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Security officer questioned in theft from tax office www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
AUGUSTA, Ga.Jan 21 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com ? Police are investigating the disappearance of thousands of dollars in cash taken from the Richmond County tax commissioner?s vault sometime during the past 72 hours...

Security agents nab forgery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
Spring Lake, N.C. Jan 21 2010? Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday at a Spring Lake Walmart after he allegedly tried to pass a forged check. Store security officers were familiar with Omar Rashard McFadden, 20, of 4968 Fieldcrest Drive, deputies said, because he had a history of similar crimes...

Indiana teacher under arrest for sex crimes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
Monticello IN Jan 21 2010 A wrestling coach and teacher is under arrest today accused of an inappropriate relationship with at least one student according to police. Scott E. Hardy Jr., 26, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of child seduction...

Paulding County GA. teacher arrested for molesting student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
Atlanta GA Jan 21 2010 A Paulding County middle school teacher has been charged with child molestation and sexual battery for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old boy. Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Shanna Detwieler, 40, of Dallas, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy...

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Wal-Mart LP agent sliced with knife www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
Terre Haute IN Jan 21 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A shoplifting incident at a local Wal-Mart turned into a serious assault on the security officer who was trying to detain the suspect. Police said the store security agent was stabbed Tuesday night at the Walmart Super Center in Vincennes...

OFFICER DOWN NY STATE TROOPER

Posted on January 21, 2010
Trooper Jill Mattice New York State Police New York End of Watch: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 6 years, 6 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Jill Mattice was killed when her patrol car collided with a tractor trailer [...

Terminally ill police officer fired www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
MESA, Ariz. Jan 21 2010 Mesa police officer Mark Kelly, who is terminally ill, says after this month the city told him he no longer has a job after five years on the force. A year ago, he said his duties took a drastic turn after he was diagnosed with ALS...

Eight dead in Virginia shooting, suspect captured www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 21, 2010
APPOMATTOX, Va.Jan 21 2010 ? A gunman suspected of killing eight people before disappearing into dense Virginia woods and firing on a police helicopter surrendered at sunrise Wednesday, ending an overnight hunt by dozens of law enforcement officers. Christopher Speight, 39, approached officers at the scene of the shootings at about 7:10 a...

Virginia murder suspect surrenders www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
BREAKING NEWS APPOMATTOX, Va.Jan 20 2010 — A gunman suspected of killing eight people before he disappeared into dense woods in rural Virginia surrendered without incident early Wednesday, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Thomas Molnar said 39-year-old Christopher Speight approached officers at the scene of the shootings at about 7:10 a...

Georgia teacher charged with molesting male student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga.Jan 20 2010 — Cherokee County Sheriff?s Office officials arrested a middle school teacher Wednesday morning and charged him with child molestation. Authorities arrested Kyle Campbell, 26, of Jasper, after a week-long investigation...

Nashville security guard takes plea of manslaughter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan 20 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ BREAKING NEWS – The security guard accused of killing a man outside a South Nashville restaurant has agreed to a plea bargin . Jeremy Holmes’ trial was set to begin next week, but everyone involved was called together for a hearing today and during the hearing an agreement [...

$2 Million bail for man who escaped private extradition officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
Waukesha MN Jan 20 2010 – Accused killer Justin P. Welch, subject of a manhunt in Arkansas and Oklahoma after escaping custody last week for about 34 hours, was ordered held Tuesday in the Waukesha County Jail on $2 million bail while he awaits trial...

Women busted making fake money at hotel www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
FAYETTEVILLE NC Jan 20 2010 (WTVD) — Two Georgia women are scheduled to make a court appearance today for their involvement in an alleged counterfeit money operation that was run from inside a Fayetteville hotel. Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives arrested the women Sunday after uncovering the operation...

Security bouncer stabbed in confrontation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
MARTINSBURG, W.Va.Jan 20 2010 ? A Winchester, Va., man is accused of stabbing a bouncer in the left side of his stomach early Saturday at a strip club in Bunker Hill, W.Va., according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Michael Paul Ritter, 29, was arraigned Saturday by Magistrate Harry L...

Protest against Sheriff Joe turns violent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
PHOENIX, AZ Jan 2010 AP? Thousands of immigrant rights advocates marched in front of a county jail in Phoenix Saturday in a protest that was aimed at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio?s immigration efforts and was marked by a clash between a small group of protesters and police officers...

