Washington DC December 19 2020 The head of the Postal Police Officers Association says the U.S. Postal Service removed its uniformed officers from patrols that deter those kinds of crimes, instead stationing them inside postal processing facilities. “It’s nuts; it’s absolutely crazy,” said Frank Albergo, president of the PPOA. “They pulled us off the street. […]
LAS VEGAS NV December 19 2020 — Patriot One Technologies Inc. (TSX: PAT), announces the deployment of its PATSCAN multisensor threat detection platform at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. The Plaza Hotel & Casino will begin deployment of the PATSCAN platform this quarter for the holiday season, offering increased security and safety for resort guests, staff […]
Ashburn VA December 19 2020 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday a Virginia-based security services firm will pay $1.6 million to settle the agency’s systemic national origin and retaliation discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC said in its statement that Ashburn, Virginia-based MVM Inc. provided securities services for the National Institute of Health on each of […]
Charlotte NC December 18, 2020 Armando Gutierrez was in his third week of being a security officer when he succumbed to the Covid19 pandemic in Texas. He worked at a convenience store, an apartment complex, and a grocery store during that time and had no signs of being ill. It’s devasting because he was our […]
Michigan City IN Dec 18 2020 — A 34-year-old LaPorte man is accused of pulling a handgun on an employee of the local Meijer store when confronted about shoplifting, police said. Ricky Sansom is charged with a felony count of robbery and misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a permit, Michigan City police said. Police said they […]
LANGHORNE, PA Dec 18 2020 — Police in Middletown Township are crediting one of their officers with helping defuse a suicide threat outside Oxford Valley Mall over the weekend. On Friday night, officers were dispatched to the Macy’s parking lot at the mall, at 2300 Lincoln Hwy. There, they discovered an 18-year-old young man holding a […]
Clay County FL December 18 2020 A 42-year-old security officer at Middleburg High School has been arrested after cocaine was found in his vehicle on the campus at 3750 County Road 220, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said. Douglas Charles Batchelder, a Clay County school district guardian, was charged with possession of cocaine. No arrest photo […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. Dec 18 2020— A man was arrested after stealing from a Fred Meyer and threatening an employee with a knife, police said. Springfield Police officers responded to the Fred Meyer store at 650 Q St. after reports a robbery had just occurred there. Police said Calin Bocock, 35, of Springfield entered the store […]
EAST POINT, Ga. Dec 18 2020 — Brad Scurry walks around his hospital room, trying to get a little exercise at his doctor’s request. It’s day five of his stay at Grady Hospital. He was transferred from ICU the night before. His phone rings he answers and keeps walking around the room. “I have to keep […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Dec 18 2020— The Myrtle Beach Police Dept. (MBPD) announced Tuesday that they have charged 16 people in a shoplifting operation. This multiple-day operation was made to identify and target shoplifters of retail establishments. MBPD worked with local loss prevention professionals during this operation and took seven people into custody following the investigation. […]