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Monthly Archives: December 2011

24/12/11 Retired law enforcement officer hired to lead Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s security force www.privateofficer.com

    SALISBURY NC Dec 24 2011 — A retired law enforcement official will lead Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s security overhaul. The college hired Tim Bost as the director of campus of safety and security Thursday. Bost, who retired from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office as a major in June 2009, is being brought on board in [...]

24/12/11 Arkansas woman arrested with loaded gun at airport www.privateofficer.com

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Dec 24 2011 — An Arkansas woman has been arrested after police say she took a loaded gun through a security checkpoint at the airport in Little Rock. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Friday that the 60-year-old Little Rock woman was arrested Thursday morning and charged with carrying a weapon. Authorities say the [...]

24/12/11 Woman with pepper spray, other customers help security subdue shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

ATHENS, Ga. Dec 24 2011 Police say a woman with a can of pepper spray joined other customers to help subdue a shoplifting suspect at a northeast Georgia Macy’s store. Athens-Clarke police say a security guard spotted a man stuffing clothes into a bag in Georgia Square Mall in Athens Wednesday. Police tell the Athens [...]

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24/12/11 Nashville aiport confiscates twice as many guns in 2011 www.privateofficer.com

    NASHVILLE, TN Dec 24 2011 - Nashville airport officials said this year that they’ve confiscated twice as many guns from passengers as they did last year. The airport reported 40 firearm violations so far this year compared to 19 in 2010. The Transportation Security Administration said some people said they forget about the weapon or grabbed [...]

24/12/11 Off -duty California deputy charged with murder at bar www.privateofficer.com

    MURRIETA, Calif. Dec 24 2011 – A man claiming to be a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was taken into custody after a deadly shooting in Murrieta. Murrieta Police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at about 8 p.m. Wednesday at Spelly’s Pub & Grille at 40675 Murrieta Hot Springs Road in Murrieta. When [...]

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24/12/11 Montevallo Alabama pastor files lawsuit against police for mistakenly identifying him as wanted felon www.privateofficer.com

    Shelby County AL Dec 24 2011 Montevallo pastor Kenneth Dukes filed a lawsuit against the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force, the city of Alabaster as well as Sheriff Chris Curry, Alabaster Police Chief Stanley Oliver and Alabaster police officer Greg Oaks for mistakenly identifying Dukes as a criminal and placing him on [...]

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24/12/11 Former security guard convicted by federal jury for providing security for drug transaction www.privateofficer.com

    WASHINGTON DC Dec 24 2011 – A former private security guard was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for his role in providing security for a drug transaction, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, United States Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of the [...]

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24/12/11 Police make arrest at Sawgrass Mills Mall for video voyeurism www.privateofficer.com

    Sunrise Fla Dec 24 2011 Police arrested a man they say took photos underneath women’s dresses at the Sawgrass Mills Mall. Zanri Lesmes, 40, faces charges including video voyeurism, battery on an officer and resisting arrest. Judge John Hurley said in court that mall security had already been on the lookout for Lesmes after [...]

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24/12/11 Naked man jumps from ambulance and dies www.privateofficer.com

  TUSTIN, Calif. Dec 24 2011 - The California Highway Patrol says a man has died after he jumped naked out of an ambulance on a freeway and was hit by a truck while trying to flee. CHP Officer John Patterson told The Orange County Register the man began acting erratically Friday as the ambulance was [...]

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24/12/11 Man falls from hospital ceiling dressed only in underwear www.privateofficer.com

    Frankfort KY Dec 24 2011 A man is likely to face charges after he crashed through ceiling tiles in a stairwell at Frankfort Regional Medical Center Wednesday evening. The man, who was not a patient at the time, fell through the drop ceiling tiles of the hospital and landed on the stairs, Frankfort [...]

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24/12/11 Nebraska Furniture Mart security officer saves baby’s life www.privateofficer.com

    KANSAS CITY, KS Dec 24 2011 - A father was frantic. His baby had gone limp and stopped breathing. A Nebraska Furniture Mart guard calmly stepped in and helped perform CPR. Without him, and a nurse who was shopping in the store, the Rahman family said they believe they would not have their baby girl [...]

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24/12/11 On duty security officer charged with sexual battery www.privateofficer.com

      Watsonville CA Dec 24 2011 A security guard has been jailed for allegedly using his position of authority to sexually abuse a woman in the Target parking lot early Friday, the Watsonville Police Department reported. Jose Moreno, 43, was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery later Friday, police reported. The woman came [...]

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23/12/11 Fairfax County security officer shoots armed man www.privateofficer.com

    Fairfax County VA Dec 23 2011 A man was shot just after 2 a.m. Thursday outside the Las Vegas Restaurant & Nightclub, 6151 Richmond Highway, according to Fairfax County police. The establishment is located just south of the Quander Road and Richmond Highway intersection. The man sought medical help at a Prince George’s, [...]

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23/12/11 Woman charged at Westfield Belden Village Mall with robbery www.privateofficer.com

    JACKSON TWP. OH Dec 23 2011— When a Macy’s department store loss prevention officer tried to stop a woman from leaving the Westfield Belden Village Mall with stolen merchandise in her purse, the woman swung the purse at the officer. Instead, she struck a mall security officer in the face, Stark County Jail [...]

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23/12/11 Palm Beach County School District teacher arrested for intimidation and stalking www.privateofficer.com

  Palm Beach County Fla Dec 23 2011 A Palm Beach County School District teacher has been arrested for intimidation and stalking, according to jail records. Frank Tedesco, 57, is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $20,000. He will face a judge Thursday at 9:30 a.m. should he not bond [...]

