BATON ROUGE, La. Nov 21 2017 An Atlanta, Ga. man is behind bars after police say he and another man ran an elaborate scheme purchasing over $1,000 of merchandise from Victoria’s Secret in the Mall of Louisiana using counterfeit money. According to arrest records, Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 25-year-old Derrick Burke Friday after receiving reports […]
Greensburg PA Nov 21 2017 A contracted security guard at Excela Health Westmoreland hospital in Greensburg was fired last week and charged by city police for allegedly assaulting a patient in the mental health unit. Police charged Scott A. Wilson, 23, of Greensburg with neglect of a care-dependent person, criminal attempt, simple assault and harassment in […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Nov 21 2017 West Virginia’s attorney general has reached a settlement with a company selling home security systems that bars it from operating within the state. It settles a lawsuit alleging Trio Alarm LLC and manager Tyler Ignatowski engaged in deceptive sales practices in West Virginia, where it was unlicensed to sell services, but […]
Charlotte NC Nov 19 2017 Rick McCann Founder-CEO Private Officer International There’s not enough times when private security officers get the recognition that they deserve but I’m happy to report on these two recent incidents where it was the security officer who is the hero. In San Antonio Texas, a security officer on duty at […]
India Nov 20 2017 The private security industry is growing rapidly in the country and the number of private security guards has now become four times the police force. Amidst this growth in the sector, there are voices to outsource the “softer” police functions to private security agencies. The private security industry is one of the […]
SAN ANTONIO TX Nov 20 2017 – A woman was taken to an area hospital in stable condition after her leg was severed in a train accident. Police said the woman was walking near train tracks at West Martin and North Medina streets when she was clipped by a train. The woman was pulled under the […]
Delta BC Canada Nov 20 2017 A security guard at a Delta Walmart was stabbed by a suspected shoplifter when the guard tried to confront the person Saturday. The incident happened at around 12:25 p.m. at the Walmart at 72nd Avenue and 120th Street. “The individual had been approached by a loss prevention officer initially and […]
PETALUMA, CA Nov 20 2017 – A man was arrested late Saturday in downtown Petaluma after he allegedly pushed a security guard through a glass window at a bar. The incident was reported just before midnight at McGuire’s Pub on Kentucky Street, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Officers apparently saw the suspect, identified as Hayden […]
Palm Beach Gardens FL Nov 20 2017 A man arrested in a shooting outside The Gardens Mall on Friday was ordered by a judge to be held on a $20,000 bond Saturday morning. Dimitri Virginia, 23, of Riviera Beach, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, firing a weapon in […]
Colonie NY Nov 20 2017 A retired NYPD officer and her husband jumped into action when they spotted a man stealing a woman’s purse at the Kohls department store on Central Avenue in Colonie. The accused crook has been arrested and the man and his wife are now being hailed as heroes. “All of a sudden, […]