JANUARY 2007 New Castle Del. An off-duty security officer out walking his dog was attacked by three teenagers in an apparent robbery attempt. The S/O was beaten about the head and face and was injured but able to pull a handgun and shot and killed one of the suspects. Police believe no charges will be filed against the S/O. San Jose CA. A 55 yr old unnamed security officer working at a shopping center was shot during a drive-by shooting. Police say the officer had asked several loiters to move on earlier and called police to make a report of it. A few hours later while standing with several other security officers, a vheicle drove by and at least one person in the vehicle opened fire on the officers. Utah A female officer who witnessed a retail shoplifting was injured during the apprehension of the suspect. Police say that the suspect fought hard and beat the S/O on the head and broke her fingers. New Haven CT. Private Officer Kevin O'Shay was injured during an arrest of a trespassing suspect. Police say that the officer recieved bruises and cuts but did not seek medical attention. Hazel Crest IL. A hospital officer was run down on Wed Jan 10 by a 22 year old suspect who was found to be impersonating a doctor at the hospital. Police have the suspects name and say he has escaped capture twice. The S/O was dragged across the parking lot by the suspects vehicle and sustained numerous injuries. Miami FLA. A loss prevention officer was stabbed while arresting a shoplifter but was released from the hospital within hours. The suspect has been arrested and charged with robbery and assault. FEBRUARY 2007 Huntington WV Two S/O's working at the Stonewall Club were run down by a suspect after he was asked to leave the club. David McClung, 27, and Ronnie Hammonds, 32, were both rushed to the area medical center and the suspect later arrested on numerous charges. Sacramento, CA. An off-duty private officer who stopped at a local store on the way to work was shot as a suspect attempted to rob him and steal his duty weapon. The officer returned fire and the robbery suspect fled. The private officer is in stable condition. Coconut Creek FLA. A 25 year old black student became upset and unrulely at the Atlantic Tehnical College saying that the school did not teach enough about black history, or great black men. During the incident the suspect, Kevin Mair stabbed an administrator and two campus security officers, Richard Smith and Ron Wilson, and then fled. He later led police on a chase and was injured when he crashed his vehicle. He faces numerous felony charges. The campus officers were treated at an area hospital and released. New York City, N.Y. A private officer was stabbed in the face and arms during a confrontation with an irate and intoxicated man at a club. The suspect, who fled before the NYPD arrived was later arrested. The private officer sustained serious facial cuts and was treated and released from a local medical center Honolulu, HI., A private security officer working at an apartment complex was confronted by a disorderly tenant who slashed at him with a large Samurai cutting his arm and fingers. Las Vegas, NV. Two security officers were shot at a Vegas nightclub during an argument with several men. S/O Aaron Cudworth and Tom Urnanski were rushed to a near by hospital and police are searching for the suspects. Farmington, CT. A mall security officer apprehended a suspected shoplifter at the Westfarm Mall and was assaulted by the suspect. The officer was biten on his hand and punched in the head but was soon captured by local police and charged with various felonies. San Antonio, TX. While checking out a suspicious male at a construction site a 45 yr old private officer was shot at least once. The police used dogs and a helicopter to search for the suspect and are still investigating the assault. Texarkana, TX. Private officer Roy Cherry was stabbed and slashed across the arm as he apprehended a wanted shoplifter. Cherry was listed at an area hospital in good condition and the suspect was later arrested by police. Indianapolis, IND. A private security officer working at a construction site was struck by a vehicle and police are questioned the female driver. No other information has been released at this time. MARCH 2007 Dallas TX. A security officer and two others were shot during a disturbance at an apartment complex. Police have few details and are not releasing any names at this time. Houston TX. Two security officers working for Weiser Security Company assigned to the Sharpstown Center Mall got into an argument about promotions and one of the guards shot the other one. Robert Davis, 57 was shot by Jordan Daniel Landry, 23. Davis is in good condition and charges are pending. Detroit, MI. A private officer at the Central High school responded to a fire in the school and put out a jacket that was on fire. He was treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation and released from a local hospital. Springfield, TN. Three private security officers