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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

Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

March 13, 2019  Bob Stosse, CampusSafetyMagazine.com It is an unfortunate fact that today’s world is filled with an excessive level of violence levied against our society; particularly our campuses and businesses. As we look at the various means of minimizing the damage caused by these acts, it’s important to go through a thought process related to available [...]

By |2019-03-13T06:14:54-04:00March 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

Oregon bill seeks to disarm campus police at 2 universities

This might not be the smartest action to take. No one is going to respond quicker to incidents that occur on-campus than campus police officers. With the amount of students, faculty and visitors that travel through and congregate at large universities, the potential for a larger amount of severe crime is there. The time it [...]

By |2019-03-06T05:42:51-05:00March 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Oregon bill seeks to disarm campus police at 2 universities

Did you know? IFPO weekly professional protection officer quiz #1

Presenting a new feature here at the IFPO: The weekly professional protection officer quiz. Each week, five questions, culled from IFPO material, will be posted. The next week, the answers will be posted, along with five more questions. So test your knowledge of professional protection theory and practice and feel free to share it to [...]

By |2019-02-21T06:37:44-05:00February 21st, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Did you know? IFPO weekly professional protection officer quiz #1

Florida school hires security officers to shoot ‘armed intruders’

Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PALMETTO, Fla. (CBS Local) — A charter school in Florida has hired two combat veterans to patrol the grounds with semi-automatic rifles to protect students from any active shooters, according to officials. Principal Bill Jones said he wants to make sure if an armed intruder were to enter the campus of Manatee School for the [...]

By |2019-02-18T06:23:57-05:00February 18th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Florida school hires security officers to shoot ‘armed intruders’

3 college security officers honored for saving lives

Board of Trustees Chair John Hanson, President Donald Borden, Officer Kimberly Snyder, Executive Director of Public Safety Orlando Cuevas, Associate Director for Public Safety John Schuck.Credits: Camden County College One positive out of the opioid epidemic that is gripping the nation is that the anti-overdose drug Naloxone, also known as Narcan, has been [...]

By |2019-02-13T06:39:13-05:00February 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on 3 college security officers honored for saving lives

High school basketball game violence prompts security measures

Here's a recent post from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Mobile AL Jan 28 2019 The shooting suspect in Friday night’s altercation at Davidson High School remains at-large and unknown to Mobile police. A new release issued by Mobile police Saturday indicates that the suspect or suspects “fled the scene” following a shooting that occurred around 9 p.m. outside [...]

By |2019-01-29T06:30:55-05:00January 29th, 2019|News|Comments Off on High school basketball game violence prompts security measures

Billionaire Bloomberg says Johns Hopkins needs armed police force

It's actually a bit shocking that a university the size of Johns Hopkins -- and also given its location in Baltimore and crime statistics -- doe snot have an armed security force. On population alone, many colleges and universities can resemble average-sized towns or small cities. However, to then have a major university smack-dab in [...]

By |2019-01-23T06:24:55-05:00January 23rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Billionaire Bloomberg says Johns Hopkins needs armed police force

15 security professionals pass IFPO exams to boost their careers

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Johnny Jackson, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA James Michael Wilson, CPO, Oria, Almeria, Spain Jackelyn Baker, CPO, Manchester, NH, USA Daniel Doyle, CPO, Rocky Hill, CT, USA Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada David Haldane, CPO, Sarnia, ON, Canada Jackson Ragland, [...]

By |2018-12-24T06:07:39-05:00December 24th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 15 security professionals pass IFPO exams to boost their careers

Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB Canada Eldis J. Vazquez Flores, CPOI, Pearl Harbor, HI, USA Hector Cortes, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA M.K. Duvekot, CPO, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Ronald Brayton, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA Sabrina Nelson, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA The [...]

By |2018-12-01T07:50:42-05:00December 1st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats! 6 protection officers pass IFPO exams

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