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NC security officer cut by suspicious man www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
GREENSBORO NC June 13 2010 ? An armed security guard received a 5-inch cut across his upper right arm about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after a fight with a man behind the Depot downtown. Greensboro police said Matthew Vroom of Lankford Protective Services was treated at Wesley Long Hospital for an injury not considered life-threatening...

Security officer found dead at CMA festival www.priuvateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 13 2010 – Police say a security guard working at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville was found dead inside a medical tent. Kristin Mumford, a spokeswoman for the Nashville police, said 34-year-old Fred Stapleton had been working since about 6 p...

Fake construction workers rob Md. armored car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Columbia Heights Md June 13 2010 Two men dressed as construction workers, one reportedly wearing a hard hat and carrying a black and blue canvas bag, robbed an armored car in Columbia Heights this morning, making off in blue-green minivan with yet untold sums of cash...

CHP Officer Thomas P. Coleman dies in crash

Posted on June 13, 2010
Thomas P. Coleman California Highway Patrol California End of Watch: Friday, June 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 7 years Badge Number: 17338 Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Date of Incident: Friday, June 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Automobile Suspect Info: Apprehended Officer Thomas Coleman was killed in a motorcycle accident [...

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Deputy Sheriff Eddie Wotipka Dies During Rescue

Posted on June 13, 2010
Deputy Sheriff Eddie Wotipka Harris County Sheriff’s Department Texas End of Watch: Thursday, June 10, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 51 Tour of Duty: 17 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Drowned Date of Incident: Thursday, June 10, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Eddie Wotipka drowned after [...

Trooper First Class Wesley Brown Killed

Posted on June 13, 2010
Trooper First Class Wesley Brown Maryland State Police Maryland End of Watch: Friday, June 11, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 24 Tour of Duty: 3 years Badge Number: 5220 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, June 11, 2010 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: At large Trooper Wesley Brown was shot [...

Bank robber tried hiding in casino www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Chicago IL June 12 2010 When Chicago Police Officer Janet Toliver pointed her gun at a suspected serial bank robber Friday afternoon in a hotel on the Magnificent Mile, she needed just one word to describe the look on the man?s face. ?Defeated,? Toliver said...

Baltimore cop wanted for murder in off-duty shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
Baltimore MD June 13 2010 A first-degree murder warrant was issued Friday afternoon charging a Baltimore police officer in the killing of a former Marine who was shot nine times at close range outside a club. Baltimore police intensified efforts Saturday to locate Gahiji A...

NY police officer dies after chasing shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 13, 2010
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. June 13 2010 (CBS) A police officer who arrested a mall shoplifting suspect after a foot chase in suburban New York has collapsed and died. Authorities said Michael Perry was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour after arresting the suspect in downtown White Plains on Saturday afternoon...

Woman sues Sears over rape by security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 12, 2010
Niles IL June 12 2010 A woman who claims a Sears Co. employee raped her at a Niles shopping center in 2008 filed a lawsuit against him and the company Friday in Cook County Circuit Court. The lawsuit claims the employee, a security guard, detained and raped the woman August 30, 2008 at the Golf [...

Media clashes with security during Gulf coast clean-up www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 12, 2010
GRAND ISLE, La.June 12 2010 Private security guards patrolling an oil-stained portion of Grand Isle attempted repeatedly to prevent a WDSU news crew from walking on a public beach and speaking with cleanup workers — a confrontation that followed a BP corporate promise not to interfere in such a manner...

Shoplifter threatens to stab security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 12, 2010
ABINGTON Ma June 12 2010 ? Abington police arrested a woman Wednesday night who they say threatened to stab two security guards and a store manager at the Wal-Mart at 777 Brockton Ave. After the incident Maria Christina Cruz, 29, of 121 Lawrence St. in Brockton, was charged with three counts of assault and battery, [...

Maricopa sheriff raids Sizzler Steakhouse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 12, 2010
Phoenix AZ June 12 2010 Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies on Saturday served search warrants on two Sizzler steak houses in Phoenix suspected of employing illegal immigrants. According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were looking for approximately 25 workers who are believed to have used fraudulent identification to gain employment...

Gulfport teacher arrested in student sex crimes incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 12, 2010
GULFPORT, MS June 12 2010 (WLOX) – A former Gulfport teacher was arrested Thursday for having contact with a student she’s accused of raping. Katryna Martin, 28, was charged with one count of exploitation of a child and one count of aggravated assault...

Perkins Ohio teacher arrested for sexual misconduct www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
Perkins Oh June 11 2010 Source:Ohio onLine According to Perkins police, a teacher at Perkins high school has been arrested for inappropriate conduct with a student under the age of 18. April Seville was arrested Monday and released on a $10,000 bond. She was charged with sexual battery...

Ms. police learning more about anti-bullying law www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
BILOXI, MS June 11 2010 (WLOX) ? It starts with teasing and nasty rumors, and can lead to intimidation and violence. Nationwide, as many as 25 percent of students are bullied, some to the point of being too scared to go to school. “Bullying is a natural phenomenon...

