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Monthly Archives: June 2011

30/06/11 2 Killed, 12 shot at Miami bar www.privateofficer.com

  MIAMI Fla June 30 2011 – Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a shooting early Thursday at a Miami bar. Authorities said that a gunman and one other patron were fatally shot and 12 patrons injured when an argument broke out between two men at the South Rock Lodge Bar and Grill at [...]

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30/06/11 Iraq war hero, college grad, faces deportation www.privateofficer.com

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla.June 30 2011 — Just last year Elisha Dawkins was getting pinned, having just graduated from the Florida State College at Jacksonville school of nursing. His plan was to take the boards after he returned from his deployment to Guantanamo Bay. That plan changed, though, when he was arrested upon his return in [...]

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30/06/11 FBI raids Atlanta jail, detention officers, deputy sheriff arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Atlanta GA June 30 2011 Four Fulton County jail officials have been cited in a federal indictment on 11 counts, ranging from possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute to extortion under color of official right. Indicted were Brian Shelby Anthony, a detention officer, Aqeel Muhsin Rasheed, Keithan Henri James and Robert [...]

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30/06/11 NY pediatrician charged with sexual assault of patients www.privateofficer.com

  MINEOLA NY June 30 2011 – A pediatrician from Bethpage previously charged with secretly videotaping young female patients has been indicted on charges that he sexually abused and assaulted some of them. Prosecutors say victims were as young as 11. Dr. Rakesh Punn faces arraignment on charges including sex abuse and assault on July [...]

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30/06/11 Fullerton Calif. police officer arrested for theft of IPad www.privateofficer.com

  Miami Fla June 30 2011 A Fullerton police officer has been put on paid administrative leave after she was arrested on suspicion of stealing an iPad from a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint in an airport Kelly Janeth Mejia, 25, was arrested last month at Miami International Airport on suspicion of stealing an iPad [...]

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30/06/11 Textbook theft ring busted in Atlanta Ga area www.privateofficer.com

  GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. June 30 2011– An employee at an off-campus bookstore discovered a theft ring that used doctored textbooks to make quick cash from the Georgia Gwinnett College library, police said. Four people are accused of orchestrating the plan that involved taking books from the library and cashing them in at Dorks Textbooks [...]

30/06/11 Alabama woman charged with identity theft at hospital www.privateofficer.com

  Alabaster AL June 30 2011 An Alabaster woman was indicted by a federal grand jury June 28 on counts of identity theft, possessing stolen mail attempting to commit bank fraud, misusing someone else’s Social Security number and aggravated identity theft. Chelsea Catherine Stewart, 26, of Alabaster, was arrested in early June and charged with [...]

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30/06/11 Mass. corrections officer pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle heroin into prison www.privateofficer.com

    BOSTON MA June 30 2011—A Massachusetts corrections officer has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle heroin to sell to inmates at a medium-security prison near Boston. Ronald McGinn Jr. of Bridgewater pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to possession of heroin with intent to distribute at MCI-Norfolk. Federal prosecutors say the 40-year-old sent [...]

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30/06/11 EEOC sues Guardsmark for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

  Memphis TN June 30 2011 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Guardsmark Tuesday, accusing the Memphis-based company of ignoring the harassment of a guard. The suit states that Inderpal Nayyar, who worked as a security guard for Guardsmark in San Jose, Calif., was harassed about his Indian national origin and his age. He [...]

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30/06/11 ST Cloud police shoot-kill armed woman www.privateofficer.com

  ST. CLOUD Fla June 30 2011 – A woman has died after she was shot by police this morning during a confrontation. Police said a call came in to 911 about 9:24 a.m. about a domestic dispute between two women who were roommates at a home in the 400 block of Tennessee Avenue. The [...]

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30/06/11 School security-police team up to bust burglars in Florida www.privateofficer.com

  FORT PIERCE, Fla. June 30 2011– Police have arrested three teenagers who they say were breaking into a Fort Pierce school. WPBF 25 News was at Dan McCarty Middle School as police arrested the teens Monday. “We received a call from school security, who were monitoring their security system,” Capt. Greg Kirk said. Police [...]

30/06/11 Twin River casino officers snag suspect in theft www.privateofficer.com

  LINCOLN, R.I. June 30 2011 – A Cranston teen is facing robbery charges after police say he tried to test his luck on some easy money at Twin River casino in Lincoln. Mahler Petty, 19, was arraigned late Wednesday morning on charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery, and one count of simple assault. He [...]

30/06/11 Omaha teens robbed fireworks stand, threaten security guard www.privateofficer.com

  Omaha NE June 30 2011The strong armed robbery of a fireworks stand overnight has several teenagers facing loss of their independence. About two in the morning Tuesday the suspects threatened an unarmed security guard with a board. The thieves grabbed about $5,000 worth of fireworks in a 20 minute spree. They cleared several tables [...]

30/06/11 Armed man arrested at Sacramento airport www.privateofficer.com

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. June 30 2011— Authorities in California say a man was arrested at Sacramento International Airport after security officers found a loaded handgun and several rounds of ammunition in his backpack. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s department says deputies arrested 49-year-old Tam Nguyen on Tuesday afternoon, after security officers found a firearm and ammunition [...]

30/06/11 Asst. Security Director Charged in Fraud Scheme www.privateofficer.com

  Las Vegas NV June 30 2011 The assistant director of security for the Electric Daisy Carnival was one of two men arrested in an alleged scheme to produce and sell counterfeit show wristbands, according to an arrest report released Wednesday. The alleged scheme unraveled when a friend at a printing business called Meelo Solis, [...]

