Los Angeles-Area Doctor Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Power Wheelchair...
Los Angeles CA July 3 2013—A Los Angeles-area doctor and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today for their roles in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare of over $10.1 million.The...
View ArticleFormer New Jersey Turnpike Authority Manager Charged with Stealing More Than...
NEWARK, NJ July 3 2013—A former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $120,000 from the authority, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...
View ArticleAuxiliary police and Hagerstown employees to serve as parking enforcement...
Hagerstown MD July 3 2013 Beginning in mid-July, auxiliary police and authorized City of Hagerstown employees will officially serve in the role of parking enforcement officers.Currently the city’s...
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TSA to use bomb sniffing canines to speed up lines www.privateofficer.com
Washington DC July 3 2013 The security lines at many airports are long and slow, and it looks like the Transportation Safety Administration agrees.The government agency has begun a pilot program using...
View ArticleTexas Parole Officers Charged with Accepting Payoffs www.privateofficer.com
HOUSTON TX July 4 2013—Four parole officers from two Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) offices in Houston have been indicted for accepting payoffs from parolees, United States Attorney...
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Pennsylvania constable was charged with theft www.privateofficer.com
TARENTUM, Pa. July 4 2013—A Pennsylvania constable was charged with theft and the victims in the case are the taxpayers of Allegheny County.The district attorney filed theft charges against Timothy...
View ArticleTownship Settles Case Against Officer After 17-Year-Old Stripped, Hosed Down...
DAYTON, Ohio July 4 2013 - An Ohio township has agreed to pay $100,000 to the family of a 17-year-old girl who was made to strip and then hosed down by a male deputy police chief last summer.The Dayton...
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Empire City Casino patron stabbed by would-be thief www.privateofficer.com
YONKERS NY July 4 2013 — A 31-year-old Bronx man at an outing at Empire City Casino with his family was stabbed by a man whom he caught breaking into his car, police said Tuesday.The victim was able to...
View ArticleDelton Kellogg Schools staff go through reserve police training...
DELTON, MI July 4 2013– If an armed gunman were to ever enter his school, Delton Kellogg Elementary School Principal Steve Scoville says the last thing he plans to do is hide.“It’s about knowing that...
View ArticleThree juvenile detention officers arrested for abusing prisoners...
Edinburg TX July 4 2013 Three juvenile detention officers are under arrest following allegations of excessive force against inmates.Juan Tamez and Julian Fuentes were officers at Evins regional...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish School Board Member Pleads Guilty in Bribery Conspiracy...
LAFAYETTE, LA July 4 2013—United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that St. Landry Parish School Board member John Miller, 72, of Opelousas, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S....
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Virginia man drowns after fleeing police roadblock www.privateofficer.com
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. July 4 2013– The body of a man who drove off from a Chesterfield checkpoint was found in Falling Creek Wednesday morning, according to Chesterfield Police.Police said the man,...
View ArticleTampa security officer attacked during burglary www.privateofficer.com
TAMPA FLA July 4 2013A security officer employed with Weiser Security of Tampa was making a foot patrol of a business at around 10PM Monday when he noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in an employee...
View ArticleOhio woman cites diet pills in sex abuse of daughter www.privateofficer.com
CINCINNATI OH July 4 2013 (AP) - An Ohio woman blamed diet supplements after police accused her of filming herself sexually abusing her young daughter and emailing the videos to others, police records...
View ArticleFlorida man accused of ramming golf cart, assaulting officers at Monmouth...
Oceanport NJ July 4 2013 A Florida man is accused of ramming a golf cart into a car and then assaulting officers.Oceanport police say Angel M. Estrada-Ortiz, of Ocala, injured Sgt. Michael Fagliarone...
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ACLU files complaint over Whole Foods Spanish flap www.privateofficer.com
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. July 4 2013 (AP) - A civil rights group on Tuesday filed complaints against Whole Foods Market with a New Mexico agency for allegedly discriminating against Spanish-speaking employees...
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San Antonio high school teacher charged with sexual abuse of child...
SAN ANTONIO TX July 4 2013 -- A San Antonio high school teacher was arrested over the weekend on a felony charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's...
View ArticleFlorida woman arrested for theft of $3,600 books from Lake-Sumter State...
CLERMONT FL July 4 2013 — A 22-year-old woman was arrested after officers recovered 25 textbooks worth about $3,600 that were stolen from the bookstore at the South Lake campus of Lake-Sumter State...
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Citrus Valley High School teacher arrested for sex with underage student...
Redlands CA July 4 2013 Citrus Valley High School teacher Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst was arrested Monday night on suspicion of having unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage student, according to...
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Woman accused of stealing baby formula, biting security officer...
MOUNT PLEASANT WI July 4 2013— 23-year-old Bernadette Ricks of Kenosha is accused of stealing baby formula from a Walmart store in Mount Pleasant — and then biting a security guard who tried to...
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