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PGA National arms security officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
Palm Beach Fla Jan 3 2011 The PGA National in south Florida has decided to add extra security protection to their massive property. “In efforts to increase our security force in PGA National, Wackenhut has started replacing our unarmed security officers (USO) with armed security officers (Custom Protection Officer) at gatehouses,” Director of Security Keith [...

Off-duty Elmhurst police officer killed in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
HOMER GLEN, Ill. Jan 3 2011(STMW) ? An off-duty Elmhurst police officer was killed in a crash Saturday morning on an icy stretch of Route 6, authorities said. Kyle P. Dieling, 27, of Elmhurst was eastbound on Route 6 and lost control of his vehicle, the Will County coroner?s office said Saturday...

MS. police kill serial robber wanted in 3 states www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn.Jan 3 2011 – An accused serial robber, who terrorized businesses in Tennessee and Kentucky, is dead after police shot him in Mississippi. Metro Police say Jeffrey Everly,38, hit three locations on his way through Nashville Wednesday...

Philly police kill man who shot officer-security guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
Philadelphia PA Jan 3 2011 The person who shot a Philadelphia police officer on New Year’s Eve has been identified as Darryl Moore – a man who just two weeks earlier shot a security guard in the back of the neck at a gas station and then robbed the victim while he lay bleeding, police [...

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Brink?s aquires Charleston armored car business www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
Charleston SC Jan 3 2011 The InterTech Group Inc. has sold one of its businesses to an outfit with a name that’s synonymous with the cash-carrying armored-car business. The Brink’s Co. said it paid about $40 million for Threshold Financial Technologies Inc...

NY man attempting suicide saved by garbage www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
NEW YORK NY Jan 3 2011 ? One week after a blizzard paralyzed the city, the snowdrifts were melting Sunday but the mountains of trash were growing. The build-up of trash, however, may be the reason why one Manhattan man is still alive. Police said a 26-year-old man, apparently trying to commit suicide, jumped from [...

Police kill armed man who threatened to kill guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 03, 2011
Portland OR Jan 3 2011 Police killed a 60-year-old man armed with a large knife in a car wash in the area of Southeast 82nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard on Sunday afternoon. According to police, at 4 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to a call that a man was threatening to kill a security guard [...

Atlanta police forms copper theft task force www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 02, 2011
Atlanta GA Jan 2 2011 Shortly before Thanksgiving, when copper thieves using a deer stand cut down 11 big sections of AT&T?s overhead phone lines in Fairburn, they took that copper somewhere to sell. And somebody somewhere had to buy it ? which is why area police, copper-heavy utilities such as AT&T or Georgia Power [...

Portland nightclub security killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 02, 2011
Portland OR Jan 2 2011 Less than two hours into the New Year, Saturday the 1st, a Portland Police officer reported to dispatch that he was on the scene of a fight at Club 915, located at 915 SW 2nd Avenue in downtown Portland. Seconds later, the officer radioed that he heard gunshots being fired [...

NYC church burglary brings large police response www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 02, 2011
New York City NY Jan 2 2011 A teen who tried to pilfer the collection boxes of a Brooklyn church hid for two hours in the building’s basement yesterday before seven cops — with automatic weapons drawn — pulled him out, a priest said...

Police arrest suspect in Ga. mall molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 02, 2011
Cobb County GA Jan 2 2011 County police arrested Wednesday a Woodstock man who allegedly inappropriately touched a 7-year-old girl at Town Center Mall. Officer Joseph Hernandez said the 7-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl were at the mall with a family member when 31-year-old Andres Wilhelm Schafer, of 523 West Oaks Drive, Woodstock, walked [...

Bethesda hospital employee killed during attack www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 02, 2011
Bethesda MD Jan�2 2011 Montgomery County police are investigating the slaying of a 40-year-old Suburban Hospital employee, an incident which prompted a four-hour lockdown Saturday at the medical center’s Bethesda campus. Police received a report of the assault at the hospital at 10:29 a...

OFFICER DOWN-Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Waughtel Hopper

Posted on January 02, 2011
Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Waughtel Hopper Clark County Sheriff’s Office Ohio End of Watch: Saturday, January 1, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 40 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, January 1, 2011 Weapon Used: Shotgun Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper [...

Woman charged in theft incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 01, 2011
CLEARWATER FLA JAN 1 2011 ? Clearwater Police arrested a St. Petersburg woman on numerous charges at the Marshall?s store at 21323 U.S. 19 on Dec. 16, according to a Clearwater police report. Santana Gamble, 25, allegedly entered the store and removed the anti-theft devices from a pair of boots, stole that item and one [...

Fort Campbell soldier arrested for skinning dog www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 01, 2011
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. Jan 1 2011 — A Fort Campbell soldier is in a Kentucky jail, accused of skinning his wife’s dog. Marc Staley, 47, of Hopkinsville, faces a charge of second-degree animal cruelty. Police said he killed his wife’s dog in the bathtub of their apartment Tuesday night...

