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Security breach: Woman fools TSA to board plane in Florida with ticket or ID

Sylvia Rictor, who allegedly fooled TSA agents to board a plane at Orlando International Airport without an ID or ticket. It may remain a mystery to the public precisely how Sylvia Rictor was able to allegedly fool TSA agents to board a plane at Orlando International Airport, but hopefully, the FBI and TSA [...]

By |2019-10-12T07:17:59-04:00October 12th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security breach: Woman fools TSA to board plane in Florida with ticket or ID

Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

This from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk: From the moment we arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, something was different. The lobby at the Marriott Marquis had more police officers than patrons, milling about and sending a clear message to anyone considering any type of chicanery: Don’t try it here. For 10 prior Super Bowl weeks my family [...]

By |2019-02-03T07:23:42-05:00February 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

FBI: Paddock wanted infamy and influenced by bank robber dad

Natalie Neysa Alund and Cindy Watts, Nashville Tennessean The (FBI) report concludes Paddock's reasoning for the rampage remains a mystery after nearly 12 months of evidence-gathering by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the FBI, as well as study by agents and behavioral specialists. A retired postal service worker, accountant and real estate investor, Paddock owned [...]

By |2019-02-01T08:25:08-05:00February 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on FBI: Paddock wanted infamy and influenced by bank robber dad

FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

First, there was the news that Amazon Rekognition had been pitched to ICE, which drew criticism from civil liberties groups. Now, we have news that the FBI is actually using it in a pilot program. While technology may be limiting in the realms of privacy, it can also be a benefit to security. It's a [...]

By |2019-01-05T09:31:04-05:00January 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

  There's been a lot of talk over the past few years about mansplaining and manspreading, but mantraps? Interesting. Seriously though, it begs the question, would something like this be practical if implemented in a school, airport or sports arena scenario? -- IFPO. By Dale Gigandet, managing director and founder of Security Entry Consultants originally [...]

By |2019-01-03T06:44:03-05:00January 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

Fentanyl, more powerful than heroin, could be a WMD, experts say

Image from the Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com By Anna Edney, Bloombergquint.com It would take only 118 pounds of fentanyl to kill 25 million people. That’s how much of the powerful opioid painkiller Nebraska State Trooper Sam Mortensen found in April when he stopped a truck marked “U.S. Mail” swerving onto the shoulder along Interstate [...]

By |2018-12-13T06:25:55-05:00December 13th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Fentanyl, more powerful than heroin, could be a WMD, experts say

Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: TOLEDO, Ohio December 11 2018— The Tree of Life Congregation massacre in Pittsburgh inspired Damon Joseph to plot an attack against a Toledo-area synagogues, federal agents said. In a strange confluence for northwest Ohio, federal prosecutors on Monday announced the arrests of Elizabeth Lecron, 23, of Toledo, and Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, [...]

By |2018-12-12T06:49:39-05:00December 12th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

Hate crime on the rise in the U.S., FBI says

by Katie Malafronte, CampusSafetyMagazine.com The FBI released a report on Tuesday that showed hate crime in the U.S. rose about 17 percent in 2017 when compared to 2016. There were 7,175 hate crimes in 2017 compared to the 6,121 incidents the previous year. The FBI pointed out that the number of law enforcement agencies reporting the [...]

By |2018-11-17T09:43:19-05:00November 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hate crime on the rise in the U.S., FBI says

School attacks thwarted by police in North Carolina, Virginia

PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 14: People are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that reportedly killed and injured multiple people on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Numerous law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Charlotte [...]

By |2018-08-13T10:00:59-04:00August 13th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School attacks thwarted by police in North Carolina, Virginia

School, law enforcement officials wanted Parkland shooter committed to psych hospital

ByRYAN SAAVEDRA @RealSaavedra March 18, 2018 Shocking new details about the gunman who shot up Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were released on Sunday, and it was revealed that officials from the school and a sheriff's deputy recommended that he be forcibly committed to a psychiatric facility just months before his rampage. Despite clear warning [...]

By |2018-03-18T19:23:32-04:00March 18th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School, law enforcement officials wanted Parkland shooter committed to psych hospital

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