International Foundation for Protection Officers

Police: Man opens fire in Miami library; shot by security officer

By Associated Press and WFLA.com Published: May 3, 2017, 1:12 pm Updated: May 3, 2017, 1:17 pm MIAMI (AP) – Authorities say a man opened fire inside a Miami library before an off-duty officer shot and wounded him. May Special: 15% Discount on Certified Protection Officer (CPO) Program Miami-Dade police said in a news release [...]

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Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

With perseverance, intelligence and skill, the following individuals have earned their respective certifications from the International Foundation for Protection Officers. Th IFPO wishes them continued success in their careers as they protect personnel and property. -- Louis Monti, CSSM, Rye, NY,USA -- Janagan Thampirajah, CSSM, Millrise, AB, Canada -- Philip Tibbs, CSSM, Detroit, MI, USA [...]

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Chicago fires O’Hare-Midway airports security head

RAY LONG AND JOHN BYRNE ON MAY 2, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com April 28--The city fired the head of security at O'Hare and Midway airports Thursday for what City Hall sources said was his failure to disclose critical details of his prior employment at the Illinois Tollway, after a confidential memo obtained by the Tribune [...]

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Oklahoma security officer goes beyond the badge, making arrests on patrol

As IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies has said before, security officers are being called upon for an increased role in personal and property protection in today's society. Time will tell if these increased roles, which some would call security officer overstepping their bounds, will be held up in court. One example that appears to be [...]

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Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

  -- Louis Monti, CSSM, Rye, NY, USA -- Janagan Thampirajah, CSSM, Millrise, Alberta, Canada -- Philip Tibbs, CSSM, Detroit, MI, USA   April Special: Professional Security Officer Program (PSOP) w/Individual Membership Package The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security training for security guards and protection [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:49-05:00April 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

Security officer fired after allowing Ga Tech stripper party in Atlanta

  Corruption exists in all agencies and departments, and security officers are not immune to its constricting tentacles. Case in point -- a recent off-campus Georgia Tech party where a security officer at the  25th-floor clubhouse at Square on Fifth in Midtown Atlanta, also known as SQ5, allowed a party with strippers to continue for [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:44-05:00April 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officer fired after allowing Ga Tech stripper party in Atlanta

Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

  -- Leonisa Purino, CPO, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Simon Hermiz, CPO, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Tony Thur, CPO, Naperville, IL, USA -- John Delaney, CPO, Reno, NV, USA -- Sanjaya Sharma, CSSM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Sherri Cunningham, CSSM, Silver Spring, MD, USA April Special: Professional Security Officer Program (PSOP) w/Individual Membership Package The [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:48-05:00April 23rd, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

Security officer honored for saving 2 people from burning vehicle in Va.

By Jean Jadhon and Joe Dashiell WDBJ.com | Posted: Wed 9:36 PM, Apr 19, 2017 ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) It was a fall day in Pulaski County last year when a pickup truck crashed into a tree and caught fire. At the same time, Frank Neice was on his way to work. He saw the smoke [...]

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“Security”: What’s in a Word? by the IFPO’s Tom Conley

IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, CPP, CPO, President & CEO of The Conley Group, Inc. was asked several months ago to write an article for Security Magazine by Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. "That article has now been published this month’s edition of that magazine. I wanted to focus sharply on the IFPO and how the IFPO’s certification programs [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:45-05:00April 15th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on “Security”: What’s in a Word? by the IFPO’s Tom Conley

The CANE response for active threats by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Violence in our society is attracting an increasing amount of media attention. It also gets attention in the law offices, human resources departments, security departments and first responder agencies. Violence is here to stay, and while a decidedly unappealing topic of conversation, it’s a conversation we must have. Terrorism isn’t going away and neither are [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:46-05:00April 15th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The CANE response for active threats by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

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