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Monthly Archives: September 2011

27/09/11 Florida police chief dies of heart attack www.privateofficer.com

  PONCE INLET, Fla.Sept 27 2011 A police chief and 31-year law enforcement veteran died after suffering a heart attack early Monday. Ponce Inlet Police Chief Wayne Lurcock, 60, died at home after efforts to resuscitate him failed, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. Town council member Tami Lewis said the loss of the chief will [...]

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27/09/11 North Carolina firefighter dies after fire calls www.privateofficer.com

  Sandy Bottom NC Sept 27 2011 A North Carolina firefighter died Sept. 22 within 24 hours of responding to calls with his department. Sandy Bottom Capt. George W. Fisher III,56, was getting a vehicle serviced when he collapsed, according to a report from the N.C. Fire Marshal’s Office. Fisher was rushed to Lenoir Memorial [...]

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27/09/11 Toledo Fire Inspector arrested for shooting into fire station www.privateofficer.com

    TOLEDO, Ohio Sept 28 2011– The son of former Toledo Fire Chief Mike Wolever was charged Sunday for allegedly shooting into an East Toledo fire station, about a mile from his home, late Saturday night. Kevin Wolever, a city fire inspector, is scheduled for arraignment Monday in Toledo Municipal Court on charges of [...]

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27/09/11 Lancaster Township Fire Department lieutenant dies during training www.privateofficer.com

Lancaster Township PA Sept 27 2011 A 38-year-old fire lieutenant with the Lancaster Township Fire Department (LTFD) collapsed and died of an apparent cardiac issue during a live burn training exercise with the Lancaster County Fire School on Sunday morning, according to a news release from the fire department and a local news agency. LTFD [...]

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27/09/11 GA trooper shoots irate motorist at PGA event www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTA GA Sept 27 2011– A Georgia police officer shot a motorist accused of forcing his way past a barricade at the PGA Tour Championship and dragging another officer. Georgia State Patrol Capt. Paul Cosper said the shooting happened at around 7 p.m. Sunday. He said Gerald Williams tried driving into a barricaded area [...]

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27/09/11 Two people die, four injured in carjacking, Marta bus crash www.privateofficer.com

  Atlanta GA Sept 27 2011 Two people have died after carjackers apparently wounded the driver of an SUV, which then crashed head-on into a MARTA bus. Atlanta detectives were still investigating the series of events near Barge and Campbellton roads in Southwest Atlanta Sunday night. Police Lt. Paul Guerrucci said the driver of the [...]

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27/09/11 Florida woman found commiting burglary naked www.privateofficer.com

  Collier County Fla Sept 27 2011 A woman was arrested on burglary charges after being found standing in a person’s garage naked with items loaded in the back of a truck, Collier County sheriff’s deputies say. Amber Marie Welsh, 32, of the 1700 block of Sunshine Boulevard, Golden Gate, was arrested Thursday by deputies [...]

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27/09/11 Westfield Trumbull Mall employee charged in theft www.privateofficer.com

  Trumbell CT Sept 27 2011 A Sacred Heart University student who worked at a Westfield Trumbull Mall kiosk allegedly stole customers’ credit card numbers and used them to purchase items online. Mia Young, 20, of Hamden, is charged with sixth-degree larceny, illegal use of a credit card and third-degree identity theft. Police said she [...]

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27/09/11 Naples bar brawl included more than 80 people www.privateofficer.com

  NAPLES Fla Sept 27 2011 — Two men were accused of being the primary aggressors of a bar brawl early Saturday that included more than 80 people. Noel Aaron Rodriguez, 28, of the 3500 block of White Boulevard, Golden Gate Estates, and Walter James Sirmons, 24, of the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue North, [...]

27/09/11 Boston transit cop-homeless duo yeam up to nab arsonist www.privateofficer.com

  Boston MA Sept 27 2011 An unlikely crime-fighting alliance of an MBTA police officer and a pair of down-and-out panhandlers near South Station foiled an alleged arson-for-hire scheme on Cape Cod and led to the arrest of a Harwich man. Benjamin Parker, 26, was arrested Saturday and charged with attempted arson, conspiracy and possession [...]

