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Monthly Archives: December 2010

24/12/10 U of H police officer killed in crash www.privateofficer.com

HOUSTON TX Dec 24 2010 – A University of Houston police officer was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash. Police said Officer Ann O’Donnell, 24, was headed to a kidnapping-in-progress call at MacGregor and Calhoun around 1 a.m. when she clipped a curb on the left side of the road, overcompensated and lost [...]

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24/12/10 Des Moines teacher charged with student sex incident www.privateofficer.com

DES MOINES, Iowa Dec 24 2010 (AP) — A former Des Moines teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a student. The Des Moines Register says Kenneth Rettler of Bear Creek, Wis., was arrested in Des Moines on Wednesday on a charge of sexual exploitation by a school employee. Rettler was a biology [...]

24/12/10 Daycare worker charged with lewd acts on kids www.privateofficer.com

GREER, SC Dec 24 2010 A former day care teacher charged with four counts of lewd act on a child is out of jail on bond. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year old Ronasha Taylor of Simpsonville on Wednesday. Investigators say Taylor, while working at “Kids R Kids” day care on Westmoreland Road in [...]

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24/12/10 Security officer captures armed bank robber www.privateofficer.com

GREENVILLE, SC Dec 24 2010Authorities say a second suspect is behind bars, accused of robbing an Upstate bank. Greenville County Sheriff Deputies arrested 18-year-old Brandon Smith on Wednesday. He and another suspect are being held at the Greenville County Detention Center under no bond. Original Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office have charged Nathan [...]

24/12/10 “Homemade Tow Trucks Stealing Cars in Alabama www.privateofficer.com

(MOBILE, Ala.)Dec 24 2010 – Fresh off the heels of an FBI report that crime in Mobile is rising, Mobile police are stepping up their game against the thugs who steal cars. Police say part of the problem are homemade tow trucks; thieves are throwing them together, using them to snatch cars and make some [...]

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24/12/10 Man steals Alabama police car and drives it home www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Alabama Dec 24 2010 – Mobile police say a man stole a police car and led officers on a short chase. It happened Thursday morning at a local restaurant. Sheila Collins says she doesn’t understand why police say her son stole a police car. “This hurt me,” said Collins. Officers say the crime happened [...]

24/12/10 Boat theft turns into water rescue www.privateofficer.com

Niagra Falls Dec 24 2010 A police investigation at the Maid of the Mist turned into a rescue after a suspect became trapped in the Niagara gorge early Thursday. At 4:30 a.m., a security guard at Maid of the Mist contacted Niagara Parks Police after spotting two people on the boats. One person was arrested [...]

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24/12/10 Richmond security officer shot during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Richmond VA Dec 24 2010 A security guard was wounded Thursday night in an exchange of gunfire during an apparent robbery attempt at the Oak Hill Plaza shopping center on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Henrico County, police said. The armed guard, who works for a private security company, was accompanying some employees out of the DTLR [...]

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23/12/10 NC teacher showed students porn in class www.privateofficer.com

Roanoke Rapids NC Dec 23 2010 51-year-old William R. Davie middle school teacher is facing 11 counts of disseminating obscene material to minors under the age of 16 and 11 counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for reportedly showing students a sexual act on his laptop computer. Maj. Bruce Temple, of the [...]

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23/12/10 Bouncer sues after being seriously injured in attack www.privateofficer.com

Salt Lake City Utah Dec 23 2010 A strip club bouncer who suffered a broken nose, shattered eye socket and several bruises and cuts is suing a mixed-martial-arts promoter who inflicted the injuries. Jacob Alba is suing Mike Stidham, who was convicted of felony assault last week, for inflicting physical and emotional harm during a [...]

23/12/10 Mother arrested after leaving disabled son at SeaWorld www.privateofficer.com

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Dec 23 2010 – A mother was arrested by Orange County deputies after they say she left her 21-year-old disabled son alone at a SeaWorld play area. Rosa Pou, 44, was arrested Monday when a SeaWorld security officer noticed what he thought was an 8-year old child alone for more than an [...]

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23/12/10 Three security officers shot during nightclub confrontation www.privateofficer.com

PICO RIVERA CA Dec 23 2010 – Investigators are looking for three people after a weekend shooting outside a nightclub left three security guards and a band member injured. The four wounded men are expected to survive. The shooting broke out about 2:10 a.m. Sunday outside the El Rodeo Nightclub at 8825 Washington Blvd. Sheriff’s [...]

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22/12/10 Charlotte Fox News Director Arrested For Theft

CHARLOTTE, NC Dec 22 2010 – Police charged the news director at Fox Charlotte for allegedly stealing items from a grocery store Sunday morning, and they say this isn’t the first time it has happened. The most recent alleged incident occurred at the Harris Teeter (store #30) located at 3333 Pineville-Matthews Road. According to the [...]

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22/12/10 FBI reports crime has dropped www.privateofficer.com

Washington Dec 22 2010 (CNN) — Violent crime in the United States dropped markedly in the first half of 2010, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Overall violent crime fell 6.2% from the same period last year, according to the report, and the new numbers include a 7.1% decrease in homicide. The statistics were released [...]

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22/12/10 Shoplifting gang captured in Oregon www.privateofficer.com

Tacoma WA Dec 21 2010 Police arrested four people suspected of stealing nearly $7,000 in merchandise from Tacoma Mall over the weekend. Police said they arrested two teenage girls and two women, all from the Portland area, after they descended on the mall Saturday and began shoplifting. The thieves stole more than $5,500 in perfume [...]

