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Tennessee lawmakers support, honor security officers killed on duty

Members of Private Officer International and State Rep. Mark Pody, as well as Sen. Mae Beavers listen as State Rep. Susan Lynn reads a resolution honoring security officers killed while on duty. LAURIE EVERETT / The Wilson Post   A heartfelt thanks and praise to Rick McCann, Private Officer International, the Mt. Juliet Police [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:46-05:00September 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Tennessee lawmakers support, honor security officers killed on duty

Shoplifting suspect runs over security guard’s arms in California

Shaquett Thompson, 22, is charged in connection with running over a security guard's arms in San Bruno's Tanforan Mall. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: San Bruno CA Sept 24 2016 A San Francisco woman fleeing in a car from a shoplifting spree at a JC Penney in San Bruno proceeded to knock over a retail security [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:41-05:00September 24th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Shoplifting suspect runs over security guard’s arms in California

Student helps security officer take down attacker in Florida

Marcus Childs says he got the suspect on the ground and held him while the officer put handcuffs on him. Photo: wftv.com A hero award goes out to Marcus Childs, a freshman at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach Fla., who helped a security officer detain a suspect. By CampusSafetyMagazine Staff · September 19, 2016 A [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:38-05:00September 23rd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Student helps security officer take down attacker in Florida

Charlotte man accused of recruiting for ISIS, planning training compound

Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, used social media networks to identify people to train to join ISIL, also known as ISIS, federal authorities said. He also appeared to have ties to a terrorist attack in Texas in 2015 at an event mocking prohibitions of making drawings of the prophet Mohammad. Mecklenburg Count Sheriff’s DepartmentRead more [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:36-05:00September 23rd, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Charlotte man accused of recruiting for ISIS, planning training compound

Still a couple days left for National Security Officer Appreciation Week

Security officers are hard-working, highly trained men and women who deter crime, lead evacuations, provide information, work closely with local law enforcement and are vigilant in their efforts to keep us safe. Security professionals help maintain safe and secure workplaces, schools, shopping malls and communities and are our country’s first responders. The need for a [...]

By |2016-09-23T09:08:16-04:00September 23rd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Still a couple days left for National Security Officer Appreciation Week

Crowds riot, blood spills on streets of Charlotte, NC

A man squats near a pool of blood after a man was injured during a protest of Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. Protesters rushed police in riot gear at a downtown Charlotte hotel and officers have fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:29-05:00September 22nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Crowds riot, blood spills on streets of Charlotte, NC

Security officer, cop, likely saved lives responding to Denver shooting

Aftermath of Denver nightclub shooting photo from http://www.9news.com/news/crime/suspect-shot-by-denver-officer-identified/270857799   From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: DENVER CO Sept 21 2016 Denver's district attorney won't bring charges against a police officer and a security guard who shot and wounded two brothers after one of them allegedly opened fire near a downtown Denver nightclub.   The Denver Post reports [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:27-05:00September 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security officer, cop, likely saved lives responding to Denver shooting

Possible active terror cell in the NY/NJ area, police say

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) stand in front of a mangled dumpster while touring the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night on September 18, 2016 in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. An explosion in [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:24-05:00September 19th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Possible active terror cell in the NY/NJ area, police say

Home Depot robbery suspect pulls gun on security guard

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: HOLLYWOOD, FLA. Sept 18 2016 A South Florida woman allegedly caught trying to steal at a Home Depot threatened to shoot a loss prevention agent and pulled a gun. Take your security career to the next level with a certification from the IFPO!   Jeana Marie Dubois escaped that day but was arrested [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:23-05:00September 19th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Home Depot robbery suspect pulls gun on security guard

Security officer kills driver who tried to ram crowd in Alabama

  Sunday, September 18, 2016Security Officer Shoots-Kills Driver Tried to Ram Crowd privateofficer.com From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: BIRMINGHAM AL Sept 18 2016 –Police said a security officer shot and killed a driver who hit two people and tried to hit a crowd of others standing outside a Birmingham nightclub. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:22-05:00September 19th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Security officer kills driver who tried to ram crowd in Alabama

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