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Monthly Archives: October 2011

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31/10/11 Domino Pizza store mangers burn down Papa John’s business www.privateofficer.com

  LAKE CITY, Fla.Oct 31 2011 (AP) — The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida. Two managers of a Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Lake City, in north-central Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John’s location. The motive? Police say one of the men admitted that he [...]

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31/10/11 Bouncer choked during last call by angry patron www.privateofficer.com

  Lincoln NE Oct 31 2011 It was closing time, but a Cortland man apparently wanted to stay in an O Street bar early Sunday. When a bouncer asked 21-year-old Dustin McGee to leave Iquana’s, 1426 O St., shortly after 2 a.m., McGee argued with the bouncer, then grabbed him by the throat and “restricted [...]

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31/10/11 Shoplifter barricades himself in store bathroom www.privateofficer.com

  Green Valley AZ Oct 31 2011 A Marana man was arrested Friday and charged with felony attempted shoplifting after he told police he planned to steal and sell nearly $3,000 worth of DVDs and Blu-ray discs from Frys Marketplace. Douglas Maness, 22, was arrested after locking himself in the restroom at Sertinos. He drew [...]

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31/10/11 K-Mart shoplifting brings massive response by Ohio police, SRT teams www.privateofficer.com

    CHILLICOTHE OH Oct 31 2011 — Chillicothe police, the Ross County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Highway Patrol spent more than two hours Tuesday morning seeking a man who stole a bicycle from Super Kmart. More than a dozen officers between the departments, including the patrol’s Special Response Team, three trained dogs and [...]

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31/10/11 Target shoplifter suspected of thefts in 24 stores www.privateofficer.com

  STAFFORD NJ Oct 31 2011 — A 42-year-old man charged with shoplifting Tuesday at Target here is also a suspect in thefts from more than 24 of the same retail stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, police said. Frank T. Galazka of Almond Street, Philadelphia, was charged with three counts of shoplifting after security [...]

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31/10/11 Wal-Mart employee facilitates thefts www.privateofficer.com

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct 31 2011 — Police say the theft of iPods from a Louisville Walmart was an inside job. According to an arrest report, the thefts took place on Oct. 20 and Oct. 23. Police say that on both occasions, 18-year-old Kendrick K. Johnson walked into the Walmart on Raggard Road, near the [...]

31/10/11 Credit Union employee pleads guilty in fraud www.privateofficer.com

  Stockton CA Oct 31 2011 Alicia Calhoun, 41, of Stockton, pleaded guilty Friday to obtaining information by computer from a financial institution and to identity theft, says U.S. Attorney Benjamin wagner. According to the plea agreement, Ms. Calhoun, who worked from her Stockton home for a credit union, admitted that she accessed her employer’s [...]

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31/10/11 Trio charged with theft of $150,000 worth of nickel www.privateofficer.com

  Pittsburgh PA Oct 31 2011 The theft of about $150,000 worth of nickel from ATI-Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge Works in Harrison was an inside job, police say. Three men, including one current and one retired ATI-Allegheny Ludlum employee, are accused of the theft, and police say it is not the first time the men have [...]

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31/10/11 Ipad thief gets 25 year prison sentence for trying to kill victim www.privateofficer.com

  Denver CO Oct 31 2011 A thief who tore the pinky finger off a Cherry Creek mall shopper while stealing an iPad was sentenced today to 25 years in prison. Brandon Smith, 22, apologized to the victim, Bill Jordan, who did not appear in court for the sentencing hearing because he fears for his [...]

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31/10/11 Shoplifter pushes cart load of merchandise out the doors at Target www.privateofficer.com

    Southington CT Oct 31 2011 A Plainville woman is facing a larceny charge after police said she took a carriage full of items valued at more than $1,300 out of target without paying, according to a police report released Wednesday. Carrie Cello, of 12 Usher Ave. in Plainville, was taken into custody at [...]

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31/10/11 Former Alamo postal worker convicted of counterfeit money laundering www.privateofficer.com

Alamo CA Oct 31 2011 A former employee at the Alamo post office has been convicted by a federal jury of exchanging fake money made in Nigeria for real currency at his cash register. Emmanuel Odion Esezobor, 51, of Hayward stole $13,800 from the U.S. Postal Service and passed counterfeit bills at the Alamo post [...]

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31/10/11 Cinema employee pleads guilty to grand theft www.privateofficer.com

  Santa Barbara CA Oct 31 2011 A former employee of the Metropolitan Paseo Nuevo Cinemas in Santa Barbara pleaded guilty to grand theft by embezzlement for taking money from the theater over a number of months earlier this year. Janette Dunn, a Santa Barbara resident, allegedly took $1,635 from the theater while working there [...]

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31/10/11 50 People arrested at Ohio Halloween party www.privateofficer.com

  ATHENS, Ohio Oct 31 2011- Police reported that 50 people were arrested Saturday night and Sunday morning during the city’s annual Halloween block party near the Ohio University campus. According to police, this year’s crowd was light during the early hours of the event but increased in size later in the evening. The crowd [...]

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31/10/11 New Orleans police force shrinking due to firings-forced retirements www.privateofficer.com

  New Orleans LA Oct 31 2011 Officer Carey Dykes, a 13-year veteran, took a woman to a motel for sex while on the clock. Officer Patrick O’Hern was accused of firing his weapon into his personal vehicle, disobeying orders and drinking on duty. Five current or former New Orleans police officers were convicted in [...]

