MYRTLE BEACH, SC Sept 12 2020 A shopping trip to Coastal Grand Mall on Tuesday is a moment in time that one man says he’ll never forget. Lee Knight made a special trip around 2 p.m. Tuesday to Coastal Grand Mall, hoping to buy a new pair of jeans and a shirt. Shortly after that, Knight […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. Sept 1 2020 Friday marks the first day Fayette Mall’s new escort policy is in effect. Following Sunday’s shooting—shoppers younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian Friday through Sunday. A Lexington lawyer said the mall should do more to protect its patrons, to abide by the law. Lisa Circeo, partner at […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. Aug 25, 2020 Mall security and police responded to a shooting at the Fayette Mall that has resulted in the death of a teenager. Police say that two people have been arrested and one person has been charged in connection with the shooting that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Kenneth Wayne Bottoms Jr. […]
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. Aug 22 2020— A St. Louis area mall is implementing new safety measures to detect weapons on the property. The Saint Louis Galleria announced it launched the ‘Vapor Wake Public Safety Canine Detection Program.’ Beginning Aug. 20, specially trained canines will patrol the mall alongside security officers to detect firearms. Firearms and […]
OCALA, Fla. Aug 19 2020— Police say a man threatened to shoot a security officer at Paddock Mall on Tuesday. The man had attempted to shoplift from multiple stores and became angry when he was approached by security, according to police. That’s when he threatened to open fire on them. However, the man did not, […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug 18 2020 Two explosions outside Chapel Hills Mall are under investigation. Police say they got several calls just before 10 Saturday night from people reporting hearing multiple blasts close to the north Springs mall. Mall security guards confirmed seeing one explosion, then hearing another. Security later found a device that had exploded, […]
Hoover, Ala. Aug 18 2020 Security at the Galleria Mall in Hoover Alabama once again was confronted by protestors inside the mall. The mall has been the scene of multiple protests and violence in recent years. Police arrested several people after a protest the Galleria mall when they refused to leave the property according to […]
Boynton Beach FL August 16 2020 A Florida man admitted to making more than two dozen bombs that were found near a strip mall Wednesday night, authorities said. The explosives caused a scare that led police to evacuate a strip mall and nearby homes. Gregory Haasze, 34, of Boynton Beach, is facing 26 counts of […]
Rosemont IL Aug 16 2020 A man who picked up another person’s cellphone and attempted to flee with it was stopped by mall security and detained for police. Joshua L. Tillman, 29, of 5445 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, was charged with theft of lost or mislaid property. At approximately 6:07 p.m. July 30, police responded […]
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Aug 5 2020 The three men who filed a lawsuit over a 2011 shooting by an off-duty police officer working security at a Little Rock mall have reached a settlement in the case, but the details of the agreement haven’t been released. Christopher Johannes shot at driver Joseph Williams and passengers Keith Pettus […]