Baltimore MD April 22 2019 With the passing of a new bill allowing for private college police departments, John Hopkins University continues the process of changing over from an internal security department to a campus police agency. The Community Safety and Strengthening Act was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 1, 2019, and […]
Washington DC April 6 2019 Three D.C. residents are suing a local security company, an apartment complex and its management company over the alleged actions of one special police officer and what the lawsuits claim was a failure to stop his “overly aggressive” behavior. “We want to do something right now to stop this before […]
Dover DE March 29 2019 Chaplain Bonnie Mullen said she sometimes feels vulnerable and afraid for Wesley students. “Just the other day a man walked right off the street and ran into the restroom in the CC,” she said. Mullen had worked in an institution in Arizona where armed police were essential. Now, Wesley College will […]
DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va February 6 2019— “It’s a bad situation” says Dinwiddie County Sheriff Duck Adams. “Most people in Dinwiddie and in Petersburg” says Kevin Massengill “I don’t think are aware that the security does not exist that they’ve been accustomed to for many years”. The two Dinwiddie County Leaders are referring to Central State […]
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. Jan 21 2019 – One person has died from a shooting in Cumberland County, according to Sheriff Casey Cox. Cox said they responded along with Tansi Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol units to a reported shooting Saturday on Cherokee Trail. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. and officers say there is no danger to […]
New York City NY January 16 2019 In order to address safety concerns, peace officers who work at the city’s homeless shelters will be equipped with body cameras, an addition that the leader of Teamsters Local 237 praised. “We’ll get a true picture of what’s really going on inside these shelters,” said Greg Floyd, president […]
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FRANKFORT, KY January 11 2019 Kentucky lawmakers have unveiled a school-safety measure, nearly a year after two students died in a school shooting at a high school in the state. The measure calls for hiring a state school security marshal. The bill’s sponsors say the goal is to instill greater accountability for school safety. The measure […]
New York City NY December 21 2018 A client went berserk at a Manhattan welfare office Tuesday, attacking a city peace officer and resisting staff’s request to calm down by howling, “This ain’t f—–g Brooklyn!” — a reference to another recent brawl in a welfare office that ended with NYPD cops snatching a baby from […]
Baltimore MD December 10 2018 Even with recent push back from students, some staff members and local government officials, Johns Hopkins plans a stronger push for a campus police force. Johns Hopkins president Ron Daniels told the Baltimore City Council that he expects the school to continue to petition for a private police force. This […]
Prince George MD December 9 2018 A man fatally shot inside a discount store Wednesday afternoon was killed by an armed licensed special police officer, authorities said. Prince George’s County police identified the man slain in the Discount Mart in Seat Pleasant, Md., as Joseph Dance, 49. Dance, of Riverdale, was suspected of shoplifting laundry […]