BRIGHTON, N.Y. February 7 2024 — The Monroe Community College Board of Trustees has decided to arm college public safety officers, who are sworn peace officers with “rifles.” The decision was made to prepare against “rare, unlikely, and unfortunate circumstances” that could constitute a threat to school safety. At this time, where the rifles will […]
Lawrence Township NJ February 7th, 2024 Thousands of Lawrence Township students will pass through metal detectors on their way into school every day as part of the district’s latest effort to boost school security. The district’s six middle and high schools began using the new metal detection systems last week. They are set up at […]
Gulfport MS February 7, 2024 The assistant director of security and internal compliance for the Harrison County School District and former Gulfport police officer Tonya Anne Laville is out of jail on bond on a felony charge of wire fraud, the Sun Herald has confirmed. Gulfport police arrested Laville, 47, on Jan. 30. She was […]
NEW YORK February 7, 2024— NYPD officers in the Bronx are exploring unorthodox methods of cracking down on retail crime, including giving store owners the ability to contact officers directly to share photos and videos of thefts and robberies, the New York Post reported. The move comes after local business owners protested a slow NYPD […]
Syracuse NY February 7th, 2024 Destiny USA, one of the nation’s largest shopping malls located in Syracuse, New York, has taken a significant step towards bolstering its security measures by installing license plate reading cameras in its parking lots. This initiative, launched about six months ago in partnership with the Syracuse Police Department and Flock […]
Salt Lake City Utah February 6, 2024 It’s been nearly six years since 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff died after being shot 10 times in her English class at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida. She perished along with 13 other students and three school staff members during the rampage on Valentine’s Day in 2018. […]
Clarkstown NY February 6th, 2024 A New York police sergeant fatally shot his wife and two sons before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide. Police in Clarkstown, N.Y., say Watson Morgan, 49, who worked for the Bronxville Police Department, failed to show up for a shift on Dec. 30, which prompted a […]
BELTON, Texas Feb 6 2024 Victoria Ann Galindo, of Nolanville, Texas, was arrested over the weekend on charges she assaulted a nurse and a security officer at a hospital, an arrest warrant states. The incident happened on Nov. 15, 2023, when Galindo was under an emergency order of detention at the Baylor Scott & […]
RALEIGH, N.C. February 6, 2024— The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools (CFSS) announced Wednesday it has awarded $35 million in safety grants to 233 school districts and charter schools. The funding, which is part of the School Safety Grant Program, will be used for safety equipment, training, and services for […]
Chicago IL February 6 2024 A Chicago high school principal reacted to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s support for removing police officers from schools by saying officers are in schools that “want them” there. William Howard Taft High School Principal Mark Grishaber told Fox News Digital the removal of school resource officers (SRO) at Chicago Public Schools […]