Charlotte NC April 17 2020 Complaints from contract security officers and their unions are beginning to stack up across the country causing state regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor to initiate investigations. Security officers are considered “essential” personnel and have been working around the clock protecting closed businesses from being burglarized, keeping the […]
Charlotte NC April 12 2020 In a recent survey of Private Officer International members and social media followers, 143 security employees currently working on the frontline said that they have not been issued PPE during the COVID-19. Of those who responded, 27 percent were working in retail big box and specialty stores such as pharmacies, […]
Las Vegas NV April 7 2020 The city of Las Vegas is dark and eerie once the sun goes down now that hotels, casinos and most businesses have been closed because of the coronavirus. While most employees from the famous strip has been furloughed, there’s still a group of employees on duty day and night […]
Charlotte NC April 4 2020 During this time of great heartache and extreme dedication and resolve by our first responders and private security officers, Private Officer International would like to recognize both our public law enforcement and private officers for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our awards committee and Lifetime Member David Mothkovich has […]
Charlotte NC April 3 2020 Cops across the United States are struggling to maintain law and order as desperate looters and defiant partiers continue to ignore shelter-in-place orders given by their local governments. Outlets report looting in all forms as small businesses seek innovative ways to protect their possessions and as local governments look to […]
Charlotte NC April 3 2020 13 malls, 7 jewelry stores, several gun stores, general stores, and an assortment of other boarded up and shuttered businesses have all been burglarized during the past several weeks since they were ordered to close their doors due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Police across the country have also reported a […]
Charlotte NC March 26 2020 As the number of US residents testing positive for the coronavirus climbs, so do the confirmed cases of those work as front-line security officers. Currently, there are 73 known positive tests for security officers including 29 TSA, 8 courthouse security officers, 3 nightclub security officers and the remainder were at […]
Nashville TN March 18 2020 You don’t have to look far around Nashville to find a security officer. Walking in the entertainment district along Broadway and on Second Avenue, security can be found in the honky-tonks, hotels, nightclubs, museums and eateries. But, over the weekend, the Metro Board of Health voted unanimously to declare a […]
Charlotte NC March 17 2020 Private security officers are being called to the front line to keep the peace, direct traffic and to ensure that shoppers play nice. In Massachusetts, several men ran from a Costco with a shopping cart of unpaid merchandise while store employees were swamped with paying customers. Some altercations have […]
Charlotte NC February 10 2020 During the first five weeks of the 2020-year, private security officers across the country have killed sixteen people and shot twenty-seven others. Washington DC special police officers returned fire at an apartment complex striking a transgender woman who later died. A firearm was recovered from her but police never determined […]