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PHARMACY ROBBERY ADVISORY

Posted on February 04, 2011
A national Pharmacy Robbery Advisory has been issued in conjunction with an alert issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Robberies of local and national chain pharmacies have been steadily increasing for the past four years and robbers have been both burglarizing and committing armed robberies of the stores in search of narcotics...

OFFICER DOWN Correctional Officer Colonel Greg Malloy

Posted on February 04, 2011
OFFICER DOWN Correctional Officer Colonel Greg Malloy Correctional Officer Colonel Greg Malloy Florida Department of Corrections Florida End of Watch: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 44 Tour of Duty: 22 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type [...

Trio robs Phoenix CVS of $100,000 prescription drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Phoenix AZ Feb 4 2011 Area police are searching for three men who robbed a drugstore at gunpoint last week and making off with more than $100,000 worth of prescription drugs, authorities said. The three entered the CVS at 3440 W. Glendale Ave. at around 3 a...

Alabama growing illegal immigrant population www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Birmingham AL Feb 4 2011 How many unauthorized immigrants — also known as illegal immigrants — live in Alabama? The Pew Hispanic Center on Tuesday estimated that Alabama may have 120,000 unauthorized immigrants as of March 2010, double the estimate for 2005 and nearly five times greater than the estimated 25,000 in 2000...

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Man arrested for aiding suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. Feb 4 2011 — The unusual charge of promoting a suicide has been filed in Spokane against a man accused of helping a friend kill himself. Police believe 40-year-old Melvin Alephus Gillespie tied up 38-year-old William P. Pickard in an attempt to make his death last June appear to be a homicide...

Security associations support Training and Selection guideline www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Atlanta GA Feb 4 2011 In this era of global terrorism and crime, the need for trained security professionals has never been greater. While government agencies and local police departments find they must reduce staffs and budgets, corporations, institutions and health care facilities are finding a greater need for trained and experienced security personnel...

Robbery suspects hit Florida Walgreens for drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla Feb 4 2011– Police made two arrests on Wednesday in connection with the robbery of a Walgreens in Satellite Beach. Investigators with the Satellite Beach Police Departments said Michael Hendrickson walked into the Walgreens on state Road A1A on Tuesday...

Law enforcement scurry to outlaw new dangerous drug www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
BOISE ID Feb 4 2011– A new drug is now on the radar of Idaho law enforcement. The drug is sold under many names, like Tranquility, White China and Euphoria, and is being marketed as “bath salts,? but law enforcement says this isn’t what you’d throw into a tub to relax — rather a dangerous [...

Orange County teacher-Boy Scout leader arrested for child porn www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Orlando FL Feb 4 2011 An Orange County teacher and Boy Scout leader was arrested today on child-pornography charges. Lake Nona High School teacher Stephen Wise, 43, was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography. The Lake Nona High School website shows Wise was the assistant Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop 25...

Man with video camera arrested inside school bathroom www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
LOUISVILLE KY Feb 4 2011(AP) – Public school officials in Louisville say security officers found a man with a video camera inside a boys bathroom at Iroquois High School. WHAS-TV in Louisville quotes principal Joey Riddle, who said the intruder entered through a side door that was ajar on Tuesday because of a broken lock...

Indiana House Bill Could Extend Powers of Campus Police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Indianapolis IN Feb 4 2011 When Montgomery County law enforcement recently asked to borrow Purdue University Police Department’s narcotics-sniffing dog, Chief John Cox wanted to help. But legally he could not. It’s because of an Indiana statute that restricts enforcement power for university and college police to properties that belong to their respective schools...

Memphis police officer arrested for robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Memphis, Tn Feb 4 2011- Memphis police officer, 26 year old Lorenzo Couch resigned from the Memphis Police Department after being accused of robbing 2 Hispanic men during a traffic stop at a gas station on Macon Rd. on January 27th. ?It?s just a shame when any law enforcement officer is caught doing the wrong [...

Ohio woman arrested for assaulting security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
YOUNGSTOWN OH Feb 4 2011 ? Anita Lundy, 30, of Maplewood Avenue is in Mahoning County jail after police said she assaulted a security guard at an East Side grocery store. According to police, a security guard at the Save-A-Lot grocery store on McCartney Road noticed two children playing in a car in the store?s [...

Security guard accidentally shoots employee www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
CHESTERFIELD, MO Feb 4 2011 Chesterfield Police were called to an accidental shooting at an office building near Woodsmill Road. According to police, a security guard was in a hallway when he accidentally dropped his weapon and it discharged. Another employee standing nearby was struck in the leg...

Maricopa County sheriff?s raid on local business nets 7 arrests www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Maricopa County AZ Feb 4 2011 Sheriff’s deputies Thursday made seven arrests on suspicion of identity theft at a rebar manufacturer in Phoenix near Sky Harbor International Airport. Nearly 30 deputies and investigators raided Great Western Erectors just after 4 p...

