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Monthly Archives: December 2011

25/12/11 Bellevue Police motorcycle officer struck by a car during the pursuit of shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

    Bellevue WA Dec 25 2011 A Bellevue Police motorcycle officer ended up at Overlake Hospital Medical Center after the officer was struck by a car during the pursuit of a suspected robber from Bellevue Square Friday afternoon. The man suspected of robbery at the JC Penney at Bellevue Square was caught and arrested [...]

25/12/11 Michigan police seek suspect in roller rink shooting that left five people injured www.privateofficer.com

  WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Dec 25 2011 – Police Friday released the name of a man wanted in connection to a shooting at a roller rink just north of Detroit that left five people injured. Investigators believe Robert Lee Green, 18, was one of three gunmen who randomly opened fire on a private holiday party [...]

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25/12/11 Columbus Police reserve officer charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

    COLUMBUS, Miss.Dec 25 2011 — A Columbus Police Department reserve officer has been charged with embezzlement. Police department spokesman Officer Terry Songer told the Commercial Dispatch that 39-year-old Eric Maurice Lewis was arrested Tuesday. Songer said Lewis has been arrested in connection with the charging of about $8,000 of Lowe’s merchandise to a [...]

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25/12/11 Midway Airport priest charged with sexual abuse for fondling man www.privateofficer.com

  Chicago IL Dec 25 2011 A 77-year-old priest assigned to the chapel at Midway Airport was charged Saturday with sexual abuse after he tried to fondle a man who attended services before boarding a flight, Cook County prosecutors said. Father Bede Jagoe spoke to the 54-year-old man after services Dec. 11, prosecutors said. As [...]

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25/12/11 Macy security agent injured

    NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. Dec 25 2011 - Police say a shoplifting spree gone bad sent a local loss prevention officer to the emergency room. It happened around noon at Macy’s in Sangertown Square Mall. Police say three to four people were involved. “A security guard from Macy’s pursued one of the perpetrators outside the store. [...]

25/12/11 Grainger County TN deputy sheriff sentenced to serve125 months in federal prison www.privateofficer.com

    Grainger County TN Dec 25 2011 Trenedy Monroe Brooks, 29, of Thorn Hill, Tenn., was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville, to serve125 months in federal prison, by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Judge. The sentence was the result of guilty plea by Brooks [...]

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25/12/11 Intoxicated Walmart shoplifter arrested www.privateofficer.com

    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Dec 25 2011 On Friday, Dec. 23 officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Ashley Hope Mullins, 26, of Appalachia, Va. The arrest was the result of a shoplifting investigation that occurred at Wal-Mart, 3111 Browns Mill Rd. Officers responded to the business after store security reported Mullins was [...]

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25/12/11 Clarksville Police arrest man, seek another in grand theft incident www.privateofficer.com

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Dec 25 2011 – One of the men wanted for stealing nearly $6,000 worth of merchandise was taken into police custody Friday. Clarksville Police arrested David Saunders around 1:30 a.m. Friday. Officers said Saunders was arrested after shoplifting from the Kroger store in Dover Crossing. Police said that Saunders was with [...]

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25/12/11 Muncie woman accused of robbing tobacco store where she worked www.privateofficer.com

    Muncie IN Dec 25 2011 A Muncie woman is accused of using her employee key to gain entry into a tobacco store, where she stole money and a company safe. Carla LaBarbera, 44, 1500 E. McGalliard Road, Lot 7, is preliminarily charged with two counts of theft. According to a probable cause affidavit, [...]

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25/12/11 Twin Falls bank employee charged with taking $19,000 from customer accounts www.privateofficer.com

    TWIN FALLS, Idaho Dec 25 2011 — A bank employee in Twin Falls is charged with taking $19,000 from two customer accounts. The Times-News reports Mylyn Rae Rodig of Buhl was arraigned Wednesday in 5th District Court on a charge of theft by unauthorized control with intent of depriving the owner. A preliminary [...]

