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Monthly Archives: December 2011

27/12/11 Washington girl killed when tree limb falls on vehicle www.privateofficer.com

    Seattle WA Dec 27 2011 A blast of rainy, windy weather blew through the Puget Sound region Sunday, killing a 9-year-old girl on Whidbey Island and cutting power to thousands of people. The girl, Tobiah Leonard, died when a tree section, estimated to be at least 15 feet long and nearly one foot [...]

27/12/11 Chicago nightclub security, patron shot dead www.privateofficer.com

      Chicago IL Dec 27 2011 A nightclub bouncer and a partygoer celebrating his 30th birthday were shot dead outside a bar in Chicago’s River West neighborhood early Christmas Day, police and relatives said. Bouncer Robert Warren, 34, and factory worker Jose Duckins, 30, were both killed in the gunfire outside the Victor [...]

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27/12/11 Two former officials of East Tennessee utility district are facing theft charges www.privateofficer.com

CLINTON, Tenn. Dec 27 2011 – Two former officials at an East Tennessee utility district are facing theft charges, according to separate indictments. Del Ray Roberts, who is the former general manager of the Powell-Clinch Utility District, was indicted on charges of theft and fraudulent use of a district credit card, according to The Knoxville [...]

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27/12/11 Ohio man arrested after abandoned suitcases causes bomb scare www.privateofficer.com

    MENTOR, Ohio Dec 27 2011 — A homeless man from southwest Ohio was arrested and charged with inducing panic after a bomb squad was called to investigate a suitcase he allegedly abandoned outside a bookstore in northeast Ohio, police said Saturday. The three-hour scene caused a scare for Christmas Eve shoppers, but it turned [...]

27/12/11 Buffalo NY police officer killed in car crash www.privateofficer.com

    BUFFALO, NY Dec 27 2011  Eyewitness News has confirmed that a Buffalo Police Officer injured in a serious car crash recently has died. 57 year old Anthony Douglas was off duty when his car crashed on Main Street near Depew. Officials say Douglas was the only person in the vehicle at the time [...]

27/12/11 Atlanta inmate found tweeting and texting from jail www.privateofficer.com

    ATLANTA GA Dec 27 2011 Channel 2 Action News has learned an inmate has been tweeting from the Fulton County Jail, posting hundreds of thoughts about his family, the jail and even pictures on Twitter. Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant confirmed through jail sources the Twitter feed belongs to inmate Devinchio Rogers. [...]

27/12/11 Double murder suspect captured in Richmond Virginia www.privateofficer.com

    RICHMOND, VA Dec 27 2011 – A manhunt ended Monday afternoon for a 27-year-old double homicide suspect wanted for a Christmas Eve shooting. Richmond Police, the US Marshals Task Force and the SWAT Team pulled Jamal Louis Clemons from a house in the 2300 block of Bethel Street in Whitcomb Court just before 4:30 p.m. [...]

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27/12/11 Wichita man commits suicide at gun range www.privateofficer.com

Wichita KS. Dec 27 2011 Police said a man took his own life, minutes after renting a gun from a local shooting range. Police were called to Bullseye Shooting Range, 1455 N. Terrace, around 12:15 p.m. Investigators said a 51-year-old man went into the business and rented a gun. The man received some training from [...]

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27/12/11 Seminole County deputy sheriff killed in motorcycle accident www.privateofficer.com

Orlando Fla Dec 27 2011 A Seminole County deputy sheriff was killed today about 1:15 p.m. when his motorcycle was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta at the intersection of Maitland Boulevard and Gateway Drive, authorities said. Deputy Matt Miller had been on the job for 24 years, Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said at a [...]

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27/12/11 Off duty NC security officer found murdered www.privateofficer.com

Greensboro, NC Dec 27 2011– Police in Greensboro said they are investigating a Christmas Eve death as a homicide. Saturday, Officers were called to a house on Charles Street just after midnight on a welfare check. Police said they found Christopher Mason, 28, dead from a gun shot wound. Sunday, Detectives said due to circumstances [...]