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27/09/11 Parolee wearing an ankle monitor nabbed shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

  WHEATFIELD NY Sept 27 2011—A parolee wearing an ankle monitor has been arrested in connection with a Friday night shoplifting incident at the Sears store in The Summit mall, sheriff’s deputies said. Benjamin J. Dugan, 28, of Walmore Road, was charged with petit larceny in connection with the theft of a$50 pair of Sketchers [...]

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27/09/11 Anne Arundel County Kohl’s shoplifter brandished knife www.privateofficer.com

  Anne Arundel MD Sept 27 2011 County Police arrested a man who they said walked out of a department store in Laurel with about $800 in merchandise on Saturday, then brandished a knife upon being asked to return to the store with the items. Police said that at approximately 6:40 p.m. they responded to [...]

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26/09/11 Atlantic City visitors feel city is becoming unsafe www.privateofficer.com

  ATLANTIC CITY NJ Sept 26 2011— Richard Chaz brought something extra when he visited Atlantic City last weekend. “Mace,” he said, holding the small canister of protective chemical spray in his right hand. The last time the veteran casino player and his wife, Grace, both 49, came down from Brooklyn, N.Y., he said they [...]

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26/09/11 Issaquah WA police kill man brandishing two rifles www.privateofficer.com

  Issaquah WA Sept 26 2011 A 51-year-old Maple Valley man brandishing two rifles was shot and killed by Issaquah police Saturday on the grounds of an elementary school after he reportedly opened fire on officers. Police began receiving calls about 11:15 a.m. about a man who had abandoned his car in the northbound lane [...]

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26/09/11 Washington State man faces charges after injuring Anchorage police officer in wrong way crash www.privateofficer.com

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska Sept 26 2011(AP) — A driver from Washington state is expected to be arrested in connection with a wrong-way crash that badly injured an Anchorage police officer. Officer Randy Hughes sustained multiple fractures in the crash early Friday on the Glenn Highway in Eagle River, a suburb north of Anchorage. Hughes was [...]

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26/09/11 Barksdale Air Force Base switching from private security to DOD police www.privateofficer.com

  Shreveport LA Sept 26 2011 People entering Barksdale Air Force Base will see slight changes at the gates starting Oct. 1 as Department of Defense civilian police officers replace the current contract gate guards. The current guard contract expires Sept. 30, and members of the 2nd Security Forces Squadron have spent months planning for [...]

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26/09/11 Canada retailers face $3.6 billion in shoplifting losses every year www.privateofficer.com

  VANCOUVER Canada Sept 26 2011 – Retail crime accounts for $3.6 billion of goods disappearing from stores in Canada every year, and a big chunk of that comes from shoplifting. News1130 has a list of the top 10 most-stolen items and is talking to shoplifters about why they do it. “I shoplifted as a [...]

26/09/11 JC Penney shoplifter said that he needed money to pay gambling debts www.privateofficer.com

  NATICK MA Sept 26 2011 — A Watertown man told police he stole $2,800 worth of necklaces from JCPenney on Wednesday because he needed to sell them to cover gambling debts. Gerard P. Coffey, 20, stole 53 sterling silver necklaces ranging in price from $30 to $70 from Natick Mall store at 2:29 p.m., Framingham [...]

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26/09/11 Pocket full of Matchbox cars lands adult in jail www.privateofficer.com

  Barnstable MA Sept 26 2011 Police arrested a man for shoplifting by concealing merchandise at Kmart after loss prevention officers saw him allegedly place toys into his pants, according to police. Police arrested Jonathan A. Eldredge, 35, of 9 Justice Douglas Way, Centerville at 8:15 pm Wednesday night, according to police. Police allegedly found [...]

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26/09/11 Nightclub security officer stabbed during robbery attempt-police arrest 2 www.privateofficer.com

  TRENTON NJ Sept 26 2011 — A brawl erupted outside Club 712 early Saturday when two armed men confronted a dancer who was being escorted to her car by a bouncer, according to a police source, who said the bouncer brought his fists to a gunfight. City cops confirmed the arrests of Pennsylvania residents [...]