at the NorthCrest Medical Center were talking when a suspect walked behind them and pulled a handgun from the officer's holster and opened fire hitting Curtis Scott who is also a police officer for the city of Springfield. The suspect was subdued by the other officers and Scott remains hospitalized. Investigators are not sure why the suspect grabbed the gun or shot the officer. Las Vegas, NV. A private officer working at the Food 4 Less store was severely stabbed by an assailant that had already cut several other people. The officer observed the suspect cutting a female and came to the rescue. He saved her life Metro Police say and risked his own life doing it. The P/O is still in the hospital recovering from his wounds. Suspect Jerry Gomez has been arrested and charged with four counts of attempted murder. APRIL 2007 Atlanta GA. An unarmed security officer and two shoppers were shot during a robbery of a jewlery store at the Greenbrier Mall. Three shooters were at large and police are chasing down leads. The S/O is in good condition. Richmond VA. A security officer working at a restaurant was injured during a scuffle with several disorderly subjects. Police were called and arrests are pending. The S/O did not require hospitaliztion. Mobile AL. An early morning bank robbery at the Commonwealth National Bank in Pritchard Al left security officer Emanuel Mose with gunshot wounds from an AK47. The officer pulled his weapon when he saw the bank robber enter the bank and was immediately gunned down. Police are still searching for the shooter and the S/O is in guarded condition. Auburn Hills MI. An unarmed loss prevention agent at the Great Lake Crossing Mall was stabbed numerous times during a shoplifting apprehension. James Gregory Andrick was arrested and charged with assault, robbery and several other charges. Vermillion S.D. Three campus police officers were injured in a swimming pool accident on campus during some type of off-duty activity at the pool. Officer Matthew Pruner, 23 was paralyzed and one other officer had a broken foot. Campus police are still investigating the situation. Hartford CT. Two loss prevention agents were injured during a shoplifting arrest. Police say two female suspects broke loose and began assaulting them and when they ran into the parking lot, several males who had been waiting for the women joined in and began punching the agents. Both LP Agents were taken to an area hospital with multiple injuries and police are still searching for the four suspects. Orlando FLA A J.C. Penney Loss Prevntion officer was assaulted during a shoplifting apprehension. Police were notified and arrested Ramon Melendez for theft and assault. Honolulu Hi. A Straub Clinic hospital security officer was stabbed in the neck and face by an unknown suspect who later fled the area. Montgomery AL. A security officer at an area apartment complex was struck on his head as he made a foot patrol of the complex. Police have identified and are looking for a suspect. The officer is in good condition. MAY 2007 During the first week of this month at least nine private officers have been injured, several of them seriously. Please stay on your game and on your toes during these upcoming summer months as there is more crime and interaction with the public thus more potential for you to be assaulted or critically wounded on the job. May 6-12th Cathedral City, CA. Two private officers on patrol of an area were shot on dianh Shore after police say that a man opened fire on them thinking they were police officers. The suspect, 28yr old Gregory Gutierrez had been involved in threatening his ex wife earlier and may have thought the police were looking for him. The two officers, employed by Bower Security is in guarded condition. Memphis, TN. A private security officer reporting for duty at the Universal Commons Warehouse was overpowered by at least two suspects who may have been hiding inside. The suspects shot the officer and took his pants. The S/O is in serious condition as police are looking for the shooters. FLA. A 48 year old female security officer was robbed and raped while on duty. Police are not releasing any other details at this time other than she was working at a construction site alone when the attack occurred. Detroit, MI. A nightclub security officer was shot at Club Innuendo after he told 2 woman who were selling drugs to leave the property. Police are not sure if they shot him or if someone else in the area was involved. Sarasota, FL. A shoplifter at the K-Mart assaulted two loss prevention agents as they were arresting him and police responding to the call assisted in the take down of the suspect, Brian Jefferey King. King was charged with aggravated assault, retail theft, carrying a concealed weapon, resisting security arrest, possession of heroin, cocaine and drug paraphenalia. Queens, NY. A private security officer, Awali Khouroupra was severly injured May 15th when he attempted to stop several robbers from fleeing. The S/O was run over as the suspects