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Camp Pendleton guard found murdered while on duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
San Diego CA July 4 2009 Authorities are questioning a suspect in the death of a sailor from Houston. The body of August Provost, 29, was found at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton base in Southern California about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Provost had been standing watch as a sentry at a compound on the base, said Capt...

Security officer?s quick actions saves cop www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
Security officer’s quick actions saves police officer www.privateofficer.com Myrtle Beach SC July 4 2009 Dozens of people along Ocean Boulevard on Wednesday night were horrified to see a man slamming his car into other cars, all while police say an officer was hanging on to the side of the man’s car...

Former security officer awarded $743,000 in lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
TEXAS CITY TX July 4 2009 galvestonnews ? A Galveston County jury on Thursday awarded a former BP security guard $743,000 for injuries she suffered after she tripped walking out of a portable toilet four years ago. Glenda Ann Nixx, 58, broke both feet when she tripped on an improperly installed grate outside the toilet near the [...

Retired NYPD officer chases down robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
Bronx NY July 4 2009 A pair of muggers were thwarted Friday by a heroic retired cop who burst from his security job at a Bronx McDonald’s and opened fire on the crooks, hitting one in the leg, police and witnesses said. The gunplay began around 8 p...

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PA. police officer arrested for hit and run death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
PITTSBURGH PA July 4 2009 — Crafton police officer Donnie Breeden, 38, turned himself in at police headquarters on Friday, accompanied by his attorney. An arrest warrant was issued for Breeden charging him with one count each of involuntary manslaughter and accidents involving death or personal injury in the fatal hit-and-run of David Hall, 24, [...

Tip leads to arrest of blue jean bandits www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
Atlanta GA July 4 2009 A tip led Atlanta Police on Friday to an arrest of 11 alleged blue jean bandits and about $10,000 in stolen jeans, a police spokeswoman said. The tipster alerted police of suspicious activity in the backyard of a house in the 900 block of Farrington Road, Sgt...

Woman charged in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 04, 2009
Kennewick WA July 4 2009 A Moses Lake woman on an alleged shoplifting spree at the Columbia Center mall is accused of twice hitting a security officer who was trying to stop her. Marisol Elizabeth Ramirez, 23, pleaded innocent to second-degree robbery...

Armored car guard charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
GLENS FALLS NY July 3 2009 — An employee of an armored car service was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge that accuses him of stealing more than $13,000 that he was supposed to put in an automatic teller machine, police said. Robert H. Ryan, 57, of Albany, was charged with third-degree grand larceny after an [...

Unattended bag blown up at DIA www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
DENVER CO July 3 2009 9news.com – The bomb squad detonated a package near the west side doors of Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon after the unattended bag prompted the closure of several roadways leading to the airport. An airport source tells 9NEWS K-9 units responded to the area to investigate the bag...

Security nab armed teen robber www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
ANTIOCH CA July 3 2009 ? Security guards subdued a 14-year-old boy following the armed robbery of a pizzeria Wednesday night, and investigators are exploring whether he is linked to a series of armed holdups over the past week, including one in which a taqueria owner was shot multiple times, police said...

Rookie police officer makes first arrest minutes after graduation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
NEW YORK July 3 2009 (AP) ? A New York Police Department rookie just couldn’t wait to get started. One of the NYPD’s newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden...

Police round up unlicensed NC guards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
Greensboro, NC July 3 2009 wfmy.com — From concerts to nightclubs, to big family-friendly events… any crowded place you go is bound to have security people. But are they really protecting you? 2 Wants To Know discovered sometimes those security people, or bouncers, could be breaking the law...

Security guard arrested for assault on police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
BRIDGEWATER NJ July 3 2009 ? A security guard at the Centerbridge II senior housing building was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault on police officers. John Magee, 41, of Bernards, has been charged with assaulting Bridgewater police officers Louis Bowers and Thomas Kochanski...

14 year old charged in assault, robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
FREMONT CA July 3 2009 ? A 14-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday afternoon, accused of punching and biting a clothing store’s security guard who was trying to detain her and her mother for shoplifting, police said. The guard took four punches to the face and was bitten on the forearm by the girl about 12:30 p...

Fla. correction officer charged with aiding inmate escape attempt www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
KISSIMMEE, Fla.July 3 2009 — Authorities say a corrections officer faces kidnapping, armed robbery and nearly a dozen other charges for helping an inmate at a central Florida jail obtain a loaded handgun in an escape attempt. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Michelle Hung is being charged as a principal with all the felonies [...

