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Shoplifting charge elevated to robbery after assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 02, 2009
DANBURY CT April 2 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ ? A shoplifting gone bad has landed a 33-year-old man from Seymour in jail charged with robbery and larceny. Police say that Kevin Henry is accused of stealing about $160 worth of batteries and cold medicine from the Newtown Road store about 8 p...

Man who faked his death arrested in Vegas casino scam www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 02, 2009
Las Vegas NV April 2 2009 ocregister.com A man police say faked his own death to avoid arrest last year was arrested in Las Vegas this week, after Nevada Gaming Board police said they observed him cheating at a table game in the MGM Grand Casino. John Sung Park, 29, disappeared after diving with friends off of [...

Teacher, ROTC instructor charged with indencent liberties with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 02, 2009
Ayden NC April 2 2009 Ayden Police say retired Army Sergeant Joseph Mitchell was charged with indecent liberties with a student. The Ayden-Grifton High School teacher is still employed with the district despite the criminal charges police have brought against him...

Shoplifter rams security officer in golf cart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
Palm Beach County Fla. April 1, 2009 palmbeachpostpost.com A frenzied shoplifter on Sunday used a Jeep to ram a supermarket security guard who pursued him in a golf cart west of West Palm Beach, authorities said. Matt Robert Lockwood, 30, after Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies tracked him to his Royal Palm Beach house and had to subdue [...

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Theft ring targeted 7000 school children?s ID www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Apr 1 2009 (AP) ? An identity-theft ring that catered to illegal immigrants seeking to establish themselves in the U.S. stole the personal data of 7,000 public school children in Puerto Rico, officials said Tuesday. Members of the ring broke into about 50 schools across the U...

Man arrested for fondling child at IKEA store www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
PLYMOUTH TWP., Pa. - March 31, 2009 - (WPVI) — A Philadelphia man has been arrested after police say he fondled a 12-year-old girl at an IKEA store in Plymouth Township, Pa. The suspect, 27-year-old James Groesbeck of Belmont Avenue, was arrested after police say he grabbed the girl’s buttocks...

Armored car guard robbed at Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
LOS BANOS CA April 1 2009 — Police are searching for three suspects allegedly involved in robbing and assaulting a man working for an armored truck company in front of Wal-Mart on Monday morning. Sgt. Chet Stygar said shortly before 10 a.m. the Los Banos Police Department was contacted by store employees about a robbery at [...

Man arrested after trying to run over security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
Kansas City MO. Apr 1 2009 By: Brett Davis Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police say that Pedro Zuniga, 36, is facing two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he attacked a nightclub bouncer and security officer...

Teacher arrested after sending sexual text to student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
CAMARILLO, Calif. April 1 2009 (KABC) — A teacher in Camarillo is facing felony charges on Tuesday morning. Dave Woods, 29, is accused of sending several sexually explicit text messages to a 16-year-old girl. Woods is a teacher at Cornerstone Christian School, where the teenager is a student...

Hospital security guards robbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
Pittsburgh PA. April 1 2009 By:Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Two security guards were robbed Tuesday morning as they were walking to a bank to make a deposit for a local hospital, police reported. Police said that the two Allegheny General Hospital security guards were walking to a First National Bank branch in a building adjacent to the [...

Romeo MI teacher arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
Romeo MI April 1 2009 — A 46-year-old male Romeo Middle School teacher was arrested Tuesday morning on criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly touching a female student inappropriately. The Romeo Police began investigating March 22 after receiving a complaint from the student’s parents, Police Chief Gregory Paduch said...

Teens charged after mall disturbance www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
NATICK MA April 1 2009 - Four teens ordered by security to leave the Natick Collection on Saturday were arrested after they refused to leave and three of them assaulted a police officer. Brianna Allen, 17, and Savoun Cheap, 17, both of Framingham, were arrested after the 9:09 p...

Shoplifter tries to punch his way to freedom www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 01, 2009
Fond du Lac WI April 1 2009 An alleged shoplifter is accused of punching a police officer in the face during an arrest at the suspect?s Fond du Lac home. Fond du Lac police were called at 4:41 p.m. Sunday to Kohl?s Department Store, 913 W. Johnson St...

Man arrested for DUI on a bar stool www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
NEWARK, Ohio Mar 31 2009 (AP) - Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorized bar stool. Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a [...

Police nab Tennessee shoplifters after chase www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
Maryville TN Mar 31 2009 An alleged shoplifter who hit three stores on Friday took Maryville police on a foot chase that ended at U.S. 129 Bypass near Foothills Mall. When police chased down 33-year-old John Michael Crowley, Lafollette Drive, Maryville, he had a backpack with merchandise from the mall, according to a Maryville police report...

