325 calls for police service, 148 arrests in violence at Virginia Beach Oceanfront www.privateofficer.com

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. May 1 2013 – Virginia Beach Police confirm they received 325 calls for service to the Oceanfront this past weekend; a weekend that included several violent crimes.
City officials are speaking out about that violence during a college event.
Deputy Chief Bill Dean with the Virginia Beach Police Department told WAVY.com he thinks the department was properly staffed during Beach Week. WAVY News’ Andy Fox asked him what he thought about the situation going forward.
“I think it’s important for us to assess the response that we had this weekend thoroughly and make sure that what we anticipated was going to happen happened and our staffing levels were appropriate, and I think going forward we will continue doing what we’ve always done and that is conduct the preliminary investigations as to what events are occurring, try to anticipate crowd size and respond accordingly to make sure that the environment down there is safe for everyone,” Dean said.
Dean admits police missed social media chatter that likely made the weekend more of the place to be by non-students coming from out of state.
“We knew we had to adjust when we saw tour buses coming in from various parts of the state and out of state. We knew the crowds were building Friday… and we had to reassign staff for Saturday night which we did,” Dean said.
The event attracts colleges like Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Hampton University and Norfolk State University and brought thousands of people to the Oceanfront April 26-28.
WAVY.com has learned the Virginia Beach 911 call center received 325 calls for service between 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, including three shootings, two stabbings and four robberies.
Two guns were recovered following the shootings, Dean told WAVY.com. It is unknown at this time if the guns were recovered at one scene or multiple.

Virginia Beach Councilman Bill DeSteph told WAVY.com he will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the violence at the Oceanfront this weekend. The meeting will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, located at 1000 19th Street.
A city spokesperson confirmed to WAVY.com Mayor Will Sessoms and Virginia Beach Police Chief Jim Cervera have been in talks following the weekend’s chain of violent events. Cervera was out of town at the time.
Sessoms says he and the City want to welcome college students to the Oceanfront. He believes there was a small group that came in along with the college students that disrupted the entire event.

“This is an unusual type of event,” said Sessoms. “I don’t see this type of issue arising again.”

Sessoms says there were 30-40,000 people at the Oceanfront on Saturday night. He says 88 officers were there, too, and more were called in. He also told WAVY.com police were prepared to handle a crowd that large.

“The police were there in mass and responded quickly and did a superb job,” he said.

However, some business owners disagree with the mayor. Kathy Grissom owns Pirate’s Paradise Mini Golf and told WAVY.com there was a man who was seriously injured and bleeding outside her business late on Saturday.
Grissom says they called 911 and it took an hour for an officer and an ambulance to respond. Another business owner, Rick Kowalewitch, who owns RK’s Surf Shop says police did a good job considering the circumstances, however, police seemed to be outnumbered.

Sessoms says if Beach Week happens in Virginia Beach in the future, there will need to be more organization and cooperation between everyone involved.

“It’s occurred and it’s behind us,” said Sessoms. “Will it happen next year? I don’t know the answer to that. If it does, we’ll certainly let people know this is going to be a college weekend. And the hotels can do that job as far as letting people know as people are making reservations.”
The following is a statement from Beach Week organizers:
We stand with all people of good will in the condemnation of the violent and tragic events this past weekend in the city of Virginia Beach, Va. that took place near the oceanfront. We the organizers of “Beach Weekend” disavow any connection to these events and repudiate the perpetrators. The organizers of “Beach Weekend” worked very diligently to put together 7 quality events for young professionals. Months of planning went into ensuring everyone participating would have a safe, fun and enjoyable experience taking in all that the city of Virginia Beach has to offer. We also factored in the benefits to the business owners from the influx of visitors that “Beach Weekend” would bring. It was our indefatigable effort to insure appropriate security and as a result there were no fights, shootings, or stabbings at any of our sponsored events or venues. The reports have been misleading and inaccurate. “Beach Weekend” is in its 4th year, and it’s organizers have gone above and beyond to ensure the safety of all participants and the community, as well as reflecting positively on the city of Virginia Beach, it’s residents and the many tourist who choose to vacation here regularly. The city of Virginia Beach has never reported any major incidents during the years “Beach Weekend” was held. We look forward to working with city officials, law enforcement and the community to ensure “Beach Weekend” continues as a peacefully and successful experience.

