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22 Arrested in school take-over, assaults www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 11, 2009
New York April 11 2009 Police arrested 22 New School students who took over a university building in Union Square earlier today and demanded the resignation of the university’s president and vice president and more say in school policy. The students will likely be charged with trespassing and could even face robbery charges, according to police...

Robbery victims wins lawsuit against Kroger, Securitas Security

Posted on April 11, 2009
Jackson MS April 11 2009 A woman who lost sight in one eye in a June 2007 attack in a Kroger parking lot in Jackson won a $2.5 million judgment Friday against the store. A Hinds County Circuit Court jury deliberated about 90 minutes before finding in Linda Knox’s favor that Kroger was negligent...

Disorderly hospital visitors subdued with Tasers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 11, 2009
CHICO CA. April 11 2009 ? Two visitors to Enloe Medical Center were shot with Taser stun guns and arrested by Chico police, after a disturbance involving hospital security. Robert F. Pomada, 60, of Bothell, Wash., and Matthew D. Barkley, 49, of Orland, were visiting the fourth floor of the hospital just after 8 a...

Stamford school security picks new union www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 11, 2009
STAMFORD CT April 11 2009– After nearly a year in limbo without a contract, the city schools’ 34 security workers have joined an international union, and now face the prospect of negotiating with the Board of Education at a time when budget cuts could mean layoffs or wage freezes...

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Tornados strike south Nashville, 2 dead, 15-30 injured

Posted on April 10, 2009
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. April 10 2009 - A mother and her 3-month-old baby are confirmed dead after a tornado touch downed in Rutherford County. The father is in critical condition at a local hospital. Martha Tolbert, spokeswoman for Middle Tennessee Medical Center, told Associated Press Radio that 13 people were being treated for injuries...

SC police officer fired after he Tasered brother

Posted on April 10, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. April 10 2009 A South Carolina police officer has been fired after Kershaw County sheriff’s deputies arrested him Tuesday on charges he Tasered his brother. Brian Adams, 35, is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature...

Myrtle Beach security involved in confrontation www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 10, 2009
Myrtle Beach SC April 10 2009 Myrtle Beach police were called to an Ocean Boulevard hotel after a 24-year-old man argued with security guards, who the man said threaten to use a Taser on him, according to a police report. The man told police he had a confrontation with the 27-year-old security guard Tuesday and then just [...

School guard escapes injury in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 10, 2009
Chattanooga TN April 10 2009 chattanoogan.com An Orange Grove School van on Wednesday afternoon struck a vehicle occupied by Baylor School students, then ran into the Baylor guard house. No one was seriously injured, though a female guard from Walden Security at the demolished guard house had to dive out of the way...

Child support agent arrested for stealing identification info www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 10, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 10 2009(AP) - A former employee of a state contractor is accused of selling Social Security and bank account numbers to an undercover agent. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Nashville says 28-year-old Steven K. Gilmore of Nashville was indicted Wednesday on identity theft, aggravated identity theft and access device fraud...

Suffolk NY seek assailant in security officer attack www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 10, 2009
Suffolk County NY April 10 2009 Suffolk police Thursday asked for the public’s help identifying a shoplifter who injured a mall security guard in Bay Shore. A Macy’s surveillance camera photo of the man was also released by Third Squad detectives...

Man follows casino winner home, attacks her www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 10, 2009
Santa Rosa CA April 10 2009 A man suspected of tracking a woman from River Rock Casino to her Santa Rosa home then stealing her winnings was identified as a Daly City man now behind bars on a drug charge. Sgt. Lisa Banayat said the 74-year-old woman won $3,200 from slot machines at River Rock Casino [...

TSA security officer arrested for drugs, guns www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
Orlando Fla April 9 2009 A�Homeland Security employee working as a security officer at Orlando International Airport was arrested today after detectives found drugs and weapons at his home, Palm Bay police reported. Timothy Monroe, 41, faces several charges including trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, and possession of a firearm in the commission [...

3 Yr old left in car five hours alone www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
Dallas TX April 9 2009 A man has been accused of drinking at a bar and leaving his 3-year-old stepson in the car for more than five hours with a bottle of Dr Pepper, Dallas police said. Bryant Rivera, 22, who is accused of abandoning and endangering a child, was arrested about 3 a...

Woman commits suicide at NY mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
Queens NY April 9 2009 nytimes.com A woman leaped to her death from the third floor of the Queens Center Mall around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, landing on and injuring a high school student on the lower level of the shopping center in Elmhurst, four stories below...

Fla electric company fined for sleeping guards www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
TURKEY POINT FLA April 9 2009 - Florida’s largest electric utility has paid a federal fine for security guards caught sleeping on duty at a nuclear power plant. Officials from both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Florida Power & Light said Monday that the $130,000 fine was paid in January...

