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Monthly Archives: January 2011

19/01/11 Camden NJ lays off half of it’s police force www.privateofficer.com

CAMDEN, N.J.Jan 19 2011 – Some firefighters turned in their helmets and police officers their badges Tuesday as part of deep municipal layoffs destined to further erode the quality of life in Camden, already one of the nation’s most impoverished and crime-ridden cities. About 335 workers, representing one-sixth of the local government work force, lost [...]

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19/01/11 Ga. youth counselor charged with having sex with teenager www.privateofficer.com

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.Jan 19 2011 — A local youth counselor is accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. Police said James Ben Harris,33, worked with children at Lawrenceville’s Brookwood Baptist Church in Gwinnett County. Investigators said Harris met the victim in his Sunday school class and that the two had gone [...]

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19/01/11 NY man indicted in DUI death of campus security officer www.privateofficer.com

HERKIMER NY Jan 19 2011 — A 23-year-old Rome man has been charged in connection with an alcohol-related head-on crash in Frankfort last September that killed a Mohawk Valley Community College security guard. Roy Kangas was indicted on a sealed-indictment in Herkimer County Court Tuesday on 11 charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, first-degree and second-degree [...]

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19/01/11 Boy kills family members with birthday present www.privateofficer.com

SPARTANBURG, SC Jan 19 2011 – Neighbors say they are stunned by the accusation that a 14-year-old South Carolina boy they knew as a well-mannered kid is the same teen police say shot and killed members of his family. Spartanburg Public Safety officials say the teen called around midnight Monday and said he had shot [...]

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19/01/11 N.C. School Resource Officer Arrested For Gas Theft www.privateofficer.com

LEXINGTON, N.C.Jan 19 2011 — A Davidson County school resource officer was fired Tuesday after being charged with stealing diesel fuel from Ledford Senior High School. Josh Moretz, 28, of Lexington, was fired after being charged with misdemeanor larceny. Detectives accused Moretz of stealing diesel fuel from activity buses around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Sheriff David [...]

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19/01/11 Georgia woman charged with plotting husband’s murder www.privateofficer.com

Columbus GA Jan 19 2011 A Georgia woman is facing charges after police say she tried to have her husband killed. Columbus Police say on Sunday, January 16th, they were contacted by a confidential informant who told them that a friend of hers was trying to get someone to murder her spouse, 45-year-old Michael Burmeister [...]

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19/01/11 Teen charged with robbery-murder in Georgia www.privateofficer.com

ALBANY, GA January 19 2011 –An Albany teenager admits he was part of a violent robbery in which a teenaged store clerk was executed. 16 year old Anthony Hill is in jail, charged with the December 18th holdup at the Miscelanea Guate-Mex store on Radium Springs Road. The clerk, 19 year old Sentos Vicente, was [...]

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19/01/11 Shoplifter injures himself with knife during escape www.privateofficer.com

CINCINNATI OH Jan 19 2011- An alleged shoplifter tried to threaten a security guard with a knife when he was caught, but hurt himself in the process. Police say on Monday, 28-year-old Lonnie White had stolen items from the T.J. Maxx store on 4th Street when he was stopped by a store security guard. White [...]

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19/01/11 Indiana student charged with Facebook threats www.privateofficer.com

Indianapolis Ind Jan 19 2011 – A 16-year-old student at Warren Central High School was arrested for threats he allegedly made on Facebook. He was later released after prosecutors determined that charges under the state’s intimidation law would not hold. Another student noticed the threats and told his grandparents, who reported it to police. According [...]

19/01/11 Security-police officers nab apartment burglar www.privateofficer.com

SPARTANBURG, S.C. Jan 19 2011 A Chesnee man is charged with burglary after he struggled with a deputy during the arrest. Jonathan Christopher Marler, 18, is charged with burglary third degree and resisting arrest with no assault according to the Spartanburg County Detention Center website. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was called [...]

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19/01/11 Huntington Beach police may post arrests on Facebook www.privateofficer.com

Huntington Beach CA. Jan 19 2011 Police in a city ranked top in the state for alcohol-related traffic fatalities might soon be trying a new tactic to keep drunken drivers off the road: Electronic shaming on Facebook. In a contentious move that has raised the hackles of privacy advocates and been met with resistance from [...]

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19/01/11 Man commits suicide by jumping from Las Vegas Casino tower www.privateofficer.com

Las Vegas NV Jan 19 2011 Authorities are reporting that a man has jumped to his death Monday from a tower at Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas police have identified the man and said on Tuesday that he was 23-year-old Shane Donlan, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. The coroner [...]

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19/01/11 Apache Mall security stop man armed with 2 handguns www.privateofficer.com

Rochester MN Jan 19 2011 A 23-year-old Rochester man has been arrested for allegedly bringing two handguns into the Apache Mall in Rochester. Police say one of the guns was loaded, but they also say it does “not” appear as if anyone was in any “real” danger. The incident happened just before 11:30 in the [...]

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19/01/11 Robber hits Target cashier in face-grabs money from register www.privateofficer.com

Mesa AZ Jan 19 2011 A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of robbery after police say he hit a Target cashier in the face and tried to steal $362 from her register on Sunday afternoon. Michael Cadavas was stopped by loss-prevention officers inside the store at 1135 S. Gilbert Road about 2:30 p.m., moments [...]

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19/01/11 Miami plane held after bomb scare www.privateofficer.com

MIAMI Fla Jan 19 2011 — Authorities say an empty holder for detonators used in construction or oil drilling prompted a bomb squad inspection of an American Airlines plane that arrived Monday at Miami International Airport from Brazil. A Miami-Dade Police bomb squad was dispatched to the plane after baggage handlers found a suspicious item [...]

