International Foundation for Protection Officers

IFPO August Special: Get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership

Make sure to visit the IFPO at Booth #1489 at GSX CHICAGO September 8-12! IFPO Special: For the month of August, get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership (New Members Only) As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our August special! This is a limited [...]

By |2019-08-05T11:38:51-04:00August 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO August Special: Get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership

‘On personal business’ Federal security officer vs. sheriff’s deputy at Ohio IRS building

By now you have heard about the altercation involving an IRS federal security officer Seth Eklund pulling his weapon on Sheriff's Deputy Alan Gaston, when the deputy would not leave the property or surrender his weapon. For all of the news of security professionals not fulfilling their duties, we have a case of one following [...]

By |2019-08-05T10:55:44-04:00August 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘On personal business’ Federal security officer vs. sheriff’s deputy at Ohio IRS building

Security officer prevented from obtaining license in D.C. after justifiable homicide

Mark Manley, owner, Manley Protective Services https://www.facebook.com/pg/ManleyProtectiveServices/posts/ There's a lot to unpack here. First, we have a societal issue of parents not parenting -- a mother allowing hers sons to run around on the streets -- and now both of those sons are dead due to the violence they apparently embraced. There also [...]

By |2019-08-02T07:45:00-04:00August 2nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer prevented from obtaining license in D.C. after justifiable homicide

Brain damage, fractured skull suffered by security officer in fight with skateboarders

Photo: Photo courtesy Amanda Jansen. Security officer Dan Jansen, who suffered a fractured skull and brain injury in a fight with skateboarders. Resisting authority -- with security being the tip of the spear -- appears to be ingrained in the culture of skateboarding. Many skateboarders seem to relish the notion of skating in [...]

By |2019-07-30T06:37:46-04:00July 30th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Brain damage, fractured skull suffered by security officer in fight with skateboarders

IFPO announces Dennis Shepp as new chairman of the board

  Security and management practitioner, advisor and educator Dennis Shepp, MBA, CPP, CFE, PCI, CPOI has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. April 10, Naples, Florida – The International Foundation for Protection Officers today announced that Dennis Shepp has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He replaces Rick [...]

By |2018-04-13T06:42:12-04:00April 13th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO announces Dennis Shepp as new chairman of the board

Texas police to serve as security at Harvey shelters in Houston

https://communityimpact.com LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - As infrastructure is leveled and filled with water, Lubbock agencies are deploying to help in the Texas Gulf. The latest deployment is 10 officers from the Lubbock Police Department who will serve as security at shelters for evacuees affected by Harvey. "Like" the IFPO on Facebook! "The whole [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:31:17-05:00September 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Texas police to serve as security at Harvey shelters in Houston

California Supreme Court says security officers can take work-free rest breaks

BOB EGELKO ON JAN 4, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Dec. 23--Employers in California must give their employees 10 minutes of work-free rest breaks every four hours and can't require them to remain on call and available for duty, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.   The 5-2 ruling upheld $90 million in damages for more than [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:27:01-05:00January 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on California Supreme Court says security officers can take work-free rest breaks

Man head-butts security officer, threatens cops with knife at NY hospital

Danger exists everywhere, even in institutions where a person's health and well-being are the primary objectives. Case in point: A recent story courtesy of CampusSafetyMagazine.com:A man police say assaulted a hospital security officer and threatened police with a knife inside a New York hospital was arrested May 16. Read the rest of the story here.

By |2020-11-29T23:32:38-05:00May 20th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Man head-butts security officer, threatens cops with knife at NY hospital

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