FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio Sept 27 2020— A Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy was killed in a six-vehicle crash on U.S. 33 Friday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said at around 1:30 p.m., the driver of a dump truck traveling east on U.S. 33 lost control because of a flat, left, front tire. The dump truck crossed […]
SOUTHAMPTON, NY Sept 27 2020— The Southampton Union Free School District has a new lead security guard. The district, in an “ongoing effort to ensure the safety of all students, staff and visitors,” said it has named Tieka Allen lead guard. “We are thrilled to promote Tieka,” said Director of School Safety Franklin Trent. “She […]
TEXARKANA, Texas Sept 27 2020— A Texarkana Independent School District school security guard and crossing guard struck by a vehicle early Monday remains in stable but critical condition at a local hospital. No charges have been filed in the accident, said Shawn Vaughn, spokesman for the Texarkana Texas Police Department. However, investigators believe driver […]
Las Vegas NV Sept 27 2020 A security guard handcuffed the suspect for 90 minutes last November while she was detained in a side room. At one point, the guard allegedly grabbed her by the neck and arm. The guard in question also screamed at the guest, threatened her with jail, and was forced to […]
Cherry Hill NJ Sept 26 2020 A Cherry Hill school security officer who called the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin a “good shoot” on his Facebook page said he was fired by the district after 19 years because it “upset people” and violated the district social media policy. Blake, who is Black, was shot […]
Richmond VA Sept 26 2020 For the 14th time this year, Transportation Security Administration officers found a gun at an airport checkpoint – already matching the total number of times they did so each of the past two years. The news is particularly surprising since the airport’s overall passenger totals are down about 60% from pre-pandemic […]
Garden Grove CA Sept 26 2020 Garden Grove is switching its jail security services from one private company to another. On Tuesday night, the City Council approved a $1,815,556.69 three-year contract with G4S Secure Solutions USA, Inc., a large private security firm with offices in more than a hundred countries and a controversial past uncovered […]
Great Yarmouth, England Sept 26 2020 A security guard who jumped into “incident mode” after finding a man with a knife wound on his nightly patrol says he owes his composure to first aid training. Chris Church, 37, from Lowestoft, has been a security officer at Great Yarmouth’s Marina Centre for the past seven months. […]
STAMFORD CT Sept 26 2020— Police have made an arrest in last weekend’s shooting at an outdoor party that left a Stamford mother dead and two people wounded. Ian “Easy” Evans was arrested on a court warrant Thursday on charges of first-degree assault, criminal attempt at first-degree assault, criminal use of a firearm and […]
Philadelphia PA Sept 26 2020 One Philadelphia man’s travel plans got off on the wrong foot this week. The Transportation Security Administration reported that a man at Philadelphia International Airport tried to sneak through security on Wednesday with a handgun “artfully concealed” in his shoe. TSA officers at the airport detected the .25 caliber handgun […]