Chapel Hill NC September 6, 2023 Approximately 270 security cameras were installed this summer in residence halls across campus. The University installed the cameras to enhance security by recording individuals as they enter the buildings, but the cameras will not typically be monitored in real-time. They are situated strategically to film any exterior doors. “We […]
Raleigh NC September 6, 2023 The city of Raleigh will hire private security officers to patrol downtown after recent incidents of drug dealing, fighting, harassment and public defecation. “We are hiring private security to patrol the area around the transit center where we’ve had some major issues, and also parts of Wilmington Street,” Mayor Mary-Ann […]
Tarrant County Texas September 6, 2023 A mother is suing a security company and Greyhound Lines, saying their negligence led to her juvenile child being abducted and raped last spring. The lawsuit against USA Patrol Division and the bus line was filed Aug. 30, just weeks after a Tarrant County jury found 36-year-old Quincy Neighbors guilty […]
Maryland September 6, 2023 A Maryland security guard was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for tax evasion. In December 2022, Gaston Gilberto Reyes of Germantown was convicted of six counts of tax evasion following a jury trial. According to court documents and the evidence presented at trial, Reyes did not file income tax […]
Prince William County VA September 6 2023 Prince William County police continue to investigate a video that pictures two fights that broke out at the AMC Theater at Potomac Mills Mall last Sunday. According to police, the videos showing the brawls were posted to social media. Also posted online, a video showing a security guard on […]
Charlotte NC September 5, 2023 A former security guard at a Charlotte arcade will spend four to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to killing his coworker. Darrell McKinley, 54, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Mecklenburg County Superior Court on Aug. 31. McKinley shot and killed 50-year-old Malik Whitney, a fellow Galaxy One Arcade […]
POMONA, Calif. September 5 2023 A fight between a security guard and a street vendor caught on camera outside a Pomona strip mall triggered a protest outside the mall over the weekend. Pomona police are now investigating the altercation. Vendors told FOX 11 they were setting up on the same sidewalk they’ve been using for years, […]
Richmond VA September 5 2023 After a deadly hospital shooting in May between two employees, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police have announced the rollout of weapons detectors. 8News spoke with VCU Police Chief, John Venuti, about new safety measures that are in the works. Venuti says the May 10 shooting between two VCU Medical Employees […]
Minnesota September 5th, 2023 Multiple local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota are removing their school resource officers from schools because of a state law that limits the manner in which they are allowed to restrain students when needed. The Blaine City Council voted unanimously Thursday to suspend the police department’s school resource officer partnerships with the […]
Firefighter Mia Regina Ethridge Louisa County Department of Fire and EMS Louisa, Virginia On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Firefighter Mia Regina Ethridge was responding to a residential structure fire when the fire apparatus she was driving ran off the road in the rain and hit a tree. She was ejected from the vehicle. Firefighter Ethridge […]