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Security guard charged in aggravated assault investigation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 06, 2009
Lake Tahoe CA June 6 2009 Police arrested a security guard at South Tahoe High School on Friday for allegedly giving police misleading statements regarding an aggravated assault outside a quinceanera at St. Theresa Catholic Church on May 2. At about 9:20 a...

LAPD detective charged in 80?s murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 06, 2009
Los Angeles June 6 2009 A veteran Los Angeles police detective was arrested Friday in the 1986 Van Nuys killing of her ex-boyfriend’s wife, cracking a cold case packed with the love-triangle twists and forensic drama of a television cop show. Stephanie Ilene Lazarus, 49, of Simi Valley, was arrested at LAPD headquarters where she worked and [...

Thousands of tickets found hidden at Nashville courthouse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Nashville TN June 5 2009 Officials have found thousands of missing traffic tickets, hidden by clerks, right inside the Metro courthouse. The tickets were found stuffed inside two desks, and the number — more than 5,000 tickets so far — is staggering...

Ohio teacher charged with child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
CLEVELAND OH June 5 2009 — A Medina County teacher has been arrested by the FBI on charges of possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography. The FBI says agents arrested 40-year-old Timothy A. Holmes on June 3. Holmes made his initial court appearance in U...

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Police charge man with rape at school www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Cambridge MN June 5 2009 A 19-year-old Cambridge, Minn., man was arrested on suspicion of raping a Forest Lake Area High School student in a school entryway after classes ended Wednesday. Christopher Robin Webster is in the Washington County Jail on suspicion of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice...

High school band teacher arrested for student sex www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Montrose CO June 5 2009 A Montrose High School band teacher was arrested on child sex charges Wednesday, according to Montrose Police. Andrew J. Burke, 37, is being held without bond at the Montrose County Detention facility. He faces charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust...

Teacher arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
RUSTON LA June 5 2009 — A former Louisiana Tech University teacher and lecturer faces numerous charges of sex crimes involving juveniles. Ralph Gabriel, 55, of Ruston, was arrested in October on five counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and one count of computer-aided solicitation for sexual purposes stemming from an Internet sting operation by [...

Delaware teacher charged with sexually extorting student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Millsboro DE June 5 2009 Delaware State Police have arrested a Sussex Central High School teacher for having inappropriate contact with a student. On Wednesday morning, police arrested John George Rainis, 24, of Villa Circle, Delaware. According to police, Rainis, an Indian River School District Teacher who is an athletic trainer and full time substitute teacher, had an [...

Man shot by off-duty security in critical condition www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Ferndale MI June 5 2009 A 58-year-old man is in critical condition today, shot in the neck by an off-duty mall security officer who thought the man was breaking into his Ferndale apartment. The victim is expected to survive, but police are investigating whether the shooting at 2 a...

Jewel thieves mace security, employees during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Philadelphia PA June 5 2009 Employees and patrons at the famous Boyd’s men’s clothing store in center city Philadelphia were shaken up but no one was seriously hurt as four men staged a smash-and-grab robbery at the upscale store on Thursday afternoon...

South Carolina teacher arrested for relationship with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Indian Land SC June 5 2009 A middle school teacher in Lancaster County faces sex charges involving a student. Jonathan Jens, 36, of Fort Mill, was arrested Monday at Indian Land Middle School, where he teacher social studies and is coach of the boys’ basketball team...

Security guard arrested for assault on emergency workers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
NICEVILLE FLA June 5 2009– A 26-year-old guard with the Air Force Security Forces was arrested at Turkey Creek on May 26 after she fought a police officer and firefighter who tried to pull her out of the water, according to her arrest report. Christina Marie Stefanik was at the park at 4 a...

Armored car guard shot 4 times during robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
MIDLAND/ECTOR COUNTY TX June 5 2009 newswest9.com – Authorities have arrested the final suspect in connection with Thursday’s attempted robbery and shooting in Odessa. The first two arrests were made at the Airline Mobile Home Park on Highway 80 in Midland County around 4:00 Thursday afternoon after authorities surrounded the area...

Teacher accused of sexual communications with 7th grader www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
HOUSTON TX June 5 2009 (KTRK) — A local middle school teacher is off the job, all for what he’s accused of doing to a seventh grade student. Investigators are focusing on that teacher’s cell phone. The teacher is on paid administrative leave pending results of the investigation...

