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HELLO:
Thank you for requesting information about our training options.
We offer three forms of training for private security officers.
The first option is an on-site security training program delivered in a one or two day format.
Our security trainers will schedule training at your facility, office or church anywhere in the U.S. or Canada!
A one day and two day on-site course starts with the physical security and scope of authority and duties module, and areas of alertness and basic security awareness.
Other modules include weapons, laws of arrest, detention and liability issues, various weapon uses, communications, voice commands, bomb threats and much more!
We design the program specifically for your needs!
The second option is on- line courses. We now offer 40 individual subject topics that can be taken in the comfort of your home or office.
These subjects include domestic violence, officer safety, active shooter, nightclub security and many others. See complete list at http://www.privateofficer.com/academy
The third option is our Certified Asset Protection Professional courses which is an on- line course taught by modules of subjects and at the completion of the course and test, a
Certificate of Certification is issued. This certification will help in your day to day duties and in your career advancement!
We also offer ten certification programs including a Certified Church Security Specialist!
Our team has over 125 years of combined law enforcement and private security experience and has been involved in training private security officers for more than thirty years!
All of our trainers are certified by numerous institutes and agencies specializing in security-police training.
We are completely knowledgeable of private security, law enforcement and church security issues.
On line course are available at http://www.privateofficer.com/academy
We have also developed a CD training set and workbook which will be available in just a few weeks and we are offering 50% off of the series when you take an online certification course!
Please contact me if we can be of further assistance to you.
Mike Matthews
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Family of murdered security officer denied closure www.privateofficer.com
Cincinnati OH July 18 2010
By: Rick McCann/CEO
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An Ohio family today still has no justice in the killing of their loved one who was gunned down in 1999 while working as a security officer.
It all started at a New Year’s Eve party in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Oasis bar and grill, a popular local club was filling up fast as the celebration of another New Years was fast approaching.
Police say that as the night wore on, a fight broke out and bar security officers began pushing people toward the front of the bar and out the doors to de-escalate the situation.
That’s when one of the brawlers returned within moments with a gun and began shooting into the business.
Jerry Gilbert, one of the nightclub security officers was found laying on the ground with a bullet wound. A fellow security officer started first aid but Gilbert died on the scene from his wounds.
Investigators were able to identify a suspect in the murder and named Cyril L Byrd as their prime suspect and with the assistance of the FBI, the U.S. Marshals office and Americas Most Wanted television program, officers across the country began their manhunt.
Somehow Byrd had managed to avoid capture and stay one step ahead of law enforcement for almost nine years until an AMW tipster lead authorities to Arizona.
Arizona authorities were familiar with Byrd because they had arrested him in 2005, but Byrd allegedly used an alias and posted bond before cops realized he was wanted for an Ohio murder.
So, when an anonymous tipster called the Phoenix field office of the FBI, they knew just who the tipster was talking about, and they were not taking any chances with the man they say was a violent fugitive.
At around 3 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2007, members of the FBI’s Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force went to the address and they were able to take Byrd into custody without any resistance and he admitted to officers who he was. Investigators found a weapon and cash inside the home, but thankfully no one was hurt during the arrest.
With the fugitive in custody they extradited him back to the State of Ohio so that justice could be served and the family of security officer Gilbert could at last find closure.
But closure would be denied by Hamilton County judge who said that there was not enough evidence to proceed with murder charges against Bryd and on Nov. 18, 2008, he was acquitted of the charges against him and set free.
Authorities in Cincinnati still say that they beleive that they had the right man in custody for the murder but the case is now in the hands of the Cold Case Squad who may be able to turn up new leads as they start the investigation process all over again.
In the meantime, Gilbert’s family now wonders if they’ll ever see justice or have the true peace that can only come with the arrest and conviction of the man who killed their loved one.
Contributors to this story: Brian Hollstegge, AMW
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Bank security officer nabs robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com
St. Louis MO July 17 2010
By: Brett Davis/Staff
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Police said that an armed man attempted to rob a local bank this week but that security quickly nabbed him.
The knife-wielding man robbed the US Bank at 721 Locust Street on Monday morning, but as he fled he was caught by bank security officers and arrested shortly after the incident.
