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Monthly Archives: May 2011

23/05/11 Wal-Mart surveillance tape aids in capture of wanted suspects www.privateofficer.com

  Gasden AL May 23 2011 A sequence of events led to the arrest of two people accused of stealing catalytic converters in Cherokee County. Tuesday, Jeff’s Auto Sales had three catalytic converters taken from vehicles on the lot, Leesburg Police Chief Lanny Ransum said. Ransum watched the video of the security camera and discovered [...]

23/05/11 Former SunTrust Bank employee indicted in fraud www.privateofficer.com

  Columbus GA May 23 2011 A former Columbus SunTrust Bank employee faces accusations by a federal grand jury that she stole more than $170,000 from several people by taking money from their accounts or stealing their identities and making loans in their names. The grand jury indicted Tracey R. Pearson on Wednesday on 15 [...]

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23/05/11 Man found dead in Land O’Lakes Wal-Mart parking lot www.privateofficer.com

  Land O’Lakes Fla May 23 2011 A 54-year-old man was found dead in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot at 1575 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. yesterday evening. According to Pasco County Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Doll, Lutz resident Howard Myers was found dead inside his vehicle with a plastic bag over his head. A canister containing [...]

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23/05/11 NJ shoplifter flees-crashes-jumps into river www.privateofficer.com

    ELIZABETH NJ May 23 2011 — What started with Millburn police following a suspected shoplifter from the Mall at Short Hills today ended with the man leaping off the Goethals Bridge following a fiery crash. Details were murky about 8 p.m., but authorities said Millburn police began following a man’s car from the [...]

23/05/11 Target store peeping Tom arrested www.privateofficer.com

    Arnold, MO May 23 2011 – Police say a man convicted of taking pictures of girls in women’s dressing rooms is allegedly at it again. The victim’s mother, who wants to remain anonymous, says her 14-year-old daughter was in the dressing room of the Target in Arnold when she noticed someone taking pictures [...]

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23/05/11 TJ Maxx employee arrested for internal theft www.privateofficer.com

  Bayonne NJ May 23 2011 A 27-year-old employee of TJ Maxx on LeFante Way in Bayonne has been charged with stealing money from the store. Bayonne police officers said that Pamela I. Ossipove was arrested last Friday after she was spotted on store video cameras taking money. An investigation has been ongoing at the store [...]

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23/05/11 San Joaquin county employee charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

  STOCKTON, CA May 23 2011- Right where criminal cases are adjudicated everyday, it appears a court accounting employee was stealing. Stephanie Bohrer, spokeswoman for San Joaquin County Superior Court, said last Friday accounting supervisors discovered a number of criminal and traffic case fee cash deposits had not been made for several days in April [...]

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23/05/11 Woman with 60 arrests, charged with shoplifting again www.privateofficer.com

    STAMFORD CT May 23 2011 — Police say a White Plains, N.Y., woman with an extensive criminal history was caught shoplifting at the Macy’s department store at the Stamford Town Center mall Tuesday. Marilyn Lee, 56, whose last Connecticut arrest occurred in Danbury on Christmas Eve with shoplifting charges, was charged with fifth-degree [...]

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22/05/11 Tuscaloosa Alabama police officer killed escorting funeral www.privateofficer.com

    TUSCALOOSA, Alabama May 22 2011 — Authorities say a Tuscaloosa police officer was killed as he escorted a funeral procession. Police Chief Steve Anderson says a driver in the Saturday afternoon procession made a U-turn and hit 42-year-old Officer Trevor Scott Phillips on his motorcycle. Anderson said the impact threw Phillips off the [...]

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22/05/11 OFFICER DOWN- SHAFT S HUNTER

  Trooper First Class Shaft S. Hunter   Maryland State Police, Maryland End of Watch: Saturday, May 21, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 39 Tour of Duty: 11 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Date of Incident: May 21, 2011 Weapon Used: Automobile; Motorcycle Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Shaft [...]

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22/05/11 Police arrest illegal imigrant for rape of 7 year old child www.privateofficer.com

    Mount Holly NC May 22 2011 A man suspected of entering this country illegally now faces charges of eight sex crimes against a 7-year-old girl. Jose Mariano Suarez-Chacon sexually assaulted the girl on eight occasions from January 2011 to May 12, according to an arrest warrant affidavit signed by Mount Holly Police Detective [...]

22/05/11 SC bouncer arrested for assault www.privateofficer.com

  Greenwood SC May 22 2011 A bouncer at The University Grill located on Montague Avenue in Greenwood was arrested Thursday and now faces assault charges after a man said the bouncer strangled him until he passed out. According to reports from the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have charged 27-year-old Marquise Davial Ruff (A.K.A. [...]

22/05/11 Alabama men given prison term for detonating pipe bombs www.privateofficer.com

CULLMAN, Alabama May 22 2011– Two Cullman men were sentenced today to 40 months in prison after they pleaded guilty to detonating pipe bombs at a Cullman self-serve car wash and near a Vinemont trucking company on Dec. 9. Chief U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn also ordered them to serve two years of supervised [...]

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22/05/11 Cleveland pulls cops from schools and puts them back on patrol www.privateofficer.com

    CLEVELAND, Ohio May 22 2011 — The Cleveland Police Department will pull officers from trouble-prone schools to keep more of its shrinking force on the streets. The move was among several announced Friday in response to pending layoffs in the city’s safety forces. Officials said they also will take 12 Fire Department vehicles [...]

22/05/11 Police nab Conn. shoplifter wanted in large scale theft www.privateofficer.com

  FARMINGTON, Conn.May 22 2011 — Police made an arrest in connection with thefts at Nordstrom at the West Farms Mall in Farmington. Police said Keshawn Anthony Roberts, 23, was arrested without incident by Hartford police on Thursday, and was then handed over to the Farmington Police Department. Farmington, along with other police departments, had [...]