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27/12/11 Spartanburg mall disturbance lands man in jail www.privateofficer.com

SPARTANBURG, SC Dec 27 2011 – Police said one man was arrested after a disturbance at a Spartanburg mall on Friday night. Spartanburg Public Safety officers said they were called to Westgate Mall at 8:08 p.m. Friday in reference to a disturbance and shots fired after the person that called 911 said she thought she [...]

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27/12/11 Mayo Clinic heart surgeon, two others dies in helicopter crash www.privateofficer.com

    PALATKA, Fla.Dec 27 2011 — A heart surgeon from a Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed, officials said. The helicopter departed the clinic in Jacksonville around 5:45 a.m. but never arrived at the Gainesville [...]

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27/12/11 Construction security spots burglary, aids in arrest www.privateofficer.com

    San Francisco CA Dec 27 2011  This crook just wanted to work — with someone else’s tools! San Francisco police on Friday arrested a man suspected of robbing a construction site in Mission Bay, cops said. A security guard at the Third and Mission Rock streets site responded to a motion sensor alarm, [...]

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27/12/11 Old Navy security nab shoplifting duo www.privateofficer.com

    SOUTH WINDSOR, CT Dec 27 2011 – South Windsor Police arrested two women Friday evening after responding to a shoplifting incident at the Old Navy Store in Evergreen Walk. Store staff observed two women leave the store with $850 in clothing without paying for it. Officers stopped the women in their car nearby; [...]

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26/12/11 Nine people shot at downtown Chattanooga nightclub www.privateofficer.com

  Chattanooga TN Dec 26 2011 Police say nine people have been shot in downtown Chattanooga. Police Chief Bobby Dodd tells us a fight broke out at Club Fathom also know as Club Mosaic around midnight Sunday. During the fight, shots were fired and at least eight people were hit. A Chattanooga Police officer working an [...]

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26/12/11 Alabama woman arrested for ticket switching at Rome Walmart www.privateofficer.com

    Dec 26 2011 An Alabama woman facing shoplifting charges in Rome was released from jail on Saturday. According to Floyd County Jail and Rome police records: Donna Kaye Seay, 41, of 469 County Road 389 in Crossville, Ala., was arrested by Rome police on Friday at Walmart, 2510 Redmond Circle, and charged with [...]

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26/12/11 Shopper arrested after fighting with mall security over Air Jordans www.privateofficer.com

      Temecula CA Dec 26 2011 A 23-year-old Menifee man who allegedly grappled with a mall security guard at The Promenade was out on $3,500 bail tonight, following his arrest for allegedly using offensive words and making threats over some sneakers. Jervis Hillaire was also booked on suspicion of obstructing or resisting an [...]

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26/12/11 Cape Cod teacher charged with rape of student www.privateofficer.com

    BOURNE, Mass. Dec 26 2011—A Cape Cod teacher has been arrested and charged with raping a 15-year-old student. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s office says Robert Ward of Bourne was arraigned Thursday on three counts of rape of a child. Ward has since been fired from his job as an information technology specialist [...]

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26/12/11 Three men arrested for robbery, assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

    Pueblo CO Dec 26 2011 Three men were arrested early Saturday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing a man in the bathroom of a Downtown bar. Ismael Lopez, 33, suffered facial and head injuries in the 1:30 a.m. incident at Showtime Entertainment Complex, 1007 W. Sixth St., an affidavit by Pueblo police officer [...]

26/12/11 Family of shoplifter killed during arrest sues Walmart www.privateofficer.com

    MARIETTA, Ga. Dec 26 2011 (CN) – A woman claims that a “mob” of Wal-Mart employees beat her son to death for suspicion of shoplifting. Louise Rankin sued Wal-Mart Stores and six people for the wrongful death of her 38-year-old son, Marty Jerome Bridges, at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Dunwoody, on Dec. 19, 2009. [...]

