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Topeka KS June 27 2010 A Kansas

Posted on June 27, 2010
Topeka KS June 27 2010 A Kansas parks officer was the second person to die at the 15th Annual Country Stampede. Luke D. Nihart, 32, of St. George, was killed early Saturday morning after an ATV crash. Nihart was a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officer...

Bakersfield Police officer on his way to work charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 27, 2010
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.June 27 2010 KERO.com — A Bakersfield Police officer on his way to work Saturday morning was arrested for DUI and hit and run. The department believes Officer Aaron Stringer was on prescription medication. The decorated officer now faces two misdemeanor charges...

Memphis security guard in critical condition after shot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 27, 2010
Memhis TN June 27 2010 A security guard was in critical condition Saturday night after at least one suspect opened fire on guards at a Memphis apartment complex. Memphis police received the call that shots were being fired at security guards at the Harmony Woods Apartments, between Jackson and Summer Avenue near National, at 9 [...

Habitual shoplifter given life sentence www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
DeSoto County MS June 26 2010 MYFOXMEMHIS.comThe theft of bras from a local department store was enough for a judge in Mississippi to put a habitual criminal from a neighboring state behind bars — for life, MyFoxMemphis.com reported. Miss. police were called after a Kohl?s store employee caught Darnell Wilson stuffing clothes into a garbage [...

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JC Penney employee charged in theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
COOKEVILLE TN June 26 2010 Herald — A shoplifter caught in a Cookeville store recently was no stranger there — in fact, she worked there, police said. Kisa Rose Cox, 30, of West Gate Road, Cookeville, was cited for shoplifting in the case, says a report by Cookeville Police Officer Jimmy Blankenship...

Osceola teacher arrested for exposing self to cop www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
Kissimmee Fla June 26 2010 Source:WDBO.com An Osceola County high school teacher has been arrested for exposing himself to an undercover deputy. Sheriff’s say 52-year-old Joseph Ferraro was at the Kissimmee Lakefront last night when he approached the undercover deputy and invited him back to his home...

NC TROOPER ARRESTED IN DUI HIT-RUN www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
ASHEVILLE NC JUNE 26 2010(WTVD) — Yet another North Carolina Highway Patrol officer is in trouble. Department officials confirmed Friday that Trooper Timothy Scott Stiwinter was charged with drunken driving and felony hit and run after a wreck at the intersection of Airport Road and Fanning Bridge Road in Asheville Thursday evening...

72-year-old teacher at Alexandria?s T.C. Williams arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
Alexandria VA June 16 2010 Source: Washington Post A 72-year-old male teacher at Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School was arrested and charged with sexual battery following a June 7 incident involving a 16-year-old female student, Alexandria police said Friday...

Former cop, unlicensed PI arrested on 63 charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
Santa Ana CA June 26 2010 Source:LA Times A former Santa Ana police officer who worked as an unlicensed private investigator was charged Friday with 63 counts, ranging from defrauding clients to intimidating witnesses to posting ads on Craigslist seeking women to engage in sex acts with his Labrador retriever...

Security officer killed in pot store robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
COMPTON, Calif. June 26 2010 Authorities Friday were investigating the shooting death of security guard during a robbery. The shooting in the 700 block of North Willowbrook Avenue was reported about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Guillermina Saldana of the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau said...

Tucson teacher charged in sexting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
TUCSON AZ June 26 2010 KVOA.com – The Tucson Police Department Child Sexual Assault Unit has arrested 32 year-old Jennifer Whiting. Early this morning, detectives learned from the possible victim’s father that Whiting might be having an inappropriate relationship with his 16 year-old son...

Amherst auxiliary police officer shot to death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
Detroit MI June 26 2010 Source:Buffalo News An Amherst auxiliary police officer was shot to death in Northwest Detroit early this week, in a mysterious shooting that left shell casings from two weapons at the shooting scene. Brother L. Caver, 63, who lived in Amherst Manor, was shot multiple times shortly before 1:30 a...

Woman charged with stealing over 1,000 items www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 26, 2010
Panama Fla June 26 2010 Source:WMBB The Panama City Police Department announces the arrest of Sheila Diann McDonel 58 years of age. McDonel has been charged with two counts of Grand Theft. On June 24, 2010 McDonel was arrested and charged with the first count of Grand Theft after an employee of Hobby Lobby observed [...

Teenage security guard shoots-kills dumpster-diver www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Riverside CA June 25 2010 A 19-year-old security guard acted within the law when he fatally shot a man in a pickup that suddenly backed up with the guard hanging on, officials said. The gunman, a Corona resident whose name was withheld by authorities, feared for his life when he fired into the passenger side [...

Ohio doctor arrested for rape, sexual assault of teenager www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
XENIA OH June 25 2010 Source:Dayton Daily ? The orthopedic surgeon charged this week with eight sex-related felonies admitted that he engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old girl, according to an affidavit filed in Xenia Municipal Court. Henry William Albers was charged with two counts of rape, three counts of gross sexual imposition and [...

