MONTGOMERY Ala. 1/1/25 A Montgomery security guard rode out an overnight Montgomery tornado Saturday by clinging to a cement pole, a coworker said. Brian Knight was working for the security services company, Signal of Montgomery, a security services company, when the tornado struck. Knight was “sucked out” of the security guard shack as the storm […]
PHILADELPHIA PA January 1 2025 A New Year’s Eve celebration in Northwest Philly ended with a deadly shooting after a security guard took action against a man armed with a knife. Police say it began when a 55-year-old man stabbed himself during what may have been an emotional episode at his home on Schoolhouse Lane. […]
Los Angeles CA January 1, 2025 SWAT teams from the Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man at his Westlake District apartment complex Tuesday after he allegedly shot two security guards at a downtown Target, investigators said. The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. Monday just outside the store near 7th Street and Figueroa Street, […]
Laredo TX November 30, 2024 A security guard shot a patron at Golondrina Food Park who was allegedly attempting to run them over Thursday morning. According to the Laredo Police Department, the shooting was reported at approximately 2:12 a.m. Thursday at Golondrina Food Park, located at 10211 Golondrina Dr. in north Laredo. […]
SEATTLE WA December 1, 2024 Holding signs that said “Show me the Monet” and “A livable wage for all art workers,” Seattle Art Museum’s security staffers began their strike Friday morning. About two dozen picketing security staffers — or Visitor Service Officers — and supporters shouted slogans and handed out flyers as downtown tourists looked […]
ENFIELD CT December 2, 2024 — The controversial decision to hire armed security officers in schools has proven to be beneficial, Enfield’s superintendent said, after a student recently brought a lifelike firearm to school, leading to a nearly immediate response from law enforcement and the student’s arrest. Enfield High School went into lockdown Nov. 20 after […]
BALTIMORE MD December 1, 2024 Four men were indicted for their involvement in a criminal organization that is allegedly responsible for $800,000 in retail burglaries and thefts across six Maryland jurisdictions, according to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The following four men are charged with participating in a criminal organization, and multiple instances of […]
Winnepeg Canada December 2, 2024 A man and a woman have been charged with fraud and mischief to data after allegedly defrauding their employer out of thousands of dollars in falsely submitted work hours. A private security company contacted police in February after its owner noticed suspicious payroll activity from May 2022 to August 2023, […]
VANCOUVER Canada A car-jacking suspect is currently under guard at a local hospital after being shot by police while he was being arrested. The incident started around 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, when a security guard called the police after an alleged carjacking near Science World. “[The security guard] reported that a stranger, armed with […]
CHARLOTTE NC December 2, 2024 Private security agencies have partnered with the Federal Protective Services, Immigration and Naturalization, and Homeland Security for dozens of years to protect federal properties, staff, and visitors, and for at least a dozen years, they’ve also had a hand in guarding, transporting and protection of illegal immigrants. Private security agencies […]