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Shoplifter escapes from New Orleans police car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 24, 2009
NEW ORLEANS LA Mar 24 2009 — A shoplifting suspect being transported to jail Friday afternoon climbed out the window of a police car on the Pontchartrain Expressway and ran off, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. Col. John N...

DeSoto Parish teacher charged with drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 24, 2009
MANSFIELD LA Mar 24 2009 ? Another DeSoto Parish educator has been arrested. This time, the teacher, Cindy Marlene Wyatt Cobbs, 30, was charged with drug possession and providing liquor to minors at her Grand Cane home, where weekend parties involving juveniles were commonplace, DeSoto investigators said...

Armed hospital patient shot with Taser www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 24, 2009
Idaho Falls ID Mar 24 2009 Police say a former hospital patient caused quite a scene at the Emergency Room on Saturday and was tased while reaching for a loaded gun. It happened in the parking lot outside the Emergency Room at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center...

Shoplifters lead police on chase www.privateoffice.com

Posted on March 24, 2009
OSCEOLA COUNTY Fla Mar 24 2009 ? Two suspects are under arrest after a chase through two Central Florida counties. The chase came to an end near Boggy Creek Road and Boggy Creek Terrace Monday afternoon. Orlando police said Cynthia Pressley, 21, and Johnny Weaver, 35, robbed an Old Navy store on Conroy Road, hitting and injuring [...

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Bar fight ends in shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 24, 2009
Bar fight ends in shooting www.privateofficer.com COLUMBIA, SC Mar 24 2009 By: Brett Davis Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Richland County deputies said that a fight inside the Champ Bar and Grill on West Beltline Boulevard broke out at around midnight Saturday and later led to an exchange of gunfire that wounded a bouncer and the man Richland County [...

Shoplifter shoots security officer in head www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
Philadelphia PA Mar 22 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A security officer was shot in the head inside a Wynnefield Heights Pathmark Sunday afternoon and the suspect is on the loose. The shooting happened at around 2:30p...

Montana plane crash kills 14 students on ski trip www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
BUTTE, Mont. Mar 22 2009 ? A small plane crashed Sunday as it approached an airport in Montana, killing 17 people, including several children, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. The single engine turboprop plane crashed about 500 feet from the airport in Butte while attempting to land, said spokesman Mike Fergus...

Labor union activist arrested for theft at IA Capitol www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa Mar 23 2009 - An Iowa school custodian and labor union activist who was once job shadowed by then-presidential candidate Joseph Biden was arrested Thursday after a lobbyist witnessed an apparent purse theft at the Iowa Capitol. Authorities say Marshall Clemons, 38, of Cedar Rapids, grabbed two women’s wallets before he was confronted [...

Tampa police use MySpace to track problems www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
TAMPA FL Mar 23 2009 ? A frightened student at Liberty Middle School told resource Officer Donna Showalter another girl had posted a threat against her on MySpace.com, a social networking site popular with teens and young adults. In the past, Showalter would have had to ask the girl to print out the comments and bring [...

Security officer finds shooting victim www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
Montgomery AL. Mar 23 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Police say that a security officer has found a Montgomery man who was shot to death inside his car next to the Rose Supper Club late Thursday night...

Shoplifter flees in stolen car www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
Aurora CO Mar 23 2009 By: Brett Davis Staff Reporter Private Officer News Network www.privateofficer.com An early morning robbery on Saturday at a Wal-Mart Super Center in Aurora has police looking for a suspect who assaulted a store security agent as he fled...

Teacher molested eight students in 2 days www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
TRACY CA MAR 23 2009 ? A 39-year-old substitute teacher has been arrested after Tracy Police detectives said he inappropriately touched eight girls over two days while working at their elementary school and had several images of child pornography at his home...

Shots fired by security at Waco nightclub www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
WACO TX March 22, 2009 Saul Gallegos, who was arrested after a chase that started when a Lott police officer who was working as a nightclub security guard, fired shots at a car whose driver rammed another vehicle in the club parking lot, has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with the incident...

Posh resort shooting leaves at least two dead www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 23, 2009
HOT SPRINGS, Va. Mar 23 2009 - Authorities are searching the mountains of western Virginia for a man suspected of shooting and killing two of his supervisors at a posh resort. Bath County Sheriff Larry Norfleet says they’re using helicopters, tracking dogs and roadblocks to find suspect Beacher Ferrel Hackney, who fled The Homestead resort after [...

Rag doll carrying man arrested at mall www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
SILVERDALE WA Mar 22 2009 A 49-year-old homeless man wearing a “Frank Sinatra hat” and a trench coat was questioned Thursday by Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies about reports he had made intimidating remarks to employees at the Kitsap Mall Victoria’s Secret store...

