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University police officers fired during alcohol probe www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
Chattanooga TN Mar 20 2009 Three University of Tennessee at Chattanooga police officers have been terminated for alcohol use on campus. The investigation had been on-going for several months and the officers had been placed on administrative leave due to a probe of the alleged alcohol use...

Teacher arrested for giving alcohol to students www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y. Mar 20 2009– State Police arrested Canton High School teacher Paul Bevins this week after receiving a complaint that he was involved in illegal activity. Bevins is accused of giving alcohol to one of his students, Gerald Cross, on two occasions when he was 18...

Chicago may allow security to issue tickets www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
Chicago IL Mar 20 2009 Two South Side aldermen are drafting an ordinance to allow private security firms to write minor citations now handled by sworn police officers, one of the aldermen said today. Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) said private security firms have been hired by two commercial-district organizations in his ward and that of Ald...

Teacher arrested for masturbating in class www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
MARRERO, La.Mar 20 2009 ? A teacher at Higgins High School has been arrested by Jefferson Parish Sheriff?s deputies for obscenity after three students claimed they saw the teacher masturbating alone, inside a classroom, according to JP spokesman Col. John Fortunato...

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Former mall guard arrested for kidnapping www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
ALBANY GA Mar 20 2009 ? A former mall security guard suspected of posing as a police officer to kidnap and sexually assault local women over a period of weeks was arrested after a raid of his home Wednesday, authorities say. Phillip Benjamin Conner, 26, is being charged initially with kidnapping, false imprisonment and sexual battery, [...

St.Louis airport workers busted for stealing from luggage www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
St.Louis airport workers busted for stealing from luggage www.privateofficer.com ST. Louis MO. Mar 20 2009 Police said Thursday they have broken up a theft ring among baggage handlers under contract to Delta at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and recovered an estimated 70 percent of the loot...

Shoplifter threatens security with knife www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
FRAMINGHAM MA. March 20 2009 Police say a homeless man threatened Wal-Mart security guards Wednesday with a knife after stealing several video games. He told cops they could not arrest him because no one saw him commit the theft. Daniel Gelb, 28, was arrested at 3:51 p...

Deputy shoots, kills intruder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
LAKE WORTH Fla Mar 20 2009 sunsentinel.com - A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who broke into his home this morning as he was preparing for work. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred about 8 a...

Hotel security take burglary suspect into custody www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 20, 2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif.Mar 20 2009 - A woman was arrested after a foiled burglary at Le Rivage Hotel in Sacramento, but her alleged accomplice remains on the loose, police said. Calammity Sunshine Branscum, 25, was taken to jail Wednesday on suspicion of attempted burglary and conspiracy, jail records show...

Store security agent stabbed by champagne thief www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Store security agent stabbed by champagne thief www.privateofficer.com Rolling Meadows IL Mar 19 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A store security officer attempting to stop a shoplifter was seriously injured after the shoplifter stabbed him several times in the chest...

Shoplifting spree comes to end with arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Fargo ND Mar 19 2009 Fargo police arrested a man Saturday in a shoplifting case that may involve thefts from several West Acres-area stores, Sgt. Greg Stone said Sunday. Gilbert E. Peltier, 46, Dunseith, N.D., was arrested when police stopped his vehicle after a shoplifting suspect matching his description allegedly tossed a bag of clothing at Sears [...

Security officer gets broken nose from school trespasser www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
UTICA, N.Y. March 18 2009 Brett Davis Private Officer News Network www.privateofficer.com Proctor high school security officer stopped a suspicous male who was trespassing on school property was assaulted as he questioned the teenager. Police said that the security officer was treated for a broken nose after scuffling with 17-year old Daniel T...

Man falls to death at Circus Circus evading security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Reno NV Mar 19 2009 A man fell to his death Wednesday at Circus Circus as he tried to evade security officers and now police are trying to identify him. The Reno Police Department said at about 12:43 the man was seen on the rooftop of the walkway between the casino and the parking garage of the [...

Security officer fired upon during patrol www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
EL PASO COUNTY, Texas Mar 19 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Sylvestre Reyes, Jr. has been the night security officer at Lake El Paso near Horizon City for 14 months. On Monday night, he got the scare of his life when some tried to kill him but shooting into his vehicle...

Correction officer victim of domestic homicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
TACOMA WA Mar 19 2009 — The man accused of killing his wife and stepdaughter with an axe was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. Nettlebeck pleaded not guilty in the deaths of his wife, 52-year-old Barbara Nettlebeck, and their daughter, 33-year-old Bretta Hawkins...