The man, who police have not yet released his identity, entered the bank about 8:30 a.m. and displayed a knife, then pointed the weapon at a teller and handed over a note demanding money. He left with money but the security guards were able to quickly catch up and subdue him.
No one was injured during the incident according to police.
The suspect has been booked for armed robbery and could face federal bank robbery charges.
Two woman charged in multiple store burglaries, thefts www.privateofficer.com
Freeport ILL July 13 2010
By: Brett Davis/ Staff
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Two woman face numerous charges after police say they were nabbed by loss prevention agents during a muli-store shoplifting spree.
Yakeisha Lewis, 20 and Tanginique Haynes, 21 were stopped by security agents and accused of thefts from Wal-Mart, Family Dollar, K-Mart and the Dollar Tree.
Both woman were charged with burglary, numerous counts of theft and were taken to the county detention center and were being held on an undisclosed amount of bond.
No other information was released by police.
Racetrack security officer ran over by hit-run driver www.privateofficer.com
By: Brett Davis/STaff
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ City police and Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:10 p.m. Saturday to a hit-and-run personal injury accident at Gate 1 at Arlington Park Racetrack.
Police say that a security officer was run over by a driver of a gray Lexus SUV who then fled without stopping to check on the officer.
The driver ran over the foot of the unidentified Arlington Park Racetrack security guard and was last seen heading southbound on Wilke Road.
The driver is described as a male/white, mid-40′s, black hair, wearing a red-white-and-blue striped shirt.
Police said that they will charge the driver for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
The security officer was treated and released.
Police search for missing Atlanta visitor www.privateofficer.com
By:Rick McCann/STAFF
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Atlanta police have issued a BOLO as they continue searching for a woman who has gone missing from a large convention taking place in Atlanta Georgia.
Authorities have identified the missing woman as Yvonne Ramona Marshall, 53,form Aruba who was in town for the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference.
The woman has dementia according to the GWCC Department of Public Safety and at this time her whereabouts is of great concern.
She was last seen walking across Northside Drive toward the Georgia Dome, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority said.
Marshall, who is 5-feet-4 inches and weighs 110 pounds, was last seen wearing a pink blouse with a gray skirt and white sandals.
Authorities are trying to get a picture of the woman to get out to the media.
Anyone with information about Marshall’s whereabouts is asked to contact GWCC officials at 404-223-4911 of Atlanta police at 404-546-4235.
Meijer security agent cut by armed shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
Police said the incident occurred at the Meijer store located at 1900 E. College Ave., after security spotted the man identified as Matthew Thorne, 18, who listed his address as a Bloomington hotel, stealing several items.
When the security officer approached Thorne he pulled a large knife and attacked the security officer cutting him several times including on the leg.
Security was able to subdue the man while police responded to the store.
Thorne has been charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony and was transported to the county detention center.
Thorne was being held in McLean County jail in lieu of posting $10,000.
The security officer received minor injuries and things got back to normal.
CMA festival security officer death possibly natural causes www.privateofficer.com
Fred Stapleton, an employee of Rock Solid Security was on patrol duty of the festival in the downtown area and was found dead inside a medical tent on Friday night.
Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said Monday that a preliminary autopsy showed Stapleton had certain health issues and that his “death at this point and time appears natural.”
Although temperatures were in upper 93 degree range in Nashville on Saturday, but the humidity was 50 percent, making the heat index 101 police can’t say yet if the death is heat related.
Aaron did not elaborate on the 33-year-old’s health issues.
Aaron said the state medical examiner’s office is awaiting the results of a toxicology report before making a final ruling.
Security officer injured during robbery www.privateofficer.com
By: Brett Davis/Staff
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ Wichita police are investigating an attempted robbery of the Al Noor Grocery & Biryani House where a security officer was injured.
Police say around five o’clock Wednesday afternoon, two suspects entered the store and tried to rob the store owner. The man fought with suspects, and a security officer who arrived at the store to assist the owner.
The victims suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police say that security was able to detain one of the suspects before the other ran away empty-handed.
