International Foundation for Protection Officers

The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure

IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, CPP, CPO, President & CEO of The Conley Group, Inc. was asked to write an op-ed for Security Magazine on the Las Vegas massacre by Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. Here it is: BY Tom M. Conley, SecurityMagazine.com The problem with a major security failure is people die and/or are injured as a result. That occurred [...]

By |2017-10-18T19:55:57-04:00October 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure

Injured Mandalay Bay security officer Jesus Campos interviewed on “Ellen”

Jesus Campos, the security officer who was wounded by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, thought to be "missing," surfaced Wednesday on the Ellen DeGeneres show. In the aftermath of the massacre, suspicions arose when the timeline for when Campos was shot was changed. After skipping several planned interviews, Campos appeared on DeGeneres' show with co-worker [...]

By |2017-10-18T17:47:48-04:00October 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Injured Mandalay Bay security officer Jesus Campos interviewed on “Ellen”

When was Jesus Campos shot?

www.ifpo.org Timeline of security officer's wounding during Las Vegas massacre disputed Some interesting developments have occurred recently in the Las Vegas massacre. Once heralded as a hero, security officer Jesus Campos has gone missing, skipping out on several interviews he initially said he was going to do. Second -- and this relates to [...]

By |2017-10-13T13:35:58-04:00October 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on When was Jesus Campos shot?

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Michael Queen, CPO, Winter Haven, FL, USA Cynthia Rosales-Brillantes, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Israel Rodriguez, CPO, San Diego, CA, USA Zoheir Kazemi, CPO, Mississauga, ON, Canada Anthony Iacono, CPO, Berkeley, CA, USA Malook Singh Josan, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada   Find out [...]

By |2017-10-13T12:45:36-04:00October 13th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

IFPO and Purdue University Global make history, form educational partnership

In September, the IFPO was at ASIS17, where Executive Director Sandi Davies and representatives of Purdue University Global made a major announcement, forming a cutting-edge partnership that advances education among the world's protection officers. Click this link to see a video of the announcement. IFPO Immediate Past President Tom Conley, who kicked off the press [...]

By |2018-04-26T08:31:37-04:00October 12th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO and Purdue University Global make history, form educational partnership

Dr. Jennifer Hesterman joins IFPO’s Board of Directors

October 10th, 2017 -- NAPLES, Fl. (October 10th, 2017) – The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) announced today the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Hesterman to their Board of Directors. Dr. Jennifer Hesterman is a retired US Air Force colonel who served in three Pentagon tours and commanded in the field multiple times. Her last assignment [...]

By |2017-10-08T19:36:10-04:00October 8th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Dr. Jennifer Hesterman joins IFPO’s Board of Directors

Shoe theft suspects beat security officer in Bakersfield, Calif., cops say

From ABC-23 News BAKERSFIELD, Calif - The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying four suspects wanted for robbery and conspiracy. The four suspects entered the Warehouse Shoe Sale located on 1619 Panama Lane on August 24, 2017 around 6:45 p.m. when the first suspect grabbed a pair of shoes and tried [...]

By |2017-10-07T18:09:00-04:00October 7th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Shoe theft suspects beat security officer in Bakersfield, Calif., cops say

Las Vegas massacre is a reminder of the need for sheepdogs

A great write-up on the concept of sheep, sheepdogs and wolves by PJMedia's Jack Dunphy. As if day-to-day domestic crime and the war abroad on terror isn't enough, the recent massacre in Las Vegas brings into stark relief the need for sheepdogs. And among the military personnel, police officers, federal agents, firefighters and EMTs, we [...]

By |2017-10-07T17:48:18-04:00October 7th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Las Vegas massacre is a reminder of the need for sheepdogs

Unarmed Mandalay Bay security officer confronted Las Vegas shooter

  By JUSTIN GLAWE of the DailyBeast LAS VEGAS—Jesus Campos had no firearm when he found Stephen Paddock and approached his room on the 32rd floor of Mandalay Bay on Sunday night. Paddock, who had rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door, saw Campos coming and fired through the door, hitting him in the [...]

By |2017-10-06T12:04:49-04:00October 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Unarmed Mandalay Bay security officer confronted Las Vegas shooter

Las Vegas Massacre Effect: Security everywhere from now on?

A Bloomberg story titled "Married Americans Are More Unhappy Than Ever - Five big ideas that made the week interesting, and the stories behind them" by Siraj Datoo, had an interesting item as #4: 4) Tight Security Could Be Everywhere in the Future On Monday afternoon, people hoping to enter the Wynn resort in Las Vegas had [...]

By |2017-10-06T10:57:40-04:00October 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Las Vegas Massacre Effect: Security everywhere from now on?

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