DETROIT MI December 23 2018 – Talk about terrible timing. Two women were caught allegedly stealing $1,900 worth of electronics from a Target in Michigan on the same day the store was packed with police for a Shop with a Cop event. “I couldn’t believe it,” Bloomfield Township Police Sgt. Dan Brown said. About 15 police […]
TEMPE, AZ December 23 2018 — A London based private security firm has been hired to help secure public buildings, courthouses, libraries, and parks in the city of Tempe. City council voted on a $3.1 million contract for G4S security at a public meeting on Thursday night. The money includes adding more armed security guards to […]
Valley Stream NY December 23 2018 Some of the suspects who prosecutors say were responsible for an armored truck robbery in Valley Stream appeared in court Friday. Federal prosecutors call the robbery an inside job that also involved members of the “Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Club,” founded in the 1970s in Brooklyn. According to court documents, […]
Toronto Canada December 23 2018 The RCMP are taking a radical look at their recruitment strategy and could ditch credit checks and the ban on recruits with criminal backgrounds to help them rebuild their depleted ranks. The Mounties have been plagued by staffing challenges in recent years and are looking at how to convince more […]
CLEVELAND, OH December 23 2018- A Christmas gift for a Cleveland security guard came in the form of a photograph that left her and her 79-year-old mother in shock. Tonya Durden has worked at JACK Cleveland Casino for four years. The casino is located in Public Square in the former Higbee’s Department Store building. When JACK […]
LINCOLN RI December 23 2018 – State police arrested a Providence man Thursday after he displayed a handgun at the Twin River Casino Hotel, according to a press release from the state police. Andrew Owen, 29, was captured on security cameras at the hotel showing the firearm, according to state police. Members of the Rhode Island […]
Philadelphia PA December 23 2018 A chief ranger for the National Park Service in Philadelphia, thought to be the highest-ranking female law enforcement official in the department, sued the Park Service in federal court Friday, alleging sexual discrimination in its treatment of her and retaliation against her when she complained that less-qualified men were being promoted […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa December 23 2018— Per Mar Security Services has acquired two security companies from from Iverify, expanding its presence in Nebraska and Wisconsin. The acquired companies are Barone Security Solutions of Ralston, Neb., and Polk Burnett Security Systems (PBSS) of Frederic, Wisc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Employees from Barone Security and […]
Jacksonville IL December 23 2018 A homeless man looking for a place to sleep is facing several firearms-related charges. Marcus D. Johnson, 22, who is homeless, was arrested after Illinois College security officers said he was found trying to sleep in a bathroom in one of the college’s buildings. Police said Johnson said he was […]
HOUSTON TX December 22 2018 – The owner of a Texas security guard company is accused of attacking and robbing a nightclub patron earlier this year was arrested Monday, and authorities said they believe there are other people involved in the crime. Pablo Garza, 39, was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping in connection […]