Lebanon TN Aug 8 2018 You’ve probably heard of “Coffee With a Cop”, where the community gets a chance to stop by a local restaurant and chat with local police and sheriff officers over a cup of Joe. It’s an opportunity for the community to meet local law enforcement in a relaxing atmosphere and […]
Charlotte NC July 30 2018 During the month of July, 14 security officers have been charged with murder and twenty people were fatally shot during an array of disturbances, confrontations, assaults and interactions with private security. And these numbers are just the ones that our news desk was able to confirm. Other similar incidents […]
Charlotte NC July 10 2018 The past eight days has been extremely violent for those working in the private security field. The week left three security officers dead, 2 others shot, two more stabbed and at least three fatal shootings by security officers who were defending themselves. There were also two armored car robberies, nineteen security […]
CHARLOTTE NC JUNE 27 2018 PRIVATE OFFICER INTERNATIONAL is proud to bestow 42 awards this year during our annual Awards Program! Nominees came from six countries and thirty seven U.S. states and each one was deserving of recognition for their service, heroic actions and dedication to protecting life and property. This years Award Recipients are: LIFESAVER […]
Charlotte NC June 3 2018 The month of May ended on a violent note for the security industry just as the year continues speeding toward one of the deadliest for front-line protectors. As of today, 41 security officers have been killed just doing their job. That’s a 31% increase over this time last year. As […]
Charlotte NC May 29 2018 The week of May 20th-May 28th, and encompassing the Memorial Day Week-end proved to be violent for the private security industry. Four on-duty and two off-duty security officers were killed, six were shot and two others were involved in fatal shootings. Additional incidents are still being logged and there are […]
Charlotte NC May 9 2018 It’s five twenty-one in the morning and commuters are already lining Interstate 95 heading northbound to the nation’s capital. There’s a chill in the air though the calendar reads April and the sun has yet to crack through the darkness in Northern Virginia. The neighborhood is beginning to wake up […]
Charlotte NC April 12 2018 So far, this year, nineteen security officers have been confirmed dead from on the job deaths though Private Officer International estimates that the true death toll is at least ten to fifteen percent higher due to unreported, underreported, misclassification of job titles or our office failed to recover the data […]
March 13 2018 Five persons were killed by security officers, four security officers were shot to death, and nine other lethal force incidents all rocked the private security world in one week-end. Police in thirteen states responded to and are currently investigating incidents of violence involving private security officers working at nightclubs, a church, 2 shopping […]
Charlotte NC March 13 2018 After a rash of violent armed robberies and murders began to spring up across the country during the exchange of money and merchandise from Internet deals, a new concept called Safe Exchange Zones was created. The zones, where buyers and sellers of products can meet and safely transact business have […]