18/01/11 Family of dead teen who stowed away on plane hires attorney www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jan 18 2011The family of a Charlotte teen whose mutilated body was found in a Boston suburb has retained legal counsel in connection with their son’s death. The body of Delvonte Tisdale, 16, was found severely mutilated in November 2010 after the teen was reported missing from his home on Nov. 14. A [...]

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18/01/11 Securitas Security wins $99 million airport contract www.privateofficer.com

HAWAII Jan 18 2011 The state has awarded a $99 million, three-year contract to Securitas Services for security guard work at state airports. Securitas is the incumbent contractor and its bid for the new job was $10.3 million lower than its closest competitor. State Sen. Donna Kim, D-14th (Moanalua, Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Halawa [...]

18/01/11 Security officer, 1 other charged with hacking 100,000 IPad user accounts www.privateofficer.com

NEWARK, N.J. Jan 18 2011 — Two hackers stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including those of politicians and famous media personalities, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in announcing criminal charges against the men. AT&T revealed the security vulnerability months ago, and U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said there was no evidence [...]

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18/01/11 Nightclub security involved in gun battle wounded www.privateofficer.com

Vallejo CA Jan 18 2011 A gun battle in the parking lot of a Vallejo bar left one security guard and at least one patron injured Friday night, police said Monday. Vallejo police responded to George’s Den on the 100 block of Maple Street at about 11 p.m. following a drive-by shooting apparently connected to [...]

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18/01/11 Security officer aids Georgia police in burglary arrest www.privateofficer.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. Jan 18 2011 — Police arrested one man but were searching for a second after the men allegedly tried to strip copper from the top of a DeKalb County shopping center early Tuesday. A Kroger security guard called police at 1:30 a.m. to report a pair of men on the roof of [...]

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18/01/11 Hospital security spots wanted fugitive-aids in arrest www.privateofficer.com

Morgantown WVA Jan 18 2011 A man being sought in a stabbing and three violent carjackings in Allegheny County was arrested in West Virginia, police said. Morgantown police found Joseph Anthony Manna, 27, at a city homeless shelter about 10 p.m. Sunday, Moon police said. He was being held at Doddridge Regional Jail in West [...]

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18/01/11 Charlotte Subway Restaurant Employee Kills Robber www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Jan 18 2011 An employee of a Subway restaurant shot two men who were trying to rob the store Monday night, killing one of them and wounding the other, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. The shootings took place just before 7 p.m. at 626 W. Sugar Creek Road, in a row of businesses fronting the [...]

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18/01/11 Security aids police in capture of school burglar www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio Jan 18 2011— A man was taken into custody early Monday morning after he was caught inside a middle school on the city’s east side. Authorities said an alarm inside Johnson Park Middle School, located at 1130 South Waverly St., went off at about 4:30 a.m., 10TV’s Tino Ramos reported. A security guard [...]

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18/01/11 Nearly 700 police officers assigned to new Freedom Tower www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY Jan 18 2011 Nearly 700 police officers will be assigned to a command dedicated solely to the new Freedom Tower and surrounding blocks, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday morning. The World Trade Center Command will have substantially more officers than most NYPD precincts, with 673 officers assigned to it by [...]

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17/01/11 Parking violator pulls knife on security officer www.privateofficer.com

Santa Claritas CA Jan 17 2011 Police reported that on Saturday, a Private Security Officer working for William S. Hart Park was assaulted with a knife after asking a woman to move their car from a “No Parking Zone.” While working routine patrol in William S. Hart Park,the Security Officer drove up to a parked [...]

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17/01/11 Teen shoplifter pulls knife on store security www.privateofficer.com

Skoie IL Jan 17 2011 A young female whipped out a large steak knife in making her getaway after a failed theft at Bloomingdale’s in Skokie about 5 p.m. Friday. The girl eluded almost a dozen officers for more than 20 minutes after leaving the department store at Old Orchard Mall. Details are limited, but [...]

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17/01/11 Man charged with assault on casino security www.privateofficer.com

Elgin IL Jan 17 2011 Police arrested a casino patron identified as Robert J. Czaska, of the 3500 block of Sonoma Circle of Lake in the Hills, early Saturday after complaints were made by Grand Victoria Casino security that he was highly intoxicated and behaving in a belligerent fashion, according to police reports. As casino [...]

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17/01/11 Twin brothers charged with Colorado bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

AURORA, Colo. Jan 17 2011– Twin pair arrested Friday on suspicion of robbing a bank at gunpoint in Aurora were identified over the weekend as twin brothers. Police Detective Bob Friel said an officer shot and wounded 26-year-old Tristin Gemall McGlothin in the process. Jovan Gemark McGlothin was caught and arrested after a short foot [...]

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17/01/11 NC School System Employee Arrested For Sexual Misconduct www.privateofficer.com

Forsyth County NC Jan 17 2011 County sheriff’s investigators arrested an athletic trainer with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on Saturday on a charge involving sexual misconduct with a student. Herman Shiron Blount, 27, of 211 Dalewood Drive in Winston-Salem works at Carver High School. He is charged with one felony count of sexual offense with [...]

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16/01/11 Armored Truck Involved In Serious Wreck www.privateofficer.com

ROCHESTER, N.H.Jan 18 2011 — Rochester police are investigating a crash involving a dump truck and an armored truck. Police said the crash happened on Washington Street near the Spaulding Turnpike underpass, just before 1 p.m. on January 14. Police said the crash happened when the dump truck was making a right-hand turn into a [...]

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