Man runs down security, leads police on pursuit www.privateofficer.com

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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. NOV 4 2008

BY: Rick McCann
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
www.privateofficer.com – Authorities say that a driver is being accused of attempting to run over a security officer at the Sunrise Mall and police had to use a Taser to subdue him.
Police said that he is in custody after a police pursuit, officials said.
The pursuit started at Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane at about 6 p.m., officials said.
Officers had received a call that the driver was trying to hit demonstrators at a Proposition 8 rally that was near the scene where the driver allegedly tried to run over the security officer but police aren’t sure what led up to this incident.
Police arrived in the area and tried to stop the driver but the vehicle continued to flee.
Officers finally got the driver stopped and had to use a Taser to get the driver out of the car at Sunrise Boulevard and Uplands Way, officials said.
There is currently no word on if there were any injures suffered in the incident.
Investigators were looking into the incident.

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Mirage Casino security, police capture shooting suspect www.privateofficer.com

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LAS VEGAS NV Nov 4 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com Authorities say a 21-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that wounded another man in the leg in a Las Vegas Strip casino parking structure.
Las Vegas police responded to a shooting at the Mirage casino and hotel resort and officers and security personnel found one person shot and the suspect had fled into the near by area.

Police and security officers searched the property and Officer Jacinto Rivera says Garrickson Metayer was arrested shortly after the 3:30 a.m. on the fourth floor of The Mirage parking tower.
Metayer is being held at the Clark County jail, where records say he is due in Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday.
Rivera says the wounded man was taken to University Medical Center for treatment of a wound that the police spokesman says wasn’t believed to be life-threatening.

His name wasn’t made public.

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Security aids police capture suspect in stabbing www.privateofficer.com

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MYRTLE BEACH SC Nov 4 2008

Kyle T. Greene
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Myrtle Beach police are investigating the stabbing of two people inside a club at Broadway at the Beach over the weekend, according to a police report.
Police were called at 2:25 a.m. Saturday to the Celebrity Square area, where one man was found bleeding from a stab wound in the stomach area. Another man walked up to police and said he had also been stabbed.
A woman told police she was inside a club when a man punched her boyfriend in the face, according to the police report.
The woman said her boyfriend and one of his friends confronted the man and they fought inside the club.
The woman identified the man involved in the fight, the report showed.
A security guard told police he saw the suspect running through the parking lot just before police arrived, the report stated.
The guard showed police the suspect and they took him into custody. Police charged Derek Colin Mundy of Summerville with assault with intent to kill.
The victims were taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center where they were listed in stable condition, Capt. David Knipes said.

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Mall security nabs shoplifters www.privateoffcier.com

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Sunrise FLA NOV 3 2008
Kyle T. Greene
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Security officers were alert in a Sunrise mall.
A ”known shoplifter” was seen pushing a stroller containing a ”booster bag” through the Sawgrass Mills mall, 12801 W. Sunrise Blvd., about 6 p.m. Oct. 3.
The bag is an shoplifting device containing plastic, masking tape and aluminum foil used to defeat store sensors.
After the suspect was followed by loss prevention officers he abandoned the stroller and made a run for it but was stopped by a police officer as he tried to exit the mall.
The 22-year-old Opa-locka man was charged with possession of a shoplifting device and trespassing.
Also at Sawgrass Mills, a juvenile thief was seen by a security officer as he selected a pair of shoes valued at $60 at Saks Fifth Avenue about 10 a.m. Oct. 4.
He placed the shoes in an American Eagle shopping bag and left without paying. Outside he was stopped by the loss prevention officer, dropped the bag and ran.
The bag also contained shoes from Timberland, shoes and shorts from Bealls and a polo shirt from TJ Maxx. The items were valued at $108.
The thief was found hiding under a car and charged with retail theft.

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Alanta police win million dollar overtime battle www.privateofficer.com

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Atlanta GA Nov 3 2008
It’s bonus time for a large group of Atlanta police officers.
The city is on the verge of paying $7.5 million to more than 600 current or former police officers — a settlement for those who filed a federal lawsuit in 2004, alleging they weren’t paid for working overtime.
“They’re pretty happy, of course,” said Atlanta police Sgt. Scott Kreher, president of the Atlanta police union that pushed for the suit. “I think in these economic times, they’re certainly going to be able to help their families and themselves.”
The officers consider the settlement a victory. The city is not admitting liability or wrongdoing. A federal court judge formally approved the deal in late September.
The city has until mid-November to pay the officers, Kreher said. Minus about $2.4 million for attorneys’ fees, the plaintiffs are getting $5.1 million total.
The payout doesn’t worsen the city’s current financial crisis because officials already had put aside the money when both sides agreed to the settlement amount in 2007, Atlanta City Attorney Beth Chandler said.
The city is satisfied with the resolution because it could have faced greater financial exposure defending the lawsuit, she said. “We felt like the settlement was in the best interests of the city,” she said.
Spread among 632 officers, investigators and sergeants — some of them no longer with the department — the average payout is $8,000 per person, said Mitchell D. Benjamin, one of the officers’ attorneys.
But dozens of officers will collect between $30,000 and $80,000, Benjamin said.
“That’s a pretty good recovery,” said Benjamin, a labor and employment attorney in Decatur. “We think it worked out really well.”
As the settlement was slow getting approved, scores of antsy officers phoned Benjamin, asking when they’d be getting paid. Some, he said, had wrecked cars and needed to buy new ones; some need money to pay their taxes; one had medical bills from a sick child, and another was getting a divorce.
“Any day now,” Benjamin would tell them.
Now that their payday is near, Benjamin has nothing but good news.
“That’s the best thing to say: ‘I have money for you,’ ” he said.
Kevin Knapp, an eight-year Atlanta police officer, is expecting a check for $12,500.
“It’s almost going to turn out to be a little bit of a bonus,” said Knapp, 32.
But it’s bittersweet because officers still are not taking home as much money as they would like in their paychecks due to frozen pay raises and rising health care costs, he said.
Knapp is going to use his settlement money to pay off credit card bills, he said.
“It’s going to be awesome to knock that out,” he said.
The city and police reached a verbal settlement in March 2007, but a federal court judge didn’t sign off on it until late September.
The lawsuit contended that the city violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and claimed officers were owed overtime money dating back to 2001. Nearly 2,000 current or former officers were eligible to join the suit, but less than one-third signed on.
The city now has an electronic timekeeping system in place to track hours worked by officers.

