Los Angeles County CA Jan 19 2018 A former bouncer was sentenced to three years probation, 180 days in county jail and 240 hours of community labor after he punched a man who then fell into traffic and was fatally struck by a passing vehicle just over a year ago, the Los Angeles County District […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio Jan 18 2018 — Last week’s riot at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center spotlighted the stark reality that a rising number of inmates there are in custody for violent crimes — including armed robbery, carjacking and homicide. Two of the 12 inmates involved in the fight that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage […]
COLUMBUS, OHIO Jan 19 2018 The state is launching a voluntary accreditation program for Ohio’s licensed private investigators and companies that provide security services. The program’s standards were developed last fall by the Department of Public Safety’s Private Investigator Security Guard Services unit. Brandon Gardner, the unit’s executive director, says the goal is to raise […]
Lenoia NJ Jan 19 2018 A New Jersey suburb is getting tired of out-of-towners using navigation apps that send them through its narrow side streets on their way to and from the George Washington Bridge. Its solution? Hitting nonresidents with a $200 fine during rush hour. The borough of Leonia, just west of New York City, […]
Durban South Africa Jan 19 2018 – Six-months-pregnant cellphone store employee Tasnim Khan was enjoying her day until seven men walked in, one pulling out a gun and cocking it. Her day was about to get worse. “He ordered my colleague and me to move to the back to our storage room. He asked for the […]
Charlotte NC January 18 2018 Security companies, security employees and customers who employed private security agencies faced more than 16, 208 lawsuits in 2017. Of the lawsuits filed, 67.6 percent were for assault, excessive use of force, unlawful restraint or claims of being injured at the hands of private security guards. Another 8.2 percent of […]
CHULA VISTA, Calif. Jan 18 2018— Authorities arrested a teenager and called off a search for one other person Sunday night after Otay Ranch Town Center mall security reported seeing them holding guns inside a Jack in the Box, police said. Police went to the restaurant on Birch Road just before 8 p.m. They confronted […]
Foxborough MA Jan 18 2018 Police lay out security plans for New England Patriots home games days in advance, and while players and fans are concentrating on what’s happening on the field, law enforcement officers remain vigilant. And the man in charge of that security — Foxborough, Massachusetts, Police Chief Bill Baker — comes to that […]
GREENFIELD MA Jan 18 2018 — Baystate Franklin Medical Center has decided to take its chances in court over charges filed by its security union. Following a finding of merit regarding union allegations by the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board in December, the hospital had until Jan. 11 to potentially settle with the […]
YORK, South Carolina Jan 18 2018-– Michael “Mike” Doty, the York County deputy who was one of four law enforcement officers shot in a Tuesday incident involving a domestic violence suspect, has died. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson confirmed Doty’s death at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte Wednesday around 7 p.m. Officers Randy Clinton and […]