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Monthly Archives: April 2011

19/04/11 California police officer also serves as chaplain www.privateofficer.com

  Sonoma County CA April 19 2011 As a police officer, Katie Close is grateful for the volunteer chaplains she can call upon to help her in a crisis situation, such as comforting someone whose loved one has died. Now, Close is returning that favor. The 28-year-old Healdsburg police officer recently graduated from the Law [...]

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19/04/11 Police-firefighters identities stolen-bogus tax returns filed www.privateofficer.com

  Miami Fla April 19 2011 Tax Day this year is bringing an unpleasant surprise to many South Florida police officers and firefighters — someone stole their identities and filed fraudulent returns in their names. The culprits accessed personal information, possibly through city pension funds administered by a private company. The breach initially appeared to [...]

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18/04/11 Teenager kills himself at coffee shop open mic night www.privateofficer.com

  Bend Oregon April 18 2011 A teenager shocked a crowd at a coffee shop last week when he stabbed himself to death on stage after singing at an open mic night. Kipp Rusty Walker, 19, took the stage at Strictly Organic Coffee in the town of Bend, Or. on Thursday to perform a song [...]

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18/04/11 Off-duty New York police officer shot stopping robbery www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY April 18 2011 A heroic off-duty cop was shot after he foiled the robbery of a Brooklyn car repair shop Saturday night when he got into a wild shootout with the bandits, cops said. Anthony Pressly, a Bridge and Tunnel cop, was waiting for his car to be fixed inside [...]

18/04/11 22 Year old Kansas man sworn in as mayor www.privateofficer.com

Winfield KS April 18 2011 As of Monday, Winfield will have a new mayor. He also happens to be the youngest mayor in city history. “For our generation to take the next step, we’re going to have to step up and take initiative,” said Taggart Wall,  Winfield’s next mayor. That is exactly what Wall did [...]

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18/04/11 Indiana police pursuit ends in suicide www.privateofficer.com

  NEW CASTLE IN April 18 2011 — State police say a Plainfield man fatally shot himself Friday morning while being pursued by a trooper in southeastern Henry County. Vance E. Smith, 41, led the state trooper on a chase on Interstate 70 near the 131-marker starting about 11:10 a.m. according to a press release. [...]

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18/04/11 El Segundo firefighter caught shoplifting at Costco www.privateofficer.com

  Torrance CA April 18 2011 An El Segundo firefighter has been arrested on suspicion of trying to shoplift more than $350 worth of electronics from a Costco in Torrance, police said Thursday. Michael Joseph Archambault, 52, of Rolling Hills Estates was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when loss prevention officers stopped him as he [...]

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18/04/11 California State University Sit-In dispersed by police www.privateofficer.com

  Sacramento CA April 17 2011 A four-day student protest over budget cuts and tuition hikes at California State University, Sacramento, ended early Saturday morning after campus police moved in on demonstrators. Students who had occupied the university’s administrative building since Wednesday dispersed at 3:30 a.m. after campus police entered the building and told them [...]

18/04/11 Denver mall security officer kidnapped by suspected murderer www.privateofficer.com

  Denver CO April 18 2011 A few details have emerged about the life of a 73-year-old man whose body was found in an east Denver trash bin, but much about his death, and how it may be related to the alleged kidnapping of a woman on the same day, is still unknown. Gerald Schwartzman’s [...]

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18/04/11 Mall employee charged in money thefts from employer www.privateofficer.com

    HOBART IN April 18 2011 Police said a Portage woman allegedly had been taking bank deposits and falsifying refunds while working at a Westfield Southlake mall maternity shop. Felecia F. Henderson, 34, was charged with two counts of theft through Lake Superior Court. Hobart police earlier this year were contacted by a manager [...]

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18/04/11 Lowe’s security nabs NJ man stealing copper wire www.privateofficer.com

  Maple Shade NJ April 18 2011 A Philadelphia man was charged with shoplifting after attempting to make off with four rolls of copper wire from the Lowes on Route 73, according to Maple Shade Police. Police said Kenneth Lewandowski, 49, took the wire rolls into the garden department and pushed them through a fence. [...]

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17/04/11 Newspaper publisher says he was assulted by “Duane Chapman’s” security guard www.privateofficer.com

  Maui HI April 17 2011 The publisher of MauiTime, a Wailuku-based alternative weekly, alleges he was assaulted this week by a Maui Police Department officer and a security guard with reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman’s entourage. Publisher Tommy Russo filmed most of the incident. His footage shows a Maui police officer appearing to [...]

17/04/11 Securitas security officer retires at age 95 www.privateofficer.com

    NEWARK OH April 17 2011– For more than three decades, employees walking in and out of Holophane have been greeted by the smiling face of Ernest “Boonie” Ankrum. A security guard at the lighting systems company, Ankrum guards the entrance of Holophane’s Newark plant and opens the gates for trucks going in and [...]

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17/04/11 Trespasser pushes library security officer through plate glass window www.privateofficer.com

  Madison WI April 17 2011 A man who had been banned from using the Madison Central Library was arrested Thursday after he allegedly pushed a security guard through a plate glass window. Christopher Hubbard, 42, no permanent address, was tentatively charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and unlawful trespass [...]

17/04/11 Undercover cops arrested for assaulting stripclub security www.privateofficer.com

    PEORIA IL April 17 2011— Three suburban Chicago police officers were arrested outside a Downtown establishment after an altercation last week, Peoria police say. The three officers – two from west suburban Bolingbrook and one from far southwest suburban Channahon, both in Will County – were in Peoria for a law enforcement conference. [...]

