Annapolis MD Aug 19 2020 The Annapolis housing authority is converting two residential units into police substations and hiring an armed, private security firm in an attempt to fight crime and drug-related activity in its communities. The added emphasis on policing and security follow a rash of gun violence in the city and Anne Arundel County […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug 19 2020— A shooting injured a security guard outside a Summer Avenue nightclub that should’ve been closed early Monday, but Memphis Police say they are no longer investigating the case. Security guard Kevin Tate says he got called inside James’ Lounge around 2 a.m. Monday, breaking up a fight among a group […]
OCALA, Fla. Aug 19 2020— Police say a man threatened to shoot a security officer at Paddock Mall on Tuesday. The man had attempted to shoplift from multiple stores and became angry when he was approached by security, according to police. That’s when he threatened to open fire on them. However, the man did not, […]
Melbourne AU August 18 2020 A security company contracted to provide guards for Melbourne’s COVID-19 quarantine hotels potentially breached its agreement with the Victorian Government, with an email suggesting it failed to inform at least one of its subcontractors of its obligations. Among those responsibilities were obligations to provide infection-control training and protective equipment. In an […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. August 18 2020— The deadline is looming for a troubled apartment complex to southeast Albuquerque to secure the worst of its buildings or risk being taken to court. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like much has changed at the Rising Phoenix Apartments. There are still broken windows, boarded up doors, trash and […]
Baton Rouge LA August 18 2020 One Black doctor is working on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic as a medical student at the same facility where he once worked as a security guard. Dr. Russell Ledet, who worked security at Baton Rouge General Medical Center for about five years, said that he would […]
COLUMBUS IN Aug 18 2020 A Louisville man was arrested after police say he threatened a Walmart worker with a knife while trying to steal a computer hard drive Wednesday. Columbus police say that they were called to the Walmart store on Whitfield Drive around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday. A store security officer told police that he […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug 18 2020 Two explosions outside Chapel Hills Mall are under investigation. Police say they got several calls just before 10 Saturday night from people reporting hearing multiple blasts close to the north Springs mall. Mall security guards confirmed seeing one explosion, then hearing another. Security later found a device that had exploded, […]
Hoover, Ala. Aug 18 2020 Security at the Galleria Mall in Hoover Alabama once again was confronted by protestors inside the mall. The mall has been the scene of multiple protests and violence in recent years. Police arrested several people after a protest the Galleria mall when they refused to leave the property according to […]
Portland OR Aug 17 2020 More than 60 emergency calls to police went unheeded overnight in Portland as officers were preoccupied with hundreds of demonstrators downtown and were pelted by rocks. On the 80th consecutive night of protests, the Portland Police Bureau declared a riot around midnight Sunday after a crowd of hundreds had blocked traffic […]