., and the contents of the vehicle remained in [...]