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Monthly Archives: November 2011

27/11/11 Craigslist ad scam leaves numerous men dead in Ohio www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBUS, Ohio Nov 27 2011 (AP) — A body found in a shallow grave in northeast Ohio was that of a man missing more than a week who answered a deadly Craigslist ad that police say lured victims into a robbery, a medical examiner said Saturday. Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, was last seen [...]

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27/11/11 Alabama police use Taser to subdue intoxicated Black Friday shopper www.privateofficer.com

    FLORENCE, Ala.Nov 27 2011 — Authorities say a shopper was subdued with a stun gun at an Alabama Walmart store as shoppers gathered for Black Friday sales. WAFF-TV reports police said they used a stun gun twice to gain control of 22-year-old Christopher Blake Pyron before arresting him at a Walmart in Florence. [...]

27/11/11 Torrance County corrections officer arrested on drug charges www.privateofficer.com

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.Nov 27 2011 — Authorities say a Torrance County corrections officer and another man have been arrested in a drug case. An Albuquerque police officer says he saw two men smoking what appeared to be heroin inside a vehicle late Thursday night. The officer took both men into custody and says they both [...]

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27/11/11 Nogales police officer charged with sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

  Santa Cruz County CA Nov 27 2011 – A Nogales police officer is charged with 13 counts of Sexual Conduct with a Minor, according to the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office. Victor Jesus Valenzuela, 24, was taken into police custody Tuesday night, Santa Cruz County Attorney George Silva said. The investigation began when a [...]

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27/11/11 Detroit man guilty in armored car guard murder www.privateofficer.com

  DETROIT MI Nov 27 2011 — A federal jury on Wednesday found Kevin Christopher Watson guilty in connection to a 2001 armed robbery at DFCU that left an armored car driver dead. Watson, formerly of Detroit, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery murder, and first-degree murder with a firearm during [...]

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27/11/11 Frosty the Snow Man arrested www.privateofficer.com

  CHESTERTOWN, Maryland Nov 27 2011 – Who says “Frosty the Snowman” has to be jolly? A man in a “Frosty the Snowman” costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He’s accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog. Sgt. John A. Dolgos tells [...]

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27/11/11 Retailers turn to Facebook to nab shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

  TUCSON, Ariz.Nov 27 2011 — The wanted poster has gone digital. A few local retailers have recently turned to Facebook to post photos of suspected shoplifters, hoping someone can identify them. One local convenience-store chain has even created a separate Facebook page dedicated to helping solve shoplifting and robbery cases. The Circle K Crime [...]

26/11/11 Detroit security officer killed at west side gas station www.privateofficer.com

    DETROIT MI Nov 26 2011 – Detroit Police are searching for a suspect, after a security guard is gunned down at a west side gas station. The victim, in his 40′s, was shot and killed around 8 p.m. Friday at the Sunoco station at Fenkell and Wyoming. Police tell Fox 2 that robbery [...]

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26/11/11 Children’s Medical Center security detain burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com

  Dayton OH Nov 26 2011 Security guards patrolling the parking lot at the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton chased and detained a man they believed had just burglarized the CARE House, a child advocacy center across Valley Street from the hospital. It turns out that someone had just broken into the Dahm Brothers roofing [...]

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26/11/11 Alabama man sues Indian tribe for refusal to pay $1million won at casino www.privateofficer.com

  MONTGOMERY, Ala.Nov 26 2011 — A man is suing an Alabama Indian tribe over what he claims is its refusal to pay a more than $1 million jackpot he won at a casino near Montgomery. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that Lee County resident Jerry Rape is suing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians over [...]

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26/11/11 Gunfire rings out at NC mall as holiday shoppers scatter www.privateofficer.com

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.Nov 26 2011 Authorities say gunfire erupted at a North Carolina mall as holiday shoppers gathered, though there are no reports of any injuries. No evacuation was ordered, but several shoppers left the mall and some smaller stores closed. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says detectives are looking for two suspects after gunfire [...]

26/11/11 Illinois Medical Center employee charged with murder of woman www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL Nov 26 2011 Murder charges are pending for a hospital employee wanted for allegedly shooting a woman to death in the University of Illinois Medical Center hospital parking garage early Friday. A campus police officer recognized him during a traffic stop on the heels of a multi-hour “roof to basement” man hunt [...]

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26/11/11 Black Friday shopper arrested for fighting at Walmart www.privateofficer.com

  Kissimmee Fla Nov 26 2011 A man was arrested early today after he became involved in a fight at the jewelry counter of a Kissimmee Walmart, police said. Oswald Antonio Cruz Marbert was arrested for Resisting Officers without Violence and transported to the Osceola County Jail with a $500 bond. According to the Kissimmee [...]

26/11/11 Woman pepper sprays 20 shoppers during Black Friday sale www.privateofficer.com

  LOS ANGELES CA Nov 26 2011 (AP) — Authorities say 20 people had minor injuries when a woman shot other customers with pepper spray during a Black Friday sale. Police Lt. Abel Parga says she was trying to keep other shoppers away from the merchandise she wanted. The incident occurred shortly after 10:20 p.m. [...]

26/11/11 Former Florida teacher nabbed for child porn www.privateofficer.com

  MANATEE COUNTY Fla Nov 26 2011 - Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a former Hillsborough County high school teacher on 110 counts of child pornography Wednesday.   Roy W. Thomas, 63, of the 1200 block of 68th Street West in Bradenton, remains in the county jail. Thomas’ bail totals $1 million but he cannot be [...]

