CORINTH, Miss. July 24 2021 Police and EMS responded to a shooting of a security officer on Thursday, July 15th. The security officer was treated at the scene but died at the hospital. Aaron Hughes, 26, and another security guard passed a handgun from one to the other, and the gun discharged, and the bullet […]
Portland OR July 24 2021 In Oregon, security officers who carry guns must be licensed by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training. But on May 29, when gunfire echoed across a North Portland shopping plaza, the guard shooting, was not licensed to carry a gun on duty. An official account of what happen […]
Northern Mariana Islands July 24 2021 Island Protective Service and its principal, Mohammad Nurul Islam Bhuiyan, have been sued by Mohammad Jashim Uddin in federal court. Uddin is accusing IPS and Bhuiyan of not paying him the U.S. minimum wage and overtime, and for requiring him to pay “recruitment fees.” Uddin sued IPS and Bhuiyan […]
SAN ANTONIO TX July 24 2021 – A hospital security guard fired at least one shot at a man who allegedly stole an ambulance from a downtown hospital, then threatened him with a knife, according to San Antonio police. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police say no one was hit by the gunfire, but […]
Troy NY July 24 2021 Staesha Anderson is one of a few female security service owners. Now that she’s thriving, she’s helping others, too. Anderson grew up on Colonie Street in Albany. It looked like she would become a product of her environment. “I started seeing other stuff and got exposed to the streets, and […]
VIRGINIA BEACH VA July 24 2021 Four Virginia Beach police officers will be awarded the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery for their actions during the May 31, 2019, mass shooting at the city’s municipal center. Detective Sergeant Peter Koepp, Jr., Virginia Beach Police Detective Sergeant Mark Laino, Virginia Beach Master Police Officer Christopher Watkins, and […]
ST THOMAS July 24 2021— A security guard at Nisky Center disarmed an intoxicated man who pulled out a gun during a bar fight, according to court records. Darin Franklin, 35, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition, third-degree assault, simple assault, disturbance of the peace, and […]
Hillsboro Ohio July 23 2021 A man accused of plotting a mass shooting and targeting sorority members at an Ohio college was arrested and charged with an attempted hate crime, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, allegedly planned to shoot women at the university, which they did not […]
Beaufort County SC July 23 2021 The head of security at a Hilton Head gated community was arrested on charges of assaulting a security guard at a Bluffton community, according to the Beaufort County Detention Center jail log. David De La Rosa, 61, of Bluffton, security head for Spanish Wells Plantation, was charged with assault and […]
Haines City Fla July 23, 2021 A Florida private security company has been accused of not paying employees proper wages. Freeman Security Services is being sued by employees and by Florida Department of Labor. The lawsuit has also named the company’s president, Darren Freeman. The four-page complaint alleges not paying overtime wages to numerous employees […]