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Monthly Archives: July 2011

28/07/11 Shallotte NC police officer-girlfriend arrested for insurance fraud www.privateofficer.com

  Shallotte NC July 28 2011 State investigators arrested a Shallotte police officer Monday on suspicion of defrauding an insurance company in order to acquire a lump sum payout, authorities said. Thirty-five year-old Eric Proctor King, who is pictured on Shallotte’s website as a sergeant with the city’s police department, was arrested along with his [...]

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28/07/11 US Olympic skier commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  Salt Lake City Utah July 28 2011 Seventeen months after reaching the pinnacle of his career by winning a silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics, U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy” Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. Peterson, known for his difficult “Hurricane” move, [...]

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28/07/11 NY man born with one hand fights TSA to be hired www.privateofficer.com

  Queens NY July 28 2011 A former Queens boxer is fighting to knock out a federal ruling that he can’t work as an airport screener because he was born with only one hand. Michael Constantino, 32, insists he’s perfectly capable of working as a screener for the Transportation Security Administration. “Anyone that knows me [...]

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28/07/11 Security guard arrested for stealing police bullet proof vest www.privateofficer.com

  ALLIANCE, Ohio July 28 2011- A 23-year-old security guard going to school for law enforcement was arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing a bullet-proof vest from the Alliance Police Department. Detectives said the man stole the vest from the police locker room on June 30, when he was at the station for a civilian ride-along. [...]

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28/07/11 Woman arrested for lieing about being attacked at mall www.privateofficer.com

  SALEM, N.H. July 28 2011– A Salem woman was charged with making a false report after police said she lied to them about being attacked at a mall. Salem police said Danielle Doucette, 21, reported that she was assaulted and robbed at the Mall at Rockingham Park on Tuesday. Police said Doucette told them [...]

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28/07/11 Mountaire Farms security manager arrested for 14 sexual assaults www.privateofficer.com

  MILLSBORO, DEL.July 28 2011 — A 53-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested on 14 charges of rape in what state police described as a two-week investigation into sexual assaults at Mountaire Farms, in Millsboro. Cpl. Bruce Harris said four female Mountaire employees made allegations of “unwanted, continuous sexual advances and encounters” by Ronald F. [...]

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28/07/11 Miami Beach police officer who injured two people charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com

  Miami Fla July 28 2011 A Miami Beach police officer who severely injured two people while driving an ATV on the beach has been charged with a DUI in Miami Beach and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Derick Kuilan, 30, was in uniform on July 3 with fellow Miami Beach police officer Rolando [...]

28/07/11 TSA nabs two with guns at Atlanta Hartsfield airport www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTA GA July 28 2011 – TSA officers said they caught one person trying to get a gun through Hartsfield-Jackson airport security and then, 20 minutes, later caught another. Atlanta police arrested Kimberly Farmer and Rolando Buigas on charges of carrying a weapon in an unauthorized place on Tuesday. Farmer’s husband told Channel 2’s [...]

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27/07/11 Former San Antonio coach gets probation in improper relationship www.privateofficer.com

  San Antonio TX July 27 2011 A former high school basketball coach who admitted in April to having an improper relationship with a player was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after prosecutors called two other young women who said they also believe he had touched them inappropriately. Breck Andre Ross, 35, had [...]

27/07/11 Resort security guard arrested with child porn www.privateofficer.com

  San Antonio TX July 27 2011 The FBI has arrested two area residents on child-pornography charges, including a security guard at a resort in San Antonio who allegedly admitted accessing child porn and fondling a young boy. The FBI declined to comment on a raid last week at the home of Matthew Phillip Lehr, [...]

27/07/11 Airport worker shot when gun discharges www.privateofficer.com

  KENNER, La.July 27 2011 — An airport employee was accidentally shot when a hunting rifle discharged a round as it was being checked as baggage at the United Airline ticket counter. Sgt. Larry Dyess of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says it happened about 10:30 a.m. Monday as the firearm was in the process [...]

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27/07/11 Canada businesses debate how to use facial recognition tools www.privateofficer.com

  Canada July 27 2011 While the debate rages over how social media companies such as Facebook should use facial detection and recognition tools, the technology has quietly crept into institutional life across Canada, for functions ranging from gambling control to bank fraud and police investigations. Beginning next year, Canadian “e-passports” will contain a chip [...]

27/07/11 Security officer takes bank robbery suspect into custody www.privateofficer.com

  SELLWOOD, OR July 27 2011 – A man suspected of robbing the same Key Bank branch three times was arrested Saturday. Portland officers say a bank security guard took Darrel Wayne Lawrence, 30, into custody after a bank employee recognized Lawrence walking toward the bank, located at 8112 SE 13th Ave. in Sellwood. Police [...]

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27/07/11 Lomis Armored Truck Security in Shoot-out www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX July 27 2011– An armored car was hit by thieves outside a southeast Houston bank Monday morning. The FBI said a Loomis armored car was parked outside a Bank of America in the 7200 block of South Loop East at Woodridge shortly before 8 a.m. when it was robbed by two gunmen. [...]

27/07/11 Bank security officer robbed at gunpoint www.privateofficer.com

    Auckland NZ July 27 2011 A bank security officer was attacked by a man armed with an AK47-style rifle in suburban Auckland yesterday – the second time he has stared down the barrel of a gun. The Armourguard officer – who was captured on camera with his arms in the air as the [...]

