New York City NY April 6 2020 An NYPD auxiliary officer has died due to complications of COVID-19, the latest member of the department’s family to succumb to the virus. Officer Lynford Chambers passed away Thursday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced on social media. “Our prayers are with his friends & family during this difficult […]
COLUMBUS OH April 6 2020 Police are investigating after a shooting that occurred outside of Colonial Village on Saturday at 3:45 a.m. Police say three security guards were on patrol when approached by a man requesting help. According to reports, the security guards had a confrontation with the man the night before and when they approached […]
STORMVILLE, N.Y. April 4 2020 A 62 year-old safety and security officer assigned to Kirby/Manhattan Psychiatric Center died Thursday night after contracting the coronavirus. The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) identified the man as William Plantt. Plantt lived in Brooklyn and had been working as a security officer at […]
DES MOINES, Iowa April 5 2020—Per Mar Security Service, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients and the parent company to Midwest Alarm Services, announced it has acquired GT Fire & Security based in Grand Island, Neb. “GT Fire & Security is a great company founded by wonderful people,” Per Mar […]
Tunisia Africa April 5 2020 Tunisia’s interior ministry has sent a police robot to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a lockdown imposed last month as the country battles the spread of coronavirus. Known as PGuard, the “robocop” is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a […]
New York City NY April 5 2020 Cops busted a pair of sneaker thieves who broke into a shuttered Brooklyn Foot Locker store and tried to make off with dozens of shoes and baseball caps. The two thieves broke into the back of the athletic shoe store on Pitkin Ave. near Bristol St. in Brownsville […]
NEW YORK NY April 5 2020— NYPD Commissioner Shea announced the passing of Auxiliary Police Lt. Pierre Moise on April 3 from a COVID-19-related illness. The officer had served with the NYPD since 1994. We are saddened to announce the passing of Auxiliary Police Lt. Pierre Moise the department announced. Since 1994, Pierre dutifully served the […]
Lynchburg VA April 5 2020 A former patient at Lynchburg General Hospital says he was severely injured when he was shocked by a security guard wielding a stun gun in 2018. Now, the patient has filed a civil rights action against the hospital owner and two of its guards. Plaintiff Anthony Smith contends he was […]
Hazel Green IL April 5 2020 A security guard at South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest is suing the hospital, claiming supervisors forced him to stop working after he wore a protective face mask on the clock. Marvell Moody filed the suit Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, charging the hospital and his supervisor with violating […]
Los Angeles CA April 5 2020 A man whose 24-year-old daughter was killed in 2018 after falling onto tracks and being hit by a train at the Sylmar Metrolink station Friday sued the company he alleges was responsible for passenger safety. Gregory Smith’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges wrongful death and seeks unspecified damages from […]