International Foundation for Protection Officers

IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

IFPO December Special: For a limited time, purchase the CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings! As a complimentary thank-you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our December special. This is a limited time offer for the month of December and is available until 12/31/2018.   To take advantage of this month's [...]

By |2018-12-03T06:11:04-05:00December 3rd, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings!

Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB Canada Eldis J. Vazquez Flores, CPOI, Pearl Harbor, HI, USA Hector Cortes, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA M.K. Duvekot, CPO, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Ronald Brayton, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA Sabrina Nelson, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA The [...]

By |2018-12-01T07:50:42-05:00December 1st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence recipient and honorable mention recipient announced Naples, Florida – November 21st, 2018 – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine announce the 2018 award recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence.  In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced [...]

By |2019-05-10T07:38:44-04:00November 30th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO and Security Magazine announce winner and runner-up for Bill Zalud Award

4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

Here's a recent email from Joop Verdonk, CPP, Managing Director of the European Security Academy: The CPO Fellowship in Europe continues to grow. This morning four candidates sat the exam at LOI Academy in Leiderdorp. They all passed in a really splendid way. The names are: Mart Apon, CPO Kees van den Berg, CPO Kees-Jan van Hartingsveldt, CPO Carlo [...]

By |2018-11-29T06:21:26-05:00November 29th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 4 pass the IFPO’s Certified Protection Officer exam in Europe

1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News A Vietnam War veteran who passed away last week with no known living relatives was laid to rest Tuesday at a Nebraska cemetery -- with as many as 2,000 supporters attending -- after his funeral notice went viral. Stanley Stoltz, of Bennington, Neb., died Nov. 18 at the age of 73. [...]

By |2018-11-28T06:08:32-05:00November 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 1,000+ attend funeral for Vietnam vet with no known family

Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

There's an argument out there that legalizing marijuana would somehow decrease crime related to the drug. But there are several factors those individuals fail to realize or are purposely omitting. First, there will always be someone filled with an entrepreneurial spirit who thinks they can offer a better deal than the legal structure. Second, in [...]

By |2018-11-26T06:35:44-05:00November 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

Walmart workers no match for brawling Black Friday 2018 shoppers

Year after year, the pubic is treated to videos and tales of, as Kyle Olson puts it, "Season's Beatings." Black Friday shoppers, consumed by "holiday cheer" and pent-up frustration after camping outside for more than a day fight each other and store employees to get that last $50 big-screen TV. Makes you wonder if Walmart [...]

By |2018-11-24T08:15:27-05:00November 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Walmart workers no match for brawling Black Friday 2018 shoppers

Black Friday shooting: Gunman injures 2 at Alabama mall, then killed by police

Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, AJC.com HOOVER, ALA. — A shooting at an Alabama mall Thursday night left at two people injured and the one person dead, according to multiple news outlets. >> Read more trending news The incident took place at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover as shoppers began looking for Black Friday [...]

By |2018-11-23T09:15:47-05:00November 23rd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Black Friday shooting: Gunman injures 2 at Alabama mall, then killed by police

Florida police bust theft ring after escorting Santa and Mrs. Claus to tree lighting

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. November 20 2018 - Two Daytona Beach police officers escorting Mr. and Mrs. Claus to a tree lighting ceremony broke up a major theft ring in the parking lot Saturday night, the Police Department said. Officers Joe Evans and Courtney Wooleyhan were returning to duty, after escorting Santa and Mrs. [...]

By |2018-11-21T06:37:56-05:00November 21st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Florida police bust theft ring after escorting Santa and Mrs. Claus to tree lighting

US Army troops prepare for migrant caravans along Texas-Mexico border

US troops position razor wire along the border with Mexico to deter the caravan of illegal immigrants headed for the United States. Photo by Todd Bensman. Todd Bensman, Senior National Security Fellow, border and homeland security expert, writer, and speaker, penned this post on LinkedIn, as part of his series on his self-embedded coverage [...]

By |2018-11-20T06:39:39-05:00November 20th, 2018|News|Comments Off on US Army troops prepare for migrant caravans along Texas-Mexico border

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