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Monthly Archives: June 2011

23/06/11 Observant Atlantic city security officer aids police in robbery arrest www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTIC CITY NJ June 23 2011 — An Atlantic City man is behind bars tonight for allegedly robbing a Pennsylvania man over the weekend. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in the area of MLK Boulevard and the beach block. Police say that’s where 40 year-old Zachary McFadden knocked down a 64 [...]

23/06/11 Woman arrested at mall after dog dies in hot car www.privateofficer.com

  ONTARIO, Calif.June 23 2011 —A year-old golden retriever locked inside a car in a California parking lot is dead and the dog’s owner could face a felony charge. Ontario police arrested 19-year-old Chang Qui on Monday and she was booked for investigation of animal cruelty. An Ontario Mills mall security guard noticed the woman’s [...]

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23/06/11 Former Michigan security guard heads to prison guilty of sex charges www.privateofficer.com

    KENT COUNTY, Mich. June 23 2011 – In Kent County, a former school security guard is now a criminal, and he’s headed to prison after being sentenced Tuesday on sex charges. The case started in 2010 in the Godwin Heights school district, where a school security guard was accused of having an inappropriate [...]

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23/06/11 Miami security officer nabs man stealing manhole covers www.privateofficer.com

  Miami Fla June 23 2011 Walter Chesnut spent several nights walking around Wynwood with a flashlight taped to his baseball cap and pushed a shopping cart covered in cardboard boxes on the outside — hiding the manhole lids he had been stealing to sell the metal by the pound. He was arrested by Miami [...]

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23/06/11 GA. State Prison guard shot by police faces felony charges www.privateofficer.com

  Jesup GA June 23 2011 A Georgia State Prison guard faces multiple charges after being shot in the buttocks during a standoff with state and local law enforcement officers at his Jesup home Monday afternoon. Vincent Allen, 47, remains jailed on four counts of aggravated assault and single counts each of reckless conduct with [...]

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23/06/11 Wilmington PTO’s treasurer arrested for embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

  Wilmington NC June 23 2011 The woman accused of embezzling money belonging to the Lincoln Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization has been arrested, an official said Wednesday, ending a manhunt that began earlier this month. Dana Leigh Brooks faces 12 counts of embezzlement in connection to accusations she siphoned off more than $5,000 while acting as [...]

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23/06/11 Peeping Tom in Port-a John escapes covered in feces www.privateofficer.com

    BOULDER, Colo. June 23 2011– Boulder police are searching for a Peeping Tom who lurks under a portable toilet. A woman told police she saw something moving in the tank under the toilet at the Hanuman Yoga Festival on Friday near Boulder High School. She told police she walked out of the toilet [...]

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23/06/11 Teen reports being raped at NJ school www.privateofficer.com

    CLIFTON, N.J. June 23 2011— A 15-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by two young men while inside a school building at Clifton High School. The attack reportedly took place during a school day. Jaime Urbina, 19, and a 17-year-old accomplice physically moved the female student to an area below a staircase and attacked [...]

23/06/11 Police take over management of private college security force www.privateofficer.com

    PAXTON MA June 23 2011 — Police Chief Robert R. Desrosiers said yesterday that his department has taken control of security at Anna Maria College. The takeover is part of negotiations with the college on a consulting agreement that officials hope will evolve into a long-range payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program. The chief and Sgt. Mark [...]

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23/06/11 Texas fugitive caught in park having sex with teen www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX June 23 2011 – A fugitive was behind bars Wednesday, four days after a Forest Service officer caught him having sex with a 15-year-old girl in the woods, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. Charles Alan Donelly, 47, is charged with sexual assault of a child. Investigators had been looking for him [...]

23/06/11 Shots fired during jewelry store robbery at mall www.privateofficer.com

  Los Angeles CA June 23 2011 A man being chased by a security guard fired at least one shot in the Westfield Century City mall after robbing the Fast Fix jewelry store around noon Wednesday, authorities said. The incident began when a man posing as a customer robbed the store at gunpoint and took [...]

23/06/11 Fort Worth high school has been arrested for sexting www.privateofficer.com

    Fort Worth TX June 2011 A teacher at a Fort Worth high school has been arrested after she was accused of “sexting” a student. Heather Jackson, 37, was arrested Tuesday and charged with having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student at Boswell High School after his parents filed a complaint this month, [...]

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23/06/11 16 year old NC girl charged with stabbing baby to death www.privateofficer.com

  KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. June 23 2011 – A 16-year-old girl is charged with stabbing her infant daughter to death. On June 17, the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Chesapeake Police stating 16-year-old Rebecca Blackmore had just admitted to leaving her dead baby in her bedroom closet. According to the Currituck County [...]

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23/06/11 Shoplifter caught with rolling drugstore in car www.privateofficer.com

  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. June 23 2011– A Kentucky man was arrested Monday on suspicion of shoplifting a box of cough medicine, but in his car they found a veritable rolling store of over-the-counter drugs — everything from laxatives to allergy medicine. Boynton Beach report that at 5 p.m. Monday, store security from a CVS [...]

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23/06/11 Woman confesses to shoplifting at multiple stores www.privateofficer.com

  Livingston County MI June 23 2011 A 21-year-old Flint woman who was arrested Sunday on the suspicion of retail fraud told police she’s stolen more than $2,000 in merchandise from big box stores in Hartland, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. The woman said she stole from the Target and Walmart stores after [...]

