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Monthly Archives: July 2011

24/07/11 Federal jury convicts man of bank robbery but not security guard’s death www.privateofficer.com

  Kansas City MO July 24 2011 A federal jury on Friday convicted an aspiring rap singer of conspiracy, bank robbery, attempted bank robbery and two counts of using a firearm in crimes of violence. The jury, however, held that Iralee E. French Jr., 24, of Kansas City, was not responsible for the death of [...]

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24/07/11 Unruly bar patron pulls gun on bouncer www.privateofficer.com

  Bethlehem PA July 24 2011 An Allentown man who was tossed out of Roosevelt’s 21 in Bethlehem on Thursday night came back and pointed a loaded gun at the bouncer, police said. Anthony Otero, 22, of the 200 block of Nelson Street, was tossed out by Gregory Tillman after assaulting a woman in the [...]

24/07/11 Three shot dead at Arizona bikers rally www.privateofficer.com

  Mormon Lake AZ July 24 2011 Three people are dead and one critically injured after a shooting late Friday at a motorcycle rally in Mormon Lake in northern Arizona, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred around 11:20 p.m. Friday on campgrounds near the lake, where victims were believed to have [...]

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24/07/11 Former Rio Rancho teacher arrested for sex with minor www.privateofficer.com

    Rio Rancho NM July 24 2011 A former V. Sue Cleveland High School teacher in Rio Rancho has been arrested for having sex with a minor. Belinda Ray is charged with three counts of rape and three counts of selling or giving alcohol to a minor. Detectives say the victim is now an [...]

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24/07/11 Former Pentagon security officer gets prison for child porn www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC July 24 2011A former Pentagon security officer has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for downloading and distributing child pornography.Martin C. Savage, 27, was working at the Pentagon when an undercover police officer in Florida found 100 sexually explicit images he was sharing on a peer-to-peer network in [...]

24/07/11 Up-and-coming junior lightweight boxer shot dead in Virginia www.privateofficer/com

  VIRGINIA BEACH, VA July 24 2011– An up-and-coming junior lightweight boxer, who fought all but one of his bouts in Tampa, was shot and killed at a Virginia Beach oceanfront resort. Cordaro Simpkins was pronounced dead just after 1:00am this morning at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was 21. According to a preliminary [...]

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24/07/11 British actor Rhys Ifans arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

  SAN DIEGO CA July 24 2011— British actor Rhys Ifans, who portrays the villain Lizard in the upcoming Hollywood movie “The Amazing Spider-Man,” was arrested and cited for battery at the pop culture gathering Comic-Con Friday evening. “He was abusive, belligerent and aggressive, and shoved a female security guard,” San Diego police spokeswoman Lt. [...]

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23/07/11 South Carolina Law Enforcement agent kills woman-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  MONCKS CORNER SC July 23 2011 The man who killed a woman and then himself behind a South Carolina bank late Friday afternoon had recently resigned as an agent of the State Law Enforcement Division, multiple local law enforcement authorities confirmed. The murder-suicide happened near the ATM behind the Southcoast Community Bank on East [...]

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23/07/11 Virginia psychiatrist shot-killed by patient www.privateofficer.com

    Fairfax VA July 23 2011 A 71-year-old psychiatrist was shot and killed Friday by a 62-year-old patient who then killed herself in the doctor’s home in an upscale section of Fairfax County, according to preliminary investigation, county police said. Police said they found the bodies in the home on Tebbs Lane in McLean [...]

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23/07/11 Louisville teen dies of heat stroke after being refused emergency treatment family says www.privateofficer.com

  Lousiville KY July 23 2011 An 18-year-old Sellersburg, Ind., teen died Thursday night from heat stroke after his family said he was denied help at a Norton Immediate Care Center in northeast Jefferson County. Cody Johns became disoriented after working outside all day and was taken by his stepfather and another co-worker to the [...]

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23/07/11 Tulsa Expo Square fairgrounds security officer dies www.privateofficer.com

  Tulsa OK July 23 2011 As anybody who ever got crosswise with her found out quickly, security officer Lana Sims meant business. “After she towed one, that was usually the end of it. Then they knew she was serious,” laughed Jerry Shoemake, remembering Sims’ handling of fairgoers who parked illegally or left a trailer [...]

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23/07/11 Men handcuff security guard-steal tractor trailer www.privateofficer.com

  EL PASO TX July 23 2011 – Police are searching for several men accused of handcuffing a security guard and stealing a trailer loaded with more than $100,000 in solar panels. Early June 3, two men cut a chain link fence behind Howl Transportation on North Zaragoza. The men went to the guard shack [...]

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23/07/11 Mobile woman arrested for counterfeiting while on probation www.privateofficer.com

  MOBILE, Alabama July 22 2011— Police here today released the name of the woman they accuse of making hundreds of dollars’ worth of counterfeit money. Officer Chris Levy, a police spokesman, said authorities arrested Jennifer Sanders, 23, on Tuesday at her home on a probation violation. They seized $752 in fake bills, a HP [...]

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23/07/11 Woman thrown off JetBlue flight suspected of not wearing panties www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY July 23 2011 A financial consultant, claims she was thrown off a JetBlue flight because the pilot suspected she wasn’t dressed properly. Have airlines gone too far in trying to enforce a dress code on flights? A Harlem financial consultant wants JetBlue to pay for booting her off a Florida-bound [...]

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23/07/11 Drug task force finds meth lab at Gulfport motel www.privateofficer.com

  Gulfport MS July 23 2011 A roundup of suspected drug dealers led investigators to a batch of meth cooking in a Gulfport hotel room Friday. Patrick Brian Smith and his wife Virginia Ann Smith of Long Beach were arrested after deputies found them at the Days Inn just off of Highway 49 near Airport [...]

