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Monthly Archives: July 2011

26/07/11 Volunteer patrol group help police cover large area www.privateofficer.com

  KITTITAS COUNTY WA July 26 2011 — They look like cops, but they’re not. What’s the difference? “We have no authority,” says volunteer citizen’s patrolman, Ken Titus. “Just eyes and ears for the sheriffs.” Titus and Bob Allen are spending their retirement keeping a watchful eye on Kittitas County. “If someone is thinking of [...]

26/07/11 Woman slashed at Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia www.privateofficer.com

    Fairfax County VA July 26 2011 A woman was slashed and cut in a Fairfax County shopping mall Monday evening in what may be the latest of a series of similar incidents, Fairfax County police said. The woman, whose wound was not considered life-threatening, was cut about 5:30 p.m. in a store that [...]

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26/07/11 Security officer shot at houston game room www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX July 26 2011– Harris County sheriff deputies said four people were shot outside a northwest Harris County game room Monday. Investigators said two people came to Mr. Game Room in the 12300 block of Veterans Memorial at 4 a.m. and were armed. The security guard stopped them outside in the parking lot, [...]

26/07/11 SC motel clerk kills armed robber www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBIA, SC July 26 2011 – A man is dead after the motel clerk he tried to sexually assault and rob early Monday morning fought back and killed him, deputies said. Investigators say 43-year-old Vincent Carson of Orangeburg entered Days Inn motel at 133 Plumbers Rd. near I-20 and North Main St. sometime before [...]

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26/07/11 West Metro Soccer Club treasurer arrested for thefts www.privateofficer.com

  WEST COLUMBIA, SC July 26 2011 – The treasurer of a Midlands youth soccer club has some explaining to do after $14,000 went missing from the club’s coffers and at least one law enforcement agency has charged her in connection with the missing funds. Kimberly Denice Stripling of North was arrested Thursday morning and [...]

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26/07/11 Hamilton County TN corresctions officer arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Chattanooga TN July 26 2011 A corrections officer with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was arrested over the weekend and charged with sexual battery. Police received a call around 2 a.m. on Saturday and responded to the Palms Club at 6925 Shallowford Road where they spoke with the victim. She advised that while dancing [...]

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26/07/11 Roanoke police arrest man with links to security officer murder www.privateofficer.com

  Roanoke VA July 26 2011 Police arrested a man on a gun charge after executing a search warrant that links him to the July 13 killing of Afton Gardens apartment complex security guard Steve Orange Jr., according to court filings. Gene Anthony Brown, 28, was jailed without bail in Roanoke City Jail following his [...]

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26/07/11 Shots fired in casino robbery www.privateofficer.com

  Milwaukee WI July 26 2011 A man attempted an armed robbery early Monday at Potawatomi Bingo Casino but didn’t get away with any money, police said. Milwaukee police were called to the casino around 3 a.m. Monday after someone fired shots in the parking lot of the casino on W. Canal St. near 16th [...]

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26/07/11 20 shot in unrelated violence in King County WA www.privateofficer.com

    Kent WA July 26 2011 A man opened fire at Muckleshoot Casino near Auburn early this morning after finding his estranged wife on a crowded dance floor with another man, police said. The suspect shot them both with a handgun and continued firing, striking five more people, including two of his wife’s sisters, [...]

26/07/11 Augusta nightclub bouncer attacked www.privateofficer.com

  Augusta GA July 26 2011 An Augusta night club bouncer was attacked early Sunday morning. It happened at 3 Dollar Lounge on Gordon Highway around 1:15 a.m., according to an incident report. The bouncer had just thrown out an unruly customer when he says he was jumped by several unknown males. The complainant said [...]

26/07/11 Man arrested for trying to stab nightclub security www.privateofficer.com

  Columbia TN July 26 2011 A Columbia man was jailed after allegedly trying to stab a bouncer at Doogals Deli with a steak knife. Michael Mitchell, 38, 1816 Morningside Ave., was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication, according to a police report. A bouncer at the nightspot, Christopher Newcomb, asked [...]

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26/07/11 Greenville shootings leave security officer injured www.privateofficer.com

  Greenville NC July 26 2011 Two shootings and three armed robberies kept Greenville Police Department officers busy Saturday night and early Sunday. Four people were injured in related shootings at Fusion Skate Park at 500 W. 10th St. and a Sheetz convenience store at 1000 Charles Blvd. Both shootings involved the same group of [...]

25/07/11 VA woman accused of killing man she met on Craigslist www.privateofficer.com

  CULPEPER VA JULY 25 2011 A 24-year-old Culpeper woman has been accused in the stabbing death of a 53-year-old Florida man police say she met on Craigslist. Latoya Korren Jordan faces a first-degree murder charge after being taken into custody Thursday at a home in Fountain, Fla., in connection with the death of Daniel [...]

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25/07/11 Houston man engages security-police in fire fight www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX July 25 2011 – Charges have been filed against a man who allegedly shot at security guards before engaging in a fire fight with an HPD officer in east Houston on Saturday. Jose Albert Hernandez, 23, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault of a peace officer. [...]

25/07/11 Four killed-13 shot overnight in Chicago www.privateofficer.com

    Chicago IL July 25 2011 Four people were slain and at least 13 others wounded in separate overnight shootings in the city, officials said. The first of the four homicides was the shooting of a 53-year-old woman about 6:20 p.m. on the 5800 block of West Thomas Street in the city’s Austin neighborhood [...]

