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Security guard charged with auto break-ins www.privateofficer.com
November 10, 2008
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ACUSHNET MA NOV 10 2008 — A 35-year-old man described by police as a security guard was arrested Saturday in connection with several motor vehicle breaks.
Detective James Costa said the arrest of Jeff Silva of 7 Felton St., New Bedford, was made with the help of two brothers who spotted the suspect after he allegedly broke into their pickup truck on Saucier Street about 5:30 p.m.
The civilians chased the suspect and detained him until police arrived.
Detective Costa said Mr. Silva was wearing a security guard’s uniform when he was arrested.
He is charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime into a motor vehicle, larceny of more than $250 and possession of burglary tools.
A Global Positioning System device was stolen from the truck and later recovered by police.
Based on reports from witnesses, Detective Costa said police have charged Mr. Silva with three other motor vehicle breaks that occurred overnight between Friday and Saturday.
Police said Mr. Silva will be arraigned Wednesday in New Bedford District Court.
Detective Costa urged residents to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables.
He said there have been a rash of breaks in which a laptop computer, GPS device and voice recorder have been stolen.
Detective James Costa said the arrest of Jeff Silva of 7 Felton St., New Bedford, was made with the help of two brothers who spotted the suspect after he allegedly broke into their pickup truck on Saucier Street about 5:30 p.m.
The civilians chased the suspect and detained him until police arrived.
Detective Costa said Mr. Silva was wearing a security guard’s uniform when he was arrested.
He is charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime into a motor vehicle, larceny of more than $250 and possession of burglary tools.
A Global Positioning System device was stolen from the truck and later recovered by police.
Based on reports from witnesses, Detective Costa said police have charged Mr. Silva with three other motor vehicle breaks that occurred overnight between Friday and Saturday.
Police said Mr. Silva will be arraigned Wednesday in New Bedford District Court.
Detective Costa urged residents to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables.
He said there have been a rash of breaks in which a laptop computer, GPS device and voice recorder have been stolen.
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Retail Security/Shoplifting News www.privateofficer.com
November 9, 2008
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Atlanta GA. NOV 9 2008
Retail Security/Shoplifting News
Compiled by: Bryan Hill
Taunton MA
Police responded to a 12:32 p.m. complaint at Trucchi’s Supermarket and arrested Scott Coull, 38, no address provided, on a charge of shoplifting.• Jennifer Dumont, 29, of 136 DeWert Ave., Taunton, was arrested at 3:47 p.m. on a charge of shoplifting from Trucchi’s.
Police responded to a 12:32 p.m. complaint at Trucchi’s Supermarket and arrested Scott Coull, 38, no address provided, on a charge of shoplifting.• Jennifer Dumont, 29, of 136 DeWert Ave., Taunton, was arrested at 3:47 p.m. on a charge of shoplifting from Trucchi’s.
Malden MA
Bianca Blanchard, 20, 35 Middleton St., Dorchester, was arrested at 12:26 p.m. on Summer Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation.
Orem Utah A Provo woman was arrested Wednesday after reportedly trying to steal $140 of products from the Orem Wal-Mart. According to an Orem police department press release, 26-year-old Linsey Elaine Carter went through the self-checkout line but did not ring up her full purchase. Carter was detained until police arrived on the scene and discovered she had two warrants out for her arrest. Carter was also found with prescription medication hidden up the sleeve of her coat.
Nicole Bouche, 20, 124 Main St., Saugus, was arrested at 4:04 p.m. on Centre Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation and possession of a Class C drug.
HOUMA LA A 28-year-old man from Houma was arrested after he allegedly tried to leave Wal-Mart wearing new, unpaid clothes.
Calvalet Calloway, 309 East St., was arrested in the Grand Caillou Road Wal-Mart Wednesday. Employees called police at 3:22 a.m., telling officers he’d visited the store for the past three days.Police said they watched as Calloway put on a new pair of $24 shoes and put his old pair in the box. He also put on new pants, leaving his old pair in the changing room, they said.He was arrested and issued a summons for theft of goods by shoplifting
Morris County NJ
Police were called to Target at the outer mall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to process Jason Vittoria, 20, of Hopatcong, on a shoplifting complaint signed by store security workers alleging he tried to take items worth $492, police said.
