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Monthly Archives: December 2010

13/12/10 San Diego University student killed by boyfriend www.privateofficer.com

San Diego CA Dec 13 2010 An emotional candlelight vigil was held Saturday night for a 22-year old SDSU student who was allegedly gunned down by her ex-boyfriend days before she was going to graduate. Dozens of students gathered Saturday night on the street where Michel David, 22, was allegedly shot and killed by Dan [...]

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13/12/10 Security officer shot-paralyzed at Memphis nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Memphis TN Dec 13 2010 – Five people were shot after a dispute led to gunfire outside the Boss Club in the Smokey City Community of North Memphis. Courtney Long has owned the club for six years since it became “The Boss.” One of the security guards, who is also a personal friend of Long’s, [...]

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13/12/10 Orange County teacher arrested for student sex assault www.privateofficer.com

ORANGE CA Dec 13 2010 – A former Orange High School Spanish teacher has been charged with conducting a sexual relationship with a student, police said Friday. Police arrested Scott Adrian Peterson, 48, last week after investigating reports that he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Orange police Sgt. Dan Adams said. Peterson, [...]

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13/12/10 Florida teacher faces charges in student relationship www.privateofficer.com

Jacksonville Fla Dec 13 2010 A fifth grade teacher at Beaclerc Elementary School in Mandarin is being charged with having a sexual relationship with a teenage boy she was tutoring. 39-year-old Kristina Hartless admitted to the relationship when questioned by police. The victims mother tipped police off the possibility of the inappropriate relationship with Hartless. [...]

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13/12/10 Home Dept employee charged in theft scheme www.privateofficer.com

Naples Fla Dec 13 2010 A cashier at Home Depot is accused of making false refunds totaling more than $1,700. Gary Cabera Williams, 20, of 786 98th Ave N., North Naples, was arrested Friday by Collier deputies and charged with fraud to obtain property and grand theft. An internal investigation at the Home Depot at [...]

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13/12/10 Three charged in California Target burglary www.privateofficer.com

Vista CA Dec 13 2010 Three people were arrested in Vista Saturday morning while burglarizing a Target store, sheriff’s deputies reported. A silent alarm triggered about 4:15 a.m. alerted authorities, who were able to view a real-time security video to confirm that intruders were inside the store, on University Drive near Sycamore Avenue. Deputies arrived [...]

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13/12/10 Unruly casino patron arrested after assaulting officers www.privateofficer.com

EAST HANVOER TOWNSHIP, PA Dec 13 2010— A Pine Grove man is facing charges after punching a State Police Gaming Enforcement Officer in the face. It happened on Friday night at Hollywood Casino at Penn National in East Hanover Township. Jonathan Kramer, 31, was escorted off the casino floor after security found him to be [...]

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13/12/10 N.D. man pleads guilty in armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

BISMARCK ND Dec 13 2010 — A second man has agreed to plead guilty in a Bismarck armored car heist. Matthew Fiechtner, Michael Link and Nathan Tuenge are charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and bank larceny. They’re accused of stealing $330,000 from an armored car in [...]

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12/12/10 Texas police officer killed by husband www.privateofficer.com

LONGVIEW,TX Dec 12 2010- An East Texas police department is reeling tonight, after an off duty officer is found dead, her husband charged with murder. Police say the shooting happened around 8:30 A.M. at Towne Oaks apartments off the 2100 block of Tryon Road. Officers arrived to find 38 year old Longview Police Officer Jamie [...]

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12/12/10 Security officer fatally shot Arizona man www.privateofficer.com

PHOENIX AZ Dec 12 2010 – A security guard fatally shot a suspect outside a Phoenix strip mall. Police say a 41-year-old security guard heard shots fired in a parking lot behind a strip mall located near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road Saturday just before 7 p.m. The security guard reportedly confronted two suspects before [...]

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12/12/10 Security guard charged with lieing about assault www.privateofficer.com

Ross PA Dec 12 2010 Security guard Gregory Lattera intially told police he arrested customer John Kaminski in the parking lot of the Ross Toys R’ Us last month because Mr. Kaminski had run him down with his Jeep. He has since admitted he was just “tired, cold and sore” when he decided to concoct [...]

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12/12/10 Riot breaks out at NY school www.privateofficer.com

SOMERS NY Dec 12 2010 — A riot involving 30 students broke out at Lincoln Hall Friday, injuring two employees and leading to five arrests in the most recent of several violent confrontations at the residential center for troubled boys. Rocks were thrown, shattering windows, and several employees were injured as they tried to quell [...]

12/12/10 Mall security gets new wheels www.privateofficer.com

HOUMA LA Dec 12 2010 — Security officers at Southland Mall have a new ride. It helps them get a good look above the crowds, disperse loiterers and respond to customer needs more quickly. It’s a Segway, the electrically-powered standing scooter that lets them zip around the mall. At first, the idea got more laughs [...]

12/12/10 Northwest Merchant Patrol owner, employees arrested for burglaries www.privateofficer.com

Washington County OR Dec 12 2010 The owner of a Beaverton security company and two of his employees have been arrested and charged in a string of burglaries reported at a Washington County school where the company provided after-hours security patrols. Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Stirling Anderson, 27, of Wilsonville, who owns Northwest [...]

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12/12/10 Omaha teacher faces sexual assault charges www.privateofficer.com

OMAHA, Neb.Dec 12 2010 (AP) — A teacher at an Omaha elementary school has been accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old student. Nicholas McKeone was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexual assault. The 28-year-old was still in the Douglas County jail on Saturday. Assistance superintendent Janice Garnett told KETV that the parents alerted school officials [...]

