International Foundation for Protection Officers

Christmas holiday fliers to hit record 46 million, TSA says

Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post, LMTonline.com If you are hankering to be one among millions this holiday, do not bother with the shopping malls, just head to the airport, where nearly 46 million people will mix travel anxiety with Christmas anxiety and a tad of family-get-together anxiety to create a merry little stew of [...]

By |2018-12-18T06:27:37-05:00December 18th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Christmas holiday fliers to hit record 46 million, TSA says

IED bank robbery explosion injures two GardaWorld security officers in Canada

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Edmonton Canada December 14 2018 Two security guards were injured by an explosion Thursday during an armed robbery inside a bank in north Edmonton. The security officers were delivering money to an ATM inside Scotiabank at 8140 160th Ave. at 2:10 a.m. MT when an "explosive device" was detonated, said Edmonton police Staff [...]

By |2018-12-15T10:56:11-05:00December 15th, 2018|News|Comments Off on IED bank robbery explosion injures two GardaWorld security officers in Canada

WANTED: Reviewers for the IFPO 9th edition of the Professional Protection Officer book

The International Foundation for Protection Officers is looking for reviewers for the upcoming 9th edition of its CPO textbook, The Professional Protection Officer. If interested, contact IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies by email at sandidavies@ifpo.org The deadline for submitting comments is January 15th, 2019.   IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in [...]

By |2018-12-14T13:05:40-05:00December 14th, 2018|About IFPO, Books, News|Comments Off on WANTED: Reviewers for the IFPO 9th edition of the Professional Protection Officer book

8 security professionals pass IFPO exams!

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Johnny Jackson, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA James Michael Wilson, CPO, Oria, Almeria, Spain Jackelyn Baker, CPO, Manchester, NH, USA Daniel Doyle, CPO, Rocky Hill, CT, USA Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada David Haldane, CPO, Sarnia, ON, Canada Jackson Ragland, [...]

By |2018-12-14T08:31:24-05:00December 14th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 8 security professionals pass IFPO exams!

Teen armed with gun fires at police, kills himself at Indiana middle school

https://www.securitycameraking.com/securityinfo/outdoor-security-camera-systems-for-schools/ By Katie Malafronte , CampusSafetyMagazine.com Richmond (Ind.) Community Schools received a tip Thursday morning saying an armed person was headed to the school with the intention of hurting someone. Police were immediately notified and able to stop the gunman, a 14-year-old boy, from harming anyone, reports CBS News. LIKE the IFPO on Facebook! Gunfire was exchanged [...]

By |2018-12-14T08:13:57-05:00December 14th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Teen armed with gun fires at police, kills himself at Indiana middle school

Fentanyl, more powerful than heroin, could be a WMD, experts say

Image from the Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com By Anna Edney, Bloombergquint.com It would take only 118 pounds of fentanyl to kill 25 million people. That’s how much of the powerful opioid painkiller Nebraska State Trooper Sam Mortensen found in April when he stopped a truck marked “U.S. Mail” swerving onto the shoulder along Interstate [...]

By |2018-12-13T06:25:55-05:00December 13th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Fentanyl, more powerful than heroin, could be a WMD, experts say

Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: TOLEDO, Ohio December 11 2018— The Tree of Life Congregation massacre in Pittsburgh inspired Damon Joseph to plot an attack against a Toledo-area synagogues, federal agents said. In a strange confluence for northwest Ohio, federal prosecutors on Monday announced the arrests of Elizabeth Lecron, 23, of Toledo, and Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, [...]

By |2018-12-12T06:49:39-05:00December 12th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

Homicides by security officers are up, but so are assaults on security professionals

It's hard to think of a more chilling statistic to illustrate the need for comprehensive screening of security officer applicants. Equally alarming is the increase in assaults on security officers, which also must be addressed. -- IFPO. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Charlotte NC December 8 2018 -- More than 70 private security officers will face murder trials [...]

By |2018-12-09T07:41:01-05:00December 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Homicides by security officers are up, but so are assaults on security professionals

14 security professional pass IFPO exams to further their careers

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 Benjamin [...]

By |2018-12-08T08:08:10-05:00December 8th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 14 security professional pass IFPO exams to further their careers

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

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