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The dangers of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft

Image Credit: RideGuru There are many dangers that the public should be aware of when using a ridesharing service such as Uber and Lyft. It is becoming quite common to learn about crimes regarding Uber and Lyft services, with several cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes receiving widespread media attention. According [...]

By |2019-04-24T06:19:25-04:00April 24th, 2019|News|Comments Off on The dangers of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft

‘Low bar’ does deadly strip club shooting reveal need for better training?

XTC Cabaret in Dallas, TX. Pic from AccordingToErik: https://accordingtoerik.wordpress.com On the heels of this chilling statistic, here is yet another example of the absolute need for security professionals, especially those who are armed, to have more comprehensive training.  -- IFPO.   By DANA BRANHAM, JANUARY 7, 2019, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS (TRIBUNE NEWS [...]

By |2019-01-09T06:29:27-05:00January 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘Low bar’ does deadly strip club shooting reveal need for better training?

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

Violent crime dropped in first half of 2017, FBI says

Security News Wire, Securitymagazine.com Violent crime in the United https://www.securitymagazine.comStates declined slightly during the first half of 2017, even as the number of murders increased over the same period, according to FBI statistics. The FBI released preliminary statistics for the first six months of 2017, which showed that crimes including rape, robbery and aggravated assault [...]

By |2018-02-09T13:18:50-05:00February 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Violent crime dropped in first half of 2017, FBI says

GoFundMe set up for Good Samaritan homeless man who rescued female police officer

by Cristina Laila, The GatewayPundit.com Ashley Hardesty, a female police officer was called to a gas station in South Carolina Tuesday after a man punched a female clerk in the face and threatened to harm others with a knife. A homeless man was praised as a ‘Good Samaritan’ this week when he jumped in to [...]

By |2017-12-23T14:30:58-05:00December 23rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on GoFundMe set up for Good Samaritan homeless man who rescued female police officer

Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

By Colter Anstaett - Southside Bureau Reporter, WSLS NBC-10 GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man is dead nearly 11 years after killing a sheriff's deputy and a security guard in Montgomery County. William Morva was successfully put to death on Thursday night at Greensville Correctional Center. His execution was scheduled for 9 p.m. and he was pronounced dead [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:28:55-05:00July 13th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Man who killed deputy and security officer executed in Virginia

Student charged in murder of Food Lion security guard in North Carolina

Nature Maurice Williams, 16, was arrested 4 p.m. Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder, according to the Greensboro Police Department. From FoxNews8:   GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A high school student has been charged in the death of a Food Lion security guard.   Nature Maurice Williams, 16, a student at Eastern Guilford High [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:24:06-05:00October 19th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Student charged in murder of Food Lion security guard in North Carolina

Security guard killed at Tulsa car wash, cops look for suspect

Security guard Norman Huntley, shot to death near a Tulsa, OK car wash.   From KJRH.com: TULSA -- Tulsa Police have identified a man shot and killed at a midtown Tulsa car wash Sunday morning.   Police say 42-year-old Norman Huntley died Monday afternoon after being transported to the hospital for gunshot wounds [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:55-05:00October 4th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard killed at Tulsa car wash, cops look for suspect

Family pushes for answers after Oregon security guard shot to death

Family and friends gathered in Gresham Saturday evening to honor slain security guard Luccas McNeill in a candlelight vigil. Sunday marks one week since the 28-year-old's mysterious shooting death.   From KATU.com: Family and friends gathered in Gresham Saturday evening to honor slain security guard Luccas McNeill in a candlelight vigil. Sunday marks [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:08-05:00August 15th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Family pushes for answers after Oregon security guard shot to death

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