Police say the outstanding suspect was a light-skinned black or Hispanic man with a slender build. Investigators say the man ran away with no shirt on because it was ripped off during the fight, and he was also wearing blue surgical gloves.
Police have not released the name of the man arrested or the injured security officer.
Harrington Raceway security help nab attempted murder suspect www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ Authorities have made an arrest of a man wanted in a shooting in Seaford last month.
According to police, Harrington Raceway security personnel spotted Leondre Williams and notified police.
Seaford Police determined that 32 year old Leondre Williams of Bridgeville was responsible for a shooting that hospitalized a 21 year old man.
Williams was quickly taken into custody by security and State Police in the parking lot. Williams was turned over to Seaford Police who have charged him with attempted murder & other offenses.
Ohio mall security officer hit by shoplifter’s vehicle www.privateofficer.com
By:Rick McCann/Staff
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Police say that a shoplifter fleeing the Summit Mall struck a mall security officer with her vehicle injuring the officer.
Arrest warrants have been issued for 41-year-old Elizabeth A. Barkly of Akron who police have been able to identify as the driver of the vehicle. Police say they are looking for her now.
Police said mall security followed Barkley at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday as she fled Summit Mall after reportedly stealing a pair of $30 sandals from American Eagle.
A mall security officer who followed her to the parking lot was copying the vehicle’s license plate number when Barkley reportedly pulled from the parking spot and hit the officer’s right leg.
The officer sustained minor injuries.
PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK
2010 PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK
Immediate Release
ATLANTA GA
MAY 17 2010
The 2nd Annual INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK has been scheduled for SEPTEMBER 19-25 2010.
This week has been designated for security officers along with law enforcement and others in the security community, families, friends and the general public to pay their respects and gratitude to more than 450 Private Security Officers who have been killed in the line of duty during the past six years and the many others who died before that in service to those that they were hired to protect, serve, and guard, preventing harm that would otherwise come against their employer’s property, employees, visitors and the general public.
This year’s Memorial Week will include numerous events scheduled in Atlanta Georgia Nashville TN. and in Charlotte North Carolina.
On September 20th the event will begin with a live event and by reading the names of all security personnel killed on duty in the past five years.
In addition to this, a special remarks wall on the Private Officer website will be available for family members, friends and other visitors to leave notes, poems, songs, pictures and other mementos for these fallen hero’s.
A candlelight vigil and prayer by the association Chaplain will also take place on Wednesday evening in downtown Atlanta and in Nashville and Charlotte. Other events are also planned in numerous other states and in the U.K., Brazil, Canada, and Australia and a number of other countries.
Each year, more than eighty security officers are killed in the U.S. while in the performance of their duties. Internationally, more than one
thousand security officers are killed yearly while in the performance of their duties as they protect and serve.
PRIVATE OFFICER INTERNATIONAL
PRIVATE OFFICER MEMORIAL WEEK 2010
SEPTEMBER 19-25 2010
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
There are a number of ways for you to be involved in the 2nd Annual Private Officer Memorial week.
First, you can help to get the word out to your co-workers and other security personnel in your area. Make them aware of this very
important and special week.
Second, you can send a letter of announcement to your media, and local officials including your mayor and state governor and ask that
a Proclamation for Private Officer Memorial week be issued.
(We will provide you with the letter and all materials.)
Third, you can hold a small memorial at your office or place of business or a local park during that week. It does not have to be a large
production. A few minutes reading the names of security officers killed from your states, a minute of silence or a prayer is all that is
necessary.
(We will supply the names of deceased officers from your state)
Forth, if you are a uniformed officer, you may also wear a black band over your badge.
We also welcome any further suggestions that you might have for this event.
Las Vegas teacher charged with sexual misconduct with student www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com - Authorities say that they have arrested a woman and have charged her with six counts of sexual misconduct with a student.
Jennifer Gardel who is reported to be an instructional employee at Las Vegas High School was booked in the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday.
She is listed as part of the instructional staff at LVHS for the 2009-2010 school year.
Police have not released any further details about the arrest and do not know if there are any other victims.
