By Beth Alcazar // 02/05/2019, usconcealedcarry.com Have you ever had an uninvited houseguest or an unexpected visitor? Maybe it was a neighbor who interrupted dinner preparations and chatted just a little bit too long. Perhaps it was an out-of-town family member who popped over to your place unannounced. Or maybe the visitor was a friend [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: CHICAGO IL February 5 2019 -- A violent and "disturbing" confrontation between a female high school student and two Chicago police officers caught on cellphone video at a city school has resulted in felony charges for her and the reassignment of both officers. The 16-year-old student allegedly got into a confrontation with the [...]
It is truly tragic that a preponderance of deadly incidents involving security officers was apparently necessary to receive attention from the national media, when organizations such as the IFPO and ASIS have been pushing for advanced education, training and legislation for decades. That said, The Chicago Tribune staff is to be praised for its efforts [...]
This from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk: From the moment we arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, something was different. The lobby at the Marriott Marquis had more police officers than patrons, milling about and sending a clear message to anyone considering any type of chicanery: Don’t try it here. For 10 prior Super Bowl weeks my family [...]
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 [...]
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