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Armed robbery suspect flees into busy office, library before arrest www.privateofficer.com

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Winston-Salem NC NOV 3 2008

A man was arrested Monday morning after an armed robbery of a pedestrian on Fifth Street led to a dramatic public chase though Centenary United Methodist Church and the Central Library.
Keith Obrian Dawkins, 21, of 4301 Grove Avenue Apt. B, is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm on school property. He was being held in the Forsyth County jail under a $30,000 bond.
Police Capt. David Clayton said the incident started shortly after 9 a.m. when a man with a handgun approached a woman on the third floor of a parking deck at the corner of Poplar and 4 1/2 streets.
The man demanded the woman’s purse, then fled. The woman told a security guard at GMAC Insurance building next door what had happened, and he notified two bike patrol officers who were on routine patrol on 4 1/2 Street, Clayton said.
The officers had shortly before passed a man matching the description of the robber, and started chasing him after he came out of the church, Clayton said.
“This was a situation where the officers were at the right place at the right time,” Clayton said.
The robber ran into the lower level of the Central Library, which houses the periodicals department.
Natalia Tuchina, a supervisor in the library’s periodicals department, in the lower level, said she saw a man run into the corner of the building. A group of police officers chased him. She said the man fled to an opposite corner, then ran up the staircase that leads to the main level of the library.
Police then surrounded him, drew their guns and ordered him to the ground, Tuchina said.
They handcuffed him and led him through the library’s main entrance into a waiting police car.
The periodicals section has a maze of stacks and no exits or windows in the back, where the man had run to, Tuchina said.
“I guess the guy didn’t know where to run,” she said.
She said that most patrons had been working on computers when the man ran through and that they remained calm when the police arrived and chased him.
“Nobody screamed or anything,” she said. The police officers responded very quickly and professionally, she said.
Clayton said a .22 caliber handgun was recovered on a shelf on the lower level of the library.
No shots were fired and no one was injured, Clayton said.
The charge of possession of a weapon on school property was based on the fact that there is a day care in the church, Clayton said.
The children at the church’s daycare went to their classrooms with their teachers. All doors leading into the daycare were locked, said B.J. Williams, the assistant director for the daycare.
“Everyone is fine and doing good,” she said shortly after the incident ended.
Al Dobson, operations and security supervisor for the church, said few people inside saw the man run through.
“It just happened so fast,” Dobson said. “Once we found out he was in the building, we locked everything down.”
The man’s image was captured by the church’s security camera, Dobson said.
Dobson said the man stashed a jacket, knife and a woman’s wallet in a closet next to an exit onto Four-and-a-Half Street before he fled toward the library.
Clayton confirmed that some things had been found in the closet, including the victim’s stolen property.

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Fleeing shoplifter may have drowned in river www.privateofficer.com

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Eugene OR NOV 2 2008
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Police say one of two things happened to a suspected shoplifter who pedaled away from Valley River Center security guards Thursday night and jumped into the chilly waters of the nearby Willamette River to avoid capture.
Either he found his way to a riverbank and went home drenched, or he sank to the bottom of the Willamette and died.
John Miller, who coordinates search and rescue operations for the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, said he’s not sure which scenario is more likely.
“He could have got out of the river — there was the potential for that, especially since it happened at night,” Miller said.
“But there’s also the possibility that he drowned.”
Marine deputies from the sheriff’s office joined Eugene police and medics for the initial search.
It began minutes after police said the man jumped off his bicycle after eluding mall security guards who believe he tried to steal a bracelet and a pair of shoes from Macy’s.
Witnesses last saw the man just before 9 p.m. Thursday, trying to swim across the river.
Officials searched several hours for him with no luck.
Miller said a dive team from the sheriff’s office is likely to return to the scene this weekend, to see if a body can be recovered.
Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda Kletzok said investigators were unable to identify the man, who dropped a backpack during his bicycle trip between the mall and the river.
“This started as a shoplifting case, and if he didn’t come up from the water, those are dire consequences,” Kletzok said.
Witnesses described the man as white and in his 40s. He has long, dark hair and stands about 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
He wore a dark baseball cap, a dark jacket over a white shirt and dark jeans during the incident.
Kletzok said mall security guards recovered the shoes that the man allegedly tried to steal, but did not get back the bracelet.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity can call police at 682-5111.

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Man commits suicide at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

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PLYMOUTH IN NOV 1 2008 — Police are investigating why a man apparently committed suicide in the parking lot of Plymouth’s Wal-Mart SuperCenter.
Plymouth and Marshall County police were called to the scene at the northwest corner of U.S. 30 and Oak Road shortly before 1 p.m. Friday after someone parking his own car there made the discovery.
Leo Mangus, Plymouth police detective, said a customer called police after pulling into a parking spot next to the victim’s truck and seeing that the white male inside had been shot in the head.
Mangus said the victim, whose name and other information was not immediately available, had used a shotgun to fatally shoot himself. Police believe the incident could have occurred as early as Friday morning, based on information from Wal-Mart employees.
The pickup truck had Illinois plates, Mangus said.
The vehicle was impounded so that additional evidence could be collected, Mangus said.

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Security officer thwarts robbery www.privateofficer.com

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MILWAUKEE WI NOV 1 2008

BY: Rick McCann
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
www.privateofficer.com — A security officer working at the Ladybug Club, 618 N. Water St., during its non-alcoholic underage night noticed a teenager outside standing in the street with a gun at around 12:15 a.m. Friday.
The security officer watched the teen and called police. He was able to keep officers advised of the whereabouts of the armed teen until police units could arrive.
When officers got on scene, the teen ran into a parking structure on the 500 block of Broadway. Police chased him and was able to arrest the 13-year-old with the gun, as well as five other males, aged 19, two 17-year-olds and 16.
They told police they were planning to rob people as they left the club.
Police say that the alertness of the security officer prevented robberies and probable injuries to customers.

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Shoplifting/Retail Security News www.privateofficer.com

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Atlanta GA. NOV 1 2008

SHOPLIFTING/RETAIL NEWS

Compiled by Stephanie Kay

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CALIFORNIA MD
St. Mary’s Sheriff Dfc. J. Kirkner responded to a theft complaint (shoplifter) at the K-Mart in California.

Investigation revealed the store security officer was detaining a subject for theft of several DVDs. The detained subject provided a name, however, further investigation revealed the subject provided both the security officer and Dfc. Kirkner with a false name.

The subject was eventually identified as Jonathan David Elkins, 21 of Mechanicsville.

Elkins was arrested and charged with theft less then $500 and false statement to a police officer.

WATERTOWN NY

Watertown teen was charged with Petit Larceny when deputies were called to investigate a shoplifting incident Friday evening at a store in the Town of Watertown.Mariaha Kevarr Harris, 17, of 823 Bronson Street is accused of attempting to steal a pair of white shoes from Burlington Coat Factory on State Rout 3. Investigators say the shoes were taken from their box and placed in a black handbag Harris was carrying at about 5:45 p.m. Friday.Harris was transported to the PSB and later released with an appearance ticket for Town of Watertown Court on October 27th.

ASHLAND MA- A Hopkinton woman was arrested Sunday at 3:46 p.m. after police said she shoplifted at the Union Street CVS.
Judi Ann Solot, 47, of 16 Appletree Hill Way, was charged with shoplifting, police said.

