New Hampshire Sept 16 2020 As some U.S. states relax their shelter-in rules, businesses prepare for a slow recovery due to the uncertainty of COVID-19’s almost certain resurgence. The questions arise for those physical businesses in need of unarmed or armed guards: what precautions are to be taken by guards, and what kind of interaction […]
Capitol Heights, Md Sept 16 2020 A delivery driver and a security guard are pressing charges against each other after a violent altercation at a Capitol Heights, Md., Popeyes on Saturday night. The delivery driver, Stephanie Samuels, sees the incident as part of a larger narrative of law enforcement brutality against Black people. Both […]
St Louis MO Sept 16 2020 City sheriff’s deputies this week will begin providing security on MetroLink trains in St. Louis as part of an expansion of an agreement with the region’s light rail system that put deputies at some transit centers earlier this year. Bi-State Development CEO Taulby Roach and St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts […]
Los Angeles CA Sept 16 2020 — In the 19 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans remain willing to pay more for counterterrorism and anti-crime security at public venues, according to a University of Southern California (USC) study released Wednesday. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have seen significant increases in counterterrorism security in public venues, […]
Montgomery County OH Sept 16 2020 A former West Carrollton Band Boosters treasurer is scheduled to be in court today after being indicted on two felony charges accusing her of stealing more than $65,000 from the organization. Amy L. Wyatt-Brown, 48, was indicted on grand theft and theft charges by a Montgomery County grand jury. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. Sept 16 2020 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing nation-wide security company Allied Universal for allegedly discriminating against one of its female employees in Baton Rouge. The EEOC alleges that when U.S. Security Associates, which does business as Allied Universal, found out a female employee was pregnant, it reassigned her to […]
Washington DC Sept 16 2020 The Postal Service last month abruptly ordered its police officers to stop investigating mail theft that occurs away from post office property, the Postal Police Officers Association alleged Monday, suing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to block a change they say could erode the safety of mail carriers and delivery. “The Postal […]
MINNEAPOLIS MN Sept 16 2020 A 24-year-old Richfield, Minnesota man has been federally charged with arson for allegedly breaking into Target Headquarters and starting a fire in downtown Minneapolis during a night of unrest last month, according to the District of Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office. Friday, Shador Tommie Cortez Jackson had his first appearance in U.S. […]
Allen Park MI Sept 16 2020 A shoplifting incident in Allen Park ended with a potentially life and death situation for police and a man who was chased down and found with a loaded 9 mm handgun in his pants pocket and a knife in his sock. Nicholas Baker, 38, who is listed as homeless, […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Sept 16 2020 Following a welfare check on September 12, 2020, Flagstaff police discovered Officer Jarrett Shughart at his residence deceased of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police report no other persons were at the home at the time the officers arrived. Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation of Shughart’s death. […]