Monthly Archives: November 2010
07/11/10 Student charged with bringing explosives to school www.privateofficer.com
VENTURA, Calif.Nov 7 2010 —Police say a 15-year-old student planted two homemade explosive devices at a Southern California high school, one of them blowing up in the cafeteria and slightly injuring a fellow student. The injured girl was treated by the school nurse for redness on her leg and wasn’t hospitalized. Ventura Sgt. Jack Richards [...]
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07/11/10 High raking Philadelphia police official faces federal charges www.privateofficer.com
Philadelphia PA Nov 7 2010 A high-ranking Philadelphia police officer seen as one of the department’s rising stars was arrested Friday on federal charges of extortion and bribery, bringing a stunning end to the career of an ambitious 25-year veteran. The accusations against 47-year-old Inspector Daniel Castro, detailed in an indictment unsealed Friday, stem from [...]
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07/11/10 Man convicted for cutting bouncer’s throat www.privateofficer.com
WAILUKU HI Nov 7 2010- A 33-year-old man has been convicted of assaulting a bouncer whose jugular vein was cut when he was stabbed with a beer bottle at a Kihei bar three years ago. In a verdict returned Monday, a 2nd Circuit Court jury found Raymond Tasini guilty of second-degree assault. He had been [...]
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06/11/10 Westmoreland Mall security officer injured during shoplifting caper www.privateofficer.com
GREENSBURG, Pa.Nov 6 2010 – A Westmoreland Mall loss prevention officer got punched in the face after confronting three people suspected of stealing from J.C. Penney on Thursday. According to police, three people drove to the mall, split up and walked in from three separate entrances. Police said the trio met at J.C. Penney and [...]
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06/11/10 Florida school guard caught burglarizing vending machines www.privateofficer.com
Hialeah Fla Nov 6 2010 A Hialeah security guard was caught in the act trying to pry open a vending machine at a Broward school to get at the money collected inside, Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives said Friday. Sergio Riveron, 21, has hit at least a dozen schools in Broward and Miami-Dade County, snatching up [...]
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06/11/10 CHP Cadet dies during training www.privateofficer.com
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. Nov 6 2010 A cadet at West Sacramento’s California Highway Patrol Academy died Wednesday at a local hospital after suffering from an unknown illness. The CHP said 24-year-old Randy Atchison of Ceres was taken by ambulance to Sutter General Hospital Friday for the condition after a “regularly scheduled physical training session.” There [...]
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06/11/10 Man sues after being shot by security officer www.privateofficer.com
COLLEGE PARK, Ga.Nov 6 2010 — A man is suing after a security guard shot him outside a College Park restaurant. Officials said the shooting happened Friday after a bouncer asked Corbin Livingston to leave the El Ranchero restaurant on Old National Highway. The guard, Lee Bailey, a former College Park police officer, said Livingston [...]
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06/11/10 World Famous “Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge” sued after tourists beaten by security www.privateofficer.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov 6 2010 – Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge is a must-see destination for many tourists visiting Music City. But surveillance video raises questions about the treatment received by one visitor. Tootsie’s employees told police that the tourist himself was out of control, but the video suggests there’s much more to the story. NewsChannel 5 [...]
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06/11/10 Alabama police dispatcher killed by husband www.privateofficer.com
DECATUR, AL.Nov 6 2010 – A dispatcher with the Morgan County central dispatch center was shot to death by her husband in a domestic homicide and suicide early today, Decatur police said. Emilie “Beth” Godfrey, age unavailable, was found dead in her home at 2018 Jefferson Ave. SW by police responding to a 911 call, [...]
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05/11/10 Marie Wooren, Auburn Dean dead after traffic accident www.privateofficer.com
AUBURN, AL Nov 5 2010 Marie Wooten, Dean of Auburn University’s College of Math and Science, is dead after a pedestrian and vehicle traffic accident early Friday morning in Auburn. It happened at the intersection of South College Street and South Donahue Drive. The death was confirmed by Deedie Dowdle, a spokeswoman for the University. [...]
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05/11/10 Security bouncer slashed in Md. www.privateofficer.com
ELLICOTT CITY, Md Nov 5 2010. – Howard County Police are investigating an overnight incident where a security bouncer at a bar and restaurant in Old Ellicott City was slashed in the neck. According to police, at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night officers were called to the La Palapa Grill on the 8300 block of [...]
05/11/10 Police seek suspect in security officer shooting www.privateofficer.com
LAKEWOOD, Colo. Nov 5 2010 — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man accused of shooting a security guard outside a Lakewood nightclub early Sunday morning. The shooting suspect, Adam J. Ponce, 24, is considered “armed and very dangerous,” Lakewood police spokesman Steve Davis said in a Thursday news release. Detectives have [...]
05/11/10 Teacher aid arrested for sex with student www.privateofficer.com
OLIVEHURST CA Nov 5 2010 — A Marysville Joint Unified School District employee has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an underage student. Yuba County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 34-year-old Elizabeth Colleen Wallis of Linda, after the woman’s relatives notified the department about an innappropriate relationship she was having with a 17-year-old former [...]
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05/11/10 U.S. Navy Seal charged with illegal sale of machine guns www.privateofficer.com
Las Vegas NV. Nov 5 2010 Three men, including an active duty U.S. Navy SEAL, have been arrested for allegedly selling machine guns and other firearms to an undercover law enforcement officer in Nevada and Colorado, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office in Nevada told CNN. The weapons part of the alleged firearms trafficking were machineguns [...]