NATICK MA – A Framingham woman was arrested Friday at 8:56 p.m. after police said she shoplifted at J.C. Penney.
Christine Quinonez, 36, of 376 Hollis St., was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, police said

NATICK – A Natick woman was arrested Saturday at 8:02 p.m. after police said she shoplifted at J.C. Penney.
Sandra Hong Yoo, 63, of 10 Lupine Road, was charged with larceny of property worth more than $250, police said

MOREHEAD KY

The MPD was called again at 9 p.m. to the Morehead Wal-Mart concerning an alleged shoplifter. Officer Derek Howard responded to the call and arrested 27-year-old Richard D. Johnson of Morehead. Johnson was charged with theft by unlawful taking under $300, shoplifting, first-degree possession of controlled substance and public intoxication. “He was allegedly discovered with five Oxycodone tablets and $31.77 worth of merchandise he had stolen,” Steve Howard said. Johnson is being held in the detention center on a $3,000 full-cash bond.

MOORHEAD KY – A 53-year-old male was rescued by the Moorhead Fire Department this morning after getting snagged in debris while trying to cross the Red River, according to Moorhead officials.
After being caught shoplifting at Herbergers in the Moorhead Center Mall by a loss prevention officer, the man struck the officer and fled the scene on foot
He ran past the Hjemkomst Center and then jumped into the Red River.
He was taken by ambulance to MeritCare hospital.
Sgt. Chris Carey of the Moorhead Police Department said the 53-year-old will be cited for 5th degree assault and released.

KINSTON NC

Amahaa Renee Berttuc, 18, 912 Highland Ave., Kinston, Oct. 19, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: Gulino
Parsippany NJ

• Richard D. Haun, 36, of Paterson, was charged with shoplifting, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic needle after being detained Friday at the PathMark on Route 46, police said. Store security reported to police that Haun was observed filling a diaper box with groceries and attempting to leave the store. A hypodermic needle and small glass pipe were allegedly found in his possession, police said. Haun was taken to the county jail on $5,000 bond.

ROXBURY NJ

Succasunna resident Marlana Mee, 28, was arrested on Friday by Officer Fran Ross on charges of shoplifting at ShopRite. According to reports, Mee had entered the store on Oct. 16 with an empty baby carriage, loaded it with $458 worth of razor blades, covered the items with a blanket and exited the store.
Police said Mee returned Friday and made the same attempt, this time being caught by security. Apparently Mee loaded the carriage with razor blades, and then unloaded it prior to being caught. The value of the theft from the second incident is $209.89. The razor blades were being resold for cash. Criminal complaints are being signed by ShopRite.

NORRIDGE IL.

• Volodymyr Tendora, 23, of 1433 W. Superior St., Chicago, was arrested Oct. 12 at Kmart, 4201 N. Harlem Ave., and charged with felony retail theft. Store security agents told police they watched on closed-circuit television as Tendora cut a cellular telephone and batteries from their packaging, concealed them in his pocket and left the store without paying. He was escorted to the store’s security office, where the items, valued at $112.48, were recovered, police said. A felony charge was approved based on Tendora’s arrest record, according to police reports. At an Oct. 13 hearing in Rolling Meadows, bond for Tendora was set at $20,000. He is scheduled to appear at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7 in Room 108 of the Rolling Meadows Court House.

• Lee Yagac, 30, of 7471 Flower, Hanover Park, was arrested Oct. 8 at Best Buy, 4100A N. Harlem Ave., and charged with possession of stolen property, criminal damage to property and possession of drug paraphernalia. Store agents told police they saw Yagac remove packaging from DVDs, which he placed on a counter before leaving the store. He was escorted to the store’s security office, where agents found a mobile telephone in his pocket. Serial numbers on the phone matched serial numbers on an empty package employees had found, police said. According to police reports, agents also found three syringes and a spoon with a black substance on its bottom in Yagac’s pocket. Bond for Yagac was set at $2,000. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 28.

WOODSTOCK GA
Woodstock Police say they’ve broken up a shoplifting ring operating in Georgia and Florida.
25-year-old James Jesse Clay of Silver Creek, Ga., was caught at a Wal-Mart on Highway 92 along with two women. A child with the trio was placed in protective custody.
Police say Clay was the mastermind behind a scheme where the suspects would legitimately purchase electronics equipment from Wal-Mart stores and then re-enter the stores with their sales receipts and use them to steal identical items.
Clay is a registered sex offender from Florida who has also been charged with failing to register as a sex offender after he allegedly absconded from Niceville, Florida a couple of weeks ago.

SCHAUMBURG ILL

Joanna Kang, 23, of 207 E. John St., No. 102, Champaign, was arrested at 3:25 p.m. Oct. 4 at Woodfield Mall for allegedly leaving the store without pay for $575 in clothing. Her court date is Nov. 5.

Two employees of Target, 1235 E. Higgins Road, were arrested at 4:48 p.m. Oct. 8 and charged with allegedly under ringing merchandise at cash registers. They were Tamika T. Ivy, 25, of 875 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village, and Uranub Ismail, 24, of 5609 Court Leona, Hanover Park. They have Oct. 30 court dates.

• Eric H. Smith, 26, of 216 Independence Lane, Bloomingdale, was arrested at 4:05 p.m. Oct. 7 at 601 N. Martingale Road, Dick’s Sporting Goods, for allegedly switching price tags on merchandise upon receiving $300 at the sales return department. His court date is Nov. 10.
Wheatfield• TRESPASS: Thomas E. Harris, 17, 10010 Colvin Blvd., Niagara Falls, was charged Sunday afternoon with trespass. A security officer reportedly told deputies he saw Harris inside the mall after Harris has been told he is not welcome there. Harris was released on an appearance ticket and is due Nov. 6 in Wheatfield Town Court.

MILLVILLE NJ

Troy Nathan Lee, 36, of the 200 block of East Broad Street, was charged Tuesday with shoplifting at CVS on South High Street. He was processed and released on a summons

JACKSON TOWNSHIP OH Jessica R. Smith, 22, of 1358 Linwood Ave. SW, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Kohl’s department store at 5478 Dressler Rd. NW on a robbery charge involving two stolen pair of jeans, reports sa

SCOTSBORO AL

Two people were arrested Monday evening for attempting to steal digital cameras at Wal-Mart.Scottsboro Police arrested Latricia Patrice Hilton, 28, of Scottsboro and Cory Allen Brown, 34, of Grant at 6:52 p.m. Monday.”They attempted to take $559.52 worth of electronic products,” said Sgt. Scott Matthews.Matthews said Hilton and Brown were both charged with theft second degree. He added, due to the amount total of theft, both were charged with a felony.Brown was also charged with giving false information to law enforcement.

