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Unmanned aircraft to patrol Texas-Mexico border www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010Texas May 11 2010 source:Statesman.com After years of political pressure from Texas politicians, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said Monday that he expects the federal government to deliver unmanned aircraft to watch over the border with Mexico by this fall...
SC store clerk killed during robbery www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010BENNETTSVILLE, SC May 11 2010 (AP) – A convenience store clerk in South Carolina has died after being shot during an armed robbery attempt. Multiple media outlets reported that the clerk died Monday afternoon after being shot at the store in Bennettsville...
DEA says Atlanta major drug hub www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010ATLANTA GA May 11 2010 Source:News 2 — Drug Enforcement Agency officials said Gwinnett County is the drug hub for several major Mexican cartels. They said Atlanta’s highway system is a shipping link for drugs from Mexico to the north. http://www...
5 Killed, 6 dozen injured in violent Oklahoma storms www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010Oklahoma City Okla May 11 2010 Violent storms that tore through the southern Plains killed five people and injured dozens more, leaving behind flattened homes, toppled semitrailers and downed power lines. Several tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma and Kansas on Monday as the storms moved through the area, dumping hail as big as baseballs and [...
Church secretary accused of theft schemes www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010Seaford DE May 11 2010 A Seaford woman who worked as a financial secretary for a church was arrested last week for allegedly stealing money from the church, police said today. Penny L. Kimbrough, 51, was charged Friday with theft, falsifying business records, three counts of unlawful use of a credit card and racketeering...
Security guard charged with theft from resort www/privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010Monroe County FLA May 11 2010 A security guard for Cheeca Lodge was arrested Saturday after his ex-girlfriend reported he?d been stealing thousands of dollars worth of property from the resort for several months. She initially reported the crimes to the security manager at the resort and he called the Sheriff?s Office...
Murder-Suicide reported at Wisconsin retirement community www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010MILWAUKEE WI May 11 2010 – Two people are dead in what appears to be a murder suicide at the Alexian Village retirement community in the 9000 block of North 76th Street. The Milwaukee Police Department said only that “this was not a random act” and that officers are not looking for suspects...
Murder-Suicide at Winter Haven Hospital
Posted on May 11, 2010WINTER HAVEN FLA May 11 2010 – An elderly husband and wife are dead in an apparent murder-suicide that took place early Monday afternoon at Winter Haven Hospital, police reported. The victims were identified as Patricia Duckworth, 76, a patient at the hospital, and her husband, Raymon J...
Charges dropped against suspect in security guard murder www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010Palm Springs CA May 11 2010 Murder and other charges were dismissed Monday against a 19-year-old man who was accused, along with three others, in the fatal beating of a Palm Springs security guard. Akil Williams could have faced life in prison without parole if convicted in the June 9, 2007, attack on Bower Security [...
NC coach arrested for indecent liberties with student www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 11, 2010UNION COUNTY, NC May 11 2010 (WBTV) – An assistant softball coach has been charged for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student at a high school in Union County. Heather Winchester, who was not employed with Union County Schools, has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a female student...
Security bouncer arrested for excessive force www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010UTICA, N.Y.May 10 2010 (WKTV) – Three people were charged outside the Celtic Harp bar, including the owner and a bouncer, after a fight broke out Friday evening, according to authorities. Utica Police say that they were called to the bar at 805 Varick Street for a report of a fight...
Fake Cenus Worker Kills Houston Homeowner www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010HOUSTON TX May 10 2010 Source:KHOU.com — Police are warning homeowners to be careful who they allow inside their homes. A man posing as a census worker and two more suspects barged into a north Houston house Saturday afternoon, killing the homeowner and beating others...
Man shot-killed while fighting with security www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010PROVO UTAH MAY 10 2010 By: RICK MCCANN/STAFF PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com ? Police are investigating an officer involved shooting after an officer shot and killed a man at a grocery store Saturday night. Authorities say that at about 9 p...
Fort Worth school principal arrested after bar fight www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010FORT WORTH TX May 10 2010 ? A Fort Worth principal remains behind bars after she was arrested for suspicion of public intoxication after police said she got into a scuffle at a Dallas bar, leaving her two children alone in a nearby hotel room. Carla Westbrook-Spaniel, the 44-year-old principal at J...
Dallas security officer charged in botched burglary www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010DALLAS TX May 10 2010 WFAA.com ? Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price now says last week’s botched burglary at the Sixth Floor Museum was an inside job. Deputies arrested Patrick Cleveland on Friday. Cleveland was an employee of Platinum Security, the firm that safeguards the artifacts of the Kennedy assassination stored at the museum...