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Police departments cancel services, lay off staff and close for good www.privateofficer.com
By: RICK MCCANN/STAFF
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For the past two years, police and sheriff departments have struggled to maintain their agencies with less money, fewer officers and no new equipment.
There has been lay offs and furloughs of “non-essential” personnel including civilian employees, community service officers, animal control officers and in some cases a few law enforcement officers here and there.
But, as time goes on and the economy is reportedly getting better, many public safety agencies are still having to fight to staff their jails, patrol cars and provide an acceptable level of service to the public that they are sworn to serve and protect.
In Birmingham Alabama the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was forced to lay off several dozen patrol deputies for a number of months because they simply did not have the money to make payroll.
And they’re not alone. Police and sheriff departments in at least 43 jurisdictions have decreased their staff, their coverage area and the services that they will now provide.
Just these week two other departments, Charlotte Mecklenburg North Carolina and Ingrham County sheriffs Department in Michigan have taken steps to downsize their departments.
About ten years ago, the Charlotte police department combined their agency with the Mecklenburg County Police and became the CMPD. That move greatly increased their staff numbers as well as their response area and brought needed resources and increased budgets to both agencies.
But that was then and this is now. Now CMPD is taking a serious look at removing the Mecklenburg County name from their department and restricting services and response areas to the city limits of Charlotte, leaving those living in the non-incorporated areas of the county without police service.
After years of cuts to the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office they have relinquished most patrol duty to other agencies and this week the county commission has said no more.
“The office has lost 42 positions in the past three years,” Commissioner Randy Schafer said. “The road patrol is about non-existent.”
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners made a decision Tuesday that was a long time coming.
“This is culmination of folks understanding we do have budget problems and our only option is to target the more discretionary items,” Chairperson Debbie DeLeon said.
Tuesday’s vote didn’t make it official, but it showed the board’s intent to eliminate county road patrol services effective January, 1 2011 — a move that would go along way in cutting down the county’s $5 million budget deficit.
“I think this is a sad day,” Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said. “Most counties are hurting and are in trouble, but I think public safety should be the first priority, not the last.”
Leslie Township Supervisor Dallas Henney had hoped this day would never come.
“I don’t think the folks of Ingham County want to live without road patrol,” Henney said.
He said the 13 outlying townships and one village have come together and are considering an alternative — creating a township-wide police authority and paying for patrols themselves.
“We are looking at a special assessment, everyone in the county would pay the same amount, no matter how big or small your house is,” Henney said. “The thought is if you use the service, everyone should pay the same amount.”
Each township will decide to either fund this idea or not.
Henney said they don’t know if it will be on the August ballot or November’s.
If the money is not there to adequately fund city and county law enforcement agencies there will be more of this said Ronnie Parks, a professor of law. The public in some ways will have to except less services, slower responses and in some cases, no response.
Violent shoplifter pulls security officers hair out www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
Private Officer News
http://www.privateofficer.com/ A Phillipsburg woman is in custody charged with robbery after she violently attacked a store security officer at Wal-Mart in Pohatcong Township on Friday, pulling some of the officer’s hair out of her head, court records show.
Vivian A Mendez, 18, of the 300 block of Lincoln Street, is now charged with robbery.
According to police, the alleged attack occurred when two female security officers caught Mendez allegedly shoplifting in the store and confronted her as she left the premises with merchandise that had not been paid for.
Mendez jumped on top of one of the loss prevention agents, punched her on the head and face, and pulled out her hair, authorities alleged.
Police say that the woman was brought under control by store employees until police could arrive.
Mendez is being held pending a court hearing.
Henry County police officer dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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The Georgia Highway Patrol is investigating a fatality accident late last night involving a Henry County police officer.
Authorities say that Police Officer James Jimmy Franklin Carter Jr., was killed Wednesday night in a traffic accident on his way in to work. The accident happened in Butts County, and details of the crash are not yet clear as troopers are still working the investigation.
Carter, an 11-year veteran of the Henry County Police Department, worked in Uniform Patrol, as a detective in the Criminal Investigations Division, as a K-9 officer, and as a Field Training Officer.
No other information is being released at this time.
Security officer rescued from flooded mall www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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Emergency crews continued their rescue operations as flood waters continued to swamp many areas of the city.
