Richmond VA April 17 2021 Leighton Security Services, a private security company accused of working without a license during construction of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, is facing similar allegations in Virginia. The complaint against Leighton is one of two recently filed against private companies providing security for the Mountain Valley pipeline, a planned 300-mile […]
New York City NY Feb 10 2021 New York City sheriff’s deputies busted up three large illegal parties over the weekend that included hundreds of boozy revelers packed together in violation of COVID-19 restrictions. In Brooklyn, about 230 partygoers were discovered at a members-only club at 283 Liberty Ave. in Brownsville shortly before 3:30 a.m. […]
TORONTO Canada Jan 20 2021 — The Ontario government is launching a new, online testing option for individuals seeking to obtain a licence to become a security guard or private investigator. This modern testing option will eliminate the need for applicants to travel to a testing location during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond. “Expanding to online […]
Sacramento CA Jan 13 2021 State Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, introduced legislation Tuesday that would require private security guards to undergo training on the use of force. Assembly Bill 229 would mandate that the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services “develop curriculum and training courses on the appropriate use of force for private security […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. January 12 2021— A Memphis family says they’re on edge after fake sheriff’s deputies and security guards tried to evict them from their home this week. The family has lived in their home on Kirkland Avenue for months and the mother told FOX13 she’s still haunted by the moment a number of men […]
Louisville KY January 9 2021 Exactly one year after an altercation between a Louisville bar employee and a patron left that patron dead, a Kentucky state representative filed a bill in his honor. Rep. Lisa Willner, D-35th, named the bill “Christopher’s Law” after her constituent, Christopher McKinney. McKinney died in the early hours of Jan. 5, […]
(225 ILCS 447/) Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. (225 ILCS 447/Art. 25 heading)ARTICLE 25. PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS.(Article scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024) (225 ILCS 447/25-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024) Sec. 25-5. Exemptions; private security contractor. The provisions of this Act related to licensure […]
Greely CO December 8 2020 A security guard for a downtown Greeley liquor store is in jail after a November arrest on suspicion of assault and violating parole. The guard, identified by police as 23-year-old Dillon Munoz, had been booked into the Weld County Jail at least 16 times since October 2015, according to online […]
Salem OR Dec 8 2020 The regulatory agency that oversees the private security industry for the State of Oregon has made recent changes to several areas of the minimal standards and requirements for becoming a licensed security officer. The new moral fitness minimum standards will change several previously acceptable areas of the law. Please see […]
Seattle WA Sept 6 2020 Seattle has not yet seen large groups of amateur militia coming into the city from around the region to make a right wing stand against protesters. The groups here — and especially on Capitol Hill — are professionals. The city’s parks department has now added to the influx, hiring private security […]