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Security officer shoots armed man www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 22, 2010
Chicago IL April 22 2010 A man was shot by a security guard after he lunged at people with a knife late Wednesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. About 10:30 p.m., a security guard shot a 31-year-old man in the leg when the man lunged at employees with a knife in the 5100 block of [...

Boston police turn up heat on civilian flaggers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 22, 2010
Boston MA April 22 2010 Source: boston.com Lynn Williams, a construction worker in a yellow vest, was standing in the middle of a South Boston intersection, holding a sign warning drivers to slow down, when police showed up and ordered her to stop, she said...

Philly cop arrested for exposing self on duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 22, 2010
Philadelphia PA April 22 2010 A Philadelphia police officer was arrested Wednesday on charges that he exposed himself to a woman while on duty. Officer Joseph Harvey, a seven-year member of the force, also has been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss...

Woman bites FBI agent during Delta flight www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 22, 2010
ATLANTA GA April 22 2010– A Lithonia woman is in trouble after authorities said she yelled racial epithets at a pregnant woman and bit a federal agent during a Delta flight from Atlanta to New York. FBI officials said it happened Sunday on Flight 1788...

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Harmony teacher arrested for sex with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
Atoka County Okl. April 21 2010 Shocking news out of Atoka County as a teacher with Harmony schools near Atoka was arrested for sex with a minor student. Atoka County Undersheriff Tony Taylor said as deputies investigated the alleged incident, 24-year-old teacher Samuel Bellows came to the sheriff’s office and confessed to the crime...

Spencer NC teacher arrested for sex offenses with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
SPENCER NC April 21 2010 Source:Salisbury News�? Police arrested a former North Rowan High School teacher and coach this morning on charges of sex offenses involving a student. Zachary Greene, 29, is charged with three counts of sex offense with a student, a felony, said Sgt...

Police voice concern over security at hospital www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
San Mateo CA April 21 2010 Source: Daily Journal An alleged rape of a 23-year-old female psychiatric patient by another patient with a long criminal history highlights the high frequency in which the San Mateo Police Department responds to the county hospital for a variety of calls including patient assaults against hospital staff or sexual assaults...

DeKalb County cutting security due to budget www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
Atlanta GA April 21 2010 DeKalb County will run out of money to pay for security by the end of month if it continues at its current staffing level, officials said on Tuesday. In response, the county is now trimming security at 13 county buildings, including the DeKalb Grady Health Center, senior centers and several office [...

Atlanta engineer arrested for shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
ATLANTA GA April 21 2010 (MyFOX ATLANTA) – A Wal-Mart greeter turned the tables on a city of Atlanta engineer who police said tried to steal a low priced electronics item. Samuel Oliver is a veteran employee of 21 years with the government and his arrest has sparked a widening investigation...

Las Vegas security officer killed, identified www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. April 21 2010– A security guard killed outside a Clark County community center was identified Tuesday as 54-year-old James Druey. No arrests have been made as authorities continue to look for three black males in their late teens or early 20s who were seen running away from the scene...

Alabama cop gets probation in sex crimes

Posted on April 21, 2010
FLAGLER BEACH FL APRIL 21 2010 A former Alabama police officer arrested during a “Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator” sting in Flagler Beach in 2006 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years’ sex offender probation. Todd Spikes, 44, also must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life...

American School for the Deaf teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
WEST HARTFORD, Conn.April 21 2010 Source: News 3 — A student teacher at the American School For The Deaf in West Hartford has been arrested on charges he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor while in New York. New York state police said Micah Brown, 30, was arrested Wednesday after a two-month investigation...

Prison towers being replaced by cameras www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
CAMP HILL, Pa.April 21 2010 Source: AP ? In the movies, it’s the prison guard perched in the perimeter tower who spots the escaped prisoner and sounds the alarm. In reality, video cameras and electrified fences are replacing the watchful, pacing corrections officer...

Dozens injured, 11 missing in LA. oil rig explosion www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS LA April 21 2010�– An explosion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire into the sky and touching off a frantic search at sea Wednesday for at least 11 reported missing. Most of the 126 workers on the rig Deepwater Horizon were believed to have escaped safely after the explosion [...

Almost 300 arrested in San Diego gang sweeps www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
San Diego CA April 20 2010 Source: North County Times Nearly 300 people were arrested in San Diego County over the weekend during a large-scale operation authorities say targeted local criminal street gangs involved in international crimes, officials announced on Monday...

