Hawaii Feb 22 2021 Kelly Martínez normally works nights as a security officer at BYU–Hawaii, so the pandemic had not affected the level of human interaction she has at work, she said. However, during a recent day shift, she was shocked by the silence. “It was like a ghost town,” the senior cultural anthropology major from […]
TUCSON, Ariz. Feb 21 2021 A dangerous crash at Tucson Medical Center left volunteers shaken. A couple came to the Tucson Medical Center to get their vaccine. Instead, they left with a totaled car. Close to a thousand cars drive through the vaccine line at TMC every day, but one driver lost control. Officials say the […]
Washington DC Feb 21 2021 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is launching recruitment efforts nationwide to fill over 6,000 Transportation Security Officer (TSO) positions by summer 2021. “TSOs are a critical first line defense in securing our nation’s commercial air transportation system,” said Melanie Harvey, acting Executive Assistant Administrator for TSA’s Security Operations. “Each day, our […]
ST LOUIS MO Feb 21 2021 It will take about 10 to 12 weeks before all the locks to the city’s downtown jail cells are fixed and a private security firm may someday supplement an understaffed corrections division. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment voted Wednesday to move $2 million out of the Correction’s Division salary […]
Bethlehem PA Feb 21 2021 The woman who was assaulted and kidnapped during a 2019 robbery at the Wind Creek Bethlehem is suing the casino for gross negligence in its security protocol. Jean Hartranft and her husband, Richard, are plaintiffs in a suit filed this week in Northampton County Court. It names Wind Creek Bethlehem […]
FRESNO, Calif. Feb 21 2021 Police are investigating a near fatal pedestrian accident involving a private security vehicle. Fresno police say the man, who is in his early 60s, was struck by the vehicle just before 12:30 am at Cedar Avenue and Bellaire Way. Investigators said the security guard was driving the car and called about the […]
Honolulu Hawaii Feb 21 2021 Hawaii Police Department Officer Adam Roberg was recognized by the Hawaii Island Security and Safety Professionals Association as its Officer of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of 2020. Roberg was selected for this prestigious honor for his outstanding investigative skills, commitment to the community he serves and passion for his […]
RICHMOND, Va. Feb 22 2021— A Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement. House Bill 1948, introduced by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, required law enforcement officers to report misconduct by fellow officers. Another part of the measure, which some opponents called too subjective, was that […]
Washington DC Feb 21 2021 A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer helped get a family to Maine after a travel agent mistakenly booked them on a flight 3,000 miles in the wrong direction. The family of three arrived in Portland, Oregon and not Portland, Maine, according to the TSA. The Spanish-speaking passengers spent an entire night […]
CHICAGO IL Feb 21 2021 Police are searching for the gunman who shot a man six times inside the Ford City Mall Friday afternoon. Chicago police said the shooter got into a verbal argument with a 22-year-old man inside the Foot Locker store around 1 p.m. The suspect then pulled out a handgun and shot the […]