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Minnesota high school security officer cleared after fight involving Muslim student

  By Beatrice Dupuy Star Tribune Authorities have cleared an Apple Valley High School security guard after an altercation between students in June. Jason Rieck had been placed on leave by the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, pending an investigation into the incident. August Special: Like us on Facebook to receive 20% OFF our CPO Traditional [...]

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Summer’s Over: Louisiana high student allegedly punches school safety officer on first day of school

Robert Hebert, arrested for allegedly punching a school safety officer in Louisiana. By Nick Gremillion, KLFY.com SCOTT, La. (KLFY) – A senior student at Acadiana High School was arrested yesterday after allegedly punching a school safety officer multiple times on the first day of school, according to the Scott Police Department. Police Chief [...]

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Atlanta gym has a no cops, no military policy

A man named James "Jim" Cox Chambers, who apparently has a history of opposition to law enforcement, drug use and a criminal record, has banned police and military from his EAV Barbell Club in Atlanta, GA. This a very disappointing, immature and frankly, dangerous position to take. Given Chambers' history, one thing it is not, is [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:24-05:00August 10th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Atlanta gym has a no cops, no military policy

Families file suit after Boston doctors allegedly murdered by former security officer

Bampumim Teixeira was arraigned on two counts of murder before a judge in his hospital room at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Monday. David L. Ryan / Pool via Reuters BOB MCGOVERN SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Aug. 08--The high-end Southie condominium building where two doctors were murdered in May provided an alleged flimsy "veneer" [...]

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Unlicensed security officer in Ohio busted, once again

BY The Toledo Blade staffA Toledoan who has been cited repeatedly for working as an armed security guard without a license was placed on community control for three years, and ordered to pay a $500 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.RELATED: Toledo man guilty of being guard with no license ■ Toledo man found guilty of [...]

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Free active shooter, small business security program coming to Dallas

ASIS International, the world's largest association for security management professionals, today announced the agenda for its free Security Cares program​, which will be held during its 63rd ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2017), Sept. 25-28 in Dallas, TX. This security education program for small/medium-sized busin​esses/institutions—including houses of worship, hospitals/clinics, schools, retailers and restaurants, as well as [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:16-05:00August 8th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Free active shooter, small business security program coming to Dallas

Big discount for IFPO members to attend Boston cyber crime conference

So you're an IFPO member, and as the cliche goes, membership has its privileges. One of those privileges is benefitting from strategic partnerships the IFPO forms for continued collaborative growth in the security industry. Case in point -- IFPO recently-announced partnership with the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. Here's another benefit -- because of [...]

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Transient beer thief fatally stabs grocery store security officer in Los Angeles

BY MARISSA WENZKE, KTLA.com A security guard who was stabbed and killed at a Sylmar grocery store on Sunday by a man allegedly attempting to steal beer has been identified. Joe Lopez, 28, is seen in a photo his uncle provided to KTLA. The guard has been identified by an uncle as 28-year-old Joe Lopez. August [...]

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Baltimore ceasefire’s “Nobody Kill Anybody” marred by two homicides

  From Stockboardasset.com: A ceasefire between Baltimore “gang leaders, drug dealers and others linked to the violence” has been agreed on and came into effect on Friday. This is an act of desperation from a community that is currently experiencing a homicide rate doubled of Chicago’s and a murder count higher than NYC. The ceasefire aims to stop [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:15-05:00August 6th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Baltimore ceasefire’s “Nobody Kill Anybody” marred by two homicides

College campus rape survivor: women need guns

by AWR HAWKINS, 6 Aug 2017, Breitbart.com College campus rape survivor Shayna Lopez-Rivas tells Florida legislators that pepper spray is not a sufficient defensive tool—women need guns. She said she had pepper spray with her when she was attacked on Florida State University’s campus in 2014, but the spray did not stop the attacker. According [...]

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