International Foundation for Protection Officers

Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

Dustin Jeffery Hilsenbeck, 35, arrested for allegedly pulling a gun and issuing threats in front of an Oregon school. Excellent work by the security officer at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory for meeting the danger head-on and deterring a possible school massacre. And much respect to La Salle for employing a competent security [...]

By |2019-11-08T07:05:16-05:00November 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Armed security officer deters possible school shooting in Oregon

Heroes: 3 STEM students disarm school shooter in Colorado

From EDM Digest: HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — The three students who disarmed a gunman in a Colorado school shooting leapt up from their desks without a word and with no thought for their own safety when they spotted the gun, recounted one of the young men. They slammed the teenager, a classmate of theirs, [...]

By |2019-05-13T06:15:14-04:00May 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Heroes: 3 STEM students disarm school shooter in Colorado

STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

There's a lot that is unknown at this point. First of all, the media is using an unnamed source, which, in the burden-of-proof spectrum of reporting, is not nearly as solid as using a named source speaking on-the-record. Second, the officer is not, at least at this point, facing criminal charges and third, if he [...]

By |2019-05-10T06:14:52-04:00May 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

From FOX Denver 31 - 2 News: DENVER - An armed security guard, employed privately by STEM School Highlands Ranch, helped apprehend one of the shooters Tuesday. "He probably saved more lives than he thinks he did," said Tyler Christensen, an 8th-grade student who was near the gunshots. "It makes him a hero. To me, [...]

By |2019-05-09T06:41:41-04:00May 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

Florida school hires security officers to shoot ‘armed intruders’

Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PALMETTO, Fla. (CBS Local) — A charter school in Florida has hired two combat veterans to patrol the grounds with semi-automatic rifles to protect students from any active shooters, according to officials. Principal Bill Jones said he wants to make sure if an armed intruder were to enter the campus of Manatee School for the [...]

By |2019-02-18T06:23:57-05:00February 18th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Florida school hires security officers to shoot ‘armed intruders’

2 teens thwart planned school shooting

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, students are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooter opened fire on the campus. A large Wall Street money manager wants to engage with major weapons manufacturers about their response to the school massacre in Parkland. (Mike Stocker/South [...]

By |2018-12-29T09:09:01-05:00December 29th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 2 teens thwart planned school shooting

‘Alabama Sentry Program’ allows school admins to have guns on campus

Photo credit: (Photo courtesy bigstockphoto.com) DREW TAYLOR ON JUN 1, 2018, SecurityInfoWatch SOURCE: MCCLATCHY June 01--Tuscaloosa public school officials said Thursday that it's too soon to tell how schools here will be affected by a new state program that allows some school administrators to have guns on campus. On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the [...]

By |2018-06-04T21:20:30-04:00June 4th, 2018|News|Comments Off on ‘Alabama Sentry Program’ allows school admins to have guns on campus

Officer hailed as hero for shooting gunman at Illinois high school

Facebook/City of Dixon From WRAL: DIXON, ILL. — Charges were filed against a student who was wounded by a police officer after firing shots in a northern Illinois high school hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal, Illinois State Police announced late Wednesday. Matthew A. Milby, 19, of Dixon [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:36:22-05:00May 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Officer hailed as hero for shooting gunman at Illinois high school

Register now for ASIS International’s GSX security event, set for Las Vegas, Sept. 23-27

*** ATTENTION: IFPO Members and Graduates can receive $50.00 off of an ALL ACCESS PASS to the event.  They must use the code PARTNER2 in order for the discount to be applied. ***   Registration is now open for the landmark security event of the year, the Global Security Exchange, formerly known as the ASIS International [...]

By |2018-06-09T13:11:52-04:00April 28th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Register now for ASIS International’s GSX security event, set for Las Vegas, Sept. 23-27

School board in Boulder Valley, Colo. mulls security cameras

Photo from www.securitycameraking.com AMY BOUNDS ON APR 18, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com April 18--The Boulder Valley school board is moving closer to installing interior security cameras at its high schools, with members generally agreeing to a new policy at a Tuesday work session. Parents and high school principals have lobbied the board to [...]

By |2018-04-20T08:59:41-04:00April 20th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School board in Boulder Valley, Colo. mulls security cameras

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