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Baltimore area malls deploy K-9 teams www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Baltimore MD Nov 24 2010 A K-9 security team will be dispatched to patrol five Baltimore-area malls to beef up security at the properties, mall owner General Growth Properties announced Tuesday as the holiday shopping season gets under way. The team of two German shepherds will monitor activity at Harborplace & The Gallery, Towson Town [...

Atlanta TSA agent kidnaps-rapes woman www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Atlanta GA Nov 24 2010 A TSA employee based at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport tried to kill himself after allegedly abducting a woman, sexually assaulting her then giving her a suicide note to deliver. MARTA police are among the law enforcement agencies investigating the claim that Randall Scott King, 49, kidnapped the woman from the [...

Ohio court security officer attacked by defendant www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Avon Lake OH Nov 24 2010 During a pretrial hearing and bond review on several Fairview Park charges last week, a Cleveland man assaulted and injured a Rocky River Municipal Court security guard. The defendant, 51-year-old Bryan Hurt of Cleveland, became very angry when he learned Judge Donna Congeni Fitzsimmons intended to revoke his bond, [...

Dixie State University security rescues suicide victim www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
St George Utah Nov 24 2010 Dixie State College security officers responded quickly to an emergency situation at Shiloh Hall when a DSC student attempted suicide. Don Reid, director of campus security, said Jeffrey Pectol, a freshman English major from American Fork, inflicted injuries on both of his arms with a knife...

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Maine Corrections Officer Dead During Training www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Senior Corrections Officer John H. (Packy) Paskewicz Maine Department of Corrections Maine End of Watch: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 58 Tour of Duty: 20 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Heart attack Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Senior [...

OFFICER DOWN DEPUTY SHERIFF SAM BROWNLEE

Posted on November 24, 2010
Deputy Sheriff Sam Brownlee Weld County Sheriff’s Office Colorado End of Watch: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 43 Tour of Duty: 5 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and hospitalized Deputy Sam Brownlee [...

Jersey City man assaults school security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
JERSEY CITY NJ NOV 24 2010 The son of Jersey City Councilwoman and Hudson County Register Willie Flood was arrested again yesterday after a confrontation with a uniformed school security guard who told him to move his car out of a school no parking zone...

Former Detroit school guards sue for back pay and their job www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Detroit MI Nov 24 2010 ? A group of school security guards who lost their jobs to outsourcing has filed another suit against Detroit Public Schools, demanding they be rehired and issued back pay. The suit filed in U.S. District Court by 178 of the 226 laid-off security guards claims DPS violated federal due process [...

Shoplifters get life in prison for death of security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 24, 2010
Pontiac MI Nov 24 2010 A Pontiac couple convicted in the dragging death of a Kmart loss prevention officer has been sentenced to life in prison. Forty-year-old James Woodworth and 20-year-old Samantha Lomasney apologized Tuesday during sentencing in an Oakland County court...

Charlotte airport director wants TSA out www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C.Dec 23 2010 – Some airline passengers are protesting the TSA’s new security measures which require passengers to go through a body scanner or be patted down by a TSA employee. Passengers say they will boycott the body scanner on Wednesday...

Louisville police recruit steals evidence from police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
Louisville KY Nov 23 2010 A Kentucky man, training to become a Louisville Metro police officer, is now accused of stealing evidence. Police arrested Troy Hilpp, charging him on several counts, including evidence tampering and theft. Hilpp was in court for a pre-trial hearing today...

Retail Security Prepares For Big Shopping Season www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
WASHINGTON Nov 23 2010 ?As retailers prepare for the start of the biggest shopping season of the year, loss prevention professionals were reminded to ?put your game face on,? said Joe LaRocca, senior asset protection advisor for the National Retail Federation, during a media conference call on Nov...

Housing Authority uses technology to enhance security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
TRENTON, N.J.Nov 23 2010 ?Installing a viable security program in more than 2,000 units of public housing in approximately 100 buildings spread throughout this city was a massive undertaking. When Herbert Brown joined the Trenton Housing Authority as its executive director in 2001, a significant part of his new responsibilities included enhancing the security program...

N Miami police officer under investigation for sex with minor www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
North Miami Fla Nov 23 2010 A police school resource officer who serves as co-director of the city’s Police Athletic League is on paid leave as the department investigates an allegation he had sex with a high school student. Officer Willie Walden, 48, who patrolled North Miami High School, North Miami Middle School and several [...

Police search for bank robber dressed as guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
ALAMEDA CA Nov 23 2010 — A man who disguised himself as a security guard when he robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Alameda also is suspected of carrying out at least two other bank robberies in San Francisco, police said today. The man did not display a weapon during the robberies and no one [...

