Charlotte NC March 17th, 2024 Nationwide, security officers, both those working with a contracted agency and those who are proprietary security personnel, are arrested while on duty more than 1500 times a year. Of those charges, more than one hundred are violent offenses including murder, manslaughter, assault, and sex crimes but most are property crimes […]
Multnomah County OR March 3 2024 A 7-Eleven store that allowed a man to store a loaded gun behind the counter while getting paid off the books to provide security when he wasn’t qualified is liable for a 2022 fatal shooting at the business, a lawsuit alleges. The family of Jason Kinsfather, who was killed […]
Charlotte NC January 21 2024 Violence against private security and special police officers continues to increase at unprecedented rates each year and 2023 was no different. During 2023, more security officers were shot but fewer died than in the previous year. However, the number of unarmed security officers shot or killed continues to climb at […]
PRESS RELEASE Charlotte NC April 11th, 2023 The Founder and CEO of Private Officer International, Armour College and numerous other security and public safety businesses, Rick McCann, announced today that he has launched his latest business venture, called Unified Real Time Crime Center, “We See It, Hear It, Know It, When It Happens”. The RTCC […]
Charlotte NC March 17, 2023 Gone are the days when most security officers sat in a booth at the entrance of a business and logged people in or walked a pathway through a cold, dark, and empty industrial plant clicking keys into a watchman’s clock. The fact is that more than ninety-five percent of all […]
Charlotte NC March 8th, 2023 BlueStar Group USA announces the first private/public Real Time Crime Center for law enforcement and private entities. Services will include Real-Time Surveillance, License Plate Readers, Shot Spotters, Facial Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and the ability to send real-time video to law enforcement in the field. Certified crime analysts will be on […]
Atlanta Georgia February 20th, 2023 During the past seven days, police reported seventy-three incidents involving firearms and security officers. Some of those incidents involved security engaging in shootouts, firing warning shots, and defending themselves. During at least eleven of those interactions, the security officers were shot, or stabbed, one fatally. In Los Angeles, a security […]
Orlando Florida July 18th, 2022 Hospitals in central Florida are beefing up security in the wake of a deadly shooting at an area facility. And at least one hospital there plans to employ armed guards, a practice that some say will endanger patient safety. But this hospital is not alone in its decision. In recent […]
Charlotte NC June 8 2022 By: Rick McCann Police Chief-FF-EMT Founder-CEO Private Officer International Guns and gun violence have become an everyday part of the private security business of protecting life and property. All that one must do is to look at their local news or read the security news blog published by Private Officer […]
Charlotte NC May 3, 2022 With gasoline in many places now hitting well over the $5.00 mark, especially diesel, fuel thefts are on the rise, once again. Everything from a few gallons to hundreds of gallons. Security officers patrolling residential communities, shopping centers, and malls, and really, just about any place where vehicles are parked, […]