Chicago IL May 16 2018 A 25-year-old man who was shot during an armed robbery last month in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco store on the Near West Side has sued the grocery chain’s parent company claiming the staff failed to properly secure the store and respond to his calls for help. About 5:35 p.m. […]
LANSING, MI May 16 2018- A second attempt at legislation to allow for the expansion of private police forces passed the Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday over the continued opposition of existing law enforcement groups. The issue first came up last year, when companion bills from Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, moved to […]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MO May 16 2018 A felon attacked two MetroLink public safety officers at a station here after they tried to remove him from a prohibited area near the tracks, according to police. Joshua R. Efken, 35, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery after the attack early Friday morning. Bail for Efken, who […]
PHOENIX AZ May 16 2018 Usually each Monday, you’d find Marisa Claire at Esperanza Elementary School helping students cross the street, but this Monday, she’s locked up, charged with several sex crimes against a 7-year-old girl, according to court documents. “It’s horrifying. I hope they got fired. You can’t trust anybody,” said parent Diane Pirman. […]
HOLLYWOOD CA May 16 2018 Authorities said an intoxicated security guard for a 7-Eleven store in Hollywood shot another man following dispute early Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred at about 1:30 a.m. outside a 7-Eleven in the 1800 block of Cahuenga Boulevard. According to Los Angeles police, the two men got into an argument that became […]
Scotland May 16 2018 National charity SafeLives has been appointed to train 14,000 Police Scotland officers in identifying controlling behaviours to support the introduction of the new Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act. Controlling and coercive behaviours are a significant factor of domestic abuse. The new Act, due for implementation in early 2019, criminalises these controlling behaviours for […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 16 2018 A startling number of rapes have been reported to Vanderbilt University police this year. In the last 60 days, there have been 11. The news however, may not be as bad as it sounds as the university has been urging victims to come forward. The latest rape was reported just last […]
Monroe Township NJ May 16 2018 Following a growing trend across the state, Monroe Township Board of Education members last week approved a policy to allow its in-house security team to carry firearms while on duty. Having armed guards in the district’s schools was widely supported among officials and residents. But in recent weeks that support […]
BALTIMORE MD May 16 2018 Anyone who has spent time in Baltimore City might notice a surge in the number of men and women with the word “security” emblazoned on their backs. While there are 16,000 sworn police officers in Maryland, there are nearly double that number of private security guards, and there are 740 […]
Retail Death and Violence Report Deaths up 12% since 2017 – 125 Deaths in Q1 22%, 28 Retail Employees Killed Quarterly Comparison Q1 2018 125 Retail violent deaths 113 Criminal acts Compared to Q1 2017 Deaths – 112, up 12% Criminal acts – 102, up 11% Q1 Violent Deaths – 62 Customers, 35 Suspects, 28 Employees Q1 2018 Total Violent […]