27/07/11 Musician-wife kill and dismember woman www.privateofficer.com

  RALEIGH NC July 27 2011 Police say a Raleigh musician and his wife killed a Kinston mother here, dismembered her body, packed the pieces in coolers and loaded them aboard a rented U-Haul trailer before dumping the remains in a creek 1,250 miles away outside Houston. Grant Ruffin Hayes, 32, and Amanda Perry Hayes, [...]

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27/07/11 Virginia State Trooper injured in chase of jewelry store robbers www.privateofficer.com

  Henrico VA July 27 2011 A state trooper chasing James City County jewelry store robbery suspects with officers from other agencies was injured today when shots were fired through his windshield, a spokesman said this afternoon. One person is in custody and the search is continuing for a second suspect in the area of [...]

27/07/11 Colorado police kill extortion suspect at Family Dollar store www.privateofficer.com

  AURORA, Colo. July 27 2011– Aurora police said Monday that a plainclothes officer shot and killed an extortion suspect during a struggle as the suspect grabbed a knife. The family of the dead man, Juan Contreras, 59, has questioned why an officer had to shoot in a Saturday night confrontation in a Family Dollar [...]

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27/07/11 Philadelphia man arrested for shooting at police helicopter www.privateofficer.com

      Philadelphia PA July 27 2011 What started off with police chasing two all-terrain vehicles and a motorcycle through a North Philadelphia housing project ended with a man shooting a .45-caliber pistol at a police helicopter, federal prosecutors say. The nighttime gunfire allegedly came from Jonathan Butler, 28, of Harrisburg, who police said [...]

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  Great Falls MT July 27 2011 Police arrested a man at Smith’s Food and Drug in the Great Falls Market Place off Exit 0 on Saturday after discovering he had a warrant for felony bank robbery in another state. Police Lt. Tito Rodriguez said David Allen Sands, 48, was taken into custody after police [...]

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27/07/11 Police searching for Home Depot robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

  Green Township July 27 2011 Police are looking for the man who robbed the Green Township Home Depot with a painting tool. Officers say a man, dressed in painting apparel, held-up the Glenway Avenue store with a paint scraper, just after 7 o’clock Sunday evening. He got away with $500 worth of merchandise. Police [...]

27/07/11 70 Brad Paisley fans arrested at NY concert www.privateofficer.com

  Darien NY July 27 2011 Approximately 70 Brad Paisley fans were arrested or cited during the singer’s July 23 concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Western New York. Charges included possession of controlled substances, fighting with security guards, resisting arrest, underage drinking and driving while intoxicated, Genesee County sheriff’s deputies reported. Fifty-six [...]

27/07/11 Woman sexually assaulted at Gresham Station Shopping Center www.privateofficer.com

  GRESHAM ORE July 27 2011 – A woman was sexually assaulted by two men Monday afternoon at the Gresham Station Shopping Center, police said. The assault took place sometime between 1 and 4 p.m. behind the Borders bookstore, according to Sgt. Claudio Grandjean. The woman said she was getting into her blue minivan on [...]

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27/07/11 Police arrest man for lewd picture taking at mall www.privateofficer.com

  Hamilton Ontario Canada July 27 2011 A Hamilton man is facing voyeurism charges for using a video camera to peep up women’s skirts at a Burlington mall, police say. Police allege the 34-year-old attached a small video camera to his shoe in order to covertly record images of female shoppers at Mapleview Mall last [...]

27/07/11 Woman arrested at Bob Hope airport with gun www.privateofficer.com

  Burbank CA July 27 2011 A woman was arrested at Bob Hope Airport on Tuesday after a routine security check turned up a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag, authorities said. The woman, who was described as in her 40s, was passing through security about 9 a.m. on her way to board a Southwest [...]

27/07/11 US Marine found dead underneath boat in Alabama www.privateofficer.com

  ORANGE BEACH, ALA. July 27 2011— Police said a 23-year-old Marine from Toms River was found dead underneath a boat in Bayou St. John on Sunday, according to a report from Marine Police in Alabama. The dead man was identified as Scott M. Heilman Jr., a Marine who was attending pilot training in Pensocola, [...]

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27/07/11 Fake armed guard steals church offerings www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX July 27 2011 — A Houston church will increase security after a fake uniformed courier stole cash and check offerings just minutes before the real pickup person arrived. A message Tuesday on the St. Theresa Catholic Church website says congregation members, who donated by check the weekend of July 17, should contact [...]

27/07/11 Armed robber fire shots as security officer www.privateofficer.com

  MILWAUKEE WI July 27 2011– Milwaukee police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino early this morning. Officers were called to the casino after 3 a.m. Monday after an attempted armed robbery inside the casino. Police said a man entered the casino and took a money box, but disposed of [...]

26/07/11 Security officer dies shielding store clerk during robbery www.privateofficer.com

    JACKSON, MS July 26 2011 – Fifty-four year-old security guard James McKinney is dead after trying to shield his co-worker from gunfire during an early morning shooting. The homicide happened at the Shell gas station at the corner of Fortification Street and Jefferson Street in Belhaven. Jackson police were called to the gas [...]

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26/07/11 S.C. security officer killed in head-on collision www.privateofficer.com

  Charlestown SC July 26 2011 Bail for the Mount Pleasant teenager charged with killing a Ladson woman when he drove the wrong direction on Interstate 26 early Sunday has been set at $107,324.50, according to Charleston police. Samuel McCauley, 19, has been charged with reckless homicide and felony driving under the influence, police spokesman [...]

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