WYOMISSING, Pa. March 28 2020– The impact of the coronavirus is being felt inside Wyomissing-based Security Guards Inc., but not in the way you may have expected. “Call-offs have actually gone down, not up, which is kinda phenomenal,” said Guido Pichini, the firm’s owner. Clients like Reading Hospital and the Berks County Services Center are relying […]
San Diego CA March 28 2020 A man was shot and killed in a parking lot was discovered by a security officer late Thursday evening and authorities Friday were searching for the gunman. The security guard was on patrol in the 2500 block of South Santa Fe Avenue around 9:35 p.m. Thursday when he spotted […]
Charlotte NC March 26 2020 While our world and our communities are dealing with the Corvid-19 pandemic, several security officers still working to protect others, were able to capture two murder suspects and a bank robber, all in a day’s work. In San Jose California, a man who shot and killed a stranger after a […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oka, March 25 2020 With the Coronavirus pandemic, some people are finding themselves wearing different hats to help their workplace. One of those people stepping up is the head of security at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. While their museum is closed right now due to the coronavirus, […]
Charlotte NC March 24 2020 As I walked through my local grocery store, I noticed two unarmed contract security officers patrolling down the aisles. I purposely looked to see if they were wearing PPE/personal protective equipment and they were not. No masks, no gloves, no gowns. From a distance of at least six feet away, […]
Jackson TN March 23 2020 Maxxguard in Jackson will stay open during the pandemic and offer its security, armed courier and patrol services 24/7. Workers say they’re already providing security for several non-essential businesses in the area who closed their doors. The company says it will hire employees of non-essential businesses who were laid off […]
Nashville TN March 23 2020 In the right place at the right time, a Metro Nashville police officer acted quickly to save the life of a 15-month old girl who was choking, as he sat in traffic on Friday. North Precinct Sergeant Matt White, a six-year Metro Nashville Police Department veteran, had exited Briley Parkway at […]
BALTIMORE, Md March 22 2020— Baltimore City Police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy for allegedly stabbing an elderly woman at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Detectives have arrested and charged 15-year old Andrew Gaudet as an adult in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred at the University of Maryland Hospital. On […]
BOYD COUNTY, Ky. March 22 2020 A security firm in the region is helping to make sure elderly members of the community are taken care of and avoiding exposure. BWH Security is taking supplies and delivering groceries or medicine to those 60 and older in Boyd County, Kentucky. “When I saw that on there this morning, […]
Charlotte NC March 20 2020 With businesses shutting down and cities literally closing nationwide, many employees including private security officers are out of work, leaving some without a paycheck. More than 300 security officers working in the tourism industry in Nashville have no one to protect as restaurants, bars and honky- tonks have been shut […]