Newark NJ May 12, 2020, A 27-year veteran of the Newark Police Department has died of coronavirus complications, city officials announced Sunday night. Michael Clegg, a 53-year-old sergeant, died earlier Sunday at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced. “Our hearts are broken by the […]
Charlotte NC May 11 2020 The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Private Officer International, Richard A. McCann, has announced this morning that because of the lack of cooperation from some state agencies, the organization has begun the process of serving the Department of Health and Human Services of all fifty states and 14 U.S. […]
National Press Release WASHINGTON DC May 11 2020 – TSA announced today that its employees must wear facial protection while at screening checkpoints. The decision to require TSA officers to wear facial protection will be implemented over the coming days. It is an additional measure to help minimize spread of COVID-19 and help raise the overall […]
SCHENECTADY, New York May 11 2020– Even with threatened layoffs of about 40 cops and 33 firefighters, Mayor Gary McCarthy warned the city would also need to make deep cuts to other departments unless federal aid is restored. McCarthy told City Council members Monday night during their committee meeting that if that money doesn’t materialize and […]
Charlotte NC May 10 2020 This year so far, we have seen a decline of private security officer deaths from violent attacks, vehicle accidents, homicides and sudden medical emergency deaths. This is largely in part of the closure of thousands of businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay at home orders. But even with […]
DULUTH, Minn. May 10 2020– Miller Hill Mall had an unexpected guest last night when a black bear decided to lounge at one of the entrances. Security officer Ryan Carlson watched the bear walk around the doors, look in, and even put his paws on a ledge to take a peek in Noodles and Co. […]
BOSTON MA May 10 2020 Authorities say that several MBTA Transit Police officers are now in quarantine after coming into contact with a security guard who has tested positive for the coronavirus. The union representing Transit Police claims the guard and officers were working in a small room in the Back Bay Station. The union […]
Hoover AL May 9 2020 A well known Alabama security company owner has died from the COVID-19 virus. Daniel “Danny” Stevens Boyd, 62, of Hoover, died on Thursday, April 23, according to an online obituary from Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham. He was the owner of Southeast Alarm, Inc., which provided security services, electronic […]
Boston MA May 9 2020 Our office has identified another security officer who passed away this week from COVID-19 A 77-year-old security officer has died from complications of the COVID-19 virus. The man had been working at a grocery store for at least a month and on Sunday he was rushed to a hospital unable […]
CHICAGO IL May 9 2020 — A TSA officer at O’Hare Airport has died from COVID-19. The TSA said Andrew Meany died earlier this week after contracting the virus in April. Meany worked at O’Hare for 18 years and was one of the original officers to join the TSA after 9/11. TSA released the following statement […]