Charlotte NC April 12 2021 The offices of Private Officer International continues to work diligently to locate, verify and report the deaths of security officers who are killed or die in duty-related deaths. The Coronavirus pandemic proved to be challenging for us to gather statistically verified data but thanks to several cooperating news groups including […]
ATLANTA GA April 12 2021 — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a plan to hire 250 new police officers in the next fiscal year beginning July 1. The mayor made her remarks during Wednesday’s virtual State of the City Address. The speech was pre-recorded March 23; last year’s address was cancelled because of the COVID-19 […]
SANTA FE, N.M. April 12 2021— New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed civil rights reforms Wednesday that eliminate police immunity from prosecution in state courts, in response to protests and concerns about police brutality that have swept the nation. Lujan Grisham signed the Democrat-sponsored bill amid the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii April 12 2021 An armed man barricaded in his fourth floor room at the Kahala Hotel & Resort fired through the door at security staff, police say, triggering an hours-long lockdown Saturday night and a huge police response as authorities scrambled to keep guests and staff safe. The first shot was fired about 6 […]
Annapolis MD April 12 2021 Maryland’s Democrat-controlled legislature on Saturday moved to pass a sweeping police reform package that repealed the state’s police Bill of Rights, becoming the first state in the nation to do so and overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes in the process. The state’s police Bill of Rights covered due process for […]
MOKENA, Ill. April 12 2021— A man was arrested Saturday afternoon during a disturbance at Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park in Mokena, according to police. Police said officers responded at approximately 3:08 p.m. to Urban Air Trampoline at 19800 LaGrange Road where an armed security guard was attempting to detain a customer. Prior to […]
Louisville, Ky. April 12 2021 A person who is accused of shoplifting has been shot by a security officer at a Walgreen store according to police. The Louisville Metro Police Department said that it responded to a shooting inside the store at 200 W. Broadway St. A security officer told them that the man suspected […]
Guam April 12 2021 Police and Guam Crime Stoppers are asking the community for help finding two men who beat then stole keys and a cellphone from a security guard working at 88 Leisure Game Room in Maite. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on April 6, according to Guam Police Department spokesman Sgt. Paul Tapao. […]
Philadelphia PA April 12 2021 In a triple shooting at a club, police said a 21-year-old security guard at the after-hours club in the 2100 block of Ridge Avenue in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia was shot multiple times in the right leg around 6:45 a.m. Saturday. Police said he returned fire and lost his […]
Detroit MI April 12 2021 A Harper Woods man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the federal court in Detroit for his role in concocting an elaborate fraud scheme that involved prosthetic face masks. His modus operandi included donning a prosthetic face mask that made him resemble an elderly white male before hitting casino kiosks to withdraw […]