International Foundation for Protection Officers

Security officer defends lives, shoots armed man at California rail station

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 [...]

By |2019-11-12T06:01:21-05:00November 12th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer defends lives, shoots armed man at California rail station

10 reasons why you should become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO

  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, [...]

By |2020-12-19T09:06:36-05:00November 11th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 10 reasons why you should become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO

Tennessee pair arrested for impersonating security officers in woman’s kidnapping

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 [...]

By |2019-11-10T07:01:41-05:00November 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Tennessee pair arrested for impersonating security officers in woman’s kidnapping

Police and security need to work together, as law enforcement allies

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 [...]

By |2019-11-09T07:29:52-05:00November 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Police and security need to work together, as law enforcement allies

Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

Dustin Jeffery Hilsenbeck, 35, arrested for allegedly pulling a gun and issuing threats in front of an Oregon school. Excellent work by the security officer at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory for meeting the danger head-on and deterring a possible school massacre. And much respect to La Salle for employing a competent security [...]

By |2019-11-08T07:05:16-05:00November 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

U.S. Marines help police chase down Best Buy credit card fraud suspect

U.S. Marines Noah Jordan and Caleb Montgomery, who helped chase down a credit card fraud suspect in South Carolina. This is a great example of sheep dogs helping other sheep dogs to get the job done. And the thing is with sheep dogs, they do whatever is necessary, play whatever role is needed, [...]

By |2019-11-06T05:51:46-05:00November 6th, 2019|News|Comments Off on U.S. Marines help police chase down Best Buy credit card fraud suspect

Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group receive Bill Zalud Memorial Award

Naples, Florida – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine are very pleased to announce that Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction [...]

By |2019-11-05T06:42:17-05:00November 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group receive Bill Zalud Memorial Award

Security officer helps police nab NOLA tire slashing suspect

Image from WDSU. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: New Orleans LA November 4 2019 A security guard with Pinnacle Security, which is contracted by the city’s Downtown Development District to provide security patrols in the Central Business District, was patrolling the Warehouse District when he was flagged down by someone claiming to have been the victim [...]

By |2019-11-04T19:49:58-05:00November 4th, 2019|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Security officer helps police nab NOLA tire slashing suspect

Investigation exposes security company’s unethical and dangerous hiring practices

Image from bitcoin https://news.bitcoin.com/security-giant-g4s-offers-protected-offline-cryptocurrency-storage/ There is no doubt that the security industry is at a cross-roads. With security professionals performing the role of first responders to a higher degree each day -- as the number of security officers increase and conversely, the number of police officers decrease -- there is a greater need [...]

By |2019-11-01T09:17:40-04:00November 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Investigation exposes security company’s unethical and dangerous hiring practices

Couple attacked in Des Moines: IFPO’s Tom Conley says skywalk crime on the rise

Image of Des Moines' skywalks International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) Director Tom Conley, CPP, CPO, President & CEO of The Conley Group, Inc., was quoted in this story, which carried the headline, "Arm private officers in Des Moines' skywalks? Debate follows violent assault and detention of 2 teenagers." Apparently, there does not seem [...]

By |2019-10-30T06:09:15-04:00October 30th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Couple attacked in Des Moines: IFPO’s Tom Conley says skywalk crime on the rise

Title