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25/12/11 NJ police charged five men in Air Jodan thefts www.privateofficer.com

    WOODBRIDGE NJ Dec 25 2011 — A quintet of Perth Amboy residents were arrested on theft charges this morning after they allegedly grabbed newly released pairs of Air Jordan sneakers from three people who had just bought them at Woodbridge Center Mall, township police said. The five — one adult and four juveniles [...]

25/12/11 $1.84 billion in merchandise will be shoplifted this year during Christmas shopping season www.privateofficer.com

  New York NY Dec 25 2011 More than spirits are being lifted this holiday season. Shoppers may be grabbing lots of things off shelves, but many are leaving stores without paying for them. During the four weeks leading up to Christmas, an estimated $1.84 billion in merchandise will be shoplifted this year, according to [...]

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25/12/11 Newark man killed – six other people injured during Hip Hop Chirstmas party www.privateofficer.com

    EDISON NJ Dec 25 2011 — A 21-year-old Newark man was killed and six other people injured after a Christmas hip-hop party hosted by a Hot 97 DJ ended in gunfire and violence Saturday morning at an Oak Tree Road venue, officials said. Jayson Perry was pronounced dead at 1:43 a.m. at JFK Medical [...]

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25/12/11 Benton County Sheriff’s department will lay off three deputies www.privateofficer.com

    Benton County MN Dec 25 2011  Benton County will lay off three of its 15 road patrol deputies after the city of Foley opted to go through with its controversial plan to use private security patrols in the city of 2,600 people about 12 miles north of St. Cloud. The state attorney general’s [...]

24/12/11 Eastern Michigan University police Chief commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

    Ann Arbor MI Dec 24 2011 Eastern Michigan University police Chief Greg O’Dell died Friday at the age of 54 after an apparent suicide just west of Ann Arbor, police confirmed late this afternoon. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Derrick Jackson said Ann Arbor police received a call from a family member at [...]

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24/12/11 Salvation Army bell ringer shoplifted at K-Mart www.privateofficer.com

    Sterling Heights MI Dec 24 2011 A Salvation Army bell ringer shoplifted BB guns, a vibrator and video games from the Sterling Heights Kmart store where he was collecting donations, according to Sterling Heights police. The 21-year-old Detroit man has not yet appeared in court but is expected to be charged with retail [...]

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24/12/11 Davenport woman charged with shoplifting twice in one day www.privateofficer.com

    Davenport IA Dec 24 2011 A Rock Island woman who spent 18 minutes in jail Wednesday after being arrested on a theft charge was arrested again less than an hour later after she was caught stealing items from another store, Davenport police said. Danielle Erin Jennett, who marked her 33rd birthday Wednesday, was [...]

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24/12/11 Salinas shoplifter steals pricey TV with help of shoppers receipt www.privateofficer.com

    SALINAS, Calif Dec 24 2011- Salinas police are looking for a second suspect who they say helped steal a pricey TV at the Walmart on North Main Street. Police say a suspect purchased a 48″ Visio TV for approximately $1,000. She walked outside with the TV and handed the receipt to Marquesha Davis. [...]

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24/12/11 Bayonne Walmart employee arrested for stealing $13,341 worth of Apple iPod Touch and iPad devices www.privateofficer.com

    Bayonne NJ Dec 24 2011 A Bayonne Walmart employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing $13,341 worth of Apple iPod Touch and iPad devices, according to police reports. Lewis C. Wright Jr., 23, a resident of Jersey City, was charged with theft, reports said. Store security told police that Wright confessed during [...]

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24/12/11 State administrative law judge upheld firing of cop for selling sex toys www.privateofficer.com

    DURHAM, N.C. Dec 24 2011 (AP) – A judge is backing North Carolina Central University officials for firing a campus police officer after learning he sold sex toys out of the trunk of his car while on duty. A state administrative law judge this week upheld the university’s decision to fire Lt. Michael Shaw [...]

