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Security guard, 3 others shot at nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 20, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. May 20 2009 — A fight at a south Charlotte strip club led to a shootout in the parking lot early Wednesday. Police said a group of people began fighting inside the Carousel Club at about 3 a.m. The fight spilled out into the parking lot and gunfire was exchanged...

Police officer attempts suicide

Posted on May 20, 2009
Police officer attempts suicide during stand-off www.privateofficer.com SHREVEPORT, LA May 20 2009 (KSLA) – We have new developments in the case of an Ark-La-Tex police officer who allegedly tried to kill himself. Nurses at LSU Hospital list homer police officer Mike Rayburn in serious condition after doctors performed surgery on him this evening...

Family of murdered security officer files lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 20, 2009
Cleveland OH May 20 2009 The family of a security guard, who was gunned down while on duty in November, is suing the assisted-living facility where he worked and the security company that employed him. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Deborah Boyd, mother of Johnnie Boyd Jr...

Security shoots robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 20, 2009
MAR VISTA CA May 20 2009 By: Brett Davis Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police say a security officer shot and wounded a 19-year-old would-be robber Tuesday afternoon in Mar Vista. Police were unable to confirm a report that the wounded suspect was shot in both legs, but officer Karren Rayner confirmed that “a robbery suspect (was) shot by [...

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Okaloosa sheriff pleads guilty to fraud www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 20, 2009
SHALIMAR, Fla. May 20 2009 — A Panhandle sheriff arrested on a Las Vegas gambling trip with $5,000 in his pocket and $30,000 in a hotel safe pleaded guilty to fraud, money laundering and other charges Tuesday. Charles Morris avoided trial by pleading guilty to six counts of conspiracy, theft, fraud and money laundering...

Former Joyce Meyer guard charged with murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 20, 2009
COLUMBIA MO May 20 2009 — Christopher Coleman was arrested Tuesday and charged with strangling to death his wife and two sons, Maj. Jeff Connor, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, announced Tuesday. Connor made the announcement about 10:30 p...

Cherokee County GA teachers arrested for duct taping child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
WOODSTOCK, Ga. May 19 2009 — A Cherokee County high school teacher and her paraprofessional have been arrested after allegedly duct taping a special education student to a chair. Cherokee County officials said Woodstock High School teacher Laurie Peavy and her paraprofessional, Nancy Cheek, duct taped a special education student to a chair in 2008...

New York teacher arrested for bank robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
ONONDAGA COUNTY, N.Y. May 19 2009 — Twenty-eight-year-old Mark Gurniak was completing his sixth year as a math teacher at Cicero-North Syracuse high school. But Friday, police arrested him, alleging he robbed a Chase bank in Minoa on Thursday afternoon...

Florida music teacher arrested for student molestation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
Ocala Fla May 19 2009 Marion County – A music teacher in Marion County has been arrested on lewd and lascivious molestation and battery charges after inappropriately touching two young female students, Marion authorities said. John E. Morrison, 62, of Ocala, is charged with one count of lewd/lascivious molestation and two counts of battery...

LA transit security under investigation for excessive force www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
Los Angeles CA May 19 2009 Los Angeles commuters have been improperly detained, pushed, choked and struck by Metropolitan Transportation Authority security guards, according to interviews and internal law enforcement memos obtained by The Times. Alleged assaults over the last two years have prompted at least 11 investigations by the L...

New Orleans band teacher arrested for sexual misconduct www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
NEW ORLEANS LA May 19 2009 ? A band teacher at McDonogh 35 high school was arrested Monday on several charges involving sexual contact with juveniles. Patrick Williams, 33, is charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, four counts of indecent behavior with juveniles, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and [...

Charleston police officer on trial for double dipping www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va May 19 2009 wvgazette.com — Keith Peoples, the fifth Charleston Police Department officer accused of double dipping by working an outside security job while on the clock for the city, allegedly racked up hundreds of hours of overlapping time, prosecutors said Monday...

Bedford police officer kills himself and woman www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ind. May 19 2009 — In Lawrence County, a Bedford police officer and a woman who recently broke up with him are dead, and investigators said they believe it’s a murder-suicide case. The Lawrence County Coroner said 35-year-old Kyle Brown and 29-year-old Kathryn Tucker died of apparent gunshot wounds Monday morning and that Brown’s [...

Armored car robbed in California www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
Sebastopol CA May 19 2009 pressdemocrat.com An armed man forced a Brink?s guard to lie on the ground during a lunchtime robbery Monday that shocked onlookers gathered near a downtown Sebastopol bank One witness described the robber walking toward the Brink?s truck parked outside the Bank of America on Healdsburg Avenue pointing what appeared to be a black [...

Security aids police in burglary arrests www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
MADISON WI May 19 2009(WKOW) — Madison police arrested five teens outside of East Towne Mall for their roles in at least one burglary. Just after 7:40 Sunday morning police responded to the mall where security staff members were chasing five teens...

