KINGSTON, Jamaica Feb 20 2018 — A security guard was shot and injured and a firearm seized during an alleged confrontation with the police last night in Love Lane, central Kingston. According to reports a police team was on mobile patrol in the area around 11:25 pm when they observed the guard acting in a manner […]
Nigeria Feb 20 2018 Authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), have confirmed the killing of a security officer in the university, Mr Chinedu Oranye by gunmen. The Chief Security Officer of UNN, Mr Romanus Nwafor, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka, near Enugu on Monday. […]
Maharashtra India Feb 20 2018 The sloppy security guard at your home or office may soon make way for a well-trained professional. The state government will crack its whip on private security agencies, through a stronger regulatory mechanism to monitor the training of their staff to ensure that they act as a first-line of defence during […]
Melbourne AU Feb 15 2018 A gun-wielding motorcyclist is on the run after holding-up armed security guards outside a Melbourne shopping centre. The man threatened two Armaguard staff outside a cash van at the Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre car park, in Melbourne’s southeast, on Wednesday morning. They guards were collecting money from a shop inside the […]
South Shields England Feb 14 2018 A manhunt is under way after a security guard was robbed at knifepoint outside a bank in South Shields. The guard was approached by a man brandishing a weapon outside the Barclays bank on King Street at around 11.45am on Tuesday. He snatched a cash box being carried by […]
SINGAPORE Feb 14 2018— Security officers here are often underused and lack proper training, with some even made to run errands for their employers such as buying coffee or food, industry players say. As demand for security services continues to rise amid growing threats, the Government is looking to transform the traditionally manpower-intensive industry […]
Northumbria England Feb 13 2018 A pair of would-be robbers armed with a hammer threatened a security guard outside a Howdon shop — but only managed to snatch an empty money case. The two men confronted the security guard outside Heron Foods on Churchill Street and after a scuffle made off with the empty box. […]
Vieux Fort Saint Lucia Feb 13 2018 Police officials are investigating the shooting death of a male security guard in Vieux Fort last evening, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Paschall Hyacinth, 53, Cantonement, Vieux Fort was reportedly on duty at a hardware store at Industrial Estate when he was shot multiple times, according to reliable sources. The […]
South Africa Feb 13 2018 Less than an hour later, another fuel station in Mooinooi was hit and a man was shot during the robbery. “According to workers at the Total fuel station at the Mountain Lake shopping centre in Broederstroom, seven men in a blue Volkswagen Polo, silver Mitsubishi bakkie and white BMW stopped at […]
Kenya East Africa Feb 13 2018 The Kenya National Association of security guards has raised concerns over the increased killings of guards while on duty in Eldoret town. Association’s Uasin Gishu branch chairman Peter Odima further said most of the killed guards are not Union members making it hard for their families to be compensated. Odima […]