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Ft. Lauderdale airport shooter was a security officer

IFPO's own Chris Hertig calls the latest massacre "A Looming Issue Within Contract Security." It is unthinkable that someone with all of the red fags Santiago was showing was somehow allowed to slip through the cracks. He became the "hot potato" that eventually turned deadly. Take a look at this story from lawofficer.com:   The [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:27:03-05:00January 9th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Ft. Lauderdale airport shooter was a security officer

California Supreme Court says security officers can take work-free rest breaks

BOB EGELKO ON JAN 4, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Dec. 23--Employers in California must give their employees 10 minutes of work-free rest breaks every four hours and can't require them to remain on call and available for duty, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.   The 5-2 ruling upheld $90 million in damages for more than [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:27:01-05:00January 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on California Supreme Court says security officers can take work-free rest breaks

Florida hospitals looking for security officers

  Editor's note -- Although this story was run originally run on Dec. 19 for an open house later the same day, there may still be positions open. To explore that, click here to apply. The largest public health system in Florida needs more security. Membership has its privileges! JOIN the IFPO and see the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:59-05:00January 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Florida hospitals looking for security officers

Beloved Connecticut high school security officer dies suddenly

SANDRA GOMEZ-ACEVES and Jesse Leavenworth of the Hartford Courant Manchester High School students were allowed to leave early Wednesday after the sudden death of a beloved school security guard. Barry "Mitch" Mitchell, who died of an apparent heart attack, had worked at the school for 18 years and knew generations of students and their families.  Find [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:53-05:00January 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Beloved Connecticut high school security officer dies suddenly

Teen arrested for sexually assaulting security officer and woman at Indianapolis hotel

Korey Reaves, sexual assault suspect. By Kyle Bloyd, WISHTV.com Published: January 5, 2017, 6:26 pm Updated: January 5, 2017, 6:31 pm INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 17-year-old boy sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel room then also sexually assaulted a female security guard who went to check on the victim. Korey Reaves, 17, is being [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:47-05:00January 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Teen arrested for sexually assaulting security officer and woman at Indianapolis hotel

Man stabs Colorado weed dispensary security officer

From KDVR FOX 31 Denver   PUEBLO, Colo. — A Texas man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly threw rocks at vehicles on Interstate 25 and stabbed a marijuana dispensary security officer, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said.   Deputies responded to Strawberry Farms marijuana dispensary (2285 N. Interstate 25) about 8 p.m. on a [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:41-05:00January 6th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Man stabs Colorado weed dispensary security officer

Virginia college to host national conference on use of drones for public safety

By DEREK QUIZON The Daily Progress CHARLOTTESVILLE — Central Virginia will play host to one of the first national conferences on the use of drones for public safety, as first responders from around the country converge in late February on Piedmont Virginia Community College in Albemarle County.   PVCC — which offers the state’s only [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:34-05:00January 1st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Virginia college to host national conference on use of drones for public safety

Study: Low rate of success in solving security officer homicides

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Charlotte NC Jan 1 2017 Rick McCann CEO Private Officer International As reported on December 21, 2016, traumatic deaths of security officers are on a steady rise and after in-depth research, Private Officer International determined that 84.7 percent were from traumatic injuries, namely gunshot wounds, stabbings and blunt force object assaults. January Special: [...]

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Security officer shot during disturbance outside Iowa nightclub

By WOWT 6 News | Posted: Sun 6:26 AM, Jan 01, 2017 | Updated: Sun 12:08 PM, Jan 01, 2017 From WOWT NBC-6 News: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A security guard shot during a disturbance outside of a Council Bluffs bar Sunday morning is expected to recover. January Special: 15% discount on [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:33-05:00January 1st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officer shot during disturbance outside Iowa nightclub

Migrant screams “Allahu Akbar” as he opens fire at a Turkish nightclub, killing security officer

By Jake Wallis Simons, Associate Global Editor, In Istanbul and Jennifer Newton and Paddy Dinham For Mailonline of the Daily Mail   Pictured: The migrant who is the prime suspect in Turkey nightclub attack after gunman screamed 'Allahu Akbar' as he opened fire with a Kalashnikov killing 39 people, including a female security guard January Special: [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:31-05:00January 1st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Migrant screams “Allahu Akbar” as he opens fire at a Turkish nightclub, killing security officer

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