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Off-duty Phoenix police officers involved in nightclub shooting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
Phoenix AZ April 5 2013 A shooting involving an off-duty police officer outside a northwest Phoenix night club left a suspect dead and another critically injured. The shooting left the suspect driver – 24-year-old Tomas G. Ramirez Gonzalez – dead and a 28-year-old suspect, Adrian De La Cruz, critically wounded...

Retailers Track Employee Thefts in Vast Databases www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
Charlotte NC April 5 2013 Facing a wave of employee theft, retailers across the country have helped amass vast databases of workers accused of stealing and are using that information to keep employees from working again in the industry. The repositories of information, like First Advantage Corporation?s Esteem database, often contain scant details about suspected [...

Parents of Garfield man killed in Paterson auxiliary police pursuit sue city www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
PATERSON NJ April 5 2013 ? The city and its Police Department are being sued in federal court by the parents of Randolph Waddy IV, a Garfield man who was killed last year when his motorcycle crashed as he was being pursued by volunteer auxiliary police officers...

Montgomery Police, APOSTC opens emergency vehicle operation center www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
MONTGOMERY, Alabama April 5 2013– Dozens of law enforcement officials from around the River Region celebrated the grand opening of the $4.19 million Alabama Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Operation Center today on Old Haynesville Road. The center was built as a joint partnership between the Montgomery Police Department and the Alabama Peace Officers Stands and [...

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Aurora Man Accused of Diverting $225,000 from Construction Contracts for Personal Use www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
Aurora OH April 5 2013 A nine-count criminal information was filed charging an Aurora, Ohio man with crimes related to a scheme of at least $225,000 involving construction projects, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D...

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison in Miami Gardens Brinks Guard Murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
Miami Fla April 5 2013 A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for a robbery at Calder Race Track and Casino that left a South Florida armored truck guard dead. A federal judge sentenced Vladimir Louissant on Wednesday. At the same time, Victoria Barkley got 10 years, and Byron Kyler got [...

Wichita police shoot-kill armed bank robber www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
Wichita KS April 5 2013 A suspect has been shot and killed by an sheriff’s deputy after a credit union robbery in south Wichita. It began around 7:25 a.m. when Wichita police officers were dispatched to a holdup alarm at the Credit Union of America located in the 1900 block of South Seneca at about [...

NYPD lieutenant committed suicide in his Brooklyn home www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 05, 2013
New York City NY April 5 2013 A respected NYPD lieutenant committed suicide in his Brooklyn home ? and police say it’s not clear why he did it. Lt. John Walton, 44, was found in the bathroom of his Bay Ridge apartment Easter night by his father, who lives in another apartment in the same [...

Line of Duty Death Sheriff Eugene Crum

Posted on April 04, 2013
Sheriff Eugene Crum Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, West Virginia End of Watch: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Bio & Incident Details Age: Not available Tour: 12 years Badge # Not available Cause: Gunfire Incident Date: 4/3/2013 W eapon: Gun; Unknown type Suspect: Apprehended Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed near the Mingo County Courthouse in [...

Line of Duty Death Correctional Officer Brandon Kountz

Posted on April 04, 2013
Correctional Officer Brandon Kountz United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Government End of Watch: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Bio & Incident Details Age: 26 Tour: 11 months Badge # Not available Cause: Heart attack Location: Texas Incident Date: 3/31/2013 Weapon: Not available Suspect: Not available Correctional Officer Brandon Kountz suffered [...

Ex-Wilkinsburg High School security guard sentenced after text messages with girl, 14 www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Wilkinsburg PA April 4 2013 A former Wilkinsburg High School security guard was sentenced today to three years’ probation and a lifetime of registering as a sex offender after pleading guilty to the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. Michael Tolbert, 27, of Garfield, pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor [...

Wisconsin police officer to be honored in memorial www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
MILWAUKEE WI April 4 2013 (AP) – A nonprofit group voted unanimously Wednesday to add the name of a Milwaukee-area police officer to a national memorial honoring officers killed in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund agreed to add Wauwatosa police Officer Jennifer Sebena to the memorial in Washington, D...

Woman Pulled From Metrorail Sues Security Company, Guard www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Miami FLA April 4 2013 The woman who was kicked off the Metrorail for singing religious songs is suing the guard who took her off the train and the security company he worked for. Emma Anderson, 82, was removed from the Metrorail train in February after she was asked by the security guard to stop [...

Twelve Defendants Charged with Federal Crimes for Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
FBI PRESS RELEASE STATESBORO, GA April 4 2013?The federal grand jury sitting in Savannah, Georgia returned six indictments yesterday charging 12 defendants with 115 violations of federal law involving fraudulent tax returns. The federal crimes charged in these indictments range from a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service to identity theft from medical records...