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11/12/10 Wilmington contracts “Private Police” for patrols www.privateofficer.com

Wilmington NC Dec 11 2010 Clad in uniform with a pistol buttoned on his hip, Sgt. M.W. Cox could hear Thursday’s downtown nightlife intensifying in the distance. Cars roared down Market Street. Voices bounced off lighted buildings as people poured out of the parking garages to their favorite bars. Music boomed. But where Cox stood [...]

11/12/10 WV security officers nab burglary suspects www.privateofficer.com

HARTS WV Dec 11 2010 – Two men were arrested in recent days following an attempt to steal copper from a mining facility in the Harts area of Lincoln County. According to criminal complaints on file in Lincoln County Magistrate Court, on Sunday, November 28, at around 4:16 a.m.,West Virginia State Police received a call [...]

11/12/10 Band teacher arrested for sex crimes with student www.privateofficer.com

Orange County Fl Dec 11 2010 A volunteer band teacher at a local elementary school was arrested Wednesday on sex charges with a student. Joseph Santiago, 20, a volunteer teacher at Arbor Ridge Elementary School was arrested on two counts of sexual battery by custodial authority. According to reports from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, [...]

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11/12/10 Fleeing shoplifter injures store security agent www.privateofficer.com

Lancaster PA Dec 11 2010 Another grocery store security officer has been injured while trying to stop a suspected shoplifter. The latest incident happened Thursday afternoon at the Weis Markets at 1204 Millersville Pike in Lancaster Township, police said. Anna M. Gutierrez, 35, of Bradford Street, Millersville, was allegedly seen taking $42 worth of facial [...]

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11/12/10 TSA defends “pat down” of Indian diplomat www.privateofficer.com

Jackson MS Dec 11 2010 The Transportation Security Administration is defending airport screeners’ decision to pat down an Indian diplomat, an incident that has provoked public outcry in India. Meera Shankar, India’s ambassador to the United States, was singled out for secondary security screening on Sunday at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi. The pat-down, which [...]

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11/12/10 PA. Health Department questions Taser deployments at hospital www.privateofficer.com

Bensalem PA Dec 11 2010 Lehigh Valley Hospital security staff deployed electric shock devices four times since December 2008 — including three times this summer — and the Pennsylvania Department of Health in a report published in October says that is a big no-no. The department of health claims in the report that it informed [...]

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11/12/10 Nun charged with embezzling $850,000 from college www.privateofficer.com

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.Dec 11 2010 (AP) — A Catholic nun who ran a suburban New York City college’s finances embezzled more than $850,000 and spent it on herself, federal prosecutors said Friday. The U.S. attorney in Manhattan said Sister Marie Thornton used Iona College funds for her personal expenses from 1999 to 2009. As vice [...]

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11/12/10 32 People charged in major Nashville drug bust www.privateofficer.com

Nashville TN Dec 11 2010 Thirty-two people face charges in connection with a large-scale drug operation Nashville police say was being partially run out of a Trinity Lane warehouse and a Dickerson Pike furniture store. The investigation, which began in early 2009, netted 1,370 pounds of marijuana, 8.4 kilograms of cocaine, 49 vehicles, 15 firearms [...]

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10/12/10 OFFICER DOWN- DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANDON LEE COATES

Deputy First Class Brandon Lee Coates Orange County Sheriff’s Office Florida End of Watch: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 4 years, 6 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Committed suicide [...]

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10/12/10 Pastor Jinwright and wife get prison for tax invasion crimes www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Dec 10 2010A federal judge sentenced Charlotte pastors Anthony and Harriet Jinwright to prison late Thursday, after the couple who led Greater Salem church pleaded for leniency in their punishment for tax evasion. Anthony Jinwright got eight years and nine months in prison, while Harriet Jinwright received six years and eight months. The [...]

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10/12/10 Missouri police officer in deadly pursuit was unlicensed www.privateofficer.com

UPLANDS PARK MO Dec 10 2010 — Lamont Aikens had a uniform, a badge and a patrol car last year when he chased a speeding car into St. Louis, where it crashed and killed a mother of four. The one thing he didn’t have was a license to work as a police officer, according to [...]

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10/12/10 Shoplifter leads police on chase with toddler in car www.privateofficer.com

Lackawanna County PA Dec 10 2010 Authorities said they have arrested a man wanted for thefts at Wal-marts in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Police said the same suspect earlier in the week led them on a chase with his toddler in the car. Kenneth Michaels was arrested Thursday afternoon in Kingston. Taylor police found him [...]

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10/12/10 Bouncer avoids prison in death of patron www.privateofficer.com

GREENVILLE, SC Dec 10 2010 The family of the man who was choked to death at a Greenville strip club says prosecutors have offered the bouncer charged in the case a plea deal that would allow him to avoid prison. Joe Collura, Jr, of Moore died on March 31st outside Platinum Plus. Greenville County investigators [...]

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10/12/10 Wrong turn lands elderly couple into Pugent Sound www.privateofficer.com

EVERETT, Wash.Dec 10 2010 — It was a wrong turn William and Tammy Forsythe will never forget. That simple mistake put the couple’s van in the Puget Sound Wednesday night, and nearly cost them there lives. “How we were able to get out of there, I will never know,” said William, 80. The couple was [...]

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10/12/10 School system investigating security-student altercation www.privateofficer.com

Wayne Township IN Dec 10 2010 The Wayne Township Schools expects to wrap up an internal investigation by the end of this week regarding an alleged altercation between a student and a security guard at a school that educates children with behavioral disorders. A 15-year-old eighth-grade student at the Sanders School in the Westside district [...]