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Armed man nabbed at Bangor mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
BANGOR, Maine June 3 2009 ? An Enfield man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly threatening another man at the Bangor Mall and then brandishing a loaded handgun at police officers who responded to the threat. Brian W. Murphy, 24, has been charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, a Class C felony, but likely [...

Two security officers killed at Stockton apartments www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
Stockton CA June 3 2009 Stockton police characterized as “cold-blooded” the killing of two security officers, shot dead in their cars this morning. “There is no doubt that it is incredibly cold-blooded,” said Officer Pete Smith, a Stockton police spokesman...

Two arrested in fatal armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
LAKEWOOD, Wash. June 3 2009– Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an armored car guard at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday afternoon According to the Lakewood police, the suspects were arrested shortly before midnight. The suspects are currently being held at the Pierce County jail...

School security officer injured breaking up fight www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
BROWNSTOWN TWP MA June 3 2009 ? A security guard who tried to break up a fight at Woodhaven High School was bitten and one of her fingernails was partially torn off, according to a police report. The incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. May 26. The report said two students were fighting and the security guard [...

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Escaped murders caught in New York www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. June 3 2009 AP – Two convicted murderers who escaped from an Arkansas prison wearing guard uniforms were captured Tuesday in New York state. Calvin Adams and Jeffrey Grinder were in the same car that had been left for them at the Cummins Unit prison in Grady, about 90 miles southeast of Little [...

Constable kills wife, then himself www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 03, 2009
FOREST HILL LA June 3 2009 — A 9-year-old Forest Hill boy was orphaned on his birthday Tuesday when his father shot his mother and then killed himself, authorities said. apides Parish sheriff’s officials said James Anthony Carroll, 38, and his wife, 26-year-old Rebecca Lynn Carroll, were found dead around 8 a...

OFFICER DOWN CHICAGO IL www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Police Officer Alejandro (Alex) Valadez Chicago Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Monday, June 1, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 27 Tour of Duty: 3 years Badge Number: 9534 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, June 1, 2009 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Officer Alex Valadez was shot and killed while investigating reports of gunfire on South Hermitage Road shortly [...

OFFICER DOWN MISSISSIPPI www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Master Sergeant Steve L. Hood Mississippi Department of Public Safety – Highway Patrol Mississippi End of Watch: Friday, May 29, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 50 Tour of Duty: 26 years Badge Number: F-3 Incident Details Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Date of Incident: Friday, May 29, 2009 Weapon Used: Automobile Suspect Info: Charged with manslaughter Master Sergeant Steve Hood was killed in an automobile accident while pursing [...

Philly nightclub security officer killed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
PHILADELPHIA PA June 2 2009 (AP) ? Police say the step-grandson of boxing great Joe Frazier has been fatally shot in a North Philadelphia bar. Police say 25-year-old Peter Lyde Jr. was working as a security guard when he was struck by a bullet during an argument involving a patron, a bartender and two other people [...

Security officer shot at Maryland nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Capital Heights MD June 2 2009 Three men posed for a picture early this morning inside a legendary Prince George’s County nightclub, the Ebony Inn. They flashed wads of fake cash, then left and got into a fight with another group in the parking lot that ended in a barrage of gunfire that wounded a security [...

Man jailed for the 153rd time www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
PORTSMOUTH NH June 2 2009 ? Paul Baldwin was arrested for the 153rd time Sunday, a week after he completed a one-year jail sentence for stealing a $1.99 can of beer. Arraigned June 1 by video from the Rockingham County House of Corrections, Baldwin, 49, with no fixed address, was charged with a class A misdemeanor [...

Security agent run over during shoplifters escape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Seattles WA June 2 2009 A store security guard escaped serious injury last night when he was struck by a car driven by a suspected shoplifter, according to Seattle police. At 8 p.m., the guard at a business in the 1400 block of Northwest Market Street saw a man shoplifting and followed him out of the store, [...

Albertson?s employee accused of stealing thousands www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Great Falls MT June 2 2009 A former Albertsons employee is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the company while she worked there. A 57-year-old Connie Barker faces a felony theft by embezzlement charge. Court documents indicate Barker stole approximately $3,000 from the Westside Albertsons, where she worked...

Security shoots armed man at Aldi store www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Chicago IL June 2 2009 Chicago police are investigating the shooting of a customer by a security guard this morning at a South Side grocery store. Police said a 46-year-old man was shot about 10:05 a.m. in a parking lot outside of the Aldi store at 6621 S...

750 pound woman ?towed? to morgue www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS IN June 2 2009– A 750-pound woman who died in her bed was covered with a carpet and pulled out of her apartment on the mattress in view of neighbors, then hoisted onto a flatbed wrecker to be taken to the county morgue. Marion County Coroner Frank Lloyd Jr...

