Pico Rivera CA Oct 23 2017 Deputies, aided by security guards and good Samaritans, jailed a Whittier man Sunday on suspicion of molesting a young boy inside the bathroom of a crowded Pico Rivera park, authorities said. Eduardo Ciarelli, 38, was booked on suspicion of child molestation following the incident, which was reported about 11:30 […]
Santa Clarita CA Oct 12 2017 A security guard at Six Flags Magic Mountain was injured and treated at the hospital this past weekend after he allegedly confronted four young pot-smoking men. The 38-year-old victim, who works as a security supervisor at the amusement park, was allegedly thrown to the ground by a suspect described as […]
Yellville, Arkansas Aug 24 2017 Authorities are still investigating the circumstances that led a park ranger to shoot and kill a Branson man in Buffalo National River Park early Sunday morning. Park spokesman Caven Clark identified the man as Jonathan Bolger, 44. According to a park service news release, park rangers were on foot patrol early […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. July 19 2017— Rachel Holley loves going to Busch Gardens. She enjoys the Williamsburg theme park so much, she buys an annual pass so she can make unlimited visits each season. But that tradition may be coming to an end after a recent incident at the park. “I felt like a criminal,” the […]
GREENSBORO NC July 11 2017 An armed security officer was caught off guard by several men who robbed a Greensboro arcade business early Monday morning. At 1:46 a.m., officers responded to The Aquarium Arcade, at 3501 Summit Ave., according to a police news release. Two men armed with handguns entered the business and quickly disarmed […]
Minneapolis MN June 10 2017 Police patrolling Minneapolis parks could be wearing body cameras by late fall. The Minneapolis Park Board met to discuss the policy Wednesday evening. The Park Board included $45,000 in its 2017 budget to outfit all 35 sworn patrol officers with cameras. The cameras should lead to “increased Park Police […]
Huntington NY June 5 2017 Huntington officials are hiring more armed rangers to patrol town facilities and parks. The program to use armed rangers has been such a success that it’s being expanded, officials said. Town officials last year hired six part-time rangers who started work on Labor Day weekend and worked only on weekends. […]
Orlando FL May 24 2017 As an Orlando police officer filled out Daniel Melendez’s arrest paperwork, accusing him of hitting an officer and security guards at Universal Orlando, the Kissimmee man apologized for what happened Sunday evening. “I am sorry man,” he said, according to his arrest affidavit. “I have never fought a cop. I […]
MARION, Va. May 19 2017—A ranger at Hungry Mother State Park in Smyth County was injured Tuesday in an ATV accident. Park Manager Nate Clark said rangers from the park and others were in preparation for a prescribed burn at the park. During set up, a ranger was involved in an ATV accident on a […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. May 18 2017 A Columbia park ranger was assaulted and had to be transported to an area hospital after a man attacked her when he was told that there was no fishing allowed in the park. Police is requesting tips and information from the public after the female park ranger, who police did […]