Cleveland Indian players charged with beating bouncer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
AKRON, Ohio June 25 2010 — Beau Mills is what they call in baseball, a “bonus baby,” signing a $1.5-million contract after the Cleveland Indians made him their top draft choice in 2007. http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/e7aac5fa-a1cd-4b0e-9cec-0abf63aa962d/News/Akron-Police-Indians-Prospects-Severely-Beat-B Mills is now in Double-A Akron and unfortunately for him, police say he was in a bar called Whiskey Dick’s after [...

Police, courts finding ways to arrest photographers/videographers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Atlanta GA June 25 2010 Source:DailyTech Chalk photography up as the latest freedom to become endangered in the United States. Wiretapping or eavesdropping laws conveniently provide police justification for arresting those who video tape or snap pictures of them acting in public locations as they forbid citizens from “obstructing law enforcement”...

2 Marijuana store employees gunned down, security officer critical www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
HOLLYWOOD CA June 25 2010 KTLA — A clerk in a Hollywood marijuana dispensary was shot dead Thursday evening, just hours after another marijuana dispensary employee was killed in a separate apparent attempted robbery in Echo Park, police said. At around 9:15 p...

Staffers at John F. Kennedy High School steal $90,000 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Bronx NY June 25 2010 Source:NY DailyNews Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? The grownups at John F. Kennedy High School, that’s who – a new state report says. Staffers at the Bronx school swiped more than $90,000 students raised at bake sales and other fund-raisers, state Controller Thomas DiNapoli found...

Man gets prison in assault of federal security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
FAIRBANKS AK June 25 2010 Source: MinerNews ? A 24-year-old man will serve at least 10 years in prison for assaulting a federally employed security guard earlier this year. Jarrid Bloom, 24, formerly of Reno, Nev., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to felony counts of assault on a law enforcement officer and using a [...

Metropolitan Community College officers get police powers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Omaha NE June 25 2010 Security guards at Metropolitan Community College were given police powers Wednesday by the school?s board of governors. The vote means the college will establish its own police agency, said Sheila O?Connor, a Metro spokeswoman. She said the school hopes to implement the change in 60 days...

Bouncer receives prison in assault incident

Posted on June 25, 2010
Buffalo NY June 25 2010 A former bouncer was sentenced Tuesday to 3 years in prison for slamming a bar patron?s head to the sidewalk and leaving him deaf in one year. Charles Kurkowski, 30, of Derby, was ordered by Erie County Judge Thomas P. Franczyk to be taken from court in handcuffs during the [...

NYPD officer charged with luring 11 year old www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Albany NY June 25 2010 A New York City Police Department officer has been arrested in Albany after investigators say he drove up to an 11-year-old girl and tried to coax her into his truck. Police say it happened Tuesday morning as the girl walked to school...

Detective, Court Security named officers of the year www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Springfield IL June 25 2010 Source:SJ-R.com A sheriff?s detective who is the department?s ?go to guy? for property crimes was named the 2009 Deputy of the Year Wednesday. Detective Rodney Vose, a 15-year veteran of the Sangamon County Sheriff?s Office, received the award during an afternoon ceremony that also recognized the top court security officer, [...

Clinton SC teacher arrested on sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
CLINTON, S.C.June 25 2010 — Clinton Police Chief Stacy Drakeford said that SLED arrested Clinton High School teacher Darren Atkins. SLED records show Atkins was charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Wednesday. Chief Drakeford said Atkins is out of jail on $50,000 bond...

Hyannis mall enforcement of ?inappropriate attire? questioned www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
HYANNIS MA June 25 2010 Source Cape Cod Times ? An argument raging over a controversial band T-shirt is hitting sour notes this week at the Cape Cod Mall. A Hyannis teenager shopping earlier this week at the mall was forced to flip inside out what security officers deemed to be an “inappropriate” T-shirt minutes [...

A Bucks County teacher has been arrested for sexting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON PA June 25, 2010 (WPVI) — A Bucks County teacher has been arrested and charged with sending a sexually explicit photo to a teen boy’s cell phone. Scott Bregman, 48, a Centennial School District math teacher, was arrested Wednesday...

Pajaro Valley High School teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Watsonville CA June 25 2010 Pajaro Valley High School teacher was arrested Wednesday by Watsonville police on suspicion of sexual intercourse with a student and providing him alcohol, officers said Thursday. Tanya Thienngern, 37, surrendered to police a day after an arrest warrant was issued...

Memphis security guard arrested for shooting shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. June 25 2010 – The security guard accused of shooting a man at a Memphis Grocery store has been charged by Memphis Police. Sunday, officers responded to a shooting at 3360 Watkins where they found a 37-year-old victim laying on the sidewalk with apparent gunshot wounds...

Woman charged in assault on LAX police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 25, 2010
Los Angeles CA June 25 2010 A Los Angeles Airport Police officer suffered minor injuries Thursday while attempting to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines flight after she became angry over being told that she had to check an oversized carry-on bag, authorities said...

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