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Monthly Archives: August 2011

27/08/11 Store security officer investigation leads to arrest of burglar www.privateofficer.com

    Novato CA Aug 27 2011 A security guard at a Novato grocery store thought that face looked awfully familiar. To be sure, there was an appeal for the videotape. Novato police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old Novato man on suspicion of five burglaries from the Lucky supermarket in downtown Novato. With help from [...]

27/08/11 Oklahoma teacher busted for giving students booze www.privateofficer.com

  DOVER, Okla.Aug 27 2011 — Authorities say a teacher who’s been partying with students took it one step further and served them alcohol. Investigators say 37-year-old Jennifer Kohen-Farrell provided alcohol to underage students at parties outside of school. Some parents say they are outraged at this sixth grade teacher’s behavior. “We’re shocked, people are [...]

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27/08/11 Illinois security guard sent to prison for having gun illegally www.privateofficer.com

    Belleville IL Aug 27 2011 A man who was working for a security firm was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a gun. Patrick D. Liddell, 41, of Belleville, received the 18-month term and three years of supervised release. His prior felony conviction was [...]

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27/08/11 A message on a mirror www,privateofficer.com

  Charlotte NC Aug 27 2011 Caitlin Boyle was struggling with a chemistry class and feeling down one evening two summers ago when she decided to turn her mood around. “You are beautiful!” she scribbled on a piece of notebook paper, which she stuck on a community college bathroom mirror for a stranger to find. [...]

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27/08/11 Police stop teens in school shooting plot www.privateofficer.com

  ST Tammany Parish LA Aug 27 2011 The three boys accused of plotting a shooting spree at Lakeshore High School appeared in a St. Tammany Parish courtroom Thursday morning for an hourlong closed-door hearing — their fourth since their arrests four weeks ago. Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune Lakeshore High School Parents drop off their [...]

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27/08/11 Mall patron charged with gun offense www.privateofficer.com

  Glendale CA Aug 27 2011 A 27-year-old South Gate man was arrested Wednesday evening after he ran from police inside the Glendale Galleria, where a patron allegedly spotted him carrying a gun, police said. Nathaniel Gonzales, who is on federal probation for drug violations, was taken into custody about 7 p.m. after police officers [...]

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27/08/11 Three men charged with groping at UC Berkeley campus www.privateofficer.com

  Berkeley CA Aug 27 2011 Three men were arrested in Berkeley earlier this week on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery after women were groped on or near the UC Berkeley campus, police said. None of the three victims was injured, police said. “I wouldn’t classify these as a trend,” said UC Berkeley police Spokesman [...]

27/08/11 Court security officers finds drugs on man www.privateofficer.com

  WOODSTOCK Aug 27 2011 – A Wonder Lake man headed to a scheduled court appearance Wednesday was arrested before he made it before a judge. During a screening by McHenry County Government Center security officers, David N. Harman of Wonder Lake was found to have illegal pills in his possession, a McHenry County Sheriff’s [...]

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27/08/11 Man commits suicide after shooting into businesses www.privateofficer.com

  VALLEY CITY, N.D. Aug 27 2011(AP) — Preliminary autopsy results show that a Valley City man who allegedly fired rifle shots into two businesses before being found dead in his crashed truck died of a single gunshot wound. Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin says the death of 21-year-old Matt Schaefer is an apparent suicide. [...]

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27/08/11 Police officer settles lawsuit against ballistic shield company www.privateofficer.com

  BELLEVILLE IL Aug 27 2011• A ballistic shield manufacturer settled on Friday afternoon a lawsuit brought by Jon Brough, the Belleville police officer disfigured by shotgun blast from a holed-up suspect, after a judge imposed harsh sanctions against the company’s attorneys. Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto imposed the sanctions against lawyers for shield-maker Safariland, saying [...]

27/08/11 TSA agent arrested at Memphis airport with gun www.privateofficer.com

    Memphis TN Aug 27 2011 A Transportation Security Administration employee at Memphis International Airport was arrested by airport police Wednesday after he was accused of carrying a handgun into the main terminal building. The gun was found during a security check at the terminal’s “A” concourse in a bag belonging to TSA employee [...]

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27/08/11 95 year old California man survives being stung over 600 times by bees www.privateofficer.com

  Redondo Beach CA Aug 27 2011 Louis Todero, a 95-year-old Redondo Beach resident, was stung up to 600 times when he was swarmed by “thousands of bees” on Wednesday, August 24, according to Redondo Beach Police. The attack occurred just before 3:00 p.m. “He’s a remarkable man…He got stung all over his neck, his [...]

27/08/11 Woman arrested for trying to smuggle endangered birds to China www.privateofficer.com

    Los Angeles CA Aug 27 2011 A woman was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two endangered birds that were wrapped in socks and taped to her body as she tried to board a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to China, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday. TSA officers found one of [...]

26/08/11 OFFICER DOWN Justin Sollohub

  Police Department Anniston, Alabama End of Watch: Thursday, August 25, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: 174 Incident DetailsCause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: August 24, 2011 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: In custody Police Officer Justin Sollohub succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day [...]

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26/08/11 NYPD uses Twitter to follow gangs www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY Aug 26 2011 Dozens of suspected gang members were arrested in a Brooklyn park by an army of cops after several of the thugs went viral to spread word of a meeting, the Daily News has learned. A group of reputed Crips members used Twitter and other social networking sites [...]

