International Foundation for Protection Officers

‘An excellent job’ security officer thwarts armed robbery at Houston Walgreens

Photo: Metro Video Services Houston Chronicle Staff Updated 8:15 am CDT, Monday, May 13, 2019 HOUSTON -- A security guard at a Walgreens on FM 1960 opened fire on two armed, masked teens who were preparing to enter the store, critically wounding one of them. He later died at the hospital. The double [...]

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Heroes: 3 STEM students disarm school shooter in Colorado

From EDM Digest: HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — The three students who disarmed a gunman in a Colorado school shooting leapt up from their desks without a word and with no thought for their own safety when they spotted the gun, recounted one of the young men. They slammed the teenager, a classmate of theirs, [...]

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Do you know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Nominations for the 3rd annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence will be accepted beginning June 1st, 2019 until October 31, 2019. The award, which recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession and one runner-up, is a joint project between the International Foundation for [...]

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STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

There's a lot that is unknown at this point. First of all, the media is using an unnamed source, which, in the burden-of-proof spectrum of reporting, is not nearly as solid as using a named source speaking on-the-record. Second, the officer is not, at least at this point, facing criminal charges and third, if he [...]

By |2019-05-10T06:14:52-04:00May 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

From FOX Denver 31 - 2 News: DENVER - An armed security guard, employed privately by STEM School Highlands Ranch, helped apprehend one of the shooters Tuesday. "He probably saved more lives than he thinks he did," said Tyler Christensen, an 8th-grade student who was near the gunshots. "It makes him a hero. To me, [...]

By |2019-05-09T06:41:41-04:00May 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

Security breach at Massachusetts airport as man drives fuel truck near runway

photo from masslive.com From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: WORCESTER MA May 6 2019 – A 31-year-old Leominster man with apparent mental health issues was charged with causing a security breach at Worcester Regional Airport, after he allegedly scaled a fence, stepped over three rungs of barbed wire and drove a fuel truck onto an aircraft taxi area. Laurence [...]

By |2019-05-07T06:11:42-04:00May 7th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security breach at Massachusetts airport as man drives fuel truck near runway

IFPO Insights – your guide in the ever-changing security industry

Receiving the IFPO's quarterly newsletter, IFPO Insights, is just one of the many benefits of becoming a member with the foundation. The newsletter brings you not only the latest updates on the IFPO, a leader in security industry education and training, but useful, thought-provoking articles from some of the security industry's most influential and experienced [...]

By |2019-05-06T05:53:05-04:00May 6th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO Insights – your guide in the ever-changing security industry

Gronk plays security officer at the Billboard Music Awards

By Angelique Fiske, LIFESTYLE EDITOR for Patriots.com Rob Gronkowski may be retired, but he is staying plenty busy. He and his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, made an appearance at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. They strutted down the red carpet, answered questions and glowed the whole way. But the power couple wasn't [...]

By |2019-05-05T17:29:13-04:00May 4th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Gronk plays security officer at the Billboard Music Awards

Baby falls on courtroom floor as dad fights with security at sentencing

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: VALPARAISO IN May 2 2019— As a Chicago man was wrestling with a security officer on the floor of a local courtroom Monday, his infant son was tossed out of his carrier in the audience and wound up on the floor, police said. When 23-year-old Christopher Jackson was sentenced to three years behind [...]

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IFPO May Special: Bundle and save on CSSM program and 1-year IFPO membership

IFPO May Special: For a limited time, get one CSSM Program and one year of IFPO Membership for $280! As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our May special! Unique and flexible, the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) Program distance learning course is designed to meet [...]

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