PA. school official charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
LEHIGHTON, Pa. July 3 2009 mccall.com – An eastern Pennsylvania school official has been charged with raping a boy. State police say 38-year-old Gary Snyder of Franklin Township, Carbon County had sex with the boy for several years. The boy, now 16, told police the relationship started when he was in sixth or seventh grade...

Sea Lion takes over patrol boat www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 03, 2009
NEWPORT HARBOR CA JULY 3 2009 — A sea lion became a unexpected sea captain when the curious creature took the helm of an Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol fireboat, officials say. Last week, Harbor Patrol deputies responded to a report of an aggressive sea lion who had reportedly latched onto a child’s pant leg, according [...

Houston security officer shot dead www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
HOUSTON TX July 2 2009 — One security guard was killed and another was wounded during a shooting at a northwest Harris County night club on Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported. Harris County sheriff’s deputies said a man walked into the Eclipse Night Club in the 900 block of F...

Mother sues security in death of son www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
Waco TX July 2 2009 wacotrib.com The mother of a Waco man who died in December 2007 after a struggle with two security guards has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the security firm. Sandra Marie Lockhart, of Waco, the mother of Orlando Gamble, is seeking unspecified damages in her lawsuit, filed this week in [...

Man charged after threatening federal security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
Derby CT July 2 2009 Ted E. Mangold, a 53-year-old from Derby, has been charged with threatening a federal employee on duty, said U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch. Mangold, who also is known as Melissa E. Mangold, was charged in a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in U...

NC teacher arrested for sexual assault on student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
ZEBULON NC July 2 2009 (WTVD) — Police accuse a teacher at Wakelon Elementary School with sexually assaulting a student. George Johnson, 60, is charged with indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties by a teacher. Investigators say the victim was a student at the school...

Police recruit dies during training www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
PUEBLO, Colo. July 2 2009 A 34-year-old recruit for a Colorado sheriff’s office collapsed and died after the department’s physical agility test. Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor says that Sergio Aragon collapsed Monday at a high school track after running about a half-mile as part of a standard physical agility test...

NJ teacher arrested for sexual assault on students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
River Edge NJ July 2 2009 A Cliffside Park man was arrested Monday night for sexual assault on students at a Kids International Cultural school. Takuya Ichikawa, 21, of Cliffside Park, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and sexual assault charges According to authorities, in June, a 7-year-old boy disclosed to detectives that while attending [...

Casino robber killed by retired police officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
BURTON, Michigan July 2 2009 — Adam Crossnoe says the life cut short by shots in the Palace Poker Room early Wednesday morning didn’t have to end that way. “Had he not come in shooting, it wouldn’t have happened like that,” said Crossnoe, the 32-year-old owner of the business on East Bristol near Fenton Road...

GA Substitute teacher arrested for child molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
GAINESVILLE GA July 2 2009 – A former church employee and substitute teacher is in the Hall County Jail facing child molestation charges. Hall County Sheriff’s Col. Jeff Strickland said 25-year-old Jacob Allen Morris is accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in both Hall and Douglas counties...

Police charge teens with damaging security vehicle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
LEWISTON ME July 2 2009 sunjournal.com ? One teenager was arrested and another was being sought Wednesday night after police said the pair busted out a window on a golf cart manned by Bates College security agents. Police arrested 18-year-old Justin Edwards of Casco after a brief scuffle near the corner of Ware and Main streets, a [...

UNCC assistant dean arrested for theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 02, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. July 2 2009 — An assistant dean of students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the university. Ashley Postell, 27, was arrested on six counts of embezzlement. According to police reports, Postell admitted to stealing about 2,000 from fraternity and sorority funds...

Longtime hospital security officer suffers heart attack at work www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 01, 2009
FRESNO CA. JULY 1 2009 Longtime Community Regional Medical Center security officer, Tim Slaton, kindly and gently kept the peace, was a stickler for perfection and kept things light with his quirky humor. A heart attack downed him shortly after midnight June 20 as he worked his usual post in the hospital?s main lobby...

Off-duty security officer drowns in rescue of girl www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 01, 2009
SULPHUR, Oklahoma July 1 2009– A Shawnee man died while trying to save his fiance’s daughter from drowning. What started out as a fun, family gathering, quickly turned into tragedy. Jeanna Bennett said Monday will be a day she’ll never forget...

Brink?s changes name to Broadview Security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on July 01, 2009
Atlanta GA July 1 2009 Starting next week, it will be hard for TV watchers to miss a barrage of commercials for Broadview Security. The name Broadview is new, but it’s part of a very old company–Brink’s ( BCO – news – people )...

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