26/08/11 Detroit police officer’s death ruled suicide www.privateofficer.com

  DETROIT MI Aug 26 2011 (AP) — The death of an off-duty Detroit police officer whose body was found inside his car has been ruled a suicide. The Wayne County medical examiner’s office says 38-year-old Theron White died of a gunshot wound to the head. White was found Monday night on a northwest Detroit [...]

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26/08/11 KY prisoner overpowers security officer to escape www.privateofficer.com

    Lexington KY Aug 26 2011 State police continue to search for an inmate who escaped in a jail transport van in eastern Kentucky Wednesday. Police say Stevie Daniel Wynn, 32, climbed through a security screen, assaulted and overpowered a jail security officer, and escaped in the van. Wynn was on his way back [...]

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26/08/11 Police charge 2 with hotel thefts www.privateofficer.com

  TROY, Mich. Aug 26 2011– Troy police said two men are accused of stealing keycards from a hotel and stealing from rooms. Police said thefts at the Courtyard Marriott on Maple Road were reported Monday night. They said a security officer had noticed suspicious men in the employee-only area of the hotel and had [...]

26/08/11 Flag theft suspect was a squirrel www.privateofficer.com

  TOLEDO, Ohio Aug 26 2011 — Police in Ohio have discovered that small flags being swiped from a police memorial were being squirreled away. Two Toledo officers watched on Wednesday as a squirrel quickly snatched a flag off its wooden dowel and ran off with it. Lt. James Brown told The Blade newspaper the [...]

26/08/11 Newlyweds shoplift food for reception www.privateofficer.com

  CENTRE HALL, Pa. Aug 26 2011 — A couple of Pennsylvania newlyweds are behind bars after police say they were caught shoplifting food from a supermarket for their wedding reception. The Centre Daily Times reports 32-year-old Arthur Phillips III and his bride, 22-year-old Brittany Lurch, were arrested Saturday after taking more than $1,000 in [...]

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26/08/11 Sausage thief pulls knife and bikes across state line to escape www.privateofficer.com

  Atmore AL Aug 26 2011 An Atmore man is charged with armed robbery after allegedly stuffing sausage inside his pants and pulling a knife at the Piggly Wiggly, before making his getaway across state lines on bicycle. Charles Truman Davis, 62, remained in the Escambia County Jail on the armed robbery charge early Friday [...]

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26/08/11 Former KY teacher charged with sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

  FORT COVINGTON, N.Y.Aug 26 2011 – Lewis County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a former South Lewis School district teacher. Bryan Barney, 34, of Fort Covington, is charged with rape and one count of a criminal sexual act after deputies say he became acquainted with a 15-year-old student. Deputies allege the relationship turned sexual during [...]

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26/08/11 Effingham County High School teacher arrested for child molestation www.privateofficer.com

    Effingham County GA Aug 26 2011 An Effingham County High School teacher has been arrested on child molestation charges, Rincon Police Chief Mike Bohannon said. Leslie Eugene Pierce, 66, of Rincon, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with sodomy, sexual battery, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and cruelty to [...]

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26/08/11 NH substitute teacher arrested for sending inappropriate messages on Facebook www.privateofficer.com

  Pelham NH Aug 26 2011 A Pelham, NH man was arrested on Wednesday for alleged inappropriate messages he sent to a minor over Facebook. Matthew Levine, 22, is facing the felony charge of certain uses of computer services prohibited because of alleged sexual messages he sent to a 16-year old girl. The female who [...]

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26/08/11 PCP user arrested after complaining of headache www.privateofficer.com

  Hoboken NJ Aug 26 2011 A Hoboken man was charged with use of C.D.S and defiant trespassing after he called police to complain about a severe headache, according to police reports. Police received at call at 1:05 this morning from Andre Wheeler, 28 of Hoboken. He complained that he had a pounding headache, the [...]

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26/08/11 Arizona man stuffs stolen snakes down his pants www.privateofficer.com

  Mesa AZ Aug 26 2011 A man was arrested on theft charges after police said he was caught on video trying to steal an Albino Boa Constrictor and other exotic reptiles by stuffing them down his pants. Eric Fiegel, 22, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday after police reviewed surveillance footage from a pet [...]

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26/08/11 Macy robbery suspect flees-assaults security www.privateofficer.com

  Mentor OH Aug 26 2011 A man from Chardon is accused of stealing from the Macy’s in Great Lakes Mall and fighting with a security guard when he tried to stop him. The guard saw Michael Gray, 19, and Brandon Kudley, 20, taking necklaces from the department store Wednesday evening, Mentor Police Lt. Tom [...]

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26/08/11 Security guard murder suspect may be given parole www.privateofficer.com

  San Francisco CA Aug 26 2011 A state appeals court has ordered a new parole hearing that could lead to the release of a man who at age 17 killed a security guard in Hayward during a robbery in 1990, but has a productive and spotless record in prison. The Board of Parole Hearings [...]

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26/08/11 Columbia SC firefighter charged with arson www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBIA SC Aug 26 2011 A 13-year fire department veteran is facing arson charges in connection with a weekend blaze at a home he apparently owned, Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins announced Wednesday. Pierre Shawn Daye, 38, was arrested this morning at Columbia fire department headquarters, Jenkins said, following an investigation by the State [...]

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26/08/11 Shoplifter uses syringe as weapon against security-store employee www.privateofficer.com

  Jersey City NJ Aug 26 2011 A homeless Jersey City felon has been charged with trying to stab three men with a syringe after stealing cosmetics from a supermarket on Route 440 Tuesday, officials said yesterday. Michael Rutkiewicz, 36, was charged with robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the incident at Pathmark, reports [...]

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