Belton, TX -- Students spread the news around school about Marcus Wilson's birthday, and shortly after they surprised him by coming together to sing “Happy Birthday.” (Photo by Megan Vanselow) Happy birthday to Belton High School Security Officer Marcus Wilson. From the video produced by KWTX, it appears Wilson's presence and demeanor has [...]
Are You Ready? The Certified Protection Officer program is designed for security officers and students who wish to learn more about security/asset protection. It is for the career-oriented individual. The difference between a guard and a Professional Security Officer? Guard vs. Professional Protection Officer. "The IFPO certifications is a must for any security business or [...]
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" [...]
Pictured are knives that a man was allegedly threatening people with at the Santa Teresa VTA light-rail platform in South San Jose before he was fatally shot by a security officer on Oct. 30, 2019. (Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office) And this, folks, is exactly why we have security officers. This security officer [...]
More businesses are requiring proof of training these days, a result of a threat landscape that is increasingly sophisticated and global, according to Dan Mendelson in Securing the Best: Raising the Bar with IFPO Certification. "It’s the biggest change I’ve seen,” IFPO Executive Director Sandi Davies said about the demand. As a third party, [...]
Most, if not all states, have charges related to individuals who impersonate law enforcement. By the sound of the charges in this case, there is a general "criminal impersonation" charge as well in Tennessee. Hopefully, it's deterrent for some, although in this case, clearly, there are those who either don't care or think they will [...]
In Pontiac, Michigan, we have a scenario that seems to play out across the country -- downtown businesses, knowing that police can't be everywhere, all the time, invest money to hire security professionals. The comments deputies make about the security officer being "dressed a little bit too much like us" and "doing more than needs [...]
Dustin Jeffery Hilsenbeck, 35, arrested for allegedly pulling a gun and issuing threats in front of an Oregon school. Excellent work by the security officer at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory for meeting the danger head-on and deterring a possible school massacre. And much respect to La Salle for employing a competent security [...]
U.S. Marines Noah Jordan and Caleb Montgomery, who helped chase down a credit card fraud suspect in South Carolina. This is a great example of sheep dogs helping other sheep dogs to get the job done. And the thing is with sheep dogs, they do whatever is necessary, play whatever role is needed, [...]
Naples, Florida – The International Foundation for Protection Officers and Security Magazine are very pleased to announce that Tom M. Conley and The Conley Group, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. In 2017, the International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction [...]
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