Oakland CA October 19 2022 The Oakland Police Department is considering deploying potentially lethal robots armed with shotgun rounds. According to a report by the Intercept published Monday, an Oakland police spokesperson said that despite objections from a civilian oversight board, the department still has its sights on using said robots. The police department needs permission […]
Los Angeles CA October 19 2022 As a parent in South Los Angeles, Prentis Hill has no doubt where he stands in the debate over school police and whether to eliminate them. He wants more security in schools — citing an incident of a student allegedly bringing a gun onto his son’s middle school campus last […]
Indianapolis IN October 19 2022 A federal judge has released FedEx from a lawsuit filed by the families of five people killed in the 2021 mass shooting at the company’s Indianapolis facility, according to court records. U.S. District Judge James Sweeney in the Southern District of Indiana granted one of FedEx’s motions to dismiss […]
New York City NY Oct 19 2022 At the often-crowded West Fourth Street-Washington Square subway station, one of the closest to NYU’s campus, officers from two private security contractors now stand in front of emergency exit doors and turnstiles. The officers have been patrolling the station since they were assigned to the post in early September. […]
HARBOR CITY, Calif. October 19 2022 The driver of an armored truck was shot and wounded Monday during a robbery outside a bank in the Harbor City area, officials said. Two suspects wearing masks approached the driver as he was collecting money from the bank, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. At least […]
Pomona CA October 18 2022 A man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the attempted murder of a Black security guard in Pomona last month, officials announced Monday. Jose Manuel Quezada Jr., 33, faces one count each of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. The hate crime […]
Atlanta GA Oct 18 2022 – Investigators with the Atlanta police are searching for a man they believe to have broken into multiple vehicles along Glenwood Avenue in southeast Georgia. They said he showed a weapon and threatened a security guard who tried to stop him in the act. Witnesses told police that the suspect used […]
Seattle WA October 18 2022 After a violent return to school for students at the University of Washington, school officials along with the U-District Partnership are adding unarmed security guards to patrol one of the busiest areas. The two unarmed guards will patrol University Way Northeast and Brooklyn Avenue Northeast between Northeast 42nd and Northeast […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. Oct 18 2022 Gainesville City Schools have hired 10 armed security guards. In a news release, the Gainesville City School System said each elementary and middle school will be assigned its own guard; two guards will go to Gainesville High School. “We were encouraged to have more than 50 applicants for this new […]
MINNEAPOLIS MN October 18 2022— A security guard was fatally shot inside a Uptown Minneapolis business late Sunday night. The family of the victim, who they identified as 23-year-old Gabriel “Dino” Mendoza, says he was working security at Fire House Uptown off of Lagoon and Fremont avenues when he was shot while trying to protect […]