Tarrant County TX Aug 13 2023 A Fort Worth bus station security guard was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney announced in a social media post on Friday. A Tarrant County jury found Quincy Neighbors, 36, guilty […]
Rock Hill S.C. August 13 2023 A man accused of assaulting a security officer as part of a mob at Carowinds Amusement Park has been arrested, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are still trying to track at least one more suspect down. Noah Calvin Rich IV was taken into custody Friday, deputies said […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. August 11 2023 A jury on Friday found a security officer not guilty of murder and other charges in a fatal shooting outside the Nashville restaurant where he was working, closing a case that hinged on whether he was justified in firing at a man involved in a shootout outside the business. Nathan Glass, […]
Charlotte NC August 12 2023 When Walmart’s CEO, Doug McMillon, was asked what will happen if shoplifters aren’t aggressively prosecuted, he warned it would have a massive impact on consumers. “If that’s not corrected over time, prices will be higher, and/or stores will close,” the top executive of the country’s largest retailer said during a December […]
Los Angeles CA August 12 2023 The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing four new lawsuits alleging excessive force by security guards during incidents that occurred in 2021 and 2023. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for emotional distress and punitive damages in the claims filed this week. In one case dating back to Aug. 17, 2021, […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. August 12 2023 – As security guards circled a mat laid out in the loading dock of the basement of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) headquarters building, Lt. Michael Kelly of the Clinton Police Department (CPD) faced Ashton Everett, a Department of the Army security guard stationed at ERDC. The […]
Atlanta GA August 11 2023 A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is a 2.6% increase from 48,183 in 2021 and the highest number ever recorded, according to provisional numbers released in a new report from the federal health agency. The greatest increase […]
Oklahoma City OK August 11 2023 A former private security guard who worked for the Southern Oaks Library in Oklahoma City faces nine felony charges after a victim reported sexual abuse. Peter Prieto, 40, of Oklahoma City, was charged with eight sexual abuse offenses and a pattern of criminal offenses from his time as a […]
Vallejo CA August 11 2023 Vallejo police say they are proposing to not respond to certain house alarm calls due to the department’s limited staffing. In addition, they say about 98 percent of house calls end up not being a real emergency. Police will continue to respond to manually activated panic alarms and silent robbery […]
RICHMOND, Va. August 11 2023 The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) is rolling out its latest security effort — an armed security team to patrol their public housing and senior communities. Steven Nesmith, CEO of RRHA, said they have employed Sentry Force Security to bring on nine armed officers. “We don’t want to bring in […]