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Security officer sues school for discrimination www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
Walnut Creek CA Feb 25 2010 A security officer at Terra Linda High School has filed a lawsuit against the school principal and the school district, claiming he has been subjected to repeated racial slurs and harassment. The lawsuit is the second such action pending in Marin Superior Court...

Shoplifter uses pliers as weapon against security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Feb 25 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ – A shoplifter trying to get away from loss prevention agents brandished pliers as a weapon after he and an accomplice allegedly robbed a Home Depot store in Sacramento Monday afternoon...

College instructor sues college, security after arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
CASPER, Wyo. Feb 25 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com - A lawsuit filed by a former instructor at Casper college remains alive and will continue after a federal judge denied Casper College’s request to dismiss it...

QVC employee nabbed for $200,000 theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
West Chester PA Feb 25 2010 QVC stands for Quality, Value and Convenience, but one employee took the acronym to a whole new level by conveniently stealing quality goods from the company and selling them for considerable value to a local pawn shop, police said...

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EMT given prison term in wife?s death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
LOUISVILLE, KY Feb 25 2010 Source: (WAVE) – A former Louisville EMT was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide in the death of his 24-year-old wife, Ashley Whitehead, in March of 2009. Michael Whitehead admitted to police he used stolen drugs and medical equipment to treat his wife who reportedly suffered [...

Violent sex offender charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. Feb 25 2010 — James Allen O’Berry, a 53-year-old registered sex offender who was convicted of rape in 1982 in Mobile County AL, has been charged in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old Sunday school teacher he apparently met at a Walmart, according to media reports...

Central Carbarrus High assistant principal arrested on sex charges

Posted on February 25, 2010
Concord NC (metro Charlotte) Feb 25 2010 The assistant principal of Central Cabarrus High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual contact with students. Aaronson Franks, 37, is charged with one count of statutory rape, two counts of statutory sexual offense, three counts of sexual activity with student by administrator, one count of taking indecent [...

Security officer?s actions leads to capture of murder suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
CANTON, Ohio Feb 25 2010 Source: Fox 8 News — A security camera outside Aultman Hospital captured an argument on a street corner just off hospital property at 1:00 in the morning on May 25, 2009. Aultman’s chief of security, David Dougherty said the hospital is in a neighborhood, so it is not unusual for them to [...

Georgia band teacher arrested for student sex www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
THOMSON,Ga.Feb 25 2010 — A former McDuffie County band teacher is not making music — instead he’s facing it. Authorities have now arrested and charged 30 year-old Philip Bradley Pirkle, a former middle school music teacher. Pirkle is charged in connection to an inappropriate relationship with a 14 year-old girl...

CHP officer handcuffs fire chief for defying orders www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
MONTECITO, Calif. Feb 25 2010 ?The California Highway Patrol is investigating why a firefighter was handcuffed for refusing to move a fire engine from a freeway in Santa Barbara County. CHP Capt. Jeff Sgobba says the incident on Feb. 15 was rare, regrettable and embarrassing...

Catalytic Converter Thieves Back On The Job www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
Atlanta GA. Feb 25 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Police in several southeastern states say that they’re back. Those pesky late night catalytic converter thieves that converge on a parking lot with the speed of ants on discarded food and disappear without a trace ...

Atlanta doctor found guilty of sex charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 25, 2010
ATLANTA GA Feb 25 2010 — A jury found former Grady Memorial Hospital doctor Adam Lebowitz guilty of sex charges Thursday. Lebowitz was found guilty of one count of producing child pornography and one count of attempt to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity...

Man arrested after casino bomb threat www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Des Moines Ia Feb 24 2010 A Granger man has been charged with making a bomb threat at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona. Benjamin Thomas Feick, 23, was taken into custody Sunday night. Altoona police said he was asked to provide photo identification to enter the casino, but reportedly had only a Social Security card and [...

Hotel thief nabbed stealing bras www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Honolulu HI Feb 24 2010 Police arrested a 19-year-old Makiki man on burglary and drug charges after he allegedly climbed onto the balcony of a Waikiki hotel and condo stole two bras from another guest’s room. Police said hotel security was called to the man’s room to investigate noise complaints at 10 a...

Police, security officer injured at hospital www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
HYANNIS MA Feb 24 2010 – A Barnstable police officer was given a tetanus shot after an incident in the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room that ended with police using a Taser on a patient twice Tuesday afternoon. Josh Aaron Bode, 17, of 12 Albion Road, West Yarmouth, was charged with assault and battery on a [...

