PORTLAND, Ore. July 18 2018 – Police detained seven teenagers on Monday night, all accused of stealing from a Southeast Portland Safeway store before fleeing in stolen cars. Two 17-year-olds were arrested on Measure 11 robbery charges, while the other five juveniles were released to their parents. Officers were called out about 6:45 p.m. on reports […]
Houston TX July 11 2018 A man who was shot during a confrontation with a security officer in southwest Houston has been charged with assault. Willie Earl Simmons, Jr., 23, was charged Saturday and was released on $2,500 bond today, according to court records. Simmons is accused of assaulting Ibraheem Iessa, 33, during a confrontation […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. July 10 2018 – At least one gunman is at large after a fatal shooting outside an Orange County bar, deputies said. One man was killed and four others were injured, including a security guard, during the shooting Monday morning, deputies said. A brother and a sister are facing charges after a bizarre […]
Charlotte NC July 6 2018 While many were celebrating the 4th of July, our office compiled the semi-annual death and injury report for US security officers and sworn private police. For the first half of 2018, security officers and sworn private law enforcement officers were injured, assaulted or attacked in access of 33,000 times. 65 […]
ST LOUIS MO July 6 2018 A St. Charles County police officer is recovering after he was shot while on the job early Wednesday. According to St. Charles city police spokesman Sgt. Dave Horton, the county officer was working security at a fireworks tent in the 1400 block of South 5th Street when he confronted two […]
VASS, N.C. July 6 2018— Emergency responders and law enforcement were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to a serious crash where several people were injured. Police said that two armored truck security officers were injured when their armored car overturned Wednesday afternoon in Moore County. 1 Authorities said the GardaWorld armored car was traveling on U.S. Highway […]
Secaucus NJ June 29 2018 One person has been arrested and another is being sought after the pair tried to run down a loss-prevention officer following a theft at the Walmart in Secaucus, authorities said. Blanca Menendez, 57, of Union City, and an accomplice stole $132 worth of baby clothing from the store on June 13, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. June 29 2018 – A largely peaceful protest at Portland City Hall ended with a scuffle on Wednesday, prompting a security guard to be taken in for medical treatment. The demonstrators were sitting in on the Council meeting to urge commissioners to take action on getting Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) out of Portland. […]
Charlotte NC June 28 2018 Security officers in at least nine states have been targeted in recent months by armed persons firing at them. But instead of bullets flying, the ammunition used has been paintballs. Security officers in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, Mississippi and North Carolina have reported that as they […]
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. June 28 2018 – Michelle Rucker and her husband Will Hudson never dreamed they would end up on the verge of losing their dream home. When the Gwinnett County couple moved into their Bethlehem home four years ago, the plan was to rent it monthly until they could afford to buy it. “We […]