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26/11/11 Texas volunteer firefighter lost her arm in traffic crash www.privateofficer.com

  SOUR LAKE, Texas Nov 26 2011 —Officials say a volunteer firefighter lost her left arm in an accident while assisting at the scene of a fiery tanker truck crash in southeast Texas. Authorities said there were several accidents after the driver of a semitrailer carrying crude oil fell asleep Thursday morning, causing the tanker [...]

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26/11/11 Black Friday Violence www.privateofficer.com

  Charlotte NC Nov 26 2011 Violence erupted at Black Friday sales across the U.S. with one bargain-hunter left critically injured after being shot during a robbery and 15 other people injured when an angry shopper used pepper spray. Several of the incidents took place at Wal-Mart stores as millions of Americans loaded up on [...]

26/11/11 Pierce County Juvenile Detention Officer Arrested in Gropings www.privateofficer.com

  Pierce County WA Nov 26 2011 Police have arrested the man they suspect groped at least eight women in the Parkland area. Authorities say he has worked as a Pierce County juvenile detention officer for the past 10 years. Zane Lensie Nixon, 35, was arrested Wednesday night when Pacific Lutheran University security guards identified [...]

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26/11/11 NC police pepper spray shoppers during Walmart arrest www.privateofficer.com

    Kinston NC Nov 26 2011 An off-duty police officer used pepper spray to contain trouble at a North Carolina Walmart store during a Black Friday shopping spree, WITN-TV reported. The officer, a member of the Kinston police force in eastern North Carolina, had been hired by the store to provide security and was [...]

26/11/11 Ottawa substitute teacher charged with sex assault www.privateofficer.com

  Ottawa CA Nov 26 2011 A substitute teacher with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has been charged with sexual assault in connection with incidents at an elementary school earlier this month. Police said Thursday the victim was an eight-year-old girl who was a Grade 3 pupil at the school where the teacher was working. [...]

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26/11/11 One man killed and six others in Maryland Home Depot car crash www.privateofficer.com

  Hyattsville MD Nov 26 2011 One man was killed and six others were injured after they were hit by a car in a Home Depot parking lot in Hyattsville on Thursday, authorities said. Three other men remained hospitalized in serious condition after they were hit in the parking lot on East-West Highway, according to [...]

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26/11/11 Woman wanted in $300,000 theft arrested at JFK airport www.privateofficer.com

  New York City NY Nov 26 2011 — It was Thanksgiving dinner behind bars for an Upper Gwynedd woman who allegedly stole more than $300,000 from a disabled Hatfield man now that the international manhunt for her has ended. Janet Gitney, 57, of the 700 block of Brian Way, was apprehended Tuesday morning at [...]

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26/11/11 Man stabbed at Sacramento Macy’s store www.privateofficer.com

  SACRAMENTO CA Nov 26 2011 – Sacramento Police are investigating a stabbing at Arden Fair Mall during the early morning hours of Black Friday. Police were called by mall security just before 2:30 a.m. saying that a person had been stabbed outside the Macy’s store. Officers arrived to find a victim suffering from a [...]

26/11/11 Target employee charged with retail theft www.privateofficer.com

  Elgin IL Nov 26 2011 Police have arrested an employee at a retail store for internal theft. Martha Perez, 45, of the 600 block of Raymond Street, Elgin, was charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft Wednesday. She is accused of taking an iPod, valued at $195, from a shipment to Target, 300 [...]

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25/11/11 Nevada Supreme Court rules casino did not owe shooting victim a duty of care www.privateofficer.com

    CARSON CITY NV Nov 25 2011 — Mahoney’s Silver Nugget in North Las Vegas did not owe a man who was shot to death in the casino a duty of care, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled. The court upheld the decision of Clark County District Judge Valorie Vega, who granted a pretrial [...]

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25/11/11 Two men charged in money laundering at Gainesville mall www.privateofficer.com

  Gainesville Fla Nov 25 2011 The Gainesville Police Department broke up a multi-city and multi-state retail theft scheme Tuesday evening. Investigators said the scheme appears to be a money-laundering scam involving counterfeit $100 bills. And the same scheme was run earlier this fall, too, likely by the same suspects, police said. According to arrest [...]

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25/11/11 Organized shoplifters nabbed in Oregon www.privateofficer.com

  BEND, Ore.Nov 25 2011 — An alert employee of Victoria’s Secret in Bend called police Wednesday when three people who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of items came back a day later to return the items for cash. That led to the arrest of three Portlanders in a shoplifting ring that hit at [...]

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25/11/11 New Towne Mall theft escalates into robbery www.privateofficer.com

  NEW PHILADELPHIA OH Nov 25 2011 — A shoplifting incident reported Tuesday afternoon at New Towne Mall became a robbery when the suspect pushed down a woman, injuring her, as he fled. Dennis Bachtel, 23, of Canton, was being held in the city jail Tuesday night on an open felony charge. Police Capt. Shawn [...]

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25/11/11 Nashua employee charged in thefts www.privateofficer.com

  Nashua NH Nov 25 2011 Ryan Aloise, 21, of 126 Vine St., Nashua was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with Theft By Unauthorized Taking (Consolidation), a Class A Felony, and two counts of Theft By Unauthorized Taking, a Class A Misdemeanor. At about 4:20 p.m. on Nov. 21 Nashua Police received a call for [...]

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