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Man accused of killing Denver security officer supports ISIS

Joshua Cummings from CBS Denver 4: DENVER (AP) — A former U.S. soldier accused of shooting and killing a transit guard in downtown Denver last month says he is a supporter of the Islamic State group, but investigators say they have not found evidence the terror group had anything to do with the [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:33:33-05:00February 18th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man accused of killing Denver security officer supports ISIS

“The Violence Problem” by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

The IFPO's Chris Hertig sits on the Editorial Advisory Board for The York Dispatch. Here is something he recently wrote titled "The Violence Problem." At presentations before the International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators I unveiled the “CANE” acronym for dealing with active threats. In the [...]

By |2017-01-20T09:30:42-05:00January 18th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on “The Violence Problem” by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Muslim security guard who stopped Paris suicide bomber honored by NCS4

Members of NCS4's Private Security Committee honored security guard Salim Toorabally for his heroic actions preventing a bomber from entering the Stade de France in Paris last November.   HuffPost France, Claire Digiacomi Many survivors of the Paris attacks say their lives were altered on that horrifying night. Salim Toorabally is no exception, but [...]

By |2016-11-16T06:21:44-05:00November 16th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Muslim security guard who stopped Paris suicide bomber honored by NCS4

The IFPO presents: The 2nd Annual Kingdom Security 2016 in Saudi Arabia

The International Foundation for Protection Officers is supporting the 2nd Annual Kingdom Security 2016, scheduled for Nov. 2 and 3 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, King Abdul Aziz Street, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.   At this conference, you will: -- Engage with fellow professionals to expand your regional & global network. -- Learn about latest technologies and systems [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:44-05:00September 28th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The IFPO presents: The 2nd Annual Kingdom Security 2016 in Saudi Arabia

Charlotte man accused of recruiting for ISIS, planning training compound

Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, used social media networks to identify people to train to join ISIL, also known as ISIS, federal authorities said. He also appeared to have ties to a terrorist attack in Texas in 2015 at an event mocking prohibitions of making drawings of the prophet Mohammad. Mecklenburg Count Sheriff’s DepartmentRead more [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:36-05:00September 23rd, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Charlotte man accused of recruiting for ISIS, planning training compound

Possible active terror cell in the NY/NJ area, police say

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) stand in front of a mangled dumpster while touring the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night on September 18, 2016 in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. An explosion in [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:24-05:00September 19th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Possible active terror cell in the NY/NJ area, police say

Rio athletes will compete in “poop soup” where dead bodies float

A body floats in the waters of Guanabara bay, a sailing venue for the 2016 Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, June 27, 2016. Recent tests revealed a veritable petri dish of pathogens in the Rio's waters, from rotaviruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting to drug-resistant "super bacteria." (Lalo de Almeida/The New York Times) [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:53-05:00July 31st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Rio athletes will compete in “poop soup” where dead bodies float

Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s 3-point plan to destroy ISIS

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Three-Point Plan to Destroy Islamic State From Breitbart.com: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon, “I can’t imagine a Hillary Clinton administration ending the ISIS scourge,” then laid out a three-point plan to deal with the terror group. hate, Pho “One, you have [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:50-05:00July 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s 3-point plan to destroy ISIS

German security guard turns ISIS bomber away at music festival

Photo of Pascal Bohm, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ From The Daily Mail: A German security guard who turned an ISIS suicide bomber away from a music festival just minutes before he blew himself up said the jihadi ‘he kept staring at me nervously’. Pascal Bohm, 25, saved scores of lives when he denied Syrian Mohammad [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:21:42-05:00July 27th, 2016|News|Comments Off on German security guard turns ISIS bomber away at music festival

Homeland Security concerned with “homegrown violent extremists”

Home Security's National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin In the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, perpetrated by a radical Islamic terrorist, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued this bulletin: In December, we described a new phase in the global threat environment, which has implications on the homeland. This basic assessment has [...]

By |2016-06-23T09:55:05-04:00June 23rd, 2016|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Homeland Security concerned with “homegrown violent extremists”

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