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Monthly Archives: February 2011

19/02/11 Police charges security guard with theft of computer www.privateofficer.com

Murrieta CA Feb 19 2011 A security guard hired to watch over the new Loma Linda University Medical Center facility in Murrieta has been arrested after police said he was seen leaving the facility with a computer monitor worth $6,500, said Sgt. Mark Reid. Ontario resident Adam Keophommachack, 43, was taken into custody Wednesday and [...]

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19/02/11 Guard service secretary sues over sexual harrasement www.privateofficer.com

PITTSBURGH PA Feb 19 2011 — A South Hills-based security company and its president are being sued by a former secretary who says she was fired for complaining about being sexually harassed. “She stepped into a buzzsaw,” said Jennifer Flynn’s lawyer, Sam Cordes. “According to what we are alleging in the complaint, the owner decided [...]

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19/02/11 S.C. woman attending garden killed by dogs www.privateofficer.com

COLUMBIA, S.C.Feb 19 2011 (AP) — The nephew of a South Carolina woman killed by two dogs says his aunt was working in her garden as she did every day when she was attacked. Nijoku Odom says 66-year-old Sirlinda Hayes and the rest of his family weren’t afraid of the rottweilers, who sometimes got loose [...]

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19/02/11 Pittsburgh crimes scenes to be heavily guarded after shooting www.privateofficer.com

PITTSBURGH PA Feb 19 2011—Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. says he’s working with county police on having a unit available with rifles to guard crime scenes in dangerous situations. Zappala talked about the plan after two shots were fired in the direction of police, crime scene technicians and others working the scene of [...]

19/02/11 NC TROOPER PLEADS GUILTY OF HOLDING WOMAN AGAINST HER WILL www.privateofficer.com

RALEIGH NC Feb 19 2011 — A former North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper has pleaded guilty to a charge related to allegations he sexually assaulted a female motorist in Wake County. Larry B. Lovick pleaded guilty Friday to felonious restraint, which is a felony punishable by to up to 59-months in jail. Lovick was [...]

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19/02/11 Zionsville High School teacher arrested for child seduction www.privateofficer.com

ZIONSVILLE, Ind.Feb 19 2011 — A former Zionsville High School teacher has been arrested, accused of having inappropriate contact with a student. Mandy Jared, 33, has been charged with two counts of felony child seduction. In a news release, the school district said it was made aware of the allegations on Dec. 9 and that [...]

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18/02/11 NOPD officer convicted of rapes faces life in prison www.privateofficer.com

New Orleans LA Feb 18 2011 Police officers take an oath to serve and protect, and their presence is supposed to be reassuring. Instead, New Orleans police officer Henry Hollins was a predator with a badge. New Orleans police officer Henry Hollins was convicted of attempted aggravated rape and second-degree kidnapping. He faces between 15 [...]

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18/02/11 Store employee puts semen into yogurt samples www.privateofficer.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Feb 18 2011– Police have matched DNA taken from a 31-year-old man to semen found in a yogurt sample that was offered at an Albuquerque grocery store. Albuquerque Police Department spokeswoman Trish Hoffman said Thursday an investigation is continuing but the man faces a potential charge for battery. Hoffman says Food and Drug [...]

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18/02/11 Couple shoplifts $5 million from Safeway stores www.privateofficer.com

PORTLAND OR Feb 18 2011 — Safeway officials say they have proof that a local couple stole more than $5 million in merchandise from stores in the Portland Metro area over the past several years. Police arrested Richard Lavern Remington, 52, and Angela Rose Evans, 32, on Tuesday and the couple was arraigned in Multnomah [...]

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18/02/11 Mall security aids in heroin arrest www.privateofficer.com

Watertown NY Feb 18 2011 Mall Security personnel notified state police Monday afternoon about suspicious activity in Salmon Run Mall, prompting the arrest of a man who allegedly had heroin. Nicholas A. Deegan, 20, of 624 S. Hycliff Drive, Apt. B, also had $1,243 in his pockets and substances that are being analyzed as the [...]

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18/02/11 A&O Mounted Patrols ride on www.privateofficer.com

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 18, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Mounted officers from area police departments will join Troopers from the Alpha & Omega (A&O) Mounted Security Patrol for specialized training for horseback patrols. The A&O Certification Academy will be held at the Willis Ag Arena in Willis, Texas, near Houston, February 16 to 19. A&O [...]

18/02/11 Lawsuit filed against Charlotte nightclub and security www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, NC Feb 18 2011(WBTV) – A Charlotte man has filed a lawsuit against a local club after he was allegedly beaten by the club’s security guards. The lawsuit filed by Yasine Moudarrir and his wife accuses Suite and the Epicentre of being negligent. In an interview taped last month, Yasine’s wife told WBTV her [...]

18/02/11 Union City NJ security officer arrested after buying drugs www.privateofficer.com

Jersey City NJ Feb 18 2011 A Union City school security guard and Health Department inspector was arrested on drug charges in Jersey City last night when officials say he was driving a marked city vehicle with a suspended driver’s license. Guido L. Guirado, 39, of Manhattan Avenue in Union City, was busted when he [...]

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18/02/11 Quick think security officer leads police to mass murderer in NYC www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY Feb 18 2011 In the hours that police lost track of stabbing spree suspect Maksim Gelman, he crossed paths with a New Yorker whose quick thinking likely led to the accused killer’s dramatic capture in Times Square. Security guard Kennie Morel talked to Gelman for about 30 minutes last Saturday morning [...]

