International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Brenda Sutherland, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Kenneth Gordon Mitton, CPO, Sarnia, ON, Canada Brian Topor, CPO, Cleveland, OH, USA   Find out how YOU can become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to [...]

By |2018-02-16T12:48:07-05:00February 16th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

The case for armed security on all school campuses in the U.S.

Following the high school massacre in Florida, the mainstream media succumbed to the typical knee-jerk caterwauling for gun control; when, in actuality, what is needed are armed security forces inside every school in America to keep kids safe. Yes, it's come to that. "PolitiDiva™" @realPolitiDiva, co-host of YourVoice™ America, politics writer for #LanternsBuzz, tweeted recently: I was [...]

By |2018-02-16T12:16:22-05:00February 16th, 2018|News|Comments Off on The case for armed security on all school campuses in the U.S.

Security officer-coach dies a hero, protecting students during Florida massacre

By Dylan Gwinn, Breitbart.com Reports of a true hero have emerged from the tragic shooting that took place in Florida on Wednesday. Reports which say that a high school security guard and football coach, used his body to shield students from gunfire. UPDATE: According to the Sun-Sentinel, Douglas High School’s hero football coach Aaron Feis [...]

By |2018-02-16T07:09:39-05:00February 16th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer-coach dies a hero, protecting students during Florida massacre

Want to be a bodyguard? Take the ISA Dignitary & Executive Protection Specialist course

March 12 – March 18 George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia VA 22201 Fully accredited Dignitary & Executive Protection training program. This program will focus on the procedures and skills required to serve on a protective detail, or as a single agent. Recognized for undergraduate college and adult continuing education credits.   February [...]

By |2018-02-17T08:57:10-05:00February 10th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Want to be a bodyguard? Take the ISA Dignitary & Executive Protection Specialist course

Violent crime dropped in first half of 2017, FBI says

Security News Wire, Securitymagazine.com Violent crime in the United https://www.securitymagazine.comStates declined slightly during the first half of 2017, even as the number of murders increased over the same period, according to FBI statistics. The FBI released preliminary statistics for the first six months of 2017, which showed that crimes including rape, robbery and aggravated assault [...]

By |2018-02-09T13:18:50-05:00February 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Violent crime dropped in first half of 2017, FBI says

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Lutful Mazed, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Christopher Davis, CPO, Edinburgh, IN, USA Deonte Elcock, CPO, Detroit, MI, USA Zachary Wright, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA Don Penhailegon, CPO, Sarnia, ON, Canada Samantha Quiser, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA   Find out how YOU can [...]

By |2018-02-09T11:22:34-05:00February 9th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

England’s first private police force nabs more than 400 criminals

By Rebecca Camber Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail The country’s first ‘private police force’ is investigating hundreds of crimes that regular officers are too busy to look at. A firm led by former Scotland Yard senior officers has successfully prosecuted more than 400 criminals and is now carrying out murder inquiries. TM Eye, which has [...]

By |2018-02-07T17:33:00-05:00February 7th, 2018|News|Comments Off on England’s first private police force nabs more than 400 criminals

Security officer keeps drunk Kevin Hart from Super Bowl stage

By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer, Vulture.com If you’re going to get into an argument with a bodyguard about whether or not you’re allowed onstage at the biggest sporting event of the year, try to time it before or after the Lombardi trophy passes by your head. Never during. As everyone still watching the Super Bowl undoubtedly noticed, Kevin [...]

By |2018-02-07T17:04:24-05:00February 7th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer keeps drunk Kevin Hart from Super Bowl stage

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has homeless epidemic

KELLY YAMANOUCHI ON FEB 5, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com Feb. 02--Atlanta airport officials like to boast that Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest and most efficient airport, with a terminal that always looks "opening day fresh." But over the past few months, the airport's domestic terminal has become more known for being filled with homeless people [...]

By |2018-02-05T20:11:10-05:00February 5th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has homeless epidemic

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Eldis J. Vazquez, CSSM, Lacey, WA, USA Kyle T. Thorstenson, CPO, Lancaster, CA, USA Michael Hopkins, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Shaun Flood, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA   Find out how YOU can become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! [...]

By |2018-02-02T16:49:38-05:00February 2nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

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