TULSA, Okla. January 14, 2021 More than 20 people have been arrested in connection to a multi-state, retail theft ring. According to court documents, Linda Gann has been leading an organized ring of “boosters” since at least January 2018. “Boosters” are described in court documents as people who steal merchandise, specifically, but not limited to, over-the-counter […]
HONOLULU HI Jan 14, 2022 An Oahu company that provides security guards to public and private facilities will have to pay over $1.5 million in back wages after a federal investigation determined it illegally denied workers overtime pay. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor said Alii Security Systems Inc. established a “voluntary program” that […]
Columbus OH July 14, 2021 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is mourning the loss of Supervisory Coordination Center Officer (SCCO) Becky Howard, from the Ohio Coordination Center in Columbus. She passed away on January 5, after contracting COVID-19. Howard joined TSA in 2004 as a TSO at Dayton International Airport. She was promoted to LTSO […]
Orlando Fl January 14, 2022 Police said a New Jersey man stole from a Universal Studios Florida gift shop last month. And he stole. And he stole some more. And then he continued to steal even more. Ryan Walsh, 31, of Sewell, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with grand theft, a third-degree felony, […]
AURORA, Ill. Jan 14, 2022– An Aurora police officer died from COVID complications Tuesday morning. Officer Brian Shields was 51-years-old. “Our condolences and prayers go out to Brian’s family and to all those he served with during his more than 16 years as an officer with the Aurora Police Department,” Aurora Chief of Police Keith […]
Blue Island IL Jan 14, 2022 A probationary Chicago police officer who was off duty shot three people at a suburban bowling alley Tuesday night, according to the agency that investigates police shootings. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday said it had responded to a shooting that occurred just before midnight Tuesday night […]
Charlotte NC January 14th, 2022 Another security officer has succumbed to complications of the Covid19 virus. Jessie Long who has been in the security field for more than three dozen years and was a volunteer firefighter for just as long became sick during the Christmas holiday, his wife said. During the past week, he was […]
Anchorage AK Jan 14, 2022 The Anchorage Downtown Partnership has changed how its safety ambassadors patrol downtown’s streets, ending a program model its executive director says resulted in some unintended negative consequences, like gaps in crime data, and increasingly led to ambassadors dealing with situations better handled by police or social service providers. Safety ambassadors […]
Los Angeles CA Jan 13, 2022 An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot and killed during a robbery as he and his girlfriend were shopping for a home in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of Los Angeles County late Monday night, and five people have been detained in connection with the incident. The shooting was […]
ARLINGTON, Va. Jan 13, 2022 Any officer will tell you that being shot, stabbed or run over are all risks that come with their job, but not since 1930 have as many officers died in the line of duty as in 2021, according to a new report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. […]