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Monthly Archives: March 2011

31/03/11 Georgia police arrest violent duo wanted in armored car robberies, murder www.privateofficer.com

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.March 31 2011 — Gwinnett County police announced two arrests in connection with a series of ATM and armored car robberies in Metro Atlanta over the past 5 months. Stacy Lamont Dooley and Quinton Lamar Booker have been charged in the series of eight armed robberies and the murder of an armored car guard [...]

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31/03/11 TN man guilty of killing man, eating his flesh www.privateofficer.com

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.March 31 2011 – A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing a man in a bar and eating his flesh. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that jurors on Tuesday convicted Herbert Mike Merritt of first-degree murder. Merritt shot Anthony Laymond “Tony” Ford six times before stabbing him and carving out a piece of [...]

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31/03/11 Mother-daughter sentenced in shoplifting-assault www.privateofficer.com

MIDDLETOWN PA March 31 2011 – The two were shoplifting with their children when they got into a fight with a 55-year-old Oxford Valley Mall security guard and severely beat the woman. A mother and daughter from Trenton who beat a 55-year-old Oxford Valley Mall security guard who tried to stop them from shoplifting were [...]

31/03/11 Former Massechusetts teacher charged with rape

GREENFIELD, Mass. March 31 2011 – A former middle school teacher has been arrested and charged with rape charges, after alleged sexual assaults on a former student. Mary Carey, spokesperson for Northwestern District Attorney Dave Sullivan’s office, tells abc40 and FOX 6 that 45-year-old Brendan Kenny of Greenfield was arrested Monday night by State Police on multiple [...]

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31/03/11 Virginia Beach security officer intervenes in armed robbery www.privateofficer.com

Virginia Beach VA March 31 2011 I would have done that for anybody being chased in the parking lot, that’s my job, that’s what I get paid to do.” Still afraid to show his face, fearing retaliation; Thomas, a security guard for Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach says he knew instantly Monday night wouldn’t be [...]

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31/03/11 Teens left locked in police van over 14 hours www.privateofficer.com

FORT LEE, N.J. March 31 2011- Three New Jersey police officers have been suspended after five arrested teenagers spent the night locked up in a police van. The teens were among a group of 20 who were rounded up after neighbors complained about a loud house party early Saturday. Fort Lee’s attorney Lee Cohen says [...]

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31/03/11 NY nurse arrested for prescriptions fraud www.privateofficer.com

Batavia, N.Y March 31 2011 Police say that a nurse, identified as Sege D. Kalmbacher Sr. is under arrest after authorities say he was illegally writing his own prescriptions for narcotic pain medicine. Detectives say the 36-year old Town of Byron man used his position as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to get access to [...]

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31/03/11 Police arrest suspects in armored guard killing www.privateofficer.com

ATLANTA GA MARCH 31 2011 Gwinnett County police have arrested two men in connection with a string of violent armored car robberies across the metro Atlanta area, including one in Toco Hill Shopping Center on March 15 that left a Lawrenceville guard dead. Police arrested Stacey Lamont Dooley and Quinton Lamar Booker earlier today, according [...]

31/03/11 Texas prison guards indicted in prisoner beating www.privateofficer.com

AMARILLO TX March 31 2011 — Three fired prison guards have been indicted over the alleged beating of an inmate at a maximum-security unit in Texas. The Amarillo Globe-News reported Wednesday that a fourth indicted guard retired after the June 2010 incident at the Clements Unit. A Potter County grand jury on March 9 indicted [...]

31/03/11 Gulfport man charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

GULFPORT, MS March 31 2011 – Gulfport Police have reported the arrest of a local man for stealing a substantial amount of cash from his employer. Police say that 19-year-old Daniel Jordan has been charged with Embezzlement after he was allegedly caught taking $1200 from a business on Monday. Jordan is accused of stealing money [...]

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30/03/11 Gulfport MS police chief’s daughter killed by DUI driver www.privateofficer.com

GULFPORT, MS March 30 2011 – Charges have been upgraded against the suspect in a Tuesday night crash on Pass Road in Gulfport. WLOX News was told by Gulfport Deputy Police Chief Leonard Papania Darrell Edward Blappert Junior is now charged with DUI causing death. His bond has been set at $1,000,000. The 26 year [...]

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30/03/11 Mentor man charged with exposing himself at K-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Mentor OH March 30 2011 A man is accused of exposing himself Monday morning in the men’s department in the Mentor Kmart store. Richard Hennessey, 28, of Madison, had visited the store at about 11 a.m. A store security guard said she saw Hennessey expose and stroke himself on the security camera, Mentor Police Lt. [...]

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30/03/11 Nightclub security assaulted with beer bottle www.privateofficer.com

CORPUS CHRISTI TX March 30 2011 — A 20-year-old woman was arrested after the bouncer at the Corpus Christi bar accused her of striking him with the beer bottle Sunday, police said. The bouncer at Safari Sports Bar told police that he was breaking up an altercation between two women before 1:30 a.m. when one [...]

30/03/11 Security officer opens fire on hit-run suspect www.privateofficer.com

NAPLES, Fla.March 30 2011- The Naples Police Department is investigating a bizarre hit-and-run that happened in the 700 block of 5th Ave. S. “I was at my store and it was probably about 10:45p.m. and I heard a loud bang and I said that sounds like a gunshot,” said Amy Rosenbluth, whose store is located [...]

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30/03/11 Missing BP laptop had personal data of claimants www.privateofficer.com

NEW ORLEANS LA March 30 2011 (AP) – BP says one of its employees lost a laptop containing personal data belonging to thousands of residents who filed claims for compensation after the Gulf oil spill. The oil giant disclosed the potential data security breach to The Associated Press on Tuesday. But BP spokesman Curtis Thomas [...]

