By JOEL GRIFFIN, JANUARY 15, 2019, SecurityInfoWatch.com For years, security experts have warned about the myriad threats presented by consumer-grade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. Follow the IFPO on Linkedin! Click here to read the rest of the story. _______________________________ Check out IFPO's January Special! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) [...]
photo: Max Darrow✔@MaxNews3LV LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — One person has died after a being shot by a security officer in downtown Las Vegas Thursday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to west end of the Fremont Street Experience around 2 p.m. on a report of shots fired, Officer Aden OcampoGomez said. The security [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: CHICAGO IL January 17 2019 -- A security guard and several police officers rescued a man from the Chicago River early Tuesday, after he tried to go for a swim in below-freezing temperatures. The guard was working near Wacker and Dearborn, when he heard a man in the Chicago River screaming for help [...]
How ironic that the current government shutdown -- caused by a fight over how to fund a wall along the southern border -- has caused problems in other areas of national security, namely airport safety and security. Hopefully, there is an end in sight, one that has the well-being of US residents, both on land [...]
From this story, it appears this could have been another deadly situation involving a security officer. How fortunate the security professional was wearing body armor; if ever there is a testament for every security professional to wear it, this is it. --IFPO. By Melissa Newman, KSBY.com A Santa Maria Bomar Security guard is advocating for other [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: San Jose CA January 11 2019 A box truck, with several armed guards reportedly protecting a “special load” for Apple, was tragically involved in a fatal crash. The incident took place Wednesday on Highway 101 in San Jose. It happened in the early hours of the morning and left one former police [...]
Still the Forgotten Soldiers By Chris Hertig, member, IFPO Board of Directors For years I said that there were more security officers killed in the line of duty than police. I had no data, just knew that there are 3-4 times as many security officers than police. Now there’s some data: roughly 50 police officers [...]
Anchorage AK January 10 2019, from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews Security officers in Alaska’s largest city had an unusual trespasser to deal with at a city hospital. So stop me if you’ve heard this one…a Moose walks into a hospital for a quick snack………. Well at the Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, the moose sure did show up [...]
CHICAGO - MARCH 15: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers staff a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Today TSA personnel are scheduled to begin using the Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology full-body scanners at the airport. Twenty airports nationwide are now using full-body scanners. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) [...]
XTC Cabaret in Dallas, TX. Pic from AccordingToErik: https://accordingtoerik.wordpress.com On the heels of this chilling statistic, here is yet another example of the absolute need for security professionals, especially those who are armed, to have more comprehensive training. -- IFPO. By DANA BRANHAM, JANUARY 7, 2019, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS (TRIBUNE NEWS [...]
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