ROUND LAKE BEACH IL
•Alejandro Garduno-Nunez, 30, 1502 Kildeer, Round Lake Beach, was arrested around 6:10 p.m. Oct. 14 and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and disorderly conduct after he exposed himself at Super Kmart, 400 E. Rollins Road, and a witness saw him looking up the shorts of a female juvenile, police said. A Waukegan court date was not available.

VERNON HILLS IL
•Marcela Lopez-Bautista, 27, 622 Sheridan Road, Apt. 3C, Highwood, was arrested Oct. 13 and charged with retail theft after a security agent for JCPenney in Westfield Hawthorn mall saw her take clothes valued at $463, police said. Her Waukegan court date was set for Nov. 10.

•Stanley Y. Fong, 17, 920 Shady Grove Lane, Buffalo Grove, was arrested Oct. 13 and charged with retail theft after a security agent for Macy’s in Westfield Hawthorn mall saw him take clothes and leave without paying, police said. His Waukegan court date was set for Nov. 10.

SEABROOK NH
Corey Nardone, 18, 280 Dodge Road, Rowley, was arrested Thursday at 11:11 a.m. and charged with shoplifting. Officer John Mounsey made the arrest on Lafayette Road.

HAUGHTON, LA. Shane Pierre Romero, a jockey who has ridden at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs, has been arrested for theft.
The 39-year-old Romero faces shoplifting charges after a complaint Thursday from the Dollar General Store in Haughton. Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen says a cashier showed a deputy an empty box of laxatives and said Romero had the packets.
Romero pulled the laxatives out of his pockets and two air fresheners. The items were worth about $4.
Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Baswell says Romero was released from the parish jail after posting $500 bond.

WALTHAM MA – Laura Waite, 50, of 12 Exchange Court, was arrested Saturday at 5:13 p.m. at Hannaford supermarket, at 55 Russell St., for shoplifting, police said.
Security saw the Waltham woman hide makeup in her sleeve, police said.

NEWTON MA – Police arrested a Boston man after he was caught stealing from two stores at the Chestnut Hill Mall Sunday at noon, police said.
Police were called to The Solstice Store when an employee saw the suspect leave with a pair of $410 Chanel sunglasses. Upon investigation, police discovered he also had stolen a $575 Cole Haan jacket.
Willie Kelsey, 51, of 444 Harrison Ave., was charged with two counts of shoplifting. Kelsey was also arrested on a warrant charging him with being a fugitive from justice.

Yuri Korol, 46, of 14 Allen Ave., Newton, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 11, on charged he shoplifted at Whole Foods Market, 916 Walnut St., police said.

Sharon Berardi, 49, of 50 Whittemore Road, Newton, was charged with shoplifting after security at Whole Foods Market, 647 Washington St., caught her Friday, Oct. 10, police said. She was also arrested on a Cambridge District Court warrant charging her with driving an uninsured vehicle.

WALTHAM MA
Richard Shroter, 37, was charged with shoplifting at Hannaford Supermarket, 55 Russell St., police said.

John Yobaccio, 41, of 698 Lincoln St., was arrested Friday at 9:31 a.m.
He was charged with shoplifting at CVS, 12 Harvard St., police said.

FORT OGLETHORPE GA

Wanda Christopher, 72, of 6936 Alabama Hwy 75, Ider, Ala. was arrested on Oct. 17 and charged with shoplifting.

Kristin Johnson, 25, of 39 Fine St., Rossville, was arrested on Oct. 22 and charged with shoplifting.

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Hospital security officers detain armed man www.privateofficer.com

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Visalia CA OCT 31 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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Security officers at an area hospital responded to a report of an armed male on campus. Security had been notified by a hospital employee who had seen a teen with a handgun in their waistband.
Mario Oregon, 19, was spotted and detained by security at the hospital at 869 North Cherry St., Tulare police reported.

Police said the weapon turned out to be a BB pistol and they are not sure why Oregon was in the hospital or why they believe he had a weapon. 

In a seperate incident on October 20th, a 17-year-old Tulare boy was arrested after security officers found him with a loaded weapon in the hospital’s Emergency Room lobby.

Police do not think that the two incidents are linked and no one was hurt in either incident.

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ATLANTA GA OCT 31 2008(wsb-tv) — Hot 107.9 radio personality Shyneka Richardson, also known as Mizz Shyneka, is red hot over a recent shopping experience at a Douglas County mall.
Richardson, who is considering filing suit, said she and her boyfriend, David Smith, were held for hours by security officers at Arbor Place Mall after Smith was accused of stealing a shirt.
Richardson said the couple was approached in the food court by mall security.
“I just really don’t understand why they chose us out of everybody else that was in the mall,” said Richardson.
Richardson said the couple traveled to Douglas from Atlanta to shop somewhere different.
Smith, a rapper also known as “Montana Da Mac,” said he tried on several Polo brand shirts and bought two of them. Smith said security accused him of stealing the Polo shirt he walked into the store wearing.
The couple said they felt accused for one reason.
“Young and black …there’s no other reason,” said Smith.
Smith said he was first told surveillance video caught him, but after two hours, he said the mall told him the tape was inconclusive.
“It’s not a mistake when you detain someone for almost two hours without any evidence, without any probable cause, without a warrant…that’s false imprisonment,” said attorney Phaedra Parks.
The couple said while they were being held, the officers called them thieves.
When the couple asked for an incident report, they said they were told no.
When contacted by WSB-TV channel 2, the mall said it had no comment.

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GRIFFIN, Ga.OCT 31 2008

Kyle T. Greene
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www.privateofficer.com– A Griffin police department recruit, in his third week of police academy training, was arrested on prescription drug charges.
Authorities said John “B.J.” Covalsen was taken into custody Wednesday after undercover narcotics agents witnessed an exchange between Covalsen and another suspect to buy Loritab pills.
Acting on a tip, authorities said they monitored the transaction at a Home Depot in Griffin. After taking Covalsen into custody, investigators said they found other prescription drugs in his possession.
“I was hoping that the suspect that would arrive would not be Covalsen, but as soon as I saw him walking across the parking lot; I knew it was him,” stated Agent Mark Barry. “We had decided earlier that if it was him, we would take him down as we would any potential narcotics suspect.”
Covalsen is currently in the Spalding County Jail. He is charged with two felony charges, which include possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of a schedule III controlled substance.
Authorities said Covalsen’s law enforcement career ended before it started.
“As difficult as it is for any police department to have charges brought against one of their own, the Griffin PD aggressively pursues any allegations of misconduct because nothing is more important than the integrity of the department and confidence that the community has in the organization and the people that serve them,” Cpl. Bryan Clanton, internal affairs detective, said.