•Officers were called to Wal-Mart on Enterprise Drive at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, to process Diego A. Montoya, 33, of Dover, on a shoplifting complaint signed by store security workers alleging he tried to take items worth $414.64 from the store, police said.
Barlett IL.
Bartlett woman faces several charges after a shoplifting arrest escalated Monday night. Jessica J. Byant, 38, of 1330 Northgate Drive, has been charged with felony criminal damage to state-supported property, resisting a police officer and retail theft, Bartlett police said in a news release.
Police gave this account: Officers responding to a shoplifting complaint at Bartlett Fresh Market found Bryant in the parking lot of Bartlett Plaza and discovered alcohol and food believed taken from the market in her purse.
After she was arrested and placed in a squad car, she kicked out a back window and attempted to kick officers who moved to subdue her.
Bryant was taken by ambulance to Northwest Community Hospital for psychological evaluation.
Kingsport TN
A Kingsport man was arrested Thursday after allegedly pulling a knife on a loss prevention officer at the Stone Drive Wal-Mart. The scuffle ended when the man was tackled from behind by a second Wal-Mart employee. According to an incident report filed by the Kingsport Police Department, about 1:30 p.m. a loss prevention officer saw a man hide a store item under his clothes. The man then passed by the checkout aisles without paying. The loss prevention officer approached the suspect in the lobby before he exited the store, identifying himself as Wal-Mart personnel. When the man continued to walk away, the employee put his arm up to try and stop him. According to statements from the loss prevention officer, the suspect pulled his right hand out of his pocket to reveal a knife. He then allegedly swung his right arm in what appeared to be the beginning of a stabbing motion toward the store employee. Another loss prevention officer tackled the man from behind, knocking the knife from his hand. Kingsport police responded to place the suspect under arrest. Joshua Aaron Young, 22, of 1535 Fort Henry Drive, was charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication, as he allegedly admitted drinking a bottle and a half of liquor before the incident. According to the police report, Wal-Mart security charged him with shoplifting.
SHELBY NC – Days after police released information on two suspects wanted for attempted shoplifting, both individuals have been taken into custody.Roger Jimison and Patricia Hambright, of Tack Court, Kings Mountain, were identified by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office as the two responsible for trying to steal pharmaceuticals from the D&N Mini Mart on Fallston Road.Capt. Alan Norman, of the sheriff’s office, previously told The Star that the two filled a totebag with merchandise Oct. 17 but a clerk saw them on the store video camera and confronted them. Norman said they then dropped the bag and fled the store, leaving in a 1999 green Saturn station wagon.Jimison turned himself in shortly after The Star’s coverage of the incident. Hambright was taken into custody earlier this week
Conway SC Two Conway women were charged with shoplifting from Wal-Mart, according to a police report.
Tiffany James, 26, and Richetta Sindab, 21, both of 301 El Bethel Road, were charged about 1:15 p.m. Monday after security at the Conway Wal-mart detained them, the report showed.Police said store security saw the women come into the store with two large handbags. The women took children’s hair bows and food before they tried to leave the store without paying, the report showed.
Central Valley NY A Mount Vernon man charged with stealing sunglasses at an outlet store in Woodbury Common turned out to have 25 bags of cocaine ready for sale, according to police.
The suspect Dewayne C. Johnson, 39, was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree, a felony. He was caught at 4 p.m. Saturday, allegedly stealing a $130 pair of sunglasses from Saks Off Fifth Ave, Woodbury police said.
He was arraigned before Justice Christine Weinberg and sent to Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond. He is due to appear in town court Tuesday.
Jarrard Harris, 31, 147 Glenhill Road, Everett, was arrested at 2:53 p.m. on Broadway Street and charged with shoplifting by asportation.Christopher Cymbola, 20, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, was arrested for shoplifting over $1,700 in merchandise from Meijer. A Playstation system, 16 games, 9 DVDs and CDs, a Nintendo DS, a Playstation Portable accessory and hearing aid batteries were stolen
Salisbury MD
At approximately 3:43 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Boscovs Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival, the officers were advised by store security that store employees had observed the below listed suspect take property from its packaging, then remove it from the store without making payment. The packaging and property was recovered for the store. ARRESTED: Troy Wayne Emore, 29 years of age Seaford, Delaware
CHARGES: Theft (under $ 500)DISPOSITION: Released to Central BookingCC # 200800040424
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Security officer nabs purse snatcher www.privateofficer.com
November 8, 2008
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PORTLAND, Ore. NOV 8 2008
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—Police said that a private security officer working downtown at a mini mart was in the right place at the right time stopped a robber from stealing a woman’s purse Friday.
