TN gun buyers frustrated by inconsistent background checks...
Brian HaasThe TennesseanNashville TN April 2 2013 On some days, the state of Tennessee is fine with Bob Armentrout buying a gun.Other days, he’s not so lucky.His attempt to buy a shotgun was blocked...
View ArticleTeen Charged With Stealing $5,600 From Scarsdale School Board...
SCARSDALE, N.Y. April 2 2013 – A Queens teen has been charged with stealing $5,613.25 from the Scarsdale Board of Education by forging checks at four Chase Bank branches, police said. Nashawn Wallace,...
View ArticleCop Idol: Music mogul seeks officers' C-rap videos www.privateofficer.com
LOS ANGELES CA April 2 2013 — Music mogul Simon Cowell is aiming to cash-in on the growing trend of "Cop Rap" videos with the launch of a new competition: Cop Idol.The producer and owner of First...
View ArticleFour hurt in crash, attack at California Wal-Mart www.privateofficer.com
SAN JOSE, Calif. April 2 2013 (AP) -- Four people were hurt Sunday when a driver crashed his car into a Wal-Mart and then assaulted customers inside, officials said. The man hit two cars in the parking...
View ArticleMacy’s mistakenly marks down $1,500 necklace to $47 www.privateofficer.com
Dallas TX April 2 2013 Attention, unemployed copyeditors: Macy's may soon have a job opening for you.The department store giant mailed a catalog to customers earlier this month which mistakenly offered...
View ArticleOregon man committed suicide during traffic stop www.privateofficer.com
Eugene OR April 2 2013 Oregon State Police say a man fatally shot and killed himself Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop on Highway 126 west of Eugene.State police say a sergeant stopped a...
View Article2 escape from low-security federal prison in Minnesota www.privateofficer.com
DULUTH, Minn. April 2 2013 (AP) — Authorities on Sunday asked residents in the Duluth area to keep an eye out for two men serving time for fraud who went missing from a low-security federal prison...
View ArticleBath Central School District bus monitor faces charges in choking of 7 yr old...
Bath, NY April 2 2013A Bath Central School District bus monitor is facing charges after allegedly choking a 7-year-old student.Nancy V. Knapp, 45, has been placed on unpaid leave, pending the outcome...
View ArticleLine of Duty Death Trooper Tage Toll
Trooper Tage TollAlaska State Troopers, AlaskaEnd of Watch: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Bio & Incident DetailsAge: 40Tour:Not availableBadge #Not availableCause: Aircraft accidentIncident Date:...
View ArticleMedical College of Wisconsin researcher charged with economic espionage...
Madison WI April 3 2013 A researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin has been charged with stealing a possible cancer-fighting compound and research data that led to its development, all to benefit...
View ArticleNovato man accused of attacking security guard during alcohol theft...
Marin County CA April 3 2013 A Novato man was arrested after assaulting a security guard who tried to stop him from stealing alcohol, police said.Erich Augustus Flertzheim, 52, was booked into Marin...
View ArticleCharlotte Woman Pleads Guilty to $4.8 Million Medicaid Scheme, Aggravated...
CHARLOTTE, NC April 3 2013—A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for her involvement in a health care fraud scheme that attempted to defraud Medicaid of $4.8 million for sham...
View ArticleFormer Pastor Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession...
DENVER CO April 3 2013 —Richard Howard Craft, age 69, of Thornton, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to serve 120 months (10 years) in federal prison for...
View ArticleA Gold Coast security guard is in a serious condition after being set afire...
Nerang AU April 3 2013 Police said a security guard was walking to his car parked on Brendan Dr in Nerang about 11.30pm after his shift when he noticed two other men standing nearby.The security guard...
View ArticleRetired officer sues Newport Beach Police Department www.privateofficer.com
Newport Beach CA April 3 2013 A retired Newport Beach police officer has filed the latest in a string of lawsuits initiated by various parties over the past few years alleging that the department had...
View ArticleConn. Strikes Deal for Some of Nation's Strongest Gun Laws...
Hartford CT April 3 2013 AP Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state,...
View ArticleBody found in towed vehicle days after it was towed from accident scene by NC...
CLAYTON, N.C. April 3 2013 -- The North Carolina Department of Public is investigating after the body of a Clayton woman was found in a car days after it was towed from an accident scene in Johnston...
View ArticleVirginia police arrest two persons in series of Eastern Shore arsons...
PRESS RELEASEVIRGINIA STATE POLICE MELFA, Va. April 3 2013– The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police placed two Eastern Shore residents under arrest Tuesday (April 2, 2013) in...
View ArticleLimestone County sheriff will begin hiring retired officers for school duty...
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Alabama April 3 2013 - Sheriff Mike Blakely said the process of hiring retirees to serve as resource officers at Limestone County's elementary schools can begin now that funding has...
View Article. Man Arrested For Stealing More Than $37,000 In Phillies Tickets...
WILMINGTON, Del. April 3 2013 – A Delaware man has been arrested and charged with the theft of more than $37,000 in Phillies tickets.According to police, an employee of The News Journal contacted them...
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