REDDING, Calif. Nov 23 2019 Redding police say a man was arrested for a hate crime at the Redding Library on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the suspect recently arrived from Florida and has been arrested twice in two days. Police were called to the Redding Library shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday for reports that a man […]
PHOENIX AZ Nov 21 2019 — The administration at Phoenix’s biggest and busiest library has ignored and minimized significant safety and security concerns and shamelessly spun the truth about a violent gun incident earlier this year, according to former and current employees. ABC15 also learned that a duffle bag containing three loaded firearms was found in […]
Lansing MI November 6 2019 A Michigan mother who was seeking a promotion thought it was a joke when her boss told her there was a warrant out for her arrest after failing to return two library books. It wasn’t. Twenty-seven-year-old Mindy Jones, who is a mother of five, has been charged with misdemeanor failure […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. Aug 15 2019 Charleston County Public Libraries plans to add armed security guards to their libraries. This is a part of their escalation plan to help provide better safety to their patrons. Their escalation plan has led to the addition of security cameras as well as having non-security library staff approach a disgruntled patron […]
Dover DE July 28 2019 Reports about inappropriate behavior at Dover Public Library prompted City Council to approve an armed security guard. Michelle Hughes, the library assistant director, said staff wants to offer full-time security in order to address the safety concerns. “The cadet program has been wonderful for the Dover public library, but they […]
MADISON, Wis. April 28 2019 – A Madison man is facing multiple charges after damaging library property and fighting authorities Thursday night, police said. Madison police said officers responded to a report of a disturbance at the Meadowridge Library on Raymond Road at about 7:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Marc A. Figueroa, 23, […]
COOS BAY, Ore. April 7 2019 – The Coos Bay Public Library has reduced disruptions after adding security guards. They’ve contracted with the CNB Security company for the past year. Behavioral disruptions that would sometimes lead to 911 calls, no longer pull staff away from their jobs. “Disruptions have gone down due to consistent enforcement of […]
MARION IL. March 30 2019 – A uniformed security guard will be patrolling the bookstacks and perimeter of Marion Carnegie Library, following a 4-1 vote by the Marion City Council on Monday night. Public Safety Director Brian Fisher said a security presence was needed at the library four nights a week, from 4 p.m. until 8. […]
Flagler County FL March 11 2019 Flagler County Interim Administrator Jerry Cameron has ordered the deployment of “round-the-clock” armed security at the Flagler County Public Library in Palm Coast in response to mounting pressure by the library director and a county commissioner to address safety concerns in the library, which has become common ground for a […]
FRESNO, California March 3 2019– A 64-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attacking a Fresno County Public Library security guard on Wednesday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Warren Vesper of Fresno is accused of assaulting the guard with his own baton in downtown Fresno at N and Mariposa streets around […]