Baltimore MD March 7 2018 The Johns Hopkins University is advocating legislation in Annapolis that would authorize it to create its own police force in Baltimore. The legislation already has the backing of several Baltimore lawmakers, who said it will increase safety in the city without costing taxpayer dollars. Hopkins officials said Monday in a message […]
Chicago IL March 1 2018 Armed security guards will begin patrolling one of the most popular shopping areas in downtown Chicago. The guards, which will be provided by HLSA Security according to a press release from the Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA), will patrol State Street between Wacker Drive and Congress Parkway beginning on Thursday morning. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Feb 18 2018 Authorities say a private police officer patrolling the public transportation hub was beaten unconscious by a man he had ordered to leave the property. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said 50-year-old G4S Company employee Jeffery Outen suffered a broken nose, head injuries and needed stitches in the 6 p.m. Friday attack, but is […]
England Feb 4 2018 The country’s first ‘private police force’ is investigating hundreds of crimes that regular officers are too busy to look at. A firm led by former Scotland Yard senior officers has successfully prosecuted more than 400 criminals and is now carrying out murder inquiries. TM Eye, which has a 100 per cent conviction […]
New York City NY Jan 13 2018 In response to local civic honchos, the Battery Park City Authority plans to have some of its security guards deputized by the NYPD with the authority to issue summonses and haul scoundrels off to jail. The Battery Park City Authority plans to have some of its security “ambassadors” deputized […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Dec 20 2017 – With the Albuquerque Police Department busy and short officers, a city councilor wants to give Albuquerque Rapid Transit security guards more power in order to keep riders safe. Unlike other city buses, the Albuquerque Rapid Transit has its own 13 dedicated transit security officers, but City Councilor Ken Sanchez fears […]
Anderson IN Nov 14 2017 Nine officers were sworn in on Friday to a newly-formed police department at Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson, Indiana. The previous director of security, Phillip Caldwell, will now serve as chief after spearheading the establishment of the police department. Caldwell is a former Elwood police chief, reports the Herald Bulletin. […]
THUNDER BAY Ontario Canada Nov 5 2017 — Thunder Bay Police Association president Greg Stephenson is joining his provincial counterparts in warning that the Ontario government’s planned update of the Police Services Act opens the door to the privatizing of core policing duties. The Police Association of Ontario has said the new legislation announced on Thursday […]
Norfolk VA Oct 27 2017 U.S. Navy investigators say security personnel at a public shipyard in Virginia created an unauthorized police force that wasted up to $21 million on equipment, manpower and vehicles that included a high-speed boat. The Navy on Tuesday released a 2014 report that detailed 12 years of mismanagement at Norfolk Naval Shipyard […]
Sergeant Michael Shannon Robinson Christiana Care Health System Department of Public Safety, Delaware End of Watch: Thursday, October 12, 2017 Bio & Incident Details Age: 48 Tour: 13 years Badge # 3944 Military veteran Cause: Heart attack Sergeant Michael Robinson suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to assist nursing staff who were dealing with […]