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TX. security guard arrested for theft of gun www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Bellaire TX Jan 25 2011 Police say that on Jan. 20, at 11:02 a.m. officers were called to investigate a theft. As a result of their investigation, officers determined that a security guard on duty 6565 W. Loop S. had stolen a firearm from a shoulder bag that had been found...

Home Depot security agent injured during shoplifter arrest www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Downers Grove IL Jan 245 2011 A 35-year-old Chicago man was arrested at Downers Grove Home Depot after police said he charged a store security guard who attempted to stop the man from walking out the front door with stolen merchandise, police said Monday...

Shoplifters rounded up by police after fleeing www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Sparks NV Jan 25 2011 City police arrested two men Saturday night after one of the men was allegedly caught shoplifting from a department store and was picked up by the other man, who then led officers on a short chase. Adam Ochoa, 23, and Brian Kelley, 36, remain in Washoe County Jail on charges [...

Fox TV producer arrested, news anchor fired in station brawl www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Charlotte NC Jan 25 2011 A warrant was issued Monday for a news producer involved in a fracas last week at the Fox Charlotte television studios. Edward Boyce Jr., 31, of Charlotte was named in a misdemeanor assault and battery warrant filed with the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office...

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Tysons Corner Mall nabs 115 people in $200,000 thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
McLeans VA Jan 25 2011 A special team of police officers from the McLean District Station made 115 arrests and recovered nearly $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise at Tysons Corner Mall during the Christmas season, the head of the unit told a citizens group last week...

South Carolina firefighters use department tools in copper thefts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
NORTH, SC Jan 25 2011 – Three men, including two volunteer firefighters have been arrested in connection with recent copper thefts in Orangeburg County. Chief Mark P. Fallaw of the North Police Department announced Friday that the North Police Department, the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office this week arrested Jeffrey [...

Computer system allows mall shoppers to see where they parked www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Los Angeles CA Jan 25 2011 Not remembering where they parked their cars is no longer a problem for shoppers at Santa Monica Place, a shopping destination in Los Angeles. According to the LA Times, the center recently deployed kiosks that allow a driver to key in her plate number ? or just the first [...

Retailers facing increased losses due to schemes, thefts and dishonest workers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
Charlotte NC Jan 25 2011 Return fraud and abuse is estimated to cost retailers between $9.6 and $14.8 billion annually. This growing problem has retailers scrambling for a way to reduce fraudulent activity without compromising customer service and impacting honest customers...

Jewish Hospital security nab man in theft attempts www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 25, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan 25 2011– Louisville Metro Police arrested a man Thursday after they said he was being loud and disorderly at Jewish Hospital. Police said 44-year-old Billy Cook was seen by hospital security and staff going in and out several patients’ rooms...

Oklahoma City judge, husband charged in adoption scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 24, 2011
Oklahoma City OK Jan 24 2011 County District Judge Tammy L. Bass-LeSure and her husband, Karlos Antonio LeSure Sr., have turned themselves in to authorities Monday morning. On Friday, prosecutors filed more than 30 charges against the couple. LeSure’s attorney contends that the couple is innocent...

Two people dead, deputies shot at Washington Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 24, 2011
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. Jan 24 2011? Two people are dead and two Kitsap County Deputies were wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Port Orchard. The incident that began at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the store on Bethel Road Southeast. Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff Scott Wilson said three deputies had responded to a [...

L.A. mayor?s staffer attacks security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 24, 2011
Los Angeles CA Jan 24 2011 L.A. police say that a fight at a popular downtown Los Angeles nightclub has led to the arrest of an official with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa?s gang-reduction program. As soon as the report was made about the fight, authorities were summoned to the Conga Room, located at 800 [...

OFFICER DOWN-Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz

Posted on January 24, 2011
Police Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz St. Petersburg Police Department Florida End of Watch: Monday, January 24, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 39 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, January 24, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz [...

OFFICER DOWN- Sgt. Tom Baitinger

Posted on January 24, 2011
Sergeant Tom Baitinger St. Petersburg Police Department Florida End of Watch: Monday, January 24, 2011 Biographical Info Age: 41 Tour of Duty: 15 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, January 24, 2011 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Sergeant Tom Baitinger and [...

Two St. Petersburg police officers killed serving warrant www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 24, 2011
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Jan 24 2011- Two St. Petersburg police officers were shot and killed and a U.S. Marshall was wounded while trying to serve a warrant. The gunman may still be alive. The shootings occurred shortly afte 7 a.m. at a home in the 3700 block of 28th Avenue South, according to police spokesman [...

