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Monthly Archives: November 2011

22/11/11 Two people charged with Walmart felony theft www.privateofficer.com

  Boiling Springs SC Nov 22 2011 Two people were arrested on drug charges after deputies found them in possession of $1,100 worth of stolen merchandise at the Boiling Springs Walmart early Saturday. According to online jail records, Darren Paul Millwood, 37, of 2 Doctor’s Park Drive B, Spartanburg, was charged with shoplifting third or [...]

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22/11/11 TSA security officer arrested for sexual assault of woman www.privateofficer.com

  Manassas VA Nov 22 2011 A Transportation Security Administration worker was arrested near his Manassas, Va., home for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman after he flashed his badge and was dressed in his work uniform. Harold Glenn Rodman, 52, allegedly approached two women early Sunday morning, The Washington Post reported. The women said Rodman [...]

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22/11/11 Two armed Hattiesburg men arrested at nightclub www.privateofficer.com

  HATTIESBURG, MS Nov 22 2011- Two Hattiesburg men are behind bars tonight after allegedly being caught with handguns inside Remington’s Hunt Club. Hattiesburg police arrested Freddie McDuffie and Rodrick Devon Walker Thursday night after someone allegedly tipped off club security the two men were armed. Police said club security searched and then detained the [...]

22/11/11 Houston police charge 4 people in murder of grocery store employee www.privateofficer.com

  HOUSTON TX Nov 22 2011—Three men and one woman have been charged in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of a southeast Houston grocery store employee. Angelica Serrano, 20, Jessie Nelson, 19, Daniel Porter, 21 and Ralph Alonso, 23, have been charged with murder in the shooting death of 29-year-old Warren White. The motive [...]

22/11/11 Security officer attacked with machete in Maryland www.privateofficer.com

  Takoma Park MD Nov 22 2011 Police have two men in custody after one allegedly tried to kill a Mogotillo’s Restaurant security officer with a machete. The two men were arrested Sunday for attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession of a concealed deadly weapon and possession [...]

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21/11/11 Operation Thunder nets Atlanta police guns, drugs, 868 traffic tickets and 178 arrests www.privateofficer.com

  Atlanta GA Nov 21 2011 A cracked windshield led to the seizure of 15 pounds of marijuana and $5,000 in cash, police said, during a crackdown on Atlanta motorists. Operation Thunder, a three-day sweep of traffic scofflaws featuring road blocks and an influx of officers trained to spot drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol, [...]

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21/11/11 Elderly Nassau County security officer beaten-injured www.privateofficer.com

  Nassau County NY Nov 21 2011 A Greenport man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a security guard at the Five Towns Shopping Center in North Woodmere According to Nassau County detectives, around 3 p.m., Steven Pirrera, 36, of Greenport, approached a male victim, 74, who was working as a security guard in [...]

21/11/11 Chicago security guard nabbed impersonating a police officer www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL Nov 21 2011 Despite the badge she’s worn, the loaded handgun she’s carried and the Chicago police logo embroidered on her hat, Lucretia Kibble is not a Chicago cop — no matter how many times she has told people she is, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. Kibble, 52, was arrested last week [...]

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21/11/11 Police seek men using phony money at casino www.privateofficer.com

  BILOXI MS Nov 21 2011 — Police are looking for three men they say passed counterfeit money. Officials say a video released to the media Friday shows the three men casually enter a Biloxi casino, and two of them sit down to play blackjack with $1,900 in counterfeit money. Other security cameras snapped pictures [...]

21/11/11 Colorado man commits suicide by crashing into train www.privateofficer.com

    CLIFTON, Colo.Nov 21 2011 — The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office investigating a traffic fatality says the driver of a station wagon that crashed into a train Saturday afternoon committed suicide. Deputies say the victim, a man in his 50′s, and a dog were killed inside the station wagon that struck the train at [...]

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21/11/11 Grand Junction high school tutor charged in sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.Nov 21 2011 — A Grand Junction man has been arrested for sexual assault on a child after using a ruse to dupe the teen’s parents into thinking he was a high school tutor. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, Adam Clayton Ross, 27, of Grand Junction, was arrested on Thursday [...]

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21/11/11 Garda Security officers robbed in Canada www.privateofficer.com

  Scarborough Canada Nov 21 2011 Two security guards were surprised at an RBC bank in Scarborough on Friday night as they were made victims of an armed robbery. The male guards, who work for Garda Security, were making a night deposit around 10 p.m. at Progress Ave. and Grangeway Ave when they were held [...]

21/11/11 Shelbyville KY police shoot-kill teen who attacked officers with pipe www.privateofficer.com

  SHELBYVILLE, KY.Nov 21 2011 — A teenager was fatally wounded in a confrontation with two Shelbyville police officers at his grandmother’s home Saturday afternoon. The victim, identified by relatives as Trey Williams, 18, died at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville after the incident at 100 Clifton Court, according to Trooper Ronald Turley, public information officer with [...]

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21/11/11 Ohio troopers found a pot present-gift-wrapped package of marijuana www.privateofficer.com

  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Nov 21 2011 — Ohio troopers making a traffic stop say they found a pot present: a gift-wrapped package containing 25 individually wrapped packets of marijuana. The driver, from Washington state, has been charged with trafficking and possession of marijuana and possession of criminal tools, both felonies, and a misdemeanor count of [...]

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21/11/11 Sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires seen from space www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBIA, S.C.Nov 21 2011 (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn’t easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when. [...]

