International Foundation for Protection Officers

Home defense: Woman fatally shoots escaped convict in head after break-in

Bruce McLaughlin Jr. From dailycaller.com: Escaped inmate Bruce McLaughlin got his ticket to the afterlife punched after breaking into the wrong house. Fox News reported the following Tuesday: Hours after he and another inmate escaped jail after beating up a security guard, a South Carolina inmate was fatally shot after he broke into a woman’s [...]

By |2018-12-06T06:01:14-05:00December 6th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Home defense: Woman fatally shoots escaped convict in head after break-in

3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

  NAPLES, Fl. – The International Foundation for Protection Officers recently announced the appointment of three luminaries of the security industry to the IFPO Board of Directors: Kevin Palacios, MS.c, CPP, PSP, PCI, CPOI Kevin Palacios is passionate about security, safety and education. One of the very few Latin American ASIS triple-crowners, he as worked at [...]

By |2018-12-05T06:42:13-05:00December 5th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

This is worse than the school district in Pennsylvania that handed out buckets of rocks for active shooter defense. From campussafetymagazine.com: One Detroit-area college is taking a unique approach toward helping students and faculty protect themselves against a potential active shooter: arming them with hockey pucks. Campus police and school officials at Oakland University in [...]

By |2018-12-04T06:42:27-05:00December 4th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

IFPO December Special: For a limited time, purchase the CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings! As a complimentary thank-you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our December special. This is a limited time offer for the month of December and is available until 12/31/2018.   To take advantage of this month's [...]

By |2018-12-03T06:11:04-05:00December 3rd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB Canada Eldis J. Vazquez Flores, CPOI, Pearl Harbor, HI, USA Hector Cortes, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA M.K. Duvekot, CPO, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Ronald Brayton, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA Sabrina Nelson, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA The [...]

By |2018-12-01T07:50:42-05:00December 1st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence recipient and honorable mention recipient announced Naples, Florida – November 21st, 2018 – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine announce the 2018 award recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence.  In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced [...]

By |2019-05-10T07:38:44-04:00November 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: The CPO Fellowship in Europe continues to grow. This morning four candidates sat the exam at LOI Academy in Leiderdorp. They all passed in a really splendid way. The names are: Mart Apon, CPO Kees van den Berg, CPO Kees-Jan van Hartingsveldt, CPO Carlo [...]

By |2018-11-29T06:21:26-05:00November 29th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News A Vietnam War veteran who passed away last week with no known living relatives was laid to rest Tuesday at a Nebraska cemetery -- with as many as 2,000 supporters attending -- after his funeral notice went viral. Stanley Stoltz, of Bennington, Neb., died Nov. 18 at the age of 73. [...]

By |2018-11-28T06:08:32-05:00November 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

There's an argument out there that legalizing marijuana would somehow decrease crime related to the drug. But there are several factors those individuals fail to realize or are purposely omitting. First, there will always be someone filled with an entrepreneurial spirit who thinks they can offer a better deal than the legal structure. Second, in [...]

By |2018-11-26T06:35:44-05:00November 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

Walmart workers no match for brawling Black Friday 2018 shoppers

Year after year, the pubic is treated to videos and tales of, as Kyle Olson puts it, "Season's Beatings." Black Friday shoppers, consumed by "holiday cheer" and pent-up frustration after camping outside for more than a day fight each other and store employees to get that last $50 big-screen TV. Makes you wonder if Walmart [...]

By |2018-11-24T08:15:27-05:00November 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Walmart workers no match for brawling Black Friday 2018 shoppers

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