WINNIPEG Canada Sept 28 2018 — The president of a Manitoba union representing security officers in the province’s hospitals has invited the health minister to sit with her in an emergency room to see the dangerous situations fuelled by methamphetamine. Michelle Gawronsky, president of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, said it’s not uncommon for […]
Winnipeg Canada Sept 27 2018 Winnipeg police cadets will be empowered to arrest people for smoking marijuana in public places or underage use after legalization. That’s one of several changes to new rules for community safety officers, First Nation safety officers, Winnipeg’s river patrol unit and cadets announced Tuesday. “We expect this additional avenue of […]
South Africa September 27 2018 Private security companies have come under fire for non-adherence to legislation and hiring former criminals to act as guards. The “main problem” facing the South African Police Services in KwaZulu-Natal is privately employed armed security guards, according to the province’s acting police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. “Our main problems as […]
Trinidad Sept 27 2018 Senior investigators have confirmed a total of $1.3 million having been stolen from a G4S armored car during a bold midday robbery at a Republic Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in St Helena Junction on Monday. Newsday received information indicating while no arrests have been made as yet, investigators are still […]
Toronto CA Sept 20 2018 Sydney Eatz went online in a search of a hummus recipe last week, but instead found herself on a porn site watching stolen security footage of a woman urinating on the floor of a Toronto mall. Eatz typed “Toronto chick peas” into Google search. Among the results was a video thumbnail […]
Glenn Imnes NZ Sept 18 2018 Police were called to the Work and Income NZ office in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes this morning following an incident in which a member of the public assaulted a security officer. Police say that a security officer confronted a visitor to the business and that there was […]
Gloucester UK Sept 14 2018 Plans to use a private security firm to issue fines to people who drop litter and leave their dog’s mess behind in Gloucester were rubber-stamped last night. A team of litter police will patrol the streets and hand out fines of up to £100 across the city as part of […]
Cape Town South Africa Sept 14 2018 – Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has promised to pay their R16 million contribution towards the joint venture between the City and the provincial government to train and deploy 100 security officers to protect the City’s rail network. The training of the rail enforcement officers forms part of […]
Trinidad Sept 12 2018 A security guard was tied up during a robbery in Freeport at the Presto Praesto Youth Development and Apprentice Centre. The incident reportedly took place around 1.30 am on Monday. Five men reportedly stormed the premises and assaulted the security officer. One of the men was armed with a firearm. They […]
Ottawa Canada Sept 7 2018 A Grande Prairie security guard has been handed an 18-month sentence for child pornography charges. Brian Hanly was sentenced in court on August 30th and was also given a 24-month probation for after his release. The then-46-year-old was charged with possession of child pornography and making child pornography available on […]