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30/06/11 Milwaukee cops hurt off duty will get less money www.privateofficer.com

  Milwaukee WI June 30 2011 Dozens of Milwaukee police officers are being paid their full salaries for working in desk jobs after they were injured off duty, city officials told a Common Council committee Wednesday. Although the practice has been going on for years, the city’s chief labor negotiator now says the light-duty program [...]

29/06/11 Drunken teacher sprays police with breast milk www.privateofficer.com

  Delaware County OH June 29 2011 A drunken Ohio woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly sprayed sheriff’s deputies with breast milk, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office said. Stephanie Robinette, 30, reportedly a charter school teacher, is accused of getting drunk at a wedding and starting a dispute, hitting her husband a few times [...]

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29/06/11 Substitute Texas teacher under arrest for having sex with student www.privateofficer.com

  Wichita Falls TX JUne 29 2011 A substitute teacher at Iowa Park High School was arrested after admitting to having sexual intercourse with one of her students in May, according to a Wichita County arrest warrant affidavit. Wendy Diane Fox, 30, of Iowa Park, was charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a [...]

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29/06/11 Aaron Douglas, former Alabama football star dies of drug overdose www.privateofficer.com

  TUSCALOOSA, Alabama June 29 2011– Aaron Douglas died as the result of multiple drugs in his system, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report. al.com newspapers obtained a copy of the medical examiner’s report this morning through a records request with the Duval County medical examiner’s office in Florida. The autopsy was conducted May [...]

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29/06/11 Hit and run drive speeds off with pedestrian lodged in vehicle www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX June 29 2011– Charges are pending against a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian on a southeast Houston freeway early Tuesday, then fled the scene with the victim’s body still lodged in the car, according to Houston police. HPD said a 32-year-old man pulled his Ford Explorer into the emergency lane [...]

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29/06/11 Private equity firm buys Securitas Security www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC June 29 2011 Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman have teamed up to buy security products maker Sweden’s Securitas Direct, in a deal that could value the Sweden-based home alarm and security service company at around 2.3 billion ($3.26 billion). Both PE firms beat a rival bid from power [...]

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29/06/11 VA juvenile officer faces vehicle fraud charges www.privateofficer.com

  HENRICO COUNTY,VA June 29 2011 A scam by a Beaumont Juvenile Corrections officer has him under investigation, arrested and out of a job today as he is accused of defrauding area women out of thousands of dollars by selling them what appeared to be gently used vehicles. Instead, victim say, they were salvaged vehicles with stolen [...]

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29/06/11 Traffic stop leads to $9 million dollar drug bust www.privateofficer.com

  Pinal County AZ June 29 2011 Nearly $9 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by Pinal County deputies after a traffic stop, authorities said. Almost 200 pounds of meth and about 103 pounds of black tar heroin were discovered in an SUV after it was stopped Friday traveling northbound on Arizona 347. When [...]

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29/06/11 Former Muslim Abercrombie & Fitch employee sues for illegal firing www.privateofficer.com

  SAN FRANCISCO CA June 29 2011 (AP) — A former stockroom worker for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. sued the clothing retailer in federal court Monday, saying she was illegally fired after refusing to remove her Muslim headscarf while on the job. Hani Khan said a manager at the company’s Hollister Co. store at the [...]

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29/06/11 Police officer who killed college student sues liquor store www.privateofficer.com

  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. June 29 2011 — A Westchester County police officer who fatally shot a Pace University football player is suing a liquor store he claims sold alcohol to the student, making him drunk and causing the altercation, The Journal News reported Tuesday. Pleasantville, N.Y., officer Aaron Hess claims the store is responsible [...]

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29/06/11 32 people shot in Philadelphia in 3 days www.privateofficer.com

  Philadelphia PA June 29 2011 It was a weekend of violence and mayhem – brutal even by Philadelphia standards. From Friday through Sunday, 32 people were wounded, six fatally, in about 20 shootings across the city, police said, and a seventh person died in a stabbing. Police are also investigating four assaults and robberies [...]

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29/06/11 Ohio town looks to levies for police and fire services to help budget defecits www.privateofficer.com

  FAIRBORN OH June 29 2011 — The Fairborn City Council is considering putting two 4.4-mill levies for police and fire services on the November ballot. City officials say Fairborn would face more than a $1.8 million deficit in 2012 if current levies expire and no new levies are passed this fall. They said subsequent [...]

29/06/11 Kansas court clerk arrested for $100,000 embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

  Merriam KS June 29 2011 Authorities say that an investigation into theft at the courthouse has ended with the arrest of a former Merriam Municipal Court lead clerk. Police say she has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the city. The Kansas City Star reports 35-year-old Fabiola Cruz was arrested Monday on [...]

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29/06/11 Alaska security company owner charged with molesting young girls www.privateofficer.com

  PALMER AK June 29 2011 — A 50-year-old businessman has been charged with multiple sexual abuse charges after police say he molested two girls, under the age of 10. According to an affidavit Wasilla Police Department Investigator Ruth Josten filed in the case against Lyn Roger Christian, the girl first spoke about what happened [...]

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29/06/11 Case against woman arrested for videotaping police dismissed www.privateofficer.com

  Rochester NY June 29 2011 The case against a Rochester woman arrested while videotaping police has been dismissed. Early Monday afternoon, demonstrators rallied outside the Hall of Justice in support of Emily Good, the city woman who was arrested while videotaping police officers during a traffic stop on May 12th in front of her [...]

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