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31/10/11 Shelby County Sheriff’s Office identify 3 victims found dead www.privateofficer.com

  SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama Oct 31 2011 — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has identified the three victims found dead Friday in the 300 block of Roubdioux Road. Anita M. Castillo, 53, Phyllis J. Castillo, 78, and Melvin R. Jones, 58 all lived at the Roubdioux Road residence, according to a news release from the [...]

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31/10/11 Mothers stage “nurse-in” at Oregon shopping center www.privateofficer.com

  TIGARD, Ore. Oct 31 2011– At least a dozen mothers held a “nurse-in” at a local shopping center to raise awareness about breast-feeding rights. It was spurred by a recent incident at Bridgeport Village, where a young security guard told two young mothers that they should stop breast feeding in an outdoor children’s play [...]

30/10/11 Fire trucks ticketed while firefighters get flu shots www.privateofficer.com

  PITTSBURGH PA Oct 30 2011 (AP) — While firefighters in Pittsburgh were at City Hall getting flu shots, the trucks they parked outside were getting parking tickets. The trucks were parked for about 5 minutes Wednesday in permit-only spaces reserved for City Council members. But council President Darlene Harris denies any involvement. Mayor Luke [...]

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30/10/11 Colorado security officer charged with impersonating police www.privateofficer.com

  WELD COUNTY, Colo.Oct 30 2011 — The Weld County Sheriff’s Office arrested a security guard in Longmont who they say impersonated a cop by trying to pull someone over. It happened at around 8 p.m. on Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies said the security guard, identified as Tonyo Lopez from Longmont, tried to pull over Zach [...]

30/10/11 Texas road rage ends in suicide www.privateofficer.com

  San Antonio TX Oct 30 2011 A dispute between two motorists that San Antonio police said turned into a road rage incident ended Friday when one of the men shot himself in the head, possibly by accident, officers said. Police said a preliminary investigation shows the man, believed to be in his mid-30s, shot [...]

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30/10/11 Firearms instructor radio ad says no non-Christian Arab or Moslem accepted www.privateofficer.com

  FREDERICKSBURG TX Oct 30 2011 — In a radio commercial for concealed handgun classes, instructor Crockett Keller is heard telling listeners that he’ll accept cash, credit cards, checks, gold or used guns as their $100 payment. But it’s what Keller won’t accept that has created a rhetorical firefight on talk shows and which has [...]

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30/10/11 Chicago man gets 125 yr prison term for police killing www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL Oct 30 2011 Choking back tears, Wilda Garcia told a crowded Cook County courtroom Friday that the hardest thing for her since the fatal shooting of her brother, Chicago police Officer Alejandro “Alex” Valadez, was knowing that his son and namesake, born after the murder, will never get to know him. “My [...]

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30/10/11 KY man wanted for attempted murder commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  Benton KY Oct 30 2011 A 39-year-old Sturgis, Kentucky man is dead after shooting himself after State Troopers stopped his vehicle on Interstate 57 north of Benton. State Police Spokesman David Sneed says Timothy Johnson was wanted on a warrant for attempted murder. He reportedly was involved in a domestic dispute at his home [...]

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30/10/11 Charlotte Adair- teacher,-firefighter- mother killed

  RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH Oct 30 2011 – A beloved teacher and volunteer firefighter is dead after she stopped to help at the scene of a car accident. That accident happened around 7:30 this morning at the intersection of US 20 and Fulton-Lucas Road in Richfield Township. Police say a semi rear-ended a van making [...]

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30/10/11 Miami police officer arrested at gunpoint for speeding www.privateofficer.com

  Miami Fla Oct 30 2011 A Miami police officer was arrested at gunpoint and charged with reckless driving after going 120 mph on Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County earlier this month while on his way to his second job, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A highway patrol trooper, with her gun drawn, arrested [...]

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30/10/11 Virginia Beach men arrested for selling machine guns www.privateofficer.com

  NORFOLK VA Oct 30 2011 Authorities on Friday arrested two Virginia Beach men on charges of selling 20 machine guns and 15 improvised explosive devices to an undercover agent. A spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was surprising to find such a high volume of high-caliber weaponry [...]

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30/10/11 Lawsuit filed against Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and security for patient’s death www.privateofficer.com

Fayetteville NC Oct 30 2011 For months, no one investigated the circumstances surrounding a patient who died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after security guards restrained him with a choke hold, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s mother. The hospital never reported the April 17 death of Andre Walker to Fayetteville police, [...]

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30/10/11 Daviess County Sheriff Chief Deputy indicted by Grand Jury www.privateofficer.com

  WASHINGTON IN Oct 30 2011 — A grand jury Friday indicted Daviess County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ronald “Ron” Wayne Morgan, 47, of Washington, on charges of bribery and assisting a criminal, both Class C felonies. Morgan was arrested by Indiana State Police at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday after turning himself in at the Daviess County [...]

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30/10/11 NY bouncer nabs robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

  NEW ROCHELLE NY Oct 30 2011 — A bar bouncer detained a man who had robbed two gold bracelets worth $2,000 from a man in the bathroom of Don Coqui bar and restaurant, police said. Robert Soto Santiago, 31, of 60 Horton Ave., New Rochelle, told the 22-year-old Bronx victim at 1:06 a.m. today [...]

29/10/11 OFFICER DOWN- BRAD JONES

    Police Officer Brad Jones End of Watch: Saturday, October 29, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: October 28, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: In custody   Police Officer Brad Jones was wounded while [...]

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