Cambridge Ontario Canada July 7 2019 Three people have been recognized for their efforts in saving a man’s life. Security staff at the Cambridge Centre mall were awarded for their efforts in helping an elderly man. The man had reportedly lost consciousness while he was in the mall. That’s when the security team jumped into […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio July 7 2019 — Ohio’s largest school district is adding 31 more unarmed security officers for the upcoming school year, meaning some elementary schools and administrative buildings will have dedicated officers for the first time. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus City Schools will spend $1.7 million to boost its safety staff to 84 officers. […]
Brooklyn NY July 7 2019 These students celebrated more than just graduation! Kids at a Sheepshead Bay charter school threw a surprise party for a beloved security guard on June 26, the last day of school. Fred Eilam has guarded students at Advanced Math and Science III for 25 years, but he says that — […]
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. July 7 2019 Two people are facing charges after Flagler and Volusia County deputies say they stole a Mustang from a car lot. One suspect is a juvenile, while the other has been identified as Hollins Mills, 19. Deputies say it all started at around 4:30 a.m. when Flagler deputies got a call […]
Wilton CT July 7 2019 A Bridgeport woman who worked as a security guard has been arrested for third-degree larceny in the theft of two Apple Macbook Pro computers. Janelle Lashay Myers, 24, of 605 Pembroke Street in Bridgeport, was working at 10 Westport Road in Wilton on May 28, at 3 a.m., when the computers […]
CHICAGO IL July 7 2019 Security guards thought there might have been an active shooter Navy Pier during Thursday night’s July Fourth celebrations, and Chicago police jumped into action in active shooter protocol only to learn there was no active shooter. Adding to the chaos and confusion, in an apparently unrelated incident, there was a stabbing […]
Alarm Response Services Is In High Demand POI News Staff Exclusive Charlotte NC July 5 2019 As of today, 71 cities across America require a “verified” response when an electronic security alarm is activated. Across the country, law enforcement officers are finding it increasingly difficult to respond to the overwhelming number of alarm calls coming […]
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho July 6 2019— An armed who allegedly fired shots at police was shot multiple times by police in Coeur d’Alene City Park following the annual Fourth of July fireworks show. Coeur d’Alene police say the man was taken to Kootenai Health after he was shot multiple times at approximately 10:10 p.m. on […]
YORKTOWN, Va. July 6 2019 – A man was arrested Thursday after officials said he set an American flag on fire in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Virginia. According to WAVY-TV, cellphone video recorded the man driving up in front of the Yorktown, Virginia, store, pulling out the stars and stripes, tossing it […]
WASHINGTON DC July 6 2019 — Two people have been arrested following the burning of an American flag on Pennsylvania Ave., around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. According to Secret Service, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers responded to an incident of someone burning an American flag “outside the limits of a permit that had been issued by […]