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Monthly Archives: December 2011

31/12/11 2011 in review

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31/12/11 East Point Ga police searching for armored car robbers www.privateofficer.com

    EAST POINT, Ga. Dec 31 2011 - East Point police and the FBI are searching for three people who robbed an armored car Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Newell Recycling Facility 1359 Central Avenue at around 10:37 a.m. The suspects are described to have dark complexion and left the scene in a white sedan. [...]

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31/12/11 Elderly Texas security officer shoots man who tried to rob him www.privateofficer.com

    EL PASO  TX Dec 31 2011– An elderly man working as a security guard at a Lower Valley business shot a another man who tired to rob him, police said. Three men approached the 74-year-old man who was in his vehicle parked inside the secured yard of the A&M Auto Salvage and Garage [...]

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31/12/11 Police charge man with stealing luggage at Miami International Airport www.privateofficer.com

      Miami Fla Dec 31 2011 A man was arrested at the Miami International Airport for stealing a luggage off a carousel, authorities said. Tony Darnell Fisher, 43, was arrested Thursday night and faces charges including battery on a law enforcement officer, grand theft and resisting arrest with violence. According to the Miami-Dade [...]

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31/12/11 Observant security guard provides tip to bust robbery trio www.privateofficer.com

    Rochester NY Dec 31 2011 An observant security guard on his lunch break provided a tip that cracked the case of armed robberies and eight businesses in four Monroe County communities this month. Brothers Jacob and Jeffrey Buchanan and Jacob’s girlfriend Sarah Cushman are all facing multiple counts of first-degree robbery and fourth-degree [...]

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31/12/11 Delaware nightclub security agent injured in 100 person brawl www.privateofficer.com

    SELBYVILLE DE Dec 31 2011 – A 26-year-old security staff member at Pomeroy’s Tavern on DuPont Boulevard was sent to the hospital after he was struck in the head with a chair during a 100-person melee in the early hours of Christmas Eve. Police said the fight originated inside the tavern at approximately 1:30 [...]

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31/12/11 Tacoma Community College music instructor tricked teenager to take off clothes www.privateofficer.com

      Tacoma WA Dec 31 2011 Authorities in Washington say a former Tacoma Community College music instructor tricked a teenage voice student to take off her clothes off while singing in hopes she would reach lower octaves. The Tacoma News Tribune reports 37-year-old Kevin Gausepohl is charged with seven counts of communicating with [...]

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31/12/11 7 Cedars Casino employees save man having heart attack www.privateofficer.com

    BLYN WA Dec 31 2011 — The man had stopped breathing and was close to death as he lay on the floor of 7 Cedars Casino. But casino employees, including former Jefferson County Undersheriff Ken Sukert, helped revive him after he suffered a heart attack at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, casino security manager Robin [...]

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31/12/11 Murrieta teacher charged in sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

    Riverside County CA Dec 31 2011 Formal charges have been brought against a Murrieta man for allegedly carrying on a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old former middle school student of his. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has charged James Pinckard, 56, with 13 counts of unlawful sex with a minor more than [...]

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31/12/11 Two arrested for naked McDonald’s food run www.privateofficer.com

    GALESBURG, Ill. Dec 31 2011—Two people who pulled up at a McDonald’s drive-thru in western Illinois completely naked face public indecency charges. Police in Galesburg say a 19-year-old El Paso man and a 21-year-old Galesburg woman have been released from Knox County Jail after being ordered to appear in court to face the [...]

31/12/11 Atlanta bartenders sues after being replaced by “hot chicks” www.privateofficer.com

      ATLANTA, Ga. Dec 31 2011 – One of the restaurants in the final round for a concession space at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is facing a lawsuit after a bartender says he was replaced by a plan to hire only “hot chicks”. On one side of this lawsuit is Tony Clark, a former bartender [...]

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31/12/11 Woman hit by commuter train committed suicide www.privateofficer.com

    ORANGE Fla Dec 31 2011– A woman was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday morning in Orange during an apparent suicide, police said. The incident was reported about 6:35 a.m. at Meats Avenue and Orange-Olive Road, Orange police Lt. Dave Hill said. Tracks reopened just after 9 a.m. The person was [...]

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31/12/11 Metro Nashville Police Officer fired for inappropriate touching of a restaurant waitress www.privateofficer.com

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.Dec 31 2011- Metro Police Officer Anthony Jackson was fired Thursday after a disciplinary hearing in regard to his inappropriate touching of a restaurant waitress while off-duty. Jackson was accused of pulling on the underwear of a female waitress in a Hickory Hollow restaurant while off duty on February 22, 2010. The victim [...]

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31/12/11 Marshall’s store shoplifter arrested www.privateofficer.com

    WATERTOWN MA Dec 31 2011 — Police arrested Kesner Lubin Jr., 19, 125 Alewife Brook Parkway in Somerville, at Marshalls in the Arsenal Mall on Dec. 20 at 9:57 p.m., and charged him with shoplifting. Police responded to a report from security guards at the Arsenal Mall of three male shoplifters being pursued on [...]

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31/12/11 Ellicott NY hires part time police to patrol local airport www.privateofficer.com

    ELLICOTT NY Dec 31 2011  - Four part-time police officers have been hired to provide security for the airport. Police Chief William Ohnmeiss Jr. was given approval at a recent Ellicott Town Board meeting to hire the officers, which, he said he has done. Due to budgetary constraints, it was deemed more financially [...]

