6-year-old helps nab suspected shoplifter | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

6-year-old helps nab suspected shoplifter | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Six-year-old Brian Buchholz knew something was wrong when he saw a man reach over a coffee-stand counter and grab a package of candy without paying.
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'I was down ducking my head when I saw him,' Brian said. 'I thought he grabbed some CornNuts, but it was Skittles.'

The boy then alerted his mother. Keizer resident Cari Buchholz had just stepped away the counter of Grinders coffee shop, which she runs in the Marion County Courthouse.

They reported the incident to courthouse security deputies, who cited and released Danny Packer, 53, on a charge of third-degree theft, said Cmdr. Jason Myers, a Marion County sheriff's spokesman."

New crime unit looks to protect neighborhoods | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

New crime unit looks to protect neighborhoods | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "Administrators shuffled resources to create a staff of one full-time deputy, a sergeant supervisor and a full-time office assistant. The sheriff's volunteer coordinator also will work out of the crime-prevention unit.

Bangs was most recently a school resource officer for Stephens Middle School in the Hayesville area and its six feeder elementary schools."

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Classes begin in August for police volunteers - El Paso Times

Classes begin in August for police volunteers - El Paso Times: "Volunteers assist the El Paso Police Department by providing crime victims and their families assistance when they or a loved one have been a victim of a crime. The assistance provided included assisting officers in death notifications, helping transport victims to various locations and providing information to victims to assist them.

The El Paso Police Department has had the team of volunteers for 14 years."

Soaring Gas Prices Affecting, Police, Fire Departments As Well As Volunteers And Organizations | AHN | June 16, 2008

Soaring Gas Prices Affecting, Police, Fire Departments As Well As Volunteers And Organizations | AHN | June 16, 2008: "Fire and emergency departments around the country say that rising gas prices to fuel fire trucks and ambulances are pinching their budgets. But it is also making it harder to respond to emergencies in areas that depend on volunteer firefighters and paramedics because they aren't compensated for the gasoline they use getting to calls."

State police hiring in full swing | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

State police hiring in full swing | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "As of late May, the agency was nearly halfway to completing that mandate — 84 new troopers have been hired, and other conditional job offers are pending, said Renee Bryant, the director of OSP employee services and organizational development.

None of the new hires are yet on the road.

But hiring 200 new troopers is just one step in bringing back staffing levels to what they were before massive layoffs hit the agency in 2003, Deputy Superintendent Gregory Willeford said."

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Metal thefts drain farmers' resources | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal

Metal thefts drain farmers' resources | StatesmanJournal.com | Statesman Journal: "The growing number of thefts from irrigation machines have put leaders in law enforcement and agriculture on high alert.

'In the agriculture community, the copper wiring from the irrigation systems has been the prime target over the last few months,' said Marion County Sheriff's Lt. Bob Stai."

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New Fingerprint Breakthrough By Forensic Scientists

New Fingerprint Breakthrough By Forensic Scientists: "Forensic scientists at the University of Leicester, working with Northamptonshire Police, have announced a major breakthrough in crime detection which could lead to hundreds of cold cases being reopened."

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Auxiliary officer takes his job seriously | ShreveportTimes | The Times

Auxiliary officer takes his job seriously | ShreveportTimes | The Times: "In the beginning, they patrolled neighborhoods as their primary duty, Dalton said, but eventually auxiliary officers took control over parking lot accidents and directing traffic when traffic signals go out or malfunction.

'We work nonviolent crimes so officers can be out on the street,' Dalton said. 'If a car breaks down, an officer doesn't need to sit with them.'

Most of the time, auxiliary officers ride in pairs, and the schedule can vary according to partners.

Of possible danger at stops, Dalton said it is a concern. 'We have to be real careful how we approach because there are some people who don't like parking tickets.'

But Dalton said he has been fortunate. In his 10 or 11 years, he has only had one person get ugly with him."

Citizen Patrol keeps watch over Rancho Cucamonga - DailyBulletin.com

Citizen Patrol keeps watch over Rancho Cucamonga - DailyBulletin.com: "The group in Citizen Patrol were taken through nine scenarios that they would most likely encounter during their patrol through the city.

The scenarios were: approaching and addressing people parked in a handicap spot and deciding if they needed to issue a citation, performing CPR, dealing with a traffic collision that involved a power pole, interacting with a possible assault scene, dealing with a traffic collision with physical evidence, talking with an assault victim,
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ticketing people in a red zone, and filling out the proper paperwork to tow the vehicle of a driver with a suspended license.

'We try to set up a scenario that a volunteer might come across when they are out in the city so they will know how to respond,' said John Vogel, deputy for the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department."