West Virginia May 5 2023 When Devin Brooks reported for training in West Virginia early last year for his new security guard gig at the U.S. Department of State, he was pulled aside and told his beard violated the agency’s facial hair policy. The news was a shock to Brooks, who said he had been assured […]
Cleveland OH May 2 2023 The City of Cleveland and Giant Eagle are facing a federal lawsuit over a 2021 shooting outside one of the supermarket’s stores. Cleveland police officer Robert Taylor is also named in the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Monday. According to the […]
Casper WY April 25 2023 A former Natrona County School District security officer, who also previously worked for the Casper Police Department, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in which he alleges he was fired after being “the victim of a violent assault” by a student. Andy Ready accuses the district of violating his 14th Amendment […]
Charlotte NC April 8 2023 A civil lawsuit has been filed by the person Novant Health security officers are accused of assaulting in 2022. In the suit, the plaintiff said he was arrested at Roof Above Men’s Shelter and taken to the hospital on Feb. 8, 2022. He alleged that Novant and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers […]
Los Angeles CA April 6th, 2023 A pair of November 2022 downtown Los Angeles Target store stabbings that left a 9-year-old boy and 25-year-old woman hospitalized has prompted lawsuits against the store. The unprovoked stabbings happened when a homeless man walked into the store and grabbed a 9-inch “butcher-style knife,” off a store shelf, and […]
Long Beach CA April 6 2023 The family of 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a school safety officer in September 2021 say they have reached a settlement with the Long Beach Unified School District for a record $13 million. Eddie Gonzalez was caught on video shooting into a car in which Mona Rodriguez was […]
Baltimore MD April 4 2023 Surveillance video shows a confrontation between a man and a Baltimore County police officer that is now the focus of a new lawsuit. Andre Holness is suing the county, a private security company and Walmart over the incident, which happened three years ago. His attorney said the officer was working as […]
Orange County Florida April 1 2023 A 72-year-old woman who officials said became trapped for days while cleaning a holding cell at a courthouse is suing the company in charge of security at the court, Florida court records show. Libia Vargas De Dinas, a contracted janitorial worker, became trapped in a cell at the Orange County […]
Los Angeles CA March 28 2023 Last week Allied Universal subsidiary U.S. Security Associates was awarded $17 million by a Los Angeles County jury. The subsidiary was engaged in a civil lawsuit against AGS Pro, Inc. (formerly Andrews Global Security), Randy Andrews, and several other individuals associated with the company for charges ranging from misappropriation of […]
Spring Valley NY March 9 2023 The family of a slain security guard at Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley has reached an out-of-court settlement with the library. Sandra Wilson was fatally stabbed while working in the library in February 2020. Blanchard Glaudin was charged with murder and is awaiting trial. In their lawsuit, the […]