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Police searching for armored car robbers in Florida www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 17, 2010
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.Nov 17 2010 — Hollywood police are searching for the suspects who tried to rob an armored car at gunpoint. Police say the suspects approached two Brinks armored truck guards Tuesday morning near a bank and demanded cash. But security officers pulled their weappons and shots were fired, but it was not immediately known [...

Arlington may outsource alarm response www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 17, 2010
ARLINGTON TX Nov 17 2010 — In an effort to save the city money and police officers time, Arlington Police Chief Theron Bowman wants the city to explore whether it is more cost-effective for private security guards to respond to residential burglar alarms...

Trumbell Memorial Hospital guard arrested for theft of drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Trumbell OH Nov 16 2010 A Trumbull Memorial Hospital security guard faces felony charges after police said he stole prescription drugs from a dead woman. Joseph Dietz, 36, of Boardman, was arraigned on charges of theft and drug trafficking Friday in Warren Municipal Court and posted $5,000 bond...

NYPD officer killed by DUI wrong way driver www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
New York City Nov 16 2010 An NYPD cop returning home from work was killed early Monday when his car was struck by a boozed-up Brooklyn man driving the wrong way on Long Island, authorities said. Officer Andre Menzies – a father of five – was on the Northern State Parkway in Suffolk County about [...

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Putnam County Subsitute Teacher Arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Putnam County IN Nov 16 2010 The sheriff’s department says that a teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct involving a 14 year old girl. Indiana State Police say that they have reason to believe that Elizabeth Rossok, 20, had sexual contact with the teen several times over a one-year period...

9 arrested, including 3 Pr. Geo.?s officers in drug raids www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Prince Goerge County MD Nov 16 2010 U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein officially announced the arrests and charges in a press release. A total of nine people were arrested, including the three police officers. The charges are conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy to distribute cocaine...

Wisconsin security officer beaten during shoplifting detention www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Madison WI Nov 16 2010 A 25-year-old female security guard at a west side department store was beaten, punched and kicked Saturday while trying to prevent an alleged shoplifter from leaving the store, Madison police reported. The shoplifter was detained by other store personnel and was arrested when police arrived...

Armed guard charged with being peeping tom www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
RANCHO CORDOVA CA Nov 16 2010 An armed security guard was arrested after a woman said she caught him taking pictures of her with a cell phone while she was in the restroom. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department arrested 29-year-old Albert Carlton Henderson after finding evidence in his car that supported the alleged victim’s claims...

Boxer Floyd Mayweather accused of assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Las Vegas NV Nov 16 2010 A Las Vegas security guard Monday accused Floyd Mayweather Jr. of battery, claiming the boxer poked him in the face, TMZ reported. Police responded to the gated community where Mayweather lives after receiving a complaint from the private security guard...

Suspect in armored car heist ecapes from jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 16, 2010
Lincoln County IL Nov 16 2010 A suspect in the multimillion-dollar ATM Solutions heist escaped overnight from the Lincoln County Jail, where he was held on a federal weapons charge. The suspect — John Wesley Jones — and another federal inmate apparently escaped about 3:30 a...

On The Beat- Library Security

Posted on November 15, 2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va.Nov 15 2010 — “Quiet is my best friend,” he said. Henry Pickens keeps the peace at the Kanawha County Library. He wears a gleaming gold badge and a black cap with SECURITY lettered in white across the crown. Guided by the library’s Code of Patron Behavior, he deals with everything from lost children [...

NY casino security nab robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
NIAGARA FALLS NY Nov 15 2010 ?Security officers responded to a disturbance inside a local casino and found a robbery in progress over the week-end. Officers said that a LaSalle man was arrested early Saturday on a charge of third-degree robbery and is accused of trying to grab cash from a man in the Seneca [...

NC club security failed to call police during shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C.Nov 15 2010 — Police in Greensboro said LAX Gentleman’s Club employees tried to cover up the shooting that left a man injured in the club’s parking lot last week. Club owner Rocco Scarfone said he and the staff are working with the police to solve the shooting...

Fort Carson soldiers arrested for breaking into pot store www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Nov 15 2010 — Three Fort Carson soldiers were arrested after allegedly breaking into a medical marijuana dispensary, Colorado Springs police said. Store surveillance video showed three men wearing masks jimmying their way through the back door of Rocky Road Remedies, a dispensary on South Academy Boulevard, at about 2 a...

Wanted fugitive declared dead by family arrested by FBI www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
Buford GA Nov 15 2010 Former Buford resident Thomas Sanders, wanted in the kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl, was arrested Sunday in Mississippi — the same state where he was declared dead 16 years ago. This undated file photo provided by the FBI in New Orleans shows Thomas Steven Sanders...

