Edmonton Canada Jan 29 2020 A former security guard pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon Monday for pepper-spraying a suspected shoplifter. Rafik Khlgatyan, 57, entered the guilty plea in Edmonton provincial court for the September 2019 incident outside the No Frills in Old Strathcona. Another charge of possession of a weapon for a dangerous […]
Ontario Canada Jan 27 2020 Newmarket’s Southlake hospital will make its first court appearance Feb. 7 to answer to nine charges brought against it by Ontario’s Labour Ministry after an 11-month investigation into a patient attack on a nurse and security guard on the premises. The Jan. 17, 2019 incident saw York Regional Police charge […]
Halton Canada Jan 25 2020 A security guard is again being credited with quick-thinking actions after a suspect tried to rob the same Burlington bank for the second time in less than a week. The most recent incident at the HSBC bank at 2500 Appleby Line occurred around 5:30 p.m. when a man tried to get […]
Victoria Canada Jan 21 2020 Downtown Victoria businesses are looking to work together to hire a private security company after facing low response rates from the Victoria Police Department. The lower Johnson Street shopping district, known locally as LoJo, is a vibrant collection of local shops. Recently efforts have been made to make the area […]
Ontario Canada Jan 19 2020 Private security guards are now monitoring some residents at the John Noble Home, drawing objections from the union representing the home’s personal support workers. The guards are responsible for aggressive residents in long-term care at the municipal home for the aged on Mount Pleasant Street. “The John Noble Home is […]
Guelph Canada Jan 17 2020 Guelph police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a security guard was killed at the city’s downtown train station. Police say officers were called to a reported disturbance in the underground tunnel at Guelph Central Station on Carden Street just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday […]
Edmonton Canada January 5 2020 A self-described “old hippie” arrested at West Edmonton Mall after being asked to remove a Hells Angels support shirt says he is disappointed after losing an appeal to the Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board in the case. Paul Sussman was taken to the ground by mall security on a Sunday […]
Vancouver Canada December 31 2019 — Police in Saanich are investigating after a security guard was stabbed at a Walmart store in their city late Saturday night. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. at the store at Uptown Mall on Saanich Road. The victim’s coworkers told CTV News Vancouver Island he was attempting to stop an […]
Newmarket Canada December 25 2019 The Newmarket Public Library board gave the green light to hiring security guards to patrol the Park Avenue facility after a significant number of minor incidents raised the alarm. On Dec. 18, the library board approved a pilot project for security up to 16 weeks estimated to cost $7,000 to […]
Winnipeg Canada December 14 219 A Winnipeg man has been charged with a string of recent bank robberies after a security guard and customer were able to wrestle a suspect to the ground during a robbery this week. Police say the armed suspect, who had concealed his identity, walked into the bank in the 600 block […]