International Foundation for Protection Officers

School security officer headbutted by man who smelled of weed at wrestling event

By Becky Metrick | bmetrick@pennlive.com PennLive.com A man was taken away from an East Pennsboro High School wrestling event after police said he became unruly, including assaulting a school resource officer. Lamont Maddox, 40, of Harrisburg, was asked to leave the school on March 10 after someone reported smelling like marijuana, East Pennsboro Township police said. [...]

By |2019-04-13T08:29:59-04:00April 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on School security officer headbutted by man who smelled of weed at wrestling event

Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

There's an argument out there that legalizing marijuana would somehow decrease crime related to the drug. But there are several factors those individuals fail to realize or are purposely omitting. First, there will always be someone filled with an entrepreneurial spirit who thinks they can offer a better deal than the legal structure. Second, in [...]

By |2018-11-26T06:35:44-05:00November 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Medical marijuana dispensary shootout in Detroit injures one security officer

#ASIS17 seminar: Keeping the Growing and Selling of Cannabis Safe

​ G. Michael Verden, Owner and CEO of The Lake Forest Group​, will be delivering a talk titled "Keeping the growing and selling of cannabis safe." On September 12, 2017, a group of masked men forced their way into a marijuana store in Washington, shot and wounded an employee, and stole an unspecified amount of marijuana. Similar [...]

By |2017-09-22T12:36:24-04:00September 22nd, 2017|News|Comments Off on #ASIS17 seminar: Keeping the Growing and Selling of Cannabis Safe

Man stabs Colorado weed dispensary security officer

From KDVR FOX 31 Denver   PUEBLO, Colo. — A Texas man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly threw rocks at vehicles on Interstate 25 and stabbed a marijuana dispensary security officer, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said.   Deputies responded to Strawberry Farms marijuana dispensary (2285 N. Interstate 25) about 8 p.m. on a [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:26:41-05:00January 6th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Man stabs Colorado weed dispensary security officer

Marijuana dispensary security guard killed in robbery

From the Denver Post: On Saturday night, two armed men, who remain at large, walked into the Green Heart and shot Mason, 24, three times during an attempted robbery. He died of a gunshot wound to the head. Two New York City security officers killed in gunfire   Read the rest of the story here.

By |2020-11-30T05:41:01-05:00June 20th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Marijuana dispensary security guard killed in robbery

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