Security officer assaulted by trio www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
CARLSBAD CA April 20 2010 —- Three young San Marcos men were arrested this weekend on suspicion of viciously beating a downtown security guard who asked them to move along, a Carlsbad police lieutenant said. A little after 2 a.m. Saturday, a 42-year-old security guard approached three drunken men in the 300 block of Carlsbad Boulevard [...

Security, bouncers may get police powers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
London England April 20 2010 Tens of thousands of nightclub bouncers and private security guards could be given sweeping police-style powers. Senior police officers have ordered a dramatic expansion of a controversial scheme that allows authorised civilians to issue fines for littering and other minor offences...

Gunman kills 1, injures two others at Knoxville hospital www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. April 20 2010? A gunman took a taxi to a hospital Monday and then opened fire, killing a woman and injuring two others before committing suicide, police said. All the victims were female and current or former employees of Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV said...

K-Mart burglar commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
East Pennsboro Twp., Pa.April 20 2010 One man is dead after a burglary in Cumberland County. Police say the suspect fired a shot at officers then shot himself. It started around 2:00 Sunday morning when an East Pennsboro Police officer noticed the K-mart on North Enola Road was broken into...

GPS used to catch cop goofing off www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 20, 2010
TYNGSBORO, Mass.April 20 2010 — Police Officer Ronald Goulet spent almost 40 work hours over two weeks with his cruiser idle but told his superiors he was patrolling the town, according to an internal-affairs investigation that led to his resignation in January...

Feds may ?in-source? 15,000 security postions www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
Washington DC April 19 2010 The Homeland Security Department is considering federalizing the 15,000 contractor security guards who protect federal buildings. Federal Protective Service Director Gary Schenkel said last week a decision will be made after DHS completes later this year a bottom-up review of FPS, which is charged with securing 9,000 federal buildings...

Officers injured in drug bust at mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
DARTMOUTH MA April 19 2010? Two officers suffered minor injuries as they arrested two men on heroin charges Saturday at the Dartmouth Mall. Detective Robert Levinson, public information officer for the Dartmouth Police Department, said Officer Keith DaCosta and Inspector William Garcia suffered minor injuries during an altercation with the suspects as they were attempting to [...

No metal detectors, security cameras or guards at NYC parole offices www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
Brooklyn NY April 19 2010 The shooting of a parole officer at his desk in Brooklyn has brought to light a mind-boggling fact: There are no metal detectors, security cameras or basic precautions of any kind at parole facilities across the state. These are places where violent criminals show up on a daily basis for what [...

Alabama corrections officer killed after taking wife hostage www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
HAZEL GREEN, Ala. April 19 2010 — Madison County authorities say a sheriff’s department employee was shot and killed by deputies shortly after he killed his wife in a hostage situation. Sheriff’s department officials said Madison County Corrections Officer Jason Lee Earls shot and killed his wife and then was shot by deputies...

Retired Newport News police officer killed by grandson www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
SURGOINSVILLE TN April 19 2010 (WATE) – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy will be charged with the murders of his grandparents in Surgoinsville this past weekend. The teen’s name hasn’t been released. He’ll be charged with two counts of first degree murder, according to the DA...

California health officials debate condoms in jail www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
California April 19 2010? Health officials say the rate of HIV among people who are incarcerated is nearly seven times higher than the general population. San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey believes people who run jails have an obligation to educate inmates about HIV...

Las Vegas security officer shot-killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 19, 2010
Las Vegas NV.April 19 2010 A community center security guard is dead and Las Vegas police are seeking three assailants. Police say the security officer was shot and killed late Sunday at the Pearson Community Center near Comstock Drive and Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas...

Fulton County deputy sheriff arrested with drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 18, 2010
ATLANTA GA April 18 2010 — The Atlanta Police Department arrested a Fulton County sheriff’s deputy on drug charges, Fulton County Sheriff Official Tracy Flanagan said. Officials said Deputy JacquelineDunn was charged Friday night with possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine...

Cape Cod hospital death ruled homicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 18, 2010
HYANNIS MA April 18 2010? The family of a Mashpee man who died after being restrained by Cape Cod Hospital staff says the state medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide. They also said in a written statement released to the Times Friday that Daniel J...

Officer injured arresting mall trespassers

Posted on April 18, 2010
GUILDERLAND NY April 18 2010 — A Guilderland police officer was sent to Albany Medical Center Hospital with a leg injury late Saturday after trying to arrest three teenage boys who were violating the Crossgates Mall’s parental escort policy, authorities said...

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