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Monthly Archives: April 2011

25/04/11 Houston nightclub security in gunbattle with car thief www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX April 25 2011 – A suspect attempting to break into a vehicle outside a southeast Houston night club shoots the car’s owner then exchanges gunfire with a security guard working at the establishment. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, police say the owner of a vehicle parked at the El Tenampa night club on [...]

25/04/11 Durham band teacher faces 65 counts of sex with student www.privateofficer.com

    WINSTON-SALEM NC April 25 2011 The band teacher at Durham’s Shepard Middle School faces dozens of counts of having sex with a student while he was teaching at Parkland High School near Winston-Salem, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department. Terry Lamar Jones Jr. has been charged with 64 felony counts of having [...]

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24/04/11 OFFICER DOWN-Police Officer Chris Kilcullen

      Police Officer Chris Kilcullen Eugene Police Department Oregon End of Watch: Friday, April 22, 2011 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, April 22, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Apprehended   Officer [...]

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24/04/11 Airport security officer dies in house fire www.privateofficer.com

  ORANGE NJ April 24 2011 — An ebullient airport security officer with a knack for cheering up co-workers died early today during a fire in her apartment building, officials said. Tosha Lassiter, 36, who lived in an apartment in the 100 block of Park Street, was the only one of 17 people in the [...]

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24/04/11 Heartless home health aide steals $800,000 from disabled woman www.privateofficer.com

  New York NY April 24 2011 A heartless home aide is accused of preying on an elderly widow – turning her Queens apartment into a flophouse and plundering $800,000 to bankroll shopping sprees. The 85-year-old victim, who is practically bedridden, said her savings were stolen right under her nose by a woman she trusted [...]

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24/04/11 Former Corpus Christi police officer commits suicide in Wal-Mart parking lot www.privateofficer.com

    CORPUS CHRISTI TX April 24 2011 – 52-year-old Martin Patzner, a former Corpus Christi Police Officer, discovered dead in a van at the Greenwood WalMart parking lot. A victim of an apparent suicide. Patzner, a former marine, had graduated from the Police Academy in 1988. He served in the swat unit and was [...]

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24/04/11 Security guard charged with raping cleaning company employee www.privateofficer.com

  San Mateo CA April 24 2011 A contract security guard who worked at Electronic Arts pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted a cleaning woman at the video game company’s Redwood City offices. Pacifica resident Raymond Nygard, 29, worked for a security company hired by EA, headquartered on Redwood Shores Parkway, [...]

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24/04/11 Man arrested for stealing Mobile public transit bus www.privateofficer.com

  MOBILE, Alabama April 24 2011– A man remained jailed Friday evening after he was charged with stealing a WAVE Transit bus and driving it through downtown Mobile, police said in a news release. Barry Turner Parr, 57, is charged with first-degree theft of property, according to Mobile County Metro Jail records. His bail was [...]

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24/04/11 Unarmed security officer shot in the head www.privateofficer.com

    East ST. Louis IL April 24 2011 Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the Saturday morning murder of an unarmed security guard. Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department are investigating the murder of Joshua L. Miller, 22, of East St. Louis, according to a news release [...]

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24/04/11 Casino security find baby left in car while mom gambles www.privateofficer.com

  SAN JOSE, Calif.April 24 2011 — A Santa Clara woman faces a child endangerment charge for allegedly leaving her three-year-old daughter in her car while she gambled. San Jose police arrested 25-year-old Maria Sison Thursday evening outside the Garden City Casino. A security guard found Sison’s daughter strapped in a car seat with the [...]

24/04/11 Man fights with-shoots at security after being denied entry into nightclub www.pirvateofficer.com

  MOBILE, Alabama April 24 2011 — Mobile police were searching Friday for a man they say was involved in an early-morning shooting in the downtown entertainment district, officials said in a news release. The shooting was reported about 2:45 a.m. Friday, officials said. Two men tried to get into a club in the 200 [...]

24/04/11 Memphis security company growing by using technology and their hearts www.privateofficer.com

  Memphis TN April 24 2011 When Kim Heathcott decided to start her own company, it was her husband, Larry, who recommended the security industry, having worked in the industry himself for many years. Larry Heathcott is president and Kim Heathcott is chief executive officer of Clarion Security, which began as a woman-owned security solutions [...]

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24/04/11 Arizona pastor commits suicide at church when police serve warrant www.privateofficer.com

  Chandler AZ April 24 2011 An Arizona pastor shot and killed himself at his church after being served with a search warrant investigating his Internet conversations with a 14-year-old girl, police said on Friday. Nicholas William Minerva, 52, committed suicide on Thursday, shortly after officers arrived at the Trinity Baptist Fellowship Church in south [...]

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24/04/11 Police seek Maryland armored car robbers www.privateofficer.com

  Clinton MD April 24 2011 Prince George’s County police officers want the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with an armored car robbery in Clinton last week. On April 16, at about 8:55 a.m., two suspects approached a person from behind as he transported money in the 8700 block of Branch [...]

24/04/11 Memphis police officer wrongly accused of burglary www.privateofficer.com

    MEMPHIS, TN – April 24 2011 – A Memphis police officer was wrongly arrested and charged with aggravated burglary after his fingerprints were found at a burglary crime scene that he was investigating. Now, the MPD has opened an administrative investigation, as officials try to determine how the officers fingerprints would up as [...]