31/12/11 FirstView Financial employee charged with thefts www.privateofficer.com

    Marietta GA Dec 31 2011 A Covington, Ga. man is accused of taking nearly $7,500 from his employer – FirstView Financial in Marietta, reports the Marietta Daily Journal. Martin Anthony Bryant, 41, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with two felony counts of theft by taking and computer theft, the newspaper reported. [...]

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31/12/11 OFFICER DOWN SHAWN SCHNEIDER www.privateofficer.com

    Police Officer Shawn Schneider Lake City Police Department, Minnesota End of Watch: Friday, December 30, 2011 Age: 32 Tour: 8 years Badge # Not available Cause: Gunfire Incident Date: 12/19/2011 Weapon: Handgun Suspect: Deceased Police Officer Shawn Schneider succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 11 days earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance [...]

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31/12/11 LODD FBI Special Agent Daniel “Danny” Lee Knapp

    Special Agent Daniel “Danny” Lee Knapp United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government End of Watch: Thursday, December 29, 2011 Bio & Incident Details Age: 42 Tour: 6 years Badge # Not available Cause: Drowned Location: Puerto Rico Incident Date: 12/29/2011 Weapon: Not available Suspect: Not available Special [...]

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31/12/11 OFFICER DOWN Clifton Lewis

    Police Officer Clifton Lewis Chicago Police Department, Illinois End of Watch: Thursday, December 29, 2011 Bio & Incident Details Age: 41 Tour: 8 years Badge # 4103 Cause: Gunfire Incident Date: 12/29/2011 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Suspect: At large Police Officer Clifton Lewis was shot and killed while attempting to take action during [...]

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31/12/11 Deadly Year For US Law Enforcement www.privateofficer.com

    Charlotte NC Dec 31 2011 As 2011 is winding down, it will no doubt be recorded as one of the deadliest years for U.S. law enforcement and private security. As of Friday, December 30, 2011, 162 police officers have been killed, and 110 security officers. A website that tracks line of duty deaths [...]

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31/12/11 Virginia hunting accident leaves man dead www.privateofficer.com

    Chatham, VA Dec 31 2011 - Authorities say it was a freak accident: a man in Pittsylvania County shot dead by his neighbor. The man says he was hunting, and made a tragic mistake. The two men were neighbors. Police say the hunter mistook the man for a deer while he was hunting Thursday [...]

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31/12/11 Intoxicated NYPD sergeant fights with Philidelphia transit security and police www.privateofficer.com

    PHILADELPHIA, PA Dec 31 2011 An apparently drunk NYPD officer with a long history of citizen complaints was captured on YouTube getting forcibly escorted off a Greyhound bus in Philadelphia by police, officials said Thursday. Sergeant Carlos Fabara was off duty at the time of the incident, and can be seen in the [...]

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30/12/11 Chicago police identified officer killed during robbery www.privateofficer.com

    Chicago IL Dec 30 2011 An off-duty police officer was shot and killed Thursday night during a robbery at a convenience store in the Austin neighborhood where he worked as a security guard, officials said. Two men walked into the M & M Quick Foods in the 1200 block of North Austin Boulevard [...]

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30/12/11 Lexington police charge man in TV theft-greeter assault at Walmart www.privateofficer.com

    Lexington KY Dec 30 2011 Lexington police arrested a man after a grab-and-dash robbery late Wednesday night. Police say officers were already at the Nicholasville Road Walmart investigating a shoplifting case when they saw employees chasing a man through the store. Investigators say David Hale, 35, was running for the exit toting a [...]

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30/12/11 Younkers employee charged with stealing from employer www.privateofficer.com

    Des Moines IA Dec 30 2011 Police on Tuesday accused an employee of Younkers, 1111 E. Army Post Road, of stealing from his employer. Wayne Michael Shimer, 20, of Des Moines, was charged with fourth degree theft. Shimer worked at Younkers for about a month. Police were told by loss prevention employees that Shimer’s [...]

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30/12/11 NJ police team up to capture shoplifter-robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

    Millburn NJ Dec 30 2011 A suspected shoplifter and purse snatcher — who fled police through downtown Millburn earlier this month — was arrested Wednesday in a joint investigation between police in Millburn and Toms River. Maurice Cohen, 51, of Northfield, NJ, faces multiple charges, including eluding police, theft, robbery, receiving stolen property, [...]

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30/12/11 Cape Coral man charged with grand theft in Home Depot wire rip off www.privateofficer.com

    CAPE CORAL, FL Dec 30 2011 - A Cape Coral man was arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing $1600 worth of wiring from the Home Depot on Skyline Boulevard, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports. According to a witness, John Marks Jones was acting suspiciously in the store and had [...]

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30/12/11 Tennessee tourist had loaded gun at NYC memorial www.privateofficer.com

    NEW YORK NY Dec 30 2011 — A tourist from Tennessee reportedly thought she could check her loaded gun at New York City’s Sept. 11 memorial. The New York Post says 39-year-old Meredith Graves was visiting the memorial at the World Trade Center site on Dec. 22 and noticed a sign that said “No [...]

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30/12/11 San Francisco security officer fires several times at shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

  San Francisco CA Dec 30 2011 A security guard at a Bayview District liquor store fired at a thief who was attempting to hit him with a car on Wednesday, San Francisco police said. The thief entered the store in the 200 block of Bayshore Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. and filled a basket [...]

30/12/11 Two Memphis men sentenced to prison for embezzling disabled veterans www.privateofficer.com

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec 30 2011— Federal prosecutors say two Memphis men were sentenced to three years in prison each for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from disabled veterans’ benefits accounts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis said in a statement Thursday that 75-year-old Jack Perry, a former court-appointed fiduciary, and 67-year-old Robert Tabbutt, [...]

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