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Monthly Archives: November 2011

25/11/11 Former Kansas grocery store employee confesses to $30,000 theft www.privateofficer.com

  LAWRENCE, Kan.Nov 25 2011 — A former employee at a Kansas grocery store has admitted stealing cash, meals and other items with a total value of more than $30,000 from his former employer. The Lawrence Journal-World reports reports that 20-year-old Michael Everett Smith pleaded guilty Monday to one count of felony theft. Smith, of [...]

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25/11/11 Safeway security officer fired for nabbing 4 yr old for theft www.privateofficer.com

  EVERETT, Wash.Nov 25 2011 — A grocery store security guard was fired after he told the father of a 4-year-old girl that she would face criminal charges for eating from a dried fruit package, a TV station reported. The child’s mother, Alissa Jones, said the father wasn’t looking when the girl grabbed the package, [...]

25/11/11 Former K-Mart security agent charged in theft of electronics www.privateofficer.com

  Lehigh Township PA Nov 25 2011 A pair of men were accused today of stealing more than $3,500 worth of video games and electronics from the Kmart in Lehigh Township. Matthew Miller, 24, of Whitehall Township, and Edward G. Frack, 24, of the Schnecksville section of North Whitehall Township, used a set of security [...]

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25/11/11 Deaf – mentally disabled man riding bicycle killed by police www.privateofficer.com

  Scotland Neck, SC Nov 25 2011 A police officer killed an elderly, deaf and mentally disabled man riding his bicycle by shooting him with a Taser stun gun after he failed to obey instructions to stop. Roger Anthony, 61, was killed as he made his way home in Scotland Neck, South Carolina, after officers [...]

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25/11/11 Elizabeth NJ police officer now faces 58 criminal charges in shake-downs www.privateofficer.com

  Elizabeth NJ Nov 25 2011 Rocco Malgieri has been accused of shaking down undocumented immigrants, telling them that unless they gave him money, he would turn them into immigration authorities. The Elizabeth Police officer of New Jersey, has been charged with nearly 60 counts, ranging from theft by extortion to official misconduct. Prosecutors say [...]

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25/11/11 Georgia teen charged with impersonating a police officer www.privateofficer.com

  GWINNETT COUNTY, GA Nov 25 2011 – Gwinnett County police arrested a man who was allegedly pretending to be a police officer near Five Forks Trickum Road and Killian Hill Road. “Basically, someone was tailgating me real close to the point where I couldn’t even see their headlights,” said Jason Milczek, 30, of Lilburn [...]

25/11/11 Indianapolis man arrested for fondling himself under the table at McDonald’s www.privateofficer.com

  Indianapolis IN Nov 25 2011 An Indianapolis man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly exposing his private area in public. An officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the McDonald’s, located on West 38th Street, around 9:28 a.m. regarding a man exposing himself. A witness told the officer she was working at the [...]

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24/11/11 At least six dead in Arizona plane crash www.privateofficer.com

  Apache Junction AZ Nov 24 2011 A small plane crashed in the Superstition Mountains east of Apache Junction on Wednesday evening, killing several people, Pinal County authorities reported. Emergency crews were struggling through rugged terrain to reach the crash site, which appeared be in the peaks’ Flat Iron area. Johnson said that six people [...]

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24/11/11 Memphis police officer arrested for drugs at Tennessee State University www.privateofficer.com

    MEMPHIS, TN Nov 24 2011-  – A Memphis police officer was arrested Saturday afternoon in Nashville on drug charges. According to an MPD spokesperson, Officer Tramaine Johnson, 26, was arrested on the campus of Tennessee State University during a traffic stop. Upon approaching Johnson’s vehicle, the spokesperson said, a campus police officer smelled [...]

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24/11/11 Federal grand jury convicts Detroit man for murder of security officer www.privateofficer.com

  Detroit MI Nov 24 2011 A federal jury today convicted a former Detroit man of first degree murder for fatally shooting an armored car guard nearly a decade ago during a botched robbery at the Dearborn Federal Credit Union. After three days of deliberations, the jury convicted Kevin Watson, 41, of killing Total Armored [...]

