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Church?s Chicken employee dies protecting co-workers during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Decatur GA Dec 22 2010 A Church’s Chicken employee shot Saturday night during an armed robbery died protecting two female co-workers, DeKalb police say. The person is this still is believed to be the gunman who killed a Church’s employee, according to DeKalb police...

Author of pedophile book arrested in Fla. www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Pueblo County Fla Dec 22 2010 Florida officials filed an obscenity charge Monday against the author of a self-published how-to guide for pedophiles that was yanked from Amazon.com last month after it generated online outrage. A Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office photo shows Philip Ray Greaves II...

District school security officer disarms stabbing suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Altoona PA Dec 22 2010 A 10th-grade student charged in the stabbing of an Altoona Area High School classmate passed notes to another student telling of his intentions to kill the boy, police allege in court documents. Jeremiah I. Moser, 16, allegedly talked with and passed notes to a girl during a fifth-period class that [...

Alabama Target store employee charged with theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
HUNTSVILLE, AL Dec 22 2010 — Decatur police on Monday arrested a Target store employee and charged him with stealing in excess of $2,500 from the store. Decatur police said Terry Glenn Vickers Jr., who worked a register in the electronics department for a short time, was arrested Monday on 1st degree theft of property [...

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Armored truck accident injures guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
MALOTT WA Dec 22 2010�? A�security guard�suffered a head injury Dec. 21 when the armored car in which he was riding in�tipped onto its side just south of Malott. Jason Lee Pearce, 29, was taken to Mid-Valley Hospital, Omak, the Washington State Patrol said...

Jacksonville police officer commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec 22 2010– A member of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who was under investigation and attempted suicide earlier this month has died, according to the medical examiner’s office. Authorities said Officer Kevin Meyer died in the hospital on Friday as a result of his suicide attempt...

Student arrested selling brownies laced with marijuana www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 22, 2010
Park Ridge, Ill.Dec 22 2010 – A 17-year-old Park Ridge girl was arrested Dec. 8 for allegedly bringing brownies laced with marijuana into Maine South High School. Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen said Maine South?s school resource officer and deans were informed that the girl, a student, was allegedly attempting to sell marijuana-laced brownies [...

Rome NY man pulls knife on store security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
ROME, NY Dec 21 2010 One man is in police custody today after officers that he shoplifted from a local store and then pulled a knife on a security officer. Police were called to the Kohl?s in New Hartford after security tried to detain the man. When a store security officer tried to detain him, [...

Shoplifter arrested after dragging security oifficer with car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ind Dec 21 2010? An Indianapolis man is the suspected driver in a shoplifting incident at Edinburgh Premium Outlets that resulted in a security guard getting dragged by a car, according to court documents. Eric D. Wade, 47, is being held without bond for 72 hours at Bartholomew County Jail while prosecutors consider formal [...

Bridegroom kills his wife, best man and himself www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil Dec 21 2010 – Brazilian authorities say a bridegroom fatally shot his new wife, his best man and then himself after announcing to horrified guests that he had a “surprise” for them. Police investigator Joao Brito says witnesses told officers that 29-year-old sales manager Rogerio Damascena did not give any previous [...

School security officer -teacher arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
MANASSAS, Va. Dec 21 2010 An Osbourn High School teacher and a school security officer were recently arrested on drug charges, Manassas police Sgt. Tim Neumann said. Manassas police were investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle on Coriander Circle at about 5:30 p...

Houston security guard charged in accidental shooting death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
HOUSTON TX Dec 21 2010?A man who says he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend?s sister is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide. Investigators said 24-year-old Jamal Jones, a commissioned security guard, was visiting his girlfriend and their kids in the 12500 block of Dunlap around 6:55 p...

Virginia doctor charged in patient sexual assaults www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
WOODBRIDGE, Va. Dec 21 2010 Prince William County?s top prosecutor says a Woodbridge doctor charged with inappropriate contact with two patients may face more charges in the future. ?Three patients came forward,? Commonwealth?s Attorney Paul Ebert said...

See Something-Say Something billboards going up www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
LAS VEGAS NV Dec 21 2010 — Metro and the Department of Homeland Security say they need the public’s help to keep watch. They have launched a counter terrorism message which is being shown on billboards around the Las Vegas valley. The idea behind the “See Something, Say Something” campaign is to get people to [...

Armed woman forces way into Charlotte TV studio during evening news www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 21, 2010
Charlotte NC Dec 21 2010 A woman who police have identified as 51-year-old Wendy Naidas arrived at the WSOC studio, located on North Tryon Street, shortly before 5 p.m. WSOC’s security guard initially spoke to the woman, who pulled out a gun at some point during the exchange and put it to her head...

