Image from Shutterstock.com The power of communication is nothing new to law enforcement and emergency response. It's often said in law enforcement that the fastest fleeing felon is no match for a police radio. In many cases, solid communications can mean life or death. Consider the most extreme example of the past several [...]
Earlier this month, we posted a story about two individuals arrested in Tennessee for allegedly impersonating security officers while committing a home invasion and kidnapping. Now, we have news that a third person has been arrested in the case. Besides the crimes themselves, what is also alarming is that, as the story notes, there was [...]
Longtime IFPO board member and former IFPO chair Tom Conley was selected as one of Security's Magazine's Most Influential People in Security for 2019. The award was presented at the annual SECURITY 500 Conference on November 18th in Alexandria, VA. He also served on a panel at that conference that discussed communication interoperability between public [...]
Steve Williamson holds Andy Vargas hostage during a simulated active shooter drill Friday, Nov. 15 at Lanier Park in Gainesville. Instructors led the Northeast Georgia Health System security teams through different scenarios to prepare for potential threats. - photo by Nick Watson Much respect to Northeast Georgia Health System in Gainesville, GA [...]
Belton, TX -- Students spread the news around school about Marcus Wilson's birthday, and shortly after they surprised him by coming together to sing “Happy Birthday.” (Photo by Megan Vanselow) Happy birthday to Belton High School Security Officer Marcus Wilson. From the video produced by KWTX, it appears Wilson's presence and demeanor has [...]
Are You Ready? The Certified Protection Officer program is designed for security officers and students who wish to learn more about security/asset protection. It is for the career-oriented individual. The difference between a guard and a Professional Security Officer? Guard vs. Professional Protection Officer. "The IFPO certifications is a must for any security business or [...]
Pictured are knives that a man was allegedly threatening people with at the Santa Teresa VTA light-rail platform in South San Jose before he was fatally shot by a security officer on Oct. 30, 2019. (Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office) And this, folks, is exactly why we have security officers. This security officer [...]
More businesses are requiring proof of training these days, a result of a threat landscape that is increasingly sophisticated and global, according to Dan Mendelson in Securing the Best: Raising the Bar with IFPO Certification. "It’s the biggest change I’ve seen,” IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies said about the demand. As a third party, [...]
Most, if not all states, have charges related to individuals who impersonate law enforcement. By the sound of the charges in this case, there is a general "criminal impersonation" charge as well in Tennessee. Hopefully, it's deterrent for some, although in this case, clearly, there are those who either don't care or think they will [...]
In Pontiac, Michigan, we have a scenario that seems to play out across the country -- downtown businesses, knowing that police can't be everywhere, all the time, invest money to hire security professionals. The comments deputies make about the security officer being "dressed a little bit too much like us" and "doing more than needs [...]
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