Source: WAVY

Port of Tacoma security officer seriously injured by tractor trailer www.privateofficer.com

Tacoma WA April 25 2013 A Port of Tacoma security officer was seriously injured Monday when a semitrailer plowed into a jersey barrier at the main gate and pushed it into the man, port spokeswoman Tara Mattina said Tuesday.
The officer, who started working for the port in 1999, came through surgery well Monday, and his injuries are not life-threatening, she said.
The semitrailer apparently took the corner at Port of Tacoma Road and East 11th Street too sharply about noon and pushed the barrier into the officer’s leg, Mattina said. The officer was outside the security booth at the gate, possibly preparing to check the driver’s credentials, according to the port.
Tacoma police were investigating the crash as an injury accident, Mattina said.
“We’ll certainly monitor whatever comes out of that,” she said
There were three accidents at the Port last month, and it closed twice in March after longshoreman fatalities. A maintenance worker died atop a container crane March 12, and a maintenance technician died of cardiac problems March 25. The longshore union and state are among those investigating the deaths.
A longshore worker suffered minor injuries March 27 when he missed a step while lashing down containers

Knoxville security officer shot with arrow www.privateofficer.com

 

KNOXVILLE TN April 9 2013 - A man suffered only a minor injury after being shot with an arrow in South Knoxville early this morning, according to Knoxville Police Department Lt. David Powell.

The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at The Ball Gentleman’s Club, 3005 Alcoa Highway.

Police responded to a E-911 call that someone had been shot, but upon arrival they discovered it wasn’t with a gun.

A member of The Ball Gentleman’s Club security personnel appeared to have been shot with an arrow, Powell said.

Officers conducted an immediate search of the area but were unable to locate a suspect. The victim was treated on scene by Rural/Metro. KPD is investigating the incident.

Two security officers blown into Mobile River , one missing www.privateofficer.com

Mobile AL April 4 2013 A security man guarding the BAE Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama is missing after high winds caused the troubled Carnival cruise ship Triumph to break loose from its moorings on Wednesday afternoon.

Winds, gusting at up to 80 miles per hour, are being blamed for pulling the 900-foot-long ship from its dock and slamming it into nearby vessels and other structures.

A security shack near the docked boat was also blown into the water taking two security guards, employees of the shipyard, with it.

One guard is currently missing in the River Mobile, while the other has been rescued.

Mobile Fire Rescue said USAR has brought in search dogs to help find the missing person. A United States Coast Guard helicopter is also on site to help with any possible rescue mission.

Mobile County Metro Jail Warden Noah Price Oliver called 911 after hearing the ship blow its warning horn several times and saw ‘dozens of people scrambling around the ship,’ reports AL.com

A witness on the scene, Jim Smith, told Local 15 News that the ship broke loose and started to move out. He said a tugboat attempted to bring the Triumph back in, but the tugboat got lodged between the Triumph and another ship.

Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said the ship drifted and is now resting against a cargo vessel.

Carnival released this statement: ‘Due to strong winds in Mobile, Alabama, Carnival Triumph, which was docked at a Mobile shipyard, broke away from its moorings. The ship drifted and is currently resting against a cargo vessel. Tug boats and the U.S. Coast Guard are on site.’

The Triumph was towed into Mobile Bay on Feb. 14, following a harrowing few days for the 4,229 passengers aboard after an engine room fire Feb. 10 sent it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.

Alabama State Port Authority officials agreed to accept the vessel, citing the size of the Port of Mobile, substantial dry-docking capabilities and ship repair expertise Carnival would have difficulty finding anywhere else.

Dry-docking services being performed by BAE Systems have been estimated to cost Carnival Cruise Lines a minimum of $5 million and could easily double – possibly triple – depending on the magnitude of work the Triumph requires.

The ship had been expected to sail again on June 3.

Two Arrested, Accused Of Stabbing Security Officer in Oklahoma www.privateofficer.com

OKLAHOMA CITY OK March 24 2013

Two people are in custody after a security guard was stabbed in northwest Oklahoma City early Saturday morning.

According to police, officers responded to the stabbing at about 1:30 a.m. just outside the OK Corral, located at N.W. 23rd and MacArthur.

Police say the security guard was escorting a rowdy bunch out when one stabbed him in the back.

The victim was not seriously hurt.

Two suspects have been arrested in this case. Police have not released their identities at this time.

Armored truck, SUV collide in Oregon www.privateofficer.com

REDMOND, Ore. -March 21 2013

The driver of an armored truck lost control on Hwy. 126 west of Redmond and veered into the oncoming lane Monday morning, colliding with an SUV and sending its driver, a Bend 18-year-old, to the hospital in critical condition, Oregon State Police reported.

The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m., about two miles west of Redmond, and blocked the road for close to an hour. It was limited to one lane, with flaggers, after that.

According to OSP Lt. Carl Rhodes, a car was stopped westbound on the highway near milepost 109, waiting to turn left onto SW 55^th Place.

A westbound armored truck from Garda Armored Transportation came up from behind and encountered the stopped vehicle. The truck’s driver, identified as Dane Smith, 35, of Redmond, lost control as the woman driving the stopped vehicle accelerated forward to avoid being hit, Rhodes said.

