Garden Grove CA Sept 26 2020 Garden Grove is switching its jail security services from one private company to another. On Tuesday night, the City Council approved a $1,815,556.69 three-year contract with G4S Secure Solutions USA, Inc., a large private security firm with offices in more than a hundred countries and a controversial past uncovered […]
Oakland CA Sept 25 2020 The recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, touched off another round of protests around the country. Something must be done to decrease the abuse of power by police officers, but the violence of these protests illustrates that “defunding” the police is not a practical alternative. Instead, it is […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. Sept 21 2020— The past several years, surveys have indicated strong support for campus police officers and increased security on campus. The effort heightens the security for students and staff. Douglas Parrow, Chief Campus Safety at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology says, “We are extremely familiar with the buildings, […]
Baltimore MD June 13 2020 Officials at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland have declared that they will delay the plan to form a campus police force for two years. In a letter posted on the university’s news center, university President Ronald Daniels, medical school dean Dr. Paul Rothman and president of the Johns Hopkins Health […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. April 29 2020— Two armed security police officers fired shots after they witnessed a shooting in the parking lot of a west Charlotte gas station Monday. The AlliedUniversal Special Police officers pulled into the BP gas station at 1400 Ashley Drive shortly after 11 a.m. to get gas. They told police they witnessed two […]
Gaffney SC March 13 2020 Limestone College is moving forward with plans to transition a portion of its Campus Safety operation to establish a police department. The Board of Trustees voted recently for Limestone to begin developing a strategy for the change. According to Chief William Petty, the department is currently working with the South […]
Daviess County KY Feb 26 2020 Officials for Daviess County Public Schools and the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department said the school district’s plan to create its own police force is a positive move for both agencies. Damon Fleming, director of student services for the school district, said the plan is to have the new force in […]
CONNERSVILLE IND Jan 30 2020 – Reid Health says it will begin transitioning its security department to a state-recognized police department. Training and certifications for the 25-member security team in Richmond and Connersville will be underway this month as Reid makes the shift. Director of Reid Health’s Security Services Randy Kolentus says violence toward care providers […]
New Castle PA October 6 2019 The New Castle School District wants to form its own police force. Sgt. Shawn Lough, with the New Castle Police Department said, “It will be a school police department, basically. Their jurisdiction is going to be in the schools.” Lough said the armed security guards will go through some […]
DETROIT MI October 4 2019 The Detroit Medical Center has announced that they are changing how they provide security at their campus. The hospital employs approximately 150 security officers and many are retired, decorated Detroit cops. But now, there’s a shakeup at DMC hospitals. Their parent company, Tenet, plans to lay off some of the […]