fled and is being called a hero today. Freemont, Ca. Two private security officers were stabbed numerous times when they chased several men who were loitering at a church function. The suspects are possible gang members in the area and police are on the look out for them. The officers are recovering from their wounds. JUNE 2007 Kelso, WA. Authorities here say that a teenager has been arrested for robbery and assault after he attempted to stab a security officer at the Kelso mall during a shoplifting investigation. S/O Terry Cook told police that he caught the 17 year old stealing a pair of pants and socks and that the suspect fled from the mall and at this point pulled a tactical knife and lunged at the S/O several times before fleeing again and hiding in a near-by dumpster. Police arrived and took the suspect into custody and gun point and recovered the knife used in the assault. PLAINCLOTHES GUARD SHOT BY POLICE Jefferson Parish, LA. A top Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office official described Kenny's Key West as the top trouble spot in the parish among clubs and lounges. Deputy Chief Tom Gorman, head of the Sheriff's Office Investigations Bureau, made the comment Tuesday at a press conference called by Sheriff Harry Lee to discuss the Sunday morning shooting outside the club in which two people were injured and 50 shots were fired. Lee, at his first press conference since returning from California for successful leukemia treatment, said he is in favor of an ordinance being proposed by Councilwoman Jennifer Sneed to cancel the liquor license of a business with an act of violence within 300 feet of its front door. As long as such a law is contstitutional, Lee said he is in support. Lee said he plans to speak to the parish council at its Wednesday meeting to answer any questions about the history of shootings and violence at Kenny's Key West. Kenny's Key West owners Kenneth Vincent and Linda Milto have been unavailable for comment. Security guard Damon Blunt, 29, was was shot in the lower back and in the buttocks by deputies. Gorman said Blunt was not wearing a security guard uniform and did not put down a gun he was holding when ordered by deputies. Blunt's boss, Kevin Johnson, has said that deputies in an unmarked van did not give his employee enough time to put down the weapon before shooting. Also injured was Ricky Hines, 21, of Marrero, who was shot in the foot while standing in line to enter the club, authorities said. It wasn't clear who shot Hines. STORE GUARD ASSAULTED June 4, 2007 -- Manhattan NY A thief was busted after he attacked a store security guard and led police on a wild chase through the Upper West Side, authorities said yesterday. The guard spotted Gerzinio Ledain, 19, stuffing items into a shopping bag inside a store on Broadway near West 109th Street at around 2:52 p.m. on Thursday, sources said. As Ledain allegedly tried to leave without paying, the guard confronted him and a fight broke out. Ledain allegedly pummeled the guard and clubbed him with a baton, causing injuries that were not life-threatening. Then he jumped into a silver vehicle and sped away, authorities said. Police tailed the vehicle to Central Park, where Ledain crashed into a barrier at the entrance and was arrested on various charges, including assault. TEENS BEAT GUARD SEVERELY June 11, 2007 Palm springs, CA. Four teenage boys were arrested in Palms Springs on Sunday for allegedly beating a 66-year-old Bowers security guard unconscious and robbing him, authorities said. The teenage boys -- aged 17 to 18 -- allegedly confronted the victim -- a former Marine -- early Saturday as he patrolled a construction site near the intersection of Rosa Parks Street and El Dorado Boulevard -- near a Valero gas station, Palm Springs police Lt. John Booth said. Booth said the teenagers allegedly struck the security guard repeatedly with blunt objects and dragged him from his car until he was unconscious. The suspects then robbed the victim and left the scene in an older model Ford Explorer. Officers found the victim unconscious and badly injured. He was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in critical condition and put in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, Booth said. Detectives located the suspects' vehicle, and the suspects were arrested soon after, Booth said. All four teenage suspects were charged with robbery and attempted murder, he said. The Palm Springs police will hold a press conference on Monday at the station. Police Chief Gary Jeandron will give an update on the victim's condition as well as other developments. GUARD ATTACKED YONKERS NY- June 11 2007 A security guard at a commercial building in Yonkers was assaulted early this morning by a homeless man, police said. About 4:11 a.m. Jason Jackson, 32, assaulted the guard in a lower-level bathroom at 1 Executive Blvd., said Lt. David Komar. Jackson was arrested at the scene, he said. The guard's name was not released, but Komar said he