Security guard shoots-kills armed man www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
San Antonio TX June 2 2009 A security guard shot and killed an armed man outside an East Side bar Sunday morning, police said. That incident might have prompted a retaliatory shooting that wounded the bar’s manager outside his home nearly three hours later...

Teens charged with robbery after alcohol thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Anderson CA June 2 2009 Two young men were arrested Sunday night, accused of stealing alcohol from the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Anderson and then fighting with security guards who tried to detain them for shoplifting, Anderson police said today. With a bottle of booze in hand, Jacob Steiner, 18, of Redding had attempted to leave the store, [...

NY teacher arrested during internet sex sting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
ELMSFORD, N.Y.June 2 2009 – A Westchester County teacher has been placed on a jail suicide watch after being arrested in an Internet sex sting. Authorities say Gregg Cavaluzzi showed up for in Elmsford what he thought he was a tryst with an underage girl...

Myrtle Beach vacationer arrested for hotel incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
Myrtle Beach SC June 2 2009 An N.C. man was arrested after a security guard told police he saw the man throw a lamp from a hotel balcony into the pool area, according to a police report. Christopher Brandon Hull, 27, of Mount Airy, N.C., was charged with damage to personal property at 1:30 a...

Prison guard shoots tires of reckless driver www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
CANTON IL June 2 2009 The Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton is under lockdown after an officer shot a woman’s car tire Friday night for allegedly driving at high speeds through the parking lot and toward an officer. Kelly A. Mainard, 47, of Genoa in DeKalb County was being held Monday in the Fulton County Jail [...

Parolee charged in TJ Maxx robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
GREENBURGH NY June 2 2009 lohud.com – A local man on parole for robbery was arrested over the weekend in connection with another robbery, police said, this time at a Hartsdale store. Jahiem Pedrow, 31, was again in jail after he was charged with second-degree robbery and resisting arrest following a confrontation at T...

California emergency responder dies-line of duty www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 02, 2009
San Luis Obispo CA June 2 2009 A San Luis Obispo emergency responder who died in the line of duty is remembered Monday in his hometown of San Jose. 24-year-old Christopher Meadows was killed over Memorial Day weekend while volunteering with the San Luis Obispo County Search and Rescue Unit...

Abortion doctor shot-killed at Kansas church www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
WICHITA, Kan May 31 2009. AP�? Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was serving as an usher. The gunman fled, but a 51-year-old suspect was detained some 170 miles away in suburban Kansas City [...

Women with toddlers shoplift at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
FORT PIERCE FL June 1 2009 ? Three Fort Pierce women are accused of shoplifting about $130 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart as they carried three toddlers with them Tuesday, according to Fort Pierce police. Andrea D. Clark, 19, of the 3300 block of South Seventh Street, Tequila Boston, 19, and Fran Toya Lashon Roberts, 18, [...

Woman charged with disorderly conduct at casino www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
Dauphin County PA June 1 2009 Authorities have arrested a Maryland woman at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National in Dauphin County following a disturbance Sunday night. State police said Nancy Mae Cool, 21, of Westminster, Md., was permanently evicted from the casino after she ignored requests from casino security to calm down as she was yelling [...

Police charge three in shoplifting incident, assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
Kingsport TN June 1 2009 Police arrested three Kingsport residents at Wal-Mart Friday — one accused of shoplifting, the other two accused of fighting loss prevention and police. Kingsport Police responded to a report of a fight at Wal-Mart, 2500 W...

Mother arrested for burning retarded daughter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE NCJune 1 2009(WTVD) — Cumberland County deputies have arrested a 33-year-old Fayetteville woman and charged her with burning her handicapped daughter with a hot iron. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Debbie Tanna told Eyewitness News that a teacher noticed the girl’s scars and contacted authorities...

Security duped into helping men commit burglary www.privateofficer.com

Posted on June 01, 2009
PANAMA CITY BEACH FLA June 1 2009? Two Beach men were arrested on felony charges after allegedly forcing their way into a Beach man’s house and attacking him. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 180 block of White Cap Way and met by a man who said two men, one allegedly wielding a [...

Security aids police in burglary arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 31, 2009
Elkhart IN May 31 2009 A 27-year-old Elkhart man was arrested Saturday morning following a burglary at the Forest River plant. Police say they interrupted the burglary in progress after a security guard at the business, in the 29000 block of Old U.S. 33 in Elkhart, called for help shortly after midnight...

Jury indicts 16yr old for robbery, shooting security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 31, 2009
Columbia MD May 31 2009 A Howard County grand jury indicted a 16-year-old Columbia teenager on a slew of charges stemming from the attempted robbery and shooting at a security guard near the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia earlier this month. Darnell Rasheen Furby was indicted Wednesday on charges of first-degree assault; theft of less than [...

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