Skip to content

PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS NETWORK

“The latest security-police news”

Monthly Archives: May 2011

31/05/11 OFFICER DOWN Sergeant Kenneth Gary Vann

  Sergeant Kenneth Gary Vann Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas End of Watch: Saturday, May 28, 2011 Age: 48 Tour of Duty: 24 years, 6 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: May 28, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: At large Sergeant Kenneth Vann was [...]

Tags:

31/05/11 San Rafael shoplifters charged with burglary www.privateofficer.com

  San Rafael CA May 31 2011 Two Fairfax residents were arrested Friday afternoon at Northgate Mall for burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and grand theft. According to San Rafael police Sgt. David Cron, Kaitlyn Brierly, 18, was detained by mall security around 2:40 p.m. after attempting to exit Macy’s with stolen goods, primarily jewelry. [...]

Tags: ,

31/05/11 LAX police Taser disorderly woman www.privateofficer.com

  Los Angeles CA May 31 2011 A 32-year-old woman who threatened police was tasered and arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, officials announced today. Lanica Johnson was arrested around 11 p.m. Sunday after she became agitated and tried to fight with officers, said Sgt. Belinda Nettles of Los Angeles Airport Police. “Officers observed Johnson [...]

31/05/11 Philadelphia man gets prison term for armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

  Philadelphia PA May 31 2011 A Philadelphia man who held up an armored-car guard in 2009 and then shot at police during a gun battle was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Brian Williams, 53, and another man, Anthony Reid, 45, robbed the guard as he delivered cash to ATMs at a West [...]

Tags: , , , , ,

31/05/11 Stetson University’s Public Safety Department goes green www.privateofficer.com

  DeLand Fla May 31 2011 Stetson University’s Public Safety Department has gone green with a new vehicle. The department at the DeLand university has replaced its sports utility vehicle with a MILES Electric Vehicle to support Stetson’s commitment to environmental responsibility. The vehicle is used by the department’s sergeants, captain and director to patrol [...]

31/05/11 Navy petty officer charged with murder of wife www.privateofficer.com

  NEW ORLEANS LA May 31 2011 — A Navy chief petty officer stationed in Virginia was arrested Friday and faces charges in the fatal stabbing of his wife — possibly with a pen — in their home on New Orleans’ west bank, police in Louisiana say. Officer Hilal Williams, a New Orleans police spokeswoman, [...]

Tags: , ,

31/05/11 Florida woman fights security after shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

  BROOKSVILLE Fla May 31 2011 – A 24-year-old Brooksville woman and her boyfriend were caught in the act Friday as they attempted to steal several items from a Hernando County Wal-mart. Brandi Lee Pitts is facing one count of retail theft and one count of resisting a merchant. She was booked into the Hernando [...]

Tags:

31/05/11 Buried treasure beneath Washington DC streets have thieves busy www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC May 31 2011 Buried treasure lies beneath the streets of the District, and thieves have gone to considerable lengths to get it, city officials said. The treasure is copper wire, which, according to online data, fetches a good price as scrap. (Recent quotes were several dollars per pound.) On at least four [...]

31/05/11 Camp ground security helps solve rash of thefts www.privateofficer.com

  JACKSON COUNTY, IN May 31 2011 – Police have two suspects in custody facing charges after a series of memorial day weekend thefts at the Starve Hollow campground in Indiana. Officers with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources say at least 17 camp sites reported thefts on the morning of Sunday, May 29th. “We [...]

31/05/11 Florida police charge men with stealing cardboard www.privateofficer.com

  BONITA SPRINGS Fla May 31 2011— A delivery driver didn’t just drop off items at a Bonita Springs store, Lee deputies say, he also took something – a pallet of cardboard. Now, Leonardo Diaz, 39, of Homestead, is charged with grand theft between $200 and $1,000. According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report: [...]

Tags:

31/05/11 Pallets of cardboard becoming hot theft item www.privateofficer.com

  NAPLES Fla May 31 2011 — Two Miami-Dade County men tried to cash in on the cardboard business, just not with their own property said Collier County Sheriff’s officials. Sheriff’s deputies spotted a flat bed semi truck being loaded with bales of cardboard by two men around 2:30 a.m. Monday behind the Naples’ Costco, [...]

Tags:

31/05/11 Smartphones could cause security risk in workplace www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC May 31 2011 Companies are grappling with unforeseen security, privacy and legal conundrums introduced by a host of cool mobile devices flooding into the workplace.  Personal mobile devices could prove a security risk in the workplace. Executives eager to sport the hottest tech gear and workers accustomed to mixing social and work [...]

30/05/11 2 Year old shoots-kills 6 year old girl www.privateofficer.com

    FRESNO, Calif. May 30 2011 — The shooting happened at a home on North Boyd Ave. near Trenton around 11 a.m. Sunday. The shooting happened just blocks from here and police are still investigating how the toddler got ahold of the gun in the first place. Crime scene tape surrounds this Northeast Fresno [...]

Tags: ,

30/05/11 LA security officers report fire-rescue victim www.privateofficer.com

  Los Angeles CA May 30 2011 An early morning fire at a piñata and party supply factory in Downtown’s Wholesale District has left one LAFD firefighter injured. The blaze, ultimately deemed a Greater Alarm Structure Fire, was reported at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday at the two-story building at 1171 East 10th Street. The fire [...]

30/05/11 Bexar County TX deputy sheriff shot dead at traffic light www.privateofficer.com

  SAN ANTONIO TX May 30 2011 Authorities in south-central Texas say a veteran sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while waiting at a traffic light in his patrol vehicle. Bexar County Sgt. Kenneth Vann was waiting at an intersection early Saturday when someone in another vehicle pulled up next to his marked cruiser and [...]

