Seattle WA June 6 2018 Spencer Lindsay spends three days a week, working 12-hour shifts as a security guard at Amazon’s massive headquarters in Seattle, Washington. For almost five years, he’s worked there. But when he isn’t on Amazon’s campus as a guard, Lindsay is running a business of his own: selling barbecue sauce via Amazon’s […]
Columbia SC June 6 2018 A correctional officer with just two months under her belt could spend years in prison after she tried to smuggle a cellphone into Turbeville Correctional Institution, prison officials announced Monday. Kyontae Ty’ Tiauna Moni Stroman, of 1340 Longcreek Drive, Apartment 1217, Columbia was arrested Sunday and charged with furnishing or attempting […]
Southfield MI June 6 2018 Target fired a security guard at a Michigan store on Monday, two weeks after a black customer was falsely accused of stealing a bikini and then forced to remove her clothing to prove her innocence, according to her attorney. The development was the latest in a string of discrimination allegations that […]
Palo Alto CA June 5 2018 Palo Alto is turning to technology in hopes of preventing people from attempting to stand in front of or jump in front of trains traveling through the Peninsula city. The city has installed thermal imaging-equipped video cameras designed to keep an eye out for people standing or hanging around the […]
Guyana June 5 2018 Armed, masked foreign language-speaking bandits shot and injured a guard before carting off 50 ounces of raw gold worth GY$13 million, two guns and other items from a gold mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, police sources said. Investigators said when the bandits opened fire, the guard named Stephen Hall, […]
Chicago IL June 5 2018 SOS Security, LLC, the nation’s fifth largest provider of security personnel, has acquired Chicago-based Premier and Apex3 Security. For almost 40 years, Premier and Apex3 Security have provided dynamic security solutions to their clients in the greater Chicago area. Their focus on quality, accountability, technology and officer training has led to […]
HAMILTON TWP., N.J. June 4 2018 Seven people were arrested and a police officer was assaulted during a brawl inside the Hamilton Mall in Atlantic County. The Township of Hamilton Police Department was alerted Saturday to a report of an advertised fight on social media between two juveniles. Police say earlier in the day, several small […]
Auckland NZ June 4 2018 About 30 Corrections Department staff from Auckland called in sick for work on Sunday after “an increase in organised violence toward staff, orchestrated by gang members”. Department of Corrections Regional Commissioner Jeanette Burns said there had been five prison guards attacked by inmates in the last week alone. The assaults typically […]
Chicago IL June 4 2018 Chicago police has arrested an armed security guard for not having the proper license to carry the weapon. The armed security guard associated with staunch anti-gun and nationally known social activist, Father Michael Pfleger, was arrested on May 27 outside St. Sabina’s Roman Catholic Church on the South Side where […]
LAS VEGAS NV June 4 2018 — A couple visiting Las Vegas from Vietnam was stabbed to death at Circus Circus hotel and casino on Friday, according to authorities. The man and woman were part of a Vietnamese tourist group that had come to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, Las Vegas police said. The couple was […]