Police said Salvador Hernandez-Mejia grabbed a woman’s purse right in front of Peterson’s Market on Southwest 10th and Morrison streets.
As the woman stood outside Peterson’s Market right along the MAX tracks police said that the robber came up from behind her and grabbed her purse.
A security officer told police that he was following his usual routine when he noticed the man and woman struggling right outside the market.
To make matters worse, officers said the robber hit the woman with her purse.
The security officer, who works at Peterson’s Market, ran out and tackled the robber, and subdued him police said.
“I see some guy hit that one lady and another guy he hit that guy and I go to help because that guy he try to run,” said the security officer Mario Alon. It all happened so quickly.
Hernandez-Mejia was arrested on charges of assault and robbery.
Police said he’s an illegal immigrant so he also has an immigration hold on him.
The victim was clearly distraught as she talked to detectives but she appeared to be OK.
Police said Salvador Hernandez-Mejia grabbed a woman’s purse right in front of Peterson’s Market on Southwest 10th and Morrison streets.
As the woman stood outside Peterson’s Market right along the MAX tracks police said that the robber came up from behind her and grabbed her purse.
A security officer told police that he was following his usual routine when he noticed the man and woman struggling right outside the market.
To make matters worse, officers said the robber hit the woman with her purse.
The security officer, who works at Peterson’s Market, ran out and tackled the robber, and subdued him police said.
“I see some guy hit that one lady and another guy he hit that guy and I go to help because that guy he try to run,” said the security officer Mario Alon. It all happened so quickly.
Hernandez-Mejia was arrested on charges of assault and robbery.
Police said he’s an illegal immigrant so he also has an immigration hold on him.
The victim was clearly distraught as she talked to detectives but she appeared to be OK.
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Five people indicted in ID theft operation www.privateofficer.com
November 7, 2008
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Denver CO. Nov 7 2008
Five people have been indicted in an ID theft operation in which they allegedly used bogus credit cards and bought methamphetamines with the cash they got after reselling purchased items, Aurora police announced Wednesday.
The Denver grand jury returned indictments last week against the five charging them with numerous counts, including violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer crime, forgery, and theft.
The ring’s alleged leader, Shadwick Weaver, 35, was in custody in the Douglas County Jail when the indictment was handed down, police said. Weaver is facing 56 criminal counts and was being held on $500,000 bail.
Detectives from the police department’s economic crimes unit and a crime analyst began investigating the group in April after the found out that they may have been involved in a variety of white-collar crimes in Aurora and the north Denver metro area, detective Robert Friel, police spokesman, said.
The group members allegedly got hold of victims’ identities by burglarizing homes, breaking into cars and vehicle larceny, the detective said. The ring also possessed equipment that they used to manufacture documents such as counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Detectives believe the group possessed about 300 such bogus documents, Friel said.
“We executed a search warrant and we believe we took away their tools that they were using to carry out the scheme,” the detective said.
In some cases, they would buy merchandise using the counterfeit checks or credit cards. The ring’s members would then resell the goods to make profit, which would then be used to buy methamphetamines, Friel said.
Detectives also think that some members would present a “temporary card” to a merchant to make purchases. However, the card would not have the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. Friel said that lack of special security features should let merchants know that the card is fake. Besides, he said, “temporary cards” do not exist.
“It’s a good warning for the business community; do not accept cards that are missing the traditional components of a credit or debit card,” Friel said.
The four others who were indicted and are in custody include James Bierce, 41; Carrie Robinson, 25; and Kelly Head, 35. Detectives continued to search for Levi Fairbanks, 25.
Denver CO. Nov 7 2008
Five people have been indicted in an ID theft operation in which they allegedly used bogus credit cards and bought methamphetamines with the cash they got after reselling purchased items, Aurora police announced Wednesday.
The Denver grand jury returned indictments last week against the five charging them with numerous counts, including violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer crime, forgery, and theft.
