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Monthly Archives: January 2011

16/01/11 California man stalked women, stoled identites on Facebook www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta Ga Jan 16 2011 When you forget your password for your email account, a few standard security questions will give you a chance to prove your identity. If this information is publicly displayed anywhere on Facebook, you’re vulnerable to hacking. Here’s a cautionary tale about exactly that. George Bronk, a 23-year-old from Citrus Heights, [...]

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16/01/11 NJ police department scales back services, response www.privateofficer.com

HOWELL NJ Jan 16 2011 — Beginning Monday, the public should not expect a township police officer to take a report of minor incidents, such as a mailbox knocked down or a small theft with no alleged suspects. Instead, police dispatchers will take a brief description of the incident, after which the department will send [...]

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16/01/11 University of Rochester student stabbed to death www.privateofficer.com

Rochester, N.Y.Jan 16 2011 –Rochester Police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Daren Venable with second degree murder in the death of fellow University of Rochester student Jeffrey Bordeaux. The two attended a party Friday night at the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Police say an argument quickly turned physical. Venable allegedly stabbed Bordeaux multiple times. Police were [...]

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16/01/11 Internet Crime Warnings From Satsuma Police www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Ala.Jan 16 2011 — In 2002, a Satsuma couple made a good living — as in $250,000 a year — selling Palm Pilots and Beanie Babies on eBay. Working from home, the entrepreneurs had very low inventory costs, because they had none. The business was a scam. Satsuma Police Department’s Lt. Jana Dukes remembers [...]

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15/01/11 OFFICER DOWN-Police Officer Christopher Matlosz

Police Officer Christopher Matlosz Lakewood Police Department New Jersey End of Watch: Friday, January 14, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 7 years Badge Number: 317 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, January 14, 2011 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: At large Police Officer Chris Matlosz was shot and [...]

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15/01/11 OFFICER DOWN-Police Officer Rogerio Morales

Police Officer Rogerio Morales Davie Police Department Florida End of Watch: Thursday, January 13, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: 887 Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Monday, January 10, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Rogerio Morales suffered a fatal [...]

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15/01/11 US Border Patrol Agent Arrested For Hiding Felon Father www.privateofficer.com

SAN DIEGO CA Jan 15 2011 — A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego hid his father, a twice-deported illegal immigrant, in his house and lied about it, authorities allege. Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, was arrested Monday at the Border Patrol station in Imperial Beach, Calif., the FBI told the Los Angeles Times. [...]

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15/01/11 Armored car guard disarmed and robbed www.privateofficer.com

St. Paul MN Jan 15 2011 An armed robber fought with an armored car employee in St. Paul this morning, disarmed him and got away with cash, police said. No one was injured. Police aren’t reporting the amount stolen, but local television stations have said it was about $70,000. Police were called at 5:43 a.m. [...]

15/01/11 US Coast Guard helps police capture armed robber www.privateofficer.com

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Jan 15 2011 — The Coast Guard assisted in locating a man suspected of armed robbery near Corpus Christi, Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call from an officer with the Gregory Police Department at 1:30 p.m., requesting assistance in locating an armed robbery suspect. The officer reported [...]

15/01/11 On the lam for 30 years, U.S. Marshals ends escapee’s freedom www.privateofficer.com

Homosassa Fla Jan 15 2011 Federal authorities say they have arrested a fugitive in rural Florida who was on the lam for 30 years after faking a heart attack to escape from prison. A handwritten document buried in a file led cold case investigators to Ian Jackson MacDonald, 71, the U.S. Marshals Service said in [...]

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15/01/11 Take-Over bank robbers disarm security officer www.privateofficer.com

Aurora CO Jan 15 2011 Officers wounded a bank robbery suspect during a foot chase Friday afternoon, Aurora police said. The suspect’s wounds were not life-threatening. Detective Bob Friel, spokesman for the Aurora Police Department, described the 4:30 p.m. incident at the Citywide Bank in the 10600 block of East Colfax Avenue as a “takeover [...]

15/01/11 Charlotte schools may cut 32 security positions www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, NC Jan 15 2011- Charlotte – Mecklenburg school (CMS) superintendent Peter Gorman is recommending to cut about $1 million from the district’s school’s law enforcement division. This means about 32 campus security associates could be laid off. CMS is trying to fill a potential $100 million budget gap. CMS Police chief Bud Cesena says [...]

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15/01/11 Husband kills wife, 2 children before committing suicide www.privateofficer.com

NOVI, Mich. Jan 15 2011 – A man killed his wife and two children in the bedrooms of their stately southeast Michigan home before apparently committing suicide inside his sport utility vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot, police said Friday. Officers found the bodies of Jennifer Schons, 38, and the couple’s two sons – Tynan, 6, and [...]

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15/01/11 Police dig up septic tank to recover drugs www.privateofficer.com

Rowan County NC Jan 15 2011A Rowan County man faces drug charges after authorities discovered heroin in his septic tank. On Thursday, Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies went to a home at 140 Scarlet Road in China Grove. As detectives approached the door, they saw a man running toward a bathroom inside, according to the Sheriff’s [...]

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14/01/11 Bouncers overstuffed wallet stops knife www.privateofficer.com

Germany Jan 14 2011 A bouncer’s cards end up stopping knife blows. Who knew that having a wallet overstuffed with plastic would save a person’s life? The 31-year-old pub bouncer in Germany was carrying a wallet full of 20 plastic cards when he was stabbed four times in the chest. The cards actually stopped the [...]