Columbia SC Police Chief Fired www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010COLUMBIA, SC May 10 2010 (WIS) – The Columbia Police Department has been through a whirlwind of a day as Police Chief Tandy Carter was fired and a new interim chief was selected only in the span of a few hours. Carter was fired Monday morning by City Manager Steve Gantt after only two years [...
School bus driver, students find dead body www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 10, 2010DECATUR, Ga.May 10 2010 — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Macon County Sheriff?s Office are seeking the public?s help in identifying a body found Friday at approximately 5 p.m. along a rural Macon County road near the Macon-Taylor County line...
Dallas security officer faces armed man www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Dallas TX May 9 2010 Polce say that at approximately 5:30 a.m., a young Mexican male was involved in a disturbance at the El Az Deloro Restaurant located at 5405 Dolphin Road. The suspect and another individual were intoxicated and were escorted out of the restaurant by security officers working at the location...
Shoplifter dies in struggle during CVS theft www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Chicago IL May 9 2010 City police are conducting a death investigation after an alleged shoplifter died during a struggle after fleeing from a drug store in Little Village this morning, officials said. The incident happened just before 11 a.m. at a CVS pharmacy in the 2600 block of South Pulaski Road, police said...
Stamford city employee arrested for theft of funds www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Stamford, Conn. May 9 2010 (WTNH) – A human resources employee in Stamford is accused of stealing nearly $14,000 in city funds. Fred Manfredonia, 59, of Branford, has been charged with larceny and forgery. Manfredonia managed employee benefits including the city’s education incentive program...
Little Rock school security supervisor arrested www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Little Rock Ark May 9 2010 Fox news A Little Rock school supervisor is in trouble with the law. Police say the school employee over-stepped his boundaries after hiring a female security guard. Detectives credit the new employee for noticing something suspicious and reporting it...
CT nightclub security officer assaulted with chair www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010BRIDGEPORT CT May 9 2010 — A man and woman were arrested early Friday morning after allegedly assaulting at least two people at an area club. Police said they responded to Maribel’s Cafe, 1155 Main St., Bridgeport, at 12:41 a.m. on a report of a large fight...
Palm Beach denies deputy raises, hires security force to patrol www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010WEST PALM BEACH Fla May 9 2010 ? When city commissioners on Monday voted to spend $72,000 for a private firm to guard the waterfront, they did so just minutes after denying raises to police. To the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association, the decision to take money from the city’s strained general fund to [...
Oklahoma DOC Officer of the Year www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Taft Okla May 9 2010 Theresa Tipton, Correctional Security Officer IV at the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft was selected as Correctional Officer of the Year, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones announced in a media release...
Target security agent run over by fleeing crossdressing shoplifter www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010Dothan AL May 9 2010 source:dothaneagle A case of shoplifting turned into worse on Saturday when a man dressed as a woman hit a security guard with his vehicle before fleeing the store and turning himself in to a police patrol commander more than an hour later, according to authorities...
Police officer?s home, vehicle fire called arson www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 09, 2010ATLANTA GA May 9 2010 — Authorities said they suspect an arsonist set fire to a Watkinsville police officer’s home and car as the officer and his girlfriend slept in the middle of the night. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said the fire was reported around 3:47 a...
California Highway Patrol plane crashes, pilot dead www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 08, 2010San Diego CA May 8 2010 Searchers from the county and region found a missing California Highway Patrol aircraft wrecked in the Anza-Borrego desert area of San Diego County near Ocotillo Wells at 5:21 p.m. Friday, ending a search that began mid-morning, officials said...
Flint Michigan businesses hire guards after cops are laid off www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 08, 2010FLINT, Michigan May 8 2010 ? Downtown businesses have hired private security to patrol downtown, but some residents worry that it?s not enough to keep them safe. The move to hire private security to patrol downtown every night came after the city laid off 46 police officers in March, but not over fears for patrons? [...
Murder-suicide at Chicago Old Navy store www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 08, 2010Chicago IL May 8 2010 As people were shopping all appeared normal at the Old Navy store but moments later, there was a stampede out of the popular store in one of the most congested parts of downtown. ?Everybody was just going crazy,? a 47-year-old South Side mother of three said...
Another fan runs onto field-this one in Chicago www.privateofficer.com
Posted on May 08, 2010Chicago IL May 8 2010 A fan ran onto the field during the Blue Jays’ 2-0 win over the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday, according to multiple reports out of Chicago. Security subdued the man without using a Taser, as the fan “hook-slid, calmly going to his knees in surrender,” the Chicago [...
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