New York City NY July 4 2017 A security officer came to the rescue of a boy and an elderly woman who were trapped by a fire that tore through a Bronx building Monday. Alex Pineiro was walking to his job as a security guard by E. 163 St. when he noticed the flames and people […]
Knox County TN June 30 2017 State officials have approved erection of a sign along Oak Ridge Highway honoring Knox County Schools Security Officer Keith Dunaway, who was killed in 2015 in a drunken driving crash. Dunaway’s mother, Tina Thomas, will speak during the 6:30 p.m. Saturday ceremony along Oak Ridge Highway, according to Katie Reed, […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. June 20 2017 — Matt Craven was working at the front entrance of a Syracuse gentlemen’s club Sunday night when he heard tires screeching. “I looked out the door and I see him taking out signs on the side of AutoZone on Thompson Road,” Craven said. “He crashed through the intersection, into our […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 20, 2017 Each year, Securitas North America recognizes two security officers—one for heroism and one for outstanding performance. The winners are chosen based on nominations from their colleagues and managers, and are featured in Excellence in Service, a magazine published for its security officers. Each winner receives monetary consideration and a plaque […]
Salem OR June 20 2017 Two men were killed and another was arrested following a late Sunday shooting in the parking lot of a northeast Salem strip mall. Police responding to the 911 call just before 11 p.m. Sunday found two individuals fatally shot in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Lancaster Drive […]
Washington DC June 15 2017 U.S. Capitol Police officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner were identified by House Speaker Paul Ryan as the two special agents injured in the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Bailey and Griner were protecting House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, currently the third-highest Republican in the […]
Bolton UK June 10 2017 A security officer has been honoured after her quick thinking which saved the life of a choking toddler. Megin Dorrian has been recognised with the British Security Industry Association’s regional personnel award for an ‘outstanding act’ in the north west. The 53-year-old was on duty at Bolton’s Market Place Shopping […]
BOYNTON BEACH FL June 9 2017 Police say that an alert security officer at a train station in the 2800 block of High Ridge Road noticed a man getting into a vehicle in the parking lot. As the officer approached, the man got out of the vehicle and into a white van, then drove off. […]
HOUSTON TX June 8 2017 — Through the help of a dedicated security guard and a malfunctioning tire, officers were able to arrest four burglary suspects after the men were caught on camera stealing roofing shingles from a northwest Houston warehouse. Two of the men were riding in a Dodge car and other two a […]
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio June 3 2017 — Mall security officers are there to do more than just guard the mall. On Tuesday, they helped save a life when a man collapsed inside Great Northern Mall. “My security officer arrived first because he was near the security office, and he got here quicker. I had the […]