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Police don?t call ambulance for beating victim for five hours

Posted on June 16, 2010
Lexington KY June 16 2010 The first emergency medical team was not called to a badly beaten Lexington woman last week until after the coroner’s office ruled she was still alive almost five hours after police arrived at the scene. Previous reports were unclear as to whether an ambulance had been called earlier in the [...

Fake minister arrested for molesting child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
Atlanta GA June 16 2010 Source: AJC.com A 60-year-old Atlanta man pretending to be a reverend has been accused of child molestation, according to police. Harold Simpson said he was taking the child to a church in Sparta, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, late last month, said Sgt...

JCJC?s director of campus security has died www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
Jones County MS. June 16 2010 JCJC’s director of on-campus security has died. A college official says Jefferson “Carl” Monk, Junior, died earlier today. Monk joined JCJC in 2008 — and worked with the college’s police department and office of student affairs...

Suspect in Md. Trooper murder held without bond www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
Upper Marlboro Md June 16 2010 One of the men accused of killing an off-duty Maryland state trooper outside a Forestville restaurant early Friday will continue to be held without bond, a judge ruled Tuesday. After a brief hearing in the Upper Marlboro courthouse, District Court Judge Jean S...

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Man commits suicide at Walt Disney World www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla., June 16 2010 (UPI) — Florida’s Orange County Sheriff’s Office says a man whose body was found on Walt Disney World property last weekend committed suicide. The identity of the deceased has not been released to the public because officials are trying to notify his family, the Orlando Sentinel said Tuesday...

AWOL soldier arrested trying to enter MacDill Air Force Base

Posted on June 16, 2010
TAMPA, Fla. June 16 2010 ? An AWOL serviceman arrested as he tried to enter MacDill Air Force Base with weapons and ammunition in his vehicle has been charged with desertion and will be turned over to the Army, base officials reported Tuesday evening...

NY corrections officer charged with double murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
NASSAU COUNTY NY June 16 2010 (WABC) — An off-duty Nassau County corrections officer is in custody following three shootings at house in Hempstead and a hospital in East Meadow. Two of the victims died. The 43-year-old North Babylon woman, identified as Kim Wolfe, is believed to be responsible for separate shootings at Nassau University [...

Hospital security accidentally shoots self www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
Crossville TN June 16 2010 A Cumberland Medical Center security guard was taken to a regional trauma center after suffering a serious gunshot wound to the leg in what was classified as an accidental shooting. Injured in the incident was Shawn Russell, 34, of Lancing, TN...

NJ Trooper Commits Suicide While On Patrol www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. June 16 2010 A New Jersey state trooper that was found dead inside his patrol vehicle on the died of a gunshot. Authorities had been investigating the shooting as a homicide and began looking for suspects but that has now changed. The state trooper apparently killed himself authorities now say...

Former Alabama postal carriers get probation for credit card thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
MOBILE, Ala. June 16 2010 (AP) ? Two former Orange Beach postal carriers were sentenced to probation for stealing prepaid debit cards from mail, while another postal worker pleaded guilty to stealing money from the mail in an unrelated case. Senior U...

Man steals airplane, holds it hostage www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 16, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn.June 16 2010 – A man is accused of stealing a plane from a Nashville airport and holding it for ransom. The plane, a 1975 Beechcraft P-58 Baron, was reported missing Tuesday from the John C. Tune Airport. After reviewing surveillance tape, the owner of the aircraft recognized the man seen untying the plane [...

NJ Alarm Company settles lawsuit with hotel victim www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
CARLSTADT NJ June 15 2010 ? Kimberly Grajales was working the overnight shift as a clerk at the Hampton Inn in Carlstadt when a mentally disturbed man climbed over the front desk and attacked her. Grajales managed to push the panic button on the wall, and thought police would soon arrive...

Wal-Mart shoplifter takes TV, arrested for drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
Alexandria La June 15 2010 Police officers arrested a woman Sunday after she was caught by Walmart security personnel while attempting to steal a TV and other items by placing them in other packages, authorities reported. Security officers spotted Natalie Anne Landry, 33, of 1717 Bush Ave...

Univ South Alabama football captain dies in wreck www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
MOBILE, Ala. June 15 2010 (AP) ? A University of South Alabama football team captain, Anthony Mostella of Oneonta, has died in a one-vehicle accident in St. Clair County. The death of the 22-year-old Mostella was announced by the university in Mobile on Monday...

Security officer stabbed during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
MEADVILLE PA June 15 2010 — City police are searching for three men involved in the stabbing and attempted robbery of a security guard on Sunday morning. Kyle Rogers, 21, was stabbed in the arm during a confrontation with the men on Terrace Street at about 2:20 a...

