JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. July 9 2017 — Missouri soon will have a system to notify the general public when a law enforcement officer is killed or injured. Patterned after the Amber Alert system for missing children, the so-called “Blue Alert” law was signed Thursday by Gov. Eric Greitens, who had championed the idea. The measure was […]
FLORENCE AL July 9 2017— A woman was shot this morning after she was accused of trying to run over a University of North Alabama campus police officer. Officials said the incident was reported just before 3 a.m. and occurred in a parking lot at the intersection of Irvine Street and Pine Street, across from […]
BELLEVUE, Neb. July 9 2017 He worked for a private security firm but acted more life a police officer. Complaints called into local police eventually caused 34-year old Joshua Hartsook to be charged with impersonating a police officer. Police say that he often wore a security guard uniform and used his personal vehicle like it […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Three transit security officers were honored Friday for helping a rider in need. Back in March, the passenger experienced a seizure and lost consciousness. The driver quickly parked the bus near the Alvarado Transportation Center and a passenger ran for help. Without hesitation, transit security officers Shannon Beltz, Ronald Brown and Alonso Cano ran to […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. July 8 2017 Florida’s Supreme Court police has obtained a milestone for any law enforcement agency. The Supreme Court Marshals Office just received accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. The commission’s report says it becomes the first court-only law enforcement agency in Florida and the country to get it. The officers […]
McKeesport PA July 8 2017 Police said a teenager shot a security officer early Tuesday at a high school graduation party in McKeesport. Allegheny County Police charged 17-year-old Seneca Byrd Jr. with attempted homicide, possession of a firearm by minor and other offenses. Investigators said the shooting of the security guard happened at the party in […]
KENDALL, Fla. July 8 2017 – A 19-year-old woman was arrested Thursday for two incidents in which she pepper sprayed security guards at stores in Kendall, authorities said. According to an arrest report, the first incident was reported April 1 at the Macy’s store at Dadeland Mall on Southwest 88th Street. Police said Keerra Nashay Dean […]
BRIDGEPORT CT July 8 2017 — The distraught mother of the woman who was killed in a murder-suicide said her daughter was continually battered and humiliated by her husband, who she said threatened to kill her on more than one occasion. “He beat her with his gun, he threatened her many times,” said Madeline Gonzalez, the […]
Atlanta GA July 8 2017 Lawyers for a lesbian security guard who claims she was discriminated against because of her failure to adhere to gender norms will appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The move comes after the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rehear the case. Jameka Evans, a security […]
Houston TX July 8 2017 A decision by Shell Oil Co. to reject the hiring recommendation of its former head of U.S. security has led to another discrimination lawsuit against the company, a subsidiary of the international oil major Royal Dutch Shell. Earlier this year, Crockett Oaks III sued Shell for allegedly firing him after he […]