BIRMINGHAM, Ala. January 4 2021— A veteran Alabama lawman who led the state’s department of public safety and Birmingham Police Department has died from complications linked to COVID-19. Chief William Michael “Mike” Coppage had been fighting the coronavirus for several weeks before succumbing on Friday, AL.com reported. He was 71. Coppage formerly served as chief […]
Baltimore MD January 1 2021 A Baltimore Police detective has been charged with misdemeanor assault and misconduct in office for allegedly slamming to the ground a man who refused to wear a face covering inside a West Baltimore grocery store last April 19. Detective Andre Pringle, 45, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison […]
HARROGATE, Tenn. Dec 30 2020 Lincoln Memorial University is mourning the loss of Chief of Campus Police and Security Christopher King, who died on Christmas Eve as a result of COVID-19. “Christopher King was a great man, who contributed so much to the LMU and law enforcement community of our area,” LMU President Clayton Hess said. […]
James City County VA Dec 30 2020 The Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail tested all its staff members and inmates for the coronavirus last week. The results? 78 inmates and seven staff members are positive for the virus. “All 78 inmates who tested positive are currently asymptomatic, this is in addition to the single inmate who […]
LEBANON, Mo. Dec 29 2020— A longtime officer with the Lebanon Police Department has died after a battle with COVID-19. According to a Facebook post, Lebanon Police Officer Kendle Blackburn passed away early Monday morning. Officer Blackburn served as a police officer for more than 16 years. “We are extremely saddened by the loss of […]
Dallas TX December 26 2020 A security officer who had been working during the past week has died on Thursday. His cause of death has been listed as COVID-19. The security officer’s name has not been released at this time. In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country […]
Champaign County IL Dec 24 2020 A 21-year-old security officer at Carle Foundation Hospital is the youngest Champaign County resident to lose their life to COVID-19. Bryant Boyer-Killion died Monday “from COVID-19 due to complications from asthma,” his family said Tuesday in a statement to The News-Gazette. “He was the best son and big brother. […]
HONOLULU HI Dec 19 2020 – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is saddened by the loss of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) Lead Transportation Security Officer Maui Kahalepuna, who passed away on December 12, 2020, after contracting COVID-19. Kahalepuna joined TSA in September 2002 among Honolulu’s first class of officers assisting with the initial rollout […]
Charlotte NC December 18, 2020 Armando Gutierrez was in his third week of being a security officer when he succumbed to the Covid19 pandemic in Texas. He worked at a convenience store, an apartment complex, and a grocery store during that time and had no signs of being ill. It’s devasting because he was our […]
Newmarket Canada Dec 18 2020 It wasn’t a murder, jewelry store robbery or even shoplifting. It was merely a couple asked to leave by security enforcing provincial orders deeming the dining area off-limits for consumption. In a free country, where people have Charter rights, was such force necessary? “There were other people in the food […]