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Man swings bottle of alcohol, spits on Kohl’s security officer

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Palo Alto CA Feb 8 2019 A 27-year-old Palo Alto man accused of being unruly inside a Mountain View Kohl's before swinging a bottle of alcohol at a security guard was arrested last week, according to police. A member of the store's security staff told police that the man was verbally harassing employees and [...]

By |2019-02-08T12:46:28-05:00February 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Man swings bottle of alcohol, spits on Kohl’s security officer

‘Tactical error’ Suspected Walmart shoplifter runs into police station

Jeremy Roberts, 24. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: CINCINNATI OH December 25 2018 — Police arrested a man accused of shoplifting after they said he ran to a police station while fleeing from an officer. A District 3 officer working an off-duty uniformed security detail at the Walmart on Ferguson Road in Westwood saw 24-year-old Jeremy [...]

By |2018-12-26T06:27:06-05:00December 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on ‘Tactical error’ Suspected Walmart shoplifter runs into police station

Walgreens employee kills armed customer who hopped counter in Oklahoma

From Fox5NewYork: TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police say a Walgreens employee with a concealed-carry license fatally shot an armed man after an argument that began at the photo counter. Tulsa Police Sgt. Brandon Watkins says the person who died Wednesday was a 52-year-old man. He says the man pulled a gun, jumped behind the [...]

By |2018-12-21T09:16:33-05:00December 21st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Walgreens employee kills armed customer who hopped counter in Oklahoma

Bass Pro Shops shoplifter with stolen gun fights with cops in Atlantic City

  From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Atlantic City NJ November 9 2018 -- Two men from Atlantic City, New Jersey, are facing a long list of charges following a violent shoplifting arrest in the city Monday afternoon. The Atlantic City Police Department says two of their officers responded to Bass Pro Shop for the report of two men shoplifting. [...]

By |2018-11-10T07:53:04-05:00November 10th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Bass Pro Shops shoplifter with stolen gun fights with cops in Atlantic City

Walmart lawsuit: Two victims of violent Kansas attack say store lacked security

SOURCE: THE KANSAS CITY STAR (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE) Two people injured in a violent incident in the parking lot outside of a Shawnee Walmart in 2016 have filed a lawsuit against the company. The suit, filed in Johnson County District Court, alleges that Walmart was negligent in not providing adequate security in and around the store [...]

By |2018-09-16T07:11:25-04:00September 16th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Walmart lawsuit: Two victims of violent Kansas attack say store lacked security

Walmart crime wave: Police force considered at Stapleton store

From privateofficerbreakingnews: STAPLETON, Colo. July 20 2018— Shoplifting, car break-ins, even strong-armed robberies. Not exactly what you expect when you head to Walmart. But that's exactly what shoppers have come to expect at the Walmart in Stapleton in recent years. So much so that Denver City Council is considering renewing a contract to provide police [...]

By |2018-07-20T10:52:31-04:00July 20th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Walmart crime wave: Police force considered at Stapleton store

Security officer chases down alleged purse snatcher in Ohio

From privateofficerbreakingnews.com AKRON, Ohio July 9 2018- An Akron man was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly injuring a woman with a knife during a robbery by cutting a purse of off her shoulder. IFPO July Special: 30% off all textbooks on our website! Keith L. Watkins, 53, of Boulevard Street, was charged with aggravated robbery, [...]

By |2018-07-09T10:30:26-04:00July 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Security officer chases down alleged purse snatcher in Ohio

Woman shocks Walmart security officer with stun gun in Nashville

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 27 2018 A woman previously banned from Walmart has been arrested and is now facing more serious charges than trespassing. An Asset Protection Employee at the Walmart on Dickerson Pike reported seeing Sharon Mendoza, 43, putting things in her backpack she hadn't paid for, bypassing the cashier and heading towards the [...]

By |2018-04-27T12:00:59-04:00April 27th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Woman shocks Walmart security officer with stun gun in Nashville

Accused peeping tom charged with putting spy-cam in women’s bathroom

NORMAN MILLER ON MAR 7, 2018, SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com March 07--FRAMINGHAM -- A former Framingham supermarket employee installed a spy camera in an employee ladies room last year, recording unsuspecting co-workers as they used the toilet, authorities said. John E. Lola Jr., 47, of Holliston, pleaded not guilty to the charges at his Framingham District Court [...]

By |2018-03-07T17:44:00-05:00March 7th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Accused peeping tom charged with putting spy-cam in women’s bathroom

Congrats to David Rothberg, IFPO’s February Scholarship Award recipient!

Our February Scholarship Winner is: David Rothberg of Maryland Heights, MO, who has elected to take the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM)! Congratulations, David! To sign up for the Monthly Scholarship for a CPO Program or the CSSM Program, click here! The International Foundation for Protection Officers stands for professionalism and education. As part of that commitment [...]

By |2018-03-06T17:45:48-05:00March 6th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Congrats to David Rothberg, IFPO’s February Scholarship Award recipient!

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