Virginia police searching for two suspects in security officer murder www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. April 4 2013 – Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s deputies say they are searching for two more people in relation to the death of Marcellus Greene, who was shot in front of the Q-ball Cafe on Saturday. Officials say Lavon Chew was taken into custody that day after several people reportedly drove by the club and fired shots, [...

Clarksville TX teacher arrested for sex crimes with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Clarksville TX April 4 2013 Avery High School teacher Suzanne Davis Burkett was arrested by Red River County Sheriff?s Department officers just after noon Monday on a charge of improper relationship between educator/student, which is a second degree felony...

Ex-manager of Missouri State University bookstore admits stealing almost $1.2 million www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. April 4 2013– A former manager of the Missouri State University Bookstore admits he embezzled more than $1.1 million from the university over a period of more than eight years. Mark Brixey pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to wire fraud, money laundering and filing a false income tax return...

University of Hawaii at Manoa dealing with trespassing, homeless problem www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
MANOA, OAHU HIApril 4 2013 The University of Hawaii at Manoa isn’t immune to crime and the campus security has implemented a new policy to crackdown on homeless people caught on campus. Acting Campus Security Chief Alberta Pukahi says she sent out a directive Monday to question everyone found in buildings after hours, including weekends and [...

R.I. Couple dead in murder-suicide both ailing www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
CUMBERLAND, R.I. April 4 2013 (AP) ? A husband and wife killed in a murder-suicide on Easter Sunday were both ailing and were described by family and friends as a proud, loving couple married more than 40 years, Cumberland Police Chief John Desmarais said on Tuesday...

Suicidal woman with 2 guns kiled by Fla. police www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
PEMBROKE PINES FLA April 4 2013 ? ? Police on Monday morning shot and killed a woman who called 911 threatening suicide and then defied orders to drop two handguns as she walked down the street in front of her home. Shot at 10:35 a.m. in the 8800 block of Northwest Seventh Court, the woman was [...

Los Angeles Unified hires more than 440 safety aides www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Los Angeles CA April 4 2013 Los Angeles Unified has hired more than 440 safety aides to provide security at local elementary schools, part of its plan to bolster campus safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, officials said Tuesday. The district announced in January that it would spend about $4...

Beaver County sheriff ordered by judge to stop performing private services www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
John Paul Beaver Countian Beaver County PA April 4 2013 For the second time, a judge has ordered Sheriff George David to stop performing official duties for private corporations. After an investigative report by the Beaver Countian last August, County Commissioners filed a lawsuit against Sheriff David attempting to stop him from having his Deputies [...

Substitute Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With Teenage Girl www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Athens OH April 4 2013 A substitute high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage girl. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Devin Binegar, 24, had sex with a 15-year-old girl twice in the summer of 2011...

Don Estridge Middle School teacher arrested in theft www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
BOCA RATON, Fla April 4 2013- David Ptak, a Palm Beach County school teacher, was arrested March 28th and charged with grand theft according to a report issued by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Ptak, according to the arrest report, was house sitting for a woman who was out of town...

Hunterdon County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Videos of Child Sexual Abuse Over the Internet www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
TRENTON, NJ April 4 2013 ?A Hunterdon County, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for distributing images of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. John Livoti, 42, of Hampton, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U...

Frisco cheer and dance coach arrested on sex charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Dallas TX April 4 2013 A Frisco cheer and dance coach wanted on sexual assault warrants was arrested by U.S. Customs agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday. Frisco police said Kyle Austin Ware, 30, had multiple warrants stemming from sexual assault offenses in Frisco when his name popped up on a passenger manifest [...

Meth lab explodes in Louisana hotel www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
BATON ROUGE LA April 4 2013- Police responded to a Baton Rouge hotel after reports a meth lab exploded this morning. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely said it happened at the Crossland Motel off Boardwalk. He said nobody was on scene when investigators found the clandestine lab, and no arrests have been made ...

Two security officers blown into Mobile River , one missing www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Mobile AL April 4 2013 A security man guarding the BAE Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama is missing after high winds caused the troubled Carnival cruise ship Triumph to break loose from its moorings on Wednesday afternoon. Winds, gusting at up to 80 miles per hour, are being blamed for pulling the 900-foot-long ship from its [...

West Virginia Sheriff Shot and Killed Outside Courthouse www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
Mingo County WV April 4 2013 A West Virginia sheriff with a reputation for cracking down on drug dealers was shot in the head at point blank range and killed outside a county courthouse today, officials and witnesses said. Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle during his [...

Man Charged with Sexual Assault of a Minor on Cruise Ship www.privateofficer.com

Posted on April 04, 2013
U.S. Attorney?s Office FBI Press Release GALVESTON, TX April 4 2013?Todd Eric Nordahl, 49, of Tucson, Arizona, has been arrested on charges that he had sexual contact with a minor while in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today...

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