Armed men charged with pretending to be police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
Chicago IL Nov 15 2010 – William Woolridge and Johnny Johnson are friends with something in common: they were both arrested this weekend after cops said they were caught pretending to be law enforcement officers. Johnson, 21, was charged early Friday with felony false impersonation of a peace officer, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful [...

Columbia firefighter killed in the line of duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC Nov 15 2010 – Friends, family and colleagues are remembering a fallen Columbia firefighter who was killed in the line of duty Saturday afternoon after being hit by a car on Interstate 20. Just nine months into his dream job, 23-year-old Chance Zobel’s life was cut short while fighting a brush fire on [...

CORRECTION OFFICER DIES FROM INJURIES www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
Correctional Officer Gary M. Chapin Crawford County Correctional Facility Pennsylvania End of Watch: Monday, November 15, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 49 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Assault Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Weapon Used: Person Suspect Info: In custody Correctional Officer Gary Chapin succumbed [...

Georgia deputy shot and killed answering his door www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 15, 2010
GREENE COUNTY, GA Nov 15 2010 — A Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and killed Sunday morning at his home. Chief Deputy Kevin Roberts, 48, was gunned down as he answered his door by an individual who is believed to have been the center of a Greene County Sheriff’s investigation...

Security officer?s observation leads to drug arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
QUINCY MA Nov 14 2010 ? Two men were arrested after police disrupted what appeared to be a morning drug deal taking place in a car parked outside the headquarters of a financial services company in South Quincy. Dean Malchionno, 20, of Holbrook Road in Braintree and Matthew Soloman, 27, of Nancy Road in Easton [...

NY State Shuts Off Flow of Four Loko www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
Albany NY Nov 14 2010 The flow of Four Loko into New York is finally being shut off. The State Liquor Authority has pressured the state’s biggest beer distributors to stop delivering Four Loko and other caffeinated alcoholic cocktails to New York retailers by Dec...

Police charge man with robbery at casino www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
GREAT FALLS, Mont.Nov 14 2010 (AP) ? A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Havre casino at knifepoint last month while wearing a Halloween mask. Merrill Gray was charged in District Court on Wednesday with felony robbery and misdemeanor theft...

Walmart LP bust leads to meth lab www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
TULSA, OKLAHOMA Nov 14 2010 — Police bust a meth lab after one of the suspects was caught stealing components for the lab at a Tulsa Walmart. Tulsa Police arrested the man early Saturday morning for stealing aquarium hoses and cold packs–both used to make meth–at the discount retailer...

Clarksville TN teacher?s aid charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.Nov 14 2010 ? Clarksville police said a teacher’s aide has been charged with seven counts of rape of a child. Officials said the alleged abuse by Barry McCoy took place on more than one occasion in McCoy’s home while he babysat for a working mother...

Colorado shop teacher charged with sexual assault of students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
Denver CO Nov 14 2010 Several female students who took shop from Dunstan Middle School teacher Gary Wegner told investigators the 40-year-old man would look down their shirts, press his body against theirs and inappropriately touch them, according to an arrest warrant affidavit in the case...

OFFICER DOWN-Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove

Posted on November 14, 2010
Pennsylvania Game Commission Pennsylvania End of Watch: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 9 years Badge Number: Incident DetailsCause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: In custody Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was shot and killed on Schriver Road, [...

Police shoot armed student in Georgia www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. NOV 14 2010 (AP) – DeKalb County police are investigating an officer-involved shooting outside a Redan high school that left a 16-year-old student injured. DeKalb County schools spokesman Walter Woods said a fight broke out 3:30 p...

Forty NY Capitol security officers laid off www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
ALBANY NY Nov 14 2010 — Forty security guards who work at the Empire State Plaza and Capitol building have been told they will be laid off by the end of the year, according to the union representing them. Loren Rigelhaupt of New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association said 40 out of [...

Police search for armored truck robbers in Atlanta www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 14, 2010
BUFORD, Ga.Nov 14 2010 – Police in Gwinnett County are looking for two men they say robbed an armored car in Buford Thursday. It happened Thursday afternoon at the Bank of America off Buford Highway — where the truck was re-stocking an ATM...

NY comedian arrested for bringing knife into airport security area www.privateofficer.com

Posted on November 12, 2010
Salt Lake City Utah Nov 12 2010 The FBI says that a New York comedian and moviemaker was arrested after he deliberately attempted to take a multitool with a knife onto a Southwest Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport. Cardon Christopher Ellis ? a self-styled New York comic and moviemaker ? was charged [...

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