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Man shoots security guard at Texas frat house

Daniel Hamilton Magee, 18, faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He's in the Travis County Jail, where his bail has been set at $50,000. By Julieta Chiquillo and Claire Z. Cardona The Dallas Morning News   The teen accused of shooting a security guard Sunday at a fraternity house near [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:15-05:00September 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Man shoots security guard at Texas frat house

How to attract and retain good security guards

The security industry has a well-known reputation for high employee turnover. The reason? Low wages, long working hours and operators poaching guards from one another can result in good guards leaving your company from time to time. If you’ve seen some of your best-performing employees leave your company for another, you may be left wondering [...]

By |2016-09-13T21:13:42-04:00September 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on How to attract and retain good security guards

Chicago man hires security to patrol crime-ridden neighborhood

Photo from The Chicago Tribune. From CBS Chicago: A Chicago man, fed up and frustrated with what he says is the rising crime in his neighborhood, takes matters into his own pocketbook — shelling out thousands to pay for private street security.   CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.   Security firm owner Howard [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:12-05:00September 12th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Chicago man hires security to patrol crime-ridden neighborhood

Security officers are heroes every day

An unarmed uniformed guard with Professional Security Consultants, center, works with West Palm Beach Police officers patrolling along City Place in West Palm Beach. (Handout from WPEC-TV CBS12) By Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal, www.aus.com, a facility services company. published in The Sun-Sentinel:   Security officers are hard-working, highly trained men and [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:09-05:00September 10th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security officers are heroes every day

Security guard killed while driving in Washington, D.C.

By Peter Hermann and Dana Hedgpeth of the Washington Post: Evan Williams, a security guard, was driving back to work from his dinner break when at least six gunshots rang out at Third and Atlantic streets in Southeast Washington.   One man who D.C. police think was the intended target was wounded in the Thursday [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:07-05:00September 10th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard killed while driving in Washington, D.C.

Women in Security: Changing the Narrative

Laquitta DeMerchant BY TORY HINTON AND KEVIN FRIEDMAN ON SEP 8, 2016, SecurityInfoWatch: Change – it is the greatest challenge and opportunity people face today. Change forces a company, an industry, even an entire nation to adapt in order to survive and succeed. The ascent and increased influence of women in previously male-dominated [...]

By |2016-09-09T10:12:56-04:00September 9th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Women in Security: Changing the Narrative

University of Maryland security officer shot during safe robbery

Police have one suspect in custody and are searching for another suspect following an early morning shooting on University of Maryland's campus. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: COLLEGE PARK, MD. Sept 7 2016 Police have one suspect in custody and are searching for another suspect following an early morning shooting on University of Maryland's campus. The [...]

By |2016-09-09T09:33:49-04:00September 9th, 2016|News|Comments Off on University of Maryland security officer shot during safe robbery

Stop by the IFPO booth #3772 at the ASIS security conference!!!

The IFPO's Sandi Davies. www.ifpo.org   The biggest security event of the year, the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibition, is right around the corner and the IFPO will be there at booth #3772. If you're a member or have earned a certification, stop by, chat and share the story of your success. [...]

By |2016-09-12T05:46:21-04:00September 9th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Stop by the IFPO booth #3772 at the ASIS security conference!!!

If they held up a sign saying “I’m a bad guy” how easy would security be? Guess what, they do…

If they held up a sign saying "I'm a bad guy" how easy would security be? Guess what, they do... This is a very interesting concept, and one that is not necessarily new. I think most of us have heard that is you see someone's eyes dart in one direction as they answer [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:06-05:00September 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on If they held up a sign saying “I’m a bad guy” how easy would security be? Guess what, they do…

Man wanted for shooting guard at Georgia hotel

Xavier Geder (Photo: Gwinnett County Police Department), wanted in connection with the shooting of a security guard at the Norcross Extended Stay hotel. From the Gwinnett Daily Post: The Gwinnett County Police Department has identified a suspect in the Thursday morning shooting of a security guard at the Norcross Extended Stay hotel.   [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:03-05:00September 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Man wanted for shooting guard at Georgia hotel

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