LAS VEGAS NV July 2 2019 The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has released more information about the killing of a man by an armed security guard. According to LVMPD, just after 8:00 a.m. on Saturday officers responded to the business complex in the 6400 block of N. Decatur Boulevard in reference to a man down […]
Charlotte NC July 2 2019 BlueStar Group USA announced on Monday that it has made its third acquisition of the year. The group announced that it has acquired the Central States Alarm Association and intends to immediately expand its reach by including all fifty states and invite all central stations to join. This is the […]
2019 Award Nominees Wanted! PRIVATE OFFICER APPRECIATION AWARDS Now Accepting Nominees for the 2019 Security Officer Awards! MEMBER OR NON-MEMBER THERE ARE NO FEES FOR ANY AWARD Recognize your employee, co-worker, colleague, supervisor or boss! Recipients receive award plaques or certificates, interviews and news postings, press release and will be added to the POI […]
Charlotte NC June 18 2019 Dozens of snatch and grab thefts have occurred across the U.S. since the first of the year and many believe that it’s just the beginning to a new wave of large scale shoplifting. Richard A. McCann, a 45-year law enforcement and public safety professional and founder of Private Officer International […]
Richmond VA June 11 2019 Armour College-Technical Institute, a public safety trade school is rolling out smaller neighborhood campuses and bringing their courses into communities that are underserved by higher learning institutions. Founded in 2010, the mission of our schools is to put people to work through certifications and career learning and to help them […]
By: Private Officer News Staff Charlotte NC June 2 2019 Shots were being fired from behind a row of cars at a Southside Chicago bar just days away from Christmas 2018. A man, ejected because of an earlier dispute had gone back to his vehicle and retrieved a firearm and began shooting toward the nightclub. […]
Charlotte NC April 12 2019 Thirteen people since the beginning of March have now been convicted of murdering security officers. Six others are currently in the midst of their trials charged with six other security officer murders. Trial Underway For Security Officer Murdered in 20016 Clearwater Florida In a murder of a Clearwater Florida security […]
Charlotte NC April 11 2019 Moments after learning of another security officer suicide today, a message was posted on Twitter from the Chicago Police Department regarding the number of officer suicides during the past year in their department. The inner pain, depression, stress and battles of our everyday life is compounded for those of us […]
Charlotte NC March 20 2019 There have been three incidents in the past week where unarmed security officers could do little to stop an active shooter, an attempted homicide and a shooting at a shopping mall. Police in Casper Wyoming are still talking about how a shooting at a hospital could have been so much […]
Charlotte NC March 16 2019 Sex crimes by authority figures including teachers, law enforcement, correction officers and private security have been steadily on the rise and judges are taking notice. Since the beginning of this year, 73 security officers working at schools, hospitals, prisoner holding facilities and transport services have been charged with sexual assault, […]