22/12/10 Church’s Chicken employee dies protecting co-workers during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Decatur GA Dec 22 2010 A Church’s Chicken employee shot Saturday night during an armed robbery died protecting two female co-workers, DeKalb police say. The person is this still is believed to be the gunman who killed a Church’s employee, according to DeKalb police. DeKalb Co. police handed out this frame-grab of a security video [...]

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22/12/10 Author of pedophile book arrested in Fla. www.privateofficer.com

Pueblo County Fla Dec 22 2010 Florida officials filed an obscenity charge Monday against the author of a self-published how-to guide for pedophiles that was yanked from Amazon.com last month after it generated online outrage. A Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office photo shows Philip Ray Greaves II. Florida officials filed an obscenity charge Monday against the [...]

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22/12/10 District school security officer disarms stabbing suspect www.privateofficer.com

Altoona PA Dec 22 2010 A 10th-grade student charged in the stabbing of an Altoona Area High School classmate passed notes to another student telling of his intentions to kill the boy, police allege in court documents. Jeremiah I. Moser, 16, allegedly talked with and passed notes to a girl during a fifth-period class that [...]

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22/12/10 Alabama Target store employee charged with theft www.privateofficer.com

HUNTSVILLE, AL Dec 22 2010 — Decatur police on Monday arrested a Target store employee and charged him with stealing in excess of $2,500 from the store. Decatur police said Terry Glenn Vickers Jr., who worked a register in the electronics department for a short time, was arrested Monday on 1st degree theft of property [...]

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22/12/10 Armored truck accident injures guard www.privateofficer.com

MALOTT WA Dec 22 2010 – A security guard suffered a head injury Dec. 21 when the armored car in which he was riding in tipped onto its side just south of Malott. Jason Lee Pearce, 29, was taken to Mid-Valley Hospital, Omak, the Washington State Patrol said. Brandon R. Deliyiannis, 23, Wenatchee, who was driving the armored vehicle [...]

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22/12/10 Jacksonville police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec 22 2010– A member of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who was under investigation and attempted suicide earlier this month has died, according to the medical examiner’s office. Authorities said Officer Kevin Meyer died in the hospital on Friday as a result of his suicide attempt. Meyer was under investigation by JSO’s Integrity [...]

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22/12/10 Student arrested selling brownies laced with marijuana www.privateofficer.com

Park Ridge, Ill.Dec 22 2010 – A 17-year-old Park Ridge girl was arrested Dec. 8 for allegedly bringing brownies laced with marijuana into Maine South High School. Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen said Maine South’s school resource officer and deans were informed that the girl, a student, was allegedly attempting to sell marijuana-laced brownies [...]

21/12/10 Armed woman forces way into Charlotte TV studio during evening news www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Dec 21 2010 A woman who police have identified as 51-year-old Wendy Naidas arrived at the WSOC studio, located on North Tryon Street, shortly before 5 p.m. WSOC’s security guard initially spoke to the woman, who pulled out a gun at some point during the exchange and put it to her head. Police [...]

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21/12/10 Rome NY man pulls knife on store security www.privateofficer.com

ROME, NY Dec 21 2010 One man is in police custody today after officers that he shoplifted from a local store and then pulled a knife on a security officer. Police were called to the Kohl’s in New Hartford after security tried to detain the man. When a store security officer tried to detain him, [...]

21/12/10 Shoplifter arrested after dragging security oifficer with car www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBUS, Ind Dec 21 2010— An Indianapolis man is the suspected driver in a shoplifting incident at Edinburgh Premium Outlets that resulted in a security guard getting dragged by a car, according to court documents. Eric D. Wade, 47, is being held without bond for 72 hours at Bartholomew County Jail while prosecutors consider formal [...]

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21/12/10 Bridegroom kills his wife, best man and himself www.privateofficer.com

RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil Dec 21 2010 – Brazilian authorities say a bridegroom fatally shot his new wife, his best man and then himself after announcing to horrified guests that he had a “surprise” for them. Police investigator Joao Brito says witnesses told officers that 29-year-old sales manager Rogerio Damascena did not give any previous [...]

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21/12/10 School security officer -teacher arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com

MANASSAS, Va. Dec 21 2010 An Osbourn High School teacher and a school security officer were recently arrested on drug charges, Manassas police Sgt. Tim Neumann said. Manassas police were investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle on Coriander Circle at about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 16, police said. In the vehicle, police saw two men, [...]

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21/12/10 Houston security guard charged in accidental shooting death www.privateofficer.com

HOUSTON TX Dec 21 2010—A man who says he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend’s sister is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide. Investigators said 24-year-old Jamal Jones, a commissioned security guard, was visiting his girlfriend and their kids in the 12500 block of Dunlap around 6:55 p.m. Sunday when the shooting occurred. Jones was [...]

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21/12/10 Virginia doctor charged in patient sexual assaults www.privateofficer.com

WOODBRIDGE, Va. Dec 21 2010 Prince William County’s top prosecutor says a Woodbridge doctor charged with inappropriate contact with two patients may face more charges in the future. “Three patients came forward,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert said. “I’m sure there are more who did not.” Prince William County police charged Mohamed Nizar Hussain, an internal [...]

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21/12/10 See Something-Say Something billboards going up www.privateofficer.com

LAS VEGAS NV Dec 21 2010 — Metro and the Department of Homeland Security say they need the public’s help to keep watch. They have launched a counter terrorism message which is being shown on billboards around the Las Vegas valley. The idea behind the “See Something, Say Something” campaign is to get people to [...]

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