Atlanta GA Dec 7 2020 Shoppers reported hearing a gunshot inside the Neiman Marcus store at Lenox Square around 6 p.m. Saturday evening, according to Atlanta police. Investigators now say the incident was an accident and they don’t believe anyone was struck. “The preliminary investigation indicates there may have been a dispute occurring between two individuals […]
Berkshire UK Dec 7 2020 Security guards at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are set to stage a walkout amid pushes for better pay. A group of 20 security guards will engage in a week-long strike at the hospital in Reading over the “failure” of their employer to make “a decent pay offer”. The guards are […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. December 7 2020 — The largest shopping attraction in Winston-Salem has recently become a magnet for violent crime. On Thursday, for the first time, Winston-Salem police and Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies patrolled Hanes Mall together. The agencies’ unified presence is to let the community know they take your safety seriously. In addition to hired […]
CHICAGO IL Dec 6 2020 A Brinks armored truck driver was robbed at gunpoint Friday morning in the Canaryville neighborhood. Police said a gunman approached the driver on the 600 block of West 41st Street around 11:15 a.m., and robbed her of a bag of cash and her firearm. The robber fled the scene in a […]
ST. LOUIS MO Dec 6 2020 A former security officer is accused of rape and sodomy dating back to the late 1990s. Robert Ross, of St. Peters, has been charged with one count of first-degree statutory rape, four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and three counts of first-degree child molestation. Robert Ross, 50, is accused of […]
HOUSTON, Texas December 6 2020 A security guard was shot and killed Thursday at what police are calling an illegal game room in southeast Houston. It happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Lawndale. Police said 10 to 15 customers were inside a building when someone pulled up in a pickup and was stopped […]
COLUMBIA SC Dec 6 2020 Nearly 30 inmates were charged in connection with a riot at a South Carolina prison in 2018 that left seven inmates dead and 22 injured, the state’s attorney general announced Thursday. The charges were filed against 29 inmates at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, Attorney General Alan Wilson said during a […]
Schenectady NY Dec 6 2020 Two security officers from the Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady in New York received a recognition award from the Mayor after saving the life of a guest at the hotel and casino in mid-November. Rivers Security EMT’s Melinda Cooper-Killenberger and Kyle Brownell responded to a call after a guest had […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Dec 6 2020 CoxHealth is adding two new officers to its Springfield security team. The project to bring on K-9′s for CoxHealth campuses in Springfield started about a year ago. The dogs, their training and the special K-9 unit vehicles, all cost about $158,000. That money came from the CoxHealth Foundation. The handlers and […]
San Jose CA Dec 6 2020 An art piece at the San Jose International Airport is raising concerns from police advocates who say it depicts violence against officers. San Jose city officials confirmed the artwork has been taken down. “Last night, a temporary art exhibition at the airport ‘Holding the Moment’ was rotated out three days […]