VANCOUVER Canada July 12 2018 — Nine out of 10 British Columbia school teachers say they have been the target of violence or bullying, according to a survey by the BC Teachers’ Federation, and the union’s president is concerned the incidents are under-reported. Data from BCTF’s survey, released exclusively to StarMetro, shows that of those who […]
Ottawa Canada July 11 2018 A woman who picked up an unattended purse and handed it to a bus driver on her way home is suing the Ottawa Police Services Board and Ottawa Capital Area Crime Stoppers for defamation and negligence after her image was posted online with the caption “purse snatching” at a downtown mall, […]
MILTON, Ont. July 10 2018 — Halton regional police allege a suspect tried to pin an officer against a transport truck with a pickup and injured a security guard while fleeing a break and enter scene in Milton, Ont. They say the officer was not injured, but the security guard suffered minor injuries attempting to get […]
Winnipeg Canada July 9 2018 Winnipeg police allege a bouncer at an Exchange District nightclub stabbed three patrons early Saturday morning in what Const. Jay Murray calls a “very unusual” incident. At about 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to a call outside the Citizen nightclub on Princess Street, where a private wedding social had […]
Peterborough Ontario Canada July 8 2018 City police say a lone security officer at a Chemong Rd. store confronted four suspects believed to be shoplifting, then gave chase when they fled. As they took off in different directions, one of the suspects sprayed the officer with silly spray. Shortly after, a suspect allegedly pulled a knife […]
Toronto Canada July 5 2018 Does the security guard in the headline photo look “unprofessional” to you? Some of Ainab Abdullahi’s GardaWorld colleagues thought his hairstyle wasn’t the right look for his job at a building in Toronto’s financial district last month. After going through what he considers a humiliating and racially-charged conversation that day […]
Chatham Canada June 25 2018 A man is facing charges after Chatham-Kent police say he assaulted a security guard at a WalMart store. Police say the man was concealing items he had taken as he walked around the Chatham WalMart Saturday. The man attempted to flee with the goods and was confronted by security. They say […]
Winnipeg Canada June 24 2018 A 56-year-old man stabbed a security guard with a liquid-filled syringe at Health Sciences Centre this week, Winnipeg police say. (CBC) A Health Sciences Centre security guard is being treated after he was sprayed and then stabbed in the head with a syringe that may have been filled with blood, police […]
Winnipeg Canada June 22 2018 Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a 56-year-old Winnipeg man after a security officer was assaulted at Health Sciences Centre. Const. Tammy Skrabek said officers were called to the Crisis Response Centre area of HSC around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday because a man was fighting with security. Skrabek said the man threatened […]
THUNDER BAY Canada June 21 2018 — An alleged incident of shoplifting turned violent at a Thunder Bay Walmart store on Monday evening. According to police, a member of the security staff at the Memorial Avenue store approached a man at about 8:00 p.m. after he was spotted putting an unpaid item into his backpack. When […]