Minneapolis MN July 6 2020 About midnight on May 27, security officer Ken Reese Jr. heard a plate-glass window shatter on the E. Lake Street side of the Allina Commons-Midtown Global Market complex, east of Chicago Avenue. Reese, monitoring cameras at the security desk, told a Securitas colleague to stay put as he ran toward […]
Washington DC July 6 2020 It’s rare for police to kill anyone. A black man is more likely to be killed by lightning than by a police officer. In 2019, police shot and killed 1,003 people in the US, according to the Washington Post’s Fatal Force database. Of those, 250 were black and 405 white. […]
KING COUNTY, Wash. July 6 2020— The Transportation Security Administration has confirmed that two more of its officers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. One officer last worked on July 1, and the other on June 30. Both worked in the checkpoint area. There have been 15 confirmed TSA COVID-19 cases at […]
New York City NY July 6, 2020 A weekend meant for celebrating the birth of our great country was instead an explosion of gunfire leaving almost dozens dead and several hundred injured. At least 32 people were killed in shootings in cities across the US during Fourth of July celebrations across Saturday and Sunday In […]
Orlando FL July 6 2020 TSA officers are now required to wear additional PPE at security checkpoints at the Orlando International Airport. TSA officers are already required to wear face masks but starting Wednesday they’ll be required to wear goggles or a face shield as well. In a message sent to staff, the airport’s Deputy […]
Manitoba Canada July 5 2020 A First Nations man says he’s angry and hurt after being racially profiled at a Thompson store where he’s shopped for years — and the advocacy group that represents northern Manitoba First Nations says his story isn’t unique. Wayne Constant, 56, says he stopped by the Thompson Walmart after work […]
Clinton New Jersey July 5 2020 A corrections officer at a New Jersey prison repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed female prisoners while demanding sexual favors for everyday items like toilet paper, a former inmate claims. Marianne Brown, a former inmate at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, said a guard had a question […]
Hoover Alabama July 5 2020 A suspected shootout inside the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover Friday afternoon killed a young boy, who was shot in the head, and injured three others, police confirmed Friday night. The gunfire erupted at 3:18 p.m. on the first floor of the state’s largest mall. Among the injured was 8-year-old Royta […]
York PA July 5 2020 A 73-year-old retired sheriff’s deputy has avoided prison for using his vehicle to deliberately hit a York Expo Center security officer in 2018. Richard Van Egmond of Bolton, Mississippi, appeared in York County Court on Thursday via Zoom videoconference, where he was sentenced to two years of probation by presiding […]
Del City Oklahoma July 5th 2020 Del City police are investigating a scene Saturday where an armed security guard opened fire in a Walmart parking lot. The Walmart is located near the intersection of Southeast 15th Street and Sooner Road. Authorities said an off duty officer from another agency who was working as a security guard shot […]