SANTA MONICA, CA July 7 2018 – A man in his 40s with blunt force chest trauma was found dead Friday on a bench outside a Santa Monica hospital by security officers, and detectives later arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder, a police lieutenant said. The suspect was identified as Daniel Roy Davis, […]
Miami FL July 7 2018 A South Florida couple spent years ripping off Home Depot in a fraud scheme that bilked the hardware retailer out of more than $280,000, authorities said. Alfredo Pita-Hernandez, 34, and Stefany Hernandez, 22, were arrested Monday on organized fraud and grand theft charges in the fraudulent refund scheme that dates back […]
Washington DC July 7 2018 TSA is recruiting security officers in a tight labor market With airport security lines at all-time highs, the Transportation Security Administration is recruiting transportation security officers, canine handlers and more. The hiring process typically takes about two months; starting pay for security officers begins at around $35,000, varying for role […]
Charlotte NC July 6 2018 While many were celebrating the 4th of July, our office compiled the semi-annual death and injury report for US security officers and sworn private police. For the first half of 2018, security officers and sworn private law enforcement officers were injured, assaulted or attacked in access of 33,000 times. 65 […]
Brooklyn NY July 6 2018 NYPD officers assigned to the 78th precinct responded to an assault against a security guard and involving a 16-year-old boy. The teen fled after allegedly pulling a knife on a security officer at a Flatbush Avenue retailer. While police didn’t name the retailer, they did say that the armed teen threatened […]
Gauteng S.A. July 6 2018 Gauteng police have confirmed that one suspect was shot dead and a security guard wounded following an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Boksburg. The incident occurred on Atlas Road, near the N12 on Thursday morning, Brigadier Vish Naidoo told News24. “The details are very sketchy, but definitely no money was taken. […]
SEABROOK, N.H. —July 6 2018 A security guard for a Seabrook company has not been seen since he disappeared during his shift on a July night in 2000. Curtis Pishon, 40, was working as a security guard for Venture Corporation in Seabrook when he disappeared during the early-morning hours of July 5, 2000. Shortly before […]
DETROIT MI July 6 2018 — Detroit officers are leaving the force at an alarming rate, according to the president of the city’s largest police union. Mark Diaz, president of the Detroit Police Officers Association, said the union has lost 117 officers since Jan 1., which averages to about 4.5 per week, according to the Detroit […]
Seattle WA July 6 2018 A guard from the King County Jail shot and wounded a prisoner – a murder suspect –in Seattle on Wednesday morning, after the prisoner escaped from Harborview Medical Center. Police identified the prisoner as 19-year-old Giovanni Herrin, who was charged last month in connection with the shooting death of his 18-year-old […]
Queens NY July 6 2018 An apartment complex in Queens has taken a big step into the future with its new security guard. “Rosie the Robot” has been on duty at LeFrak City in Corona since last summer. The robotic security officer is on patrol monitoring the property for trouble as it makes it was around […]