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Newport News police officer charged with sexual battery of child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
NEWPORT NEWS VA Mar 5 2011 ? A woman in a position of trust in the community now faces serious charges. Carolyn Harris, 44, a Newport News Police officer of more than 20 years, was arrested Monday. She’s charged with two felonies, aggravated sexual battery, and indecent liberties with a child by a custodian...

Kansas City man charged in security officer?s murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 5 2011 — Jackson County prosecutors have charged Demony D. Wilson, 17, with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree robbery in connection with a July 13 killing at a McDonald’s at 6406 Troost Ave...

Las Vegas security ramped up for NASCAR week-end www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV March 5 2011 — NASCAR weekend is one of the biggest of the year for Las Vegas. But with it comes a difficult challenge for law enforcement trying to protect the 150,000 people in town from a possible terrorist attack. It’s a coordinated effort between federal, state and local agencies...

Pittsburgh school security guard did heroin while on duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
PITTSBURGH PA March 5 2011– Police said they arrested a long-time Oliver High School security guard after she was caught doing heroin on the job. video- http://www.wpxi.com/news/27069123/detail.html According to police paperwork, Calie Rafferty, 35, was caught snorting a white powder inside a concession area at the school during lunchtime last week...

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Security guard arrested after SWAT called out www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
Bossier City LA March 5 2011 Police have arrested a security guard who’s report launched an early morning investigation that included the SWAT team. Officers were first called to the old Bossier Medical Center on Airline Drive around 1:30 a.m., after a security guard reported finding a man inside the building...

NJ man commits suicide by jumping off Vegas casino www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV March 5 2011 ? Police are calling the death of a 25-year-old New Jersey man a suicide after he spent nearly two hours on a ledge before jumping from a Las Vegas Strip high-rise casino resort. Las Vegas police Officer Barbara Morgan said Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas security officers summoned Las Vegas [...

Woman left in coma after parking spot altercation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
East Village NY March 6 2011 Dramatic photos show the immediate aftermath of a violent clash over a parking spot in the East Village that left a 25-year-old woman in a coma. The photos, obtained exclusively by the Daily News, paint a disturbing picture...

East Coast rapist captured in Connecticut www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 05, 2011
New Haven CT March 5 2011 The long search for the elusive East Coast Rapist yielded an arrest Friday after a tip came in from someone who knew the suspect. Detectives secretly picked up one of his discarded cigarette butts, had it tested and learned the DNA was a match, law enforcement officials said...

Washington deputy dies from assault injuries www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 04, 2011
PUYALLUP, Wash.March 4 2011 — A 29-year-old Pierce County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday night less than 24 hours after undergoing surgery for injuries he suffered during an on-duty assault. Wright had suffered a dislocated shoulder in the assault and had surgery Wednesday...

Ohio man arrested after leaving nude photos at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 04, 2011
Sandusky Oh March 4 2011 Police arrested a man accused of leaving photos at Walmart of partially nude photographs of himself dressed in women’s clothing with his genitals exposed. Rodney Kunkel, 44, of Toledo, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two counts of pandering obscenity...

Louisville school security arrested teen for assaulting bus driver www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 04, 2011
Louisville KY March 4 2011 A 12-year-old girl was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting a Jefferson County Public Schools bus driver on Tuesday. Lauren Roberts, a JCPS spokeswoman, said the girl was arrested by district security officers and charged with one count of third-degree assault on a school employee, one count of fourth-degree assault [...

NC jail sergeant arrested for having sex with inmate www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 04, 2011
Burke County NC March 4 2011 A Morganton man who was night sergeant at a jail in Burke County has been charged with having sex with an inmate, authorities say. Thomas Edward Pearson, 58, was arrested Friday and charged with sexual activity by a custodian...

Des Moines security agent injured by shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa March 3 2011 Police say a security worker at a Menards store in Des Moines was injured when she got bumped by a getaway car. The Des Moines Register reports that a man left the store a little before 9 a.m. Tuesday with two rolls of copper wire...

TSA supervisor helped smuggle drugs through airport security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
BUFFALO, N.Y. Mar 3 2011? In the latest black eye for the troubled Transportation Security Administration, a supervisor was busted for helping a marijuana kingpin and his cohorts bypass airport security measures to smuggle cash and more than 200 pounds of pot out of New York state, the feds said Wednesday...

Thieves rip off 51 manhole covers during Mardi Gras in Mobile www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
MOBILE, Ala.Mar 3 2011 (AP) ? Mobile police say 51 manhole covers were taken from the city’s streets during February, and investigators think thieves are selling the cast-iron covers as scrap metal. Some of the manhole covers are from streets near the routes of two upcoming Mardi Gras parades...

