International Foundation for Protection Officers

Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

Here are the IFPO's latest security graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Justin Pfortsch, CPO, Hershey, PA, USA Todd Canning, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada Gerri-Lynn Arnold, CPO, Labrador City, NL, Canada   June Special: 30% OFF CPO Traditional Delivery & IFPO Membership The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is dedicated to providing meaningful and [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:35-05:00June 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO Certified Protection Officers!

Congrats to the 9 European students who are now Certified Protection Officers

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy:   Dear CPO Fellows, today, June 28th, eleven candidates sat the CPO exam at LOI, Academy for Distant Learning (Leiderdorp, the Netherlands). Nine of these candidates passed the exam in a successful way. The names are: Cees Broeren, CPO Robin Coertjens, CPO Maartje Coppens, [...]

By |2018-06-28T20:04:31-04:00June 28th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the 9 European students who are now Certified Protection Officers

Security Magazine: Being a woman is an advantage in the security industry

Victoria Ekhomo, IFPO Nigeria, and Sandi Davies, IFPO Executive Director.   By Katie McLeod, SecurityMagazine.com I believe that it is an advantage to be a woman working in the security industry today. I never imagined that I would work in the security industry. I have a communications degree. I dreamed of working as a journalist. But [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:34-05:00June 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: Being a woman is an advantage in the security industry

Florida security officer saves lives in apartment fire

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews.com: FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. June 27 2018 An apartment security officer in Florida is being credited with saving lives during a major apartment complex fire. Officials said the fire started around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the third level of the apartment complex. NewsChannel 7 spoke to one man who saw the whole thing [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:33-05:00June 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Florida security officer saves lives in apartment fire

ACLU moves to prevent New York school district’s facial recognition system

The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked New York State education officials to revoke funding for a project to install facial recognition software in Lockport schools.Photo credit: (Image courtesy bigstockphoto.com) THOMAS J. PROHASKA ON JUN 20, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com June 19--The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked New York State education [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:32-05:00June 27th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on ACLU moves to prevent New York school district’s facial recognition system

Texas deputy sheriff exposed to Fentanyl-laced flyer

Photo:Harris County Sheriff's Office By Bob Price, Breitbart A sergeant in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston was treated for exposure to fentanyl after he touched a flyer left on the windshield of his car. Officials with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said someone placed flyers on the windshields of patrol cars parked outside [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:31-05:00June 27th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Texas deputy sheriff exposed to Fentanyl-laced flyer

UK boxer’s murder brings about security company formation

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Maryport UK June 25 2018 A town centre murder and a frightening burglary have led to the formation of a security company in Maryport. Former soldier Adrian Kirkbride, 47, promoter and owner of Nemesis Boxing Club, and Antony Clague, 35, who was formerly in the construction industry, have set up AJ Security to [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:30-05:00June 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on UK boxer’s murder brings about security company formation

Virginia school district mulls ‘armed security mentor’ in schools

By Kendall Davis, Reporter, NBC-12 CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - What is the best way to keep students safe in school? That's the question being asked across the nation, as school shootings continue to happen. Chesterfield Public Schools put together a task force to try and find the best solution. Now, they have a proposal to [...]

By |2018-06-23T10:48:56-04:00June 23rd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Virginia school district mulls ‘armed security mentor’ in schools

Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest security graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Kaitlyn Lovette, CPO, Fuquay Varina, NC, USA Jessika Newtown, CPO, Bunnlevel, NC, USA Nicholas Ponnequin, CPO, Bunnlevel, NC, USA Ariel Reid, CPO, Angier, NC, USA Mukunda Raj Dangi, CPO, Doah, Qatar James Mark D. Catan, CPO, Doah, Qatar El Bahadur Gurung, CPO, [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:30-05:00June 22nd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO security certification graduates!

Airport checkpoints in the summer — more passengers, longer lines

By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union. COLONIE — Come early, have your bag packed properly and expect that you might need to unpack some items at the security checkpoint, more so than last summer. That's the advice of Bart Johnson, who leads security for the Transportation Security Administration at airports across upstate, including at Albany International Airport. [...]

By |2018-06-19T22:38:03-04:00June 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Airport checkpoints in the summer — more passengers, longer lines

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