The ring’s alleged leader, Shadwick Weaver, 35, was in custody in the Douglas County Jail when the indictment was handed down, police said. Weaver is facing 56 criminal counts and was being held on $500,000 bail.
Detectives from the police department’s economic crimes unit and a crime analyst began investigating the group in April after the found out that they may have been involved in a variety of white-collar crimes in Aurora and the north Denver metro area, detective Robert Friel, police spokesman, said.
The group members allegedly got hold of victims’ identities by burglarizing homes, breaking into cars and vehicle larceny, the detective said. The ring also possessed equipment that they used to manufacture documents such as counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Detectives believe the group possessed about 300 such bogus documents, Friel said.
“We executed a search warrant and we believe we took away their tools that they were using to carry out the scheme,” the detective said.
In some cases, they would buy merchandise using the counterfeit checks or credit cards. The ring’s members would then resell the goods to make profit, which would then be used to buy methamphetamines, Friel said.
Detectives also think that some members would present a “temporary card” to a merchant to make purchases. However, the card would not have the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. Friel said that lack of special security features should let merchants know that the card is fake. Besides, he said, “temporary cards” do not exist.
“It’s a good warning for the business community; do not accept cards that are missing the traditional components of a credit or debit card,” Friel said.
The four others who were indicted and are in custody include James Bierce, 41; Carrie Robinson, 25; and Kelly Head, 35. Detectives continued to search for Levi Fairbanks, 25.
Anyone with information about Fairbanks’ whereabouts should contact detectives at 303-739-6142.
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Security officers wrestle gun away from man www.privateofficer.com
November 7, 2008
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Elkhart IN NOV 7 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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An Elkhart man was arrested after police said he wrestled with a security officer over a gun at Chicago Bar and Grill, 2425 Cassopolis St., early Sunday morning.
Corey J. Edwards, 31, of 2584 Links Drive, Apt. 2A, was arrested on a preliminary felony charge of criminal recklessness and preliminary misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and carrying a gun without a permit around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Elkhart Sgt. Todd Thayer said in a report.
According to the police report, Edwards had been asked to leave the bar by security for an unknown reason. According to witnesses, he then went to the parking lot and retrieved a semiautomatic handgun from his vehicle and fired shots into the air.
Edwards then re-entered the bar, witnesses reported, and security officers wrestled with him to get the gun.
During the altercation, the gun went off and a bullet hit the ceiling. Police said security was able to take the gun and subdued and detained Edwards until police arrived and arrested him. No one was injured in the incident police said.
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An Elkhart man was arrested after police said he wrestled with a security officer over a gun at Chicago Bar and Grill, 2425 Cassopolis St., early Sunday morning.
Corey J. Edwards, 31, of 2584 Links Drive, Apt. 2A, was arrested on a preliminary felony charge of criminal recklessness and preliminary misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and carrying a gun without a permit around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Elkhart Sgt. Todd Thayer said in a report.
According to the police report, Edwards had been asked to leave the bar by security for an unknown reason. According to witnesses, he then went to the parking lot and retrieved a semiautomatic handgun from his vehicle and fired shots into the air.
Edwards then re-entered the bar, witnesses reported, and security officers wrestled with him to get the gun.
During the altercation, the gun went off and a bullet hit the ceiling. Police said security was able to take the gun and subdued and detained Edwards until police arrived and arrested him. No one was injured in the incident police said.
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Security officer finds victim of shooting www.privateofficer.com
November 7, 2008
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Phoenix AZ NOV 7 2008
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A 27-year old man who was found suffering from a gunshot wound by a private security officer in the 3600 block of East Golf Links Road has died at the hospital.
Police said the victim, identified as Quincy Brown was found by the security guard shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5.
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A 27-year old man who was found suffering from a gunshot wound by a private security officer in the 3600 block of East Golf Links Road has died at the hospital.
Police said the victim, identified as Quincy Brown was found by the security guard shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5.
Police said that the security officer had heard a gunshot after he went to investigate suspicious activity in an area west of the mail order company where he works.
The security guard told investigators that he saw an African-American man walking near where he found the victim, and that when the man saw him approaching he ran south from the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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Small bomb explodes in Walmart store www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Leesville LA NOV 6 2008
Two people were injured when a homemade bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart on Saturday, Leesville Police reported.
