Blackburn UK Dec 15 2020 A Blackburn Mall security guard was assaulted when he asked a man to refrain from skateboarding inside the shopping centre and to wear a face mask. Blackburn magistrates heard that when police arrested Anthony Devine he had a craft knife in his pocket. Devine, 18, of St Peter Street, Blackburn, pleaded […]
Berkshire UK Dec 7 2020 Security guards at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are set to stage a walkout amid pushes for better pay. A group of 20 security guards will engage in a week-long strike at the hospital in Reading over the “failure” of their employer to make “a decent pay offer”. The guards are […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica Oct 5 2020— A security officer has been charged with shooting with intent, illegal possession of firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. It is alleged that the accused — 31-year-old Chiwale Lindsay, otherwise called ‘Andrea’ — opened gunfire at a group of people at the intersection of Bryden and Graham Streets in Kingston […]
KITCHENER Canada October 3 2020 — Warning: Some for the details in this article may be graphic or disturbing. The man accused of killing a security guard at the downtown Guelph train station earlier this year has been found not criminally responsible. Jordan Langelier, 21, was on trial for second-degree murder in the death of Mario […]
Toronto Canada Sept 30 2020 Vipasha Sharma, who works for Toronto-based Condor Security, is the recipient of ASIS International’s Ralph Day Memorial Security Officer Heroism Award this year. Sharma was recognized for her calm and professional management of a series of traumatic events that occurred at the high rise where she is employed as a concierge. […]
Great Yarmouth, England Sept 26 2020 A security guard who jumped into “incident mode” after finding a man with a knife wound on his nightly patrol says he owes his composure to first aid training. Chris Church, 37, from Lowestoft, has been a security officer at Great Yarmouth’s Marina Centre for the past seven months. […]
West Midlands England September 25 2020 Malcolm Campbell, from Rugeley, made more than 400 arrests while working with the police in towns and cities across the West Midlands. But – after being assaulted on his third day at work in his role as retail security officer – he went through a “fanatical” obsession with stopping […]
LONDON Sept 15 2020 — GardaWorld, the world’s largest privately owned security company, said Monday it was making a 3 billion-pound ($3.9 billion) offer for G4S, saying its London-based rival has rejected or ignored three previous approaches. Montreal-based GardaWorld says it decided to publicize its bid of 190 pence a share – a 30% premium to […]
Sydney AU Sept 14 2020 A western Sydney nurse wounded during an alleged attack from a patient said the man looked like he wanted to kill someone after punching a security guard before turning his attention on her. Bec Davis, 31, has recounted the experience of being allegedly set upon by 26-year-old Winston Hills man […]
WINNIPEG CANADA SEPT 10 2020 — The Winnipeg Police Service received a call about someone using pepper spray inside CF Polo Park mall Saturday night. Police said no officers were sent to the mall because mall security dealt with the individual. There was no report of injuries and no reports on how the person was dealt […]