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26/12/11 NY sheriff looks for sponsor to continue helicopter service www.privateofficer.com

    SYRACUSE, N.Y.  A high-tech helicopter has helped Sheriff Kevin Walsh chase down fugitives, airlift accident victims and spearhead search-and-rescue missions in the Syracuse region of central New York since 1999. In 2012, Air-1 could be grounded by budget cuts. Walsh’s proposed solution? Slap a corporate logo on the Bell 407 chopper to raise [...]

26/12/11 TSA launches new TSA Cares helpline www.privateofficer.com

    Washington DC Dec 26 2011 MEDIA RELEASE The Transportation Security Administration has announced the launch of TSA Cares, a helpline number designed to assist travelers with disabilities and medical conditions, prior to getting to the airport. Travelers may call TSA Cares toll free at 1-855-787-2227 prior to traveling with questions about screening policies, [...]

26/12/11 Woman charged with shoplifting at Eldersburg Kohl’s store www.privateofficer.com

    Eldersburg MD Dec 26 2011 A Union Bridge woman was arrested and charged Saturday for allegedly shoplifting at the Kohl’s department store in Eldersburg. Kelly Renee Corby, 35, of the 1300 block of Baust Church Road in Union Bridge, was charged with theft of less than $1,000, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s [...]

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25/12/11 Seven people found shot dead in Fort Worth apartment www.privateofficer.com

    GRAPEVINE, Texas Dec 25 2011 (AP) — Seven people believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartment, police said Sunday. Authorities said they believe the shooter is among the dead. Four women and three [...]

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25/12/11 Veteran Peabody firefighter died battling a three-alarm fire www.privateofficer.com

    Peabody MA Dec 25 2011 A veteran Peabody firefighter died Friday while battling a three-alarm fire that left as many as 13 people homeless two days before Christmas. James Rice, 46, was between the second and third floors of a three-story apartment building at 5 Hancock St. when he went down after taking [...]

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25/12/11 TN doctor left baby for dead www.privateofficer.com

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec 25 2011 (AP) – A lawsuit has been filed against a Robertson County doctor who delivered a baby that was left for dead in a plastic bin until a nurse noticed he was alive. The suit filed this week against John O’Donnell III at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield says the [...]

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25/12/11 Tennessee auto dealer being linked to a terrorist organization www.privateofficer.com

    MOUNT JULIET, TN Dec 25 2011 - A Mount Juliet car dealership has been shut down and its assets frozen by federal investigators who accuse its owner of being linked to a terrorist organization, the Channel 4 I-Team has learned. A federal lawsuit, filed last week in New York, alleges that the Cedar agents believe [...]

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25/12/11 Lehigh Acres Middle School teacher arrested for selling cocaine www.privateofficer.com

    Lee County Fla Dec 25 2011 A Lehigh Acres Middle School teacher has been released on bond following his arrest Thursday when he was charged with selling and possessing cocaine. Carl Richardson of North Fort Myers who teaches mathematics at Lehigh Middle School, is accused of selling $200 worth of crack cocaine to [...]

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25/12/11 Danville VT school teacher arrested for sexual assault of teacher www.privateofficer.com

    Danville, Vermont – December 25, 2011 A former teacher at the Danville School has been arrested on charges she sexually assaulted a student. Abby Shocik, 23, of South Burlington, taught music in Danville until she resigned last week after coming under investigation for sexual misconduct with a juvenile student. Police say Shocik was [...]

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25/12/11 Michigan deputy sheriff injured in struggle with shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

    ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP MI Dec 25 2011 – An Oakland County deputy was treated for cuts and bruises following a struggle to disarm a suspected shoplifter who pulled out a box cutter as he resisted arrest. The deputy was coming on duty at 2:40 p.m. Thursday when the manager of Family Dollar, 20797 [...]