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the incident that sent two to the hospital with minor injuries, Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman said in a statement released Monday.
Police said the device went off around 8:30 p.m. and was initially reported to them as gunshots coming from the sporting goods area of the store. It was later discovered that it was a “small bomb” that had been detonated by the teens in the men’s clothing section of the store.
A customer and an employee suffered minor injuries during the explosion. They were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and later released.
One of the unnamed juveniles was charged with criminal trespass and has been released to his parents.
The other teen faces charges of manufacture and possession of a bomb, theft of goods, simple arson, two counts of counts of negligent injury, disturbing the peace and aggravated assault. The second teen also has two previous and unrelated arson charges through Leesville Police, according to the release. He will be taken to a juvenile detention center.
Police said the store was cleared, and the boys were arrested after officials reviewed security tape from the store.
Leesville LA NOV 6 2008
Two people were injured when a homemade bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart on Saturday, Leesville Police reported.
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the incident that sent two to the hospital with minor injuries, Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman said in a statement released Monday.
Police said the device went off around 8:30 p.m. and was initially reported to them as gunshots coming from the sporting goods area of the store. It was later discovered that it was a “small bomb” that had been detonated by the teens in the men’s clothing section of the store.
A customer and an employee suffered minor injuries during the explosion. They were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and later released.
One of the unnamed juveniles was charged with criminal trespass and has been released to his parents.
The other teen faces charges of manufacture and possession of a bomb, theft of goods, simple arson, two counts of counts of negligent injury, disturbing the peace and aggravated assault. The second teen also has two previous and unrelated arson charges through Leesville Police, according to the release. He will be taken to a juvenile detention center.
Police said the store was cleared, and the boys were arrested after officials reviewed security tape from the store.
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Former football player charged in airport disturbance www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Kennewick WA Nov 6 2008
A former Tri-Cities Fever football player was arrested Monday morning after he busted through a window in the boarding area at the Tri-Cities Airport.
Michael Rayfield Hodges, 25, of California, managed to get onto the tarmac just as Horizon Air flight 2103 was getting ready to leave for Seattle.
The 6-foot, 270-pound lineman played parts of four seasons for the Fever, including eight games this year.
Hodges’ intentions were not clear, said Dwayne Baird, public affairs manager for the Transportation Security Administration.
Baird said Hodges showed up near the security screening area in the airport about 9 a.m. After he found the screening area was closed, he used the exit door to get inside a secured boarding area.
Hodges reportedly told security officers that he didn’t have a ticket and did not know anyone on that flight. He didn’t have a reason to be at the airport, Baird said.
When a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy asked him to leave, Hodges became angry, yelled obscenities, then broke through a window to get onto the tarmac where the loaded plane was preparing to leave.
It’s not clear if he was trying to board the plane.
A sheriff’s deputy shot Hodges with a Taser and then he was arrested. He was taken to Lourdes Medical Center for treatment before being booked into the Franklin County jail at 12:30 p.m. He is being held on suspicion of felony assault on a police officer.
Despite the breach, there was no danger to anyone at any time on the secure side of the airport, said Baird, who’s based in Salt Lake City. The TSA may bring civil charges, Baird said.
Hodges, who was a standout at Idaho State University, missed time last season with the Fever because of a knee injury.
“He was a guy that came across as real quiet, a real reserved guy,” said former Fever coach Dan Whitsett, who coached Hodges for two seasons. “He was a guy who always wore his emotions on his sleeve and always seemed to have a big heart.”
Hodges’ behavior is difficult to explain, Baird said, noting Hodges told the detectives that he doesn’t drink or use drugs.
Tri-Cities Airport Director Jim Morasch said the security breach was an unusual occurrence. “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” he said.
But he was satisfied with the way security agencies responded to the situation. “Everything worked the way it was supposed to,” Morasch said.
The incident delayed the Horizon flight by about a half-hour, said Dan Russo, Horizon’s vice president of marketing and communications.
Russo didn’t confirm or deny if Hodges was a passenger on the flight, citing company policies.
Kennewick WA Nov 6 2008
A former Tri-Cities Fever football player was arrested Monday morning after he busted through a window in the boarding area at the Tri-Cities Airport.
Michael Rayfield Hodges, 25, of California, managed to get onto the tarmac just as Horizon Air flight 2103 was getting ready to leave for Seattle.