Airport worker arrested for selling fake tickets www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
MIAMI Fla April 9 2009 — A Miami International Airport worker is accusing of selling passengers fake airline tickets to Latin America. Julio Amores worked for the luggage-wrapping business Secure Wrap. He was arrested Tuesday on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud...

Security officer helps nab burglars www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
Upper Moreland PA April 9 2009 Jose Manuel Gonzalez, 34, of the 400 block of Chestnut Street in Allentown; Victor Laboy, 32, of the 100 block of South Sixth Street in Allentown; and Pedro Negron, 32, of the 300 block of North Eighth Street in Allentown, were charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, possessing an [...

Armored car guard arrested in robbery scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
Modesto CA. April 9 2009 Police have arrested an armored truck company employee they suspect of conspiring to stage a robbery outside the Los Banos Wal-Mart. Los Banos police Sgt. Chet Stygar said Garda Cash Logistics worker David Martinez, 24, of Modesto was arrested April 1...

Student teacher charged with sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 09, 2009
TRENTON NEW JERSEY April 9 2009(WABC) — In New Jersey, police say a student teacher admitted to having sex with an eighth grade student. Twenty-three-year-old Lindsay Massaro told police she had several sexual encounters with the boy in her car — and in her bedroom before her arrest last week...

OFFICER DOWN LOUISIANA www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Deputy Sheriff Richard J. Stiles Jr. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Department Louisiana End of Watch: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Friday, April 3, 2009 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Richard Stiles succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when his patrol [...

OFFICER DOWN NC www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Detective Allen Pearson Lenoir County Sheriff’s Department North Carolina End of Watch: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Weapon Used: Rifle Suspect Info: Shot and killed Detective Allen Pearson was shot and killed as he and other members of the agency’s Special [...

Mother kills son, self at shooting range www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
CASSELBERRY, Fla. April 8 2009 ? A Florida woman fatally shot her son and then turned the gun on herself at a central Florida gun range, authorities said. Marie Moore, 44, of Altamonte Springs and her 20-year-old son, Mitchell, were sharing a firing lane at the Shoot Straight range Sunday, Casselberry police said...

Man arrested for stealing, setting fire to police car

Posted on April 08, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC April 8 2009 (WIS) - Sumter County authorities say a man has been charged in connection with the theft of a Sumter City police vehicle. The incident occurred between March and April 3, 2009, according to Sumter County authorities. Police say after Raymond Tate stole the police car from the city shop, he took the [...

Woman sues Kroger, security after attack www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
JACKSON, MS April 8 2009 - A jury has been selected and the trial will soon be underway in Hinds County Circuit Court in the case of a woman brutally attacked in a Kroger parking lot. It happened in June 2007 in the parking lot of the grocery store on I-55 in Jackson...

Man commits suicide in hospital parking lot www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
Stafford VA April 8 2009 A man found dead in the parking lot of Stafford Hospital Center late last week was the victim of an apparent suicide, according to the Stafford County Sheriff?s Office. A hospital security officer discovered the man in a car at about 2 p...

Fedex worker nabbed by security for stealing rings www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 8 2009 By: Toni Anthony Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A FedEx worker has been charged with stealing rings being shipped from Hong Kong to Canada. The Commercial Appeal newspaper cites a police affidavit in reporting 23-year-old Britany Cephas was arrested after a FedEx security officer found the tagged rings March 19 when he scanned Cephas’ [...

Nashville teacher arrested for producing child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.April 8 2009 newschannel5.com - Metro police have arrested a Murfreesboro teacher at his home Tuesday on federal charges of producing child pornography. Investigators said 52-year-old Louis J. Levine invited students to his house on Alton Road in west Nashville, where teenagers were given drugs, alcohol and engaged in sexual activities...

Oregon Security Officer Arrested For Burglaries www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
Beaverton Or. April 8 2009 Surveillance footage led to the arrest of a 52-year-old Wilsonville woman, who reportedly used her security clearance to access at least six businesses within two Griffith Business Park office buildings in the middle of the night to steal office equipment...

Shoplifting news headlines www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 08, 2009
Atlanta GA April 8 2009 By: Toni Anthony Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ ST. LOUIS COUNTY MO ? A store employee who reported a shoplifter at the South County Center mall was attacked at work the next day in apparent retaliation, police said...

MO. County employee arrested for theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 07, 2009
FORSYTH MO April 7 2009 branson news ? On Thursday, Taney County Administrative Assistant Christy Teel, 28, was charged with a class C felony of stealing in connection with missing Taney County Animal Control funds. Teel was arrested and taken into custody, but later was released on $5,000 bond, according to Taney County Sheriff Jimmie Russell...

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