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Monthly Archives: October 2011

22/10/11 Paraeducator at Clearwater High School arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Sedwick County KS Oct 22 2011 A paraeducator at Clearwater High School has been arrested on child sex charges involving a teenager. Amber Dull, 34, was booked into the Sedgwick County jail Thursday night on charges of unlawful sexual relations and electronic solicitation. Jail records show her bond is $100,000. Investigators say the case [...]

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22/10/11 Mall security guard gets 11 year prison sentence for luring teen for sex www.privateofficer.com

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. Oct 22 2011 – A Silver Spring, Md. man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution, federal authorities said in an news release. Cooper Kweme, 31, a former Wheaton Mall Security guard, met the girl on a social networking site and developed a relationship with [...]

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22/10/11 California Department of Corrections issuing 26,000 lay-offs www.privateofficer.com

  Sacramento CA Oct 22 2011 The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is issuing some 26,000 layoff warning notices to its employees over the next few days as it begins downsizing and shifting some of its work to local governments. It’s not clear how many employees are actually in danger of losing their jobs. [...]

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21/10/11 Murder-suicide reported at Washington motel www.privateofficer.com

  LYNNWOOD, Wash. Oct 21 2011– Police say the shooting deaths of two men at a Lynnwood motel appear to be a murder-suicide. Officers responded at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to the La Quinta Inn near the Alderwood Mall. They found a 48-year-old Oregon man dead in a second-floor room with a 39-year-old Idaho woman who [...]

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21/10/11 California security officer shoots supervisor www.privateofficer.com

  EL DORADO COUNTY, CA Oct 21 2011- Doran Long, a security officer at a Richmond apartment building, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Shingle Springs after Richmond police say he shot his supervisor at the complex’s security office. Lt. Bisa French of the Richmond Police Department said the shooting took place around 10:30 [...]

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21/10/11 Montgomery County special education teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

  Germantown MD Oct 21 2011 A Montgomery County special education teacher was arrested after police say he tried to solicit sex from undercover detectives posing online as teenage girls. Jeremy Earle Brown II, 28, of Germantown, was charged with possession of child pornography and three counts of sexual solicitation of a minor, according to [...]

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21/10/11 ACLU says detained female immigrants sexually assaulted www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC Oct 21 2011 An American civil rights group claims it has uncovered evidence of widespread sexual abuse on women held in immigration detention centres across the country. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) obtained government documents containing nearly 200 allegations of sexual abuse since 2007. The documents, obtained through the Freedom of [...]

21/10/11 Washington DC now a “sanctuary city: by executive order www.privateofficer.com

  Washington DC Oct 21 2011 While the Obama White House denies claims of fudged immigration statistics and de facto amnesty by presidential fiat, on Wednesday the District of Columbia became a “sanctuary city” for illegal aliens without comment by leaders of either political party. D.C.’s Mayor Vincent Gray signed an executive order to ban [...]

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21/10/11 Police investigate assault of handcuffed man by security officer www.privateofficer.com

  East St Louis IL Oct 21 2011 Police in East St. Louis are promising an investigation after a nightclub security guard allegedly beat a handcuffed man while police stood by. The act was caught on video. A captain and sergeant watched nearby. Sources inside the department say they feel leaders were trying to sweep [...]

21/10/11 Couple nabbed having sex in Charleston Museum www.privateofficer.com

  CHARLESTON, SC Oct 21 2011 – A man and a woman’s sexual romp in the Charleston Museum came to a premature end early Friday morning after they triggered a security alarm. Charleston Police Department officers responded to an alarm call inside the museum on Meeting Street around 3 a.m. Once inside, police said they [...]

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21/10/11 Rite Aid theft scheme lands 3 in jail www.privateofficer.com

  MURRIETA CA Oct 21 2011—- Officers arrested three people on Tuesday they say were involved a theft from a Rite Aid in Murrieta, authorities said. The officers were sent to the Rite Aid on Murrieta Hot Springs Road about 4:20 p.m. after receiving a call about a man who was attempting to return merchandise [...]

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21/10/11 Bedford County Deputy Sheriff arrested for sex with teen www.privateofficer.com

  BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. Oct 21 2011— A Bedford County Deputy has been arrested for allegedly taking indecent liberties with a child. State Police say Deputy Ernest Williams Grubbs of Bedford was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on 12 counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with a child by a person in a custodial relationship. Grubbs [...]

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21/10/11 El Segundo security guard charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. October 21 2011 — A security guard accused of raping a woman at knifepoint along El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo was arrested. Police believe there may be more victims. Investigators say 30-year-old Charles Lee Kelly was wearing his security guard uniform Monday when he offered a woman a ride near [...]

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21/10/11 Five men caught burglarizing Houston courthouse www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX Oct 21 2011 – A security crackdown in downtown San Antonio on Wednesday was prompted by the arrest of a group of foreign nationals accused of breaking into a historic courthouse. The five men of Moroccan descent were being held on suspicion of burglary. Authorities initially shut down streets surrounding the county [...]

21/10/11 Two North Dakota men plead guilty to armored car theft www.privateofficer.com

  Bismarck ND Oct 21 2011 Two North Dakota men have pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit bank larceny on Dec 14, 2010. Matthew Fiechtner, 20, of Bismarck was sentenced to three years of probation, which will include up to one year at Centre, Inc., a halfway house in Mandan. Nathan Tuenge, [...]

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21/10/11 Shooting at Nashville Kroger store leaves man dead www.privateofficer.com

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.Oct 21 2011 – Police have arrested a man in a deadly shooting outside the Kroger store on Thompson Lane on Wednesday night. Police charged 20-year-old Kenyatta Patton with criminal homicide around 2 a.m. after several hours of questioning. Police said Patton was one of four people inside the car when 21-year-old Aaron [...]