Bra thief nabbed at Belk?s www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
Bra thief nabbed at Belk’s www.privateofficer.com Myrtle Beach SC Mar 22 2009 Myrtle Beach police charged a 19-year-old woman for trying to steal nine bras valued at nearly $300 from a store at Coastal Grand Mall, according to a police report. Brittany Amber Gregory of 3045 Regency Oaks Road, Myrtle Beach, was charged with shoplifting less than $1,000 [...

Chicago mayor ok with security writing tickets www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
Chicago IL Mar 22 2009 As the city and its police union near the two-year mark in contract negotiations, Mayor Richard Daley on Saturday said a proposal to allow private security guards to write tickets is worth exploring. Only Chicago police officers can issue citations, but two far South Side aldermen want armed security guards who patrol [...

NOPD officer arrested for home invasions www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
NEW ORLEANS LA Mar 22 2009 (AP) ? New Orleans police say a man at first described as a police impersonator who ordered women to undress in their homes has turned out to be a rookie officer. Police Superintendent Warren Riley said Darrius Clipps graduated from police academy last April...

Museum security no help during sex assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. Marc 22 2009 fox12.com — The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) released a timeline of events Thursday in the case of a sex abuse arrest made at the museum earlier this month. Jose Arroyo, of Portland, is accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl...

3 Oakland police officers killed, 4th critical www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 22, 2009
OAKLAND, Calif. Mar 22 2009? A police officer was battling for his life and three more were dead after a parolee with an “extensive criminal history” opened fire at a routine traffic stop and hours later gunned down members of a SWAT team searching for him...

Iglu & Hartly band member arrested after assaulting security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
Austin TX Mar 21 2009 A member of the band Iglu & Hartly, which is playing at the South by Southwest Music Festival, attacked a Downtown Austin hotel security guard Thursday morning while his band mate ran around taking his clothes off, according to Austin police...

Thieves cut their way into pharmacy, steal drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
CONYERS, Ga.Mar 21 2009 (MyFOX Atlanta) - Police in Conyers are searching for thieves who stole thousands of dollars of drugs from a pharmacy. They say the burglars went to great efforts to get inside the pharmacy from a business above. Police say they were drugs easily sold on the streets, but the burglars had to [...

Rule could ban security companies from federal contracts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A rule that will ban security companies owned or operated by convicted felons from providing guards for federal buildings could affect about 10 percent of the companies currently providing guards, according to the Department of Homeland Security...

Passer-by helps nab robbery suspect www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
Brevard Fla Mar 21 2009 Police are crediting a number of passers-by with catching a suspected bandit after a woman walking from an automated teller machine was tackled and robbed. John Alan Williams, 28, no address given, was charged with robbery and taken to the Brevard County Detention Center after police were called about 10 p...

Shoplifter gives cops run for their

Posted on March 21, 2009
Shoplifter gives cops run for their money www.privateofficer.com Lockport NY Mar 21 2009 Sheriff?s deputies responding to a shoplifting call Tuesday evening at Wal-Mart on South Transit Road found themselves involved in a foot chase with another alleged shoplifter through the parking lot...

Deputy sheriff arrested in shooting incident www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
Delaware OK Mar 21 2009 A Craig County, Oklahoma deputy is charged with felony destruction of property. Justin Sumner is charged in neighboring Delaware County with two counts of maliciously defacing property of another. Sumner is accused of shooting and damaging lights on the Arrowhead Yacht Club sign and shooting and damaging a power transformer...

Winn Dixie employee charged with grand theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
LEE COUNTY FLA March 21 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ An investigation by store security and managers into a theft by an employee led the Lee County deputies to arrest a Winn Dixie employee who allegedly stole over $300...

Shoplifters and needles nabbed at Sears www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
COOKEVILLE TN Mar 21 2009 — A Crossville couple caught shoplifting here allegedly told police the hypodermic needles they had were for “shooting up meth.” It happened on Monday afternoon at the Sears store on W. Jackson St. Charged with shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia were Richard Aaron Flowers, 20, of Baker Lane, Crossville, and Kasi [...

Shoplifter?s brother assaults security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
Gastonia NC Mar 21 2009 Brett Davis Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A Gastonia man punched a Myrtle School Road Wal-Mart employee in the face Thursday when his sister was stopped for shoplifting, arrest warrants stated. Ashley Danielle Cook, 19, of Barkley Street, was seen taking a purse then filling it with three pairs of flip-flops and a pair [...

US Marshals, local police nab man for 300 burglaries www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 21, 2009
Birmingham AL Mar 21 2009 A federal fugitive task force on Friday arrested a Birmingham man suspected of breaking into 200-400 vehicles across north-central Alabama. John Kendall Mitchell, 31, was apprehended at an apartment in the 600 block of 38th Street South in Birmingham by federal marshals and other law enforcement agencies Friday morning...

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