The 6-foot, 270-pound lineman played parts of four seasons for the Fever, including eight games this year.
Hodges’ intentions were not clear, said Dwayne Baird, public affairs manager for the Transportation Security Administration.
Baird said Hodges showed up near the security screening area in the airport about 9 a.m. After he found the screening area was closed, he used the exit door to get inside a secured boarding area.
Hodges reportedly told security officers that he didn’t have a ticket and did not know anyone on that flight. He didn’t have a reason to be at the airport, Baird said.
When a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy asked him to leave, Hodges became angry, yelled obscenities, then broke through a window to get onto the tarmac where the loaded plane was preparing to leave.
It’s not clear if he was trying to board the plane.
A sheriff’s deputy shot Hodges with a Taser and then he was arrested. He was taken to Lourdes Medical Center for treatment before being booked into the Franklin County jail at 12:30 p.m. He is being held on suspicion of felony assault on a police officer.
Despite the breach, there was no danger to anyone at any time on the secure side of the airport, said Baird, who’s based in Salt Lake City. The TSA may bring civil charges, Baird said.
Hodges, who was a standout at Idaho State University, missed time last season with the Fever because of a knee injury.
“He was a guy that came across as real quiet, a real reserved guy,” said former Fever coach Dan Whitsett, who coached Hodges for two seasons. “He was a guy who always wore his emotions on his sleeve and always seemed to have a big heart.”
Hodges’ behavior is difficult to explain, Baird said, noting Hodges told the detectives that he doesn’t drink or use drugs.
Tri-Cities Airport Director Jim Morasch said the security breach was an unusual occurrence. “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” he said.
But he was satisfied with the way security agencies responded to the situation. “Everything worked the way it was supposed to,” Morasch said.
The incident delayed the Horizon flight by about a half-hour, said Dan Russo, Horizon’s vice president of marketing and communications.
Russo didn’t confirm or deny if Hodges was a passenger on the flight, citing company policies.
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Unruly passenger arrested at Charlotte airport www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. NOV 6 2008
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www.privateofficer.com Authorities at the Charlotte Douglas Airport said a flight was diverted to the airport when an unruly and intoxicated passenger had to be restrained on board and the pilots needed law enforcement assistance. Federal agents and the airport police department responded to meet the plane on the tarmac and take custody of the female.
Police said that the crew used duct tape to restrain the unruly passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago.
The FBI said the woman slapped a crew member on the buttocks and pulled a blind passenger’s hair.
FBI Agent Peter Carricato said the passenger also used profanity and was touching and jabbing other passengers.
Authorities said 45-year-old Maria Esther Castillo of Oswego, N.Y., has been charged with resisting arrest and interfering with the operations of a flight crew.
The flight was diverted Saturday to Charlotte, and police say that Castillo fought with police officers who came aboard the plane. She now faces a detention hearing on Thursday.
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www.privateofficer.com Authorities at the Charlotte Douglas Airport said a flight was diverted to the airport when an unruly and intoxicated passenger had to be restrained on board and the pilots needed law enforcement assistance. Federal agents and the airport police department responded to meet the plane on the tarmac and take custody of the female.
Police said that the crew used duct tape to restrain the unruly passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago.
The FBI said the woman slapped a crew member on the buttocks and pulled a blind passenger’s hair.
FBI Agent Peter Carricato said the passenger also used profanity and was touching and jabbing other passengers.
Authorities said 45-year-old Maria Esther Castillo of Oswego, N.Y., has been charged with resisting arrest and interfering with the operations of a flight crew.
The flight was diverted Saturday to Charlotte, and police say that Castillo fought with police officers who came aboard the plane. She now faces a detention hearing on Thursday.
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School crossing guard robbed www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Police are investigating the robbery of a school crossing guard who was on duty.
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Police are investigating the robbery of a school crossing guard who was on duty.
Jeff Hall was directing traffic and helping children to get across the road during his afternoon shift on Monday when he was pushed against a wall by a man demanding money, city police said.
Hall said a man approached him at 2:38 p.m. at Ninth and Liberty streets.
Hall said he told the man that he had no money and threatened to call police.
Police said that the released Hall and fled on Ninth Street, said Capt. Dean Schwartz.
