SANTA FE, N.M. January 3 2019 Schools across the country have begun arming their security officers and as that happens in New Mexico, one legislator wants a law that would spell out who could be hired, what training they would need and what their duties would be. Representative Linda Trujillo filed House Bill 129 which […]
CHICAGO IL December 17 2018 A newspaper investigation has found that private security guards in Illinois often aren’t as closely monitored as police officers, who in recent years have faced scrutiny over excessive force. The Chicago Tribune analyzed state and police records, court documents and media reports to find that security guards deliberately fired a […]
Bend OR December 16 2018 Two and a half years after Kaylee Sawyer was killed, her Christmas stocking hangs on the mantle at her family’s house in Bend. “She’s always been the center of attention whether she liked it or not. She kind of had the spotlight when she’d walk into a room,” her dad, […]
Salt Lake City Utah December 15 2018 The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) has delayed the implementation a new law that reduces training requirements to obtain a security guard license. The DOPL security licensing board made the decision after a public meeting Thursday where several people expressed concerns about the plan to drop the required […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa November 8 2018 An Iowa employee responsible for issuing private security guard licenses was fired Tuesday for ethical violations amid a criminal investigation into whether his agency has been improperly granting the credentials, The Associated Press has learned. The Iowa Department of Public Safety fired Joseph Sheehan Jr., a clerk at its headquarters […]
DENVER CO October 6 2018— The city of Denver has revamped its licensing procedures for security guards. The new licenses will have additional training requirements and strengthened background checks. “We’re always looking at our licenses to determine which need updated and which can be repealed and how we can be more effective and efficient for […]
Baton Rouge LA July 23 2018 The security guard who shot and killed a man outside a Baton Rouge hookah lounge earlier this month was not registered to work in the industry, as required under state law. But police have nonetheless ruled the shooting justified based on the circumstances. The case is representative of a larger […]
BEAUMONT TX July 7 2018 — Beaumont Police, Homeland Security, Fire Marshals and Code Enforcement officers raided the Moon Game Room on Concord and seized about 40 eight liner machines and $9,400 cash from the business where they say a uniformed, unlicensed security guard with an air soft gun was employed. Members of the Beaumont Special […]
Salt Lake Utah June 23 2018 Training instructors and law enforcement agree that the current security guard training requirement sin the State of Utah are too low. In fact, the training requirements for armed security guards in Utah is going down, a development that could draw new attention after a guard was arrested for shooting […]
MANDAN, N.D. May 17 2018 – A private security company accused of operating illegally in North Dakota during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says it would be willing to pay fines to settle the legal dispute as long as it’s not required to admit any wrongdoing. North Dakota’s Private Investigative and Security Board on […]