Colorado babysitter arrested for death of infant www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 01, 2011
MONTROSE, Colo.Jan 1 2011 — A Montrose baby sitter has been jailed on suspicion of killing a 4-month-old boy. Maria Espinosa Zavala, 31, is being held on suspicion of manslaughter. Authorities said she caused the Oct. 9 death of Angel Nieto, who was declared brain dead after what the Montrose County coroner concluded was “non-accidental [...

Armored car guards mistake popping balloons for shots fired www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 01, 2011
Denver CO Jan 1 2011 Aurora police say a security guard called for help Friday at a bank after hearing New Year’s balloons pop, mistaking them for gunshots. Police say the situation took place about 10:15 a.m. at a Wells Fargo at 999 S. Sable Blvd...

Medical helicopter collides with airplane leaves 2 dead www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
WEYERS CAVE VA Dec 31 2010 A midair collision between a small airplane and a medical helicopter killed two people Friday near the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave, authorities said. Both occupants of a single-engine Cessna 172L were killed when it plummeted into a farm field after clipping AirCare 5, a medical transport [...

Former security guard sues after loss of job www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky.Dec 31 2010 ? A former security guard at Fort Campbell is suing one of the U.S. government’s largest private security contractors, claiming the company induced him and others to stay on the job with the promise of a retention bonus that’s never been paid...

Huntsville school security nabs burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
HUNTSVILLE, AL Dec 31 2010 ? Huntsville police say that they have arrested a man for a burglary at a city school. Police responded to the Huntsville Center for Information Technology on Drake Avenue about 11:30 Wednesday night after school security observed a man on school cameras inside the building...

Hospital security officer assaulted www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
New London NC Dec 31 2010 – Police are investigating the assault of a Lawrence & Memorial security officer who was attacked Wednesday night by a patient. Police said a 26-year-old man was involved in a minor car accident in Groton Town. The man became unruly and assaulted the security officer...

Teen reports being raped in Shreveport Government Plaza www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
Shreveport LA Dec 31 2010 An 18-year-old Georgia high school student told Shreveport police she was raped inside the city’s Government Plaza following Monday’s Independence Bowl. Police would not confirm any specifics about the alleged victim, nor are they releasing the name of the suspect...

Mall security chases funny money suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
VERO BEACH, Fla.Dec 31 2010 — A Miami man was arrested Tuesday after he used counterfeit cash to buy merchandise and gift cards from the Indian River Mall, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. Wayne Wisdom was arrested on multiple counts of uttering forged bills...

Man attempts child abduction at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
BOSTON MA DEC 31 2010 — A man tried to abduct a young child from a Walmart in Brockton on Thursday morning, according to police. The incident happened at about 11:20 a.m. at the store on Oak Street, near the Westgate Mall. Brockton Police Department Capt...

Dillard?s loss prevention agent arrested for shooting at shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
Oklahoma City OK Dec 31 2010 A store security guard who police said shot at a car carrying shoplifting suspects in the Penn Square Mall parking lot in October was charged Thursday with engaging in reckless conduct while possessing a firearm and carrying a weapon unlawfully...

Off-duty deputy working security shoots teen www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
SAN ANTONIO TX Dec 31 2010 — An off-duty Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a 16-year-old boy in a stolen car early Thursday morning. The wounded teen, a passenger, and the driver, were speeding from the parking lot at the Cypress Cove apartments at 601 Northwest Loop 410, where several cars had been [...

Teenager arrested for murder of Chicago police officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 31, 2010
Chicago ILL DEC 31 2010- Two days after arresting 18 year old Bernard Williams for the murder of a Chicago police officer, investigators were going to new depths to find the murder weapon. As Williams appeared in bond court, for the murder and robbery of SWAT officer David Blake, investigators were searching a sewer on [...

Charlotte Fox News Director Arrested For Theft

Posted on December 22, 2010
CHARLOTTE, NC Dec 22 2010 – Police charged the news director at Fox Charlotte for allegedly stealing items from a grocery store Sunday morning, and they say this isn’t the first time it has happened. The most recent alleged incident occurred at the Harris Teeter (store #30) located at 3333 Pineville-Matthews Road...

FBI reports crime has dropped www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Washington Dec 22 2010 (CNN) — Violent crime in the United States dropped markedly in the first half of 2010, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Overall violent crime fell 6.2% from the same period last year, according to the report, and the new numbers include a 7...

Shoplifting gang captured in Oregon www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Tacoma WA Dec 21 2010 Police arrested four people suspected of stealing nearly $7,000 in merchandise from Tacoma Mall over the weekend. Police said they arrested two teenage girls and two women, all from the Portland area, after they descended on the mall Saturday and began shoplifting...

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