24/04/11 Former Red Wing MN teacher accused of sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

    Red Wing MN April 24 2011 A former Red Wing High school teacher faces criminal sexual conduct charges following allegations from a student. Durk Lee Stark, 42, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a girl, who was 17 at the time, from November 2009 to June 2010. Stark voluntarily resigned from [...]

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24/04/11 Westlake teacher found drinking alcohol in class www.privateofficer.com

  WESTLAKE, Ohio April 24 2011— A spokesperson for the Westlake Police Department tells Fox 8 News that a substitute high school teacher was arrested earlier this month for an incident that happened while she was allegedly drinking at the school. WPD Public Information Officer Guy Turner says that Anne M. Keller, 57, of Westlake, [...]

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24/04/11 Philadelphia teen dies by his own gun during police chase www.privateofficer.com

  PHILADELPHIA PA April 24 2011 — Philadelphia police say a teenager fleeing police was killed by his own gun after officers tackled him. Police said officers responded to a call about a person with a gun in North Philadelphia early Friday. Authorities say they saw 18-year-old Khalil Burton, who fled. Officers pursued him and [...]

24/04/11 Philadelphia TSA screener arrested for having child porn www.privateofficer.com

  Philadelphia PA April 24 2011 A passenger screener at Philadelphia International Airport is facing charges that he distributed more than 100 images of child pornography via Facebook, records show. Federal agents also allege that Transportation Safety Administration Officer Thomas Gordon Jr. of Philadelphia, who routinely searched airline passengers, uploaded explicit pictures of young girls [...]

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24/04/11 Two Pa. women charged with felony retail theft www.privateofficer.com

  LIMERICK PA April 24 2011 — Two Lower Pottsgrove women, one of them pregnant, were arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise from eight stores in the Philadelphia Premium Outlets. Beverly Stafford, 45, and Samiyah Carter, 25, both of 2120 Buchert Road, were charged with retail theft and related offenses. Stafford was [...]

24/04/11 Mall security nabs flasher www.privateofficer.com

    Minnehaha County SD April 24 2011 A Sioux Falls man accused of dropping his pants in front of shoppers at The Empire Mall was being held Friday in the Minnehaha County Jail on charges of indecent exposure. Naite Kolula, 24, smirked as he walked past the 43-year-old woman who first noticed his exposed [...]

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23/04/11 Georgia city using military “Courtesy Patrols” to bring calm www.privateofficer.com

  Columbus GA April 23 2011 When the sun sets Friday evening in Columbus, Georgia, residents and tourists will join soldiers from nearby Fort Benning to relax and blow off steam in the bustling bars of the downtown entertainment district. But due to recent altercations, some of those soldiers will be dressed in camouflage and [...]

23/04/11 Jacksonville nightclub shooting leaves one dead www.privateofficer.com

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla.April 23 2011 — A 21-year-old man is dead and a second man was hurt in a shooting early Friday morning outside an adult club on Philips Highway and Bowden Road that prompted a high-speed chase across Jacksonville. Police said the shooting happened about 2:20 a.m. when a fight at Tiffany’s Gentlemen’s Club [...]

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23/04/11 Alabama business man pleads guilty to bribery in gambling probe www.privateofficer.com

  MONTGOMERY, Alabama April 23 2011 — A remorseful Ronnie Gilley pleaded guilty this morning to 11 counts of conspiracy, bribery involving a program that uses federal funds and money laundering. Gilley told a federal judge his original intent was to bring an entertainment project to Houston County, but he said he was naive about [...]

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23/04/11 NY dance teacher charged with sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

  Albany NY April 23 2011 The sign on McGuire Dance Centre says “no classes.” Owner and dance teacher Tim McGuire was arrested Wednesday and charged with course of sexual conduct against a child. This after a parent of a former student went to police and told them McGuire allegedly sexually abused his son while [...]

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23/04/11 Colorado landowners using armed guards to thwart trespassing www.privateofficer.com

  Telluride CO April 23 2011 The owners of Upper Bear Creek plan to take a much stronger stance against trespassing in the basin starting this summer, claiming they’ll “defend the rights that attend the ownership of our private property, including the placement of armed guards at points of entry at random times.” That text [...]

23/04/11 Florida police charge man with murder in failed Internet cafe robbery www.privateofficer.com

  SANFORD Fla April 23 2011 Seminole County sheriff’s office says they have made an arrest in the deadly shooting at a Sanford Internet cafe. Deputies arrested Shawn E. Richardson, 32, on charges of felony murder, shooting into an occupied structure, armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to officials, [...]

23/04/11 Active deputy celebrates 81st birthday www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBIA, SC April 23 2011 – Every once in a while, a birthday is more than a birthday and becomes a celebration of many things coming together. On Thursday, a very special birthday party was held to honor a co-worker like no other. “81 years old, a four-time cancer survivor and he’s out here [...]

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23/04/11 After four decades, man settles outstanding traffic ticket www.privateofficer.com

  ATTLEBORO, Mass. April 23 2011(AP) — A Rhode Island man has finally settled a warrant issued for a traffic violation in Massachusetts nearly four decades ago. Michael Young, of Warwick, R.I., asked a judge in Attleboro District Court on Tuesday to dismiss a driving to endanger charge issued in September 1974. He was 23 [...]

23/04/11 Courthouse security use Taser to subdue unruly man www.privateofficer.com

  Bucks County PA April 23 2011 For the first time since they began carrying the weapons, a Bucks County Courthouse security officer used a Taser on Thursday to subdue an angry man. Christopher Daley, the county’s director of security, said the 48-year-old man was attending a court hearing and became enraged over something a [...]