Ky. security guard directing traffic struck by vehicle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
Louisville KY Mar 3 2011 A crossing guard was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning in front of the Walden School, but his injuries are not life-threatening, according to a St. Matthews police patrolman. The guard, who is contracted by the school through a private security company, was directing traffic on Westport Road about [...

Former school security director agrees to settlement in lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
Pittsburgh PA March 3 2011 The former security director for the West Mifflin Area School District agreed to a $65,000 settlement with the district in return for dropping his wrongful termination suit in U.S. District Court. Joseph Gajdos was among 13 district employees laid off in June as part of the school board’s efforts to [...

Kirkwood teacher arrested fore child molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
Kirkwood MO March 3 2011 A 27-year-old Troy Buchanan High School teacher was arrested Tuesday by Kirkwood police on suspicion of child molestation and providing liquor to a minor. Police said the incident occurred in January at the man’s home in Kirkwood...

Milwaukee doubles up on courthouses security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
Milwaukee County WS March 3 2011 The county has doubled up on its courthouse and other building security, as 21 of 27 guards laid off a year ago in an abortive privatization move are back on the job. But 21 private guards the county hired in an emergency budget move in March 2009 by then-County [...

Dover Downs employee charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
Dover, Del.March 3 2011 ? State police have charged a Dover Downs Hotel & Casino accountant in connection with several ongoing theft schemes he was allegedly running in the company?s administrative office. Andrew L. McCoy, 53, was arrested March 1, after troopers searched his Smyrna residence and confiscated computers and financial records, according to the [...

Two men die in Texas skydiving accident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 03, 2011
ROSHARON, Texas March 3 2011– Two men are dead after a predawn skydiving accident in Southeast Texas. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office identified the men killed in the 1:42 a.m. accident Wednesday as 27-year-old Scott James of Houston and 63-year-old Arthur Bill of Spring...

Security finds suicide victim at Birmingham apartment www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Birmingham MI Mar 1 2011 Police say the death of a Cranbrook Educational Community student discovered early Sunday has been ruled a suicide. Police Chief Don Studt said investigators determined the student, 17, jumped from the roof of an apartment complex at 411 S...

Omaha Security take murder suspect into custody www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Omaha NE Mar 1 2011 A 26-year-old Omaha man was shot dead Monday night outside a Hy-Vee grocery store. A suspect was in custody and being interviewed, police said. Police did not immediately identify the man who was shot, Omaha’s seventh homicide victim of the year...

Upper Big Branch security chief indicted in federal investigation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Charlestown WV Mar 1 2011 The chief of security at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County is in federal custody after being indicted after allegedly making false statements to federal agents and obstructing the federal investigation into the UBB tragedy...

Memphis bank employee attacked-stabbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
MEMPHIS, TN March 1 2011 – An employee in the First Tennessee building at Madison and South Third in downtown Memphis was attacked by a customer late Monday morning. According to police, the chaos started around 10:30 Monday morning, when a former bank customer entered the bank to inquire about his account...

Police re-capture suspect who escaped from security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Miami Fla Mar 1 2011 The handcuffed inmate who got the best of a hospital security guard is back in jail after a few days of illegally obtained freedom. Elie Bensimon, 46, pulled a jail break at Larkin Commun8ity Hospital in Southwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday and was able to steal a car out of the [...

Armed man playing cop jailed after incident with security guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Kissimmee Fla Mar 1 2011 A 26-year-old Osceola County man who showed up at a Kissimmee apartment complex armed with a loaded handgun, handcuffs and “hit vest” ? saying he was ready to arrest an attempted-murder suspect ? was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of pretending to be a federal officer...

Security spots unusual drug deal www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
LOGAN COUNTY VA Mar 1 2011 — An alert security officer at a job corps program notices something suspicious about one student’s fast food. Students and all visitors have to check into security before stepping foot on the Guthrie Job Corps Center...

Security bouncer arrested after pointing gun at customers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP IN Mar 1 2011 A bouncer at the Jim Beam Warehouse who called police following an altercation with customers was arrested after police said he pointed a loaded weapon at fleeing patrons. Joel Pomales, 39, of Portage, faces criminal recklessness, intimidation and firearms charges following the early Saturday incident...

Security officer injured in Tn. tornado www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 01, 2011
Lebanon TN Mar 1 2011 A tornado Thursday night injured two employees and tore a 100-yard hole in the roof of the main warehouse of Bridgestone Americas’ one million-square-foot distribution facility in Lebanon, Tenn. Both employees were treated and released from area hospitals that night; one was a security guard who had been in a [...

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