New York city NY August 6 2020 Seven security officers who worked at city-run shelters have died from causes related to COVID19, as has at least one security officer at a privately-run shelter according to their union representative. “Our union has been fighting to improve conditions for officers working at shelters run by private non-profit […]
ORLANDO, Fla. Aug 1 2020– Orlando police Detective Anne Marie Esan said multiple arrests have been made in a shooting that took place outside a downtown bar. According to detectives, four arrests were made in two states for the shooting that happened in outside the 64 North bar on June 26. Veronica and Kavon Celestin […]
PINOLE, Calif. July 31 2020– An effort is underway in Pinole to create a special memorial to honor David Patrick Underwood, the federal officer killed while on duty in Oakland in May. The 53-year-old was a lifelong resident of Pinole. Friends say the community wants to thank him for his service. They say a fitting […]
SAN FERNANDO CA July 30 2020— A Sylmar man was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of a security guard at a neighborhood shopping center in 2017. Santiago Madrigal, 27, was convicted Jan. 31 of killing 28-year-old Joe Lopez on Aug. 6, 2017, when the security guard […]
HOUSTON, TX July 29 2020 A 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of a 50-year-old woman who worked as a security officer. The deadly shooting happened Saturday, July 25 around 4:40 p.m. at an apartment complex at 1000 Greens Road. Detectives say that officers found the woman, who had been […]
Long Beach, California July 25 2020– Police in Long Beach are investigating a deadly hit-and-run accident that involved a working security guard and occurred in the area of Magnolia Avenue and West Anaheim Street in Long Beach late Thursday night. The man who was trying to stop a liquor store thief was fatally struck by […]
GLENDALE, Colo. July 22 2020 The family of a 40-year-old security guard who died during a stabbing attack at a strip club says their hearts are broken. The victim, identified as Andrew Todis, was working at Shotgun Willie’s in Glendale when a man started stabbing people Friday night. Glendale police responded to what they called an […]
San Antonio TX July 21 2020 The city of San Antonio is mourning the loss of another employee due to complications from COVID-19, in addition to the passing of San Antonio Fire Apparatus Mechanic Hector Rodriguez. City Manager Erik Walsh announced an Alamodome Temporary Security Guard, whose name has not yet been released, has also […]
Charlotte NC July 14 2020 During the past five days, Private Officer International has identified four more security officer deaths that have been attributed to the COVID-19 virus. Fanny DiSanto’s was a security officer for the past six years and died in New Jersey after contracting the virus. The family of a Houston Dynamo security […]
Houston TX July 14 2020 The family of a Houston Dynamo security guard who died of COVID-19 wants well-wishers to know how much their support means to them. Lauren Longoria says her dad George Longoria was Houston. George passed away Friday from complications due to COVID-19. Since learning of his death, his family has received […]