Leigh County PA May 4 2019 Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom’s parent company has settled a lawsuit by a black Philadelphia man who claimed security officers racially profiled him, telling him he matched the description of a pickpocket and then escorting him out of the park, court records show. The lawsuit, filed in June, alleged Benjamin […]
SEATTLE WA May 4 2019 Skateboarding is not allowed in Sound Transit light rail stations, and “No Skateboarding” signs are clearly posted. However, when Chaz Robert Butler was told not to skateboard by two Sound Transit security officers, he allegedly assaulted them both, breaking one officer’s dentures. Sgt. Ryan Abbott, of the King County Sheriff’s […]
Costa Mesa CA May 4 2019 An Estancia High School security guard and assistant wrestling coach at the school, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sending lewd photos of himself to a student via social media, police said. Samuel Galvez, 30, of Orange, was booked on suspicion of sending harmful matter with the intent to […]
CHARLOTTE NC May 1 2019 What we know: Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at UNCC Tuesday just after 5:30 p.m. The shooter was taken into custody by officers who rushed to the classroom Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Trystan Terrell with 2 counts of […]
Pittsburgh PA May 1 2019 Authorities are investigating how a loaded handgun in a woman’s purse got past security Tuesday afternoon at Pittsburgh Municipal Court’s main entrance. Allegheny County’s top court administrator said Tuesday evening that the private security guard who was manning the magnetometer when the woman made it through security unchallenged will not be […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. May 1 2019 — Cell phone video shows a private security officer charging a man outside a Charlotte restaurant, fellow guards holding him back and then the same officer firing his gun as he’s putting it back in his holster. Following our questions, the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board is now investigating. A […]
Sarasota County FL May 1 2019 Contrary to initial staffing plans, the Venice Police Department has decided to sign on with the Sarasota County Schools Police Department to fill the vacated school resource officer positions in the 2019-2020 academic year. Once staffing Venice Elementary and Venice High, the school district’s police force will work in […]
THUNDER BAY Canada May 1 2019 – A Thunder Bay woman is facing multiple charges after attempting to steal alcohol and allegedly biting a security guard who attempted to place her under arrest. According to a Thunder Bay Police Service media release, officers responded to a report of shoplifting and assault at Walmart on Memorial Avenue […]
Seattle WA May 1 2019 Amazon is building out a new media news team to write crime alerts for its neighborhood watch app, Neighbors. The app was set up by security firm Ring, which it acquired in 2018 for $1 billion. Ring and Neighbors’ mission is to reduce crime in local communities. These alerts draw […]
Prince William County VA May 1 2019 A student took a gun to a high school in Prince William County, Virginia, and it went off in a classroom about noon Tuesday, police said, but all students and faculty are safe. The gun fired in an art classroom at C.D. Hylton High School when a 16-year-old boy […]