22/05/11 UPS store owner arrested for theft of gift cards www.privateofficer.com

      Atlanta GA May 22 2011 The owner of a UPS store stole gift cards that were supposed to be mailed to tornado-ravaged victims in Alabama, and he then spent the money at a Target store, according to police. Edward Michael Copenhaven, the owner of a UPS outlet in Johns Creek, was arrested [...]

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22/05/11 Police capture man suspected of using a knife against a security www.privateofficer.com

  Gaston NC May 22 2011 A man suspected of using a knife against a security officer in a Charleston, S.C., armed robbery was captured Friday at a Waffle House in Gastonia. Interviews with family and friends of Lawrence Shrewsbury helped police and the U.S. Marshal Service locate the 34-year-old wanted man in Gastonia. Police [...]

22/05/11 Couple sues Texas resort over false arrest www.privateofficer.com

  GALVESTON TX May 22 2011- Santa Fe resident Michael Aldous is suing the city of Galveston, Galveston County, Landry’s G.P. Inc. and numerous other individuals and entities over his arrest for alleged cocaine possession. The lawsuit, filed May 13 in federal court, states authorities took Aldous and his wife Meghann into custody on May [...]

22/05/11 Hattiesburg teacher arrested sexual battery www.privateofficer.com

    Hattiesburg MS May 22 2011 Public School District Police arrested a Hattiesburg High School assistant football coach and math teacher Wednesday, charging him with sexual battery. School district spokesman Jas N Smith said Leo Pollard, 27, was suspended from his job the day before his arrest. “We got some allegations, and our school [...]

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22/05/11 CO. security officer shoots woman who tried running him down www.privateofficer.com

    Jefferson County CO May 22 2011 Deputies have identified two people accused of trying to run down an armed security guard Friday night in unincorporated Jefferson County. At 11:30 p.m., a security guard was patrolling the parking lot of the Bear Valley Club Apartments at 3643 S. Sheridan Blvd., according to a news [...]

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22/05/11 Nightclub security shoots man who threw beer bottle www.privateofficer.com

  TAMPA Fla May 22 2011 A security guard at a Drew Park strip club shot a customer after a confrontation early Saturday, police said. The patron, whose name was not released, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. The security guard’s name was not released. Police said the patron [...]

22/05/11 Columbia teacher arrested in student sex incident www.privateofficer.com

  Columbia SC May 22 2011 A middle school teacher has been arrested by Columbia police for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Kedrick Lavon Lusk was charged with committing a lewd act on a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, said Brick Lewis, a police department spokesman. The alleged [...]

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22/05/11 Clinton SC teacher arrested for sexual abuse of student www.privateofficer.com

   Clinton SC May 22 2011 A Clinton High School teacher was arrested today after allegations that he had a sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old female student. Walter Louis Gary Jr., 32, of 601 South Marion Street, Joanna, South Carolina is charged with Sexual Battery of a Student. According to a SLED arrest warrant, Gary [...]

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22/05/11 RI substitute teacher under arrest for child enticement www.privateofficer.com

  Burrillville RI May 22 2011 Police announced Friday morning that they had arrested 23-year-old Justin Menoche on child enticement and child pornography charges. Menoche was a substitute math and science teacher who taught full-time in Coventry and part time in Burrillville. Police say that after the arrest, detectives executed a search warrant of Menoche’s [...]

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22/05/11 Frederick County deputy sheriff indicted for sex abuse of minor www.privateofficer.com

  Frederick County MD May 22 2011 A Frederick County grand jury on Friday indicted a sheriff’s deputy on four criminal charges stemming from a sexual relationship he is alleged to have had with a 14-year-old girl at Walkersville High School, State’s Attorney Charlie Smith said. At the time of his arrest, Deputy Sam A. [...]

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22/05/11 Mall security officer slashed by shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI TX May 22 2011- Things got out of hand at Sunrise mall Saturday evening, when police say a shoplifter turned violent after being confronted by security guards. Mall officials say the woman was spotted trying to steal some items from one of the stores inside, but she didn’t get far before security [...]

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22/05/11 Fleeing shoplifter leads police on dangerous chase www.privateofficer.com

  SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina May 22 2011 – The police officer who stopped Arthur Thompson in Summerville, South Carolina had good reason to ask him to get back in the car. Before this traffic stop, police say Thompson tried to steal a computer from a Wal-Mart and punched a security guard in the face. http://www.wkrg.com/news/video_external/amazing-car-chase-video/1207065/ [...]

21/05/11 Off-duty Germantown police officer killed in motorcycle crash www.privateofficer.com

  Germantown TN May 21 2011 An off-duty Germantown police officer riding a motorcycle was killed in a two-vehicle crash at Germantown Parkway and Woodchase Drive. Memphis police officers responded to the crash at about 9:50 p.m. Wednesday involving a motorcycle, driven by officer Dustin Lee Martin, and a Honda Accord. Martin, 43, of Bartlett, [...]

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21/05/11 Atlanta armed robber targets pharmacies www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTA GA May 21 2011– Police are looking for an armed robber police say has hit seven different drugstores across the metro Atlanta area, from DeKalb to Gwinnett County. Police are hoping surveillance video and pictures may help catch the man who’s pulling his gun on unsuspecting clerks, DeKalb detectives said. “In one of [...]

21/05/11 Security officer dies subduing intoxicated man www.privateofficer.com

    Reno NV May 21 2011 Police say a man is charged with involuntary manslaughter, after a security guard died Wednesday, following a fight. It happened around 4:30 p.m. near Echo Avenue and Mount Babcock Street. Police say a man there was drunk, and yelling at people passing by. A fight broke out between [...]

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