was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers and released after treatment for a swollen left eye and abrasions. It's unclear what motivated the assault, but since nothing was taken from the victim, police do not believe it was a robbery attempt. Police did not have any information about the charges brought against Jackson, nor his next court appearance date. SECURITY OFFICER SHOT LAS VEGAS, NV. JUNE 12 2007 Police are searching for a bank robbery suspect who shot a security guard before running from the bank. The incident happened at the Wells Fargo Bank at 4720 S. Eastern. Police say the suspect went to the teller's window and demanded money. The teller then ducked down behind bandit barriers and at the same time an armored car guard entered the bank. The suspect grabbed the guard and shot him twice in the head. The suspect then fled West out the door in a Northwest direction. Police say the security guard is in critical condition at a local hospital. The suspect is described as a black male with a mustache who is between 5'8" and 5'10" tall and weighs around 180 - 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a Kangol derby black hat, black t-shirt and black jacket. This bank was the scene of another robbery in August, 2005 -- the suspect, Jeremy Suggs, was captured and prosecuted. A female customer was shot during the process, and a young boy was taken hostage. Both survived. BRINKS GUARD PISTOL-WHIPPED ATLANTA METRO GA. JUNE 12 2007 Chaos erupted inside a Cobb County movie theater on Monday evening as an armored guard robbery led to the SWAT team being called out to the AMC 24, off Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw.The theater reopened after 9:30 Monday evening, with most patrons not realizing that it was the scene of a major crime, just hours earlier."There was a security guard laying face down, covered in blood," said one witness.A Brinks armored car sat idle in the parking lot of the AMC 24 theaters, because the driver never made it back out."As we come in, we walked by the concession," said theatergoer Bobby Kendall. "The Brinks guy came in just behind us, and walks in the concession area, goes to the back office to get the money…and he had this little bag and then when we came out, the duffle bag was long gone, and his gun was laying on his side."A man trying to rob the driver, pistol-whipped him to the ground. Some moviegoers heard the commotion and came running into the lobby."I saw it, and I couldn't even come in the door -- I had to go out the back, because I had never seen so much blood before," said Melissa Albertes. "I got ill to my stomach -- I mean it was that bad."Cobb County police called in a tactical team and K-9 officers to help clear all 24 theaters, and search the scene -- not an easy task."It does make it difficult for all of us," said Cobb County Officer Cassie Reece. "Because we have to distinguish between who's watching the movie, and who could be the bad guy. It was difficult. Obviously the crowds were evacuated so we could go into the theater and clear all of the hidden places where a possible suspect could be."Police never found the suspect. They would not say if the suspect got away with any cash. The driver was taken to Kennestone Hospital to be treated for his injuries. SECURITY OFFICER STABBED HOUSTON, TX. JUNE 19 2007 Police are looking for a man who stabbed a security guard several times Sunday night. It happened just before 11 p.m. at Gessner and Timberwood in northwest Houston. HPD said the suspect was trying to burglarize a small car dealership and stabbed the security guard five times. The victim apparently lives at the dealership and watches over the property for the owner SECURITY OFFICER SHOT SEATTLE - JUNE 22 2007 Police are investigating an early morning shooting of a security guard outside of a University District nightclub. The University of Washington says the security guard is former football player Mark Farney of Bellevue. According to police the shooting occurred outside of Tommy's Nightclub and Grill in the 4700 block of University Way NE. Witnesses are reported as saying the guard had turned away a man known to have caused trouble in the past at the club. They say that man went to his car, got a gun, returned and shot the guard in the abdomen. Police said Varney was taken to Harborview Medical Center. At last word, he is in critical condition but expected to survive. Police took two people into custody and recovered a gun at the scene. SECURITY OFFICER SHOT GLENDALE, WI.- June 29 2009--------A private patrol officer who was patrolling a power station in this Milwaukee suburb was shot twice in the chest by a suspect who had been hiding in the area. Responding police officers surrounded the area but did not find the suspect. The Wackenhut officer was wearing body armour and only suffered bruises and has already been released from an area hospital. Police have no leads and say that the vest definitely saved this officers life! - |
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