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College security officers help save choking baby’s life in North Carolina

Livingstone security officers Nyshika Ledbetter, left, and Kia Allison, are credited with helping to save the life of three-month-old True Bostick on campus Monday, April 15, 2019. Photo: Livingstone College BY LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE NEWS SERVICE APRIL 20, 2019 SALISBURY – Livingstone College security officers are credited with helping to save the life of a [...]

By |2019-04-26T09:54:08-04:00April 26th, 2019|News|Comments Off on College security officers help save choking baby’s life in North Carolina

University of Rochester could get more armed security professionals

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Rochester, N.Y. March 29 2019— The University of Rochester is considering adding more armed security. Right now, there are 87 peace officers who provide security for all of the various University of Rochester campuses. Forty-nine of them are armed, but they are only stationed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong [...]

By |2019-03-29T07:36:26-04:00March 29th, 2019|News, Safety|Comments Off on University of Rochester could get more armed security professionals

Is “Kaylee’s Law” more symbolic than substantive security reform?

What happened to Kaylee Sawyer was an absolute tragedy and it makes sense that family members, and also legislators, believe there is something that could have been done to prevent her death. There are efforts underway to improve training and screening for security professionals. Those efforts, if implemented correctly, will achieve concrete results. Edwin Lara, [...]

By |2019-03-16T06:00:55-04:00March 16th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Is “Kaylee’s Law” more symbolic than substantive security reform?

Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

March 13, 2019  Bob Stosse, CampusSafetyMagazine.com It is an unfortunate fact that today’s world is filled with an excessive level of violence levied against our society; particularly our campuses and businesses. As we look at the various means of minimizing the damage caused by these acts, it’s important to go through a thought process related to available [...]

By |2019-03-13T06:14:54-04:00March 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Build the wall? Campus perimeter safety can deter crime

Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney now armed after decades without guns

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: KEARNEY, Neb. Sept 21 2018 — After 44 years without carrying guns, the University of Nebraska at Kearney police now are armed. On Aug. 27, eight of UNK’s full-time certified Nebraska police officers started carrying Glock .40-caliber weapons, said UNK Police Chief Jim Davis. It cost about $10,000 to equip officers with weapons [...]

By |2018-09-21T06:38:31-04:00September 21st, 2018|News|Comments Off on Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney now armed after decades without guns

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