Mall security, police bust women with fake money www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
WEST NYACK NY Feb 24 2010 ? Two New York City women are scheduled to appear in Clarkstown court today to face felony charges after police said they tried to buy clothes at the Palisades Center mall with 31 phony $100 bills. The women apparently used a technique in which they took authentic $5 bills and [...

Warner Robins teacher charged with child molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
WARNER ROBINS GA Feb 24 2010 Source: Macon.com ? A Northside High School teacher is charged with one count of child molestation and two counts of false statements on allegations that he inappropriately touched a female student. John Samuel Gravely, 34, of Warner Robins, is currently being held without bond at the Houston County Detention Center, said [...

Teacher tackles gunman, stops shooting spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
LITTLETON, Colo. Feb 24 2010 ?AP �The gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot and taking shots at students with a hunting rifle as terrified teenagers ran for their lives. He had just wounded two students and seemed ready to unleash more violence when a math teacher named David Benke sprung into action...

Police capture women pharmacy robbers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Nashville, Tenn. Feb 24 2010 – Two women told Metro Police they decided to rob a Walgreens pharmacy late Tuesday night after they saw another man do the same in Bellevue, just a day before. Metro police said the robbery happened around 11:30 p.m...

Safeway security injured during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Mesa AZ Feb 24 2010 A security officer was attacked Sunday afternoon after a man tried to leave a Mesa grocery store without paying for merchandise hidden in a sling, police said. Police were dispatched to the Safeway at 1960 W. Main St. about 2 p.m. for a shoplifting report, police said...

Police, fire, nurses save man at Sky Harbor Airport www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
PHOENIX AZ Feb 24 2010 (AP) – Phoenix police officers and firefighters, two nurses and an airport defibrillator are being credited with saving the life of a 50-year old passenger who collapsed Monday in an airport security line. Officials at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport say it was the 25th time an airport automated external defibrillator [...

William and Mary student commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Williamsburg VA Feb 24 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Campus police responded to a possible suicide Friday and found the body of William and Mary senior Dominique Chandler in her Pleasant Dormitory residence hall...

Domestic violence injures apartment security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
WILMINGTON, NC Feb 24 2010 (WECT) – A man from Wilmington faces several charges after an early morning scuffle with a his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Police say Justin Daniel McKeithan, 21, forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and stabbed the new boyfriend in the chest twice...

Kroger Security Rapes Shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn.Feb 24 2010 - UPDATE: � Geryl Hill, a former Kroger security guard and confessed criminal, is now charged with another jaw dropping crime.Police say the 31-year-old man used his position of power to rape a 24-year-old woman while on the job at the Kroger in Poplar Plaza...

Youth minister commits suicide after guilty plea www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
BATAVIA, Ohio Feb 24 2010 Troopers said a former youth minister who pleaded guilty on sex charges killed himself hours after the verdict. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Christopher Evans, 39, shot himself in the head at East Fork Lake State Park. Evans had been a youth pastor at the Saltair Church of Christ since November [...

Seattle changes guard company after attack www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
Seattle WA Feb 24 2010 King County is getting rid of the security firm that provides un-armed guards for the downtown Seattle bus tunnel. A surveillance video of a 15-year-old girl being kicked and beaten Jan. 28 in the tunnel by another girl while security guards stood by has sparked widespread outrage...

Fat cat, not bomb closes part of airport www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 24, 2010
NEWARK NJ Feb 24 2010 source: nj.com — A skittish kitty lodged itself under a bomb-detection machine at Newark Liberty International Airport during today?s morning rush hour, making its owner miss her flight to Florida and other passengers undergo security screening at a different X-ray machine, officials said...

CONFERENCE CALL/TALK RADIO PROGRAM

Posted on February 23, 2010
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Pittsburgh officer kills her attacker during fight for life

Posted on February 23, 2010
PITTSBURGH PA Feb 23 2010 Source: Pittsburghtribune-review ? Pittsburgh police Officer Janine Triolo was in a fight for her life. She had one handcuff on Ryan Davis, 20, of Lawrenceville, the suspect in an armed robbery on Denniston Street in Shadyside, when Davis began to resist at about 10:30 p...

Chicago police officer killed in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 23, 2010
� Chicago IL Feb 23 2010 Icy conditions are being blamed for an accident that killed a Chicago police sergeant as he headed south on Lake Shore Drive this morning, answering a call about a burglary, police say. Alan Haymaker, 56, was on his way to the scene of a burglary at 3167 N...

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