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Drone helps catch burglary suspects in Tulsa, OK

BY: EMORY BRYAN, NEWS ON 6 Two men were arrested Monday morning after a business burglary - and a short chase - by a drone. An eyewitness saw the break-in happening. Find out how YOU can become Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! That eyewitness was talking to a drone pilot outside The Vault, where [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:45-05:00November 29th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Drone helps catch burglary suspects in Tulsa, OK

Making the transition from soldier to bodyguard

By Lawrence Snow of International Security Driver Association If you are a Veteran asking one of these two questions, “What schools accept the GI or Post 911 Bill” or “I am about to end my military service, and I want to get into Protection Profession, is there a school that takes the Post- 9/11 GI Bill Educational [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:44-05:00November 29th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Making the transition from soldier to bodyguard

So you want to be a security officer? Read this

   Here's some information from G4S, which calls itself, "the leading U.S. security company," on what expect as far as qualifications for their security officers: Custom Protection Officer® (CPO) The men and women in our Custom Protection Officer® program must meet stringent experience requirements and are provided training that goes well beyond industry standards. Each [...]

By |2016-11-28T22:32:32-05:00November 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on So you want to be a security officer? Read this

Serial diaper thief stabs Safeway security officer, cops say

By LYNSI BURTON, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF A 26-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after a Safeway security officer was slashed in the arm during a diaper heist at the grocery chain's Covington store. And apparently it wasn't the man's first attempt at pilfering diapers. Find out how YOU can become Certified Protection Officer with [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:41-05:00November 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Serial diaper thief stabs Safeway security officer, cops say

Cops search for man who killed Chicago security guard

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: A manhunt was underway late Saturday in suburban Harvey after a security officer at the Canadian National Railway was fatally shot, officials said.   Find out how YOU can become Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! Sean Howard, spokesman for Harvey, said the incident began about 6:30 p.m. Saturday with a call to [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:40-05:00November 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Cops search for man who killed Chicago security guard

Preview IFPO Newsletter Article Developing a Culture of Security

The fourth Quarter 2016 IFPO newsletter is posted. The newsletter is available to IFPO members only. Here is a preview of one of the great articles. Developing a Culture of Security By Lawrence J. Fennelly, CHS III, CPOI, CSSI & Marianna A. Perry, M.S., CPP Will it be easy to develop a culture of security [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:20:47-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Newsletter - Q4|Comments Off on Preview IFPO Newsletter Article Developing a Culture of Security

An immigrant security guard’s triumphant homecoming

  A Great story by NICHOLAS KEUNG, immigration reporter for The Toronto Star about a man who immigrated to Canada from Mumbai and took a job as a security officer. Although it wasn't his chosen profession, that first worksite served as the launching pad for Mayank Bhatt's eventual career. -- Ed.   The last time Mayank [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:38-05:00November 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on An immigrant security guard’s triumphant homecoming

Fired security officer suffered multiple concussions at Davenport, Iowa school

  Sounds like this school district has a serious manpower issue. Not only that, but from the interview, the implication is that the officers were barely able to defend themselves, let alone others. It sounds like they need to be given more latitude to do that. -- ed. BY CHRIS MINOR, Quad8News: Former police officer [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:35-05:00November 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Fired security officer suffered multiple concussions at Davenport, Iowa school

Introducing 1st, an advanced incident search and locate app

  Brad Walkinshaw, Chief Marketing Officer at emAPPetizer Inc. and - Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Brama Marketing & Communications, on 1st Incident, an advanced incident search and locate app: GPS locations are great for determining precise locations but they don’t mean much for field workers who need to communicate where an incident happened, help direct [...]

By |2016-11-21T21:11:41-05:00November 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Introducing 1st, an advanced incident search and locate app

Ingram Micro Advisor: The 4-Step Physical Security Audit

  From IngramMicroAdvisor: Every year, organizations around the globe spend a total of more than $100 billion on physical security technologies. Their goal, of course, is to restrict access to people, facilities, products, and other assets. But are the systems you install actually getting the job done?   Find out how YOU can become Certified [...]

By |2016-11-21T17:44:33-05:00November 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Ingram Micro Advisor: The 4-Step Physical Security Audit

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