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24/11/11 Police officer Richard Wong dies of heart attack www.privateofficer.com

  Euless TX Nov 24 2011 City police officer Richard Wong died Monday evening after having a heart attack, an official said. Wong, 52, had the heart attack while playing racquetball with his father at the Hurst Recreation Center, 700 Mary Drive, said Euless Police Capt. Gary Landers. “It was kind of surreal last night,” [...]

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24/11/11 Baltimore man gets life in prison for security guard murder www.privateofficer.com

  Baltimore MD Nov 24 2011 Michael Hunter, 20, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended on Wednesday for killing a 72-year-old Vietnam veteran, the Baltimore City state’s attorney’s office announced. Hunter shot and killed Charles Bowman during a robbery of Yau Bros. Chinese Carryout in April 2010. Bowman, who [...]

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24/11/11 Kent police arrest teacher for attempted rape of child www.privateofficer.com

  King County WA Nov 24 2011 County prosecutors charged a Highline School District teacher with third-degree attempted rape of a child in connection with a 15-year-old girl he met in October at Kent’s Lake Meridian Park. They initially met on a telephone chat line and later communicated through email. Kent Police arrested Daniel Gregory [...]

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24/11/11 Canadian legislation would increase citizen arrest authority www.privateofficer.com

    Canada Nov 24 2011 The Harper government has re-introduced legislation that expands the circumstances under which a citizen’s arrest can be made and that also aims to simplify laws related to self-defence and defence of property. Some legal and security experts have expressed concerns the pro-posed reforms could lead to vigilantism, but the [...]

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24/11/11 Bank robber commits suicide after being shot by armored car guard www.privateofficer.com

  EDISON NJ Nov 24 2011 — After he was shot by a security guard while attempting to rob an Edison bank today, a bleeding bandit fled through a nearby supermarket, shot himself as police closed in and later died. The bandit, who has not yet been identified, tried to rob the PNC Bank in [...]

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24/11/11 Country duo Sugarland sued by their own fans www.privateofficer.com

  Marion County IN Nov 24 2011 Country music duo Sugarland are being taken to the court by their own fans. A lawsuit has been filed against them for their alleged negligence by the 44 casualties of the horrible stage collapse accident that took place in one of their concerts at the Indiana State Fair [...]

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24/11/11 Woodbrook Elementary School teacher exposed self on webcam www.privateofficer.com

  Bergen County NJ Nov 24 2011 Police authorities arrested an elementary school teacher Tuesday for engaging in sexually explicit conversations over the Internet with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old child.  Andrew Brown, 38, of South Plainfield, also allegedly exposed himself on a webcam to the “child,” who was actually an undercover investigator, [...]

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24/11/11 Dallas-Fort Worth Airport police arrested workers in theft of electronics www.privateofficer.com

  GRAPEVINE TX Nov 24 2011— Dallas-Fort Worth Airport police arrested two contract workers and an American Airlines passenger suspected of stealing consumer electronics, baggage and other items from passengers this month. Udorn Bo Phichitchaleunsak, Fredrica Williams and Haji Mberwa, are all facing theft charges, although none are in jail. Phichitchaleunsak, 31, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., [...]

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24/11/11 Oregon man sues Delta Air Lines for $2 million for noisy flight www.privateofficer.com

  Portland OR Nov 24 2011 An Oregon man who claims he suffered hearing loss because of a loud flight is suing Delta Air Lines for $2 million, The Oregonian newspaper of Portland reports. Kent J. Neilson’s suit was filed Friday in Oregon’s Multnomah County Circuit Court. In the suit, he says he suffered “extreme [...]

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24/11/11 Sanger high school teacher arrested for rape www.privateofficer.com

  Fresno CA Nov 24 2011 Rape charges were filed Wednesday against a Sanger High School teacher, who is accused of sexually attacking a 17-year-old girl at a restaurant he owns. A criminal complaint accuses Sergio Heredia, 48, of forcible rape and sexual penetration by force. He will be arraigned next week in Fresno County [...]