The armored truck went into the eastbound lane, striking a 1999 Suzuki driven by Jose Armando Aguirre Bernabe, 18, of Bend, who was alone in the SUV.

Both vehicles in the crash came to rest on the south side of the highway.

Auirre Bernabe, who was wearing his seat belt, was trapped and had to be extricated from the SUV by Redmond Fire & Rescue crews, Rhodes said. He was flown by Life Flight helicopter to St. Charles-Bend, where he was listed in critical condition.

The two people in the armored truck were taken by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries, troopers said. A male passenger, whose name was not released, was in the armored truck’s locked rear compartment, and neither were using seat belts, troopers said.

Another armored vehicle and personnel went to the scene to transfer the load from the crashed truck, they said.

OSP was assisted at the scene by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and ODOT.

Highway 126 was closed in both directions, with traffic being diverted onto 67th Street and Helmholtz Way. One lane of the highway reopened, with flaggers controlling traffic, about an hour after the crash, and it fully reopened shortly after noon.

Source:KTVZ

Teens In Stolen Car Crash Into Colorado College Security Guard www.privateofficer.com

Colorado Springs CO March 11 2013 Two teens are in custody after a joyride in a vehicle stolen from the Denver area.

The vehicle was equipped with OnStar, allowing police to track its movements.

Officers eventually located the car in downtown Colorado Springs and tried to pull the teens over.

The teens refused stop, and fled down Cascade to Uintah, where they crashed into a Colorado College security guard riding in a golf cart.

The security guard was injured in the collision, but police say his injuries were non-life threatening. The teens abandoned the car in a nearby parking lot after the crash. Police soon caught up with them and took both into custody. Police say both suspects are boys.

They say they are 12 and 14-years-old. The charges against them are unknown at this time. Both boys are from Denver.

Two ejected from Humboldt bar shoot security guard, two others WWW.PRIVATEOFFICER.COM

Buffalo NY March 2 2013  Two men escorted out of the New Humboldt Inn after an argument early Thursday morning later returned and shot the tavern’s security guard and two other individuals, according to the bar’s owner and authorities.

Lakeemen Jones, the security guard, suffered wounds to the upper body while Romone Anderson suffered bullet wounds to the right hip and right elbow, and Douglas Young suffered a wound to his right hip, Northeast District police said.

All were treated and released from Erie County Medical Center. Zenith Jackson, the main owner of the bar, said he was told that Jones, 37, had ejected the men who were arguing at about 2:30 a.m. and then locked the door to the establishment. “I guess they went to their car and got a gun. Lakeemen had locked the door. They then knocked on the door, and he opened it.

That’s when the shooting happened,” Jackson said. A surveillance camera video has been turned over to police, and police also recovered seven 9 mm shell casings. Jackson said he has owned the New Humboldt Inn, at Humboldt Parkway and East Delavan Avenue, since 1996 and this is the first time anyone has been wounded by gunfire inside the establishment that he can recall. In July 2011, a man was shot and killed across the street from the bar. Two other men were wounded.

“From what we understand, there had been an argument earlier in the evening at another bar in downtown, and it carried over when they ran into each other later in the night,” Jackson said. Following that incident, Jackson said he met with Northeast District police officials to discuss ways to avoid future problems, and it was decided he would start closing the bar at 3 a.m. instead of it current closing time of 4 a.m. “We don’t want to get the riff-raff,” he said.

The New Humboldt Inn, he added, has employed an armed security guard for years. A search for the shooters was continuing, and police appealed to the public for assistance. Witnesses were asked to call the confidential tip line at 847-2255.
Source: Buffalo News

Man punches bouncer and breaks windows at Hoboken club www.privateofficer.com

HOBOKENNJ Feb 28 2013   – A Little Ferry man punched a nightclub bouncer and smashed windows Sunday morning during a tirade that led to his arrest on assault charges and a couple of dozen stitches to his bloodied fist, reports said.