Police said that a mall security officer also had to be rescued from the Warwick Mall because he was stranded inside the shopping center on Wednesday.
Firefighters were able to use a boat to get the mall security officer out.
“He had been there for the last 24, 25 hours or so, and they felt as though it was getting to be a situation where he might have been panicking a little bit, a health issue,” said Bruce Cooley of the Warwick Fire Department.
Water had completely flooded out the parking lot right up to the mall doors.
That guard had refused to leave his post even as the mall area flooded.
Gov. Don Carcieri has ordered the continuation of the state of emergency in effect from the storm two weeks ago.
The Pawtuxet River, which is expected to reach an all-time high of 20 feet, flooded homes and backyards in Warwick on Tuesday. Some local emergency crews evacuated residents and responded to those in need via wave runners.
“We don’t want anybody to be caught in a situation where there is a flash flood or where it rises so quickly that they’re trapped in their property. It puts not only those families but the responders at risk to get them out of there,” said J. David Smith of Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency.
Authorities said that the security officer was in good condition but did not release his name.
Bouncer charged with manslaughter in patrons death www.privateofficer.com
Officers say that they found Alan Cunningham injured in a rear parking lot at the “Vince’s Other Place” bar on Hamilton Avenue just after midnight Sunday morning. He later died.
Police say 51 year old Keith Carpenter who works as a back-up bouncer at the bar in Mount Healthy has been arrested in the death.
Officers say that they were called to the address on a report of a fight in progress and found found Cunningham unconscious when they arrived.
Police say that the disturbance began inside and that somehow the two men continued to fight into the parking lot.
Authorities have charged Carpenter with involuntary manslaughter and the judge has set his bond at $10,000.
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TORNADOE HITS CHARLOTTE NC www.privateofficer.com
CHARLOTTE NC MARCH 28 2010
By: RICK MCCANN/Staff
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A tornadoe touchdown has been been confirmed a short time ago on the western side of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County North Carolina.
Authorities are reporting numerous houses with structural damage, trees and wires down and at least two minor injuries.
Emergency personnel are on scene in the Wilkerson Blvd. and Wildwood areas and several neighborhoods off from Interstate 77.
The American Red Cross is also on scene and has established a shelter where at least 10 people has been directed to.
The National Weather Service has been reporting numerous storms in the South/North Carolina areas with winds in excess of 50 mph, heavy rains and hail in some areas the size of golf balls.
More severe weather is still expected to move into the Charlotte area in the next hour or so.
Police charging for their services www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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Strapped for cash and working with fewer officers police and sheriff departments are now doing what they must do to keep their department afloat including charging for services.
While it has been no secret that many departments have been charging business and in some areas residents for false burglar alarms, now law enforcement agencies are planning to charge for other routine or specialized services.
According to Capt. Brady a police spokesperson in Texas, many departments especially smaller ones can not afford to have their officers tied up directing traffic after church services or at a busy intersection during a special event, concert or convention for free.
So now, many police agencies are turning to the event promoter or civic centers where the event is being held and charging them for the police manpower being used to patrol the area to keep it safe, direct traffic or other related duties.
In Mississippi, DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco says an attorney general’s opinion supports his claim that Mid-South Fair organizers owe his office $27,000 for overtime for deputies providing security.
Rasco and Southaven police paid law officers overtime during the October fair to control traffic and provide a police presence.
Southaven is not seeking reimbursement. But Rasco said it is only fair a profit-making venture pay for extra protection.
Rasco said the attorney general opinion says “the sheriff is not a security guard company and is not required to provide security to events free of charge.”
Mid-South Fair general manager Jim Rout said he had not seen the opinion and could not comment.
While those towns collect tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, “doing both police and fire- that number could be well over a million dollars,” said St. Petersburg City Councilman Jim Kennedy.
“I don’t think the average citizen understands how much of the services that they pay for are provided to people who are not residents of the city,” Kennedy adds.
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Police administrators are now developing possible schedules of fees and city attorneys are writing a possible ordinance. Charges for emergency services could add up fast.
