SAN ANTONIO TX July 3 2021 — A security guard was assaulted and someone shot a gun into the air during a fight at a nightclub early Friday morning, police said. It all started near midnight at the Roc Box nightclub near Houston and I-35 near downtown. During the fight, police said a security guard was […]
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. July 3 2021— Spokane Valley Police arrested a murder suspect on Wednesday afternoon while responding to two people unlawfully camping in Balfour Park. While Police were responding to two men camping underneath what appeared to be a homemade tent at Balfour Park, one of the men was identified as 27-year-old Zane C. […]
CHICAGO IL July 3 2021 – CTA drivers are pushing to add armed guards on buses and trains as gun violence plagues Chicago. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 insists bus drivers feel uneasy while moving around the city. “We need something that is going to slow down the attacks on the drivers and passengers. Unarmed […]
PITTSBURGH P July 2 2021 The now-former general manager of a security company that is used by Highmark is being accused of defrauding Highmark. According to court records, Derek Dowiak of Indiana was the general manager of Allied Universal Security, the company that provides security to Highmark, allegedly defrauded Highmark for more than $50,000. Dowiak allegedly […]
Charlotte NC July 2 2021 The spread of legalization to new states, particularly on the East Coast, is providing new opportunities for security companies that provide armed guards to cannabis businesses, and for veterans with firearms training. Paul Ballenger, Chief Executive Officer of Invicta Solutions is a Marine veteran and Army Reservist with about 400 armed […]
Bloomington IN July 2 2021 The Bloomington Parks Department has signed a contract with a private security firm to patrol Switchyard Park every night from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Marshall Security will be monitoring after hours to prevent vandalism and overnight camping, as well as maintaining the park’s general safety. “We just felt this would […]
Pomona CA July 2 2021 Pomona Unified School District will no longer have dedicated police officers assigned to its campuses, Superintendent Richard Martinez confirmed on Tuesday, June 29. After months of conversations between local advocacy groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, funding for community school resource officers with the Pomona Police Department […]
ATLANTA GA July 2 2021— Atlanta police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that one of their officers was shot Wednesday afternoon at a Midtown apartment building. The officer is stable and talking to his family, Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said. According to investigators, the shooting happened at the Solace on Peachtree Apartments. The […]
Loveland CO July 2 2021 An employee with a local private security company was honored by the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Wednesday after she saved a toddler from drowning at Lake Loveland in June. Alexis Rivera is an employee with Code 4 Security Services, a company based out of Fort Collins that was contracted by Loveland […]
Austin TX July 3 2021 A Travis County grand jury has indicted an active-duty former Fort Hood Army sergeant on a murder, deadly conduct and aggravated assault charge in the 2020 shooting death of an Austin protestor, according to his attorney and jail records. The slaying of Garrett Foster — an Air Force veteran remembered […]