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Monthly Archives: May 2011

20/05/11 Las Vegas court officers receive US Marshal awards www.privateofficer.com

ARLINGTON, Va.May 20 2011 — Court security officers who defended the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse against a gunman in a tragic shootout early last year were lauded as heroes Thursday. A ceremony held by the U.S. Marshals Service evoked the Las Vegas rampage of Jan. 4, 2010, when Johnny Lee Wicks entered the courthouse shortly [...]

20/05/11 Grannie holds up Atlanta area Walgreen’s www.privateofficer.com

Atlanta GA May 20 2011 Remember the Granddad Bandit, who robbed banks in Georgia and 12 other states? Looks like there’s a Grandma Bandit on the loose now. DeKalb County Police Woman wanted for armed robbery of Walgreen’s in DeKalb County. DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a grandmotherly bandit [...]

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19/05/11 Police arrest suspect in Florida security officer murder www.privateofficer.com

ST. PETERSBURG Fla May 19 2011 — The arrest late Tuesday of a 20-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a private security officer brought some relief to relatives of the victim. But relatives describe the suspect as mentally and phsyically incapable of committing this crime because he has a low IQ. Bradley Bolden, 20, [...]

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19/05/11 Texas shoplifter struggles to take officer’s gun www.privateofficer.com

Wichita Falls TX May 19 2011 A 42-year-old woman was arrested after Wichita Falls police said she tried reaching for an officer’s gun during an altercation May 8. Debbie Ann Flores, address unknown, was charged with attempting to take a weapon from a peace officer, according to a probable cause affidavit. Flores’ bond was set [...]

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19/05/11 NC bus driver charged indecent liberties with child www.privateofficer.com

// RALEIGH NC May 19 2011 – A Wake County school bus driver is charged with indecent liberties with a child. Aubrey Lee Stephens, 50, appeared before a magistrate in Raleigh Wednesday morning. According to investigators, the allegations do not involve touching. They say Stephens propositioned an 11-year-old girl multiple times on a school bus [...]

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19/05/11 Judge sends man who threatened to kill Bush, Graham to prison for 20 years www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C.May 19 2011 — A 28-year-old North Carolina man who threatened to kill former President George W. Bush and said he wanted to blow up the White House has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say Ronald Brim started sending letters with specific and graphic threats to the former president and [...]

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19/05/11 Sacramento high School teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif.May 19 2011 — A Sacramento High School teacher accused of inappropriately touching a female student was arrested Wednesday. Sacramento police said Brian Aguilar, 37, was taken into custody at about 4:30 p.m. in the downtown area on two counts of annoying or molesting a minor. Aguilar is a music teacher at McClatchy High [...]

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19/05/11 Tempe police officer charged with theft from evidence facility www.privateofficer.com

TEMPE, AZ May 19 2011- A Tempe police officer has been arrested after it was reportedly discovered he stole items from the department’s evidence facility for his personal use. Officer Elliott Campbell, an 11-year veteran of the department, was taken into custody Tuesday morning on charges of theft, forgery and tampering with evidence. “This is [...]

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19/05/11 Checotah elementary teacher charged with rape of student www.privateofficer.com

// McIntosh County OK May 19 2011 Local law enforcement authorities arrested a Checotah elementary school teacher Tuesday for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy. Michelle McCutchan, 38, was charged with two counts of second-degree rape and one count of sodomy. The alleged acts occurred between Dec. 1 and May 11. Documents filed Tuesday [...]

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19/05/11 Sheriffs arrest man in NC courthouse shooting www.privateofficer.com

WADESBORO, N.C. May 19 2011 – Anson County authorities have arrested one man accused of firing gunshots at the Wadesboro courthouse and they’re searching for a second suspect. Shantez Rickey Craig, 21, is charged with discharging a weapon into occupied property. Deputies are searching for Marquis Little, 21, who is considered armed and dangerous. Anson [...]

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19/05/11 CT teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student www.privateofficer.com

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. May 19 2011 – A science teacher in Wallingford, accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenager appeared in court Wednesday.Police said 35-year-old Mario Fusco, of Middlebury, turned himself in to police Tuesday after police issued a warrant for his arrest. Investigators said a 19-year-old came to them and admitted to having [...]

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19/05/11 OFFICER DOWN- TEXAS

Corrections Officer IV Craig A. Orrell Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas End of Watch: Thursday, May 12, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 50 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: May 12, 2011 Corrections Officer Craig Orrell suffered a fatal heart attack while [...]

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19/05/11 Teacher assaulted-stalked students for sex www.privateofficer.com

Emmet County May 19 2011 An Emmet County teacher is behind bars, accused of assaulting students. Timothy Earl McNitt of Brutus was arrested Wednesday on a four count felony warrant issued by the Emmet County Prosecutors Office. One count was for CSC-Second Degree, one count of Stalking a Minor, and two counts of Accosting Children [...]

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19/05/11 Albuquerque teacher charged with sexting 11 year old www.privateofficer.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.May 19 2011 — An Albuquerque teacher has been arrested for sending sexually explicit messages to an 11-year-old former student. The Albuquerque Journal reports fifth grade teacher Jacob Lawler has been placed on paid leave and will have a disciplinary hearing on Thursday. According to an affidavit from police, Lawler had been “sexting” the [...]

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19/05/11 NM police department operates on “points system” www.privateofficer.com

LAS CRUCES NM May 19 2011 — A “point system” at the Las Cruces Police Department directs patrol officers to make a certain amount of arrests and write a certain amount of tickets every month, or face disciplinary action. Internal memorandums obtained by the Sun-News detail a “patrol plan” instructing officers to “meet or exceed [...]

