Charlotte NC April 4 2020 During this time of great heartache and extreme dedication and resolve by our first responders and private security officers, Private Officer International would like to recognize both our public law enforcement and private officers for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our awards committee and Lifetime Member David Mothkovich has […]
LOS ANGELES CA April 6 2020 – A murder suspect was arrested after returning being recognized by a security guard when he returned to the scene of the crime, early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a security guard who reported recognizing the suspect from a recent murder inside a vacant building in the 15200 block of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. March 31 2020— Keanon Lowe has again been recognized for his heroic actions nearly a year ago at Northeast Portland’s Parkrose High School, this time being awarded the Citizen Honor Award by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The organization announced last week that Lowe was one of six individual recipients of the […]
GREENVILLE, S.C March 31 2020 An attentive security officer working at the Greenville Zoo helped to prevent a major fire on Sunday. The security officer noticed a fire at a shed on the property and called 911. The City of Greenville says no animals or Greenville Zoo employees were hurt after a small fire Sunday […]
Charlotte NC March 26 2020 While our world and our communities are dealing with the Corvid-19 pandemic, several security officers still working to protect others, were able to capture two murder suspects and a bank robber, all in a day’s work. In San Jose California, a man who shot and killed a stranger after a […]
San Jose CA March 25 2020— Police say a man with anger issues and a previous mental-health hold, shot and killed a stranger after a brief encounter at an East San Jose supermarket Sunday, and was arrested thanks to a security officer who chased down and subdued him. The motive behind the slaying at the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oka, March 25 2020 With the Coronavirus pandemic, some people are finding themselves wearing different hats to help their workplace. One of those people stepping up is the head of security at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. While their museum is closed right now due to the coronavirus, […]
Jackson TN March 23 2020 Maxxguard in Jackson will stay open during the pandemic and offer its security, armed courier and patrol services 24/7. Workers say they’re already providing security for several non-essential businesses in the area who closed their doors. The company says it will hire employees of non-essential businesses who were laid off […]
BALTIMORE, Md March 22 2020— Baltimore City Police have arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy for allegedly stabbing an elderly woman at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Detectives have arrested and charged 15-year old Andrew Gaudet as an adult in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred at the University of Maryland Hospital. On […]
BOYD COUNTY, Ky. March 22 2020 A security firm in the region is helping to make sure elderly members of the community are taken care of and avoiding exposure. BWH Security is taking supplies and delivering groceries or medicine to those 60 and older in Boyd County, Kentucky. “When I saw that on there this morning, […]