Nicholas R. Perrotti, 25, of Eckel Road in Little Ferry, 25, was charged with criminal mischief and simple assault, reports said. Police were called to a nightclub on Washington Street near Newark Street at 12:33 a.m. Sunday on the report of fight, where a security guard at the club said that Perrotti punched him in the face while escorting the intoxicated man out of establishment, reports said.
Perrotti, who fell on the ground drunk after hitting the bouncer, got even more angry and punched out a window pane in the club’s front door, after someone kicked him on the ground, his friend told police. But Perrotti’s tirade didn’t end there. He ran outside and smashed a storefront window of a  business located next door on Washington Street, reports said. Perrotti, who was bleeding profusely from his right fist, then ran into a cop who stopped him on Newark Street, police said. The Hoboken Fire Department then cleared up the piles of smashed glass and laced with blood. Perrotti, who received 25 stitches to his hand, became violent and abusive at the Hoboken University Medical Center and had to be restrained and sedated, reports said.
Source: NJ.com

Palm Beach security officer assaulted www.privateofficer.com

Palm Beach Fla Feb 27 2013 A 25-year-old man is facing criminal charges after Lantana Police say he picked a fight with a security guard over a parking space in a Lantana shopping plaza.
Ricky R. Davis of Lake Worth was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, larceny and battery. He was released from jail Sunday after posting $6,000 bond.
Lantana Police were called Friday afternoon to 1414 Lantana Rd. in response to a fight. A security guard with Platinum Security called 911 saying he got into a fight with two people in the parking lot.
Responding officers spoke with the guard, whose name was not released in a police probable cause affidavit. The 40-year-old guard told police that he spotted a silver Isuzu parked in the fire lane in front of the CVS Pharmacy at 1581 W. Lantana Rd.
He asked the driver, later identified as Davis, to move the vehicle. Davis refused and was “rude” and started yelling at the guard, the affidavit says.
The guard then got into his golf cart and traveled to 1414 W. Lantana Rd. The guard soon found out that Davis followed him. He got out of the Isuzu and started threatening the guard. He then spit on his shirt and pants and retrieved a tire iron from the trunk.
Davis allegedly raised the tire iron in the air while yelling at the guard, threatening to hit him with the object. The guard ran away and called 911.
Meanwhile, Davis removed the golf cart key and fled in his vehicle.
Police were able to track down the owner of the vehicle, 43-year-old Felice Stuckey, and spoke with her Saturday.
After speaking with Stuckey police were able to determine that Stuckey’s son was the one driving the vehicle. Davis agreed to meet police at the station.
Davis told them that he went into the CVS and when he came out the passengers in his vehicle told him that they got into a fight with the security guard over the parking spot. Davis said the guard made “racial comments” and so Davis followed him to speak with him and get his name.
The two then got into a heated argument. However, Davis said he never took out the tire iron and never spit on the guard. He “did nothing wrong,” he told police.
Police then found the tire iron, a Louisville Slugger metal baseball bat and a fake $100 bill in the vehicle.
Also, the security guard was able to positively identify Davis in a photo lineup.
-Source-www.palmbeachpost.com

Roanoke security officer injured-man shot at apartments www.privateofficer.com

Roanoke, VA Feb 26 2013

A security guard was hit by a vehicle and a man was shot while fleeing during an incident at an apartment complex in Roanoke on Saturday.
A Roanoke man was the driver of a car that reportedly struck a security guard in the Ashton Heights apartment complex on Saturday morning. He was shot in the upper body while driving away, according to a news release.
The injured security guard is a 23-year-old man from Lynchburg.
The injured security guard told officers that he was trying to identify four men who got into a vehicle with what looked like open containers of alcohol after they left an apartment in the 3400 block of Bennett Drive. When he tried to stop the car, the driver drove at him and ran over him, causing him to go onto the hood and then onto the ground. The driver of the vehicle then drove off.
A second security guard fired a shot into the car when the vehicle was fleeing.
Roanoke police officers found the car at the intersection of Tellico Road and Lynn Avenue around 12:39 a.m. The driver was in the car and had a gunshot wound. The passengers fled and have not been found.
The driver and the injured security guard were taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Police say the driver also struck a mailbox, a tree, and another vehicle while fleeing. No charges have been placed and the investigation is ongoing.
If you have information about this incident, call the Roanoke Police Department at (540) 853-5959 or CrimeLine at (540) 344-8500.

Source:WDBJ

Fla police seach for men who tried killing security agent www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE COUNTY FLA.Feb 21 2013 Investigators with the Charlotte County Florida sheriff’s department say that they have sometimes seen store security agents assaulted and injured during the course of apprehending shoplifters but a recent attack on a loss prevention agent was a case of attempted murder.

Sheriff Deputies responded to K-Mart near the mall after three suspects entered the store and one of them stuffed merchandise down their pants.

Once they attempted to leave without paying, the security agent, who is not being identified, was attacked and severely beaten.

The loss prevention officer received cuts and bruises to his face and head. His mouth is wired shut after injuries to his jaw. Deputies say this loss prevention officer should be thankful he’s alive.

“The fact that they did something as bad as knocking him to the ground and kicking him repeatedly in the head and body and actually physically doing damage shows how dangerous they are the deputy said. I mean when you kick somebody in the head, they could die,” says Joe Fiorini, Community Policing Officer.

Deputy Fiorini says shoplifting cases don’t normally end with violence.

