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Monthly Archives: June 2011

20/06/11 Chicago gun registration has not slowed crime-many are exempt from law www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL June 20 2011 Marty Zamora will be the first to tell you he’s a gun guy—he owns seven handguns and four rifles. He likes to shoot at a suburban range for sport, but he says that’s not the main reason he has them. “Everybody on my block has been robbed but me,” [...]

19/06/11 Unarmed security officer would rather talk out problems www.privateofficer.com

  Flowood MS June 19 2011 Like the fictional character Andy Taylor, who patrolled the town of Mayberry on television during the 1960s, Freddie Funches doesn’t carry a gun. “I don’t own one, I don’t want one around me,” says Funches, 58, who serves as the lone security guard for NewSouth NeuroSpine in Flowood. “A guy [...]

19/06/11 New Orleans nightclub bouncer tackles man with assault rifle www.privateofficer.com

  NEW ORLEANS LA June 19 2011 — Tangipahoa Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a local man who they said tried to run into a local club with a rifle because of bad service. Sheriff Daniel Edwards said deputies saw 23-year-old Pedro Varnado hastily enter a night club with an assault rifle and point the rifle’s [...]

19/06/11 Run-away throw-away teens a silent crises www.privateofficer.com

  SPECIAL REPORT ERIN QUINN TENNESSEAN.com Nashville TN June 19 2011 Madeline is a pretty blond teenager who picks scraps from Nashville garbage cans for food. She and three of her high school friends sleep in parks, under bridges and in abandoned buildings, many of which crawl with drug-addicted homeless people who are decades their [...]

19/06/11 School security-police nab school burglar in Alabama www.privateofficer.com

  Huntsville, AL June 19 2011 – Huntsville police have arrested a man on third degree burglary charges after finding stolen items in his car. Around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning security officers at West Mastin Lake Elementary reported to police that two people were seen walking the halls of the school. Huntsville police said officers [...]

19/06/11 Scranton police officer, 2 others arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

    SCRANTON PA June 19 2011 – A current Scranton patrolman faces charges including official oppression after an alleged incident Sunday, June 12, at The V Spot, 906 Providence Rd., Scranton. Mark Miller, 32, of Prospect Ave., faces one count each of terroristic threats, official oppression, disorderly conduct and harassment, and two counts of [...]

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19/06/11 Metro Louisville police officer in fatal car accident www.privateofficer.com

  Louisville KY June 19 2011 Metro Police have identified the off-duty police officer who was in an accident that killed a passenger of another vehicle Friday afternoon as Sgt. John Lewis, a 20-year veteran. Lewis has been placed on paid administrative leave and the police public integrity unit and traffic unit are investigating the [...]

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19/06/11 Police arrest man at Tulane camp videotaping children www.privateofficer.com

  New Orleans LA June 19 2011 Police arrested a man in his 50s Friday for juvenille pornography as well as indecent behavior with juveniles at Tulane University’s day camp. Tulane Campus Police told detectives that counselors at the children’s camp saw a stranger in the locker room Thursday video taping children with his cell [...]

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19/06/11 Three Ohioans die in Guntersville Alabama plane crash www.privateofficer.com

  GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. June 19 2011– Police confirm a man and woman from Xenia and a child were killed in a small plane crash in Guntersville, Alabama on Saturday. Another child on board was injured in the crash. The Marshall County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Tara Whitacre, 32. Hunstville Hospital for Women and [...]

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19/06/11 Four men arrested at Peachtree Mall during disturbance www.privateofficer.com

  Columbus GA June 19 2011 Four men accused of having a gun and fleeing from Peachtree Mall security Saturday evening face charges of disorderly conduct, reports state. Marquaris D. Word, 18; Keon D. Coleman, 18, and Dustin Fortson, 20, all of Phenix City; and Demetrius Rashad Smith, 21, of Columbus each face two counts [...]

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19/06/11 Police officer injured when security officer spots car thefts www.privateofficer.com

    FAIRFILED NJ June 19 2011– A police officer probing the theft of several vehicles from a northern New Jersey auto dealership was injured early Sunday when a stolen pickup truck crashed into his cruiser. Fairfield officer Alex Cifelli was being treated at Morristown Medical Center for undisclosed injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening but [...]

19/06/11 Portland man arrested after gun tussle with security www.privateofficer.com

  Portland OR June 19 2011 A 29-year-old Northeast Portland man is sitting in Multnomah County Jail today after a tussle with local nightclub security guards lead to the discovery of a gun. Portland police said Justin Allen Greene allegedly got rowdy after he was denied entry into Slow Bar at 533 SE Grand Ave., [...]

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18/06/11 Man tried sneaking snake into Seattle courtroom www.privateofficer.com

  SEATTLE WA June 18 2011– A security officer viewing an X-ray spotted a live snake in the backpack of a man trying to get into the King County Courthouse, and turned the man and his snake away last week, the Sheriff’s Office said on Friday. The Sheriff’s Office revealed what happened on June 10 [...]

18/06/11 Loomis guard charged in ATM cash thefts www.privateofficer.com

  Knoxville TN June 18 2011 A former security guard is charged with stealing money from ATM’s he was hired to service. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says James David Monroe III, 35, of Knoxville, worked for Loomis, a company that uses armored vehicles and security guards to provide the secure transport of cash to [...]

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18/06/11 Security guard arrested after church burglary www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTA GA June 18 2011 – The former security guard who went missing after the church he was watching was vandalized has been arrested by Atlanta police. Friday morning the pastor of Increasing Faith Ministries in DeKalb County reported major damage to his church. Randolph Morgan ,who was hired to watch the building overnight [...]

