Portland Or August 10 2018 A protest against police brutality itself turned violent Wednesday when activists attempted to storm Portland City Hall, clobbered one security guard and scuffled with several others. It was the biggest disruption to a Portland City Council meeting in more than a year, but the Council did not address the substance of […]
NORTH BERGEN NJ Aug 10 2018 — A former security director for the North Bergen Housing Authority is suing the agency, alleging wrongful termination. The Authority fired Geoffrey Santini in March after an investigation into a February NBC report alleging he low-showed his job, and used an NBHA-funded vehicle partly for his private animal control business […]
EL CAJON, California Aug 10 2018 — An El Cajon police officer was briefly hospitalized Wednesday after being struck in the head with a hammer by a man suspected of trying to rob an armored vehicle and smashing up a fast food restaurant, police said. The incident happened near the Jack in the Box on Main […]
FREDERICKSBURG, VA Aug 10 2018 — Police found the body of a man who was wanted for shooting a woman inside a McDonald’s on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Kentroyia Fletcher of Fredericksburg, Va. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition on Wednesday night. Police say she died on Thursday. The […]
CINCINNATI OH Aug 10 2018 — An 11-year-old girl was shot with a taser Monday after she attempting to shoplift from a Kroger store in Cincinnati. According to USA Today, police confirmed the shooting and an investigation has been launched by the department. The officer involved in the shooting was off duty at the time and […]
Santa Ana CA Aug 10 2018 A high school volleyball coach and security guard for the Santa Ana Unified School District’s police force was charged Tuesday with having sex with teenage girls on his team. Omar Rojas, 28, of Santa Ana, was arrested Friday evening after one of the alleged victims came forward to police, Santa […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J. Aug 10 2018 — SOS Security, a national provider of security guard personnel, has acquired First Alarm Security Services of San Jose, Calif., for undisclosed terms. First Alarm Security Services provides security solutions for industrial complexes, businesses, school districts, governments and healthcare facilities, according to an announcement. Based in Silicon Valley, the company has […]
Austin TX Aug 10 2018 A security guard opened fire early Monday on a driver in Southeast Austin who reportedly had thrown a woman out of an SUV before aiming the vehicle directly at the guard, according to an arrest affidavit. Police identified the driver as 25-year-old Cruz Alejandro Maldonado, who faces a charge of aggravated […]
BISMARCK, N.D. Aug 10 2018 — A North Dakota judge has refused to reopen a lawsuit that state regulators filed against a North Carolina-based private security firm accused of using heavy-handed tactics against people protesting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline. Judge John Grinsteiner’s decision Monday ends the yearlong dispute in state district court, but […]
Fredericton Canada Aug 10 2018 Canadian police report that two of the four people killed in an apartment shooting Friday morning in Fredericton, New Brunswick were police officers, and that the suspect has been taken into custody. Fredericton Police tweeted Friday, Aug. 10 that there are not releasing names in this “difficult time,” and that they […]