International Foundation for Protection Officers

Security officer, customer tackle armed Winnipeg bank robbery suspect

This is a great example of security and private citizens working together to neutralize a threat. The bottom line is that police cannot be everywhere, all the time. There will be times when businesses -- through security professionals -- and citizens must stand up and protect themselves. More than likely, had this not happened, the [...]

By |2019-12-16T06:09:24-05:00December 16th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer, customer tackle armed Winnipeg bank robbery suspect

Security officer fires gun to thwart North Carolina bank robbery

From PrivateOfficer.org: Charlotte NC March 12 2019 An armed robber entered the State Employee’s Credit Union at 8605 University Boulevard and tried t rob it when he was confronted by a security officer Charlotte Mecklenburg police said. “I get out of my car and the next thing I hear is gunshots,” a witness to the [...]

By |2019-03-14T06:08:00-04:00March 14th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer fires gun to thwart North Carolina bank robbery

Fatal bank shooting shows need for oversight of private security, says IFPO’s Conley

In this image from a Chase Bank surveillance video, security guard Charles Daehling draws a gun behind would-be robber Luis Marty Narvaez just before killing him with a single shot on March 1. Participants' faces have been obscured by police. The state declined to sanction Daehling and the company he worked for, Optimal Protection, [...]

By |2019-01-29T05:34:53-05:00January 29th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Fatal bank shooting shows need for oversight of private security, says IFPO’s Conley

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