Congrats to IFPO Past Chairman Tom M. Conley, M.A., CPP, CPOI, CPO of The Conley Group, Inc. in Des Moines, IA, for his blog post, The Las Vegas Massacre: The Anatomy of a Catastrophic Security Failure listed as the number-one story by Security Magazine Editor-in-Chief Diane Ritchey. Ritchey wrote, "While the investigation into the shooting continues, Tom Conley highlighted [...]
DAVID MONTERO ON DEC 28, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch Dec. 27--REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas officials are expecting lower-than-normal attendance at the New Year's Eve celebration on the famed Strip, but in light of October's mass shooting, security will be at its highest level in years. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Wednesday that [...]
From US Senator Claire McCaskill's website: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, praised a decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today to award the St. Louis Cardinals designation under the SAFETY Act, which the Cardinals applied for in July. [...]
2017 was a very busy year for security professionals. Between multiple high-profile data breaches and cyberattacks, terrorist attacks and mass shootings, security leaders are still juggling the weighty responsibilities of risk mitigation, reputation management and loss prevention. Below are some of Security magazine’s staff’s top articles of 2017, with trends, events and guides for security leaders in [...]
Thursday, December 21, 2017 – Austin Licensed handgun owners can legally carry loaded weapons into Texas churches that do not have posted signs banning weapons, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a legal opinion released today. The opinion also clarified that a new law passed this year by the Legislature exempts churches from state fees [...]
by Cristina Laila, The GatewayPundit.com Ashley Hardesty, a female police officer was called to a gas station in South Carolina Tuesday after a man punched a female clerk in the face and threatened to harm others with a knife. A homeless man was praised as a ‘Good Samaritan’ this week when he jumped in to [...]
By John Hayward, Breitbart.com The FBI announced on Friday that it arrested California tow truck driver Everitt Aaron Jameson for plotting a Christmas terror attack on Pier 39 in San Francisco. In statements to undercover informants, Jameson outlined a plan that would have involved running civilians down with his truck, deploying improvised explosives, and using his skills [...]
JOHN BYRNE ON DEC 18, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com Dec. 13 -- Chicago aldermen are again fighting city Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans' decision to remove the word "police" from airport security officers' titles after an infamous dragging incident on a United Airlines flight at O'Hare airport. An ordinance introduced Wednesday would take away Evans' power [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: DETROIT MI -- A Detroit family is grieving after a hard-working military veteran was killed protecting a colleague. Tate Sherrer, 49, pushed a fellow security officer out of harm's way before he was hit by an out-of-control driver. Detroit police said that driver may have been drunk. Sherrer's family members said he had [...]
from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Dec 15 2017- Transportation Security Administration officers have had a busy year stopping passengers from carrying guns on planes in Florida. Across the state, they’ve found 479 this year, compared 411 last year. At Palm Beach International Airport, they’ve doubled the amount from last year, totaling 28. IFPO’s Year-end [...]
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