As the coronavirus and the subsequent stay-at-home/essential workers only orders remain, there appears to be a pervading sense of restlessness, frustration and anxiety seeping into the country. We have already seen rallies occur in some states, and it appears that there are more planned. Some would argue that local, state and national economies need to [...]
Security officer Glen Kerley, from TheBlast.com BY ANITA LEE of The Sun Herald -- Biloxi, Mississippi -- As the crowd shoved him to the ground and swarmed over him, Dillard’s security officer Glen Kerley’s mind switched to auto pilot. He wasn’t thinking about how badly he might be injured. He didn’t cry out. Instead, Kerley [...]
BY JACK MORSE, Mashable.com The New York Civil Liberties Union, which in a Dec. 7 statement blasts the forthcoming NYPD deployment of the flying surveillance bots as "a serious threat to privacy." LIKE the IFPO on Facebook! IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings! Click here to read [...]
TORONTO CA October 17 2018 – Police say a man who stunned patrons and staff at a popular Toronto aquarium when he stripped naked, hopped a security barrier and jumped into a large shark tank is wanted in connection with an earlier assault. The man spent several minutes swimming in the tank with sand tiger [...]
Video taken from the attack in Brisbane shows the security officer fending off blows from three people. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Brisbane, Australia -- A 13-year-old girl is among three people charged with the assault of a security guard at a Brisbane CBD shopping centre. Police were called to the QueensPlaza building at about 8pm [...]
From United Security Incorporated: Retail stores and malls bring in masses of people of all types. People browsing around and making purchases can result in large crowds and significant foot traffic. With such a considerable amount of people to deal with, it’s important to keep all customers and employees safe. Private security officers can be [...]
KXXV-TV News Channel 25 MATTHEW MARTINEZ ON JUL 17, 2017 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY July 17--New video has surfaced of a mall fight Saturday in Killeen that led to eight people facing riot charges, with one of those also facing a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Membership has its privileges! JOIN the IFPO and [...]
By Christina Mora, WLKY.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new permitting system will impact security at hundreds of Louisville events. Mayor Greg Fischer said the process will rely less on police officers, and more on volunteers and private companies. Out of the about 400 permitted events last year in Louisville, 120 required some sort of [...]
The holidays are expected to be a time of joy, but unfortunately with them, come, well, for lack of a better term, mall brawls. It seems like the perfect storm: testosterone-filled teens, on Christmas break, bored when their phones run out of juice, with little to no parental guidance, roaming large retail areas. Across the [...]
As the Presidential race heats up, security and law enforcement need to be at the ready. It seems this time around -- more so than in other recent elections -- there is the propensity for rioting, and the powder keg has a short fuse, so to speak, especially when certain members of the media are [...]
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