Police-security arrest teens in mall brawl ww.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
Fort Smith Ark Nov 23 2010 Fort Smith police arrested three teenagers Sunday after investigators claim a large fight broke out at the Fort Smith Central Mall between possible gang members. Officers believe all of the teenagers involved attend local high schools...

Security officer shot at Penn. grocery store www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. Nov 23 2010 — One suspect has been arrested and another is being sought in connection with a shooting at a Weis Markets in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. Luis Daniel Cora-Romero, of Lancaster, was charged with retail theft, aggravated assault, robbery and criminal conspiracy to commit robbery...

Two year old child falls to his death at Staple Center www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
Los Angeles CA Nov 23 2010 A/P The family of a 2-year-old boy was posing for pictures in a luxury suite high inside Staples Center when he managed to scale a clear safety barrier and fell more than 20 feet to his death, police said on Monday. Lucas Anthony Tang suffered head injuries Sunday when [...

Security officer-firefighter injured during high-rise fire www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 23, 2010
UTICA NY Nov 23 2010 ? For the second time this year, residents of a large apartment building in the city were evacuated Monday evening after a fire heavily damaged several floors of the Kennedy Plaza Apartments. Fire Chief Russell Brooks said the 7 p...

Maryland security officer stabbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 22, 2010
WASHINGTON DC Nov 22 2010 – A 34-year-old man has been arrested in the Saturday stabbing of an off-duty Prince George’s County police officer. Police say Milton Benitez Salvador, of no fixed address, faces charges that include attempted murder and attempted assault...

Nightclub security officer killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 22, 2010
DORAVILLE, GA. Nov 22 2010 ? A professional wrestler has been shot and killed while working as a security guard at a DeKalb County night club. DeKalb police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 33-year-old Chris Long was shot early Sunday at the club Shooter Alley on Buford Highway...

Stabbing at casino possible hoax www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 22, 2010
Carson City NV Nov 22 2010 Police are unable to confirm a man’s story Sunday that he was robbed and stabbed inside a Carson City casino. According to Sheriff Ken Furlong, just before 1 p.m. a 42-year-old Gardnerville man told a Casino Fandango employee he’d just been stabbed, robbed of $5,000 and knocked unconscious in [...

88 Year old convalescent resident guns down woman www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 22, 2010
Seal Beach CA. Nov 22 2010 An 88-year-old man was in police custody Sunday after he allegedly shot and killed an 86-year-old woman at a Seal Beach convalescent home, authorities said. The shooting occurred about noon at the Country Villa Healthcare Center, Seal Beach Police Sgt...

AlliedBarton officers receives awards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 22, 2010
Philadelphia PA Nov 22 2010 Security officers from AlliedBarton Security Services, www.alliedbarton.com, received 15 awards, including nine honored for acts of valor, at the ASIS International Greater Philadelphia Chapter’s 2010 Private Security Appreciation Night on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill...

Security officer dies in firey crash identified www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 21, 2010
DAVIS, W.Va.Nov 21 2010 ? State police have identified a state employee whose body was found in a burning vehicle at Blackwater Falls State Park. Troopers told the Inter-Mountain that 68-year-old Robert DeMent was finishing his shift as a security guard when a visitor reported a vehicle on fire near a park bridge Monday...

Dallas building evacuated after security finds note www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 21, 2010
DALLAS TX Nov 21 2010 – Police and fire rescue investigated a bomb threat in downtown Dallas Saturday morning. The incident took place around 7 a.m. at Fountain Place on Ross Avenue, the same building Hosam Smadi tried to bring down in an undercover sting last September...

US Federal Court Security Fails To Catch Mock Explosives www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 21, 2010
Washington DC Nov 21 2010 By: Rick McCann Staff PrivateOfficer News A new report recently released by the U.S. Justice Department shows that� in at least six cases contract security officers�did not detect mock explosives sent by a� inspector general team, according to a new IG report...

IPA police shoot-killed armed man www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 21, 2010
UNIVERSITY CITY PA – November 21, 2010 (WPVI) — University of Pennsylvania police shot and killed a suspect after they say two men opened fire on them overnight. It all started around 2:45 a.m. with the carjacking of a Cadillac by two men near the intersection of 50th and Arch Streets...

Kidnap victim sues Home Depot after they took advantage of him www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 20, 2010
ATLANTA GA Nov 20 2010 — A man who was kidnapped at gunpoint from a Home Depot parking lot has filed a lawsuit against the home improvement store. James Smith said the store duped him into signing a settlement agreement surrounding the kidnapping...

Deputy sheriff given double life sentence in wife?s murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 20, 2010
DECATUR, Ga.Nov 20 2010 — A former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to back-to-back life sentences in the killings of his wife and a day laborer on Friday morning. Derrick Yancey, 51, was found guilty in the shooting death of his wife, Linda Yancey, and Marcial Cax-Puluc in 2008...

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