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, […]
Charlotte NC May 2, 2022 Rick McCann There’s a reason why most insurance companies that underwrite policies for the private security industry no longer provide coverage for nightclubs, strip clubs, after-hour clubs, adult clubs, bars, or locations that serve alcohol. It has been proven, year, after, year, that these locations are dangerous, violent, and account […]
Private Officer International NEWS EXCLUSIVE NYC Public Schools Down 2000 School Safety Agents New York NY February 5, 2022 In a Private Officer International news exclusive, we have found a disturbing trend of violence, targeted attacks on students, bullying and a serious lack of law enforcement or security on many school campuses across the […]
Charlotte NC February 3, 2022 There is no way to explain the sadness that the employees of our office have each day as we work within the news department of Private Officer International. The heartfelt pain that we experience almost daily as we see the many private security and private police officers killed along with […]