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30/03/11 Lincoln teacher charged in sexual assault of student www.privateofficer.com

LINCOLN IL March 30 2011 — A Lincoln Community High School teacher has been formally charged with multiple sexual assault and sexual abuse charges involving a student. Douglas Benz, 43, an English teacher, freshman football coach and assistant coach in other sports at LCHS, on Monday was charged by Logan County State’s Attorney Michael McIntosh’s [...]

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30/03/11 Colorado teacher pleads guilty to felony child abuse www.privateofficer.com

Loveland CO March 30 2011 Former Mountain View High School instructional coach Courtney Bowles pleaded guilty Monday to one felony count of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. As part of a plea deal, three original charges of sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust, contributing to the delinquency [...]

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30/03/11 Granby substitute teacher charged with sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Granby CT March 30 2011 Police arrested a substitute gym teacher Sunday and charged him with two counts of risk of injury to a minor, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts of breach of peace. The charges against Robert A. Klein, 62, of Lindsey Circle in North Granby, are based on several [...]

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30/03/11 Security stops storage facility burglary by locking suspect in www.privateofficer.com

ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 30 2011 (UPI) — An observant security guard thwarted an attempted storage facility burglary by locking a man inside the unit, St. Joseph, Mo., police said. Ronald E. Dennis, 49, was released from the Mini-Warehouse of St. Joseph and subsequently arrested for burglary by police, the St. Joseph News-Press reported. The [...]

30/03/11 Illegal immigrant shoplifter fights security to avoid arrest www.privateofficer.com

MORRISTOWN NJ March 30 2011 — A woman charged with robbery gave authorities a run for their money Monday in Morristown, wriggling out of a handcuff, according to criminal complaints. Carolina Toledo, a 26-year-old from Honduras living in an apartment on Ridgedale Avenue in town, was seen concealing $31.94 worth of items in her purse [...]

30/03/11 Ohio couple hit security officer with vehicle after shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

MENTOR, Ohio March 30 2011- Police said a Euclid couple accused of stealing a comforter from a J.C. Pennys store at the Great Lakes Mall in Mentor hit a security guard with their car. According to investigators, 48-year-old Darlene Carr-Askew and 55-year-old Bernard Askew tried to make a run for it before they were approached [...]

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30/03/11 Madison shoplifter pepper sprays security during escape www.privateofficer.com

Madison WI March 30 2011 An alleged shoplifter running from a West Towne Mall store was able to get away from a security guard by spraying pepper spray into the guard’s face, police said. The retail theft was reported at 2:55 p.m. Saturday at Boston Store, the Madison Police Department reported. According to a police [...]

29/03/11 Debate on Interstate 95 cameras in South Carolina heating up www.privateofficer.com

RIDGELAND, S.C. March 29 2011 As Interstate 95 sweeps past this small town along South Carolina’s coastal plain, motorists encounter cameras that catch speeding cars, the only such devices on the open interstate for almost 2,000 miles from Canada to Miami. The cameras have nabbed thousands of motorists, won accolades from highway safety advocates, attracted [...]

29/03/11 Veteran NJ police officer dies in stand-off with police www.privateofficer.com

PISCATAWAY NJ March 29 2011 — As a commander of the Piscataway police SWAT team, Sgt. David Powell knew when to move in to save hostages and designed drills to teach other officers how to as well. On Sunday, Powell, 46, was on the opposite side, barricading himself inside his house and declaring he had [...]

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29/03/11 OFFICER DOWN Trooper Kevin P. Dobson

Trooper Kevin P. Dobson New York State Police New York End of Watch: Saturday, March 26, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 43 Tour of Duty: 14 years Badge Number: 196 Incident Details Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Date of Incident: Saturday, March 26, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Kevin Dobson [...]

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29/03/11 OFFICER DOWN Deputy Sheriff Robert Britton

Deputy Sheriff Robert Britton Smith County Sheriff’s Office Texas End of Watch: Monday, March 28, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 54 Tour of Duty: 19 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Animal related Date of Incident: Thursday, March 24, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Sheriff Robert Britton [...]

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29/03/11 OFFICER DOWN Game Warden Pilot Daryl Gordon

Game Warden Pilot Daryl Gordon Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife – Warden Service Maine End of Watch: Friday, March 25, 2011 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 25 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Date of Incident: Thursday, March 24, 2011 Weapon Used: Not available [...]

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29/03/11 Target security agents bust employee in $25,000 coupon fraud case www.privateofficer.com

Waterford CT March 29 2011 – A former cashier at Target was charged Wednesday with first-degree larceny for allegedly defrauding the store out of $24,894 in a coupon-manipulation scheme. According to an affidavit, Richie R. Hanson, 21, of Uncasville, allegedly used an override function on a store cash register to obtain multiple discounts on merchandise. [...]

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29/03/11 Shands Jacksonville hospital employee faces embezzlement charges www.privateofficer.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.March 29 2011 — A Shands Jacksonville employee is in jail after being arrested for employee theft. The hospital said it already terminated 49-year-old Nancy Jo Abel after discovering about $200,000 missing from its coffers. According to a police report, an auditing firm came in, connected Abel to the missing money and told Shands [...]

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29/03/11 Robbers drain Alabama Wal-Mart cash registers in minutes www.privateofficer.com

HARTSELLE, Alabama March 29 2011 — Authorities say thousands of dollars were stolen from a north Alabama Walmart when thieves opened registers and drained them of cash in a matter of minutes. WHNT-TV obtained security tapes showing two females and one male opening two registers in a Walmart in Hartselle. Police say the suspects walked [...]