26/09/11 Barricaded man shoots 3 police officers, commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  Lake City Fla Sept 26 2011 A man who shot three police officers then barricaded himself in a Northwest Irma Street home and held off law enforcement officers for seven hours, was found dead in the home last night, officials confirmed at 9:18 p.m. Friday. Dead is Jesse Ralph Custer, 26, of Lake City. [...]

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26/09/11 Shoplifting incident ends with drug arrest at Cookeville Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

    COOKEVILLE TN Sept 26 2011 — It started as a shoplifting investigation, but ended in an arrest for meth, police said. Cristy Ann Detty, 35, of Shipley Road, Cookeville, was charged in the case, says a report by Cookeville Police Officer Luke Ward. The officer said he was sent to the Walmart store [...]

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26/09/11 Reading shoplifter pulls knife on K-Mart security agent www.privateofficer.com

  Reading PA Sept 26 2011 A 34-year-old Reading man threatened Kmart employees with a pocket knife after he was caught stealing televisions, Muhlenberg Township police said Friday. Elijah M. Bray ran from the store on the Fifth Street Highway and through a nearby rental store to escape store employees who were chasing him Thursday [...]

26/09/11 Honolulu police officer accused of raping shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

  KAILUA, HAWAII Sept 26 2011– A shoplifting suspect has accused a Kailua police officer of raping her at a parking garage next to Longs Drugs in Kailua in the middle of the day last Friday. The Honolulu Police Department has removed the accused officer’s gun, badge and police powers, and he’s the focus of [...]

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26/09/11 Two Ohio State University police officers paid $165,000 in 2010 www.privateofficer.com

    Columbus OH Sept 26 2011 Two Ohio State University police officers worked so many extra shifts in 2010 that their overtime pay was thousands more than their base salaries, pushing their total compensation to more than $165,000 each, according to the Dayton Daily News. The newspaper’s review of university payroll records found that [...]

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26/09/11 John F. Kennedy Airport traveler caught with pepper spray, stun batons www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY Sept 26 2011 A traveler headed to Saudi Arabia was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport after transit security workers found several stun weapons in his checked baggage. Officials said Transportation Security Administration officers detected a stun gun, three stun batons, a stun pen and a can of pepper spray [...]

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26/09/11 Macon nightclub security shoots armed man www.privateofficer.com

  Macon GA Sept 26 2011 The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at a Macon night club. According to Sgt. Sean DeFoe it happened in the parking lot of Rock-A-Billy’s on Sheraton Drive around 3 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses told authorities an armed security guard approached 21-year-old Terrance Davis of Macon, after shots [...]

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26/09/11 OnStar invades customer privacy according to NY Senator www.privateofficer.com

  ALBANY, New York Sept 26 2011— The OnStar automobile communication service used by 6 million Americans maintains its 2-way connection with a customer even after the service is discontinued, while reserving the right to sell data from that connection. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says that’s a blatant invasion of privacy and [...]

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26/09/11 East St Louis shooting leaves nightblub security officer in critical condition www.privateofficer.com

  East St. Louis IL Sept 26 2011 Two men and a woman were shot behind an East St. Louis nightclub early Saturday, including an unarmed security guard who was on duty. The shooting happened in the rear of Denese’s Place at 218 Collinsville Ave. “One male victim, a 21-year-old, was shot multiple times. The [...]

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25/09/11 Shooting at Nevada casino leaves Hells Angels chapter boss dead www.privateofficer.com

  SPARKS, Nev.Sept 25 2011 —The city canceled its part in an annual multi-city motorcycle festival on Saturday and neighboring Reno increased police patrol amid fears of retaliation over the shooting death of a prominent Hells Angels boss by a rival gang. Jeffrey “Jethro” Pettigrew, the 51-year-old head of the motorcycle gang’s San Jose chapter, [...]

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