“For an accident with injuries we send one fire truck and one rescue truck. The fire truck’s there for hazard mitigation and also they assist the paramedics with patient care,” said Fire Rescue’s Lt. Joel Granata.
That means there are at least five or six firefighters and paramedics in the first response, then more are called if there is an extrication or a hazmat situation. They may be on the scene for an hour or more.
Police officers control traffic and investigate causes of the crash.
Kennedy proposes billing insurance companies first, then individual motorists if the insurance carrier refuses to pay.
“And that individual would probably be going back to their insurance carrier saying I purchased coverage to pay for this” Kennedy predicts.
Houston security officer shot-killed www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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A private security officer has been shot and killed in the city early this morning.
Police investigators said that the officer had just got off duty and was going to his vehicle when two Hispanic males approached him and a confrontation then took place.
One of the men pulled a handgun and shot the security officer several times in the torso and then stolen his 40 caliber weapon and fled.
Police said that the shooting occurred at a Latino restaurant where there has been some gang activity reported during the past few weeks.
Police are unsure what caused this incident but think the men may have known the security officer.
Police say that the suspects then fled in a red vehicle.
The name of the security officer has not yet been released.
Prince George Officer Dies In Crash www.privateofficer.com
The Prince George’s County, Md. police department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Thomas P. Jensen, 27, passed away Tues., March 9 as a result of injuries suffered while responding to an emergency call on February 27, 2010.
According to a department press release, Officer Jensen was critically injured while responding to a call to assist the fire department with a disorderly person reportedly under the influence of PCP. He struck a sheet of black ice which caused his vehicle to crash into a telephone pole.
Officer Jensen was treated in the Intensive Care Unit at Prince George’s Hospital Center following the crash, and died there at approximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Officer Jensen was a five-year veteran of the department and was assigned to the Hyattsville District Station, Squad 22. He is the son of retired Sergeant Tom Jensen and leaves behind his wife of five months, Kristelle.
“Officer Jensen was a beloved member of our police family and his loss is a huge blow to all of us,” Chief Roberto Hylton said in a prepared statement. “I worked with Officer Jensen’s father and remember when Officer Jensen was born This loss is made all the more difficult because of the close ties with the Jensen family. Officer Jensen grew up in Prince George’s County; he is truly one of our own.”
Riots at two US universities leads to arrests, injuries www.privateofficer.com
Riots this week have lead to arrests, injuries and chaos on two different U.S. university campuses on the opposite sides of the country. Neither onset of violence had the same theme or the same outcome.
Police n College Park, Md. said that a basketball victory prompted massive riots and a whole lot of ruckus after the University of Maryland upended fourth-ranked Duke University at the Comcast Center Wednesday night.
The win puts the Terrapins in a first-place tie with Duke’s Blue Devils in the Atlantic Coast Conference which was cause for a huge celebration.
Students poured out into the streets of College Park both on and off the campus and began to scream, dance and throw things as they worked themselves up into a frenzy.
According police they had trouble clearing the thousands of students who had gathered in the streets and eventually was forced to use pepper spray and even call in a helicopter
to help with the escalating situation.
“We were hopeful it wouldn’t happen, that they would come out and celebrate in another way, but we prepared for that case, and it did happen,” University of Maryland Police spokesman Paul Dillon.
On campus on Monday, roughly 200 people silently demonstrated to draw attention to racial tensions at Berkeley and across the UC system. The students sat in front of Berkeley’s Sather Gate before moving to California Hall to deliver a letter intended for UC–Berkeley President Robert Birgeneau. (Birgeneau wasn’t on campus.)
The state of California has been dealing with countless protests—some peaceful, some violent, some destructive—since the state’s university system raised fees 32 percent and slashed education funding. It only adds to the pressure Berkeley is already feeling when students are upset about perceptions of racial discrimination at schools within the UC system.
Uof F student shot by campus police www.privateofficer.com
By: Brett Davis/Staff
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http://www.privateofficer.com University of Florida officials say that one of their students has been shot by campus police in an overnight incident.
University police say they got a call from the student’s neighbor complaining that the man was screaming inside his apartment.
When police arrived the student wouldn’t come out.
