Washington DC Aug 8 2019 More retail workers than law-enforcement workers were killed in homicides on the job each year between 2012 and 2017, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest year for which this data is available is 2017. Ninety-four retail employees were killed in homicides while at work in […]
TULARE, Calif. Aug 8 2019 Tulare Police arrested a 15-year-old high school student after he allegedly posted a video on social media wielding what looked to be like a high powered scoped rifle. “Those kinds of comments and threats, we don’t take lightly,” said Sgt. Edward Hinojosa. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents tipped off detectives […]
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. Aug 8 2019 Vermont State Police believe a man broke into a school building while under the influence of drugs early Tuesday morning. Police say Julian Young, 25, of St. Albans, broke two windows of the Orchard Valley Waldorf School and illegally entered the building. Responding officers say Young placed a […]
BEAUMONT TX Aug 8 2019 – A lack of speed bumps and other safety precautions was the reason Iesha Guilliame, a security guard, was struck by a dump truck at Total Petrochemicals, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Alleging the company was grossly negligent and acted with malice, Guilliame filed her suit against Total on July […]
Ontario Canada Aug 8 2019 Students at Western University will have to find a different way to refer to their campus police. Under Bill 68 of the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, the provincial government is putting a stop to special constables and their employers from using the term “police” when identifying themselves, something that […]
TRUMBULL CT Aug 8 2019 A man who Macy’s security accused of shoplifting struggled with store security and with police officers when they tried to take him into custody. Police responded to the store to assist security on Tuesday afternoon. Police said Robert Lee Banks, 48, of West Haven, was caught trying to leave the Trumbull […]
SHANNON, Miss. Aug 7 2019 A new school year means there are security personnel on every campus in the Lee County School District. It’s part of an effort by the district to be more proactive when it comes to school safety. Deputy Thomas Adams has been getting familiar with the layout of Shannon High School, and […]
Baton Rouge LA Aug 8 2019 First it was an active shooter situation inside a Baton Rouge Walmart, then a shooting that left one person injured near the customer service counter — but ultimately, authorities said, it was just an argument between two store patrons that involved weapons drawn but no shots fired. With the […]
Corpus Christi TX Aug 8 2019 As Corpus Christi Police Department SWAT officers surrounded a building, four teenage boys were inside uploading videos to social media with the caption “free us.” Video on social media shows the footage that appears to come from one of the suspects’ Instagram accounts. The four boys barricaded themselves inside […]
FLATBUSH NY Aug 8 2019 – An NYPD school safety officer was arrested for allegedly forcing a teenager to perform oral sex on him back in 2013. On Sunday, August 4, 49-year-old Edward Peterson was arrested in his home on Farragut Road in Flatbush and charged with a criminal sex act, NYPD says. Just recently, the […]