Armored truck patrolling community after break-ins www.privateofficer.com
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. Jan 13 2013Police in one community are using heavy machinery normally used for SWAT situations to deal with a spate of burglaries and home...
View ArticleAtlanta records lowest number of homicides in 50 years www.privateofficer.com
ATLANTA GA Jan 13 2013— Atlanta police say the city last year recorded the second fewest homicides in 50 years.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday (http://bit.ly/XSXahQ) that 85 homicides...
View ArticleCriminal and violent crime climbing in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jan 13 2013 -- The number of criminal and violent incidents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continued climbing in 2012, fueled partly by a large and steadily growing number of assaults...
View ArticleRichland County sheriff investigates shooting at nightclub...
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC Jan 13 2013 Richland County Sheriff's deputies have been talking to witnesses who may help them find a man who shot two people in a nightclub early Saturday morning.Deputy Curtis...
View ArticleFormer state trooper charged with shooting hunters www.privateofficer.com
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C.Jan 13 2013 -APA former North Carolina state trooper is charged with a Christmas Eve shooting of two hunters he accused of trespassing on a family member's land. Prosecutors said...
View Article$9 million indoor range planned in Frisco billed as nation's largest...
Dallas TX Jan 13 2013 The exclusivity of a country club, the luxury of a private dining club and the ruggedness of a firing range will come together in a one-of-a-kind business in...
View ArticleOff duty Hazlehurst police officer dies in car accident www.privateofficer.com
JACKSON, Miss. Jan 14 2013 An off-duty police officer was killed in a car crash in Jackson early Sunday. Cristopher Washington, 27, was driving a Toyota Camry when he lost control of the...
View ArticleMan tries robbing store with cattle prod thwarted by clerk with a gun...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Jan 14 2013(AP) - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun.The...
View ArticleFresno security officer tackles armed man wanted by police...
Fresno CA Jan 14 2013 A security guard tackled a man running from police and held him for the officers early Wednesday morning in northwest Fresno.The man was arrested on a charge of being a felon...
View ArticleBeaver County sheriff headed to court over deputies’ private security...
Beaver County PA Jan 14 2013 Sheriff George David is defending himself in court over his practice of assigning uniformed deputies to work outside security details, which county commissioners claim is...
View ArticleArrest made in AZ. Home Depot shoplifting scam www.privateofficer.com
Mesa AZ Jan 14 2013 A man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of shoplifting $2,500 worth of merchandise at Home Depot stores and returning them for gift cards, Mesa police said.Gerald Wayne Armstrong,...
View ArticleKroger workers help injured officer nab shoplifting suspect...
Galveston TX Jan 14 2013Galveston police credit two Kroger store clerks for the arrest of a shoplifting suspect who injured an off-duty police officer while fleeing the store.The suspect, Sherman...
View ArticleFormer public safety officer sues Knightdale NC www.privateofficer.com
KNIGHTDALE NC Jan 14 2013- A year after taking her claims of discrimination to a federal agency, a former Knightdale police officer will take her case to mediation in federal court.Vickie Powers, who...
View ArticleBelk's shoplifter fights with loss prevention agent www.privateofficer.com
HUNTSVILLE, AL Jan 14 2013 A suspected shoplifter got more than he bargained for at a University Drive Belk's.Police reported that Larry Maxfield attempted to leave the Belk's with stolen...
View Article13 charged with shoplifting in Kennett www.privateofficer.com
KENNETT, MO Jan 14 2013 Kennett Police Department say thirteen people have been charged with shoplifting from stores between January 3-10. Below is a list of those who police say were charged with...
View ArticleTwo women are accused of shoplifting cookware in Oklahoma City...
Oklahoma City Okl. Jan 14 2013 Two women were arrested after a Macy's manager reported they tried to leave the store with $1,220 in merchandise, Oklahoma City police said.Lashell Ruth Sampson, 21, was...
View ArticleCollege Station tenant accused of attacking security guard...
College Station TX Jan 14 2013 A 21-year-old College Station man was arrested Saturday on two felony charges after he punched a security guard and pressed an activated power drill...
View ArticleTwo suspects rob Ga. Walmart shoppers at gunpoint www.privateofficer.com
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga Jan 14 2013 -- Gwinnett County police are looking for the men who allegedly robbed two shoppers at a Walmart early Saturday morning.According to Sgt. Randy Work, officers were called...
View ArticleLongwood School Security Officer Dies in Yaphank Crash www.privateofficer.com
Yaphank, N.Y. Jan 14 2013 — Police are investigating an automobile accident that killed a Longwood School District security guard in Yaphank.Daniel Methven was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala...
View ArticleKmart robbery suspect appears in court www.privateofficer.com
MASSILLON OH Jan 14 2013Bond has been set at $50,000 for an Ashland man who allegedly shoved a Kmart security officer Friday as he was trying to leave the store with more than $1,000 worth of sports...
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