Security officer finds homicide victim www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Newark Del Mar 19 2009 State police have identified a man found fatally shot behind the Pencader Plaza shopping center Tuesday night. The victim is Justin D. Trnka, 19, of Pencader Village in Glasgow. Police say he was shot in the upper torso. Investigators are still searching the area for clues and seeking to obtain surveillance video from nearby [...

Shoplifter bites Target security agent www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Swatara Township PA Mar 19 2009 By: Brett Davis Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A man accused of shoplifting a television from Target in the High Pointe Commons and biting the security officer who tried to stop him Tuesday afternoon was arrested and charged with robbery and aggravated assault, police said...

Inmate assaults security, escapes hospital www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 19, 2009
Inmate assaults security, escapes hospital www.privateofficer.com ST. CHARLES, Mo. Mar 19 2009– An inmate escaped from St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles late Tuesday night by overpowering a guard after they both got zapped and entangled in the wires of the guard’s stun gun...

Church Security Training www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
Church Security Training www.privateofficer.com Charlotte NC March 18 2009 By:Brett Davis Staff Reporter Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ The National Association of Private Officers, an International security and law enforcement organization based in Atlanta Georgia recently teamed up with the Public Safety Training Institute to design and offer very in depth church security seminars...

Teacher charged with DUI on the way to school www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
MUNCIE IN Mar 18 2009 ? A veteran Muncie teacher on his way to school was arrested for drunken driving late last week after police found a bottle of whiskey in his car. James M. Kowalkowski, 60, a language arts teachers at Central High School, was out of the classroom Tuesday, pending an internal investigation by [...

Former Target security agent arrested in thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
SALEM MA MARCH 18 2009 ? A former Target store security guard, who was let go after he was accused of being a little too rough with a shoplifter, was arrested on shoplifting charges of his own on Saturday evening. Joseph Servizio, 32, of 5 Robb Road, Beverly, and Jason Stone, 37, of 12 Grant St...

Mass. teacher arrested for attempted murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
LAWRENCE, Mass. Mar 18 2009 NBCNews.com- A local elementary school teacher has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to beating his girlfriend and pulling the trigger of a loaded gun he pointed at her mother. Edward Manzi, 47, of North Andover was arraigned Tuesday in Lawrence District Court on various charges, including attempted [...

Woman, teens nabbed in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
Woman, teens nabbed in shoplifting spree www.privateofficer.com Lexington KY Mar 18 2009 A Lexington woman and two teens are accused of stealing more than $3,000 in mere minutes from stores inside Tri-County mall on Monday. Springdale police arrested 24-year-old Tarmessa Johnson and two minors, ages 16 and 14, around 5 p...

Suspect in North Carolina murders commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 18, 2009
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. March 18 2009 wsoc.com– A suspected opium smuggler facing charges in the Catawba County slayings of a mother and her three children killed himself after a police chase in Utah that ended with his crashed car in flames, authorities said Wednesday...

Security officer critically injured by DUI www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
Security officer critically injured by DUI www.privateofficer.com Fontana CA Mar 17 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Three persons including a racetrack security officer suffered major injuries as a result of an alcohol-related traffic incident which occurred on the grounds of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on Feb...

Vegas teacher arrested for drug sales www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
Vegas teacher arrested for drug sales www.privateofficer.com Las Vegas NV Mar 17 2009 Jeremy Smart, a 29-year-old teacher at Durango High School was arrested at his home Thursday for having an alleged side job as a drug dealer. The math teacher reportedly had marijuana and methamphetamine on him at the time of his arrest...

TJ Maxx security officer pepper sprayed by shoplifters www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
TJ Maxx security officer pepper sprayed by shoplifters www.privateofficer.com Stamford CT Mar 17 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ A T.J. Maxx store security agent was assaulted and sprayed with a chemical agent after she confronted some shoplifters over the week-end...

Man gets prison for machete assault on security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
Man gets prison for machete assault on security www.privateofficer.com VIRGINIA BEACH VA Mar 17 2009 An illegal immigrant convicted of striking a restaurant security guard in the head with a machete was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. Circuit Judge A...

Student teacher arrested for student sexual contact www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
Student teacher arrested for student sexual contact www.privateofficer.com MURRAY, Ky. Mar 17 2009 (AP) - Police in western Kentucky have arrested a student teacher on charges he had sexual relations with a Calloway County High School student. The Murray Ledger & Times reports that John “Drew” Millwood, 24, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse...

Former nurse charged in deaths of patients www.privateofficer.com

Posted on March 17, 2009
Former nurse charged in deaths of patients www.privateofficer.com Austin TX March 17 2009 A former Austin nurse and paramedic who has since joined the U.S. Air Force has been charged in the deaths of three patients in his care at a San Antonio military hospital, officials said...

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