COVINGTON, Ky. January 26 2024— A Covington middle school security guard is being honored for his heroic action in saving the life of a student who needed help. While Marcus Behanan said he was just doing his job, eighth-grader Brayden Smith said he’s grateful he saw a familiar face in a time of need. There […]
Maricopa County AZ November 5, 2023 For seven years, Ronald McNair, now 63, worked two different jobs — one on weekdays, the other on weekends — and squeezed in time to study for online classes at Keiser University. In early September, on a sunny day in Pembroke Pines, Florida, McNair’s seven-year educational journey — a […]
GREENWICH CT October 30, 2023 Police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old San Francisco man who they said robbed a Greenwich Avenue jewelry store at gunpoint of $175,000 in merchandise while disguised in a wig and makeup. The armed robbery took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. when the man entered the Tiffany & Co. at 140 Greenwich […]
Denver CO October 23, 2023 On Sept. 18, Nolan Smith was working his job as a patrol sergeant for a local security company when he came up to a situation where he said he knew that he needed to help. “I pull up and was about to go onto site and I hear some pops […]
San Francisco CA October 12 2023 In the moments after a car crashed into the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, one witness said he grew worried seeing the driver emerge with a knife. But then the security guards swooped into action. Sergio Quintana reports. When a Honda Sedan crashed into the Visa Office at the Chinese […]
St Louis MO October 11 2023 Five security officers were honored Tuesday for going “above and beyond the call of duty” during their response to a school shooting last fall in St. Louis. The officers accepted the awards at a luncheon Thursday for being the first officers to confront a shooter on Oct. 24, 2022, […]
UTICA, N.Y. September 13 2023 — The Utica City School District Superintendent and Utica Police Chief might call him a hero, but a school district security officer uses another word to describe himself as he walks out of St. Elizabeth Medical Center. It’s just two days after being shot in the head while breaking up a […]
Dallas TX September 8 2023 Christian LaCour, the Allied Universal® security professional who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting shoppers during a mass shooting in Allen, Texas, on May 6, 2023, is the recipient of the 2023 Ralph Day Memorial Security Officer Heroism Award. “We must also acknowledge the bravery of Allied Security Guard Christian LaCour, […]
Jacksonville FL August 29 2023 A campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University, the president of the historically Black institution said Monday. Students reported seeing a young, white man, pull […]
Memphis TN July 6th, 2023 Fireworks ended up setting a Memphis apartment complex ablaze on the 4th of July, according to the Memphis Fire Department. The fire broke out around 8:50 p.m. at the apartment complex on Lost Oak Drive, the fire department said. An on-duty security officer saw the flames and began evacuating residents. MFD […]