“…Resist and pull away and stuff but to actually start hitting somebody that’s quite unusual for this area,” he adds.

Deputies say the officer approached the suspect outside and was attacked from behind by the other two men.

“The suspects in this case will face aggravated robbery and attempted murder charges Fiorini said.

Gang of burglars attack Texas security officer www.privateofficer.com

HOUSTON TX Feb 16 2013 — A security guard was attacked by a gang of suspected burglars during a heist in north Harris County. It happened at I-45 near Richey Tuesday night and business owners in the area say it’s a continuing problem.
Four suspects are charged with aggravated robbery after a group of seven suspected burglars was caught on camera, trying to hack into the Houston Cash and Carry wholesale store in north Harris County. Owner Dheeraj Raheja says they are members of a group that has struck his store five times as recently as just 10 days ago.
“One or two guys, they have the same outfit in the last four or five burglaries,” he said. “The style is the same. They have the same ax. Actually, they know my place.”
During two break-ins Raheja says the crooks stole tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of tobacco. The owner watched the men on surveillance video early Wednesday morning and called 911. Deputies arrived to find the robbery in progress. They made three arrests and helped the property’s security guard, who’d been duct-taped and robbed.
“These guys are not scared of a surveillance system or cameras or alarm systems, even cops,” Raheja said.
One of the suspects took off in a white car, leading deputies and HPD officers on a chase that ended at Loop 610 at Clinton. That’s where officers arrested Vashaun Baker. There are still three other suspects who got away.
Raheja says he’s relieved to have at least some of the men in custody.
He said, “I hope they know each other very well, so maybe they can open up their mouth with the names and everything.”
The security guard is expected to OK. He was taken to a hospital to be checked out as a precaution.

Source: KTRK

Scottsdale bouncer dies from stabbing www.privateofficer.com

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz Feb 3 2013. (AP) — Police say a bouncer who was stabbed a week ago at a Scottsdale nightclub has died.

Scottsdale police said Tyrice Thompson, a former football player at Arizona State, died Saturday morning from the stab wounds.

According to investigators, the 27-year-old Thompson of Laveen was stabbed five times in the back, hip, and arm after an altercation inside the club early morning on Jan. 27.

Police later arrested 26-year-old Ian MacDonald of Tempe in connection with the stabbing. Investigators say he admitted that he was involved in the fight but denied stabbing Thompson.

It was unclear if MacDonald had an attorney.

Thompson played tight end and receiver for the Sun Devils from 2003-07. He played all 13 games as senior, catching 15 passes for 272 yards, and was a key special teams player his final two seasons at Arizona State.

Thompson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts, but did not play an NFL game.

Two nightclub patrons shot-suspect killed by police www.privateofficer.com

Seattle WA Jan 29 2013 A man shot two people at a popular Central District nightclub late Sunday, and Seattle police later fatally shot the man as they entered the bar.
Two others were taken to Harborview Medical Center, said Kyle Moore, spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department.
The shooting took place at the Twilight Exit on East Cherry Street just after 10 p.m., Seattle police said.
Witnesses and bar owner Stephan Mollmann said a man was ejected from the bar after arguing loudly with a woman. About 20 minutes later, he returned with a gun, entering through the club’s alley entrance, and shot a doorman in the leg, they said.
“He was getting kicked out as I was coming in and we were getting our IDs checked,” said Alex Koch, a 28-year-old Seattle Central Community College student.
When the man returned, he started yelling at a woman and shot her, according to the witnesses.
“I heard that first shot; everyone is getting under tables,” Koch said. “I used a small table to barricade myself as he was shoving through the door.”
Koch and others began streaming out a door onto East Cherry, while other patrons fled.
“At that point, there were two gunshots, then I heard a bunch of other gunshots,” Koch said.
Seattle police, responding to a 911 call, had met the shooter as he was leaving, said Nick Metz, deputy chief of Seattle police.
Metz said his officers identified themselves but the shooter raised his gun and fired one shot. One officer returned fire, Metz said, and the man fell.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Metz said witnesses told police that the woman was the man’s ex-girlfriend with whom he had a child. Witnesses’ comments led police to believe the man might have harmed the child. Police later checked on the child, who was fine.
The doorman, in his 30s, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He remained in critical condition. The woman in her mid-20s was in stable condition, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Source-Seattle Times

Security officer shot at house party www.privateofficer.com

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. Jan 28 2013
Covington police are investigating after a house party shooting that left two people injured, including the security guard who was hired for the event.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday at 355 Emerson Trail on Brown Bridge Road outside of Covington.
Police said an adult birthday party with about 30 guests was going on when two uninvited people arrived. Police said the two party crashers mingled in the crowd and a disturbance broke out. Shots were fired by multiple shooters, but police are not sure who the shooters were.
A woman was shot in the leg and the security guard was shot in the arm. Both victims were taken to local hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police have not released the victims’ identities.
Multiple caliber shell casings were recovered, but no weapons were recovered from the scene.

