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Bonnie S. Michelman to receive the 2017 Karen Marquez Honors Award

Women in Security Council announces the 2017 Karen Marquez Honors Award Recipient: Bonnie S. Michelman, CPP, CHPA The Karen Marquez Honor is presented annually to a female security professional who has consistently worked for the betterment of the security industry. Council Chairperson; Donna Kobzaruk recently announced that this year’s Award Recipient is Bonnie S. Michelman, CPP, [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:29:30-05:00August 12th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Bonnie S. Michelman to receive the 2017 Karen Marquez Honors Award

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! Mitchell Stott, CPO, Delta, Utah, USA John Drewes, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA Find out how YOU can become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security training [...]

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Cop challenges Atlanta gym owner with “no cops no military” policy to boxing match

Officer challenges cop-hating gym owner to boxing match Just yesterday, we posted a story about an Atlanta gym owner who has a no cops, no military policy. In response, a local police officer has challenged James "Jim" Cox Chambers to a boxing match. The cop's motive seems like a good one -- in [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:30-05:00August 11th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Cop challenges Atlanta gym owner with “no cops no military” policy to boxing match

Minnesota high school security officer cleared after fight involving Muslim student

  By Beatrice Dupuy Star Tribune Authorities have cleared an Apple Valley High School security guard after an altercation between students in June. Jason Rieck had been placed on leave by the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, pending an investigation into the incident. August Special: Like us on Facebook to receive 20% OFF our CPO Traditional [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:29:28-05:00August 11th, 2017|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Minnesota high school security officer cleared after fight involving Muslim student

Atlanta gym has a no cops, no military policy

A man named James "Jim" Cox Chambers, who apparently has a history of opposition to law enforcement, drug use and a criminal record, has banned police and military from his EAV Barbell Club in Atlanta, GA. This a very disappointing, immature and frankly, dangerous position to take. Given Chambers' history, one thing it is not, is [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:24-05:00August 10th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Atlanta gym has a no cops, no military policy

Baltimore ceasefire’s “Nobody Kill Anybody” marred by two homicides

  From Stockboardasset.com: A ceasefire between Baltimore “gang leaders, drug dealers and others linked to the violence” has been agreed on and came into effect on Friday. This is an act of desperation from a community that is currently experiencing a homicide rate doubled of Chicago’s and a murder count higher than NYC. The ceasefire aims to stop [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:15-05:00August 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Baltimore ceasefire’s “Nobody Kill Anybody” marred by two homicides

College campus rape survivor: women need guns

by AWR HAWKINS, 6 Aug 2017, Breitbart.com College campus rape survivor Shayna Lopez-Rivas tells Florida legislators that pepper spray is not a sufficient defensive tool—women need guns. She said she had pepper spray with her when she was attacked on Florida State University’s campus in 2014, but the spray did not stop the attacker. According [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:12-05:00August 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on College campus rape survivor: women need guns

Security officer trying to help 2 women shoots man at North Carolina motel

IMAGES: Security guard trying to help 2 women shoots man outside ...WSOC-TV1280 × 720Search by imageIMAGES: Security guard trying to help 2 women shoots man outside Charlotte motel. by: Elsa Gillis, WSOCTV.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Police are investigating after they said a security guard shot a man at a north Charlotte motel overnight. Investigators [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:01-05:00August 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officer trying to help 2 women shoots man at North Carolina motel

Man threatens security officer with gun at medical clinic in Dearborn, MI

  From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Dearborn MI Aug 4 2017 A 20-year-old Detroit man was arrested July 28 after he threatened a security guard with a gun at Dearborn Medical Clinic, 15401 Warren Ave. Police responded to the clinic on a report of a man with a gun just after 7:30 a.m. August Special: Like us on Facebook [...]

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Pinkerton launches executive protection training program

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 31, 2017 – Pinkerton, a global provider of corporate risk management services and solutions, is offering individuals interested in pursuing a career in executive protection with the unique opportunity to gain knowledge of how to successfully plan, implement and execute executive protection details during its Executive Protection Training Program this fall. August [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:29:59-05:00August 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Pinkerton launches executive protection training program

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