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Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

By Colter Anstaett - Southside Bureau Reporter, WSLS NBC-10 GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man is dead nearly 11 years after killing a sheriff's deputy and a security guard in Montgomery County. William Morva was successfully put to death on Thursday night at Greensville Correctional Center. His execution was scheduled for 9 p.m. and he was pronounced dead [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:55-05:00July 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

Homeless men attack security officer at McDonald’s in Santa Monica

By: Victoria Spilabotte, Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio, Fox 11 LA SANTA MONICA, Calif. (FOX 11) - Cell phone video captured a brawl between two men and a security guard early Wednesday morning. The guard tried to defend himself against the attackers with his pepper spray bottle. A witness who shot this video spoke with FOX 11 by phone, [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:51-05:00July 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Homeless men attack security officer at McDonald’s in Santa Monica

Security officers at Chicago airports will lose “police” tag

By Heather Cherone | July 12, 2017 1:00pm | @HeatherCherone DNAInfo.com O'HARE — Aviation security officers will be stripped of the right to call themselves police, Chicago officials announced Wednesday — despite pleas from the officers themselves and some aldermen that the move would jeopardize the safety of passengers at O'Hare and Midway airports. Chicago Aviation Department Commissioner Ginger Evans [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:48-05:00July 12th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officers at Chicago airports will lose “police” tag

Pa. lawmaker co-sponsors bill to loosen firearm restrictions on members of Congress

from FOX 5 DC by LEON VALSECHI ON JUN 30, 2017, SecurityInfoWatch SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Following the shooting at a GOP congressional baseball team practice on June 14 in Alexandria, Va., , U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, has co-sponsored legislation that attempts to loosen restrictions on congressmen and women who are licensed or permitted [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:40:05-05:00July 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Pa. lawmaker co-sponsors bill to loosen firearm restrictions on members of Congress

The case for increased executive protection in the aftermath of Alexandria

Matthew Parker, CEO of Independent Security Advisors, LLC, has been active on LinkedIn, has several executive protection seminars coming up and in a recent piece, makes the case for increased dignitary protection in light of the ambush shooting in Alexandria, Va., where members of Congress were targeted:   With the June 14th shooting of Steve [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:58-05:00June 30th, 2017|News|Comments Off on The case for increased executive protection in the aftermath of Alexandria

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Joseph Brown, CPO, Norwalk, OH, USA Akachukwu Opara, CPO, McKenzie Lake, AB, Canada Kim Hefferman, CPO, Scarborough, ON, Canada Margaret Theresa Drew, CPO, Boston, MA, USA Louis Vincent McFadden, CPO, Boston, MA, USA Duressa Bariso, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada   Find [...]

By |2017-06-30T13:51:52-04:00June 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Professor tries his hand as a TSA security officer

CHICAGO - MARCH 15: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers staff a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Today TSA personnel are scheduled to begin using the Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology full-body scanners at the airport. Twenty airports nationwide are now using full-body scanners. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:54-05:00June 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Professor tries his hand as a TSA security officer

Dignitary/executive protection training coming in July to Georgia & Illinois

  One of the companies with which the IFPO enjoys a partnership is Matthew Parker's Independent Security Advisors LLC. According to its website, the ISA "is a certified disabled veteran owned company based in Oakland, Md., providing consulting, training, and other services on matters of national security and terrorism, extremism, domestic violence and executive or diplomatic protection." The [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:51-05:00June 28th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Dignitary/executive protection training coming in July to Georgia & Illinois

IFPO training series: Retail loss prevention

From http://www.cssb-inc.com/loss-prevention-officers The retail loss prevention (LP) agent's work is challenging and continually scrutinized. Perhaps no other private protection function exposes the individual officer to greater physical risks or legal liability. This three-part retail loss prevention training series serves as both an excellent choice for initial and in-service security personnel. This course is [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:41-05:00June 28th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO training series: Retail loss prevention

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