San Juan R.R. October 2 2020 Although Puerto Rico is a territory owned by the U.S. and statistical data is collected for law enforcement injuries and deaths, it has been much harder to collect real numbers for the security industry. Starting in 2011, Private Officer International has repeatedly contact numerous government agencies with little corporation. […]
Tampa FL Sept 30 2020 Throughout the month of October, any passenger traveling to or from Tampa International Airport can be tested for COVID-19, regardless of which airline they are flying. Testing is open to anyone who plans to fly in the next three days – and even passengers who flew in the past three days […]
Las Vegas NV Sept 25 2020 The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday is expected to issue $435,000 in fines against six casino companies for violating policies and regulations. Stipulations for settlement said a $300,000 fine would be issued against Boyd Gaming Corp.’s Fremont for a botched casino patron dispute by security officers that escalated into […]
Washington DC Sept 24 2020 The COVID pandemic has hit the law enforcement community hard this year. As essential workers throughout the country, law enforcement officers have been in high-risk roles since the beginning. Line of duty deaths due to COVID now number 114 nationally, but ODMP is tracking over 100 additional cases that are still […]
ORLANDO, Fla. Sept 24 2020— You’re already required to wear face masks. Now, a new bill is aimed at making airline travel in the time of coronavirus even safer. Sen. Rick Scott’s bill would establish temperature-check pilot program at airports TSA union says responsibility for temperature checks should be on airlines The program would allow […]
MIDDLEBURY VT Sept 23 2020— Middlebury College removed 22 students from campus during the weekend for violating the school’s Covid-19 policies. The students’ on-campus privileges were revoked after the college received reports last Thursday that “a number of students appeared to be in violation of our Covid-19 conduct policies,” Sarah Ray, Middlebury’s director of media […]
San Diego CA Sept 15 2020 A San Diego man says he has to undergo surgery for a broken nose after being attacked for enforcing the face mask policy at the bar where he works. NBC 7 San Diego reports that Tony Aversa, a bar manager in Pacific Beach, was attacked over Labor Day weekend […]
Laredo TX Sept 14 2020 A customer not wearing a mask led to the assault of the security guard at Tacos Kissi on 4402 McPherson Rd., according to Laredo police. On Aug. 28, Alberto Garcia Jr., 22, was at Tacos Kissi when the security guard asked him to wear his mask. Garcia alleged that the security […]
TUCSON AZ Sept 13 2020 – The University of Arizona has hired private security to make sure students on campus are following COVID-19 protocols. The decision has upset some faculty and staff who wonder why students did not get those jobs. The university said its hiring campus security from the company that patrols UA large sporting […]
Baltimore MD Sept 10 2020 Martique Smith, whose passion for the theater shined bright every time he performed onstage, died Aug. 26 at his West Baltimore home. He was 31. He also had been working for the past three years as a security guard. His wife of five years, the former Rachael Williams, said he […]