Yankees Stadium security guard fired for stealing
From the New York Daily News: A Yankees security official — and former cop — was fired by the Bronx Bombers for stealing team memorabilia, the Daily News has learned. Read the rest of the story here.
Second Edition of Active Shooter: A Handbook on Prevention Released
Second Edition of Active Shooter: A Handbook on Prevention Released ASIS International, the leading organization for security management professionals, has published a new security book, Active Shooter: A Handbook on Prevention, 2nd Ed, by Dr. Joshua Sinai, Ph.D. A byproduct of the author's more than 30 years' work in national security, this new [...]
Hospital security officer busted for drugs, then assaults police
From Wave3News:A hospital security officer in Louisville, KY -- arrested on drug possession charges -- is also charged with assaulting police officers who were questioning him.
Security guard killed in club shooting remembered as good Samaritan
From WFAA.com: Dallas Police said two people were shot in an exchange of gunfire outside the club Nineteen Nineteen on the 1900 block of South Riverfront Boulevard around 2 a.m. Sunday. Read the rest of the story here.
Lake Havasu City, AZ man charged with fighting with security officers
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Richard Chavez of Lake Havasu City, AZ, was cited for disorderly conduct and assault on Saturday, May 14. According to reports, Chavez argued with security at the Nautical Inn and attempted to start a fight after he was asked to leave the property for being too intoxicated.
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.
Security officer shoots armed man at Jackson, Miss. club
From msnewsnow.com:JACKSON, Miss.: A security guard at the Freelons Club in Jackson shot and killed a man who stepped out of a vehicle at the front door of the building with a gun.
Man head-butts security officer, threatens cops with knife at NY hospital
Danger exists everywhere, even in institutions where a person's health and well-being are the primary objectives. Case in point: A recent story courtesy of CampusSafetyMagazine.com:A man police say assaulted a hospital security officer and threatened police with a knife inside a New York hospital was arrested May 16. Read the rest of the story here.
Transgender bathroom laws and the security officer
A recent North Carolina law that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms and schools that match the sex on their birth certificate rather than the gender with which they identify.Security officers are at the vanguard of this debate, as they are often employed at locations where public bathrooms are located. In Washington, D.C., a [...]
Law enforcement may be able to access surveillance cameras
With the prevalence of security cameras and more recently, cellphone cameras, the issue to capturing every frame of human life on video has heightened.More police departments are at least exploring the concept of body cameras, but at the same time, the increase in viral cellphone videos and the criticism that goes with it, may have [...]