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23/12/11 Mobile, Ala mayor held burglar who broke into his garage at gunpoint www.privateofficer.com

      MOBILE, Ala.Dec 23 2011  - Police say the mayor of Mobile, Ala. helped foil the robbery of his own garage, after he caught the would-be burglar in the act and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived. Jones’ spokeswoman Barbara Drummond says Mayor Sam Jones returned from the grocery store Tuesday evening [...]

23/12/11 The second man wanted in slaying of an Aldi security guard arrested www.privateofficer.com

    Chicago IL Dec 23 2011  The second man wanted in the November slaying of an Aldi security guard has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, police said today. Michael E. Smith, 31, of the 5200 block of South Damen Avenue was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated [...]

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23/12/11 Police arrest man after an attempted kidnapping at Asheville Mall www.privateofficer.com

    ASHEVILLE NC Dec 23 2011 Asheville police have a man in custody after an attempted kidnapping at the Asheville Mall. Police say Barney Eugene Wooten tried to abduct a 4-year-old girl who was seated near her father as he worked at a Kiosk at the mall. The father, said the suspect sat down [...]

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23/12/11 Members of Christian group arrested Christmas caroling and reading the Bible www.privateofficer.com

      CALGARY, Alberta, December 23, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Members of a Christian group in Calgary were disrupted from Christmas caroling and reading the Bible in the City Hall’s atrium after police and security officials arrested a number of them, charging them with trespassing. City officials say that the group had been warned when [...]

23/12/11 Washington D.C. police officer guilty in stolen property incident www.privateofficer.com

    Washington D.C. Dec 23 2011 Superior Court Judge Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. found eight-year veteran Dioni Fernandez guilty after a four-day trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier. Fernandez, 35, was one of three officers arrested on similar charges on March 8. The other two pleaded guilty [...]

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23/12/11 Metro Nashville Police Sergeant fired for theft of iPod www.privateofficer.com

    NASHVILLE, Tenn.Dec 23 2011 – A Metro Nashville Police Sergeant has been fired for allegedly stealing an iPod from a pawnshop in Robertson County. Sergeant Don Long was fired after a disciplinary hearing in regard to the incident that occurred on October 21st. Police said that employees at the pawnshop reported the shoplifting [...]

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23/12/11 Dixon Correctional Institute security officers arrested for inappropriate relations with inmates www.privateofficer.com

    CLINTON LA Dec 23 2011 — East Feliciana Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested two Dixon Correctional Institute security officers Wednesday after investigating complaints the two had inappropriate relations with inmates, said Pam Laborde, a spokeswoman for the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Deputies booked Bernadette Ellis, 48, 6410 E. Myrtle Ave., Baker, on two counts of [...]

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23/12/11 Collaborative effort between the West Virginia State Police and Chesapeake Energy Security leaves man behind bars www.privateofficer.com

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. Dec 23 2011– An embedded tracking device let a gas company security officer guide state troopers to some equipment stolen from a Campbells Creek gas well site. As the troopers talked with the security officer by phone, he guided them to a Little General store parking lot in Malden. The vehicle that [...]

23/12/11 Six men in Charlotte accused of stealing $1.5 million from a Mooresville car dealer www.privateofficer.com

    Charlotte NC Dec 23 2011 Six men in Charlotte are accused of stealing $1.5 million from a Mooresville car dealer and junkyard owner after threatening to shoot his children – a plot authorities say was hatched while three of the suspects were in the Mecklenburg jail. Roderick Hardin, Tim Donahue, Leo McIntyre, Otis [...]

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22/12/11 Perinton, N.Y woman killed her daughter and father before committing suicide www.privateofficer.com

      Perinton, N.Y.Dec 22 2011 - Police now say a Perinton woman killed her daughter and her father before turning the gun on herself. Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn says it appears 53-year-old Penelope Luddy shot ten-year-old Alexandra Luddy and 79-year-old Harold Bertram with a 12-gauge shotgun. She then shot herself. Michael Luddy, 57, [...]

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22/12/11 Former Hancock County teacher arrested for molestation www.privateofficer.com

    New Palestine IN Dec 22 2011 A former Hancock County teacher was arrested Monday on a preliminary charge of child molestation after a 14-year-old boy reported that an incident occurred in October 2010. Bryan Turner, 53, is accused of fondling the then-13-year-old student at Doe Creek Middle School in New Palestine. Turner resigned his [...]

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22/12/11 Queens teacher behind bars arrested for repeatedly having sex student www.privateofficer.com

    Queens NY Dec 22 2011 A married Queens schoolteacher remains behind bars this week, after he was arrested for repeatedly having sex with one of his students. Charles Oross, a social studies teacher at I.S. 238 in Jamaica Estates, allegedly began the perverted relationship in 2009, when the girl was just 13-years-old, Queens [...]

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22/12/11 Jamestown High School teacher charged after sending inappropriate text messages to students www.privateofficer.com

    Mercer County PA Dec 22 2011 A Jamestown High School teacher charged with numerous sex-related crimes after police said he sent inappropriate text messages to two female students is now in custody at the Mercer County Jail. Kevin A. DeFrancesco, 28, 421 Main St., Greenville, Pa., has been charged with numerous counts of [...]

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22/12/11 Bronx woman caught with three pounds of cocaine stuffed inside luggage www.privateofficer.com

    New York NY Dec 22 2011 A Bronx woman was caught with three pounds of cocaine stuffed inside two pairs of shoes in her luggage as she made her way from Jamaica to New York, authorities said. Brielle Latoi Orridge, 19, was arrested Sunday and is awaiting federal charges of conspiracy to possess [...]

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22/12/11 Arkansas Air National Guard security guard arrested for possessing child pornography www.privateofficer.com

    Fort Smith AR Dec 22 2011 A state-hired security guard for the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Judson Lee Morrow, 44, was arrested on a warrant for suspicion of distributing, possessing or viewing material depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a [...]

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