Source-wsbtv.com

Rockford High School student arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

ROCKFORD, MI Jan 20 2013 – A Rockford High School sophomore was arrested by a Kent County sheriff’s deputy after punching a security guard trying to break-up a fight he initiated, said Superintendent Mike Shibler.After school ended on Thursday, Jan. 17, Shibler said the student, new to the district, got on a school bus before it left campus to confront another student.
He said the district will be reviewing the incident to determine potential expulsion or suspension.
No further details of the incident were available.
Source:Mlive.com

2012 Private Security Injury-Death Report www.privateofficer.com

PRESS RELEASE

2012 PRIVATE SECURITY INJURY-DEATH REPORT

ON DUTY DEATHS
112

INJURIES & ASSAULTS
INCREASED BY 17%

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT SECURITY
MORE THAN 70,000 INCIDENTS
(INCLUDES VERBAL THREATS-PHYSICAL ASSAULTS-DEATHS)

DEATHS BY AGE
MALE-103
FEMALE-9
MEDIUM AGE 46
YOUNGEST-19
OLDEST-88
16% OLDER THAN 55

MOST DEATHS OCCURRED:
NIGHTCLUB
APARTMENTS/RESIDENTIAL SITES
RETAIL
GAMEROOM/CASINO/ CLUB/RESTAURANTS
ARMORED CAR

MOST ASSAULTS OCCURRED:
RETAIL
NIGHTCLUBS
HOSPITALS
APARTMENTS/RESIDENTIAL SITES
CASINOS/GAMEROOMS/CLUBS/RESTAURANTS
HOTELS

METHOD of DEATHS
GUNSHOT 65
STABBING 9
TRAUMA 14
MEDICAL 9
INDUSTRIAL/MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS -7
DROWNING -2
MISCELLANEOUS -6
There were also four on-duty confirmed suicides.

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3 SECURITY OFFICERS KILLED-2 OTHERS SHOT www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE NC A Sacramento California nightclub security officer is dead and another one has been shot after a fight at a downtown nightclub during a New Year’s Eve celebration.
A patron is also dead in what police described as a shoot-out between customers and security after a disturbance erupted.
No names have been released yet.

A Mississippi security officer is also dead after a confrontation with several unruly men at a Jackson apartment complex.
Police are still investigating and have not released further details.

And a fourth security officer was shot early this morning at a Chicago nightclub. Police say that when a patron was asked to leave he fired several times into the club striking several persons including the security officer.

An-off duty security officer in Detroit Michigan was also shot and killed in front of his home in what police say was a robbery attempt.
Dionte Sweeney, 22 was a security officer at Ford Field.

In Panorama City Ca. LAPD officers shot and killed a man who had pulled a gun on a security officer when the security officer questioned him about trespassing at the apartment complex.

Police were call to the 8300 block of Cedros Avenue where the man pointed his weapon at arriving police officers and was shot.

Police also killed an armed man at a York County Pa. Kmart after he was caught stealing jewelry and struggled with security agents. When police arrived they used a Taser to subdue him at which point the man pulled a knife and charged officers and was shot to death.

Colorado Springs Colorado police say that a man there caught shoplifting by loss prevention agents at a local K-Mart pulled a gun on the security agent and threatened his life before fleeing.

Police were able to catch up and arrest Kyle Hirschfield, 25 and have charged him with aggravated robbery.

POI Dispatch has also confirmed at least 181 assaults on private officers during the past forty eight hours.

Security officer injured in Oakland fire www.privateofficer.com

Oakland CA Dec 21 2012 Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that blazed in a stolen vehicle before spreading to a commercial building and resulting in the hospitalization of a security guard due to smoke inhalation early this morning, according to an Oakland fire battalion chief.

The structure fire, located at 933 Railroad Ave. was reported to fire officials at 12:16 a.m., Oakland fire Battalion Chief Eleanor Bolin-Chew said.

The blaze was under control by 1:08 a.m., Bolin-Chew said.

The fire appears to have began in a pickup truck, which had been stolen on Dec. 11 in Hayward. The flames then spread to a commercial building nearby.

The building’s security guard was at the scene during the fire and was transported to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, Bolin-Chew said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No suspects have been identified in connection with the fire.

Source:Inside Bay Area

Memphis security officer knocked out-robbed at knifepoint www.privateofficer.com

 

MEMPHIS, TN- Dec 9 2012 – A downtown Memphis security guard claims she was attacked and robbed in a parking garage after leaving her job Thursday.