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Williamsburg KY OCT 31 2008

Kyle T. Greene
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The Williamsburg Wal-Mart was the scene of what police are calling a short “scuffle” Tuesday afternoon, after one man tried to knock over a store loss prevention officer following a shoplifting incident.
Paul D. Kellogg, of Jellico, Tenn., was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after Williamsburg Police Department Public Affairs Officer Shawn Jackson says Kellogg charged at a loss prevention officer and a few other Wal-Mart employees and got in a physical altercation in the parking lot.
“The guy just tried to basically run through the employees, there was a scuffle and they all stumbled through the door. He had to be physically restrained,” Jackson said.
Jackson said Kellogg was charged with first-degree robbery, which is a felony, rather than theft by unlawful taking because Kellogg used “force” while committing the crime. Jackson said situations like Tuesday’s are becoming all too common.
In southeast Kentucky, Jackson said, there has been a trend of “rehearsed robberies” at Wal-Mart Supercenters. Thieves, Jackson said, plan their robberies, and often turn violent when their plans go awry.
“Some of these people really feel like they have a pattern down pat and when the Wal-Mart employees get onto them and end up interrupting their little heist these thieves have their confidence up feel like nothing is going to stop them,” Jackson said, “But in fact they do get stopped and they get charged with robbery because they get physical, which is a much more serious crime.”
The Williamsburg Wal-Mart’s central location, also seems to make it target, according to Jackson. Many of the people arrested for shoplifting and robbery at the Wal-Mart have been out-of-towners.
“Jellico doesn’t have a Super Wal-Mart, Bell County doesn’t — it’s seems all roads lead to Williamsburg. Unfortunately, we get a lot of out of town shoplifting traffic in this area,” Jackson said.
The Williamsburg Police Department also arrested Larry Hicks on misdemeanor shoplifting charges. According to Jackson, Hicks was working with Kellogg, but was in a separate part of the store and did not resist arrest.
Despite the repeat nature of the crimes, Jackson says the Williamsburg Police Department and Wal-Mart have a good working relationship.
“We, the police department and Wal-Mart, are both working to deter this type of crime,” Jackson said.

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Everett WA OCT 31 2008

When a man accused of entering a North Seattle home and sexually assaulting a woman last week walked into an Everett Wal-Mart store on Wednesday night, he already was on the mind of one store security officer.
The female officer was scrolling through week-old surveillance videotape that showed a man identified by police as the suspect in the attack.

When the officer looked away from the video and focused on a live feed of goings-on inside the South Everett store, she saw the same man.
“It was one of those freaky coincidences,” Seattle police spokesman Mark Jamieson said.
The Wal-Mart employee immediately called Everett police and stayed on the phone while officers were dispatched. She tracked his every move and relayed details about his whereabouts to police, said Everett police spokesman Robert Goetz. Officers were waiting for the man when he walked outside.
Goetz declined to say whether the man had any of the victim’s belongings with him when he was arrested.
Goetz said the security officer has long been a source of information for Everett police; he said what she did Wednesday night “is not unusual for her.”
A spokeswoman for Wal-Mart said officials were pleased with the security officer’s work.
“We, of course, are grateful that our associate was able to help the community in this way and the safety and security of our customers is always our top priority,” Anna Taylor said.
According to Seattle police, the man entered the woman’s house in the 1600 block of North 52nd Street in the Wallingford neighborhood Oct. 20 after her husband had left to run an errand. The woman was attacked while her two children and nanny were in their rooms, police said.
After sexually assaulting the woman at knife point, the man stole several items before fleeing, police said.
Jamieson said detectives are unsure why the man attacked the Wallingford woman.
Seattle police said the man tried to use the victim’s credit card at a Lynnwood Wal-Mart shortly after the attack. Police obtained a copy of the store’s surveillance photos, identified the man and released copies of the photo to the media.

The suspect, who is being held without bail at the King County Jail, has a criminal history that stretches into Idaho and Florida. He has convictions in Idaho for escape and burglary, and convictions in Florida for vehicle theft, larceny, drug possession and the possession of drug paraphernalia.

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BRAINTREE MA OCT 31 2008

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A New York man has been charged with stealing merchandise from the Gap store at South Shore Plaza.
Police said Richard A. Arango, 21, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after store security personnel at Abercrombie & Fitch spotted him and another man run out of the Gap with bags full of merchandise.
The security officer and another from the Hollister & Co. store chased the two men into the parking garage, where they caught Arango, police said.

The other man escaped.
While trying to flee, one of the men threw a bag of clothes at the security officers.
Police said Arango had two bags lined with duct tape, commonly referred to as “booster bags” because they are used by professional shoplifters to compromise security sensors.
The bags were stuffed with clothes valued at more than $1,000, police said.

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Atlanta GA. OCT 30 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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Oh it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go……A bit early you say? Oh contraire my friend. The season was kicked off long before the pumpkins had frost upon them and long before we’ve given the slightest of thought to who’s coming to Thanksgiving this year.
With the economy on a downward spiral and the Christmas shopping season looking to be all but doomed, retailers have stocked their shelves, trimmed their trees and are pumping Jingle Bells through the sound system hoping that the few of us who might have a few dollars will leave them behind and shop early.
But with the weaker economy and retailers trying to perform CPR on their holiday sales, shoplifters too are streaming through the doors looking for bargains of another kind. They know that this year the season will be shorter, the stores less packed and the shelves not as full as in years past so they too have made their list for earlier than usual shoplifting.
One indication recently came from the largest retailer in North America, Wal-Mart. Many items are being pilfered and many more empty blister packages are being found stuffed in out of way locations in the store as well as in the aisles where the item was hanging. Apprehensions are already up in most areas of the country and while some security departments are reporting average recovery amounts as compared to last year’s holiday season, others say that those amounts have risen drastically. More people are hitting the bigger ticket items and the pros are definitely hitting harder as they have an even bigger chance to sell their stolen wares on the Internet to those who have no choice but seek out the best bargains, the cheapest gifts even if they are from questionable sellers.
While many of us have not begun to make our gift lists or thought about where the finances for those gifts will come from, others have already filled their lists, houses and websites with stolen gifts of every type.
This year will be most active for shoplifting and employee dishonesty, bad check writers, ticket switchers and retail crime and loss prevention agents, store employees, and management personnel will need to stay vigilant and observant while providing customer service.

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Iowa City IA. OCT 30 2008
Officials at City High and West High said they wanted an extra set of eyes to help watch over their buildings and students and help lower the number of fights in both places.
In October, they got what they wanted when each school hired a new security officer.

The new security officers come after a yearlong debate on whether to bring in guards and whether to arm them. Ultimately, the school board decided against providing the guards with weapons.
That led to each school going a different route with their new monitor.
Brian Shimon started as West High’s security officer Oct. 14.

