Sherman TX Aug 2 2018 After trustees passed a new policy permitting staff with previous law enforcement experience to carry firearms on campus, the Sherman Independent School District has clarified its “guardian plan” policy regarding the storage of ammunition in relation to program-issued handguns. “The ammunition and the firearm will be on the person — […]
Nashville TN Aug 2 2018 An employee at Nashville’s General Sessions Court was indicted Friday on charges that he stole more than $100,000 from the city’s traffic school program over the course of “several years.” General Sessions Judge Melissa Blackburn confirmed the news in an email to staff Friday afternoon. The employee, John Michael Bowers, was […]
Flint MI Aug 2 2018 The city of Flint is being sued after one of its police officers handcuffed a disabled seven-year-old boy in 2015. The boy was handcuffed by the officer, who was working as a school resource officer, after instructors at an after-school program called for help in dealing with what the family’s […]
New York City NY Aug 2 2018 Will air cargo loads routinely be screened by bomb-sniffing dogs? New York City-based security firm MSA Security is counting on it, as it announced this week that it has trained it 500th dog in the science of explosives detection at its Windsor facility in Connecticut. Under what’s known as […]
Peterborough Canada Aug 2 2018 Three people face charges after police say a Peterborough security guard was threatened with a firearm on Friday. Police say a security guard noticed a male in distress near a vehicle. When he approached the vehicle, he discovered several people inside. “As the security guard approached, the male asked if […]
Cleveland OH Aug 2 2018 A Northeast Ohio couple was sentenced to prison for 16 armed robberies or attempted robberies to fund their drug habit. Casey Layne Liberty, 31, of Amherst, and Daniel T. Begin, 33, of Cleveland, were both sentenced to 71 months on prison. Both were ordered to pay $6,598 in restitution. The […]
Tallahassee Florida Aug 2 2018 A brazen security guard who was spotted stealing more than $3000 electronics from a Florida Walmart has now been arrested. As earlier reported, the armed security guard who was in full uniform, entered the Walmart on Mahan Drive, and immediately began loading up a shopping cart with electronics. The Leon […]
LYNNWOOD WA Aug 2 2018 — An ex-employee of a Lynnwood car dealership allegedly set fire to his former employer’s buildings — one of them on the morning of a grand opening — while a security guard and janitors were working inside, according to police reports filed in court. The Bellevue man, 46, smelled strongly […]
San Antonio TX Aug 2 2018 A kidnapped horn shark named Ms. Helen captured the nation’s attention after she was stolen from the San Antonio Aquarium Monday. But this fish tale has a happy ending — Ms. Helen is safely back at home. Two suspects, including a 38-year-old San Antonio man, have been arrested in […]
Knoxville TN Aug 2 2018 Two dozen school security officers fresh off nine weeks of training waited with jitters to take the stage at South-Doyle Middle School and graduate into the next step. As the district prepares to open classrooms back up to its more than 60,000 students on Aug. 8, the lineup of security personnel […]