Alaska teacher arrested for abusing minor www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska May 19 2009 ktuu.com — A teacher, coach, mentor and youth group leader is behind bars, charged with 14 felony counts of sexually abusing a minor. Police arrested 25-year-old Jenson Eugene Seifert on Friday at Birchwood Christian School...

Hard Rock Casino displays $5 million in cash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
TAMPA FL May 19 2009 - It’s about as close as most of will ever get to $5 million in cash. The Seminole Hard Rock and Casino in Tampa is unveiling a new exhibit Monday morning? the largest amount of money ever publicly displayed at a casino. Several armed guards and casino employees escorted the cash through [...

Student shoots self in head during class www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
LAROSE, La May 19 2009 ? The 15-year-old 8th grader who fired a shot into a ceiling at Larose-Cut Off Middle School before turning the gun on himself may have had more ambitious plans that were detailed in a loose-leaf journal found inside his backpack...

NC Teacher indicted on rape of child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 19, 2009
DURHAM NC May 19 2009 (WTVD) — A Creekside Elementary teacher’s assistant charged with having sex with a student has been indicted. Gina Marie Watring, 40, now faces charges she raped a child, first-degree kidnapping, felony child abduction, and indecent liberties with a child...

Police duties fast becoming part of private security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
Atlanta GA May 18 2009 Three months after 9/11, the New York Times ran a quiet story that highlighted a developing trend concerning a sudden increase in the number of police officers retiring from their jobs for careers with private security companies...

Burglary suspect attacks security with knife www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
Seattle WA May 18 2009 Seattle police are looking for a man who was involved in an assault and break-in Friday afternoon. Just before 6 p.m., police received a report of a security guard fighting with a knife-wielding man at a store in the 5200 block of 40th Avenue North...

Police K-9 dies in patrol car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
FLORENCE, Ariz May 18 2009 — A police K-9 left in a Florence patrol car has died, said Detective Walt Hunter of the Florence Police Department. Vysta was in the vehicle alone for 40 minutes earlier this week, Hunter said. Hunter said it’s a car designed specifically for police K-9 units...

Florida woman charged in shoe attack on security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
TAMPA FLA May 18 2009 – A Bartow woman was arrested early today on a charge that she hit a nightclub security guard in the face with a shoe, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. The guard then used pepper spray on Karen Cruz, 23, an arrest report said...

Tucson teacher arrested for sexual misconduct www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
Tucson AZ May 18 2009 Tucson Police arrested an Utterback Middle School teacher on Friday. Police say 36-year-old Joseph O. Massey was booked into the Pima County Jail on two counts of Sexual Conduct with a Minor. Authorities say he is being investigated for having an inappropriate relationship with a female student...

Three charged in melee, stabbing security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 18, 2009
Reno NV May 18 2009 Three Reno men were arrested this morning after they refused to leave a bar and one of them allegedly stabbed a security guard. Several men were asked to leave El Cortez Lounge, 235 W. 2nd St., about 7:10 a.m. Police say they refused to leave and got into a physical altercation with [...

Police kill armed man at Georgia K-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 17, 2009
CANTON, Ga. May 17 2009 — Police officers shot and killed a suspect after receiving a report of a man with a gun at a Kmart store in Cherokee County Saturday morning. The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. at the Kmart at 1751 Marietta Highway in Canton...

Orlando police lay off officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 17, 2009
Orlando Fla May 17 2009 Orlando police officers thought they were safe from city layoffs, but 15 officers out of 700 on the force will soon be out of a job. That has some residents concerned about how the city will be able to fight crime. ?It doesn’t sound like that many but we need them,? one [...

Police charge shoplifter with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 17, 2009
NAPLES FL May 17 2009 ? A 31-year-old Miami woman on probation for grand theft has been arrested on charges she used foil-lined booster bags to shoplift at Coastland Center mall in Naples. Lisa Ann Hayward had a first-appearance hearing Saturday on a felony charge of possession of an anti-shoplifting device...

Shoplifters arrested after biting police officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 17, 2009
Shreveport LA May 17 2009 A Shreveport police officer was bitten while trying to arrest two women suspected of shoplifting at a Shreveport business Saturday afternoon. At around 1:40 p.m., Cpl. Scott Deen responded to a call from the Old Navy store in the 6600 block of Youree Drive, where a woman was suspected of shoplifting...

Security officer robbed, shot at www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 17, 2009
Columbia MD May 17 2009 Howard County police arrested three youths Thursday and charged them with trying to rob and shooting at a security guard near the Long Reach Village Center Wednesday night. All the shots missed, police said they were told. Rick Britton, 20, of Odenton, faces attempted murder, assault and attempted armed robbery and handgun [...

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