Puerto Rico July 21 2020 A group of four interrelated Puerto Rico security guard companies and their principals have been ordered to pay a total of $715,685 in back wages and damages to 400 employees for their willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision comes after the U.S. District Court for […]
HARTFORD CT July 21 2020— Security officers at some of Hartford’s largest insurance companies led elected officials and essential workers Monday in a rally for economic justice, saying many of them can’t afford health insurance even as they risk contracting the coronavirus at work. They gathered at a union headquarters in Hartford and held a […]
San Antonio TX July 21 2020 The city of San Antonio is mourning the loss of another employee due to complications from COVID-19, in addition to the passing of San Antonio Fire Apparatus Mechanic Hector Rodriguez. City Manager Erik Walsh announced an Alamodome Temporary Security Guard, whose name has not yet been released, has also […]
GLENDALE, Colorado July 21 2020— The stabbing suspect who was shot and killed outside of a Glendale strip club on Friday was previously arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated animal cruelty in 2011. Kyle Swain, 40, was shot and killed by a security officer after he allegedly stabbed four people outside Shotgun […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. July 15 2020 A South Carolina police officer who served his department for more than three decades has died from COVID-19, the department announced. Master Police Officer (MPO) Robert J. “Bob” Hall of the Columbia Police Department died Tuesday morning from complications due to COVID-19. He had been receiving medical treatment at Baptist […]
Thunder Bay Canada July 15 2020 Police got called to an assault at the Circle K store at corner of May & Dease Street around 7:30 pm. Officers responded quickly and spoke to the male victim. CORALEE CARVER had entered the store earlier asking to use the washroom, but the washroom was not available for use. […]
Eaton County MI July 15 2020 A Michigan man was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning after he allegedly stabbed a person during a dispute over wearing a face mask inside a convenience store, according to authorities. Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich said 43-year-old Sean Ruis wasn’t wearing a mask inside the Quality Dairy store […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15, 2020 A suspect allegedly bit a security guard and a kicked a police officer in the back during an altercation Monday night in Salt Lake City. A probable cause statement from the 3rd District Court of Salt Lake City said Hector Labastida Munguia, 26, is facing charges of: Aggravated assault, […]
Torrance CA July 15 2020 A white Southern California man was jailed on $1 million bail after being charged with a hate crime stemming from an incident in which police allege he screamed racial slurs at a group of Black people before driving a car at them, injuring two, including an off-duty security guard who fired […]
Charlotte NC July 14 2020 During the past five days, Private Officer International has identified four more security officer deaths that have been attributed to the COVID-19 virus. Fanny DiSanto’s was a security officer for the past six years and died in New Jersey after contracting the virus. The family of a Houston Dynamo security […]