17/04/11 Security guard charged in armed road rage incident www.privateofficer.com

  Taunton MA April 17 2011 — The security guard says he pulled out his gun because he was being threatened, but never pointed it at anyone. The motorcyclist, meanwhile, swears that the gun was aimed in his direction. A road rage incident early Thursday night on Dean Street, involving a pickup truck and motorcycle, [...]

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17/04/11 Alert security officer spots burglary in progress www.privateofficer.com

  PASADENA CA April 17 2011 – Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a pair of unrelated burglaries that struck Pasadena businesses in the early morning. Pasadena police Lt. Chris Russ said the first burglary occurred shortly after midnight at the Salvation Army store at 56 W. Del Mar Blvd. He said a [...]

17/04/11 Pa. Constables drive almost 500 miles to nab man on $47 fine www.privateofficer.com

  McCANDLESS, Pa.April 17 2011 — A Lebanon County man said he was taken into custody before dawn by constables from Allegheny County who shackled and handcuffed him for a four-hour drive back to Pittsburgh because of a minor traffic fine. Richard Engle Jr. told Team 4 investigative reporter Jim Parsons that the constables showed [...]

17/04/11 Former security company manager accused of identity theft-fraud www.privateofficer.com

    Philadelphia PA April 17 2011 The former president of one of the city’s largest Mummers groups was charged by federal officials Friday in a scheme to forge payroll checks that allegedly netted him nearly $450,000. John R. Pignotti Jr., 50, who led the Philadelphia String Band Association from 1999 until February and was [...]

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17/04/11 Tennessee doctor faces charges in fraudulent prescriptions incidents www.privateofficer.com

  FRANKLIN TN April 17 2011 — A doctor with a family practice in Franklin is facing felony charges after investigators tied him to allegedly fraudulent prescriptions for pain medication. District Attorney Kim Helper would not clarify whether Dr. Benjamin Booker is accused of writing the prescriptions to obtain the pills for himself but said [...]

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17/04/11 Pittsburgh teacher charged with bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

  PITTSBURGH PA April 17 2011 — Two people — one of them a teacher at the Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts — were arrested after a bank robbery in the Shadyside/East Liberty area. Channel 4 Action News’ Sheldon Ingram reported that Pittsburgh police identified the suspects as Alvin Carter, 28, and [...]

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17/04/11 Mobile County aims to keep repeat offenders from making bail www.privateofficer.com

  MOBILE, Ala.April 17 2011 — Mobile County District Attorney Ashley Rich says her office is launching a new procedure aimed at keeping criminals from repeatedly making bail, leaving jail and causing more trouble. Police officers are now being asked to notify the District Attorney’s Office when a suspect is out on bail and is [...]

17/04/11 Security officer seriously injured by drunk driver www.privateofficer.com

  Fargo ND April 17 2011 Authorities say that a private security guard was hurt when a wrong-way driver slammed head-on into his company car early this morning. Police said that the security guard was hurt pretty bad while patrolling when the driver crashed into his patrol car pinning the security officer inside. The accident [...]

17/04/11 Lakewood Colorado teacher arrested for unlawful sexual contact www.privateofficer.com

    LAKEWOOD, Colo.April 17 2011 — A Jefferson County high school band teacher was arrested Friday, accused of unlawful sexual contact. The sheriff’s office said 38-year-old Matthew James Taylor was arrested on suspicion of attempted unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor. According to investigators, Taylor was accused of taking inappropriate photographs of clothed female students [...]

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17/04/11 Colorado daycare teacher accused of sexually assaulting students www.privateofficer.com

  LITTLETON, Colo. April 17 2011– A Littleton daycare teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several students, police say. 32-year-old Paul James Kerr, of Glendale, was a lead teacher at the KinderCare at 5472 S. Federal Circle in Littleton, where he has worked since July 2010. Police say a child who attends the [...]

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17/04/11 Drake University employee charged with $470,000 theft www.privateofficer.com

  Des Moines IA April 17 2011 A former Drake University employee has been charged with five counts of first-degree theft in connection with the embezzlement of more than $470,000 from the institution. Police identified the suspect as Robert Alex Harlan, 49, a former Drake employee. Harlan had worked at Drake for more than 20 [...]

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16/04/11 Upper Southampton police officer commits on duty suicide www.privateofficer.com

    Bucks County PA April 16 2011 An on-duty Upper Southampton police officer committed suicide Friday morning in his police cruiser, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. Ivyland Police Chief Nicholas Rosato, one of the first to show up at the scene, suffered a heart attack while there, police said. He was in [...]

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16/04/11 LAPD, Dodger stadium security demonstrate massive show of force www.privateofficer.com

  Los Angeles CA April 16 2011 With helicopters whirling overhead and police officers spread out on the grounds, the event that unfolded at Dodger Stadium could easily have been mistaken for a rave gone bad or a riot — if the people the police were watching hadn’t been wearing baseball caps and toting giant [...]

16/04/11 Hotels eqip towels with ant-theft chips www.privateofficer.com

  WAIKIKI HI April 16 2011 (HawaiiNewsNow) – Sad to say but some hotel guests help themselves to hotel property and the thefts can add up to thousands of dollars a month. The thievery can be easy to rationalize. “I don’t think we’re very honest to do it. But it’s always a souvenir,” California visitor [...]

16/04/11 McDonald managers accused of selling stolen identities www.privateofficer.com

  SAVANNAH, Ga. April 16 2011– Federal prosecutors in Savannah have charged two managers at a local McDonald’s restaurant with selling stolen identities to prospective employees. U.S. Attorney Ed Tarver said Wednesday that 51-year-old Oscar Lazo and 35-year-old Eva Ramos were charged with conspiring to sell the stolen identities of U.S. citizens and harboring illegal [...]

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