Nightclub security bouncer shot, patron arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
Des Moines IA Jan 20 2010 Police have arrested three men early Saturday after one of them allegedly shot and injured a bouncer according to a report. Lafayette Owens, 45, allegedly shot the Hickman?s Pub doorman, Robert Hawthorne, 49, after Hawthorne kept a close watch on Owens while he was at the bar at 2335 Hickman [...

Ohio man guilty in bouncer?s death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
CINCINNATI OH Jan 20 2010– A man could spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting and killing a bouncer at a Springfield Township bar last year. A Hamilton County jury found 40-year-old Thomas Phelps guilty of aggravated murder and other charges Tuesday from an incident at the Almost Home bar along Hamilton Avenue...

Hospital security officer robbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 20, 2010
Parkersburg WV Jan 20 10 By: Rick McCann PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS www.privateofficer.com Parkersburg Police said they responded to the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital over the week-end after a security officer was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning. Police said that the officer was his way to deposit the hospital’s money at a local bank when he was confronted by an armed [...

Nightclub security officer shoots man during assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
Sacramento CA Jan 19 2010 By: Brett Davis/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com Authorities are reporting that a security officer has shot and wounded a man who allegedly pulled a handgun on him. Police said that the incident occurred at a bar on Del Paso Boulevard...

Broadview Security to be sold to ADT www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
Atlanta GA. Jan. 19, 2010 — Tyco International, owners of the ADT business, announced today that it is purchasing Broadview Security, formerly known as Brink’s Home Security. Broadview Security came into existence in June 2009, having formerly been known as Brink’s Home Security...

Armored car overturns in California www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
Los Angeles CA Jan 19 2010 At least one person was injured and early-morning traffic was tied up today when an armored car overturned on the Golden State Freeway near the Ventura Freeway. The 3:39 a.m. accident on northbound Interstate 5 initially shut down four lanes and resulted in a SigAlert, said CHP Officer Jennifer Connolly...

Hospital buys bullet proof vests for security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
Halifax Nova Scotia Jan 19 2010 Security personnel at the IWK (Izaak Walton Killam) Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be sporting a new look this spring: bulletproof vests. The initiative is a first for a hospital in Nova Scotia. The children?s hospital has ordered 35 vests, which are also slash-proof, at a cost of [...

Armored truck robbed in Dallas www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
DALLAS TX Jan 19 2010 ? Police say a man wearing a mask stood outside the PLS Check Cashing store in the 2100 block of Singleton Boulevard Monday morning and waited. “He had actually gone so far as to position himself under one of the surveillance cameras at the store,” said Dallas police spokesman Senior Cpl...

Baldwin County deputy killed by train www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 19, 2010
BAY MINETTE, Ala.Jan 19 2010 — Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy Mike Malone was killed late Sunday afternoon hunting on or near a train track and was struck and killed instantly by a train, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced this morning...

Nine gang members charged with smash and grabs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
Atlanta GA Jan 18 2010 (AJC.com) police say they’ve arrested nine 30 Deep gang members — ranging from 14 to 19 years old — who pulled off a pair of smash-and-grab burglaries early Sunday morning. Officers acted quickly after a group of thieves rammed a Ford Taurus through the entrance to the Focus Clothing Store downtown, [...

Shooting victim charged with pharmacy robberies www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
Birmingham AL Jan 18 2010 A man suspected of various drug store robberies, including at least one in Shelby County, was arrested last weekend by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. James Matthew Hobby, 30, called deputies to his residence in Clay, claiming an armed intruder shot him...

Mall security foils burglary www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 18 2010 By: Rick McCann/Staff PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer foiled a break-in at a Northland Jewelry Store early Monday morning according to police. The security officer was on patrol when he spotted the burglary and notified the police...

Dallas cop fired for sending nude pics to student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
DALLAS TX Jan 18 2010 ? Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle fired a four-year veteran officer Thursday after an eight-month internal investigation found, among other things, that he sent nude photos of himself to a high school student during school hours, kept several people’s ID cards and failed to give copies of tickets to several [...

Nightclub security officer shot, stabbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
STAMFORD CT Jan 18 2010 – Norwalk police responded to a shooting early Sunday at Enigma Cafe and Lounge in East Norwalk that left a bouncer and a patron with bullet wounds, police said. The men’s injuries are not life-threatening, Police Chief Harry Rilling said...

Delaware police officer dies in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 18, 2010
Dover DE Jan 18 2010 Delaware River Port Authority Cpl. Christopher Milito routinely changed tires for stranded motorists and changed the lives of people considering suicide on area bridges. “We don’t have residents in our town. People may use our facilities just once on a trip from California or England, or they may use our facilities [...

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