Wa. state eye surgeon guilty in plot to kill partner www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
SEATTLE WA Feb 4 2011 — A local laser eye surgeon now faces up to 41 years in prison for plotting to kill his business partner. On Thursday, jurors reached a guilty verdict in the murder-for-hire case involving the two doctors who founded Renton-based Clearly Lasik...

Security guard, bar customer charged with rape www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Nashville TN Feb 4 2011 A former security guard and a regular customer at a downtown nightclub were indicted in the aggravated rape of a 19-year-old woman inside the club on May 22. Former Graham Central Station security guard Antonio Hamm, 28, and Marris Wynne, 40 were charged with raping the woman early that morning [...

Alabama deputy shoots unruly man in courtroom www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 04, 2011
Goodwater AL Feb 4 2011 An Alabama police officer shot and wounded a defendant in a small town courtroom after he tried to grab a gun and attack a judge, authorities said on Thursday. But three witnesses gave a different version of events at the municipal court in Goodwater, a town of around 1,500 in [...

New reality show chases internet criminals www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
Charlotte NC Feb 3 2011 If parking officers, mall cops, and cake makers can get their own reality show, why not people who actually do something interesting for a living? LIGATT Security International has announced it will be the focus of the first ever reality TV series on computer hacking...

School security nabs Buffalo teen with gun www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
Buffalo, NY Feb 3 2011 — A male student from Riverside High School in Buffalo is in police custody, after a school security guard discovered a loaded handgun in the student’s locker during a routine check on Tuesday morning. School officials called Buffalo Police around ten o’clock Tuesday morning...

Father leaves 7 month old child in freezing car at casino www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Feb 3 2011? Authorities say a 25-year-old man left his 7-month-old son alone in a car outside a western New York casino for almost an hour in frigid weather. Ontario County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday that Clint Vanepps, who lives in suburban Rochester, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a [...

Las Vegas student had rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammo at school www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV Feb 3 2011 — Clark County School Police have arrested a Sierra Vista High School student with a weapon on campus. Police took 18-year-old Joseph Patella into custody around 12:45 p.m. Patella had a .22 caliber rifle and about 500 rounds of ammunition in the trunk of his car...

Joey Hollingsworth gets life in prison in death of police officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
MOBILE, Alabama Feb 3 2011 – Convicted cop killer Joey Hollingsworth will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury convicted him of capital murder for the death of Mobile Police Officer Brandon Sigler. Officer Sigler was shot to death back in 2009 as he was trying to break up a fight [...

Dixie State College security nab man with drugs www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
George Utah Feb 3 2011 Campus security and city police officers arrested a student on drug related charges at the Shiloh Hall dorms Saturday. Campus security officers filed and pursued a warrant after receiving an anonymous tip against David Farnsworth, a sophomore general education major from Santa Clara...

Ocean Springs PTO treasurer charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS Feb 3 2011 – The treasurer for the Parent Teacher Organization at Magnolia Park Elementary School in Ocean Springs is charged with embezzling $20,000. Tuesday, police arrested Holly Harrison Fitts, 28, on one count of felony embezzlement...

Dallas security officer charged with impersonating police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
DALLAS TX. Feb. 3 2011 (UPI) — A Dallas, Texas man was arrested on a third-degree felony charge for impersonating a police officer, officials said. Sherman Turner, 29, outfitted himself as a police sergeant and drove a white Ford Crown Victoria, with emergency lights, a prisoner cage, handcuffs, baton, body armor and pepper spray, that resembled [...

Delaware teacher arrested for providing alcohol-drugs-sex to student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
Millsboro DE Feb 3 2011 A Laurel High School teacher is behind bars, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Delaware State Police say 42-year-old Thomas Stetina of Millsboro developed a relationship with a 17-year-old male Laurel High School student...

Brunswick County NC charged with sexting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
Brunswick County NC Feb 3 2011 A high school band teacher who was arrested on charges of indecent liberties with a minor has resigned from the school district effective Tuesday. The Board of Education accepted the voluntary resignation of Mark Riel, 37, at Tuesday night?s meeting with an agreement that the reasons for the resignation [...

Alabama parole officer arrested for hiding fugitive www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
MOBILE, Alabama Feb 3 2011– A female officer with the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles in Mobile has been accused of hiding a man who was wanted on an assault charge. Jessica Powers, 39, was arrested on Dec. 6 and charged with second-degree hindering prosecution...

Woman mails puppy for birthday present www.privateofficer.com

Posted on February 03, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS MN Feb 3 2011 ? The postal worker was stunned when the package moved by itself and fell to the floor. Then came the sounds of heavy panting. Within minutes, she and co-workers had unwrapped a tightly sealed box and rescued a 4-month-old puppy that a Minneapolis woman tried to mail to Georgia...

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