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21/11/11 Phony doctor fills woman with cement-flat tire sealant www.privateofficer.com

  MIAMI Fla Nov 21 2011 — A woman who wanted to work at a nightclub started searching for someone who could perform plastic surgery at a cheap price to give her a curvier body. Police say what she found was a woman posing as a doctor who filled her buttocks with cement, mineral oil [...]

21/11/11 Police departments moving to shield their radio communications through encryption www.privateofficer.com

    WASHINGTON DC Nov 21 2011 (AP) – Police departments around the country are moving to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use handheld devices to keep tabs on officers responding to crimes. More police agencies, citing security needs, are encrypting communications [...]

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21/11/11 Pair of Maine shoplifters locked up after pepper spraying security www.privateofficer.com

  BANGOR, Maine Nov 21 2011 — A pair of local shoplifters are behind bars because they not only tried to leave Sears without paying for merchandise on Saturday afternoon, but they also assaulted store employees on the way out, police say. When Joseph Whitman Demmons, 27, of Holden sprayed a store security guard with [...]

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21/11/11 University of Arkansas student found dead in dorm room www.privateofficer.com

  Fayetteville Ark Nov 21 2011 Terrible news today out of Arkansas, where tight end Garrett Uekman was reportedly found dead in his dorm room this morning of unknown causes. Though his death has been confirmed by multiple outlets in Arkansas, no other information has been made available by police or the university. Uekman, a [...]

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21/11/11 Greensboro NC woman goes on shooting rampage-kills 1 person injures 5-commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

  GREENSBORO, N.C. Nov 21 2011 — A woman killed one person and wounded five more before fatally shooting herself as police approached her on Sunday morning, North Carolina authorities said. One victim was found wounded in parking lot of Guilford Technical Community College near Greensboro. The gunwoman shot herself in a car and was [...]

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20/11/11 Person found shot at Hickory Mall Nashville www.privateofficer.com

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.Nov 20 2011 – One person was injured in a shooting at Hickory Hollow Mall Friday night. Police were called out the parking lot of Sears at Hickory Hollow Mall around 9:30 p.m. Friday night. When Police arrived on scene they found one man who had been shot. The victim was taken to [...]

20/11/11 California man dies in Iraq while working private security www.privateofficer.com

  Visalia CA Nov 20 2011 A memorial service will be held Saturday morning for a Visalia man who died last week while working as a private security guard in Iraq. But the body of Sean R. Ferguson, who died Nov. 12 in Baghdad, will not be at the service, which starts at 10 a.m. [...]

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20/11/11 Middle school tutor arrested on sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

  COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC Nov 20 2011 — A middle school tutor and coach is in jail charged with indecent liberties with a student. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested Jammie Lynn Locklear, 36, of Lake Waccamaw Wednesday night. Columbus County Schools Superintendent Alan Faulk asys Locklear, who has been suspended with pay, [...]

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20/11/11 Chandler teacher arrested for sexual abuse www.privateofficer.com

  CHANDLER, Ariz.Nov 20 2011 — A high school in Chandler has placed a teacher on administrative leave after he was arrested for alleged sexual abuse. Fifty-one-year-old Ricardo Moreno was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual abuse for allegedly touching two female students at Basha High School while they were on campus. The [...]

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20/11/11 University of Louisville Manager accused of $96,000 theft www.privateofficer.com

  Louisville KY Nov 20 2011 For the fifth time since 2008, a University of Louisville employee is suspected of stealing the school’s money or grant funds under U of L’s control. Kerry D. Johnson was fired Oct. 6 from her $61,800-a-year job as business manager at the U of L athletic ticket office after [...]

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20/11/11 Orlando police officer arrested for buying oxycodone while on duty www.privateofficer.com

  ORLANDO Fla Nov 20 2011 An Orlando police officer was arrested for buying oxycodone while on duty. In a press conference late Friday night, Orlando Police Chief Paul Rooney said a tip led them to investigate Patrol Officer Jaime Bridges. “It is with great displeasure that I stand before you tonight and announce that [...]

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20/11/11 Opa-Locka Police Captain charged in deadly armored car ambush www.privateofficer.com

  MIAMI Fla Nov 20 2011 – A police officer accused of covering up a crime appeared in federal court Friday and was denied bond. During the hearing, as the indictment against Opa-Locka Police Captain Arthur Balom, 44, and seven others was unsealed, new disturbing details came to light about Balom’s alleged role in a [...]

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20/11/11 Security spot men ripping off copper wire www.privateofficer.com

  Iberia Parish LA Nov 20 2011 Two men were booked in to the Iberia Parish Jail after surveillance cameras allegedly recorded them stealing copper wire from an area business. At 10:26 p.m. Thursday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to Omega Nachiq at the Port of New Iberia after security guards observed three [...]

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20/11/11 Sacramento International Airport security find gun in carry on luggage www.privateofficer.com

  Sacramento CA Nov 20 2011 A man was arrested at Sacramento International Airport Saturday after routine X-ray screening revealed a loaded handgun in his carry-on, Transportation Security Administration officials said. The man, booked on a Southwest flight to Tampa, told security he forgot the unregistered .40-caliber Glock G23 was in his bag. There were [...]

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20/11/11 Women charged with kidnapping elderly Walmart shopper www.privateofficer.com

  EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich.Nov 20 2011 – The Emmett Township Department of Public Safety says they have arrested a 37-year-old woman from Battle Creek after an alleged kidnapping and robbery in a WalMart parking lot. Police say a 72-year-old Battle Creek woman was approached by the 37-year-old suspect in the parking lot of the WalMart [...]