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More saving lives, making a difference: Positive security news during coronavirus pandemic

In these challenging times, it is heartening to know that there are security professionals out there defending the public and property. So, in the spirit of positivity, here are a few recent examples of security officers' selfless actions.  -- IFPO. In October, we brought you the story of Keanon Lowe, security officer and football coach [...]

By |2020-12-26T11:44:40-05:00April 1st, 2020|News|Comments Off on More saving lives, making a difference: Positive security news during coronavirus pandemic

Discovery of unlicensed, untrained security officers lead to changes at arenas

There's a lot to unpack here in this report, but to summarize what appear to be the two main issues, you have a company known as The Security Guys claiming some sort of "don't ask, don't tell" covert contract: "Nobody's even said anything to us." Then you have a college administrator saying he "did not [...]

By |2019-03-26T16:35:14-04:00March 26th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Discovery of unlicensed, untrained security officers lead to changes at arenas

Home defense: Woman fatally shoots escaped convict in head after break-in

Bruce McLaughlin Jr. From dailycaller.com: Escaped inmate Bruce McLaughlin got his ticket to the afterlife punched after breaking into the wrong house. Fox News reported the following Tuesday: Hours after he and another inmate escaped jail after beating up a security guard, a South Carolina inmate was fatally shot after he broke into a woman’s [...]

By |2018-12-06T06:01:14-05:00December 6th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Home defense: Woman fatally shoots escaped convict in head after break-in

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

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

Sears security officer, 81, killed by shoplifters in South Carolina

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Richland County SC -- An 81 year old security officer has been killed during a shoplifting incident in South Carolina. Deputies say that the Sears officer whose job was to stop shoplifters was killed by two men who shoved him down while stealing television sets from the South Carolina store, a sheriff said Wednesday. [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:31:10-05:00September 1st, 2017|News|Comments Off on Sears security officer, 81, killed by shoplifters in South Carolina

Security officer shoots gunman in Myrtle Beach melee

From WSOC-TV: Myrtle Beach police are investigating a shooting on Ocean Boulevard, Channel 9 sister station WPDE reported. The shooting was caught on Facebook Live. Officers responded around 12:25 a.m Sunday to a report of a large crowd near 5th Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard, according to Lt. Joey Crosby, of the Myrtle Beach Police [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:37:56-05:00June 19th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Security officer shoots gunman in Myrtle Beach melee

South Carolina county considering private security officers in schools

BY CHRISTIAN BOSCHULT, cboschult@thesunnews.com Private security guards, not police officers, could be protecting your kids when school starts back. Horry County School’s contract with U.S. Security Associates — the firm that supplies unarmed security outside the schools — allows the district to ask for additional armed guards as part of the existing contract. June Special: 50% [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:37:53-05:00June 16th, 2017|News|Comments Off on South Carolina county considering private security officers in schools

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