International Foundation for Protection Officers

La Quinta security officer jumps on armed robber’s moving car in Oklahoma

Justus Murphy, 21, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, pointing a deadly weapon, possession of marijuana and petty larceny. This account reads like it is right out of a movie script -- as they say, truth is stranger than fiction. Thanks to the daring, action-hero efforts of the security officer, a robbery [...]

By |2019-12-13T07:27:42-05:00December 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on La Quinta security officer jumps on armed robber’s moving car in Oklahoma

Security officer shoots man in groin at QuikTrip after assault with didgeridoo

By Hmarin - Self-made image, from photos of my didgeridoo collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19164391 Even an Australian instrument can be a weapon -- when the instrument resembles a club and is wielded by an individual with malicious intent. Swift work by the security officer in this situation. You may wonder what a security [...]

By |2019-08-27T06:09:46-04:00August 27th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer shoots man in groin at QuikTrip after assault with didgeridoo

Armed mother-daughter clerks shoot would-be robber in Oklahoma

From TheGatewayPundit: Tulsa’s KUTL reports: Tulsa police responded to the store near 12th and Memorial just after 6 p.m. Thursday after the clerk called 911, saying they shot the suspect multiple times. The suspect was gone by the time officers arrived, but he later showed up at a local hospital. Police have identified the suspect as Tyrone [...]

By |2018-02-24T14:18:26-05:00February 24th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Armed mother-daughter clerks shoot would-be robber in Oklahoma

Oklahoma security officer goes beyond the badge, making arrests on patrol

As IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies has said before, security officers are being called upon for an increased role in personal and property protection in today's society. Time will tell if these increased roles, which some would call security officer overstepping their bounds, will be held up in court. One example that appears to be [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:47-05:00May 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Oklahoma security officer goes beyond the badge, making arrests on patrol

Drone helps catch burglary suspects in Tulsa, OK

BY: EMORY BRYAN, NEWS ON 6 Two men were arrested Monday morning after a business burglary - and a short chase - by a drone. An eyewitness saw the break-in happening. Find out how YOU can become Certified Protection Officer with the IFPO! That eyewitness was talking to a drone pilot outside The Vault, where [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:25:45-05:00November 29th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Drone helps catch burglary suspects in Tulsa, OK

Security guard killed at Tulsa car wash, cops look for suspect

Security guard Norman Huntley, shot to death near a Tulsa, OK car wash.   From KJRH.com: TULSA -- Tulsa Police have identified a man shot and killed at a midtown Tulsa car wash Sunday morning.   Police say 42-year-old Norman Huntley died Monday afternoon after being transported to the hospital for gunshot wounds [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:55-05:00October 4th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard killed at Tulsa car wash, cops look for suspect

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