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Texas security officer fatally shoots woman with baseball bat at apartment complex

From ABC 13 Houston. https://abc13.com Security officer fatally wounds woman armed with baseball bat. Here is another example of a security officer as a first responder -- he's on the front lines in a potentially dangerous environment, and it certainly played out that way recently. It appears as though he responded swiftly and [...]

By |2019-07-03T06:46:03-04:00July 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Texas security officer fatally shoots woman with baseball bat at apartment complex

Security officer is first to find man shot on Houston roadside

By Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle A man was hospitalized Wednesday morning with a gunshot wound to the chest after a security guard found him lying on the side of the road in northwest Houston, according to Metro Video. The man's current condition is unclear. The security guard found him on her way to work around 2:40 [...]

By |2019-05-17T08:15:32-04:00May 17th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer is first to find man shot on Houston roadside

Naked man shot by security officer after stabbing grandfather at McDonald’s

BY JARED GILMOUR, SunHerald.com An 88-year-old grandfather was eating with his grandson at a McDonald’s in Palmdale, California, on Sunday when a naked man came in and stabbed the elderly man, deputies said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the naked man had crashed his car into a nearby Carl’s Jr. fast-food restaurant moments [...]

By |2019-04-17T06:17:41-04:00April 17th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Naked man shot by security officer after stabbing grandfather at McDonald’s

Security officer fires gun to thwart North Carolina bank robbery

From PrivateOfficer.org: Charlotte NC March 12 2019 An armed robber entered the State Employee’s Credit Union at 8605 University Boulevard and tried t rob it when he was confronted by a security officer Charlotte Mecklenburg police said. “I get out of my car and the next thing I hear is gunshots,” a witness to the [...]

By |2019-03-14T06:08:00-04:00March 14th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer fires gun to thwart North Carolina bank robbery

1 shot dead after struggle for security officer’s gun in Las Vegas

photo: Max Darrow✔@MaxNews3LV LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — One person has died after a being shot by a security officer in downtown Las Vegas Thursday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to west end of the Fremont Street Experience around 2 p.m. on a report of shots fired, Officer Aden OcampoGomez said. The security [...]

By |2019-01-18T09:30:06-05:00January 18th, 2019|News|Comments Off on 1 shot dead after struggle for security officer’s gun in Las Vegas

Security officer injured in crossfire in Maryland parking lot shooting

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: ANNAPOLIS, Md. Aug 9 2018 Annapolis police arrested two teenagers after a private security guard was injured Tuesday in the crossfire of a shooting, police said. Police said officers were called around 9 p.m. to the 1700 block of Forest Drive on a report of a shooting in the parking lot outside a [...]

By |2018-08-10T07:59:55-04:00August 10th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer injured in crossfire in Maryland parking lot shooting

Security officer-coach dies a hero, protecting students during Florida massacre

By Dylan Gwinn, Breitbart.com Reports of a true hero have emerged from the tragic shooting that took place in Florida on Wednesday. Reports which say that a high school security guard and football coach, used his body to shield students from gunfire. UPDATE: According to the Sun-Sentinel, Douglas High School’s hero football coach Aaron Feis [...]

By |2018-02-16T07:09:39-05:00February 16th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer-coach dies a hero, protecting students during Florida massacre

Tucker Carlson: Jesus Campos went to Mexico after Las Vegas massacre

Jesus Campos was initially hailed as a hero in the first days after the Las Vegas massacre. Questions then arose as to the timeline of events -- specifically when Campos was shot -- with conflicting information coming from the Mandalay Bay and local police. Next, there was Campos' vanishing act, skipping out on several media appointments [...]

By |2017-10-27T09:50:08-04:00October 27th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Tucker Carlson: Jesus Campos went to Mexico after Las Vegas massacre

Church security officer and robber in gun battle in South Carolina

Photo from WPDE BY ELIZABETH TOWNSEND etownsend@thesunnews.com SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 10:54 AM MyrtleBeachOnline: A prayer circle formed late Thursday night after a man who allegedly tried to rob an armed security guard was reportedly shot near a church. “We all had a big circle of prayer and everything with everybody and just asked for [...]

By |2017-09-29T14:37:11-04:00September 29th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Church security officer and robber in gun battle in South Carolina

Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

Here are the IFPO's latest graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Steven James McIntyre, CPO, Toronto, ON, Canada John Drewes, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA Johnson Thao, CPO, Minneapolis, MN, USA Jose Luna, CPO, Minneapolis, MN, USA Martin Obrecht, CPO, Des Moines, IA, USA   Find out how YOU can become a Certified [...]

By |2017-09-02T14:32:16-04:00September 2nd, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to the latest IFPO graduates!

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