21/10/11 Convicted murderer kidnaps-assaults security guard www.privateofficer.com

  THREE HILLS, Alta.Alberta Canada Oct 21 2011 – A convicted murderer doing time in a medium-security prison faces numerous charges that include kidnapping and assault after a guard escorting him on a day pass was choked and tied up. Donald Fowler, 32, was sitting quietly at the wheel of a stolen van when he [...]

21/10/11 WV woman charged in felony theft from Kohl’s www.privateofficer.com

  Charleston WV Oct 21 2011 A South Charleston woman was charged with stealing nearly $1,300 in merchandise from a department store at Dudley Farms Plaza. Victoria Leigh Critchfield, 18, of Kimberly Road was arrested Saturday after walking out of the South Charleston Kohl’s with stolen merchandise hidden in her purse, according to a complaint [...]

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21/10/11 Richmond KY employee charged in theft of $13,000 www.privateofficer.com

  Richmond KY Oct 21 2011 A seasonal employee for the city of Richmond is accused of pocketing money that should have been going into the facility that he was working. Employees reported the theft to police in late August and believe it happened between April and July. Nearly $13,000 is missing from the city [...]

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20/10/11 Norfolk Public Schools security uses pepper spray to break up food fight www.privateofficer.com

    NORFOLK, Va. Oct 20 2011 – Administrators are investigating a Norfolk school security guard’s use of pepper spray during a food fight. The incident happened during lunch Tuesday at the cafeteria of Lafayette-Winona Middle School. Norfolk Public Schools spokesperson Elizabeth Mather said that the officer used pepper spray to break up the fight. [...]

20/10/11 Off duty deputy sheriff with gun confronted during President Obama’s Virginia visit www.privateofficer.com

  Richmond VA Oct 20 2011 It pays to be careful when you’re packing a gun around the president, even if it’s part of your job. A deputy sheriff who works in the Emporia, Virginia region found that out first-hand when she made her way as an attendee to the rope line, armed with her [...]

20/10/11 One person dies in crash with Idaho deputy sheriff www.privateofficer.com

    BOISE ID Oct 20 2011 — One person is dead after an accident Tuesday night on Highway 30 one mile west of New Plymouth. Idaho State Police say a Payette County sheriff’s deputy was driving with his lights and sirens on responding to a report of an intruder in a New Plymouth home [...]

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20/10/11 North Richland Hill teacher arrested in teen relationship www.privateofficer.com

  North Richland Hill TX Oct 20 2011 NRH police have arrested a former Richland High School teacher for her actions outside the classroom with a student. Tiffanie Bedinger, 44, was charged for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student. Police and Birdville Independent School District officials were made aware of the possible [...]

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20/10/11 Foley MN uses private security for non-emergency services www.privateofficer.com

  FOLEY MN Oct 20 2011 — Foley residents will call a private security company when they need nonemergency help, starting in January. On Tuesday, Foley City Council members unanimously approved hiring a private security company to provide 24-hour service to the city. The city will enter a six-month contract with General Security Services Corp. [...]

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20/10/11 Who stole President Obama’s stuff? www.privateofficer.com

  GREENSBORO, N.C. Oct 20 2011— Opportunistic thieves, opposition party operatives or just fans of President Obama really eager to know what he has to say? A Henrico, Va., television station, WWBT-NBC12, is reporting that a truck carrying $200,000 worth of equipment — including several lecterns with the presidential seal, teleprompters and portable audio equipment [...]

20/10/11 Alabama corrections officer charged with murder of inmate www.privateofficer.com

  Auburn AL Oct 20 2011 An Auburn man is behind bars charged with murder in connection with the August 4, 2010 beating death of an inmate in an Alabama correctional facility. Auburn police and agents with the Alabama Attorney General’s Investigations Division arrested Michael Anthony Smith, 37, just before noon Tuesday at an apartment [...]

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20/10/11 Alabama police charge woman for bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

  TUSCALOOSA, Alabama Oct 20 2011– Police arrested a woman in connection with a credit union robbery on University Boulevard Tuesday. Heather Marshall Marroquin, 29, has been charged with first-degree robbery and third-degree robbery of the Alabama Credit Union at 4239 University Boulevard. Witnesses told investigators that a female robber told a cashier she had [...]

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20/10/11 Wal-Mart customer fight closes store after chemicals are spilled www.privateofficer.com

  Baltimore County MD Oct 20 2011 A woman poured bleach and Pine-Sol on a Walmart customer in southern Baltimore County, police said, in an incident that closed down the store for several hours Saturday and sent 19 to area hospitals. The suspect, Theresa Monique Jefferson, 33, followed another woman into the store and assaulted [...]

20/10/11 Federal jury convicts Virginia attorney for $400,000 theft from client www.privateofficer.com

  NORFOLK, Va.Oct 20 2011 — A federal jury has convicted a former Virginia Beach attorney for bilking around $400,000 from the estate of a deceased client. Fifty-two-year-old Brian Gay was convicted Monday. According to evidence at trial, Gay was the executor of the estate of Daniel Woodside, who died in 2006, and Gay used [...]

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20/10/11 L.A. jewelry store robbery nets $350,000 and guard’s gun www.privateofficer.com

  LOS ANGELES CA OCT 20 2011 – Los Angeles Police detectives are investigating a weekend smash-and-grab robbery at a Chinatown jewelry store, where five men broke display counters and grabbed more $350,000 worth of high-end watches. Just before 4 p.m., the suspects used pepper spray to stun the employees of Chong Hing Jewelry, on [...]