Macy?s employee sentenced to prison in major theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. Dec 20 2010 — The man arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of expensive handbags while working at a Fresno Macy’s store is going to prison. Richard Norton was arrested in October of last year and pleaded guilty to the crimes back in September...

Garden City teacher pleads guilty to student sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
Garden City KS DEC 20 2010 A former Garden City High School teacher will face sentencing in January after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student. David Goscinski entered a plea of guilty to criminal sexual conduct, third degree, in a hearing before Judge James R...

Indiana security officer during shoplifting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
EDINBURGH IN Dec 20 2010 ? A security officer was injured during a shoplifting incident Saturday afternoon at Edinburgh Premium Outlets, according to police. Deputy Chief David Lutz of Edinburgh Police Department said a private security officer who they have not yet named, was injured trying to stop a theft in progress at one of [...

Houston security guard charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
Houston TX Dec 20 2010 Authorities have charged a security guard with murder after he was accused of shooting another man during an argument at a southwest Houston apartment complex early Sunday. The security guard, identified as Juan Trevino, 41, is scheduled to appear in court this morning...

Woman settles rape lawsuit against Reed College www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
Portland OR Dec 20 2010 A woman who claimed she was raped by a campus security guard in 2006 while attending a summer conference at Reed College has settled her lawsuit for $145,000. The woman sued the college and the guard, Noble Powell, for $5.6 million in June 2008...

Houston security officer shoots-kills man involved in domestic incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 20, 2010
HOUSTON TX Dec 20 2010 ? Police were investigating Sunday after a security guard at a southwest Houston apartment complex shot and killed a man during an altercation. Authorities said a woman and her boyfriend were arguing in a car outside their apartment in the 6405 block of Westward around 5:30 a...

Sheriff deputy finds driver cooking Meth in garbage truck www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec 19 2010 (AP) ? An Alabama sheriff’s deputy who had to chase down a swerving garbage truck found something unexpected inside ? a plastic bottle being used to cook methamphetamine. Jefferson County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt...

Security guard arrested in pot operation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
Mentone CA Dec 19 2010 Sheriff’s deputies arrested six people Thursday who were connected with a medical marijuana collective operating in Mentone. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department launched an investigation months ago into the operations at Mentone Patients Association, 1944 Mentone Blvd...

Shoplifter tried running down security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
CLEARWATER Fla Dec 19 2010 – A shoplifter nabbed a pair of boots from a Marshalls department store and then tried to run over a store security guard who tried to catch her, police said. Santana Gamble, 25, was arrested Thursday on charges including theft, aggravated assault and felony battery...

Riverside County teacher charged with lewd acts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
CORONA, Calif.Dec 19 2010?A high school teacher in Riverside County has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation. Sheriff’s officials say 48-year-old Stephen Wolford, a teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Corona, was arrested Thursday at his home on suspicion of lewd acts with a child under age 14 with force...

North Carolina school resource officer arrested for lewd pictures www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
JOHNSTON COUNTY NC Dec 19 2010 — A former West Johnston High School resource officer faces charges after allegedly sending photos of himself to a student at the school. As ABC11 reported in October, Todd Fair, 40, was fired by Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell after an investigation was launched into the alleged incident...

Gulf Breeze poliuce seek fake nurse stealing wallets www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
Gulf Breeze Fla Dec 19 2010 The Gulf Breeze Police Department is looking for a woman who has been posing as a nurse and stealing women’s wallets. There have been two recent incidents in Gulf Breeze ? one at Andrews Institute and another at the women’s clinic near Gulf Breeze Hospital...

Security officer in gun battle with armed robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS IN DEC 19 2010 — A man robbed an Indianapolis fast food restaurant Saturday, firing shots at a security guard who tried to chase him down, police said. Workers at the Long John Silver’s restaurant at 10030 E. 38th St. told police that a man held up the business just before 6 p...

St.Louis police officer commits on-duty suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 19, 2010
ST. LOUIS MO Dec 19 2010 (AP) ? The St. Louis Police Department says a 16-year veteran of the department found dead at the riverfront apparently killed himself. The department said the body of Sgt. William Vize was found early Saturday outside his squad car on a street near the Mississippi River...

Police shoot-kill shotgun toting man in front of school www.privateofficer.com

Posted on December 18, 2010
Miami Fla Dec 18 2010 A man walking down the street with a shotgun was shot and killed in front of a Miami middle school by police officers Thursday. The incident happened around 5 p.m. outside Allapatah Middle School at Northwest 13th Place and 46th Street, after person flagged down an officer and told them [...

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