NC Councilwoman charged with $1million fraud www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
MARSHVILLE NC June 5 2009 Marshville Councilwoman Denise Whitley was arrested Monday and charged with forging an elderly relative’s will on an estate worth more than $1.2 million. Whitley is accused of presenting a will to the Union County Clerk of Court that left all of Ethel Julia Whitley’s real and personal property to Denise Whitley and [...

BWI security officer struck by lightning www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 05, 2009
Baltimore MD June 5 2009 A security officer at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was injured Wednesday night when she was struck by lightning or experienced a near-strike during a heavy storm, said a spokesman for the airport...

TSA security officer dies in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
MIDLAND TX June 4 2009 A 24-year-old security officer from Midland was killed early Wednesday after his truck rolled over on State Highway 191 just west of Midland, Department of Public Safety communications operator Gilbert Villarreal said. Scott Mark Wanamaker, a security officer with the Transportation Security Administration, was pronounced dead at the scene of the [...

Security officer shoots-kills armed robber www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
Milwaukee WI June 3 2009 Two people were shot, one fatally, during an attempted armed robbery Wednesday afternoon at a check cashing business near N. 76th St. and W. Capitol Drive, officials said. Both men who were shot are believed to have been trying to rob Check Into Cash, 3906 N...

Alabama police officer killed while working security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. June 4 2009 — A Mobile police officer was shot and killed Tuesday night while working private security at an apartment complex, authorities said this morning. Officer Brandon Sigler, 26, was found with a gunshot wound about 11:30 p...

Police arrest four in fatal armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
� LAKEWOOD, Wash. June 4 2009 – Lakewood Police say they have arrested all of the ?main players? in the deadly shooting and robbery at a Wal-Mart store on Tuesday, and that the robbery was an inside job. Lakewood police spokesperson Lt. Heidi Hoffman says detectives believe they have arrested the two men seen in surveillance video [...

Police employee charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
Washington, GA June 4 2009?A woman who worked for the police department in Washington, Georgia has been arrested and charged with stealing money from the department. Investigators say that Tammy Dale Land is accused of taking more than $40,000 from a Washington Police Department account...

Police arrest suspect in Denver security officer?s murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
� Denver CO June 4 2009 Police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a security guard outside a nightclub. Denver Police have arrested 21-year-old David Cano-Rivera for investigation of accessory to first-degree murder in connection to the shooting in the El Chaparral nightclub early last Friday morning...

Armed shoplifter charged with robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
Detroit MI June 4 2009 A man armed with a handgun was arrested after stealing condoms from Wal-Mart, 29555 Plymouth Road, at about 10 a.m. Monday Loss prevention officers at Wal-Mart watched the man rip open a box of condoms, then stuff them into his pocket...

Boy dies after being struck by lightning www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. June 4 2009 ? Police say a 12-year-old Spotsylvania County boy died and another boy was critically injured after lightning struck as they were playing catch. The incident occurred Wednesday on a ballfield south of Fredericksburg as severe storms battered parts of Virginia, flooding roads and knocking out power...

Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
BANGKOK June 4 2009(AP) ? Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor...

Security officer arrested after shooting shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
Pima County AZ June 4 2009 A local security guard accused of attempted murder for a shooting at a southside convenience store. Pima County Sheriff’s deputies say two guards confronted three shoplifting suspects early Wednesday morning at the Circle-K at Country Club and Ajo...

Husband employs man from Craigslist to rape wife www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 04, 2009
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. June 4 2009(AP) ? A North Carolina husband used the online advertising service Craigslist to enlist a man to rape his wife in the couple’s home, police said Wednesday. The 25-year-old Kannapolis man faces first-degree rape and other charges...

Police Lt. Jonas found shot dead in Centreville www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
CENTREVILLE IL June 3 2009– Centreville police Lt. Greg Jonas was shot and killed early Tuesday. Jonas, 58, of Centreville, appeared to have been shot once in the back of the head, said St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone. Residents of the Ernest Smith Apartments in Centreville said Jonas was lying in the street and his [...

Wright?s county deputy killed in motorcycle wreck www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
ST. Paul MN June 3 2009 A Wright County Sheriff’s deputy was killed in a motorcycle accident early Tuesday morning. Dan Lang, 43, was riding his custom motorcycle in north Minneapolis when he hit a median near Washington Avenue North and 2nd Street North...

Security injured, gun stolen trying to capture burglar www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
Dallas TX June 3 2009 A security guard was injured and his gun was stolen after he tussled with a man suspected of burglarizing vehicles at a northeast Dallas apartment complex Tuesday night. David Preasley, 41, was working security at the Firefox apartment complex in the 5700 block of Pineland Drive when he saw a man he [...

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