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Warning: Students buying phone case that looks like real handgun

  From WGAL.com: SAN MATEO, Calif. — A California police department is warning parents against buying their children a phone case that could cause trouble. The case at first appears to be a gun. The case comes in different colors and the black one is especially realistic-looking, particularly when tucked into a pocket. IFPO October [...]

By |2018-10-05T07:38:02-04:00October 5th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Warning: Students buying phone case that looks like real handgun

Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Scott Breor, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and Amy Graydon, Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) in the National Protection and Programs Directorate address members of the media on Wednesday at GSX 2018.Photo credit: (Photo courtesy Joel Griffin) BY JOEL GRIFFIN ON SEP 27, 2018, SecurityInfoWatch.com Established in the wake [...]

By |2018-10-01T06:08:59-04:00October 1st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Homeland Security pivots to focus on ‘lone wolf’ attacks on soft targets

Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney now armed after decades without guns

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: KEARNEY, Neb. Sept 21 2018 — After 44 years without carrying guns, the University of Nebraska at Kearney police now are armed. On Aug. 27, eight of UNK’s full-time certified Nebraska police officers started carrying Glock .40-caliber weapons, said UNK Police Chief Jim Davis. It cost about $10,000 to equip officers with weapons [...]

By |2018-09-21T06:38:31-04:00September 21st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney now armed after decades without guns

Gunshot detection system with 911 automation to be installed in NC school

https://www.securitycameraking.com/securityinfo/outdoor-security-camera-systems-for-schools/ In response to active shooter incidents at schools around the nation in recent years, there have been numerous innovations and ideas designed to increase school security and student safety, including bullet-proof backpacks, the See Something Say Something campaign, the concept of armed security mentors and experts weighing in on ways to increase [...]

By |2018-09-19T06:23:56-04:00September 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Gunshot detection system with 911 automation to be installed in NC school

IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

The IFPO is pleased to announce a partnership with Missouri-based Castle Defense 360, a certified service disabled veteran owned small business. According to Castle's website, the company provides "a wide array of training and protective services that exceed industry standards which are available to the general public, all levels of government, Law Enforcement, 1st Responders [...]

By |2018-08-31T00:45:12-04:00August 31st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

Security Cares at #GSX18 to examine school and student safety

Giving Back to the Las Vegas Community Now in its third year of providing free security education to the cities that host the annual GSX security conference, the 2018 Security Cares program, led by ASIS School Safety and Security Council experts, will examine the issues surrounding school security, including pre-violence indicators, target hardening, and best [...]

By |2018-08-19T11:43:38-04:00August 19th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security Cares at #GSX18 to examine school and student safety

DHS: Don’t be afraid to See Something Say Something

From the Department of Homeland Security website: There can be moments in our day that cause us to pause and ask, “Is this typical of my every day?” If it’s not, speak up. Don't be afraid to say something if you see something that doesn't seem right. Whether you are on your way to work, [...]

By |2018-08-17T10:30:47-04:00August 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on DHS: Don’t be afraid to See Something Say Something

Missing boy’s remains found at suspected Islamic school-shooting training compound in NM

By Matt Espamer, Fox17News SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Forensic investigators said Thursday they identified the remains of a Georgia boy whose father is accused of abducting him and performing purification rituals on the child as he died at a remote New Mexico desert compound. The cause of the child’s death remained unknown. The body [...]

By |2018-08-17T09:46:24-04:00August 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Missing boy’s remains found at suspected Islamic school-shooting training compound in NM

School shootings: Parents buy bulletproof backpacks, want security teams

https://www.securitycameraking.com/securityinfo/outdoor-security-camera-systems-for-schools/ Posted by Jay Bartlett, Security.World Nearly three in four (74%) parents are concerned about possible shootings at their children’s school this year, according to a nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S. parents of students in grades K-12 by Wakefield Research for Hardwire. The research revealed that most parents want safer schools by way of [...]

By |2018-08-16T08:36:36-04:00August 16th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School shootings: Parents buy bulletproof backpacks, want security teams

Security Webinar: Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned

Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned, led by the IFPO's Tom Conley Date: August 28, 2018 Time: 2:00pm EST Register here. This is not another ordinary active shooter webcast that reiterates the common talking points about material that is already available. Rather, this webcast will contain rich and exclusive content that has been [...]

By |2018-08-08T21:06:38-04:00August 8th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security Webinar: Active Shooter Mitigation and Response – Lessons Learned

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