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24/11/11 NYC teacher faces rape charges www,privateofficer.com

  NEW YORK NY Nov 24 2011 — A sixth-grade humanities teacher has been arrested on charges including rape and sexual misconduct, police said Wednesday. Authorities did not immediately say whether the alleged victim was a student. Claudia Tillery, 42, was awaiting arraignment in Brooklyn court after she was arrested a day earlier. Officials at [...]

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24/11/11 Retired Montgomery police officer added to memorial 37 years later www.privateofficer.com

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. Nov 24 2011— After 37 years, Montgomery city officials added the name of a retired police officer who was slain to a memorial for fallen officers outside police headquarters. Tuesday’s ceremony honored Manford E. Furr, who was retired and working security at a downtown Montgomery department store when he was shot [...]

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24/11/11 Private security guard Georgia Pecans as thefts increase www.privateofficer.com

  SAVANNAH, Ga. Nov 24 2011(AP) — Hired by farmers as a private security guard, Brooks Rucker patrols thousands of acres of Georgia farmland on the lookout for thieves toting 5-gallon buckets. He rarely comes up empty handed. Since the fall harvest began Oct. 1, Rucker says, he and two other guards have caught more [...]

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24/11/11 Virginia volunteer basketball coach arrested on sex charges www.privateofficer.com

  HENRICO, VA Nov 24 2011 – A volunteer basketball coach is facing two counts of carnal knowledge of a child after police say he became sexually involved with a female player. Timothy B. James, 25, of Eastern Henrico was arrested early Tuesday morning. Henrico Police say on August 1, 2011, officers responded to a [...]

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24/11/11 Stephanie L. Schwab wanted in Virginia crime spree www.privateofficer.com

  Fairfax VA Nov 24 2011 Virginia police on Wednesday continued their search for a young mother who they say carjacked a woman at knife point and robbed two banks within the past week. Stephanie L. Schwab, of Manassas area, is suspected of launching the unusual crime spree by robbing a Prince William County bank [...]

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24/11/11 Rochester man tries to drown himself in urinal www.privateofficer.com

  ROCHESTER NY Nov 24 2011 — A Rochester man repeatedly fought with police officers, vandalized the inside of a patrol car and tried to drown himself in a urinal Monday, borough police said. Samuel D. Boyd, 23, of 450 Connecticut Ave., is charged with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, possession [...]

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23/11/11 Missouri mother shoots-kills son-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  CABOOL, Mo.Nov 23 2011 — The Cabool Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide. Officers say it appears Tammy Fleming, 43, shot her son, Charles Loftis, 15, and then turned the gun on herself. A family member went to check on Fleming late Monday and found them dead at their home in the 600 [...]

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23/11/11 Virginia mall tracks shoppers via their cell phones www.privateofficer.com

  RICHMOND, VA Nov 23 2011 – If you’re planning on doing your holiday shopping at Short Pump Town Center, you might consider turning off your cell phone. Does that sound like odd advice? From Black Friday through New Year’s Day, the mall will use your phone to track your movements. Short Pump will be [...]

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23/11/11 Shoplifter struggles-bites security agents www.privateofficer.com

  Milwaukee WI Nov 23 2011 A man faces two misdemeanor charges for battery and one for retail theft after he was arrested for trying to steal a stack of clothing and repeatedly biting security guards while resisting apprehension. According to the Wauwatosa police report: Anthony Harris, 31, grabbed a large stack of clothing valued [...]

23/11/11 Students angry over a tuition hike crash CUNY Board of Trustees meeting www.privateofficer.com

  NEW YORK CITY NY NOV 23 2011 Students angry over a tuition hike tried to crash a CUNY Board of Trustees meeting Monday and clashed with baton-wielding campus cops at Baruch College. CUNY security officers battered protesters and forced them out of the lobby of the Flatiron District school, witnesses said. College public safety [...]