The Top Notch miracle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
ROBERTSDALE, Ala.Jan 23 2011 ? It was a match made in heaven … literally. Robertsdale resident Cindy Brasfield and Ritt Chitwood, who lives in Nolansville, Tenn., admire Top Notch, a bay mustang now being trained to pull a specially built cart that will enhance the young man?s hippotherapy (horse-aided therapy)...

Alabama fire association treasurer pleads guilty to theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
FRANKLIN COUNTY AL Jan 23 2011 – A former firefighter association treasurer pleaded guilty Friday to taking money from the association’s fund for several years. Pam Taylor, 55, of 267 Russell Valley Road, Russellville, pleaded guilty before Circuit Court Judge Terry Dempsey to two counts of second-degree forgery and one count of first-degree theft of [...

Securitas Security cited for having untrained officers in Seattle www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
SEATTLE WA Jan 23 2011 ? The company hired to take over security at Seattle’s downtown transit tunnel following the brutal beating of a teenage girl last year has been cited for failing to properly train and equip its guards who are stationed there...

Retired doctor wanted for murder commits suicide www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
Gasden AL Jan 23 2011 A retired medical doctor wanted for murder in the December death of a woman in Tennessee fatally shot himself Friday at a house in East Gadsden as deputies with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force were attempting to arrest him, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said...

Hospital security stop fire from spreading www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
LORAIN OH Jan 23 2011 ? A fire broke out in the basement of Mercy Regional Medical Center yesterday, but it was put out by security officers before firefighters arrived on scene, according to fire department Capt. Dennis Livchak. Firefighters received an alarm at 3:11 p...

Fort Wayne teacher arrested for having sex with 8th grader www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
FORT WAYNE IN Jan 23 2011? A few weeks ago, parents of Blackhawk Middle School students received word a teacher was suspended, pending the outcome of a police investigation. Friday afternoon, Allen County prosecutors charged that teacher, 38-year-old Justin M...

California woman swept to sea www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
Red Bluff CA Jan 23 2011 Officials were searching Friday night for a woman and a dog after they and another woman and dog from Red Bluff were swept into the ocean near Dry Lagoon earlier in the morning. The California Highway Patrol said they received a 911 cell phone call at 9:45 a...

Family of 4 shot dead in Indiana www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
AUSTIN, IN Jan 23 2011 – Indiana State Police say the four people found dead in an Austin, Indiana home Friday night were shot in the head. The bodies were found at a home at 310 New York Street in Austin. The Coroner’s office has released the names of the victims as 30-year-old Amanda Bennett, [...

Woman wills $12 million jackpot in Vegas www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
LAS VEGAS NV Jan 23 2011 (AP) – A woman has hit a $12.7 million jackpot at a Las Vegas resort after putting only $6 into the machine. International Game Technology officials say the winner, who preferred to remain anonymous, landed the Nevada Megabucks progressive slot jackpot Friday at ARIA Resort & Casino...

Detroit police officers gunned down at precinct www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
DETROIT, MI Jan 23 2011 (AP) – Four police officers are wounded when a gunman opens fire inside a Detroit police station. A commander was critically injured, and is undergoing surgery. One officer was seriously hurt, another was grazed by a bullet...

S.C. police officer killed in head on collision www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
REMBERT, S.C. Jan 23 2011 ? An on-duty Sumter police officer has died in a head-on crash on U.S. 521 in Sumter County. Sumter police said in a news release that 39-year-old Cpl. Charles Nesbitt Jr. died at the hospital about an hour after the wreck Friday afternoon...

Security officer critical after beating with pipe www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
Montgomery AL Jan 23 2011 A 27 year old security officer is lucky to be alive after taking a terrible beating over the week-end. Police that the guard was on duty and�walking through an apartment complex when he was jumped by at least two males. One of the men hit the security officer several times [...

NC DMV bust two for vehicle cloning www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
RALEIGH NC Jan 23 2011 ? The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles? License and Theft Bureau arrested two suspects in Wadesboro Thursday night in at least 19 cases of vehicle theft and cloning. More than 20 inspectors with the bureau took part in the six-month investigation that covered 10 counties...

Police charge man in death of Alabama paramedic www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
MONTGOMERY, Ala.Jan 23 2011 (AP) – A 42-year-old man from Montgomery has been criminally charged for an accident that killed a paramedic on icy roads. Alabama police arrested 42-year-old Robert Cumbie on Friday and charged him with the vehicular homicide of 29-year-old Laura Pullam...

Loveland teacher charged with sexual assault www.privateofficer.com

Posted on January 23, 2011
Loveland CO Jan 23 2011 An instructional coach for Mountain View High School in Loveland was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault Friday night after police found her with a boy in a motor vehicle, according to a Loveland Police Department news release...

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