STARKE, Fla. Jan 22 2024— The city of Starke has voted to disband its police department in favor of contracting county law enforcement, WCJB reported. The City Commission voted 4-1 on the issue on Jan. 16, according to the report. The decision will displace the department’s 11 officers and one civilian employee starting March 1. […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. January 22, 2024 A shooting that led to the death of one person at a lounge in Tuscaloosa early Sunday morning has also resulted in the arrest of a security guard. Tuscaloosa police said Rashid Little, 28, was shot around 1 a.m. at the CRU Lounge in the 6500 block of Highway 69 […]
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Jan 22 2024— A Cape Girardeau man has been charged with the unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly threatening hospital security with a handgun. Police say Quintayus Moore Jr., 21, committed crimes involving a gun while he was being escorted from a Cape Girardeau hospital on Thursday, Jan. 11. An officer, […]
RICHMOND, Va. January 22, 2024 A bill allowing private police forces to have access to line-of-duty benefits was voted down. The bill was introduced after Wintergreen Police Officer Chris Wagner lost his life in the line of duty. Nelson County officials began working with lawmakers to try and change the options for line-of-duty benefits. The Public […]
HUMBLE, Texas January 22nd, 2024 A convenience store worker in Humble, Texas, is dead after police say he confronted two guys who stole a bag of chips. Police are on the lookout for those men, who are now wanted for capital murder. Just before 11:30 a.m. Friday, surveillance camera captured two men in black hoodies enter […]
MIAMI FL– On Jan. 10, a Pembroke Pines man was sentenced to 216 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in November 2023 to two counts of armed bank robbery, one count of carjacking, and two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. On March 29, 2023, Edmanuel Victoria, 29, of […]
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill .January 22nd, 2024 — An 18-year-old University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student was found dead on campus Saturday morning. Akul Dhawan was found around 11 a.m. Saturday. A university employee found Dhawan on the back porch of a building in the 1200 block of West Nevada Street. Police officers and Emergency Medical Services were […]
Charlotte NC January 21 2024 Violence against private security and special police officers continues to increase at unprecedented rates each year and 2023 was no different. During 2023, more security officers were shot but fewer died than in the previous year. However, the number of unarmed security officers shot or killed continues to climb at […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. January 21 2024 — A man is charged with firing gunshots outside a club on Anderson Avenue after a fight with patrons and security guards. Caprice Clark, 31, is facing criminal possession of a weapon and prohibited used of a weapon charges. RPD responded to Barrel of Dolls on Nov. 19 after getting reports […]
DAYTON OH January 21, 2024 A Dayton man is pleading guilty to a charge connected to the death of a local security guard. Antonio Fountain, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter in a bill of information, according to court documents filed Friday. As part of his plea agreement, one count of murder and […]