On Saturday in Oakland, Calif., someone opened fire on two contract security officers for the Federal Protective Service division of the Department of Homeland Security outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building. One officer was killed and the other seriously wounded. DHS Acting Director Chad Wolf labeled the shooting an act of "domestic terrorism." Our [...]
As has been stated here many times, anecdotally, it appears that more often, security officers are being utilized to enhance the work of law enforcement officers. While it is true that security officers do not have powers of arrest, they are, as they say, "boots on the ground" and extra sets of "eyes and ears" [...]
From News Channel 3 KESQ https://www.kesq.com/news Whitewater River security in California stop people from its dangerous waters. By Jake Ingrassia, KESQ News Channel 3 WHITEWATER, Calif. - A private security firm hired to patrol the Whitewater River area near Interstate 10 is keeping hundreds of people away from the dangerous water every week, [...]
They say crime is about opportunity, and that appears to be the case recently in Oakland. Here we have TV reporters, just trying to do their jobs, but in the chaos and confusion of the Oakland teachers' strike, a couple of suspects saw an opportunity and even with the crew's security officer right there, pulled [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Los Angeles CA Jan 30 2019 A 31-year-old homeless man accused in an early morning rampage around Union Station in which a security guard was hurt, police cars were damaged and a Metro vehicle was stolen and crashed was charged Monday with four counts of attempted murder. Max Verdi pleaded not guilty to [...]
From this story, it appears this could have been another deadly situation involving a security officer. How fortunate the security professional was wearing body armor; if ever there is a testament for every security professional to wear it, this is it. --IFPO. By Melissa Newman, KSBY.com A Santa Maria Bomar Security guard is advocating for other [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Nine private security officers have been killed in just twelve days. All but two were unarmed. On-duty security officers in Michigan, California, Florida, Utah, Illinois and Arizona were shot to death while protecting lives and property. LIKE the IFPO on Facebook! Of the none officers killed, five were on duty unarmed at bars [...]
Security Officer Lucardio Kroener. from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Three security officers have died from duty related injuries during the past twenty-four hours. A shooting at a Roselle Ill. spa left a security officer shot to death after a confrontation with a customer. A suspect was taken into custody near the shooting at the Bella One spa, a [...]
From SecurityMagazine.com: The 89117 zip code in Las Vegas holds the most registered hobbyist drone users in the country. Researchers at the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College combed through a database by the Federal Aviation Administration of every drone registration up to Oct. 31 to determine the areas with the most [...]
From ABC-23 News BAKERSFIELD, Calif - The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying four suspects wanted for robbery and conspiracy. The four suspects entered the Warehouse Shoe Sale located on 1619 Panama Lane on August 24, 2017 around 6:45 p.m. when the first suspect grabbed a pair of shoes and tried [...]
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