Washington DC April 6 2019 Three D.C. residents are suing a local security company, an apartment complex and its management company over the alleged actions of one special police officer and what the lawsuits claim was a failure to stop his “overly aggressive” behavior. “We want to do something right now to stop this before […]
TUCSON, AZ April 6 2019 A man involved in a shooting incident at the DES office in Tucson in 2018 is suing the state of Arizona. Esteban Acosta was not injured in the March 16, 2018 incident in the parking lot of the DES building at 1455 S. Alvernon Way. After the incident, Tucson police arrested […]
FALL RIVER MA April 6 2019— Police said a knife-wielding man who has a documented “obsession” with the martial arts allegedly approached a security guard parked behind Atlantis Charter School early Thursday morning, performed a back-flip then ran away. Joshua Rocha, 26, of Fall River, was arrested later Thursday in connection with the incident. He was […]
Southampton England April 6 2019 Security staff at Southampton General Hospital’s A&E department have begun a 24-hour strike in a dispute over safety, pay and sick leave conditions. Employees of Mitie Security have walked out over what they claim is a lack of protective equipment and inadequate payments for staff injured at work. Union Unite […]
STOCKHOLM, April 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Securitas is strengthening its client value proposition in the Australian security market through the acquisition of Staysafe, a leading alarm monitoring company in Australia. Founded in 1987 and based in Melbourne, Staysafe is today one of the largest monitoring companies in Australia with MAUD 11 (72 MSEK) annual sales, 73 […]
LAS VEGAS NV April 6 2019 A press release today from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced the disturbing arrest of a security guard who is accused of asking mothers online for naked photos of their toddlers and babies. Las Vegas police said that the man, identified as Tylor Pollard, 22, admitted to police […]
FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia April 5 2019— A 29-year-old deputy died after suffering a “traumatic medical event” during a training exercise, authorities said. Forsyth County Deputy Sheriff Spencer Englett collapsed during his first day of training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Pickens County, Sheriff Ron Freeman said in a news release Thursday. Englett, […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa April 5 2019 — Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients, based here, has acquired American Pride Security Services of Bloomingdale, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. American Pride Security Services specializes in part-time and full-time security officer services in the Chicagoland area. […]
Flagstaff AZ April 5 2019 Flagstaff Police Department officials believe the body found behind Coconino Community College’s Lone Tree Road campus was the result of an apparent suicide. Lucas Haehn, 22, was found near the college’s main campus in the wooded area by the Flagstaff urban trail at 6:14 p.m. on Monday night, police officials report. […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 5 2019 – Police took four juveniles into custody on the near east side of Indianapolis Wednesday morning. They’re accused of breaking into police cars outside Arsenal Technical High School and stealing items like keys, flashlights, gloves and gas cards. Police said they got the 911 call a little before 5 a.m., after […]