GAINESVILLE, Georgia July 8 2019— A Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed Sunday night while pursuing burglary suspects on foot along Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville. Some of the suspects remain at large and are considered armed and dangerous. Between 11 and 11:15 p.m. Sunday, July 7, deputies exchanged gunfire near Highland Avenue […]
Victoria Canada July 8 2019 Hundreds of security guards have been suspended from working at venues, including a popular AFL stadium, over allegations they fraudulently obtained their licences. About 400 guards have been suspended and include some crowd controllers working at AFL-owned Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Risk consulting and security company AIG Security is reported […]
Antigua July 8 2019 Barrisha Gordon, the security guard who stole close to US$3,000 in electronics from a hotel guest a week ago, pleaded guilty when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh. The 20-year-old Green Bay woman was fined EC$4,000 and if she does not pay that sum by September 13, she will be jailed […]
Casper WY July 8 2019 A former security guard at the now-nonexistent Mountain View Regional Hospital has filed a federal lawsuit against the facility, alleging she was passed over for a promotion and later fired because she is a woman. The woman, Margaret Kozar, alleges in the lawsuit filed last month that she was not […]
Biloxi MS July 8 2019 Boosie Badazz, whose real name is Torrence Hatch Jr., has just been ordered to pay $233,000 to a security guard, Glen Kerley, who works at a mall in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Kerley alleges that he was assaulted by Hatch and his posse (comprised of a bodyguard and at least one […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 8 2019 A man running from security fell from a Broadway business’s rooftop to his death. Metro Police said around 5:15 p.m., Gage Schrantz, 22, of Tempe, Arizona was by himself when he ran into the entrance of Mellow Mushroom, 423 Broadway, up three flights of stairs, past security and onto the roof. He […]
Detroit MI July 8 2019 Nonunion security guards of Bedrock-owned buildings in downtown Detroit found out Friday that their third-party employer, SecurAmerica, plans on increasing their wages to $15 per hour, said Izabela Miltko-Ivkovich, communications director for Service Employees International Union Local 1. The raise came Friday, in the form of an emailed memo obtained […]
San Antonio TX July 8 2019 A trip to the store turned frightening and dangerous Sunday afternoon. Two women were hurt after a security guard’s gun went off. It happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Old Pearsall Road on the city’s southwest side. According to SAPD Sgt. Ralph Salazar, a security guard was walking outside […]
Deputy Sheriff Omar Diaz Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas End of Watch Saturday, July 6, 2019 Bio Age 39 Tour 10 years Badge Not available Incident Details Cause Duty related illness Deputy Sheriff Omar Diaz died after collapsing at the scene of a stabbing call in the 7500 block of Stone Pine Lane. He and […]
BODEGA BAY, Calif. July 7 2019 The man shot by a sheriff’s deputy at the Sonoma coast is a YouTube engineer, apparently experiencing a bad acid trip. The drug-fueled rampage on the Fourth of July left eight people injured, including four of the friends Betai Koffi was vacationing with. Koffi, 32, is hospitalized in critical condition […]