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05/11/10 Former GA. officer given prison time for theft of drugs www.privateofficer.com
ELBERTON GA Nov 5 2010 – A former Madison County sheriff’s investigator pleaded guilty to taking prescription pills that were evidence in drug cases. Chief Superior Court Judge John Bailey sentenced Donald Glenn Carr, 47, of Danielsville, to one year of prison and four years of probation for violating his oath of office as a [...]
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05/11/10 Security officer shoots-subdues robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
Independence LA Nov 5 2010 An armed man entered the Independence Piggly Wiggly at approximately 7:24 p.m.Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010 and walked to the customer service desk where he approached the cashier and an off-duty employee and demanded that the cashier ‘put all the money in the bag’ as he held a pillowcase in one [...]
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05/11/10 Fired worker storms hospital- commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
Palm Bay Fla Nov 5 2010 A former employee who had recently been fired from Palm Bay Hospital returned there Thursday afternoon carrying a gun, holed himself up in an office, then apparently killed himself, officials said. The incident began about 2:20 p.m., when Palm Bay police got a call from people in the hospital [...]
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05/11/10 Wanted robbery suspect surrenders to security officer www.privateofficer.com
Broken Arrow Okla Nov 5 2010 A man wanted in connection with a string of business robberies last month has been arrested. Police in Broken Arrow arrested 48-year-old David Belton just hours after Tulsa police released his name and photo as a suspect in burglaries which took place from October 20th to 25th. Authorities say [...]
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04/11/10 TSA officer fired over fake drug pranks www.privateofficer.com
Philadelphia PA Nov 4 2010 A security worker at Philadelphia’s airport planted a fake vials of cocaine as part of a prank. The unnamed BAO (bomb appraisal officer), who has since be sacked, targeted passengers as they collected their baggage from X-ray scanners. He had been at the airport to test out new security equipment [...]
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04/11/10 Las Vegas teacher commits suicide on school campus www.privateofficer.com
LAS VEGAS NV Nov 4 2010 — Faculty at a Las Vegas High high school are still in shock after a teacher committed suicide on campus. The shooting happened Monday afternoon at Western High School. Clark County School District police say 58-year-old Michael Roberts, who was a science teacher, shot and killed himself on campus. [...]
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04/11/10 Denver bus driver pleads guilty in crash that killed two www.privateofficer.com
DENVER CO Nov 4 2010 — The driver behind the wheel of a Regional Transportation District bus that ran through a stop light and rammed into two vehicles, killing two people, pleaded guilty Wednesday. Tideneykiyalesh Hawariyat, 30, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges — two counts of careless driving resulting in death and careless driving [...]
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04/11/10 Denver shoplifter attacks WalMart LP agent www.privateofficer.com
DENVER CO Nov 4 2010 — Denver police officers are trying to find the man they said attacked a security guard at a Walmart. A man walked into the Walmart on Smith Road after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23. The man hid several items inside his clothes and left the store without paying, police [...]
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04/11/10 Alabama man charged with raping horse www.privateofficer.com
MOBILE, Alabama Nov 4 2010 – Sheriff’s deputies say Eric Easley was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. A spokesperson with the sheriff’s office says Easley raped a miniature horse. Easley’s wallet was found near the scene in Wilmer and that’s how authorities were able to link him to the crime. He is also charged [...]
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04/11/10 Trenton teacher, security officer assaulted www.privateofficer.com
TRENTON NJ Nov 4 2010 — A teacher and a security guard were both assaulted within an hour during separate incidents at Trenton Central High School yesterday afternoon, schools security chief Irving Bradley Jr. said. Teacher David Okin was trying to break up a fight when he was allegedly struck several times by a 15-year-old [...]
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04/11/10 Texas college students killed in Mexico www.privateofficer.com
El Paso TX Nov 4 2010 Two students from the University of Texas at El Paso were shot and killed Tuesday night in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Chihuahua state investigators said late Wednesday. The students, identified as Manuel Acosta Villalobos, 25, and Eder Diaz Sotero, 23, were gunned down in a hail of more than 30 [...]
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03/11/10 OFFICER DOWN OFFICER SERGIO ANTILLION
Police Officer Sergio Antillon San Antonio Police Department Texas End of Watch: Friday, October 29, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 25 Tour of Duty: 2 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Date of Incident: Thursday, October 14, 2010 Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved Suspect Info: Arrested Officer Sergio Antillon succumbed [...]
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03/11/10 OFFICER DOWN DEPUTY SHERIFF DEAN MIERA
Deputy Sheriff Dean Miera Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department New Mexico End of Watch: Friday, October 29, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: 237 Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, October 29, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Dean Miera was [...]
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03/11/10 OFFICER DOWN-PAUL DITTAMO
Police Officer Paul DittamoMetropolitan Police Department District of Columbia End of Watch: Saturday, October 30, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 32 Tour of Duty: 1 year, 4 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Saturday, October 30, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Paul [...]
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03/11/10 Stockton teacher sentenced to jail for student sex crimes www.privateofficer.com
STOCKTON CA Nov 3 2010 – Former McNair High teacher Christina Oliver was sentenced to 150 days in San Joaquin County Jail and five years probation for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student nearly two years ago. Oliver pleaded guilty to four counts of having sex with a minor. Judge Franklin M. Stephenson [...]
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