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19/05/11 Charlotte student sues teacher, school over sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. May 19 2011– A South Mecklenburg High School band teacher who pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a student is now facing a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit filed in Mecklenburg County Court on Friday also names the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, saying the board was negligent in hiring Richard Priode. In October [...]

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19/05/11 San Diego police see 9 officers arrested this year www.privateofficer.com

SAN DIEGO CA May 19 2011 — As San Diego police officials grapple with a spate of officer misconduct cases, Mayor Jerry Sanders — who led the department for six years in the 1990s — said Thursday he is confident Chief William Lansdowne can get the problem under control. “I talked to Bill at length [...]

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18/05/11 San Diego hotel security officers nab murder suspect www.privateofficer.com

SAN DIEGO CA May 18 2011- San Diego 6 has obtained surveillance video from this weekends shooting downtown that claimed the life of 57-year-old Deborah Gotell. The video was captured from a camera at the Se Hotel across the street from the shooting. It shows Se hotel security workers running to the scene to both [...]

18/05/11 Several Fla police officers were not certified to carry weapons www.privateofficer.com

OCEAN RIDGE, Fla.May 18 2011 — The Ocean Ridge Police Department and the Riviera Beach Police Department are asking the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a wavier that would allow arrests made within about a two-year period to stand. According to the FDLE, several officers in those cities did not receive their firearms training [...]

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18/05/11 Washington State Trooper missing after snowshoe hiking www.privateofficer.com

DARRINGTON, Wash.May 18 2011 – Friends and family of a missing Washington State Patrol trooper who went hiking in the Cascade mountains said Dan Anderson is a smart outdoorsman, and believe he is still alive. Snohomish County search crews continued to search Tuesday for Anderson, who was slated to come home from a snowshoeing trip [...]

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18/05/11 Supervisory Immigration-Customs agent arrested for looting $80,000 merchandise www.privateofficer.com

Newark NJ May 18 2011 A supervisory agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York was arrested at his Wood-Ridge home Tuesday on charges of looting about $80,000 worth of computers, radios and other government gear in a scheme to sell it over the Internet. Federal investigators from the Department of Homeland Security [...]

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18/05/11 Las Cruces teacher arrested for sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

LAS CRUCES, N.M.May 18 2011 — A Las Cruces high school science teacher accused for inappropriately touching a female student was arrested. Police said they arrested Theodore Holzhausen, an environmental science teacher at Onate High School, on Friday. He had an arraignment in court on Monday. Holzhausen was charged with two counts of criminal sexual [...]

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18/05/11 NY man nabbed in shoe store robberies www.privateofficer.com

Massapequa, New York May 18 2011 A Hempstead man was charged in connection a March robbery at the Westfield Sunrise Mall after he was busted for a simiar crime at the same mall, police said. Bernard Coleman, 43, was nabbed after he was observed on surveillance cameras placing twenty-two pairs of shoes into a garbage [...]

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18/05/11 VA school clueless over teacher’s multiple arrests www.privateofficer.com

PORTSMOUTH, Va May 18 2011 – A Portsmouth elementary school teacher was arrested multiple times and the school system did not know about it until 10 On Your Side brought it to their attention. Mothers can hold their kid’s hands and carry their kid’s lunches but once they get inside school, they have to let [...]

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18/05/11 Omaha middle school teacher charged with sexual assault of students www.privateofficer.com

Omaha, NE May 18 2011- Police arrested a 34-year-old middle school teacher for sexually assaulting three 13-year-old students. Shad Knutson was a teacher at Nathan Hale Middle School. Police say during the fall of 2010 he made sexual advances and “inappropriately touched” the girls. Another incident reportedly happened in 2008. Knutson was booked for three [...]

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18/05/11 Loss prevention agent tackles armed drug store robber www.privateofficer.com

CHARLESTON, W.Va.May 187 2011 — A man trying to rob the Rite Aid in Kanawha City Monday night at gunpoint was stopped when the store’s loss prevention worker tackled him to the ground, police say. Raymond Lee Legg, 30 of Charleston, walked up to the in-store pharmacy counter and demanded all of the store’s Oxycodone, [...]

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18/05/11 NYPD officer commits suicide over relationship problem www.privateofficer.com

New York City NY May 18 2011- An on-duty New York City police officer fatally shot himself early Tuesday outside a Manhattan apartment building, police sources said. The uniformed cop from the Tribeca’s 1st Precinct was so distraught over a relationship that he shot himself in the head in front of the Murray Hill building [...]

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18/05/11 Georgia woman arrested for faking kidnapping www.privateofficer.com

BALL GROUND, Ga.May 18 2011 — A Cherokee County woman has been charged with making false statements and filing a false crime report after frantically calling 911 on Monday afternoon. Lisa Bode told dispatchers she had been kidnapped. The 44-year-old Ball Ground woman was booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. [...]

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18/05/11 Rewards offered for information on murde of Fla security officer www.privateofficer.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.May 18 2011 – A reward is being offered for information leading to the killer of a security guard in St. Petersburg. Mathew Little, employed by Critical Intervention Services, was patrolling the Mariners Point Apartments at 1775 Pinellas Point Drive. After Little failed to answer his radio, St. Petersburg police officers were dispatched [...]

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18/05/11 TSA agent arrested for thefts from travelers www.privateofficer.com

LOS ANGELES CA May 18 2011—A Los Angeles International Airport security officer is suspected of stealing items from a traveler’s suitcase. Airport police Sgt. Belinda Nettles says 31-year-old Transportation Security Administration officer Ryan Driscoll was arrested May 10 at Terminal 6 for investigation of felony grand theft. Driscoll is free on $20,000 bail pending a [...]

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