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18/02/11 TSA officers busted for stealing at Kennedy Airport www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY Feb 18 2011 Two TSA officers were busted Wednesday for stealing $40,000 from a bag at Kennedy Airport they thought belonged to a drug dealer, a law enforcement source said. Under questioning, the pair also admitted swiping up to $160,000 from other unsuspecting passengers. Rogue agents Davon Webb, 30, and Persad [...]

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18/02/11 NC Burger King employees swap drugs and cash instead of burgers www.privateofficer.com

Matthews NC Feb 18 2011 Police have arrested five people they say were involved in a scheme to swap large amounts of cash and marijuana at a Burger King in Matthews. In all, authorities say, they recovered more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana and $250,000 in cash. Investigators say the scheme included a former police [...]

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18/02/11 North Carolina pastor arrested in Ponzi scheme www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C.Feb 18 2011 — The federal government is accusing two North Carolina men, including a church pastor, of duping investors with a Ponzi scheme. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Monroe-based PMC Strategy in federal court in Charlotte. The agency says the firm persuaded investors to put up nearly $670,000 under false [...]

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18/02/11 Security guards get prison for parking authority thefts www.privateofficer.com

NEW BRUNSWICK NJ Feb 18 2011 — Two former security officers for the New Brunswick Parking Authority have been sentenced to prison time for stealing a combined total of more than $100,000 in payments made by motorists to park in the city. Thevio Eliscar, 30, of New Brunswick, was sentenced Monday to seven years in [...]

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18/02/11 Broome County school employee charged with sex assault www.privateofficer.com

Syracuse, NY Feb 18 2011 A Broome County woman has been charged for having a sexual relationship with a student when she was employed at Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES. Former teacher’s assistant Christen L. Hayes, 30, of the Town of Chenango was charged on January 27th with three counts of 3rd Degree Rape, 3 counts [...]

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18/02/11 NY DSS security scuffles with disorderly man www.privateofficer.com

Stafford NY Feb 18 2011 A 26-year-old Stafford man apparently had a bad day at the Department of Social Services office and when a security guard told him it was time to leave, he didn’t immediately comply. “The situation became verbal and then it became physical,” said Trooper Mark Catanzaro. The initial 9-1-1 call for [...]

18/02/11 Indiana deputy’s 4 yr old son dies in accidental shooting www.privateofficer.com

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN Feb 18 2011 – The 4-year-old son of a Franklin County, Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy has died after he was accidentally shot in the stomach by a gun he and his twin brother found in the basement of their home. Aiden Mehlbauer died Wednesday evening at about 6:30 p.m. at Children’s Hospital after [...]

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18/02/11 Univ of Rochester security stops fire from spreading www.privateofficer.com

Rochester NY Feb 19 2011 A University of Rochester Security officer on patrol entered the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House at 4:49 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, to discover the entire first floor area of the house engulfed in a haze of smoke. A fire alarm was pulled and the Rochester Fire Department responded to the [...]

18/02/11 Drug Enforcement Commander facing serious drug charges www.privateofficer.com

San Francisco CA Feb 18 2011 News of an arrest of the police commander and a private investigator came as a shock to their friends and colleagues, according to NBC Bay Area’s Jodi Hernandez. According to the state Department of Justice Cmdr. Norman Wielsch was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of distributing marijuana, methamphetamine and [...]

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18/02/11 Construction workers steal pot from Alabama police evidence vault www.privateofficer.com

FLORENCE, AL Feb 18 2011 – Two construction workers are accused of stealing almost 50 pounds of pot from the evidence vault. Florence Police are currently undergoing some reconstruction on their dispatch center. In January, part of the project included installing an exhaust fan in vault. The construction workers were allowed in the vault, accompanied [...]

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17/02/11 OFFICER DOWN -Sergeant Adam Rosenthal

Sergeant Adam Rosenthal Delray Beach Police Department Florida End of Watch: Thursday, February 17, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 39 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Thursday, February 17, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Sergeant Adam Rosenthal was killed [...]

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17/02/11 Security officer struggles physically, financially after being injured sixteen months ago www.privateofficer.com

Fisherville VA Feb 17 2011 Sixteen months after being sucker-punched from behind while working as a part-time security guard at Eastside Speedway in Waynesboro, 49-year-old Troy Price of Fishersville continues to struggle both physically and financially. The former head of security at the track, Price was working the night of Oct. 24, 2009, when a [...]

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17/02/11 OFFICER DOWN-Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata

Special Agent Jaime J. ZapataUnited States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations U.S. Government End of Watch: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 [...]

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17/02/11 North Miami Beach director pleads guilty in scam www.privateofficer.com

Miami Fl Feb 17 2011 A former North Miami Beach public services director has agreed to plead guilty for his involvement in a financial scheme that cost the city more than $2 million – including the purchase of hundreds of manholes that were never installed. Marty King, a former public services director, charged the city [...]

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17/02/11 Ohio man guilty of posing as security guard www.privateofficer.com

MIDDLETOWN OH Feb 17 2011 — A Middletown man has been ordered to stay away from an apartment complex and nursing home after pleading guilty to impersonating a security guard. William Haeger, 28, pleaded guilty to one charge of prohibited acts by a security guard Friday at Middletown Municipal Court. Two counts of the same [...]

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17/02/11 Girl, dead, brother dipped in acid was case of child abuse www.privateofficer.com

West Palm Beach Fla Feb 17 2011 Eight hours after 10-year-old Victor Doctor stumbled out of his adoptive father’s pickup truck overcome by toxic fumes, Florida child welfare investigators dispatched to the boy’s West Miami-Dade home on Monday were confronted with a startling question: Where was Victor’s twin sister? The answer would turn the red [...]

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