Tags: , ,

30/05/11 Houston police officer killed in traffic accident www.privateofficer.com

    Houston TX May 30 2011 A Houston police officer was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver early Sunday while investigating an accident on the North Loop near Yale. The 38-year-old officer, Kevin Will, died at the scene, Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland said. Will was a father of two children, ages [...]

Tags: , ,

30/05/11 Homeland Security still a growth business www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC May 30 2011 A decade after the 9/11 terror attacks, homeland security is still a growth business. The niche—that includes James Bond-like tools such as infrared cameras, explosive detectors and body scanners—is expected to grow 12 percent annually through 2013, according to Morgan Keegan. “Homeland security is reactive,” says Tim Quillen, a [...]

30/05/11 Canadian airport security screeners charged with drug trafficiking www.privateofficer.com

  VANCOUVER Canada May 30 2011– Two Indo-Canadian security screeners at Vancouver airport have been arrested. Gurvinder Singh Pahl, 24, of Richmond and Ajitpal Singh Judge, 31, of Surrey are accused of trafficking, possession, conspiracy and breach of trust after police arrested a drug trafficker and uncovered a plot smuggle 15 kilos of ecstasy to [...]

29/05/11 Private parking enforcement agent clamps police cars while officers are inside www.privateofficer.com

  PORTSMOUTH, England, May 29 2011 — A private security company worker in England has been charged with interfering with police for clamping the wheels on two Royal Protection Squad cars. To make matters worse, police officers responsible for guarding Queen Elizabeth II on an unscheduled visit to Portsmouth were inside their vehicles when the [...]

29/05/11 Fleeing shoplifter struck by car dies www.privateofficer.com

  MILLCREEK, Del. – May 29, 2011 — Police say a man who was struck by a car moments after stealing items from a Delaware store has died. Sean Jones, 40, of New Castle, died on Sunday morning at Christiana Hospital, where he had been since the day of the crash. An autopsy will be [...]

Tags: , , ,

29/05/11 University of Louisiana charged with felony theft www.privateofficer.com

  Monroe LA May 29 2011 A UL employee has been arrested after she allegedly stole about $85,000 from the school’s Parking and Transit Division. Nancy Eileen Hanson, 54, was arrested May 11, according to a UL statement issued Wednesday night. Hanson remains in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on a $150,000 bond and has [...]

Tags: ,

29/05/11 Wal-Mart shoplifter causes chaos, resists arrest www.privateofficer.com

    BRADENTON Fla May 29 2011- A shoplifter reportedly caused a commotion and assaulted employees at a Wal-Mart in Bradenton on Wednesday morning. Bradenton Police arrested Myra S. Mays, 22, on charges of aggravated assault, petit theft, battery on a law enforcement officer, assault on an officer, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, possession of marijuana, [...]

Tags:

29/05/11 NY shoplifter dies after jumping off bridge www.privateofficer.com

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.May 29 2011 — What looked like a miracle plunge off the Goethals Bridge Saturday night by a suspected shoplifter on the run from the law ended up fatal after all. The suspect, Darin Hickman, 46, of Holland Avenue in Mariners Harbor, initially survived a drop off the bridge into marshland, [...]

Tags:

29/05/11 Police charge shoplifter with trying to commandeer vehicle www.privateofficer.com

    SCARBOROUGH ME May 29 2011 — Police arrested a shoplifter who tried to commandeer a vehicle as he was fleeing from a sporting goods store in Scarborough tonight. Travis Mullen, 32, of Sanford, was taken into custody on charges of felony theft, refusing to submit to arrest, two counts of attempted kidnapping, and [...]

Tags:

29/05/11 NJ teacher faces multiple charges of assaulting students www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. May 29 2011 — Police have arrested a longtime social studies teacher in Cumberland County and charged him with sexually assaulting five former middle school students more than a decade ago. Derek Hildreth, 48, of East Greenwich Township faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and [...]

Tags: ,

29/05/11 Yorkville Deputy Police Chief Arrested For Stealing Drugs www.privateofficer.com

  Yorkville IL May 29 2011 The Yorkville Police Department’s second highest ranking officer was arrested Friday evening and charged with stealing prescription drugs from the department’s unwanted medication program. Deputy Chief Dave Delaney was charged with felonies possession of a controlled substance and theft of government property, according to Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric [...]

Tags: ,

29/05/11 Shoplifter assaults security agent with case of beer www.privateofficer.com

  RIVERSIDE CA MAY 29 2011 — A man who allegedly stole a case of beer and some diapers from a grocery store used the beer to fend off an employee on Wednesday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies arrested Miguel Vieyra, 42, about 2:15 a.m., a couple of hours after he allegedly [...]

29/05/11 Dog mauls-kills four year old boy www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY May 29 2011 A 4-year-old boy left alone by his mother was killed when a family dog savagely mauled him as his two terrified brothers watched helplessly, cops and witnesses said. Neighbors rushed to the Pacific St. home in Brownsville about 9:15 p.m. Friday after hearing the mother’s desperate cries [...]

Tags: , ,

29/05/11 Woman dies from plunge out Atlanta hotel window www.privateofficer.com

    ATLANTA GA May 29 2011 — A 30-year-old woman was killed and another woman seriously injured when they plunged from a hotel window during a party at a midtown Atlanta hotel. Witnesses told Atlanta police that the victims were attending a birthday party at the W Hotel Midtown early Saturday morning. Police said [...]

Tags: , ,

29/05/11 Indiana University police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

    Bloomington IN May 29 2011Officers at the Indiana University Police Department were shocked to find one of their own dead this morning in the parking lot of Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Officer James Lerg, 30, was on duty but failed to respond to radio calls this morning. When other officers went to check [...]

Tags: , ,