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Not employees but family: How to get the most out of your security officers

By Evan Hackel, SecurityMagazine.com How would you feel if a thief rang your doorbell at home and said, “I want you to help me burglarize your home?” How would feel if a crook knocked on your door and said, “Will you look the other way while I steal your car and your kids’ bikes and rip [...]

By |2018-03-31T11:24:48-04:00March 31st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Not employees but family: How to get the most out of your security officers

Pa. school district to give students rocks to fight active shooters

This just can't be true. That is all. -- IFPO.   JESSICA CHIA ON MAR 26, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com March 23--Forget bringing a knife to a gunfight. The Blue Mountain School District in Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a defense against possible school shooters, Superintendent David Helsel said. [...]

By |2018-03-30T10:50:39-04:00March 30th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Pa. school district to give students rocks to fight active shooters

Toronto security officers thwart possible armed robbery

From PrivateOfficerBreaingNews: Toronto Canada March 28 2018 Two teen-aged boys are facing a list of gun-related charges after the quick thinking of two security guards patrolling a Kensington Market parking garage. The two security officers told Toronto police that they were monitoring a building in the St. Andrew Street and Kensington Avenue area on March 26 [...]

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Kids can learn about saving lives at HACC’s First Responder Camp this summer

Junior First Responder Camp 2018 Junior Camp Does your child (age 11-13) want to learn about saving lives? Does your child (age 14-16) have an interest in learning more about firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS) or law enforcement? Firefighters, EMS providers and law enforcement professionals are the first responders that work together to help save [...]

By |2018-03-30T09:34:01-04:00March 30th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Kids can learn about saving lives at HACC’s First Responder Camp this summer

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Perry Smith, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA   Luther McNaughton, CPO, Columbus, OH USA   March Special: 30% Off IFPO Homeland Security Certifications!   The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective security training for security guards [...]

By |2018-03-30T09:58:43-04:00March 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Canadian town hires security company to enforce no littering law

from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Selwyn Township. Canada March 23 2018 -- A security firm will be hired to help address littering along the James A. Gifford Causeway in Selwyn Township. On Wednesday, Peterborough County Council approved staff recommendations to tackle nuisance littering along the causeway, which spans Chemong Lake and links the communities of Bridgenorth and Ennismore. The [...]

By |2018-03-24T08:11:35-04:00March 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Canadian town hires security company to enforce no littering law

After armed robberies, Johns Hopkins University may form police force

IAN DUNCAN AND TALIA RICHMAN ON MAR 19, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com March 18--After a string of 16 gunpoint robberies around Johns Hopkins' main campus in Homewood last fall, university President Ron Daniels began to think the school's force of 1,000 security personnel and the tens of millions of dollars it spends on security each [...]

By |2018-03-24T07:39:54-04:00March 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on After armed robberies, Johns Hopkins University may form police force

Registration now open for ASIS International’s Global Security Exchange

Alexandria, VA—March 21, 2018—ASIS International, the leading association for security professionals worldwide, today opened registration for the industry’s flagship event, the Global Security Exchange (GSX), taking place Sept. 23-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, GSX will deliver the year’s most comprehensive security event, packed with peer networking, innovative technologies, [...]

By |2018-03-23T08:40:48-04:00March 23rd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Registration now open for ASIS International’s Global Security Exchange

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Ashley Taylor, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA Christopher Ince Jr., CPO, Gustine, CA, USA Benjamin Rose, CPO, Markham, ON, USA David Greenough, CPO, Newmarket, ON, Canada Kay Wall, CPO, Labrador City, N&L, Canada Elizabeth Bisping, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA Derius Daniels, [...]

By |2018-03-22T18:23:20-04:00March 22nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

School, law enforcement officials wanted Parkland shooter committed to psych hospital

ByRYAN SAAVEDRA @RealSaavedra March 18, 2018 Shocking new details about the gunman who shot up Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were released on Sunday, and it was revealed that officials from the school and a sheriff's deputy recommended that he be forcibly committed to a psychiatric facility just months before his rampage. Despite clear warning [...]

By |2018-03-18T19:23:32-04:00March 18th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School, law enforcement officials wanted Parkland shooter committed to psych hospital

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