International Foundation for Protection Officers

Want a security job? IFPO Career Center provides pathway to success

The security industry is vast and complex. Let the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) be your guide. If you are thinking of starting a career in the security industry, now is the time to make it happen. Due to unfortunate circumstances in the United States and around the world, the demand for security officers [...]

By |2020-06-18T08:21:59-04:00August 18th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Want a security job? IFPO Career Center provides pathway to success

Ohio woman who tried to take TV pepper sprays Walmart security officer

  From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews.com: FAIRFAX, Ohio —April 28 2019 A television heist turned into a shopping center struggle in Fairfax, as a security officer got pepper sprayed in the face. The woman, police said, who started it all is now in jail. Fairfax police said the security guard caught the woman trying to do the same [...]

By |2019-04-29T06:16:25-04:00April 29th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Ohio woman who tried to take TV pepper sprays Walmart security officer

‘Tactical error’ Suspected Walmart shoplifter runs into police station

Jeremy Roberts, 24. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: CINCINNATI OH December 25 2018 — Police arrested a man accused of shoplifting after they said he ran to a police station while fleeing from an officer. A District 3 officer working an off-duty uniformed security detail at the Walmart on Ferguson Road in Westwood saw 24-year-old Jeremy [...]

By |2018-12-26T06:27:06-05:00December 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on ‘Tactical error’ Suspected Walmart shoplifter runs into police station

5 Reasons to hire security officers in retail stores

From United Security Incorporated: Retail stores and malls bring in masses of people of all types. People browsing around and making purchases can result in large crowds and significant foot traffic. With such a considerable amount of people to deal with, it’s important to keep all customers and employees safe. Private security officers can be [...]

By |2018-08-12T19:22:51-04:00August 12th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 5 Reasons to hire security officers in retail stores

Congrats to David Rothberg, IFPO’s February Scholarship Award recipient!

Our February Scholarship Winner is: David Rothberg of Maryland Heights, MO, who has elected to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM)! Congratulations, David! To sign up for the Monthly Scholarship for a CPO Program or the CSSM Program, click here! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and education. As part of that commitment [...]

By |2018-03-06T17:45:48-05:00March 6th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to David Rothberg, IFPO’s February Scholarship Award recipient!

“The Boss” tries to run over Maryland sheriff deputy in Target theft scheme

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Washington County MD Jan 12 2018 -- No one was injured when a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy fired a shot at a man after he allegedly tried to strike another deputy with a vehicle during a shoplifting call Wednesday night at the Target store in Halfway, Maryland State Police said. Melson S. Perry, [...]

By |2018-01-12T11:05:35-05:00January 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on “The Boss” tries to run over Maryland sheriff deputy in Target theft scheme

Shoe theft suspects beat security officer in Bakersfield, Calif., cops say

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 [...]

By |2017-10-07T18:09:00-04:00October 7th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Shoe theft suspects beat security officer in Bakersfield, Calif., cops say

Shoplifting suspect runs from security, abandons son, police say

By Prescotte Stokes III pstokes@al.com Debrina Scott (Mobile Police Department) A 24-year-old woman is being sought after by Mobile police after they said she left a 5-year-old in a store when she was accused of shoplifting. The Mobile Police Department said that their juvenile detectives need the public's help in locating Debrina Ayranita Scott. September Special: 30% [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:31:20-05:00September 4th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Shoplifting suspect runs from security, abandons son, police say

Man and woman steal Beats headphones, pepper spray security officer

Los Angeles Police are seeking the identities of this pair, suspected of robbing a Van Nuys store and pepper-spraying a security officer. By City News Service, LA Daily News VAN NUYS >> Police Tuesday sought the public’s help in identifying two suspects who stole multiple sets of Beats headphones from a Van Nuys [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:35-05:00August 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man and woman steal Beats headphones, pepper spray security officer

Man threatens Home Depot security officer with needle he said had AIDS

Dennis Hamlett From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Orange County FA Aug 5 2017 A 47-year-old Maryland man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of stealing tools from a Home Depot store, then brandishing a hypodermic needle and claiming he had AIDS, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. A security officer, Benjamin Cox, [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:05-05:00August 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man threatens Home Depot security officer with needle he said had AIDS

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