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24/12/11 Alabama police charge three people with paying Walmart customers to buy drugs www.privateofficer.com

      Brewton AL Dec 24 2011 Three Monroe County, Ala., residents are facing charges for allegedly taking part in an attempt to pay Walmart customers to buy drugs in Escambia County, Ala. Brewton Police Department narcotics agents received a call from a concerned citizen that people were trying to pay Walmart Pharmacy customers [...]

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24/12/11 Disturbances, injured shoppers and arrests reported in Air Jodan shoe release www.privateofficer.com

      Charlotte NC Dec 24 2011 Police and Medic were called to three Charlotte-area malls before daybreak Friday, after shoppers seeking Air Jordan shoes became unruly. No injuries were reported, but at least one fight broke out, and a door was damaged at a mall. Police cleared patrons from the malls. After the [...]

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24/12/11 Two men arrested for thefts from security vehicle www.privateofficer.com

    KALISPELL, Mont. Dec 24 2011 — Two men were arrested on suspicion of stealing a flashlight and camera from an armored security truck while the driver checked on a call at a Whitefish-area condominium. Sheriff Chuck Curry says the security truck driver returned to his vehicle early Wednesday and saw two people running away [...]

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24/12/11 Spotsylvania County emergency communications employee faces identity theft charges www.privateofficer.com

    Spotsylvania County VA Dec 24 2011 An emergency communications employee with the city faces multiple felony charges, including identity theft, in Spotsylvania County, officials say. Local law enforcement there charged Robert Mains, a city employee since 1980, with identity theft, forgery and using false information to obtain a loan. Mains is now on [...]

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24/12/11 Former Highland teacher arrested for sexual indecency with a child www.privateofficer.com

      Sharp County ARK Dec 24 2011 Following an in depth investigation by the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department and Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children, former Highland teacher Nathan Miller, 30, of Violet Hill, was arrested Dec. 19 on two felony charges related to sexual indecency with a child. According to a case [...]

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24/12/11 Storm Lake Iowa’s public safety employee charged with theft www.privateofficer.com

    STORM LAKE, Iowa Dec 24 2011  – A long-time employee of Storm Lake Iowa’s public safety business office has been charged with theft. Lee Martin, 43, of Storm Lake was arrested Tuesday after a month-long investigation. Public Safety Director Mark Prosser says Martin, who had been the office manager for years, was charged [...]

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24/12/11 York City man vomits in police officer’s face during shoplifting arrest www.privateofficer.com

  York PA Dec 24 2011 A York City man faces a number of charges – including aggravated assault and resisting arrest – after he allegedly vomited in a police officer’s face. Officer Jesse Trout of Springettsbury Township Police was attempting to arrest Kyle Orvest Knudsen, 20, for retail theft at Walmart in the township [...]

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24/12/11 OfficeMax suing a former security manager for thefts www.privateofficer.com

    BIRMINGHAM AL Dec 24 2011 OfficeMax North America Inc. is suing a former security guard and an Alabama security firm, Security Engineers Inc. of Birmignham, after the office supply company discovered that software was stolen from its McCalla distribution center. The 2,506 units of software had a retail value of $852,000, according to [...]

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24/12/11 Lamar County volunteer fire chief arrested for felony embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

      PURVIS MS Dec 24 2011 – A Lamar County volunteer fire department chief who was falsely arrested for impersonating a police officer in Lumberton this spring was taken into custody earlier this week by the investigative arm of the Mississippi Highway Patrol on a felony embezzlement charge. William Leroy King II, 37, [...]

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24/12/11 Navy couple were found shot dead after three-hour stand-off www.privateofficer.com

    San Diego CA Dec 24 2011 A Navy couple were found shot dead after a three-hour stand-off with police. Military instructor Sekai Southern, 36, killed his wife Portia, 26, before turning the gun on himself at their off-military base home in Serra Mesa, San Diego yesterday. Police found the couple’s 18-month-old toddler unharmed [...]

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