By Chris Hertig, member, IFPO Board of Directors Keeping guns out of criminal hands is a social responsibility we all have. Gun store owners have an even greater duty for the safekeeping of firearms. Burglaries of gun stores are not uncommon and need to be prevented and mitigated. Some gun stores in our area have been [...]
Here is another article from The Professional Security Officer magazine, and a very important one. Magzine co-founder Michael O'Sullivan brings up what may be a taboo subject to many in the industry -- bullying. Among his many good points is that remaining uninformed and keeping quiet about bullying is just about the worst thing that [...]
Natalie Neysa Alund and Cindy Watts, Nashville Tennessean The (FBI) report concludes Paddock's reasoning for the rampage remains a mystery after nearly 12 months of evidence-gathering by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the FBI, as well as study by agents and behavioral specialists. A retired postal service worker, accountant and real estate investor, Paddock owned [...]
You may have seen the Microsoft ad featuring rapper Common, hyping the concept of Artificial Intelligence -- especially AI from Microsoft -- and how it's allowing us to do things technologically we've never done before, all to society's benefit. But there is a chilling downside to AI. There are probably many, but this Daily Dot [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Los Angeles CA Jan 30 2019 A 31-year-old homeless man accused in an early morning rampage around Union Station in which a security guard was hurt, police cars were damaged and a Metro vehicle was stolen and crashed was charged Monday with four counts of attempted murder. Max Verdi pleaded not guilty to [...]
Photo from Public News Service https://www.publicnewsservice.org BY Mark Deane and Frank Figliuzzi, SecurityMagazine.com Event security has evolved well beyond the standard uniformed officers, access control and incident response. Today’s event security professionals are strategists who use intelligence driven risk-based models to mitigate threats by identifying and addressing gaps and vulnerabilities. Successful event security [...]
Here's a recent post from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Mobile AL Jan 28 2019 The shooting suspect in Friday night’s altercation at Davidson High School remains at-large and unknown to Mobile police. A new release issued by Mobile police Saturday indicates that the suspect or suspects “fled the scene” following a shooting that occurred around 9 p.m. outside [...]
In this image from a Chase Bank surveillance video, security guard Charles Daehling draws a gun behind would-be robber Luis Marty Narvaez just before killing him with a single shot on March 1. Participants' faces have been obscured by police. The state declined to sanction Daehling and the company he worked for, Optimal Protection, [...]
Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Congrats and best of luck in your careers! Patrick W. Bull, CSSM, Norcross, GA, USA Benjamin Maille, CPO, Val Rita, ON, Canada Douglas Alvarez, CPO, Denver, CO, USA Travon Anderson, CPO, Joilet, IL, USA Robert Pepin, CPO, Bal Harbour, MA, USA Joseph C. Nasiatka, CPO, Bal Harbour, [...]
Introducing a new resource for security professionals -- an online magazine and resource called The Professional Security Officer. Launched by two UK security professionals, Rollo Davies and Michael O'Sullivan, the magazine aims to lend support to an industry often overlooked by those not intimately involved with it (Forgotten Soldiers, anyone?), while raising issues such as [...]
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