ATLANTA GA May 13 2020 — For Atlanta police investigator Keith Backmon, being a public servant means helping those in need. So, when he discovered five children in the southeast Atlanta community he patrols were unable to complete their school work due to lack of resources, he used the hazard pay he’s received from working during […]
Tampa FL May 12 2020 A woman gave birth at the entrance to a Tampa, Fla., hospital, thanks to an assist from a quick-thinking security officer. Philip Kalil was outside the main entrance of Tampa General Hospital on April 25, screening people for signs of coronavirus, when a man rushed out of a car and […]
AVENTURA, FLA. May 9 2020 A woman appeared before a South Florida judge just one day after she took police on a wild chase down Interstate 95 from Broward to Miami-Dade. Wearing a face mask, 29-year-old Kierra Johnson faced Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alberto Milian Thursday afternoon. “Ms. Kiarra, how are you doing today?” said Milian. “Disgusted,” […]
Cambria County, Pennsylvania May 7 2020 For one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) supervisor, it started with the free distribution of extra milk and expanded into cooking homemade holiday meals and then buying 250 pizzas for hungry youngsters who were closed out of school due to the coronavirus. When the governor of Pennsylvania announced that schools […]
RENO, Nev. May 6 2020 Reno Police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of a commercial burglary at the IGT facility in south Reno early today. According to police, officers responded to a report of a burglary at 9295 Prototype Drive that occurred on Sunday at about 8 p.m. When officers arrived, the suspect was no […]
Knoxville TN May 2 2020 A security officer on duty at a homeless shelter was notified of an unconscious person and responded to assist. Officer Lauren Van Lew responded to the man down call at the Knox Area Rescue Misison 418 N Boadway St and assessed the condition of the person. Using her training, she […]
HANOVER NH April 28 2020 — Hundreds of gallons of heating oil leaked from a newly installed boiler and seeped into the Connecticut River, the Hanover Fire Department said Sunday. A security officer discovered the leak at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory on Lyme Road, just east of the Connecticut River, around […]
STOCKTON CA April 26 2020 Unprecedented times call for extraordinary qualities, and a Stockton security officer is proving heroics are happening in our own backyard. Instead of succumbing to fear in these uncertain times, he stepped in to save man’s life, putting his own at risk. Not all heroes wear capes, but you could certainly make […]
Bakersfield CA April 13 2020 At about 7:11 p.m., Bakersfield police were notified by a security officer of a possible burglary at a business. Officers responded to the store after a Trans-West Security officer observed a suspect break the display window and remove an item. Police said that they arrested the man Thursday evening on […]
Olmsted County MN April 9 2020 On Monday night, the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office responded to a storage facility in Cascade Township for a suspicious call. A security officer for the facility heard a sound and found 42-year-old Shannon Deheve coming out of a storage unit that was supposed to be empty. The security guard […]