Image Credit: RideGuru There are many dangers that the public should be aware of when using a ridesharing service such as Uber and Lyft. It is becoming quite common to learn about crimes regarding Uber and Lyft services, with several cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes receiving widespread media attention. According [...]
By Mark Folmer, CPP; Brad Gordon; and Eddie Sorrels, CPP, PSP, PCI As reported by Grand View Research, the value of the physical security market globally is estimated to top $290 billion by 2025. Those “zeroes” alone give security professionals good reason to pay attention to this ever-increasing sector. By most estimates, security guard services make up [...]
Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: Dear CPO fellows, On April 18, fifteen candidates sat the CPO exam at the Priory of Corsendonk. Twelve of these candidates passed the exam in a very successful way. Their names are: Erik Borgers, CPO Michael van Emde Boas, CPO Willem [...]
Tickets for the International Protective Security Board's Close Protection Conference, which will be held on Dec. 12-14 in Las Vegas, NV, recently went on sale. Here is the information from the IPSB's website: Click here to purchase your tickets to this year's conference. Those buying their tickets before May 31st will receive a reduced rate. Tickets for the 2019 [...]
BY JARED GILMOUR, SunHerald.com An 88-year-old grandfather was eating with his grandson at a McDonald’s in Palmdale, California, on Sunday when a naked man came in and stabbed the elderly man, deputies said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the naked man had crashed his car into a nearby Carl’s Jr. fast-food restaurant moments [...]
The IFPO is modernizing with the industry. The IFPO recently unveiled a new logo to exemplify the organization's presence around the world and the global nature of modern security. The logo encompasses a globe to represent our members, students, graduates, and instructors in more than 50 countries and our diversified board of directors from Canada, the United States, [...]
By Becky Metrick | bmetrick@pennlive.com PennLive.com A man was taken away from an East Pennsboro High School wrestling event after police said he became unruly, including assaulting a school resource officer. Lamont Maddox, 40, of Harrisburg, was asked to leave the school on March 10 after someone reported smelling like marijuana, East Pennsboro Township police said. [...]
Kenneth Missey is charged with first degree murder for the death of security guard Bill Williams. Security officers may still largely be The Forgotten Soldiers of the Invisible Empire, but more and more, we are reminded that they are in fact on the front lines of life-and-death situations and that sometimes, unfortunately, the [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews -- Leeds England April 10 2019 -- A violent thug bit a security guard and a police officer, attacked a Tesco store manager and threatened a woman with a spade during spree of drink and drug-fueled crime. David Yates also abused a member of staff at a betting shop before smashing a window [...]
By James A. DeMeo, M.S., adjunct instructor of event security at Tulane University and founder, president and CEO of USESC The tragedy coming out of the Las Vegas-Mandalay Bay mass shootings, a black swan event has event security leaders rethinking the playbook for properly safeguarding today’s confined spaces. The concept of an aerial assault prior to [...]
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