New Orleans LA Aug 22 2019 An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy who was fired three months ago was arrested for still sporting his law enforcement gear while working a private security detail at a Kenner nightclub, according to authorities. A second sheriff’s deputy is also under investigation for working unsanctioned details and carrying an […]
Washington DC July 30 2019 By Justin Wm. Moyer Washington Post It’s not easy for Mark Manley to discuss the night in November when he killed a man. The problem isn’t trauma. Manley, a 29-year-old District security guard, has no qualms about shooting Javone Smith, a masked gunman who, with three others, was allegedly trying […]
PIERRE, S.D. July 13 2019 The Pierre City Commission is looking to amend a city ordinance to allow merchant security officers the ability to carry a firearm. Police Chief Jason Jones says the change is being brought to the Commission after the permit-less concealed carry firearms law took effect July 1. “So we would just be […]
HOUSTON TX June 19 2019 — A Harris County man is suing a Houston apartment complex, alleging he was falsely accused of assaulting a security guard. Marcus A. Bishop filed a complaint June 13 in Harris County District Court against Western Eagle Security Inc., FSC Morningside/Alanza Brook Associates LLC, FSC Steel Lake/Alanza Brook Associates LCC (Alanza […]
Baltimore MD May 14 2019 An investigation into the safety of the Baltimore Harbor by a Maryland news station has produced shocking and illegal activities by a contracted private security firm. 7 On Your Side I-Team has discovered National Harbor’s security contractor, Metropolitan Protective Services Incorporated or MPSI, hired Gerald Griffith, a convicted Tier 3 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. May 1 2019– The State of North Carolina has shut down a security company several months after a security guard opened fire on armed robbers. The security guard fired at least 16 shots, emptying the gun’s magazine, according to sources. No one was shot in the incident that happened in March at the […]
ST CLOUD, Minn. April 29 2019— Four organizations in St. Cloud that have security vehicles with illegal paint schemes are being given two months to come into compliance. The city issued the cease-and-desist orders to the groups last week, the St. Cloud Times reported. The notices came after the city received a complaint that the Islamic […]
Baton Rouge LA April 27 2019 In response to estimates that as many as 7,000 armed security guards are operating without a license, the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners will, in the next few weeks, train 318 law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge to inspect the credentials of on-duty guards. The issue of […]
Pittsburgh PA March 22 2019 State police are looking for a 48-year-old man accused of forging documents that allowed him to carry a weapon and work as a security guard. According to the criminal complaint, Kenneth Wilson hired a private investigator from Greensburg to work security for an event in Pittsburgh last summer. That investigator […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. March 1 2019 Our I-Team continues to investigate unlicensed security after we found security guards working at several venues around town without proper licensing, background checks, or proof of training. It’s a problem with a lot of layers, and we found, it’s not just the security companies breaking the law. When Ricky Davis and […]