Las Vegas NV Aug 26 2017 The Nevada Gaming Commission gave clear answers to several questions involving recreational marijuana use as they relate to gaming licensees: No, no, no. In the first of a series of policy discussions Thursday, the five-member board that sets policy for the gaming industry reiterated that as long as marijuana consumption […]
Chesapeake VA Aug 26 2017 Imagine a fleet of drones scouring rural areas or cities to help find a missing child. That’s what Tom Walker of Chesapeake-based DART Ventures envisioned when he bought a drone last October. “I took it out and flew it for about a week or two and got bored. And I […]
Turkey Aug 26 2017 The number of private security personnel in Turkey has risen by 92 percent over the past six years, according to figures from the Interior Ministry. Responding to an information application from independent lawmaker Aylin Nazıaka, the ministry’s statistics showed that the number of private security personnel actively working in the country rose […]
Scotland MD Aug 26 2017 Security guards were hired this week to watch over the federal monument and cemetery of Confederate dead near Point Lookout State Park. Those buried in the mass grave have been deceased for more than 150 years. In addition, an online link to a private park commemorating the Confederacy, near the entrance […]
Beavercreek OH Aug 26 2017 A man who was working as a security guard at Caddy’s Tap House in Beavercreek has been charged with assault for an incident at the club that was caught on video. Dale S. Williams, 39, has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor assault in Fairborn Municipal Court. According to witnesses […]
Charlotte NC Aug 26 2017 Three fatal shootings involving private security officers during a twenty four hour period shows the sudden risks and unpredictability of volatile conditions that threatens security officers working at both the “low” risk and mundane assignments and in areas known to be more dangerous. An armed security officer working at a Charlotte […]
Little Rock AR Aug 26 2017 A former armored-car guard has been sentenced to seven years on probation that’s contingent on him repaying the company, Loomis Armored U.S., $29,960 that he stole. Antonio Desmont McDuffie, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony theft in exchange for the probationary sentence. He is also required to pay a […]
Mankato MN Aug 26 2017 A 20-year-old woman had a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.36 percent when she kicked a security officer in the face at a Mankato hospital, where she was being treated for severe intoxication and other medical needs, charges say. Nyaroam A. Khon, 20, of Mankato, remained jailed Thursday on charges of […]
DENVER CO Aug 24 2017— A man was killed in a shooting involving two armed RTD officers at a light rail station on Wednesday night. The shooting happened just north of the parking garage after 7 p.m. at the Sheridan station at West Ninth Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard on the Denver/Lakewood line. Two security guards […]
SACRAMENTO CA Aug 25 2017 — A Modesto man is suing is suing a security business, alleging racial discrimination, retaliation, and violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Adesoji Adewumi filed a complaint Aug. 18 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against GHS Interactive Security, LLC, Anthony Villanueva, Victoria Fox, alleging […]