SANDY SPRINGS, GA June 2 2018 The suspect in a Sandy Springs apartment burglary has been transported to the hospital after he was shot by police during a standoff. Roswell Road from Hammond to Hildebrand was closed in both directions for several hours after the suspect was cornered by police, causing the standoff. According to […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 9, 2018 Securitas North America annually recognizes two security officers—one for heroism and one for outstanding performance. The recipients are chosen based on nominations from their colleagues and managers, and are featured in Excellence in Service, a magazine published for Securitas security officers. Honorees receive monetary consideration and other recognition for being selected […]
CORBIN, Ky. May 7 2018 A woman and her boyfriend took matters into their own hands when her baby could not wait to be born in the hospital. When her labor pains began around noon, Kendra Bain’s boyfriend drove her to Baptist Health in Corbin, Kentucky. “I thought I had plenty of time. I thought I […]
PASCO, WA May 6 2018 A teen is being held on $1 million bail at the Franklin County jail for taking a shotgun onto the Columbia Basin College campus in Pasco. Prosecutors have until Tuesday to decide whether to charge Jose Amezola, 18, of Othello. Pasco police are investigating whether Amezola was planning to shoot […]
MONTVALE, N.J. April 27 2018 – A Montvale special in-school police officer rescued a choking 17-year-old Pascack Hills High School student by using the Heimlich maneuver, authorities said. Special Law Enforcement Officer III Roger Caron was patrolling the interior of the Montvale school when he came across the girl, who was “exhibiting signs of distress due […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 19 2018 Police say a security officer thwarted a would-be bank robber in downtown Birmingham Wednesday morning. According to Birmingham police, a 37-year-old man allegedly tried to rob Synovus First Commercial Bank on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard. But the bank had an armed security officer who immediately intervened and detained the suspect […]
Mobile AL April 12 2018 Donnie and Steve Saucier came to Alabama after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, determined to make their mark in security. They have. The brothers were honored by Signal 88, a Nebraska-based international security firm, as being the franchisees of the year this winter. The Saucier brothers own four Signal 88 locations […]
Kenner LA March 25 2018 Kenner police say a man armed with a machete tried to take two children at a Wal Mart store but were quickly taken down by the store security officer and an off-duty police officer working security for the store. According to police, the unidentified man walked into the Kenner […]
WILMINGTON NC March 11 2018 — In 1996, JoAnn Johnson was a single mom looking for a good job. She focused on an advertisement for the former Burns International Security Agency. An application and interview in the Wilmington office led to the East Bladen High graduate being hired and trained as a security guard, beginning her […]
Hazelwood MO March 3 2018 The ‘Hallway Staple’ series showcase the men and women who work in our schools– the ‘heart and soul’ of the districts. Students in Florissant call their school security guard ‘granny.’ LaDonna Vaughn is a veteran security guard at Hazelwood North Middle School. Her daily routine consists of normal tasks like […]