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California mall testing security robots

  By Bradley Zint, of the Los Angeles Times If you thought you saw a robot roaming the Irvine Spectrum Center in recent days, you were right. The Newport Beach-based Irvine Co. has begun testing a fully autonomous robot to supplement the mall’s security efforts. June Special: 50% Discount on an IFPO Individual or Corporate [...]

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Man charged with stabbing Las Vegas security officers

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Las Vegas NV June 22 2017 A man accused of stabbing two security guards Sunday morning on the Las Vegas Strip told police he “tore them up,” according to an arrest report. June Special: 50% Discount on an IFPO Individual or Corporate Membership The Metropolitan Police Department document indicates Toyer Edwards, 57, stabbed [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:38:08-05:00June 23rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man charged with stabbing Las Vegas security officers

Congrats to IFPO’s latest 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   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 [...]

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Iowa security officers investigated for shooting SUV at park

Kim Norvell , knorvell@dmreg.com, The Des Moines Register An early morning run-in with security guards at Des Moines Water Works Park last month left a central Iowa man with three bullet holes in the radiator of his SUV and a concern for others visiting the park. June Special: 50% Discount on an IFPO Individual or [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:38:07-05:00June 23rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on Iowa security officers investigated for shooting SUV at park

Iowa Supreme Court issues statewide firearms ban for courthouses

June 21--The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order Monday that bans weapons in all 99 courthouses and justice centers across the state. The policy prohibits guns from all courtrooms, court-controlled spaces and public areas of the courthouses and other justice centers, Chief Justice Mark Cady said in the order. The order doesn't interfere with the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:38:02-05:00June 23rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on Iowa Supreme Court issues statewide firearms ban for courthouses

Florida security officer arrested after pulling over police officer

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: MIAMI FL June 22 2017- A Hialeah man who works as a security guard was arrested Wednesday after he pulled over a city of Miami police officer because she was talking on her cellphone, authorities said. June Special: 50% Discount on an IFPO Individual or Corporate Membership According to an arrest report, Officer [...]

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Police, civilians train for active shooting incidents

Police officers practice breaching, entering, and clearing an active shooter incident at an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) facility in San Marcos, Texas on November 8, 2016.SPIKE JOHNSON BY SPIKE JOHNSON ON 6/18/17 AT 12:40 PM, NEWSWEEK “Police! We’re coming in!” Two cops yank open a warehouse door and rush inside, [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:37:59-05:00June 19th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Police, civilians train for active shooting incidents

Security officer shoots gunman in Myrtle Beach melee

From WSOC-TV: Myrtle Beach police are investigating a shooting on Ocean Boulevard, Channel 9 sister station WPDE reported. The shooting was caught on Facebook Live. Officers responded around 12:25 a.m Sunday to a report of a large crowd near 5th Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard, according to Lt. Joey Crosby, of the Myrtle Beach Police [...]

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Congrats to IFPO’s latest graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Aljoudi, Basem Motheb, CPO, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Abeselom Kebede, CPO, Doha, Qatar Sekhar Upadhyay, CPO, Doha, Qatar Fred Wake, CPO, Durham, NC, USA   Find out how YOU can become a Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! The International Foundation for Protection [...]

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Albuquerque residents, businesses depending on private security for protection

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. June 15 2017 It’s no secret the Albuquerque Police Department needs more officers, and with the constant crime in the Duke City, people are turning to other options. Unable to solely rely on police, many are turning to private security companies. Membership has its privileges! JOIN the IFPO and see the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:57-05:00June 16th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Albuquerque residents, businesses depending on private security for protection

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