Special Police Officer remembered at Holocaust Museum www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
WASHINGTON DC June 11 2010 – The Holocaust Museum is marking the first anniversary of the shooting that killed a security guard. Special Police Officer Stephen T Johns was killed by a white supremacist gunman on June 10, 2009, while guarding the museum...

Trinity Catholic High School teacher charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
St. Louis MO June 11 2010 (KMOV)– A teacher at Trinity Catholic High School was arrested Thursday morning for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student. Kellie Ryan, 26, was charged with 1 count statutory rape and 2 counts statutory sodomy...

Paulsboro teacher charged with enticing student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
Paulsboro PA June 11 2010 A Paulsboro High School science teacher was arrested at the school after authorities say that he was involved in luring and enticing a 17-year-old girl. Authorities arrested Michael Furey, 46, of West Deptford on Thursday. Police say that Furey created a MySpace profile page pretending to be a 16-year-old boy, [...

At least 12 dead in Arkansas flash floods www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
CADDO GAP, Ark.AP June 11 2010 ? Heavy rains triggered flash floods along a pair of southwestern Arkansas rivers around dawn Friday, killing a dozen people trapped in remote valleys after the water rose as rapidly as eight feet in an hour. Floodwaters inundated campgrounds along the normally peaceful Caddo and Little Missouri rivers, swamping [...

Counterfeit cigarettes on the rise www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
Hampton Va June 11 2010 Source:Daily Press The average consumer won’t recognize a pack of counterfeit cigarettes, but they might recognize the taste is different. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been seeing an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, which mimic brand-name products, according to Teresa Merhige, resident agent in charge of [...

Security officer assaulted, police use Taser to subdue suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
San Antonio TX June 11 2010 A man, who officials said attacked a nightclub security guard, fled from police, resisted arrest and fought with an officer, had to be subdued with a stun gun Thursday night. San Antonio police Capt. Cris Andersen said the man, whose name and age were not released, was kicked out [...

Man commits suicide after seriously wounding officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
ANCHORAGE AK June 11 2010 JuneauEmpire.com – A 24-year-old Anchorage man suspected of seriously wounding a police officer during a traffic stop killed himself late Wednesday night as police tried to arrest him, authorities said. Kenneth Robinson was suspected of shooting officer Jean Mills, 45, early Wednesday morning as she made a traffic stop in [...

Drug Dragnet nets 2200 arrests www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
WASHINGTON DC June 11 2010 — In what was billed as the largest U.S. dragnet in the war on drugs from the Southwest Border, senior federal law enforcement officials announced Thursday that they have arrested more than 2,200 people, including a top Mexican cartel leader, seized nearly 75 million tons of drugs and confiscated $154 [...

Md. trooper shot-killed while on security duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
FORESTVILLE, Md.June 11 2010 (AP) ? Police were searching for a man who shot and killed an off-duty Maryland state trooper working security at a Prince George’s County restaurant early Friday. Trooper Wesley Brown, 24, escorted a disorderly customer from an Applebee’s on Thursday evening and when he left the restaurant around 12:40 a...

Police, security officers injured in deadly fire www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
GRANDVIEW, Mo. June 11 2010 Source:Fox4News- A two-year-old girl has died after an apartment fire in Grandview and the girl’s father said the fire started after a child was playing with a lighter. Three police officers and a security guard were also hurt trying to save Jada McElwaine from the fire at the Cedar Village [...

Two charged with fraudulent credit card scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 11, 2010
GILBERT, AZ June 11 2010 AP - A Gilbert couple is accused of running a fraudulent credit and gift card operation that cost victims and businesses thousands of dollars. Officers arrested 37-year-old Christina Smith and her live-in boyfriend, 36-year-old Soloman Williams, at their Gilbert home near Williams Field and Lindsay roads early Wednesday...

Wal-Mart employee arrested for felony theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 10, 2010
OWATONNA MN June 10 2010 Brett�Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com�? Authorities say that a local woman has been arrested for stealing from her employer. According to police, Kelly Mosher, 31, who was employed by the Wal-Mart store�has been�charged Wednesday with one count of felony theft...

Former Santa Rosa officer sentenced to 30 yrs in prison for robberies www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 10, 2010
SANTA ROSA CA June 10 2010 ? A former Santa Rosa Police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 30 years in prison for a series of armored car robberies from 2007 to 2009. Judge Arthur Wick sentenced Robert Steven Starling, 35, of Windsor, to the maximum term of 30 years and four months [...

Shoplifter twists security agent?s testicles www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 10, 2010
DALLAS TX June 10 2010 – A suspected shoplifter allegedly fought with a Home Depot security guard, twisting his testicles and pulling a knife. According to police, 30-year-old Robin Roberts stole several items from the store in the 2900 block of West Wheatland Road in Dallas, near Interstate 20...

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