A 1980 graduate of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, he was the chief of the University Heights Police Department for three years until leaving in 2004. He now splits his time between his new job at West High and his part-time position as a police officer at the Meskwaki Nation in Tama.
He said his main job at first is introducing himself to students and staff.
“My deal now is being out in the open,” said Shimon, who added that students already have asked to go on ride-alongs. “It makes a difference at night. The halls are a lot quieter.”
Principal Jerry Arganbright said Shimon’s background and ability to help plan the security at West High helped him land the job. He also said Shimon, who will make $12 per hour, or $13,440 for the rest of the school year, is able to adjust his hours, which normally are 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., for football games, concerts and other events.
“The feedback has been positive,” Arganbright said. “The kids are supportive of anything that enhances safety.”
City High Principal Mark Hanson went a different route, opting to hire veteran teacher Jerry Hora as his school’s campus monitor. Hora is a City High graduate who retired in 2007 after 34 years in teaching, including 12 years as head of the Linn-Mar School District’s alternative school and establishing the at-risk program at North Central Junior High. Hanson said City High already has three hall monitors as well as court liaison Henri Harper, so he wanted someone who could relate quickly to students.
“The education background meant more to me than the legal background,” said Hanson, who originally had favored an armed guard.
Hora, who will make $11.50 an hour, or $12,328 for the rest of the school year, said his job is to secure the building, parking lots and the physical education area. Even though he only has been on the job since Oct. 21, he said he has seen an effect already.
“I’ve been told by several P.E. teachers this is the first time they haven’t had any thefts,” he said. “I just walk around and make sure students are where they’re supposed to be.”
Students were split on whether the extra security was needed.
“It’s not like he’s in uniform and stands out,” Will Hirsch, 17, a West High junior, said about Shimon. “The fact that he’s unarmed helps him be on an even basis. He’s just another administrator.”
City High junior Alex Sullivan, 16, disagreed with having a guard, saying fights are down from last year’s levels because the overall enrollment was down. He also said most fights occurred during the lunch hour because of crowding. He said that problem has been solved by the school moving to three lunch periods from two.
“It’s kind of like they’re making a big deal out of nothing,” he said.

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Mesa AZ OCT 30 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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Mesa police responded to a local department store after store security personnel caught six people Sunday stealing and some of them were store employees.
Police arrested several of them at the store but also said that they are looking for two others suspected of stealing merchandise from a retail store on multiple occasions.

According to reports, a 16-year-old Mervyn’s store employee assisted the suspects in the thefts by a scheme known in the retail industry as “slide-thru” or “under-ringing”.
Police say the subjects would bring numerous items to the register, some very high ticket items and the clerk would take between $15 and $25 for each transaction, and in one case, took no money at all.

Three adults and three juveniles were charged and more than $5,000 worth of merchandise was recovered, according to police.

Two suspects are reportedly still outstanding along with approximately $2,300 in merchandise.
Police did not release the names of those involved.

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Edmonton CA. OCT 30 2008

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Two teens were charged after one allegedly pulled a knife on mall security and the other tried to steal some jeans.
About 3 p.m. yesterday, security spotted a male teen trying to steal some jeans from a store in West Edmonton Mall.
A security officer tried to arrest the teen inside the store, but the teen fought the officer off and fled into the mall.
The officer followed and was met by a group of teens in the mall. A male allegedly charged the officer with a knife and the group fled the mall.
Police and mall security searched nearby neighbourhoods and found six of the teens, ages 15-18.
A 16-year-old male was charged with theft, escaping lawful custody, and assault with intent to resist arrest.
Steven Pratt, 18, was charged with assault with a weapon.

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MIAMI FLA OCT 30 2008 Police have busted a North Miami Beach store clerk for selling drugs to local teenagers. She was caught selling marijuana to a high school student after police say they received a tip from a student, reports CBS station WFOR-TV in Miami.

Police arrested 24-year-old Sheena Malvoisin Monday.

Though they were told she was selling various drugs, a sweep of the store only found marijuana. After the tip, police staked out the store, where they watched Malvoisin sell marijuana to a 15-year-old boy. Both were arrested.

“The sad part here is you have an adult who’s obviously corrupting the youth who’s in the area and know hey, this is a spot where we can go,” said North Miami Beach Police Detective Armando Sotero.WFOR spoke with some area teenagers who say they come to the store every day, and are surprised by the news. “

She seemed like a nice lady. I mean, like, she’ll play video games, “Angel Guerrero said. “She seemed suspicious about stuff but I would never think she was doing that.”Elizabeth Sanchez goes to high school in the area and lives across the street from the store.

She never suspected her friendly corner store clerk was dealing drugs. “It came as a surprise to me, like when I found out, I was in shock,” Sanchez admitted.

“I’m glad they caught her because it’s something that can be prevented for the future.”Zea also spoke with Malvoisin, who admitted she sold drugs from the store.

Malvoisin claimed the police are exaggerating, saying she never meant to sell to a minor, and that the student she was caught selling to looked much older.

Malvoisin told police she had free rein at the store; apparently the owner abandoned the place a while back and allowed her to work and make money as she saw fit.

“I come here a lot and usually around this time it’s always open, but it’s closed now,” said customer Shiva Sundal.

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Maryville TN OCT 30 2008
A shoplifting call on Saturday led deputies to a house where an infant was found, along with drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Jama Lynn Lequire, 28, Guadal Canal Drive, Maryville, was arrested Sunday by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies on charges of child abuse and neglect, possession of a Schedule II substance, theft of property, possession of drug paraphernalia and evading arrest.

She was also served warrants charging her with identity theft, forgery and two attachments for contempt of court.

The incident began on Saturday night when Deputies Brian Smith and Hal Weeden responded to Ian’s Market, 3108 Ralph Phelps Road, on the report of a shoplifter, according to a Blount County Sheriff’s Office report.

Upon deputies’ arrival, the manager said a female had concealed a package of Bugler tobacco and two cans of Sparks Plus beer in her purse, and then left the store without paying. He said the suspect left in a truck driven by a man whose name he knew.

Deputies reviewed the video of the incident.Deputies went to Drinnen Lane, where the man who was driving the truck was known to live, the report said.

They made contact with the man outside of the residence, who said he thought the shoplifting suspect was inside.Saw infant sleeping “We could observe an infant sleeping in a playpen through an open window,” deputies reported.

“Three loud announcements were made to come to the door or we would make entry to the house. The suspect then jumped out of the back door of the residence and attempted to flee.”Deputies were able to capture the suspect, identified as Lequire, and took her into custody. They then went in the house to check on the child.

Deputies discovered a purse, similar to one seen in the market video, sitting on the kitchen counter with a Sparks Plus beer inside it. Another beer can was found in the top of the kitchen trash can, the report said.They also reported that they found “white powder” on the kitchen counter and an open “pill capsule” on the sink “near the baby.” While looking for the baby’s clothing, they reported finding a spoon with white powder on it and two blue and green capsules marked “Kadian 100 MG” in a dresser drawer with the baby’s shoes and socks.

Three more spoons with white powder on them were found in a makeup case and another spoon covered in residue was found in another purse.Deputies reported that they contacted the Department of Children’s Services, which took custody of the child. According to the report, Lequire told deputies that she took two beers and a bag of tobacco from the store.

