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Monthly Archives: July 2011

22/07/11 Police chief’s house shot at after closing down lemonade stand www.privateofficer.com

  MIDWAY, GA July 22 2011 – A small town police chief who gained national attention after shutting down a lemonade stand has been moved out of her home after somebody shot at it with a pellet gun. Police said Midway Police Chief Kelli Morningstar and her family were relocated for safety after the incident. [...]

22/07/11 Union County NC men charged in nationwide diamond theft ring www.privateofficer.com

    Indian Trail NC July 22 2011 Two Union County men have been accused in a nationwide theft ring involving hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of diamonds. Federal authorities said they’ve busted an enterprise that involved at least seven people, including Trey Smith Adams, 27, of Indian Trail, and Victor James Lupis, 25, [...]

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22/07/11 NJ police chief suspended after assaulting patrol officer www.privateofficer.com

  SOUTH HACKENSACK NJ July 22 2011 — Police Chief Michael Frew has been suspended with pay after a judge found there is probable cause that he assaulted and harassed a township police officer. The suspension was approved by the Township Committee after its special counsel, John D’Anton, who attended the probable cause hearing last [...]

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22/07/11 72 Year old former MS. judge arrested for rape www.privateofficer.com

  WAYNE CO., MS July 22 2011- A former Wayne County Justice Court Judge and longtime law enforcement officer has been arrested on rape charges. Billy Bonner, 72, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after Wayne General Hospital reported a 16 year old rape victim had been brought to the medical facility. Sheriff John Farrior says the [...]

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22/07/11 Security guard charged in theft from business www.privateofficer.com

  HOPKINTON MA JULY 22 2011 — A security guard at a South Street company is charged with helping someone break into a storage building and stealing thousands of dollars worth of televisions. Police arrested Jan-Michael V. Cayer, 34, of Worcester, on Friday at 12:07 a.m. after an investigation. On Thursday, Detective Timothy Brennan spoke [...]

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22/07/11 Owner of NY fitness club found guilty of murder in armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

  Brooklyn NY July 22 2011 A Long Island man who is a part-owner of five Synergy Fitness Club locations in Nassau County was convicted recently of two murders in 1994 and accused of a third murder in 2003, all in connection with an armored van robbery, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in [...]

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22/07/11 Police arrest two in Michigan armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

  STERLING HEIGHTS MI July 22 2011 – Two men have been arrested in an armored car holdup in Sterling Heights after one took a photo of the money in a bathtub. David Simpson and Fred Daniels were arrested Tuesday in Dodge Chargers police say they bought with money taken in the July 8 Total [...]

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22/07/11 Two teenagers charged in murder of 78 year old Phoenix man www.privateofficer.com

  Phoenix AX July 22 2011 Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the slaying of an older man found dead in Sand Lily Park early Wednesday morning. The two teenagers are the only suspects in the killing of Milton Raffle, 78, a Phoenix grandfather who helped family and neighbors as well as [...]

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22/07/11 22 Dead in heat wave www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY July 22 2011 The heat dome that is gripping much of the nation has 141 million people in more than two dozen states under heat advisories, while the toll in heat-related deaths stands at 22 — and there is no immediate end to the scorching temperatures in sight. Heat indexes [...]

22/07/11 Security officer struck by fleeing car parts thief www.privateofficer.com

    LANCASTER COUNTY PA July 22 2011— After security caught him stealing car parts, a New York man trying to get away in his car struck one security officer and came close to hitting another at the Manheim Auto Auction this morning. Randy Weiss, 40, of Atlantic Beach, New York, was eventually stopped by [...]

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22/07/11 School security officer sues employer for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

  Pittsburgh PA July 22 2011 A woman who worked a security job at East Allegheny High School had bosses who used racial epithets and treated white and black students differently, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Shirley Proviano, 55, of Wilkinsburg, worked for Cranberry-based Delphi Investigations, LLC, from August 2009 [...]

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22/07/11 NJ grand jury indicts school official for theft by deception www.privateofficer.com

  BRIDGETON NJ July 22 2011 — A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a Vineland school official for allegedly billing his district for student tutoring sessions that never occurred. The grand jury Wednesday returned 33 charges against John L. Sammons, who was suspended in April 2009, shortly after his arrest. Sammons, now 63, was assistant [...]

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22/07/11 Police charge shoplifters with assaulting Safeway security agents www.privateofficer.com

  SANTA CRUZ CA July 22 2011 A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after they stole several items from a supermarket on Mission Street and hit two security guards in the face, police reported. About 5:30 p.m., police were called to the Safeway on Mission Street for two people detained on suspicion of shoplifting, [...]

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22/07/11 Man steals bicycle outside of courthouse moments after appearing before judge www.privateofficer.com

  El Monte CA July 22 2011 Authorities arrested a man who allegedly stole a bicycle outside the El Monte courthouse moments after he appeared inside on a charge of carrying an open alcohol container. A mail carrier allegedly saw Hector Pineda, 45, destroying wrought-iron fencing in an attempt to remove the locked bike, and [...]

22/07/11 TN man paid shoplifters to steal -then sold the items on eBay www.privateofficer.com

    GREENEVILLE TN July 22 2011 – A Greene County man is accused of hiring shoplifters to steal merchandise from stores and then selling the items on eBay. Ralph Raymond Phillips, 43, was arrested Tuesday by Greene County Sheriff’s Department detectives. He is charged with theft of over $10,000 by possession. Phillips is suspected [...]

