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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

Security officer fatally shoots alleged bank robber in Illinois

Matthew Hendrickson @ReportstheNews | email of the Chicago Sun-Times A person who attempted to rob a bank Friday in northern Illinois was shot and killed by a security officer. Just before 4 p.m., a male of unknown age tried to rob an Alpine Bank branch at 2218 N. Mulford Ave. in Rockford, according to the FBI. Membership [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:32:48-05:00January 21st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officer fatally shoots alleged bank robber in Illinois

Security guard and gunman injured in Sacramento bank shoot-out

From KCRA:A security guard and a gunman were injured Friday morning during an exchange of gunfire outside a credit union in south Sacramento, deputies said. Take a look at IFPO's certification programs.   Read the rest of the story here.

By |2020-11-30T06:52:43-05:00July 10th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard and gunman injured in Sacramento bank shoot-out

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