Springfield police warn employees to not stop shoplifters www.privateofficer.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.Feb 3 2013 -- Criminals commit robberies by violence and intimidation. New numbers from the Springfield Police Department show the robbery cases shot up more than 23 percent from 2011...
View ArticleShoplifter tries taking officer's gun during arrest www.privateofficer.com
HELENA MT Feb 3 2013 - Jacob Lee Mashek is behind bars after allegedly assaulting officers trying to arrest him for shoplifting.He was arrested Tuesday afternoon for reportedly trying to steal a $50...
View ArticleFake fire marshal scammed Atlanta businesses www.privateofficer.com
Atlanta GA Feb 3 013 Atlanta police are looking for a man who allegedly posed as a fire marshal to extort hundreds of dollars from three Lenox Square restaurants.Atlanta police Sgt. Greg Lyon said the...
View ArticleShoplifter sues Food Lion and security for assault www.privateofficer.com
GREENSBORO NC Feb 3 2013— A Greensboro man has filed a lawsuit in Guilford County Superior Court against the grocery chain Food Lion, claiming he was assaulted by an employee. In his lawsuit, Leroy...
View ArticleJacksonville Walmart employee charged with theft for selling cellphones...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Feb 3 2013-- A Walmart employee is facing a charge of employee theft - $10,000-$19,999 after she sold several phones at the new customer rate instead of the full retail value.Deloria...
View ArticlePolice and UW students work to reduce on-campus crime www.privateofficer.com
Seattle WA Feb 3 2013 After a series of armed robberies, police and students are taking action at the University of Washington.Since the first of the year, there have been eight serious crimes...
View ArticleGAO report -TSA not using detection dogs effectively www.privateofficer.com
Washington DC Feb 2 2013 A new report released by the GAO ( Government Accountability Office) has found fault with the way that the TSA’s explosives detection and cargo screening dogs are or in this...
View ArticleSyracuse Third-grade teacher arrested for heroin possession...
SYRACUSE UT Feb 3 2013— A third-grade teacher was arrested Thursday after police said they found heroin in her car and in her purse.Syracuse police were tipped off that someone at the school may have...
View ArticleKnox County Schools Chief of Security Under Investigation www.privateofficer.com
Knoxville TN Feb 3 2013 Knox County Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre released a statement Friday night announcing that he has placed Knox County Schools Chief of Security Steve Griffin on administrative...
View ArticlePolice cruiser of slain Penn Hills officer offered for auction; officials...
Pittsburgh PA Feb 3 2013 Officials in Penn Hills are "disturbed" that the bullet hole-scarred police cruiser Officer Michael Crawshaw's drove the night he was killed was put up for auction online, the...
View ArticleSC teenager arrested in hire-for-murder plot to kill grandparents...
CHESTER COUNTY, SC Feb 3 2013 Sheriff's deputies in South Carolina have arrested a third teenager in a hire-for-murder plot to kill an elected county official and his wife.According to the Chester...
View ArticleMontana man made up the sob story to get free pizza www.privateofficer.com
HELENA, Mont. Feb 3 2013 (AP) - A Montana man whose tearful reluctance to rob a pizza restaurant earned him free food apparently made up the sob story that gained him the clerk's sympathy.David Randall...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Divided On Assault Weapons Ban www.privateofficer.com
Washington DC Feb 3 2013 Several law enforcement groups and leaders of mostly urban agencies have endorsed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, and have claimed that regulation of...
View ArticleBaltimore police owe $500,000 to teen for leaving him without shoes...
BALTIMORE MD Feb 3 2013 (AP) - A Baltimore jury is awarding $500,000 to a teenager who was left miles from home without his shoes after he entered a police van as part of a drug investigation.The Daily...
View ArticleHomeland Security employee, his son arrested after brawl www.privateofficer.com
Belle Isle Fla Feb 3 2013 A Department of Homeland Security employee is accused of pointing a gun at tow-truck drivers during a brawl in Belle Isle late last month.Department of Homeland Security...
View ArticleWestbrook Regional Vocational Center instructor charged wuth sex crimes...
WESTBROOK, Maine Feb 3 2013 - The Westbrook Police Department says that a teacher at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center has been arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a juvenile.Derek...
View ArticleHouse GOP proposes $1.3 million for school security officers...
RICHMOND VA Feb 3 2013 — Virginia's public school divisions would have more grant money available for security officers and school building upgrades as part of a budget proposal from Republicans in...
View ArticleFlash mob robs Oregon Albertson store www.privateofficer.com
TROUTDALE OR Feb 3 2013-- A group of teens targeted a Troutdale store last weekend in a 'flash rob' and investigators are trying to identify the suspects.Investigators said as many as 40 kids entered...
View ArticleNashville fire chief Bobby Connelly retires www.privateofficer..com
Nashville TN Feb 3 2013 Clad in a blue Hawaiian shirt, District Chief Bobby Connelly wore a smile on his face but had tears in his blue eyes as the hours ticked away Thursday during his final shift...
View ArticleLine of Duty Death NYPD Sergeant Patrick Divers
Sergeant Patrick Divers New York City Police Department, New York End of Watch: Friday, February 1, 2013 Bio & Incident DetailsAge: 51Tour: 25 yearsBadge #Not availableCause: Heart attackIncident...
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