The victim said she was approached from behind by a man who put a knife to her throat. He demanded her purse, then grabbed her by the back of the head and slammed her face into a car.

The woman said she called police as soon as she came to, which she guesses was about 30 minutes after she was knocked out.

Police say the victim had a cut to the left side of her neck, as well as a laceration under her left eye.

She was taken to The MED in non-critical condition. Police have not said whether any arrests have been made in the attack.
source:WMC-TV

Security officer ambushed, bound during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Chicago IL Dec 8 2012 Police are looking for five robbers who ambushed and bound a security officer with duct tape, then stole copper wiring from a business on the North Side in the overnight hours of Wednesday.

The guard was working at a business in the 2300 block of North Elston Avenue when the robbers, one of them with a gun, approached him around 4 a.m. police said.

While the gunman held a gun to him, the others bound the security officer with the tape. One of the robbers struck the guard in the head before he and the others made off with copper wiring, police said.

The security officer was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Northside detectives who are working the case did not release any descriptions of the assailants and it was not known if a vehicle was used in the robbery. Police did not identify the business.

Haverhill High School security officer injured during fight www.privateofficer.com

HAVERHILL MA Dec 7 2012 — A security guard at Haverhill High School was injured yesterday after he stepped in to break up a fight that was brewing between two male students.

Officials said the guard and a teacher had moved the students away from each other when the guard was either pushed or lost his balance and fell to the floor, striking his head and face against a hallway wall. School officials said the incident happened yesterday just before 10 a.m. in the area of the exterior shipping and receiving double doors near the cafeteria.

School Superintendent James Scully said security guard Bennie Scovotti was injured after he and a teacher stepped in to separate two male students, who appeared to be posturing for a fight. Scully said Scovotti was taken by ambulance to Holy Family Hospital. He said Scovotti was treated for his injuries and was expected to be released yesterday afternoon. “These two boys have never had any discipline problems in the past to the best of my knowledge,” Scully said. “Two kids got heated for whatever reason.”

Scully said the incident happened in a busy and visible area where teachers and security personnel monitor students coming and going in the halls between classes and during lunch periods. “We’re dealing with a lot of children, and some have issues and some don’t,” Scully said. “We’ve had fights before, but it’s unfortunate that a security guard has been hurt.” School officials said Scovotti has been employed by the school department since 2004. Deputy Police Chief Donald Thompson said one of the boys, a 16-year-old, was arrested by a police school resource officer and was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit, a cement wall. He said the boy was transported to juvenile court in Lawrence for his arraignment on the charges. Thompson said the other student, an 18-year-old boy, will be summonsed to court on charges of disrupting a school assembly.

Scully said the fact that police found reason to charge the two students exacerbates the question of their standing within the school system. He said that in addition to the charges they are facing, the two students will be disciplined by Principal Bernie Nangle and that it will likely involve suspensions. “Since I have come to Haverhill, I have taken a very hard line against those that have disrupted our schools, whether it be physical confrontations in school or at athletic events, as well those who put inappropriate material on social networking pages,” Scully said.

“In addition, any of these matters automatically get referred to the police department and or the district attorney’s office when appropriate.”

“When people make the wrong choices, they must deal with the consequences for their own decisions,” Scully said. “For all too long, sometimes issues like this are swept under the table. I have no intention of doing that.”
Source:EagleTribune

Laurel Highlands High School security officer injured www.privateofficer.com

UNIONTOWN, Pa.Dec 6 2012

A school security guard was injured this morning at Laurel Highlands High School in Fayette County during an altercation in the school’s cafeteria.

Superintendent Jessie Wallace tells Channel 4 Action News that a situation broke out between two student at the school and a female security guard stepped in to break up the problem and that is when the altercation took place. The guard was pushed back, fell, and struck her head on a cafeteria table.
She was taken to Uniontown Hospital to be checked out by medical staff. Since the female student in question is a juvenile, Mr. Wallace could not release what the student’s status is at this time. All he could comment was that the “district’s disciplinary plan was in action”.
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Patron accused of stabbing bouncer at Louisville bar www.privateofficer.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky.Dec 5 2012– A Louisville woman was arrested over the weekend and is facing charges after police said she stabbed bouncer at a the Win, Place, Show Bar.

According to a police report, LMPD officers were dispatched to the bar around 1:44 a.m. Sunday on a stabbing call. Police said when they arrived at the bar a bouncer told them he was stabbed with an unknown item while he was escorting a female patron out of the bar after a disturbance.

The suspect, 23-year-old Stacey M. Spencer, had left the scene, but police said they reviewed security footage and she was identified by other patrons. Spencer was located at a home on Brentwood Avenue where she was arrested.

