Newstead NZ Sept 2 2021 Tracy Trigg owns a small farm with an adjoining preschool in Newstead, New Zealand. Each morning she personally dresses her traffic patrol officer in a fluorescent vest. The traffic patrol officer is a hen. The hen is named — wait for it — Henry. Henry was named by the students. Since […]
Charlotte NC Sept 1, 2021 This study is from the UK: A new study conducted in May this year of over 1000 security professionals from Workingthedoors.co.uk has revealed the levels of verbal and physical violence security staff receive while at work. The research, led by the Working the Doors team – a dedicated blog for […]
Los Angeles CA Sept 1 2021 A man holding a butane lighter with a pistol-like grip was fatally shot by two Los Angeles police officers on Hollywood Boulevard last month after they ran up on him with the belief that he had a gun and he raised the lighter in their direction, video of the shooting […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio Sept 1 2021- Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the state is awarding 27 colleges a total of $5 million in grants to help fund security enhancements on their campuses. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and the University of Cincinnati are some of the colleges in the area that were awarded the grant money. […]
LOS ANGELES, CA Sept 1, 2021– The Los Angeles City Council defunded their police department by $150 million last year. Now, they’ve racked up $47 million just in overtime costs since that time. The union warned the City that the department would be faced with millions in overtime costs should they decrease funding and lessen […]
Falmouth MA Sept 1 2021 Three men were arrested in Falmouth late Saturday night, August 28, on firearms and threat charges. According to a press release from Falmouth Police Department, the Barnstable County Communications Center received an abandoned 911 call around 11:07 PM. The call appeared to be coming from the Pier 37 Boathouse restaurant on […]
CHARLOTTE NC Sept 1, 2021 Charlotte Mecklenburg police have arrested a woman accused of firing a rifle at security officers at the Epicenter complex in uptown. A portion of College Street in uptown Charlotte was blocked Monday morning as police responded to a shooting call and began searching for the female suspect. Dozens of officers […]
Sandusky OH Sept 1, 2021 Among Cedar Point’s many thousands of employees are a certain number of Cedar Point police officers that staff its private department. The exact number is unclear, because the famously secretive park refuses to disclose it. It’s now also refusing to abide by the state of Ohio’s public records act, according […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug 31 2021— Memphis Police say a security guard who was shot in the head earlier this month has died of his injuries and the suspect is now facing murder charges. Police say 56-year-old Darryle Tate shot a security guard at a gas station on Millbranch Road near East Brooks Road Saturday, August 21. […]
TEMPLE, Texas Aug 31 2021— A Texas game warden has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 43, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed. Sgt. Chris Wilson served Texas “with great purpose, pride, and dedication. With a big smile, a big presence, a big heart, and a big impact, he made our department […]