17/06/11 Rhode Island wrestling coach arrested for police impersonation www.privateofficer.com

    NORTH PROVIDENCE RI June 17 2011 — A suspended school wrestling coach who was free on bail on a child pornography charge has been accused of impersonating a state trooper. Joseph J. Simone, 22, of 16 Beach St., was taken into custody by state and federal officials Tuesday, the state police said Wednesday. [...]

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17/06/11 Security officer shot at Ga. nightclub www.privateofficer.com

  Albany GA June 17 2011 Police responded to a shooting at the Sports Zone Bar and Grill around 2:15 Thursday morning. According to the victim and witnesses, the business was preparing to close for the evening, when a few men refused to leave the pool room area. The security officer and owner began escorting [...]

17/06/11 New York socialite caught shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

  Greenwich June 17 2011 A New York City socialite was arrested Monday and charged with stealing an $11,000 scarf, police said. Beata Boman, of 123 E. 56th St., New York, allegedly took the scarf from Richards Of Greenwich at 359 Greenwich Ave. about 3:45 p.m. Monday. The 38-year-old is a self-described former model and [...]

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17/06/11 Virginia assistant principal arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

    Alexandria VA June 17, 2011 – An assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia’s Fauquier County is facing charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. According to court documents, 29-year-old Joshua Myers chatted online with an undercover officer and gave the officer a password to folders on his computer that contained child [...]

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17/06/11 Houston instructor charged with sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX June 17 2011 – A former instructor at Bellaire and Sharpstown high schools is facing charges after police say she had an affair with a student that resulted in two children. Anne Lynn Montgomery, 35, is charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator and student. According to [...]

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17/06/11 Jefferson County PTO theft leads to arrest www.privateofficer.com

  Jefferson County, MO June 17 2011 A woman has been arrested, accused of embezzling thousands from a Jefferson County school’s PTO account. Investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office say almost $8,000 is at stake here. Late Wednesday evening, a 32 year-old Imperial, Missouri woman was arrested. She’s said to have forged checks from [...]

17/06/11 Pit bull kills man in Virginia www.privateofficer.com

  SPOTSYLVANIA VA June 17 2011— Police say a Spotsylvania County man found dead in his home was killed by his pit bull. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Department says in a news release that an autopsy found indications of paw marks on the victim’s body and defensive wounds on the fingers and hands. Police say [...]

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17/06/11 Lakeland Housing Authority board member arrested in thefts www.privateofficer.com

  LAKELAND Fla June 17 2011 A Lakeland Housing Authority board member was arrested Tuesday and charged with misusing funds from a nonprofit advisory group serving residents of subsidized housing. Lakeland police launched an inquiry in April after being told about the missing money by an employee of the housing authority. Nita McGee admitted to [...]

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17/06/11 Elderly Florida man dies in Pit Bull attack www.privateofficer.com

  PALATKA FLA JUne 17 2011 A North Florida man who whose arm was torn off in a dog attack has died. Officials say 74-year-old Roy McSweeney died Wednesday afternoon in a Gainesville hospital. Jennifer Biewend, his family’s attorney, says McSweeney suffered brain damage from severe blood loss when the dogs tore off one arm [...]

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17/06/11 Security officer may have had medical emergency prior to accident www.privateofficer.com

  Anderson SC June 17 2011 A security guard patrolling First Quality Enterprises in Anderson likely suffered a diabetic reaction that caused him to lose control of his vehicle and die in an accident at the company’s tissue plant, a coroner said Thursday. Marshall C. Chastain, 67, of Williamston, was patrolling the grounds at the [...]

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17/06/11 Alabama Marine Police crack major thefts www.privateofficer.com

  SPANISH FORT, Alabama June 17 2011 Investigators with the Alabama Marine Police have arrested two men accused of stealing more than 200-thousand dollars worth of marine equipment from boats in Mobile, Spanish Fort, Satsuma and Saraland. Keith Stockman and Steven Young have both been charged with first degree theft. Warrants are out for another [...]

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17/06/11 Gulf Shores Alabama employee arrested for theft www.privateofficer.com

  GULF SHORES, Alabama June 17 2011 — The Gulf Shores assistant public works director has been arrested on theft charges, but remains employed with the city, officials said today. Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Noel Hand, 36, and his wife, Tami Tate Hand, 31, late Tuesday on charges of theft of property greater than [...]

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17/06/11 Valley Center Middle School teacher arrested for hosting wild drunken party www.privateofficer.com

  VALLEY CENTER CA June 17 2011 — A 56-year-old Valley Center Middle School teacher was arrested early Sunday morning following a wild, drunken party held at her home attended by at least 100, mostly inebriated, teenagers, officials said. Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Bishop said empty hard liquor and beer bottles were strewed about the house [...]

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17/06/11 Casino security find women shooting up heroin with baby in car www.privateofficer.com

  Madison WI June 17 2011 A 2-year-old child was found Friday afternoon in a car with two women who were shooting up heroin, Madison police reported. The women were arrested and the child was given to a responsible party, police said. Holly Seals, 23, of Madison, was tentatively charged with possession of heroin, possession [...]

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17/06/11 Security officer credited with saving woman’s life www.privateofficer.com

  Chattanooga TN June 17 2011 Security officer David Cruz of Kalispell has been credited with saving a woman’s life Friday by pulling her from a burning car after a crash near Chattanooga, Tenn. Cruz is working there as a security guard for a contractor of the Federal Emergency Management Administration. According to news reports [...]

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