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14/01/11 NJ Security guards rally for better wages, benefits www.privateofficer.com

Jersey City NJ Jan 14 2011 Jersey Nearly three dozen security guards rallied for better pay and health benefits yesterday afternoon in Jersey City. Members of Service Employees International Union local 32BJ, who organized the rally, said security guards who work in Jersey City’s financial firms should be treated with the same dignity as the [...]

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14/01/11 Federal lawsuit filed by student alleging he was beat by security www.privateofficer.com

ST. LOUIS MO Jan 14 2011 A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges that a 15-year-old student at Imagine College Preparatory High School was beaten by staff and a St. Louis police officer. Named in the suit are Genesa Smith, a teacher; Eugene Page, a St. Louis police officer who the suit said is Smith’s boyfriend; [...]

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14/01/11 Armed man slips into Florida courthouse www.privateofficer.com

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla Jan 14 2011 — A man distraught about his divorce case entered the crowded lobby of the Broward County Courthouse Friday morning, pointed a handgun at himself and demanded to speak with a judge. Courthouse deputies saw Marin Stroia, 59, of Oakland Park enter the courthouse lobby through an unmanned exit door [...]

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14/01/11 Apartment security officer shoots man in Tulsa www.privateofficer.com

Tulsa Okl Jan 14 2011 Police are dealing with conflicting accounts of an apartment complex shooting Thursday night when a security guard allegedly shot a man in a vehicle, police said. Tulsa Police responded to the Silver Springs Apartments in the 8500 block of East 63rd Street about 11:15 p.m. and found 25-year-old Christopher Smith [...]

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14/01/11 Man arrested after puppy impaled with knife www.privateofficer.com

CUMBERLAND COUNTY NC Jan 14 2011 — A Fayetteville man is wanted for animal cruelty in the alleged maiming of an eight-week old puppy. Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies said 26-year old Cory Lashan Price, of 2210 Caramel Drive, was arguing with his girlfriend when she told him to leave. As he was leaving, Price allegedly [...]

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13/01/11 Couple freezes to death after getting lost www.privateofficer.com

Frederick County MD Jan 13 2011 Jo Rinehart arrived at her parents’ home and knew the empty driveway and locked house were bad signs. When she went inside, she saw that her mother’s cellphone had been forgotten on a kitchen counter. It was filled with worried, frantic and plaintive messages from Rinehart and her siblings, [...]

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13/01/11 Jacksonville teacher arrested for filming people in restroom www.privateofficer.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan 13 2011– A local teacher has been arrested, accused of recording people using the restroom at a local movie theatre. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Joshua Olsen teaches at the Greenwood School on Regency Square Boulevard. A male juvenile told police he was in a stall at the Regal Cinemas [...]

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13/01/11 Heroin-Cocaine found on Royal Carribbean cruise ship in Baltimore www.privateofficer.com

Baltimore MD Jan 13 2011 Drug-sniffing dogs found nearly $100,000 worth of cocaine and heroin aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in a federal investigation of an employee smuggling ring, authorities said Tuesday. The search on Saturday uncovered 1 1/2 pounds of heroin and nearly a pound of cocaine aboard the ship Enchantment of the [...]

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13/01/11 Alabama college student mistaken for burglar shot to death www.privateofficer.com

MOBILE, Alabama Jan 13 2011 – A 26-year-old woman was shot and killed Monday night. Investigators say she was mistaken for a burglar. The shooting happened around 11:30 at a home on Jeff Hamilton Road in Mobile County. Deputies say Joy Logan, a student at Faulkner State Community College, was shot by her 18-year-old cousin [...]

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13/01/11 Pregnant woman sues nightclub for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL Jan 13 2011 A nightclub is being sued in Chicago after ejecting a woman from the establishment just for being pregnant. According to Michelle Lee, she had stopped by the bar and was catching up with friends at the nightspot near her parents’ home when a bouncer pulled her aside. “Can I ask [...]

13/01/11 NJ Security guard looses case for harrasement www.privateofficer.com

New Jersey Jan 13 2011 A New Jersey woman who claimed the stress of her work as a hospital security guard left her with a psychiatric disablity cannot collect workers’ compensation benefits, a state judge has ruled. The case centered on the allegation by the woman — referred to as J. T. in legal documents [...]

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13/01/11 Florida police chief charged with misconduct www.privateofficer.com

WINDERMERE, Fla. Jan 13 2011— The police chief of the central Florida suburb where golfer Tiger Woods had his infamous 2009 crash has been arrested and charged with misconduct. Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Susie Murphy says Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor was taken into custody Wednesday morning. He faces one count of official [...]

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12/01/11 OFFICER DOWN Police Officer William H. Torbit Jr.

Police Officer William H. Torbit Jr. Baltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Sunday, January 9, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 8 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Date of Incident: Sunday, January 9, 2011 Weapon Used: Officer’s handgun Suspect Info: Not available Officer William [...]

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12/01/11 Everett Wa. security officer subdues rapist www.privateofficer.com

Everett WA Jan 12 2011 She barely speaks above a whisper, but the bruises across her body speaks volumes. The woman says she was attacked in the women’s bathroom at the Ay Chihuahua Restaurant. The first sign of trouble came in the form of men’s “working shoes” in the next stall. Moments later, that man [...]

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12/01/11 Oklahoma security officer confronts bank robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

ENID OKL Jan 12 2011 — Members of Enid Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the attempted robbery of an Enid bank branch Monday evening. At 5:47 p.m. Monday, an armed man walked into Central National Bank, 2219 W. Willow. The bank has an armed security guard and the guard confronted the [...]

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