The tobacco was found under the couch. Lequire was being held without bond on the attachment for contempt charges.

She was being held in lieu of bonds totaling $28,000 on the rest of the charges, pending hearings at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Monday.

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FRISCO, Texas OCT 30 2008

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www.privateofficer.com— A police officer directing traffic outside of a concert in suburban Dallas noticed a familiar-looking truck driving by — his own.
The startling sight led to the arrest of James Matthew Herring, 22, who is charged with theft and evading arrest, police said.
Frisco police Officer Jerry Varner said he parked his maroon pickup about 100 yards from where he was directing traffic Saturday night. He said he didn’t notice anyone breaking in but recognized his truck coming toward him.
Varner ordered the driver to pull over. Instead, the man put the truck in reverse and attempted to flee, striking several vehicles, police said.
Police cars eventually surrounded the truck. The driver tried to run but was soon caught, police said.
Herring’s court-appointed attorney said he hadn’t met with his client and declined to comment.

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Atlanta GA. OCT 29 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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At 4:20 on a Monday afternoon Randy checks in with the gate sergeant of a large gated community just outside of Orlando Florida.

The plush green grass, 18 hole golf course, million dollar homes and miles of private roads make it hard to patrol on foot or bike, so the security department use to patrol in a 2006 Crown Victoria with light bar, spotlights and a very nice stereo system. But that was before the economy and gas crises and before money was an issue for the management of this wealthy community.
Now, Randy makes a walk around his new patrol vehicle, and makes sure that the golf cart is charged and ready to go.

The patrol car that he had enjoyed driving for the past year sits at the gatehouse and is now only used for medical emergencies or other priority calls, off property mail or errand runs and the occasional trip to pick someone up or drop them off at the airport.
It gets us around Randy says but it’s not very fast or official looking and it hesitates a little going up and down some of our off road areas but it’s cheap and that’s what the bosses are looking at right now.
When Chris Turner turns onto Broadway Street in downtown Nashville Tennessee at around 6 a.m., he can’t help but feel a bit proud. Aside from the occasional office light flipped on by someone who has come in even earlier, his employer’s at Draper Centennial Tower is dark. Only the LifeWay Publishing Company sign atop the building glows as a beacon in the night.
“That time of the morning you can kind of see who’s interested in trying to save power and money,” said Turner, who works for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.
But the Draper building isn’t the only one that’s gone dark in Nashville in an attempt to save costs and energy and some in the security and law enforcement community is concerned. Officer Robert Franklin said with the darkness comes the increases of burglaries and other safety concerns.
High rise office buildings, shopping centers, and office complexes have cut back lighting or set their timers to shut off all exterior lighting earlier in the evening when no employee or other authorized person should be on the property.

While it may save them money on their utility bill Franklin said, it’s probably going to cost them in the long run as they see an increase in thefts, vandalism, and break-ins.
Jimmy Johnson patrols a number of these sprawling office and business complexes in metro Atlanta and he has seen the same thing. Exterior lights being cut off and dim lit exteriors that cause him great concern for his personal safety and the safety of others. People do work at some of these places late or come in very early in the morning before the sun is up and now with the properties being as dark as they are it makes these workers an easy target for people to rob them. Just as he was saying that, two men walked out from between two buildings almost undetected. They were office workers who had stayed late but they could have been muggers and we barely saw their darken figures.
Securitas Security, one of the largest security companies in the world is contracted to provide a mobile patrol of the Windsor Square shopping center covering several city blocks of Independence Blvd. in southeast Charlotte. The security officers use a small compact patrol car with the Securitas logo which helps to defray the costs of fuel but now instead of constant patrol, they have been told to sit for fifteen minutes each hour with their engines off and monitor store parking areas.
Many law enforcement agencies are feeling the economic hit also and have scaled back services, patrol areas, and even laid off personnel.

In Sacramento California this week, a huge cut in police services and staffing was announced and a loud outcry from the community was heard.
Police say that they will still provide quality services but that response times will be slower and some services such as responding to minor calls of vandalism, private property accidents, and dogs barking will be eliminated.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. OCT 28 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com- A shoplifting apprehension attempt turned violent when a store security agent was attacked by three people and later beaten with a crowbar.
Police said the incident happened Monday night at the Meijer store on Preston Highway.
Police said the loss prevention agent watched as a trio stole shoes and when he tried to stop the three people from stealing the shoes, he was attacked and seriously injured.
“The security officer had one of the gentlemen in a hold, and the female came up behind him and tried to scratch his eyes out and left scratches and stuff across his cheek,” said Metro Police Officer Kori Thurman. “The person that was in the hold also bit the security officer on the arm and hand several times.”
Police said the suspects got away, but came back to the store, found the store security officer and went after him again with a baseball bat and a crowbar.
Christopher Miller, Kent Thompson and Jennifer Powell fled the store a second time, but were later taken into custody in Bullitt County, where police said Powell is wanted on for allegedly conning an elderly man out of thousands of dollars and giving him a pill that almost killed him.The store security agent, who police did not identify was treated for numerous non-life threatening injuries and released from a local hospital.

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GREENSBORO NC OCT 29 2008

BY: Rick McCann
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
www.privateofficer.com Police say that a security officer hired to protect a local convenience store who had been robbed several times put his life on the line Tuesday when he stopped another armed robbery.
Police said that it would have been the third time in 10 days that the store had been robbed.
Police say that an armed security officer foiled the robbery attempt at the C&C Market at 2820 Lawndale Drive after a man pulled a gun on the store’s clerk.
Greensboro police said the armed man entered the store at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday and demanded money. But the suspect was immediately challenged by the armed security guard hired who pulled his own weapon. The suspect fled without taking any cash, and no one was injured officers at the store said..
Police described the suspect as a black man who stands 5-foot-11 and wore a black winter jacket, blue jeans, a dark blue shirt and a bandana over his face.
The C&C Market has been a frequent robbery target. On Oct. 19, store owner Gab “Sam” Lib was shot in the neck during a robbery attempt. The store was robbed again Thursday, and he was pistol-whipped on one side of his head.
Anyone with information about any of these incidents can call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.

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Colerain Township OH OCT 29 2008
By: Bryan Hill
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The Colerain Township Citizens on Patrol has bought a new bike for the security officer to use at Northgate Mall.

Valor Security officer Michael Chappell was run over by a robbery suspect on August 8th.

He will be presented the bike at the Colerain Township Trustees meeting on October 28th according to CTCP officials.

Talechia Willis the suspect in the robbery case, is expected to go to trial, next month. Court documents say the Lincoln Heights woman ran over Chappell when he tried to stop her from shoplifting from Macy’s.
Police say Willis put her truck into reverse in the mall parking lot and and struck Chappell five times.
Security officer Chapell was injured but is doing fine at this time.

