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Security Magazine: Suggestions for small business owners to combat looting during coronavirus

Pic available for free at unsplash.com from Macau Photo Agency. Dr. Steve Albrecht has penned a very practical, helpful article for Security Magazine titled, "Keeping Unoccupied Stores Safe from Burglaries or Looting in the Time of the Coronavirus." Albrecht's words address the reality of the herd mentality, which often gives rise to panic [...]

By |2020-04-03T11:51:35-04:00April 3rd, 2020|News|Comments Off on Security Magazine: Suggestions for small business owners to combat looting during coronavirus

Knife-throwing bike theft suspect hits security officer with blade in AZ

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews PHOENIX AZ Aug 18 2018 - A Fry's security guard was hit in the back by a knife-throwing suspect in Phoenix. Phoenix police report that on August 12, a security guard at the Fry's Food Store, near 32nd Street and Thomas Road, watched a man get off a bicycle and enter the store. IFPO [...]

By |2018-08-19T10:40:49-04:00August 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Knife-throwing bike theft suspect hits security officer with blade in AZ

Woman shocks Walmart security officer with stun gun in Nashville

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 27 2018 A woman previously banned from Walmart has been arrested and is now facing more serious charges than trespassing. An Asset Protection Employee at the Walmart on Dickerson Pike reported seeing Sharon Mendoza, 43, putting things in her backpack she hadn't paid for, bypassing the cashier and heading towards the [...]

By |2018-04-27T12:00:59-04:00April 27th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Woman shocks Walmart security officer with stun gun in Nashville

Brick-throwing burglar KOs accomplice in China #karma

Sometimes, justice comes swiftly; and in some cases, even at the hands of those intent on committing crime. Take a recent case in Shanghai. Security cameras catch two would-be burglars creeping toward a storefront, armed with bricks. One Burglar #1 whips his brick at the window, then moves out of the way so Burglar #2 [...]

By |2018-02-19T06:19:17-05:00February 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Brick-throwing burglar KOs accomplice in China #karma

England’s first private police force nabs more than 400 criminals

By Rebecca Camber Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail The country’s first ‘private police force’ is investigating hundreds of crimes that regular officers are too busy to look at. A firm led by former Scotland Yard senior officers has successfully prosecuted more than 400 criminals and is now carrying out murder inquiries. TM Eye, which has [...]

By |2018-02-07T17:33:00-05:00February 7th, 2018|News|Comments Off on England’s first private police force nabs more than 400 criminals

Layered Security Approach for Churches

Pic from http://arcschp.com/church-security-training/ By Keith Shaver, WorshipFacilities.com The security industry is receiving an increasing number of requests for various types of security solutions from churches. National news outlets are reporting an ever-increasing number of stories of church vandalism, theft, robberies and in some instances active shooters on or within church campuses. Those stories [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:42-05:00August 25th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Layered Security Approach for Churches

Atlanta gas stations protest security officer mandate to combat “slider” crime

    From Fox 5 Atlanta: FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Gas station owners, worried that a mandate to hire around-the-clock security to tackle "slider" criminals would hurt their bottom line, met with local leaders to encourage them to repeal the mandate.   Instead, they argue business owners should come up with their own ways to voluntarily [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:33:09-05:00January 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Atlanta gas stations protest security officer mandate to combat “slider” crime

Does your business need a security guard? 10 Signs that point to ‘Yes’

by Paul Chaney In Small Business Operations Small businesses are not exempt from crimes that take place on their premises. Some businesses, such as convenience stores, retail outlets and banks, are prime targets for theft, but any business can be the victim of illegal activity. Sporting events, festivals or any occasion where a large number of [...]

By |2016-12-13T20:40:34-05:00December 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Does your business need a security guard? 10 Signs that point to ‘Yes’

Hiring a security company – a sound investment to combat break-ins

Benny L. Kass Benny L. Kass, Contact Reporter for The Chicago Tribune Q: We are a medium-sized homeowners association that contains several condominium associations. All are governed by the homeowners board of directors. There have been several incidents in the past year in which strangers were seen wandering through our grounds. There have been a [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:03-05:00October 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Hiring a security company – a sound investment to combat break-ins

Woman uses pepper spray on three security officers in NJ

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews:A Franklin Township, NJ woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly used pepper spray on three security officers during an attempted shoplifting at Bridgewater Commons, it was announced Friday. Read the rest of the story here.

By |2020-11-29T23:27:54-05:00May 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Woman uses pepper spray on three security officers in NJ

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