Portland OR December 5 2018 The city is poised to begin hiring a new group of Portland police employees who will carry pepper spray but no guns and handle certain low-level calls after the city approved money more than a year ago for the new jobs. The cadre of public safety specialists would be represented […]
PICKENS, S.C. December 5 2018– A South Carolina woman is being hailed as a hero after investigators say she fatally shot an escaped inmate who had kicked in the door of her home as she slept early Tuesday. Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark says the inmate was one of two who escaped the Pickens County […]
Costa Rica December 5 2018 All signs indicate that a body that was found Monday in Costa Rica is that of a South Florida woman who was reported missing last week, authorities announced Tuesday. Authorities in Costa Rica said a 32-year-old Nicaraguan man, identified as Bismark Espinosa Martinez, has been arrested in connection with the […]
BUFFALO, N.Y December 5 2018 Some of the people who keep Buffalo City Hall safe had an additional mission during the month of November. They showed off the fruits of their labor on Monday. Security guards at City Hall grew out their beards last month to celebrate “No Shave November,” which raises awareness for prostate and […]
Seattle Washington December 3 2018 Amazon has announced new home security features for Alexa, the AI-powered voice assistant featured in a long line of Amazon’s smart devices. Although the company markets its Echo primarily for use in your home, it sounds like these upcoming features could also be used to protect your small business or […]
HOUSTON, Texas December 5 2018 Security at the Houston Methodist’s hospital has gone robotic after recently adding two new members to its team. Meet “Holmes” and “Watson” the hospital’s newest members of its security team, helping to keep staff and patients safe. “Methodist is the largest hospital in Houston, you see how many people we see […]
Edmonton Canada December 5 2018 A man who was shot and seriously injured at a downtown Edmonton nightclub this weekend was a bouncer who tried to stop the gunman from getting inside, his mother told CBC News. Geoffery Summers, 31, was working at Alibi Ultralounge on 100th Street and Jasper Avenue. He kicked out a […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. December 4 2018 An armed man arrested by Police at Smith High Monday was carrying two guns, several magazines, and a backpack filled with boxes of bullets according to Greensboro Police Chief, Wayne Scott. The man identified as Steve Brantley Spence of Norfolk, V.A., went into Smith High around 12:40 p.m. and walked into […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. December 4 2018 – A suspect who has been on the authorities’ radar for a while thought Room 303 at The Ballantyne, an upscale hotel, was a good place to sell drugs and he advertised it on social media, according to investigators. Michael Tabbit Jr., 18, invited his clients to the hotel room in […]
NORFOLK VA December 4 2018 Security guards working at Norfolk’s Community Services Board are expected to intervene in “altercations” between clients and in “all crimes,” according to documents released by the city. That stands in direct contrast to what CSB director Sarah Paige Fuller said in an interview with The Virginian-Pilot two weeks ago, after […]