BOYSTOWN IL June 20 2020 — The Northalsted Business Alliance confirmed Friday it will stop contracting with a private security firm owned by a Chicago cop accused of a racist attack in 2013. Walsh Security, owned by 19th District police officer Thomas Walsh, has been contracted by the Northalsted Business Alliance on a case-by-case basis for […]
DULUTH, Minn. June 20 2020— Some job titles for city staff will soon be changing, as Duluth seeks to remove the word “chief” from its leadership lexicon. Mayor Emily Larson said the discussion about renaming jobs began internally at City Hall. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson believes the city can utilize more culturally appropriate titles for those […]
Macon Ga June 19 2020 A man was fatally wounded outside a Macon bar during an argument with the establishment’s private security guards late Wednesday. Devontae Tennyson, 25, of Macon, was pronounced dead at the Medical Center, Navicent Health, shortly after midnight, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said. Tennyson was shot during an exchange of […]
Police Officer Destin Legieza Brentwood Police Department, Tennessee End of Watch Thursday, June 18, 2020 BIO Age 30 Tour 5 years Badge Not available INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Automobile crash Police Officer Destin Legieza was killed in a vehicle crash on Franklin Road between Murray Lane to Concord Road shortly before 6:00 am. A vehicle traveling […]
OSHAWA Ontario Canada June 19 2020 — Oshawa councillors have voted to spend $100,000 on a private security patrol of Oshawa’s downtown area. The dollars will be used to hire one to two security officers to patrol the downtown with the contract awarded to CDN Protection, a company that already does some patrols in the downtown […]
Las Vegas NV June 19 2020 Federal prosecutors have charged a former U.S. Marine with impersonating a federal officer after the man was armed and wearing tactical gear as he stood alongside police at a protest in Las Vegas last month. Zachary Sanns was wearing plain clothes with a tactical vest, helmet and belt, a balaclava, […]
Charlotte NC June 19 2020 It’s not just the police that state and county prosecutors are taking a second lookat for Use of Force incidents, especially fatal ones.Private security officers are under the microscope in at least jurisdictions involving fatal shootingsor other deaths occurring through the use of force by private security officers.At least one […]
SAN ANTONIO TX June 19 2020 – Two men and one woman have been identified as the suspects in a shooting that hospitalized one person over the weekend. Derek Medina, 21, Kaley Medina, 23, and Daniel Serna, 37, are facing aggravated assault charges following the shooting that happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday outside the Monte Carlo […]
FARMINGTON NM June 19 2020 — A San Juan County man was sprayed with pepper spray by a Farmington mall security guard after he allegedly pulled a knife on the guard. The suspect is also accused of biting a Farmington police officer’s fingers as officers struggled to detain him. Nolan Frazier, 35, is accused of fourth-degree […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA June 18 2020 A San Francisco resident says she was a victim of racial profiling when a security guard physically attacked her and accused her of shoplifting. “Can you get a manager please? No you are not kicking me out when I didn’t do anything.” Those are the first words recorded in a […]