The attempted robber was described as white, 6-foot-3, with blond hair, and wearing a red leather jacket and a black hat with the word ”Bronx” on it, police said. Hall was not injured.
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Shoplifters steal items to use in robbery www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Kerrville police on Tuesday said a man and a teenager arrested on shoplifting charges at the Wal-Mart there last weekend allegedly intended to use the loot — which included ski masks, black shirts and air pistols — to rob a supermarket that night.
Police Sgt. Drew Hufstedler said Wal-Mart security personnel apprehended Gregory Shupe, 20, and Jose A. Flores, 17, about 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Hufstedler said Flores told investigators of a plan to hold up the Super S Food Store upon leaving the Wal-Mart.
A third man associated with Shupe and Flores was not charged but corroborated Flores’ account, Hufstedler said.
Both suspects were charged with theft and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. They were jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.
A Kerr County Jail official said Tuesday that Flores was released Saturday on bond and said Shupe remained in custody there.
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Kerrville police on Tuesday said a man and a teenager arrested on shoplifting charges at the Wal-Mart there last weekend allegedly intended to use the loot — which included ski masks, black shirts and air pistols — to rob a supermarket that night.
Police Sgt. Drew Hufstedler said Wal-Mart security personnel apprehended Gregory Shupe, 20, and Jose A. Flores, 17, about 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Hufstedler said Flores told investigators of a plan to hold up the Super S Food Store upon leaving the Wal-Mart.
A third man associated with Shupe and Flores was not charged but corroborated Flores’ account, Hufstedler said.
Both suspects were charged with theft and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. They were jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.
A Kerr County Jail official said Tuesday that Flores was released Saturday on bond and said Shupe remained in custody there.
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Police officer arrested for falsifying time records www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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BATON ROUGE, La. NOV 6 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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www.privateofficer.com A Baton Rouge police officer is under arrest today on charges that he falsified timesheets for off-duty security work at an area bank. Investigators say that the problem is, those hours were never worked, and the officer falsified his timesheets.
Police say 27-year-old Jerald Holmes resigned from the department Tuesday and was booked into the parish prison on theft and malfeasance charges.
A department spokesman says Holmes was paid for hours he didn’t work as a security guard for Hancock Bank.
Police said that they were notified about the falsified documents and began an investigation into the officer’s off-duty security officers.
Police did not say how much money Holmes was over paid or if there had been any other problems with his work performance as a city officer.
Holmes joined the Police Department in June 2006.
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www.privateofficer.com A Baton Rouge police officer is under arrest today on charges that he falsified timesheets for off-duty security work at an area bank. Investigators say that the problem is, those hours were never worked, and the officer falsified his timesheets.
Police say 27-year-old Jerald Holmes resigned from the department Tuesday and was booked into the parish prison on theft and malfeasance charges.
A department spokesman says Holmes was paid for hours he didn’t work as a security guard for Hancock Bank.
Police said that they were notified about the falsified documents and began an investigation into the officer’s off-duty security officers.
Police did not say how much money Holmes was over paid or if there had been any other problems with his work performance as a city officer.
Holmes joined the Police Department in June 2006.
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Husband and wife charged in crime spree www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Police took an alleged husband and wife criminal team into custody Monday after a small-scale, bungled crime spree at the Stop & Shop on G.A.R. Highway.
Somerset MA Nov 6 2008
Police took an alleged husband and wife criminal team into custody Monday after a small-scale, bungled crime spree at the Stop & Shop on G.A.R. Highway.
Jennifer Pacheco, 36, 164 Montaup St., Fall River, was charged with larceny over $250 and larceny of a credit card after she snatched a purse from a grocery cart inside the store.
The owner of the purse followed Jennifer Pacheco through the store, confronting her near the exit, where Jennifer Pacheco threw the purse to the ground and fled. When the victim picked up her purse, she noticed her credit card was missing from the purse.
Store employee Paul Araujo witnessed the incident and followed Jennifer Pacheco from the store.
In the parking lot, Araujo flagged down a passing motorist and got a ride, enabling him to catch Jennifer Pacheco, who was now running through the parking lot. Araujo caught up with Jennifer Pacheco in front of the Highway Department building. Patrolman Paul Trenholme arrived and took Jennifer Pacheco into custody even as she attempted to convince Araujo and her victim that she had grabbed the wrong purse by mistake.