Police finally confronted the man who they say attacked them with a metal pipe and a knife and that’s when he was shot by campus police officers.
The student has been transported to an area hospital where he is currently being treated.
Police are not saying how many times he was shot or releasing further details including the students name at this time.
Police did say however that the man will face serious charges when released from the hospital.
Vacation turns into nightmare for kidnapped woman www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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http://www.privateofficer.com/ - An Indiana woman who went to the Great Smokey Mountains with her boyfriend to get some rest and relaxation spent days of being terrorized and beaten by that same person.
Ernest H. Pyle, 45, of Milan, Ind., is being held today under a $250,000 bond awaiting trial on charges of aggravated kidnapping and resisting arrest, according to Pigeon Forge Police Chief Jack Baldwin.
Pyle allegedly held his girlfriend, 30-year-old Kathy Miller, of Cincinnati, Ohio, captive for two days before she was able to escape her binds and seek aid from a motel clerk, Baldwin said.
The chief said Pyle and Miller checked into the Grand Inn, 3206 Parkway, on Feb 18. Five days later, however, Miller told Pyle she was ready to leave, prompting an allegedly violent reaction.
Baldwin said Pyle handcuffed Miller’s hands and used duct tape to cover her mouth and bind her feet. Miller told police Pyle cut her clothing off with a knife and punched her in the stomach.
“He threatened he was going to kill her and wrap her up in plastic and leave her on the side of the road,” Baldwin said.
To reinforce his threats, Pyle went to a WalMart and bought a hammer and a pair of pliers, Baldwin said. The hammer, Pyle allegedly told her, would be used to kill her with blows to the head after he used the pliers to yank her fingernails out.
Police said that Miller was able to free herself about 9:23 p.m. Feb. 25 and ran to the desk clerk for help, the chief said. Baldwin said the clerk notified the hotel security officer for help and they placed Miller in another room and alerted police.
As officers responded to the call, the security officer met Pyle as he returned to the motel in his silver pickup truck after making a run to a store. As security was talking with the man, a Pigeon Forge officer approached and Pyle fled and had to be chased down on foot.
Baldwin said Miller was not hospitalized because of her injuries.
Mass. bus driver charged in student rape www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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Police have arrested a 22-year-old school bus driver after an investigation into sexual misconduct.
Investigators say that Gian Carlos Mirabel of Lawrence has been charged with child rape Monday.
Mirabel already plead not guilty in Lowell District Court.
Authorities say starting in the fall of 2009, Mirabel would ask the girl to stay on the bus after dropping off the other students, then drive to another area where the alleged assaults took place.
The alleged assaults were brought to the attention of authorities by another employee of the bus company, who noticed suspicious activity between the suspect and the girl while reviewing security footage of a minor bus accident.
Investigators were able to gather enough evidence to secure an arrest warrant for the bus driver who is currently being held on a $50,000 bond.
It is not known if any other students were victims of this bus driver or whether or not he has an attorney at this time.
Powerful “Legal Pot” surfacing everywhere www.privateofficer.com
The herb like substance can be found at local smoke shops and gas stations marketed under names like K2, Sunset Gold and Nirvana and its availability is becoming more widespread and easier to find police say.
The packaging describes the herb as “not for human consumption,” but that has not deterred those looking for a legal and undetectable high.
Dr. John Huffman a Research Chemist with Clemson University in South Carolina says, “It has the effects of THC, but it’s about ten times more potent.” One of Dr. Huffman’s students discovered a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, while studying the effects of pharmaceuticals on the brain.
Since synthetic THC is so new, there is no research on it’s toxicity and potential to harm smokers. Some doctors have reported users suffering from hallucinations, vomiting and even seizures.
Drug counselor Dr. Robert Margolis of Solutions Outpatient Program in Roswell Georgia said that a number of his patients have used the drug. He said, “This is easy to obtain, if you have the money and secondly it’s not detectable in a drug screening. It is addictive, it’s a dangerous drug and lastly we don’t know what the long term affects are going to be.”
Right now there are only a few states who have taken steps to ban K2 and similar drugs though more will likely introduce laws to prohibit as the awareness of this herb becomes wider known said a law enforcement agent.
