International Foundation for Protection Officers

Man hits security officer with car in Memphis, cops say

Dartrell Perryman BY ERYN TAYLOR, News 3 Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A security officer is recovering and a young man behind bars following an incident at the New Greenbriar Apartments. According to police, the officer was doing gate checks when Dartrell Perryman pulled up to the gate Monday evening. Find out how YOU can [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:57-05:00July 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man hits security officer with car in Memphis, cops say

Leaders Can’t Treat Emergency Exercises Like Just Another Drill

  By Eric J. McNulty, Strategy-Business.com It’s no secret that the world can be volatile and violent. Shootings and bombings in public places. Floods, fires, droughts, and other dangers amid an uptick in severe-weather events. Any of these could be a threat to your organization, its people, its customers, and its suppliers. And although senior [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:37-05:00July 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Leaders Can’t Treat Emergency Exercises Like Just Another Drill

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers! -- Preston Carmon, CPO, Germantown, MD, USA -- Xavier Morales, CPO, Germantown, MD, USA -- Jonathan Mancilla, CPO, Monroe, VA, USA -- Kemal Aouad, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada -- Alnoor Dhalla, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada -- Jonathan Taylor, CPOI, Las Vegas, NV, USA [...]

By |2017-07-14T11:27:34-04:00July 14th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

By Colter Anstaett - Southside Bureau Reporter, WSLS NBC-10 GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man is dead nearly 11 years after killing a sheriff's deputy and a security guard in Montgomery County. William Morva was successfully put to death on Thursday night at Greensville Correctional Center. His execution was scheduled for 9 p.m. and he was pronounced dead [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:55-05:00July 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

Homeless men attack security officer at McDonald’s in Santa Monica

By: Victoria Spilabotte, Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio, Fox 11 LA SANTA MONICA, Calif. (FOX 11) - Cell phone video captured a brawl between two men and a security guard early Wednesday morning. The guard tried to defend himself against the attackers with his pepper spray bottle. A witness who shot this video spoke with FOX 11 by phone, [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:51-05:00July 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Homeless men attack security officer at McDonald’s in Santa Monica

Security officers at Chicago airports will lose “police” tag

By Heather Cherone | July 12, 2017 1:00pm | @HeatherCherone DNAInfo.com O'HARE — Aviation security officers will be stripped of the right to call themselves police, Chicago officials announced Wednesday — despite pleas from the officers themselves and some aldermen that the move would jeopardize the safety of passengers at O'Hare and Midway airports. Chicago Aviation Department Commissioner Ginger Evans [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:48-05:00July 12th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officers at Chicago airports will lose “police” tag

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Joseph Brown, CPO, Norwalk, OH, USA Akachukwu Opara, CPO, McKenzie Lake, AB, Canada Kim Hefferman, CPO, Scarborough, ON, Canada Margaret Theresa Drew, CPO, Boston, MA, USA Louis Vincent McFadden, CPO, Boston, MA, USA Duressa Bariso, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada   Find [...]

By |2017-06-30T13:51:52-04:00June 30th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Professor tries his hand as a TSA security officer

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) [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:54-05:00June 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Professor tries his hand as a TSA security officer

Dignitary/executive protection training coming in July to Georgia & Illinois

  One of the companies with which the IFPO enjoys a partnership is Matthew Parker's Independent Security Advisors LLC. According to its website, the ISA "is a certified disabled veteran owned company based in Oakland, Md., providing consulting, training, and other services on matters of national security and terrorism, extremism, domestic violence and executive or diplomatic protection." The [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:51-05:00June 28th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Dignitary/executive protection training coming in July to Georgia & Illinois

The Heroes Path to Excellence in Law Enforcement – St. Louis, MO

Date/Time Date(s) - Monday, Sep 11, 2017 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Location St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy What is it that allows some men and women to remain calm, focused, in control and confident, draw on their training and preparation, and perform heroically in the middle of tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:39:38-05:00June 28th, 2017|News|Comments Off on The Heroes Path to Excellence in Law Enforcement – St. Louis, MO

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