International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   William Covington, CPO, St. Marys, GA, USA Dennis Kelley, CPO, Columbus, OH, USA Christopher Walsh, CPO, Parsippany, NJ, USA   June Special: 30% OFF CPO Traditional Delivery & IFPO Membership   The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and cost effective [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:24-05:00May 28th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Armed citizen kills gunman at Oklahoma City restaurant

Alexander Tilghman Here are some tweets from Oklahoma City Police on a recent shooting that was neutralized by an armed bystander: Lake Hefner shooting update: A man walked into the Louie’s restaurant and opened fire with a gun. Two people were shot. One person has been taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A bystander [...]

By |2018-05-25T16:08:06-04:00May 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Armed citizen kills gunman at Oklahoma City restaurant

Emergency security team on-call 24/7 after Uber and Aura alliance in South Africa

From privateofficerbreakingnews: South Africa May 25 2018 Global e-hailing service provider, Uber, this morning officially launched an advanced safety app, Aura, following a fruitful partnership between Uber and Aura to address safety concerns raised by drivers. Uber began working with Aura back in 2016 to continue strengthening its security measures after numerous violent confrontations between [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:24-05:00May 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Emergency security team on-call 24/7 after Uber and Aura alliance in South Africa

School security discussed at annual ASIS Central PA seminar

From IFPO's Brian Baker: Chris Hertig and Brian Baker represented IFPO at the ASIS Chapter 079 (Central PA) annual seminar on May 18, 2018. The event was held at the Milton Hershey School and featured an education and training program on school security. There were approximately 80 attendees representing school teachers and administrators, security consultants, and law [...]

By |2018-05-24T06:42:24-04:00May 24th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on School security discussed at annual ASIS Central PA seminar

Female motorcyclist arrested for impersonating police in Colorado

Have to say, she doesn't appear very upset with herself in this mugshot. In fact, it's almost as if she's holding back a smile. Strange. -- IFPO. From privateofficerbreakingnews: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. May 22 2018 - A motorcyclist is facing multiple charges after she impersonated a police officer in eastern Colorado Springs earlier this month, [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:23-05:00May 22nd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Female motorcyclist arrested for impersonating police in Colorado

Know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Bill Zalud Nominations are now being accepted for the 2nd annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. The award, which recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession and one runner-up, is a joint project between the International Foundation for Protection Officers and [...]

By |2018-10-15T06:04:44-04:00May 18th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Know an excellent security professional or company? Nominate them for the Bill Zalud Award!

Officer hailed as hero for shooting gunman at Illinois high school

Facebook/City of Dixon From WRAL: DIXON, ILL. — Charges were filed against a student who was wounded by a police officer after firing shots in a northern Illinois high school hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal, Illinois State Police announced late Wednesday. Matthew A. Milby, 19, of Dixon [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:22-05:00May 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Officer hailed as hero for shooting gunman at Illinois high school

11 European candidates pass Certified Protection Officer exam

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: Dear CPO fellows, On May 9, fourteen candidates of SAXION University of Applied Sciences sat the CPO exam. Eleven passed the exam in a successful way. Their names are: Maurice Buursema, CPO Hanna van der Horst Bruyn, CPO Stijn Huijsmans, CPO Gert Kloosterman, CPO [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:21-05:00May 16th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 11 European candidates pass Certified Protection Officer exam

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

  Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Kraig Maestas, CPO, Albuquerque, NM, USA Stone Bohall, CPO Urbandale, IA, USA Chase Monahan, CPO, Urbandale, IA, USA Jeremy Hill, CPO, London, ON, Canada Romain Levy, CSSM, Thornhill, ON, Canada   May Special: Buy 1 year of IFPO corporate or individual membership – [...]

By |2018-05-11T13:39:09-04:00May 11th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Congrats to Sander Korteweg, now an IFPO Certified Protection Officer!

Here is a recent post from Sander Korteweg, of the Netherlands: "A couple weeks ago, I officially received the Certified Protection Officer certificate and lapel pin at the ASIS 2018 Europe conference. It was really an honour to receive the lapel pin from Sandi Davies, Executive Director of International Foundation of Protection Officers." May Special: [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:20-05:00May 8th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to Sander Korteweg, now an IFPO Certified Protection Officer!

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