The bouncer’s injuries were not life threatening – he was treated and received several stitches. Spencer is charged with 2nd degree assault.
Source:  WHAS11

Millstone Power Station security officer injured www.privateofficer.com

 

Waterford CT Dec 2 2012 – Emergency personnel responded Friday night to the Millstone Power Station after a security officer fell off a ladder.

Kenneth Holt, spokesman for Millstone owner Dominion, said the officer hurt her leg in the fall in the Unit 3 auxiliary building. Unit 3 is one of the two operating nuclear reactors at the power station. The height of the fall and her exact condition are unknown, he said.

“It was serious enough to require a trip to the hospital,” he said of the 7:30 p.m. fall.

Buffalo bouncer assaulted-2 arrested www.privateofficer.com

 

Buffalo NY Dec 1 2012 A pair of Buffalo relatives was charged Thursday with ganging up on aPearl Street bouncer earlier this year and one of the alleged attackers is accused of breaking the bouncer’s leg.

Christopher D. Elmore, 27, and Sylvester Elmore, 51 – both of the same Potomac Avenue and 6 feet, 230 pounds and 6 feet, 3 inches, 268 pounds, respectively – are accused of assaulting the bouncer after they were ejected about 3:30 a.m. Feb. 5 from the Barcelona On Pearl bar, at 414 Pearl St., Buffalo police said.

Sylvester Elmore was charged with second-degree harassment. He is accused of punching the bar bouncer in the face and pulling the man down while his relative stomped on the bar worker’s right leg, police said.

Christopher Elmore was charged with second-degree assault.

The bouncer, who was not identified in police reports, was treated in Erie County Medical Centerfor a fractured fibula, according to officers.

Police did not say how the two Elmores are related.

Manatee County man arrested for punching security officer in the face www.privateofficer.com

LAKEWOOD RANCH Fla Nov 28 2012 — A 32-year-old Lakewood Ranch man has been arrested and charged with battery on a person age 65 or older.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies say Charles Berton Vanalstine of the 6500 block of Meandering Way struck a Lakewoood Ranch Main Street security guard who was trying to persuade him not to drive home intoxicated.

When Vanalstine left McAllister’s Restaurant on Main Street shortly after 11 p.m. Friday restaurant staffers were concerned that he was in no condition to drive, the arrest report states.

The restaurant contacted the security officer, who followed Vanalstine as he tried to find where he had parked his vehicle, the report states.

Shortly after the security guard called 911 for help, Vanalstine “took a posture as if to reach for a gun” and threatened to shoot the guard if he did not stop following him, according to the report.

After searching for his car in a nearby parking lot, Vanalstine walked up and struck the 65-year-old guard in the face with his fist, causing a slight bruise to the victim and breaking the victim’s glasses, the report states.

The victim at no time touched Vanalstine, the report adds.

Vanalstine was in the Manatee County jail Monday in lieu of a $5,000 bond.

source-www.bradenton.com

Charlotte security officer shot in drive-by shooting www.privateofficer.com

CHARLOTTE NC Nov 28 2012

Rick McCann

Private Officer International

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Police are looking for a man responsible for shooting a security officer outside a local nightclub just off North Tryon Street near Uptown.

The shooting was reported about 1 a.m. at Club Cabaret 124, an adult entertainment club in the 100 block of Atando Avenue.

According to police, the security officer was walking in the parking lot when a car approached and someone inside the car fired numerous shots, wounding the private security officer.

Medic ambulance took the victim to Carolina Medical Center where is listed in stable condition.

Charlotte Mecklenburg investigators say that they are treating this as a drive-by shooting and attempted homicide and that they do not know the cause of the shooting.

Police have not released any descriptions of a vehicle or suspect yet.

Two mall security officers injured stopping drunk driver www.privateofficer.com

Salinas CA Nov 27 2012 Shopping mall security officers were injured Saturday while trying to subdue a suspected drunken driver, Salinas police said.

At 9:05 p.m., two security officers at the Northridge Mall observed a man parked and playing loud music in his vehicle.

Police said the suspect, Jose Luis Rangel, 21, was drunk. The security took his car keys and placed them on the hood of the car. They then encouraged Rangel to call for a ride and leave his car at the mall. Rangel grabbed his keys and a struggle ensued between Rangel and the two officers at the driver’s side door. Rangel was able to start his car and put it in reverse. He accelerated, knocking both security officers to the ground. One of the officers sustained a head injury and was flown to a San Jose trauma center as a precaution, police said. The second officer suffered minor injuries.

Rangel fled in his car and later was spotted by a CHP helicopter near 2290 N. Main Street.Salinas police found Rangel who was arrested on suspicion of several felony DUI related charges.