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25/07/11 Police make several arrests at Westfield Trumball mall www.privateofficer.com

    Trumball CT July 25 2011 Edwin Gomez, 21, of Gurdon Street, Bridgeport was arrested following a reported domestic violence incident at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Police said he approached a former acquaintance at the mall and punched him in the nose. He also allegedly punched the car in which the alleged victim rode. [...]

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25/07/11 Car show in Washington turns deadly www.privateofficer.com

  KENT, Wash. July 25 2011– Detectives and the gang unit were on scene Saturday afternoon. Crime scene investigators were on scene through the night. The rest of the parking lot looked like a ghost town covered in yellow and red crime tape. Whether it was one suspect or many, whoever shot up a strip [...]

25/07/11 Six people killed-four others shot at Texas birthday party www.privateofficer.com

    GRAND PRAIRIE TX JULY 25 2011 — Six people were killed and at least four were injured in a mass shooting during a family birthday party at a Grand Prairie roller rink Saturday evening. The shooting at Forum Roller World, 1900 S. Great Southwest Parkway, occurred when a family member drew a pistol [...]

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25/07/11 Chaos erupted inside a crowded tribal casino leaving 4 dead www.privateofficer.com

  Auburn WA July 25 2011 Chaos erupted inside a crowded tribal casino in Auburn early Sunday morning when a 42-year-old man walked onto the dance floor and opened fire with a handgun, shooting his estranged wife, her male dance partner and her sister, according to police. At least four other people suffered less serious [...]

25/07/11 Indiana police officer has sex in public pool while children watch www.privateofficer.com

  Connersville IN July 25 2011 Well, to be fair, there has been a heat wave sweeping across the country. And have you ever tried having sex in the sweltering heat? It’s awful. Sticky flesh slapping up against sticky flesh, crevasses you never knew you had oozing a salty, stingy serum that smells faintly like [...]

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25/07/11 Canada hospital issues nurses panic alarms www.privateofficer.com

    BRANDON Canada July 25 2011 — Extra security measures to protect rural hospital staff are on the way as the province prepares to bring in new health and workplace safety regulations. Assiniboine RHA CEO Penny Gilson said personal panic alarms for nurses should be installed at the Hamiota health centre as a pilot [...]

25/07/11 Chicago man thought to be dead 32 years found alive in Las Vegas www.privateofficer.com

  Las Vegas NV July 25 2011 A Chicago man who went missing 32 years ago and was declared legally dead was found in Las Vegas – alive and well. Arthur Gerald Jones, a Chicago commodities trader, was living in the Windy City until 1979. He allegedly faced gambling debts and even trouble with the [...]

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24/07/11 Port St. Lucie police officer arrested for rape www.privateofficer.com

  PORT ST. LUCIE FLA July 24 2011 — A Port St. Lucie police officer Thursday was arrested on rape and “object sexual penetration” charges after being linked to a sexual assault that happened while he was in the Navy, according to an affidavit released Friday and an official. Steven Binsse, 27, was arrested at [...]

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24/07/11 Fairfax County VA police kill DOD security officer www.privateofficer.com

  Fairfax County VA July 24 2011 A Centreville man fatally shot Thursday by Fairfax County police was a Defense Department security officer stationed at the vice president’s mansion who had been hospitalized the previous day due to erratic behavior, coworkers and officials said. Ed Zeigler, a spokesman for the DOD’s Naval District Washington Police [...]

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24/07/11 TSA security officer arrested in LAX theft www.privateofficer.com

  Los Angeles CA July 24 2011 A US Transportation Security Administration officer has been charged with theft after he allegedly stole a passenger’s luxury watch that wound up for sale on eBay. Paul Yashou, 38, of Torrance, California, was indicted Friday on two felony and three misdemeanor theft counts. Federal prosecutors allege he stole [...]

24/07/11 Security officers at Sands Casino Resort vote to unionize www.privateofficer.com

  Bethlehem P july 24 2011 Security officers at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem voted 51-35 Thursday to unionize. They will be represented by the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA). Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has seven days to file objections to the election. Casino officials previously challenged whether LEEBA was legally allowed to represent the [...]

24/07/11 PA police officer-father arrested in death of woman www.privateofficer.com

  Washington County PA July 24 2011 A police officer and his father were taken into custody this evening in connection with the killing of an elderly Washington County woman. David A. McClelland, 56, of Coal Center, has been charged with criminal homicide and burglary in the stabbing of Evelyn Stepko at her home in [...]

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24/07/11 GA. woman arrested for trespassing at her own home www.privateofficer.com

  WOODSTOCK, Ga. July 24 2011– Woodstock police charged a mother with battery and trespassing after her 17-year-old son called to say she wouldn’t stop beating him with a belt. Police said the 17-year-old boy called Saturday morning, saying his mother was beating him because he wouldn’t go to church. When they arrived at the [...]

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24/07/11 Alabama builds law enforcement vehicle operation training center www.privateofficer.com

    Montgomery Al July 24 2011 State and city officials broke ground Friday on what is expected to be a hub of law enforcement training in the state and possibly the region. The Alabama Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Operation Center will be on about 500 acres off U.S. 80 near the Montgomery Police Department’s [...]

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24/07/11 California man nabbed by security for “upskirting” at local store www.privateofficer.com

  ESCONDIDO CA July 24 2011 —- A 40-year-old man was arrested after security guards reportedly caught him using his cellphone to take pictures up women’s skirts while they shopped at a local store, police said Friday. Police responded at 4 p.m. Thursday to a report of a man taking pictures up the skirts of [...]