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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

Gunman charged in fatal shooting of Chicago nightclub security officer

Thurman Bailey (left) and Jon Poole. From WGNTV.com: CHICAGO — A 34-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard outside of a River North nightclub. Jon Poole was taken into custody Thursday in Lawrenceville, Ga., after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police said he [...]

By |2019-06-24T06:14:45-04:00June 24th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Gunman charged in fatal shooting of Chicago nightclub security officer

Arrest made in fatal shooting of security officer at Texas sports bar

Simon Alejandro Flores Acevedo BY JACK HOWLAND, Fort Worth Star-Telegram A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the mid-April fatal shooting of a security guard in the parking lot of an Arlington sports bar. Simon Alejandro Flores Acevedo has been charged with murder, and is accused of carrying out the shooting [...]

By |2019-06-06T06:25:02-04:00June 6th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Arrest made in fatal shooting of security officer at Texas sports bar

FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

First, there was the news that Amazon Rekognition had been pitched to ICE, which drew criticism from civil liberties groups. Now, we have news that the FBI is actually using it in a pilot program. While technology may be limiting in the realms of privacy, it can also be a benefit to security. It's a [...]

By |2019-01-05T09:31:04-05:00January 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on FBI piloting Amazon Rekognition facial matching software

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