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Monthly Archives: January 2011

22/01/11 Man posing as security guard charged in robberies www.privateofficer.com

San Antonio TX Jan 22 2011 Two men, including one who police say posed as a security guard, were arrested overnight on unrelated aggravated robbery charges and remained jailed Thursday on $100,000 bail each. Each was charged with pointing or brandishing a weapon in connection with robberies of a fast food restaurant and a game [...]

22/01/11 Mall security officer fired for sharing video on YouTube www.privateofficer.com

WYOMISSING, Pa.JAN 22 2011 — A security guard who shared the now-famous video of a woman falling into a mall fountain has been fired. The guard worked for U.S. Security Associates, Inc., which is contracted by the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, Berks County. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company, who declined to identify the employee, released the [...]

22/01/11 Felon brings shotguns to Louisville airport www.privateofficer.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan 22 2011 — A New Albany man was arrested at Louisville International Airport Wednesday afternoon after authorities say he was in possession of guns illegally. According to police, 38-year-old Michael S. Pridham tried to check in two unloaded shotguns at the customs office at the airport. Pridham told police that he was [...]

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21/01/11 OFFICER DOWN-Det. Lt. Paul Silveira

MATTAPOISETT MA Jan 21 2011 — The Mattapoisett Police Department lost one of its highest ranking officers Friday, Jan. 14, when Det. Lt. Paul Silveira died as a result of a brain aneurysm he experienced while on the job. Silveira, 60, of Mattapoisett, was on duty Jan. 6, and had just returned to the station [...]

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21/01/11 Atlanta armored truck guard in critical condiiton after being shot www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA Jan 21 2011 A gunman who held up an armored car in DeKalb County Friday morning shot the Loomis Armored guard multiple times “without provocation,” the FBI said. The wounded guard was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition and underwent surgery. His updated condition was not immediately available. Authorities believe the [...]

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21/01/11 Oklahoma City police officer charged with child sex abuse charges www.privateofficer.com

Oklahoma City OK Jan 21 2011 A police officer, who was honored as a top foster parent, was arrested Wednesday on child sex abuse complaints. Sgt. Maurice Anthony Martinez, 44, was arrested on complaints of lewd acts with a child younger than 16 and forcible sodomy, police spokesman Capt. Patrick Stewart said. Martinez has been [...]

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21/01/11 Federal agents-police round up 100 mobsters www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY Jan 21 2011 More than 800 federal, state and local agents arrested over 100 suspected mobsters today from New York City to Italy in the single largest operation against the mob in the FBI’s history, officials said today. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said 91 are suspected members or associates of [...]

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21/01/11 Adopted son kidnaps father for money www.privateofficer.com

FAIRHOPE, Alabama Jan 21 2011 – Police say a Fairhope teen kidnapped his father with a machete forcing him to drive to the bank to withdraw money. The crime happened Wednesday. Daphne Police say around 1:00 p.m., 19-year-old Zachary Barber kidnapped his adoptive father with a machete and two knives. Barber drove from Fairhope and [...]

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21/01/11 Godley High teacher aid arrested for student sexual incident www.privateofficer.com

Godley TX Jan 21 2011 Police arrested a Godley High School teacher’s aide at 11:20 a.m. Thursday at her home on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student. Ashley Elizabeth Coleman, 27, of Godley, allegedly sent improper text messages and nude photos to a male student at the school, Godley Police Chief James [...]

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21/01/11 Detroit security guard found guilty of manslaughter www.privateofficer.com

DETROIT MI Jan. 21 2011 An Illinois jury has found a security guard guilty of manslaughter for chasing and then shooting a man he said he caught breaking into his Detroit home. Tigh Croff, 32, could be given up to 17 years in prison when Wayne Circuit Judge Michael Hathaway holds a sentencing hearing Feb. [...]

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21/01/11 Deputy sheriff lay-offs worry community www.privateofficer.com

Belleville IL Jan 21 2011 American Motors manager Nicole Gall had heard about St. Clair County’s plan to lay off a dozen sheriff’s deputies. What she hadn’t heard was that as a result of the layoffs, the department would stop sending deputies to all property crimes not in progress and stop answering business and residential [...]

21/01/11 Portland police start Crises Response Team www.privateofficer.com

PORTLAND, Ore. Jan 21 2011– The Portland Police Bureau has now coupled a police officer with a mental health worker in the hopes of avoiding deadly confrontations between police and people who are mentally ill. With eight police shootings since the start of 2010 – and most of them involving people suffering from mental illness [...]

21/01/11 Armored car guard shot during robbery www.privateofficer.com

LAS VEGAS — An armored truck driver was recovering on Thursday after being shot in the leg during a robbery on the city’s west side, according to Las Vegas Metro police.The gunman, and an accomplice, fled the area, leading to a massive search involving Metro police and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.  Police said the [...]

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20/01/11 2 Miami- Dade police officers killed in shoot-out with murder suspect www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla Jan 20 2011 Two Miami-Dade Police officers were killed during a shootout with a murder suspect in Miami Thursday morning as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a violent fugitive. At least one suspect was reportedly killed in the shootout which happened in Liberty City around 11 a.m. in the area [...]

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20/01/11 Miami police officer critically wounds armed security officer www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fla Jan 20 2011 A man is in critical condition after he was shot by a North Miami Beach police officer inside a notorious Miami strip club Wednesday night. Police say officers went to the Take One Lounge at 333 Northeast 79th St. Wednesday night after they received a tip that Carlus Dewayne McKaufman, [...]