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21/07/11 Clayton County Ga deputy sheriff killed by teenager www.privateofficer.com

  RIVERDALE, Ga.July 21 2011 — After a six hour manhunt, a 17-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a Clayton County Sheriff’s Department Deputy. Jonathan Bun was captured at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputy Richard Gerome Daly was fatally shot hours earlier while trying to serve Bun a warrant for an unrelated [...]

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21/07/11 California deputy sheriff killed intervening in domestic dispute www.privateofficer.com

  PETALUMA, Calif.July 21 2011 — Authorities say an off-duty Northern California deputy was shot and killed while intervening in a domestic dispute involving a friend. Forty-nine-year-old Jim Mathiesen was shot early Tuesday in Petaluma. Authorities say he had been called to the home of a friend who was threatened by her ex-boyfriend, 28-year-old Thomas [...]

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21/07/11 Woman arrested for theft-assault on security www.privateofficer.com

  Chester County PA July 21 2011 A Virginia woman accused of stealing six bracelets from a store at the Exton Square mall ended up with a different kind of wrist adornment: handcuffs. West Whiteland Township Police Detective Scott Pezick said Jennifer Jarman, 37, of Charlottesville, Virginia, faces a multitude of charges, including aggravated assault, [...]

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21/07/11 Canada security firm offers “FLIR” technology to seek out “grow operations” www.privateofficer.com

  Chilliwack Canada July 21 2011 Law-breaking tenants beware: landlords now have access to infrared technology to keep an eye on you. A Chilliwack-based security firm is offering monthly surveillance of properties using a FLIR infrared camera. The technology can detect excess heat from homes — a key signature of a grow-operation. “Out in the [...]

21/07/11 Atlanta Target store burglars grab 18 iPads www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTA GA July 21 2011 — It took just seconds for two men to steal 18 iPads from a Target in Buckhead. Channel 2’s Ryan Young got his hands on the surveillance video, and it is the first time anyone outside the Atlanta Police Department has seen it. In the video, you can clearly [...]

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21/07/11 Atlanta area women print-cash fake WIC vouchers www.privateofficer.com

  GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.July 21 2011 — Arrest warrants have been issued for three women accused of using fake government vouchers to steal baby food and other WIC-approved items, Lilburn police said. For several months, investigators said the women were able to pass off the fake vouchers because they were printed on authentic voucher paper. [...]

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21/07/11 California becomes first state to require training for nightclub bouncers www.privateofficer.com

  Sacramento CA July 21 2011 California has become the first state in the country to pass a law creating a license for all nightclub “bouncers.” Underage drunks, flirty drunks, feisty drunks and there’s always the fighters. These bar and nightclub guards now required to have professional training to deal with the uncertainty of a [...]

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21/07/11 Three dead in Idaho plane crash identified www.privateofficer.com

  GRACE, Idaho July 21 2011– Authorities have released the names of the three people killed in plane crash Monday evening near the Grace Airport. According to local law enforcement, Norman Gunderson, his 16-year-old son Isaac, and Kasey Crane were all killed when their private aircraft crashed. Norman and his son were both from Menan [...]

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21/07/11 Hamilton County teacher arrested in prostitution sting www.privateofficer.com

  Chattanooga TN July 21 2011 A Hamilton County teacher is one of the 11 people arrested in a prostitution sting last week, school officials say. Malcolm Henley, a physical education teacher at Signal Mountain Middle High School, was charged with patronizing prostitution during a two-day undercover operation at a hotel near the intersection of [...]

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21/07/11 Newly hired Virginia football coach arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

  ROANOKE, Va.July 21 2011 (AP) – A western Virginia man faces child-pornography charges less than a month after he was hired as Parry McCluer High School’s head football coach. The Roanoke Times reports that Matthew Wheeler was identified during a detention hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke. Wheeler is being held without [...]

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21/07/11 MTV reality star arrested for assaulting police officer www.privateofficer.com

  Glendale AZ July 21 2011 An MTV reality TV star from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory was arrested at a Glendale bar early Monday morning on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, according to a court document. Geoffrey Taylor, 38, tried to reenter Calico Jack’s in Westgate just after 1 a.m. Monday after he was [...]

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21/07/11 Man walks into police station impersonating a police officer www.privateofficer.com

  SAN FRANCISCO CA July 21 2011– A San Carlos man has been charged with impersonating a police officer after he allegedly went to a San Mateo County sheriff’s substation and used a fake badge to obtain police reports, a deputy district attorney said Tuesday. Michael Juricich, 48, allegedly went to the San Carlos substation [...]

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21/07/11 Jackson TN police officers indicted on federal charges www.privateofficer.com

  Jackson TN July 21 2011 U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III and Jackson Police Chief Gill Kendrick announced this afternoon the indictment of Jackson police officers Marvent Brooks and David Dreblow on federal charges. Brooks and Dreblow are accused of violating the civil rights of a robbery and shooting victim, according to a news [...]

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21/07/11 Road rage incident leads to bank robbery arrests www.privateofficer.com

  Bowling Green KY July 21 2011 Police arrest two suspects, in the recent armored car robbery at First Security Bank in Bowling Green. Emanuel Scott and Kevin Gardner are charged with two counts of robbery. When Bowling Green Police responded to a call of road rage, an officer recognized the vehicle possibly matching the [...]

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21/07/11 Parking enforcement run down by motorist getting ticket www.privateofficer.com

  TORONTO CANADA July 21 2011 – A Toronto parking enforcement officer suffered minor injuries when he was allegedly run down by a motorist who objected to getting a ticket, police said Tuesday. The 14 Division parking officer suffered scrapes to the knees when he was knocked off his bike on July 14 in the [...]