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23/07/11 KY prison guard charged with sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

  FRANKFORT, Ky. July 23 2011 – Police say a male guard at the state’s women’s prison has been charged with 25 counts of second-degree sexual abuse. Kentucky State Police say 52-year-old Sgt. James B. Johnson of Louisville was charged Friday at state police headquarters in Frankfort. A news release from Post 12 in Frankfort [...]

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23/07/11 Georgia McDonald’s manager assaulted mother with autistic child www.privateofficer.com

  MARIETTA, Ga.July 23 2011 — Authorities say the manager of a Marietta McDonald’s is accused of punching a mother after she brought her autistic children and a service dog inside the restaurant. Cobb County officials issued a warrant charging Tiffany Denise Allen with simple battery and disorderly conduct. The warrant states that Jennifer Schwenker [...]

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23/07/11 Colorado teacher gets 10 yr prison term for sexual assault of student www.privateofficer.com

  BROOMFIELD, Colo.July 23 2011 — A former Broomfield High School teacher and wrestling coach convicted of sexually assaulting a student was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison. That means, if after 10 years the parole board doesn’t think Masse has been rehabilitated as a sex [...]

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23/07/11 Bell County ISD teacher arrested for having sex with 14yr old www.privateofficer.com

  Troy TX July 23 2011 Shocked and saddened. That is what the tightly-knit Troy community is saying Thursday night after a middle school teacher was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student. The teacher in Bell County custody is 31-year-old Kaci Pomerenke. Her teacher web page for Raymond Mays Middle School shows [...]

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23/07/11 Shooting reported at El Paso nightclub www.privateofficer.com

  EL PASO, Texas July 23 2011– Police are investigating a shooting at a local night club. Around 1a.m. Friday morning, security asked two customers at the Peoria nightclub in west El Paso to leave because the two men were smashing bottles and making threats, witnesses said. According to the nightclub security, when the two [...]

23/07/11 Target security nabs woman in $1100 theft www.privateofficer.com

  Manalapan NJ July 23 2011 Monique Franklin, a resident of Farmingdale, was arrested for shoplifting from the Target Department Store on Rt. 9 in Manalapan on Wednesday, July 13, a press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department said. Ptl. Reginald Grant was dispatched to the Target because store security had apprehended Franklin for [...]

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23/07/11 Fla Wal-Mart employees, friends caught as they steal $4000 www.privateofficer.com

  KISSIMMEE, Fla.July 23 2011 — Thieves stole more than $4,000 from a Kissimmee Walmart, investigators told WFTV on Wednesday. Two store employees and a boyfriend bought small things, such as soft drinks, to steal thousands of dollars from the Walmart on Vineland Road, deputies said. Security cameras captured the thieves in action. The customer, [...]

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23/07/11 Louisville KY man indicted for plotting to kill cops www.privateofficer.com

  Jeffersontown KY July 23 2011 A 22-year-old man was indicted in Jefferson Circuit Court Thursday on charges of attempted murder for allegedly plotting to kill one or possibly two police officers. Randall Lacefield is accused of planning to kill a Jeffersontown Police Officer at Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille on Wednesday, according to an arrest [...]

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23/07/11 Charlotte police pull Tasers off streets after second death www.privateofficer.com

  Charlotte NC July 23 2011 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is taking all of its Tasers off the streets for as many as 45 days, after a suspect died when he was shocked by an officer’s X26 Taser at a Lynx light rail station. Police say Lareko Williams, 21, was beating and choking a woman [...]

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23/07/11 Police find more than $100,000 of stolen merchandise at SC pawn shop www.privateofficer.com

  Mount Pleasant SC July 23 2011 Authorities say an investigation by the Mount Pleasant Police Department led to an arrest and seizure of more than $100,000 in stolen goods Wednesday. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, which is now leading the investigations, expects more arrests. Dozens of boxes of merchandise worth more than $100,000, most [...]

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23/07/11 Uof H student must earn college degree or face jail for shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

  HILO HI July 23 2011 A University of Hawaii-Hilo softball player is being sentenced to earn her baccalaureate degree or face jail time for shoplifting at Walmart. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Wednesday that 19-year-old Erin Oshiro was sentenced to 30 days in jail that she can avoid if she completes other requirements set by [...]

23/07/11 Federal Way police kill armed Wal-Mart shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

  FEDERAL WAY, Wash.July 23 2011 — Customers are waiting to return to a parking lot Friday to retrieve their cars where police shot and killed a shoplifting suspect at the Walmart in Federal Way Thursday. The shooting happened at the store on South 314th Street in the parking lot that was crowded with shoppers. [...]

23/07/11 Man wearing a dress arrested for exposing self at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

  CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. July 23 2011 — State police arrested a man who they say exposed himself to customers and employees at Walmart in Dunbar Township, Fayette County. According to a police media report, “witnesses observed the actor wearing a dress that he tucked into his pantyhose, allowing his genitals to be seen by numerous [...]

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22/07/11 OFFICER DOWN- RICHARD JEROME DALY

  Deputy Sheriff Richard “Rick” Jerome Daly Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia End of Watch: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Age: 55 Tour of Duty: 25 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: July 20, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: In custody Deputy Rick Daly was [...]

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22/07/11 Jury awards family $10 million in lawsuit against Taser International www.privateofficer.com

    Charlotte NC July 22 2011A federal court jury returned the verdict for wrongful death of 17-year-old Darryl Turner, who collapsed and died in a Food Lion. An alleged dispute between Turner and his manager led the policeman to use the Taser, striking Turner in the chest. He went into cardiac arrest and died. [...]

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