LOUISVILLE KY January 4, 2025 Almost five years after an altercation with a bouncer left a man dead, a Louisville councilwoman has proposed regulations that would require all unarmed security guards to be trained and licensed. Councilwoman Jennifer Chappell says the regulations would make the city safer. However, some of her colleagues on Metro […]
MINNEAPOLIS MN September 3, 2024 — A judge’s ruling is shining a light on the world of private security. Last year, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against a company called Men in Black, accusing them of providing security without a license. It’s the first time Minnesota’s licensing board went to court against an unlicensed […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. May 2 2024 In less than four years, there have been several deadly bar shootings in Horry County, yet there aren’t any state laws in place regulating security in bars and nightclubs. WMBF News started looking into bar and nightclub security after the trial surrounding the deadly shooting at Donny’s Saloon in Myrtle […]
Laredo Texas October 26 2023 Eight people have been arrested in an operation targeting unlicensed security guards, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. As part of a complaint investigation, the DPS Regulatory Services Division initiated an investigation at several locations in Laredo where security guards were employed. With the assistance of troopers, the […]
Washington DC September 3, 2023, Dozens of the District of Columbia’s Special Police Officers have been serving as armed protectors at schools and libraries without active licenses, according to a report. Fifty-five of the special police officers working across the District were found to have expired licenses as of Aug. 18, according to a review conducted […]
Albany NY September 2 2023 The New York State Department of State says more than 50 security guards hired to work at upstate hotels housing asylum seekers are doing so without proper authorization. Two letters obtained by Spectrum News 1 and first reported by the New York Times, were sent Friday to Trace Assets Protection Service […]
Annapolis MD April 12 2023 Most security guards in Maryland now will have to be trained, licensed by the state and covered by insurance, under legislation passed in the final hours of the legislative session Monday night. As things stand, only guards who work for private security companies in Maryland are required to have licenses […]
Baltimore MD March 24 2023 Police are reviewing video evidence after a security guard shot a man during a fight this past weekend outside of a Fells Point pizza shop. The shooting happened before 2:30 a.m. Sunday outside Pie in the Sky Pizza Shop. Maryland Senator Jill Carter has led the charge of recent police […]
Annapolis MD March 7th, 2023 Security guards across Maryland might soon have to meet higher standards and qualifications to work in that particular field. There’s a bill proposed in the House of Delegates that would require all people who provide security services, even bouncers at bars and nightclubs, to be certified and licensed by the […]
Milwaukee WI February 18, 2023 If you want to cut hair in the state of Wisconsin, you need more than 1,000 hours of training to get a license. If you want to wear a badge and carry a gun, three hours is enough. That’s because of a change in state law that made firearms training for […]