Jennifer Pacheco told police that she had been shopping with her husband. Meanwhile, Somerset Police Chief Joseph Ferreira had approached and then arrested Jamie M. Pacheco, 33, 265 Middle St., Fall River.
Jamie Pacheco told officers that Jennifer Pacheco was his ex-wife, and he had no knowledge of her criminal activity.Jamie Pacheco was carrying a plastic bag containing two frozen dinners with a value of $4.29. Jamie Pacheco could not produce a receipt for the items and told Ferreira he had stolen them from Stop & Shop. Jamie Pacheco was arrested for shoplifting.
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Kohl’s security officer holds on for life www.privateofficer.com
November 6, 2008
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Redlands CA. NOV 6 2008
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Authorities responding to a shoplifting call that a security officer trying to detain a female shoplifter found himself hanging on for dear life literally.
Police said the 19-year-old woman was caught stealing clothes from a Kohls store and as the loss prevention agent tried to stop her as she tried driving off ,the security officer was soon hanging onto her steering wheel, Redlands police said.
Lorraine Sylvia Carrion, of Redlands, was arrested on suspicion of robbery for the 7:30 p.m. incident in the Citrus Plaza parking lot.
A Kohl’s loss prevention officer wathed the theft go down and then followed Carrion into the parking lot said Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker.
She ignored him and got into a blue 1989 Chevy Blazer that had been stolen out of Anaheim, police said.
The security officer “was hanging onto the steering wheel in the parking lot while she was tring to drive away,” Baker said. Police were called and was able to get there quickly and arrested the female.
Authorities said that a few citizens helped stop the vehicle and assisted security with holding her until officers arrived. Police said that the store security agent was not injured.
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Target security agent charged with theft www.privateofficer.com
November 4, 2008
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CAMBRIDGE, Md. Nov 4 2008
Easton police on Friday arrested a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise and cash from the store where he worked as a loss prevention agent.
Police say officers were dispatched to the Target department store by another loss prevention employee concerning several thefts that had been committed by Target employee 51-year-old Warren Eugene Muhammad.
Police say Muhammad was a security officer for the store and confesssed to stealing items over the last month of his employment with Target.
According to police, Muhammad admitted to taking two IPods, five bottles of perfume, seven video games and other merchandise and cash. Investigators recovered two video games from Muhammad’s vehicle, according to police.
Muhammad was charged with theft less than $500, theft over $500 and theft scheme over $500. A court commissioner then released him.
Police say officers were dispatched to the Target department store by another loss prevention employee concerning several thefts that had been committed by Target employee 51-year-old Warren Eugene Muhammad.
Police say Muhammad was a security officer for the store and confesssed to stealing items over the last month of his employment with Target.
According to police, Muhammad admitted to taking two IPods, five bottles of perfume, seven video games and other merchandise and cash. Investigators recovered two video games from Muhammad’s vehicle, according to police.
Muhammad was charged with theft less than $500, theft over $500 and theft scheme over $500. A court commissioner then released him.
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Man runs down security, leads police on pursuit www.privateofficer.com
November 4, 2008
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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. NOV 4 2008
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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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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
November 4, 2008
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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.
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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.
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
November 4, 2008
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MYRTLE BEACH SC Nov 4 2008
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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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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
November 3, 2008
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Sunrise FLA NOV 3 2008
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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
November 3, 2008
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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.
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
November 3, 2008
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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.
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
November 2, 2008
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Eugene OR NOV 2 2008
registerguard.com 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.
registerguard.com 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
November 1, 2008
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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.
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
November 1, 2008
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MILWAUKEE WI NOV 1 2008
BY: Rick McCann
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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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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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November 1, 2008
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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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
October 31, 2008
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Visalia CA OCT 31 2008
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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.
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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 radio personality wrongly accused of shoplifting www.privateofficer.com
October 31, 2008
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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.
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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Police recruit arrested on drug charges www.privateofficer.com
October 31, 2008
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GRIFFIN, Ga.OCT 31 2008
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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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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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Shoplifter assaults his way to jail www.privateofficer.com
October 31, 2008
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Williamsburg KY OCT 31 2008
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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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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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October 31, 2008
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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 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.
“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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