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Shoplifter “fills orders” around TN. area www.privateofficer.com

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COOKEVILLE TN OCT 29 2008

By: Bryan Hill
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www.privateofficer.com– A man arrested at the Cookeville Mall Saturday afternoon had a carload of stolen goods and a shopping list detailing what his “customers” had ordered, police said.

Derrick Joe Choate, 46, of Old Qualls Road, Cookeville, is charged with five counts of theft in the case, says a report by Cookeville Police Officer Jeremy Lintz.

It was around 3 p.m. Saturday when a security officer in the JC Penney store followed Choate after seeing him allegedly stealing some children’s clothing and taking it out to his car, the report says.

When Sgt. Ken Clement and Lintz arrived, they confronted Choate in the store parking lot and after seeing “the stolen merchandise” inside his car, asked permission to search the vehicle, the report says.

Choate’s wife was in the car and allegedly she began talking to Lintz, saying she was “unaware that her husband was stealing from JC Penney’s,” but she also allegedly told the officers that “her husband steals merchandise for people and then sells it to them at a reduced cost,” the report says.

“She stated that Mr. Choate has a list of merchandise of what to steal for certain individuals. While I was searching the vehicle, I observed a leather wallet that contained an appointment calendar inside it.

While searching the wallet, I found four hypodermic needles, an arm tie-off, and a Q-tip, all items associated with the use of intravenous drugs.

“The officer also alleges that the calendar book contained several sheets of paper with people’s names and “various merchandise listed underneath.”

“Most of the items listed on the sheet of paper were found in the vehicle. The JC Penney employee stated that before he confronted Mr. Choate, he was attempting to steal UFC brand T-shirts.

There were several requests on the list for UFC T-shirts, and another sheet of paper that stated ‘check JC Penney’s for UFC shirts.’”Allegedly, Mrs. Choate’s purse also contained several hypodermic needles and she told the officers she used the needles to inject Dilaudid tablets.

A check of police computers showed she was wanted on a warrant out of Wilson County, and she was arrested for that and was also cited for drug paraphernalia.Derrick Choate was arrested for theft and also cited for drug paraphernalia.

The two were taken to the Putnam jail.

Allegedly, the Choate car contained, in addition to the merchandise stolen from Penney’s, numerous hooded sweatshirts from Rugged Wearhouse, numerous decorative items believed to have been taken from the Hobby Lobby store, items stolen from Walmart, and merchandise stolen from the Dollar General store.

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Shooting at hospital leaves employees, neighbors scared www.privateofficer.com

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Omaha NE OCT 29 2008

BY: Rick McCann
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There are still very few clues concerning a shooting that took place in broad daylight. Omaha Police say it appears the victim was chosen at random. Shot in the middle of a busy hospital parking lot.
Half of the parking lot at Immanuel Medical Center was wrapped in crime scene tape and dozens of officers and hospital security officers did crowd control and searched for clues.
Omaha Police confirmed Tuesday morning that a shooting of the victim was shot in the chest around 1:30 p.m. Monday. It’s an unlikely scene and one never thought possible to unfold at a hospital.
Hospital workers and residents of the normally quiet neighborhood said the broad daylight shooting is disturbing and scares many hospital employees who go there every day.

What about people who bought homes within walking distance of the hospital, thinking it was the safest place to be in the city?
“I thought I moved away from all the trouble for the most part,” said Carlina Thompson.
“Actually buying this house, I was thinking that the hospital’s right there so if something comes up we can always have somewhere to run,” Thompson said.
Adrienne Grundy and her family have lived in the same neighborhood about two years. The shooting also has Grundy coming to grips with what at one time seemed unthinkable.

However, it proves that anything can happen just about anywhere.
Right now police are not sure if it was a robbery attempt or exactly what caused the shooting to take place at the hospital and are being tight lipped about details.
Police have still not released the victim’s age, name, whether or not she was an employee of Immanuel, a patient or just there visiting someone.

Although the victim was shot at Immanuel Medical Center, she was rushed to Creighton University Medical Center for treatment.

The hospital is a trauma center with staff trained specifically to treat patients with extreme injuries.
The gunman is still at large. Anyone with information, should call police at 444-7867.

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Nikki BuskeyStaff Writer
THIBODAUX LA OCT 29 2008— Company ceremonies and events can be something employees dread, but that’s where Phillip Joseph shines.
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center’s security director has a song in his heart, and he enjoys sharing it. Joseph has become a fixture at hospital events and celebrations, engaging his coworkers with carefully selected music for each occasion.
At the hospital’s ground breaking, held Oct. 16 in advance of the hospital’s emergency-room expansion, Joseph sang to open and close the ceremonies, signing off with a song requested by the hospital CEO himself: “Lean On Me,” a former No. 1 song written by Bill Withers in 1972 and performed by a variety of artists. The song was chosen to signify the hospital’s long journey to expansion through two hard hurricane seasons. Coworkers at the gathering swayed and clapped to Joseph’s song.
Joseph, 49, said he likes to use his gift as a way to brighten the days of those around him.
“I like singing in the hospital because it takes people’s mind off their troubles,” Joseph said.
Joseph, who is married with five children, said he’s been singing since he was a child, and often performs at his church, Moses Baptist in Thibodaux, where he also plays the drums.
He’s worked at Thibodaux Regional for nearly 20 years, and he’s been singing for hospital functions nearly as long.
“We have such a great CEO (Greg Stock) who likes a fun environment as much as a work environment, so he came up with the idea of a talent show for the employee banquet that we hold every year,” Thibodaux said, explaining how coworkers initially learned of his singing ability.
After Joseph’s performance at the talent show, he said, Stock routinely asked him to perform at other hospital events.
“A lot of our employees have extraordinary talents,” Stock said. Phillip’s “powerful ability,” he added, “is both uplifting and inspiring.”
Phillip has performed at the hospital for a variety of events, including leadership sessions, special events and celebrations.
Joseph said his favorite songs are ballads, but he tailors his performance for company events.
“The music is something that’s motivated by the event itself. I’ll sing something patriotic or something upbeat for more of a fun-type thing,” he said, adding that he tries not to be prejudiced by his own tastes.
“Even though I’m not a country-and-western-type singer, I could do that, too. I like the challenge,” he said.
Performing in front of people you see at work every day might seem nerve-wracking to some, but Joseph said he keeps his cool.
He thinks back to his teen years when he played drums with the Thibodaux High School band.
“Every time we went to festivals we always scored a one,” he said. Bands are rated on a score of one to five, with one being the highest. “When you sing, you kind of black all that out because you don’t think about anything but giving a good performance. It’s me against myself. I’m always striving to give a good performance.”
And for now, Joseph is just thankful to keep singing. He was recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and in June spent nine days in Thibodaux Regional as a patient instead of an employee.
“I didn’t really know that I’d be able to sing again,” he said.
To be back at work and able to perform again is a blessing, he said.
“I choose to be positive,” Joseph said. “Because there are so many negative people in the world, It’s a choice to be positive.”
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