International Foundation for Protection Officers

Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

Dustin Jeffery Hilsenbeck, 35, arrested for allegedly pulling a gun and issuing threats in front of an Oregon school. Excellent work by the security officer at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory for meeting the danger head-on and deterring a possible school massacre. And much respect to La Salle for employing a competent security [...]

By |2019-11-08T07:05:16-05:00November 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

U.S. Marines help police chase down Best Buy credit card fraud suspect

U.S. Marines Noah Jordan and Caleb Montgomery, who helped chase down a credit card fraud suspect in South Carolina. This is a great example of sheep dogs helping other sheep dogs to get the job done. And the thing is with sheep dogs, they do whatever is necessary, play whatever role is needed, [...]

By |2019-11-06T05:51:46-05:00November 6th, 2019|News|Comments Off on U.S. Marines help police chase down Best Buy credit card fraud suspect

Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group receive Bill Zalud Memorial Award

Naples, Florida – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine are very pleased to announce that Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction [...]

By |2019-11-05T06:42:17-05:00November 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group receive Bill Zalud Memorial Award

Security officer helps police nab NOLA tire slashing suspect

Image from WDSU. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: New Orleans LA November 4 2019 A security guard with Pinnacle Security, which is contracted by the city’s Downtown Development District to provide security patrols in the Central Business District, was patrolling the Warehouse District when he was flagged down by someone claiming to have been the victim [...]

By |2019-11-04T19:49:58-05:00November 4th, 2019|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Security officer helps police nab NOLA tire slashing suspect

Investigation exposes security company’s unethical and dangerous hiring practices

Image from bitcoin https://news.bitcoin.com/security-giant-g4s-offers-protected-offline-cryptocurrency-storage/ There is no doubt that the security industry is at a cross-roads. With security professionals performing the role of first responders to a higher degree each day -- as the number of security officers increase and conversely, the number of police officers decrease -- there is a greater need [...]

By |2019-11-01T09:17:40-04:00November 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Investigation exposes security company’s unethical and dangerous hiring practices

Hospital security officers honored for life-saving actions by IAHSS

Congratulations to all of the officers on their awards and to the IAHSS for recognizing them. There is no doubt that security officers are first-responders -- a title reserved for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel in the past -- and as such, they run toward danger when most run the other way. Their [...]

By |2020-12-01T22:32:55-05:00October 31st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Hospital security officers honored for life-saving actions by IAHSS

Couple attacked in Des Moines: IFPO’s Tom Conley says skywalk crime on the rise

Image of Des Moines' skywalks International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) Director Tom Conley, CPP, CPO, President & CEO of The Conley Group, Inc., was quoted in this story, which carried the headline, "Arm private officers in Des Moines' skywalks? Debate follows violent assault and detention of 2 teenagers." Apparently, there does not seem [...]

By |2019-10-30T06:09:15-04:00October 30th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Couple attacked in Des Moines: IFPO’s Tom Conley says skywalk crime on the rise

New Jersey mayor helps catch suspect in ‘Loser’ jacket

By COLT SHAW Staff Writer, The Press of Atlantic City GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Mayor Anthony Coppola helped bring a burglar to justice Wednesday night, police said. Read the rest of the story. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Get certified and take your security career to the next level! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing [...]

By |2020-12-01T22:30:02-05:00October 28th, 2019|News|Comments Off on New Jersey mayor helps catch suspect in ‘Loser’ jacket

$55,000 reward offered in deadly Houston armored truck guard robbery

By Jessica Willey and Shelley Childers Saturday, October 26, 2019 12:04AM HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An armored truck guard has died after he was shot in the face outside of a Popeyes Thursday afternoon. It happened in the 5000 block of Antoine Drive near Pinemont around 1:45 p.m., according to police. The FBI announced Friday afternoon the increase [...]

By |2019-10-26T07:41:51-04:00October 26th, 2019|News|Comments Off on $55,000 reward offered in deadly Houston armored truck guard robbery

Corporate security team members in Abu Dhabi pass IFPO course

The International Foundation for Protection Officers is proud to present several recent CPO graduates in Abu Dhabi. For immediate release --  A group of individuals training in corporate security in Abu Dhabi -- from a mixed background of military and fresh graduates with cross-functional responsibilities -- successfully passed the IFPO's Certified Protection Officer [...]

By |2019-11-05T20:54:58-05:00October 24th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Corporate security team members in Abu Dhabi pass IFPO course

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