Springfield MO October 30 2019 When a judge committed Derek Potts to spend up to his natural life in a secure psychiatric hospital after he shot and killed a Capitol security guard in September 2004, Sangamon County’s top prosecutor at the time said state law “allows us to keep him there for the rest of […]
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee October 30 2019 — Owners of the Knoxville Center mall face two federal lawsuits alleging they’ve failed to pay security, janitorial and maintenance bills. ERMC LLC and SecurAmerica LLC of Georgia filed the complaints earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, records show. Efforts to reach the mall owners were unsuccessful. Together […]
Broward County FL October 30 2019 A couple from Ecuador is facing charges in Broward County after authorities said they left a 7-year-old girl in a car while they were in the casino at the Seminole Hard Rock. Sintia Pinargote, 31, and Carlos Enrique Herrera Pluas, 32, were arrested Sunday by Seminole Police on charges […]
WAUKESHA, WI October 30 2019— Waukesha police had to figure out why a security guard would need to pick the lock of a store where he was stationed — making it the second security guard-related police call in the area this month. According to Waukesha Police call logs, officers were called out to the Rue […]
Charlotte NC October 30 2019 Police say that they have opened a criminal case involving the “event” security guard captured on video during the World Series game, knocking a man unconscious. Some sort of brawl erupted, and several event staff members began pulling people off from each other. One of the men involved pushed an […]
Los Angeles CA October 30 2019 At least ten lives were saved this year by hospital security officers who were recognized by the Los Angeles and Orange County, Calif., chapter of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) last week. In all, 25 officers were honored at a luncheon that was held Oct. […]
CHICAGO IL October 30 2019 — A woman was killed after her vehicle crashed into McCormick Place and caught fire Saturday in the South Loop, authorities said. The woman was driving a dark-colored SUV northbound on King Drive at 5:37 a.m. when the vehicle hit the building, according to Chicago police and the Chicago Fire Department. […]
San Diego CA October 30 2019 A man was shot by security officers at Naval Medical Center San Diego Monday night after he attempted to drive through the front gate without stopping, officials for the base said. The driver, who was a civilian and not with the U.S. Navy, approached the medical centers’s Florida Drive […]
Chicago IL October 30 2019 Police are looking for at least three young women who stormed into downtown retail stores and used pepper spray on guards while stealing clothing, Chicago police said. The latest incident occurred about 6 p.m. Friday at Zara, 700 N. Michigan Ave., when three thieves used pepper spray on at least […]
Minneapolis MN October 29 2019 A security guard just fired from a downtown Minneapolis nightspot tied up a manager at gunpoint, knocked her unconscious and made off with $24,000 from the office safe, according to federal authorities. Hakeem A. Coles, 24, of St. Louis Park, was indicted in federal court in Minneapolis last week in […]