22/06/11 Florida State Forest Rangers Die In Wildfire www.privateofficer.com

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. June 22 2011 Two state forest rangers trapped by shifting flames died while fighting a wildfire that also injured two others near Jasper in north Florida, officials said Tuesday. The rangers were working Monday to stop a rekindled blaze called the Blue Ribbon Fire in Hamilton County on the Georgia line, [...]

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22/06/11 Macy loss prevention agent attacked by shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

  Wauwatosa WI June 22 2011 A Macy’s security guard was attacked by two men he suspected of theft Saturday. 2:44 p.m. According to the Wauwatosa police report: Two men had their arms full of merchandise and appeared ready to flee the Mayfair location of Macy’s about 2:44 p.m. Saturday. A security guard chased them [...]

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22/06/11 Two security guards hired to protect controversial construction site arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Charlmette LA June 22 2011 Two security guards hired to protect controversial mixed income apartment complexes, under construction in Chalmette, have found themselves behind bars for possession of marijuana. The news comes after residents in Chalmette have been fighting to keep the apartment complexes out, saying they were worried about the crime they would [...]

22/06/11 Family of 9-11 victim sues security company, United Airlines www.privateofficer.com

  BOSTON MA June 22 2011 — The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says newly released court documents show security problems at Boston’s airport the day of attacks are to blame for the man’s death. The documents were filed in federal court in Manhattan as part of [...]

22/06/11 Former Wal-Mart security agents sue over wrongful termination www.privateofficer.com

    Salt Lake UT June 22 2011 A group of former Wal-Mart employees filed a lawsuit against the retail giant in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, claiming they were wrongfully terminated from a Layton store last winter for stopping a shoplifter.  Lori Poulsen, Shawn Ray, Gabriel Stewart, James Dallin, Derek Holt and Eric Hunter [...]

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22/06/11 Daycare owner, employees charged in death of girl left in hot van www.privateofficer.com

  Jonesboro GA June 22 2011 The owner of a Georgia day care center and two employes have been charged with cruelty to children and manslaughter in the death of a 2-year-old girl who was left in a locked van for two hours while daytime temperatures soared into the mid-90s. Jazmin Green’s death came Monday, [...]

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22/06/11 Two GA men sent to prison for putting razor blades on playground www.privateofficer.com

    COLUMBUS, Ga. June 22 2011– Two men have been sentenced to prison after admitting to taping razor blades to playground equipment at a Columbus park last year. Muscogee County Superior Court Chief Judge John Allen issued the sentences Monday for 18-year-old Gary Bryan and 24-year-old Derrick Fullum after the two pleaded guilty to [...]

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22/06/11 Detective creates community policing phone APP www.privateofficer.com

    PEABODY, Mass. June 22 2011— Say you find some vulgar graffiti tagged on your house. You grab your smartphone, take a photo and, with the push of a button, alert police — sending them the photo and letting them know precisely where it is by using the phone’s GPS. Welcome to community policing [...]

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22/06/11 Man attempts to steal state Capitol flag-punches security officer www.privateofficer.com

  Helena MT June 22 2011 A transient man is accused of attempting to steal a flag from the state Capitol and then punching a security guard who tried to retrieve it. Police were called to the Capitol at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday on a report of an assault. Responding officers located David Brian Madison, [...]

22/06/11 Family turns in bank robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

  SUMTER, SC June 22 2011 – Sumter police say they caught a woman who robbed a Sumter bank Monday afternoon after the woman’s family tipped investigators off. Frances R. Ellison, 51, faces charges of entering a bank with intent to steal, according to Police Chief Patty Patterson. Patterson said Ellison walked into the SAFE [...]

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22/06/11 Albuquerque police chief pushes for partnerships with public www.privateofficer.com

    DALLAS TX June 22 2011 —No one can go it alone when it comes to fighting crime and theft, emphasized the police chief of Albuquerque, N.M. “Fighting crime is a team sport and it’s extremely important to keep working as a team,” said Raymond Schultz, chief of police for the Albuquerque Police Department. [...]

22/06/11 Mother kills her baby by placing it in microwave www.privateofficer.com

    Sacramento CA June 22 2011 In what police say is an extremely rare and disturbing case, a Sacramento woman was arrested this morning for allegedly killing her 6-week-old daughter in March by placing her in a microwave oven. Ka Yang, 29, was arrested at her Sacramento home this morning and charged with homicide [...]

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22/06/11 Teacher arrested for running prostitution website www.privateofficer.com

  ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico June 22 2011— David Flory, a physics teacher at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, was arrested Tuesday for running an online prostitution website, according to police. Cops arrested the New York City resident in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 40 counts of promoting prostitution. New Jersey Flory holds a master’s degree [...]

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22/06/11 Eastport South Manor High School teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Suffolk County NY June 22 2011 An Eastport South Manor High School teacher suspended by the school district in April was arrested on Monday after Suffolk County Police said he inappropriately touched a female student last year and also asked her to send him pictures of herself in her underwear. Felipe Argueta, 35, of [...]

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22/06/11 Knoxville security guard arrested for impersonating police www.privateofficer.com

  KNOXVILLE TN June 22 2011 – A man allegedly using a strobe light and a security guard badge to pull over unsuspecting drivers tried the ploy on the wrong motorist – a Knoxville police investigator in an unmarked police car. Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch said today authorities were alerted Sunday evening about a [...]

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