Winnipeg Canada April 9 2019 A knife-wielding thief stabbed a security guard at a Winnipeg hotel and an employee at a pharmacy during separate incidents, police say. Around 3:15 p.m. on April 5, a man went into a store inside the Marlborough Hotel on Smith Street in the city’s downtown. He picked out two pairs of […]
Guadalupe Brazil April 9 2019 Evaldo dos Santos Rosa, 51, a musician and security guard, was driving the family to a baby shower on Sunday afternoon, when an army patrol opened fire on them in the low-income neighbourhood of Guadalupe. Dos Santos’s wife’s stepfather and a passerby were both wounded; his wife, seven-year-old son and […]
Australia April 8 2019 The private contract security industry does many things well, including providing armed guards and other security services in war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. But when the industry moves into running detention facilities, controversy often follows. The most egregious example for many years running now is in Australia, which has relied largely […]
Calgary Canada April 7 2019 A Calgary man who was working as a security guard at an Alberta Health Services facility is facing charges after he was arrested during a break and enter in what police believe was an attempted sexual assault. Calgary police were called at around 9:40 a.m. on Monday for reports […]
Southampton England April 6 2019 Security staff at Southampton General Hospital’s A&E department have begun a 24-hour strike in a dispute over safety, pay and sick leave conditions. Employees of Mitie Security have walked out over what they claim is a lack of protective equipment and inadequate payments for staff injured at work. Union Unite […]
STOCKHOLM, April 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Securitas is strengthening its client value proposition in the Australian security market through the acquisition of Staysafe, a leading alarm monitoring company in Australia. Founded in 1987 and based in Melbourne, Staysafe is today one of the largest monitoring companies in Australia with MAUD 11 (72 MSEK) annual sales, 73 […]
Newcastle Great Park England April 5, 2019 A heroic security guard has told how he confronted alleged burglars who tried to steal “thousands of pounds” worth of building materials. Three men were followed and chased down by security worker Dean Moss who refused to let the alleged intruders get away. Mr Moss was in his monitoring […]
Saskatoon Canada April 4 2019 A 43-year-old man is facing charges after a shoplifting incident and later attempting to escape custody while in hospital, according to Saskatoon police. Saskatoon police were called Tuesday afternoon to a business in the 300 block of Confederation Drive after a man was caught shoplifting, police said in a news […]
Jamaica April 2 2019 A security guard who was reportedly attacked and stabbed by a student at a prominent high school in a problem-plagued Westmoreland community, has succumbed to his injuries. The police are reporting that the guard, identified as Clifton Lumley, was on duty at the school on Friday, when the incident occurred. The guard […]
TOWN OF PELHAM, ON CANADA March 31 2019— The Niagara Regional Police Service announced Thursday an officer has been arrested and faces multiple charges including attempted murder following an alleged shooting incident that involved another officer in November 2018. According to a report, on November 29th 2018 just after noon, two Niagara Regional Police Service […]