Pittsburgh PA January 5 2019 Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said it’s still unclear whether two Pittsburgh police commanders violated department, city or state ethics rules by taking training they received through the department and turning it into a private business. City officials are looking into whether Cmdrs. Jason Lando and Cristyn Zett and Officer Jason […]
Charlotte NC January 4 2019 Just 48 hours into a new year and private security officers have already been engaged in thirty lethal force incidents leaving eight people dead, including a security officer. Security officers fatally shot five people as the New Year day was being celebrated by millions of people across the country. Three […]
Henderson NV January 4 2019 A shooting at the Green Valley Ranch Casino and Resort may now have been a case of a suicide plot or suicide by cop according to police. Lt. Kirk Moore with the Henderson Police Department said that a man stormed into the lobby area on January 1 at around 3:30 […]
Rockwall TX January 4 2019 A shoplifting suspect threatening suicide caused a brief lockdown at the Kohl’s department store and nearby Rochell Elementary campus Wednesday afternoon, bit Rockwall police quickly diffused the situation and arrested the suspect with no injuries. According to RPD Public Information Officer Sergeant Aaron McGrew, the suspect, who has yet to be […]
Grand Prarie AB Canada January 4 2019 Grande Prairie Crime Prevention presented three individuals with awards for acts of bravery during the 2016 Prairie Mall shooting on Dec. 19. A single shot was fired at the Prairie Mall after a fight broke out between two groups of people in the food court on Sept. 15, […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA January 4 2019 Police arrested two women last week as they were allegedly trying to flee to China after extorting members of San Francisco’s Chinese community in blessing scams, police said Monday. Officers apprehended the pair, identified as 51-year-old Mudi Wu and 45-year-old Fuxi Dai, at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. […]
COBB COUNTY, Ga. January 4 2019 – A security guard called 911 to report a crime, but she’s the one who ended up in handcuffs. Cobb County police said she impersonated an officer. Sherry Phelps, 53, worked at a Cobb County Red Roof Inn through the Decatur-based Banneret Security, police said. On Jan. 1, Phelps called […]
WOODBURY NY January 4 2019 A third suspect wanted in connection with an armored truck heist in Valley Stream surrendered to the FBI. Raymond Soto Jr., of Queens, pleaded not guilty and was denied bail on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say Soto Jr. worked with his father and a driver from the GardaWorld armored car service […]
Alberta Canada January 4 2018 A late-night robbery attempt Dec. 21 was foiled thanks to a security company that recently began patrolling the Westlock area. GW Security owner and operator Ken Krupa said he was patrolling the area in his Jeep around 4 a.m. when he noticed fresh tracks crossing from the Westlock Ford parking […]
Dublin Ireland January 4 2019 A security firm at Dublin Airport fired a security man after he failed to bring a lost female flight attendant through US pre-clearance area when escorting her to departures. In finding that the decision to fire the man was fair, WRC Adjudication Officer, Penelope McGrath stated that the security […]