Galveston officer rescues teen from Gulf of Mexico www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
GALVESTON TX June 15 2010 Source:khou.com ? An isle officer rescued a boy, 14, from the San Luis Pass where he likely would have drowned in the swift current and rough surf, authorities said Monday. Galveston police officer Christopher M. Sanderson, a former lifeguard, was patrolling the isle?s West End on Sunday evening, Galveston Island [...

NC mortgage broker faces fraud charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
Rock Hill SC June 15 2010A Pineville, N.C., man was arraigned in federal court on charges that he falsified loan applications in Rock Hill. Samuel Caleb Cowles, 26, faces conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to a release from United States Attorney William N...

Alabama child dies in hot car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
Franklin County AL June 15 2010 Source: Times Daily Authorities say a 4-year-old boy found Sunday afternoon inside his family’s parked car died from hyperthermia. �Sheriff Larry Plott said the boy, William Dylen Mahaffey, was found in the backseat floorboard of a car parked at the family’s residence on Marie Lane, which is in the [...

Police officer retires after making 2000 DUI arrests www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 15, 2010
LIVERMORE CA June 15 2010 Contra Costa Times ? When he was a young patrol officer, Wes Morgan performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a teenager who was involved in a DUI-related crash. He couldn’t save her. As he watched the 15-year-old die, he thought to himself that this crash could have been avoided...

Platinum Security and Consulting using unlicensed guards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 14, 2010
Dallas TX June 14 2010 Source:Dallas Morning News The Dallas Cowboys, the State Fair of Texas, The Sixth Floor Museum and other high-profile organizations regularly have relied on a security firm that recently paid $10,000 in state fines for using at least 140 unlicensed guards...

Two deaths, hundreds treated for heat at CMA-Bonnaroo Festivals www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 14, 2010
Nashville TN June 14 2010 Two deaths and hundreds of heat-related illnesses marred this weekend?s Bonnaroo and CMA festivals. Most concertgoers fared well among the record daily 65,000 crowds at the CMA festival and the estimated 75,000 music lovers at Bonnaroo...

Man charged after brandishing knife at security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 14, 2010
St Cloud MN June 14 2010 A St. Cloud man is in custody after police say he brandished a knife at a Crossroads Center security officer. Police say the security officer was attempting to detain David Fredrick Tresco, 20, on Friday as a suspect in an alleged shoplifting incident at Crossroads...

CMA festival security officer death possibly natural causes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 14, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 14 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com The death of a private security officer who was working at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville may be from natural causes according to Nashville police. Fred Stapleton, an employee of Rock Solid Security was on patrol duty of the festival in the [...

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor found dead on campus www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 14, 2010
BELTON TX June 14 2010 – The body of a 22-year-old graduate student was found on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus on Saturday evening. Police say Adarsh Johnson Don Basco of India stepped out of a late-night gathering at his home near the edge of the UMHB campus early Friday morning...

Phoenix police officer arrested for thefts during traffic stops www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
PHOENIX AZ June 12 2010 — A Phoenix police officer was arrested Thursday night in an undercover operation. According to the Phoenix Police Department, investigators arrested Officer James Wren, 23, on four felony charges, including conspiracy, attempted theft, attempted money laundering, and public servant participating in a criminal syndicate...

Six Flags Atlanta hit by band of thieves www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Atlanta GA June 12 2010 Cobb County detectives continue to investigate what could be a group of thieves trying to steal cell phones, wallets and money from guests at Six Flags. Police have arrested two people from College Park on suspicion of stealing bank cards and other items from guests at Six Flags...

Conway SC shoplifter given 5 years prison term www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Conway SC June 13 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ In an unusual sentencing of a shoplifter, a judge handed a woman who pleaded guilty to habitually shoplifting a hefty prison term. She was sentenced to five years in prison, according to court records...

Shoplifter with 21 aliases arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
COOKEVILLE YN June 13 2010 Source-Herald-Citizen — A man chased down and arrested for shoplifting yesterday has 21 aliases, police said. Cookeville Police Officer Michael Herrick took a warrant charging Charles Robert Hall, 54, with theft of property following an incident at the Tractor Supply store on S...

Man convicted in stabbing death of security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
NAPA, Calif.June 13 2010 Source: CBS NEWS ?A man accused of fatally stabbing a Napa County security guard who was trying to help him find his destination has been convicted of first-degree murder. The jury also found 31-year-old Juan Jose Hernandez Mendoza guilty of a special weapons allegation Thursday...

Injured Nashville security officer tries to settle damages with city www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Nashville TN June 13 2010 Metro Council will decide Tuesday whether to award $69,500 to a man who was injured after tripping on broken steps at the Ben West building while helping General Sessions Court Judge William Higgins carry a box of the judge?s personal items...

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