Shots fired as security chases burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
Shots fired as security chases burglary suspect www.privateofficer.com Springfield MO. Mar 31 2009 By: Brett Davis Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly fired a gun in the air downtown Saturday after being chased by a club security guard...

TN man turns himself in to police after 3 decades on the run www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 31 2009 (AP) ? A Tennessee man who spent three decades on the run before turning himself in to face charges in a 1977 killing is very sick following a stroke and it’s unclear if his family can post a $150,000 bond set Monday, his attorney said...

Shoplifting suspect sues Wal-Mart over excessive force www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
Port Arthur TX Mar 31 2009 Brett Davis Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Port Arthur man has filed suit against Wal-Mart, claiming he was injured when store employees accused him of shoplifting and used force to detain him...

Connecticut burglary nets $1 Million in cigarettes www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
MILFORD, Conn. March 31 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police in Southwestern Connecticut are investigating what they call a ?massive theft? involving more than $1 million worth of cigarettes which were stolen from a warehouse over the weekend...

W.V. police seek WalMart embezzlement suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 31, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Mar 31 2009 — Police are looking for a former Wal-Mart employee accused of embezzling money from the South Charleston store. Wal-Mart staff notified South Charleston police on Wednesday that Joshua Michael Elswick, 18, of 4th Avenue used his position as a cashier at the Southridge Centre location to take $1,465 in cash from [...

Two arrested after stabbing security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
EL PASO, Texas March 30 2009 — Two Las Cruces men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a security guard for Studio 69, a nightclub in Downtown El Paso, El Paso police said. Police said a fight broke out inside the club about 12:30 a.m. and 18-year-old Daniel Olivas and 21-year-old Jorge Gonzalez, both armed with knives, [...

Security officer shoots suspect after being robbed www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
HOUSTON TX Mar 30 2009 By: Rick McCann Staff Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer is lucky to be alive after a series of frightening events in southwest Houston overnight. A security officer on duty was sitting in his private vehicle when he saw a man breaking into a car on Beechnut at Cinnamon...

Wal-Mart cashier charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
GLENVILLE NC Mar 30 2009 ? A Schenectady woman has been charged with stealing $1,200 from Wal-Mart earlier this year while she worked as a cashier, police said. Ruth S. Smith, 51, of Foster Avenue, allegedly stole the money from the store off Freeman’s Bridge Road between last month and this month ? thefts police said [...

Police officer uses knife to fend off attacker www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
Pittsburgh PA Mar 30 2009 A routine arrest at the Downtown Burlington Coat Factory erupted into a bloody confrontation between an off-duty city police officer working as a security guard and a suspected shoplifter yesterday afternoon that ended when the officer stabbed the suspect with a knife pulled from his utility belt...

Charlotte police officer could face charges in fatality www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. March 30 2009 — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief said an officer was speeding and likely did not have his lights and siren running when he plowed into the side of a sedan in north Charlotte, killing the driver. Chief Rodney Monroe said Officer Martray J...

Shoplifter found hiding in bathroom www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
PORT ST. LUCIE FL Mar 30 2009 ? A 21-year-old Port St. Lucie man found out hiding in a bathroom to avoid arrest doesn’t work. Wilfrido Juan Pujols, of the 100 block of Southwest Peacock Boulevard, is accused of wheeling a $264 Blu-ray DVD player outside a Walmart without paying for it, according to an arrest [...

School bus driver charged in child sex acts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn Mar 30 2009 ? Authorities say that they have arrested a Metro school bus driver supervisor in a very unusual sex act involving children. Investigators arrested Bob Epley, 56, who faces charges of hiring children to take part in sex acts with him at a friend’s apartment on Elm Hill Pike...

School security guard arrested after $200 shake-down www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
SALEM NH MAR 30 2009 ? The husband of a Lawrence, Mass., city councilor tried to shake down a woman for $200 after he found her cellular phone at Walmart, according to police. Nelson Silva, 30, husband of District B city councilor Grisel Silva who is also a constable providing security for Lawrence’s schools, was arrested [...

North Carolina teacher arrested for choking student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 30, 2009
WINDSOR, N.C. Mar 30 2009— A Bertie County school worker is accused of attacking a student and sending him to the hospital. Johnny Cale was arrested Thursday, and charged with assault and misdemeanor child abuse. Police tell 13News, Cale choked a student, and caused him to pass out...

8 Dead, police officer shot in NC nursing home shooting

Posted on March 29, 2009
Carthage, N.C. Mar 29 2009 wral.com�? A gunman walked into a Moore County nursing home Sunday morning, fatally shooting eight people and injuring three others, including a police officer,�Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie said. The shooting happened around 10 a...

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