International Foundation for Protection Officers

3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

  NAPLES, Fl. – The International Foundation for Protection Officers recently announced the appointment of three luminaries of the security industry to the IFPO Board of Directors: Kevin Palacios, MS.c, CPP, PSP, PCI, CPOI Kevin Palacios is passionate about security, safety and education. One of the very few Latin American ASIS triple-crowners, he as worked at [...]

By |2018-12-05T06:42:13-05:00December 5th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

This is worse than the school district in Pennsylvania that handed out buckets of rocks for active shooter defense. From campussafetymagazine.com: One Detroit-area college is taking a unique approach toward helping students and faculty protect themselves against a potential active shooter: arming them with hockey pucks. Campus police and school officials at Oakland University in [...]

By |2018-12-04T06:42:27-05:00December 4th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

IFPO December Special: For a limited time, purchase the CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings! As a complimentary thank-you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our December special. This is a limited time offer for the month of December and is available until 12/31/2018.   To take advantage of this month's [...]

By |2018-12-03T06:11:04-05:00December 3rd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

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 The [...]

By |2018-12-01T07:50:42-05:00December 1st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence recipient and honorable mention recipient announced Naples, Florida – November 21st, 2018 – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine announce the 2018 award recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence.  In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced [...]

By |2019-05-10T07:38:44-04:00November 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: The CPO Fellowship in Europe continues to grow. This morning four candidates sat the exam at LOI Academy in Leiderdorp. They all passed in a really splendid way. The names are: Mart Apon, CPO Kees van den Berg, CPO Kees-Jan van Hartingsveldt, CPO Carlo [...]

By |2018-11-29T06:21:26-05:00November 29th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News A Vietnam War veteran who passed away last week with no known living relatives was laid to rest Tuesday at a Nebraska cemetery -- with as many as 2,000 supporters attending -- after his funeral notice went viral. Stanley Stoltz, of Bennington, Neb., died Nov. 18 at the age of 73. [...]

By |2018-11-28T06:08:32-05:00November 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

There's an argument out there that legalizing marijuana would somehow decrease crime related to the drug. But there are several factors those individuals fail to realize or are purposely omitting. First, there will always be someone filled with an entrepreneurial spirit who thinks they can offer a better deal than the legal structure. Second, in [...]

By |2018-11-26T06:35:44-05:00November 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

Black Friday shooting: Gunman injures 2 at Alabama mall, then killed by police

Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, AJC.com HOOVER, ALA. — A shooting at an Alabama mall Thursday night left at two people injured and the one person dead, according to multiple news outlets. >> Read more trending news The incident took place at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover as shoppers began looking for Black Friday [...]

By |2018-11-23T09:15:47-05:00November 23rd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Black Friday shooting: Gunman injures 2 at Alabama mall, then killed by police

300+ loaded guns seized at airport security checkpoints by TSA in October

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Washington DC November 13 2018 -- The Transportation Security Administration has said it confiscated more than 300 loaded guns at airport security checkpoints around the country in October. In a blog post on Friday, the TSA outlined its stats for the month: 358 firearms in carry-on bags were discovered at 105 airports around the [...]

By |2018-11-14T06:32:07-05:00November 14th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 300+ loaded guns seized at airport security checkpoints by TSA in October

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