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20/01/11 Lubbock police officer sexually assaulted adopted daughters www.privateofficer.com

Lubbock TX Jan 20 2011 Police Officer Jason Wesley Hignight seemed to have it all before he was arrested Tuesday night on charges he sexually assaulted his two adopted daughters, ages 12 and 16. Hignight, who turned 32 Wednesday, had graduated from the Lubbock Police Academy in June — becoming one of 13 who made [...]

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20/01/11 LA SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE OFFICER SHOT www.privateofficer.com

Woodland Hills CA JAN 20 2011 A Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officer was gunned down right outside El Camino High School, and this has become the second shooting incident that happened within a few days on or near a LAUSD campus. In other words, this occurred the day after the Gardena High School [...]

20/01/11 Freedom High School student commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

OAKLEY CA Jan 201 2011 — Freedom High School officials tried to comfort students Tuesday in the wake of a student’s apparent suicide. A 15-year-old sophomore was struck and killed by a freight train Monday morning just west of East Cypress Avenue. The train’s engineer said that the victim waited for the train to approach [...]

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20/01/11 Washington police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Vancover WA Jan 20 2011 OFFICER IDENTIFIED NOW AS : Officer Douglas Deaver, 46  Police officers found an off-duty police officer dead in a wooded area Tuesday night, several hours after he fired gunshots and threatened suicide at a home on Northeast Schauer Drive, a short road off Osman and Berry roads a few miles [...]

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20/01/11 Police officer arrested in son’s death www.privateofficer.com

Port Vue PA Jan 20 2011 A police officer whose son young killed himself with his service pistol told investigators he kept the gun “ready to rock” with a round in the chamber in the same closet as snacks and Christmas gifts. John A. Thompson, 38, of Liberty surrendered Wednesday to Allegheny County police on [...]

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20/01/11 Des Moines area teacher charged with child abuse www.privateofficer.com

Des Moines IA Jan 20 2011 A teacher in the Melcher-Dallas school system has been arrested on a charge of second-degree sexual abuse. David Loren Bennett is charged with sexual abuse. David Bennett, 40, of Dallas, was arrested on Tuesday. Officials said he was taken into custody following a joint investigation by the Marion County [...]

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20/01/11 Teen charged as adult in kidnapping at school www.privateofficer.com

Las Vegas NV Jan 20 2011 A Las Vegas teenager has been indicted as an adult on eight counts, including attempted murder and kidnapping, after he was accused of putting a knife to the throat of a middle school secretary and trying to stab a school dean. The indictment against Carlos Geovani Garcia Jr., who [...]

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20/01/11 Two Vermont teens commit suicide www.privateofficer.com

Dummerston VT Jan 20 2011 Tuesday’s suicide of a 15-year-old boy in Jericho was the second in Vermont involving a teenager in as many days. Vermont State Police in Brattleboro said a 16-year old girl in Dummerston died Monday of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. “The two separate incidents of suicide in the last 36 [...]

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20/01/11 Chattooga County teacher arrested for wexual misconduct www.privateofficer.com

Trion Ga Jan 20 2011 A fourth-grade Chattooga County science teacher has been arrested by Trion, Ga., police on allegations of sexual misconduct involving a 15-year-old and on pornography charges, records show. David Kenneth Daniel, 48, of Lyerly, Ga., was charged Monday night with enticing a child for indecent purposes, criminal attempt to commit child [...]

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20/01/11 Irving teacher under arrest for student sexual encounters www.privateofficer.com

IRVING, Texas Jan 20 2011- A North Texas teacher allegedly had a sexual relationship with a former student. Dallas police on Tuesday arrested 36-year-old Michael DSpain at Farine Elementary School in the 600 block of Metker Street in Irving.  According to investigators, the relationship took place last year when DSpain was a teacher at Booker [...]

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20/01/11 Father, adult son charged with sexually assaulting cousin www.privateofficer.com

HUFFMAN, Texas Jan 20 2011 —A 47-year-old man and his 22-year-old son are accused of sexually assaulting their 12-year-old cousin in Harris County. Alvin Brewer and his son, Robert Brewer, were charged with sexual assault of a child on January 14 and were each out on $30,000 bond Tuesday. According to court documents, the girl [...]

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20/01/11 Dover teacher charged with rape of student www.privateofficer.com

Dover, Del.Jan 20 2011 — Joseph Tighe, 62, of Dover, was arrested Jan. 19 for allegedly carrying on an ongoing relationship with a 16-year-old female Dover High School student. The Dover Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit arrested Tighe for eight counts of rape in the fourth degree and other charges after an investigation revealed that [...]

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20/01/11 Musuems increased targets of thefts www.privateofficer.com

Bethesda MD Jan 20 2011 Bronze sculptures stolen from a Bethesda museum and vandalized were reportedly worth about $90,000. The thief allegedly sold them to a scrap dealer for $150. The artworks are back at the Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum, after a worker at Montgomery Scrap in Rockville realized he had bought stolen goods. [...]

20/01/11 Fort Worth teacher had inappropriate pictures on cellphone www.privateofficer.com

FORT WORTH TX Jan 20 2011 – A Fort Worth Paschal High School assistant band director has been arrested for the second time on three new warrants for improper photography. Police say George A Flores had hundreds of inappropriate photos of women on his cellphone, include pictures of some of them were students at Paschal. [...]

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19/01/11 Livonia Michigan police officer killed in shoot-out www.privateofficer.com

WALLED LAKE, Mich.Jan 19 2011 – Livonia police said that a Livonia police officer and a suspect were killed during a shooting at Glenwood and Maple roads in Walled Lake near the Commerce Township border. The Livonia Police Department held a news conference on Monday night to address the shooting. Livonia Police Chief Robert Stevenson [...]

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