Los Angeles CA April 12 2020 The manager of a gun store at the Los Angeles Police Academy has been arrested on suspicion of stealing firearms and selling them to several officers and an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy, according to records and sources. Archi Duenas, 33, was booked on suspicion of felony grand theft on […]
New York NY April 7 2020 A labor dispute alleging money owed to armored truck guards is over after a court made a ruling. The armored-truck company must pay its drivers overtime wages under New York law even though the Fair Labor Standards Act exempts them, the Second Circuit ruled Friday. The New York Labor […]
Princeton NJ March 21 2020 A former Princeton University security officer is claiming he and one other former security officer were fired after they refused to transport potentially contagious self-quarantined students because they did not believe they were qualified to perform that task. A spokesperson for Princeton University said the school does not comment on […]
Charlotte NC March 20 2020 A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Shomarley Lockhard Hodge, 33, of Charlotte, with embezzlement, bank larceny, and transactional money laundering for stealing $325,000 in cash intended to restock bank ATMs, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Hodge turned himself in […]
Los Angeles CA March 19 2020 A black former security guard for Allied Universal is suing her ex-employer, alleging she was subjected to retaliation and harassment and ultimately fired in 2019 when she complained about her work conditions, which included receiving such text messages as, “I’m so glad Donald’s Trump don’t like black peoples.” La […]
GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. Feb 24 2020 The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a Trulieve employee for stealing marijuana products from the company and selling them on the black market. According to the arrest report, Trulieve’s security director told a deputy on Jan. 16 that he was aware of an employee illegally selling marijuana […]
Sacramento CA Feb 15 2020 California’s Supreme Court has ordered Apple to pay its store employees for time spent in off-the-clock mandatory bag and phone checks by managers or security personnel. In a court order released Thursday, Judge Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the decision is retroactive for employees, although it is unclear how much Apple will […]
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. Feb 7 2020— For the past month, Alonzo Harris and Patricia McGhee have worked as security guards for Priority Tactical in Collinsville. Day and night they patrol public housing units in St. Louis. The security guards like their jobs, but now they have reason to be upset. “I am angry and upset,” said […]
Des Plains IL Jan 30 2020 A McDonalds restaurant reported an internal theft at one of their locations, but it wasn’t the Hamburgurglar. A complaint of an internal theft by an employee did lead police to make an arrest. Cain A. Accettura, 26, of 1496 Willow Ave., Des Plaines, was charged with theft. Police said […]
HELENA, Mont. Jam 19 2020 A Helena man has been convicted of taking $390,000 that was stolen from an armored truck and spending it on gambling, day trading, and travel. A federal jury found John Gregory Alexander Herrin, 30, guilty Thursday of interstate transportation of stolen property and eight counts of money laundering. He was acquitted […]