Madison WI February 19, 2022 Some of the awards recognize officers who saved lives or put themselves in physical danger. Others acknowledge accomplishments that have made Wisconsin’s public services more efficient and effective to meet WisDOT’s goal of highway safety. “The State Patrol embodies the highest standards of professionalism and service. Those employees who’ve gone […]
CHICAGO IL Feb 19, 2022 – A Galesburg man has been charged with stealing more than $20,000 worth of merchandise last year from retail stores across Chicago. Jerome Williams, 19, was arrested Thursday in the 200 block of South Cherry Street in Galesburg, according to Chicago police. In December, Williams allegedly entered several retails stores in […]
Retail theft bill sails through Florida Senate Tallahassee FL Feb 19, 2022 A study shows 69% of retailers have seen increased organized crime within the last year. The Senate passed a bill Thursday cracking down on organized retail theft in Florida. The bill (HB 1511) stiffens penalties against thieves who steal multiple items from multiple […]
CINCINNATI OH Feb 19, 2022 A Hamilton County judge was wrong to allow a Cincinnati police officer to anonymously sue people who accused him of being racist, according to an Ohio Supreme Court ruling issued Thursday, according to our partners at the Enquirer. The Enquirer and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh sued to have the case […]
BATON ROUGE, La Feb 19, 2022 The Coast Guard is searching for a missing cruise ship passenger approximately 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana. Rescue crews are searching for a 32-year-old African American female. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans then directed the launch of rescue crews to begin searching. A Baton Rouge woman […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. February 19, 2022– Hours after telling an assistant principal that he was planning to harm someone, a Maryland high school student beat a school security guard to the point where the guard blacked out, Montgomery County Police wrote in court documents obtained by WJLA. On Thursday, Feb. 3, the 61-year-old male security […]
AUSTIN, Texas Feb 19, 2022 A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter. Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday […]
CHEROKEE Co., Ala. Feb 18, 2022 Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver and deputies asked for prayers following the death of Corporal Keith Morgan. The Cherokee County Alabama Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Morgan died Wednesday morning from complications with COVID. The post asked for people to “Please remember Keith’s family in prayer.” Corporal Morgan had […]
Gainesville FL Feb 18, 2022 A security contractor fired an employee fewer than 10 minutes after they raised concerns with supervisors about COVID-19 and firearm storage safety, a US Department of Labor (DOL) lawsuit says. The DOL says in the suit, filed Monday, that Gainesville, Florida-based VRP Group, doing business as Regius Investigations and Protective Services, […]
New York City Feb 18, 2022 Cameron Mitchell, chief executive of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, told CNBC on Wednesday that unruly diners have cost his business $750,000 a year, on top of supply chain snarls and rising inflation that have already hurt his bottom line. “We never spent a dollar on security in our restaurants prior […]