BALTIMORE MD May 28 2021 — A group of residents in Federal Hill have hired a private security company to help combat crime in the area. “This is completely citizen supported,” said Darren Anderson who is the treasurer of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Patrol. “We haven’t gotten one dollar from a business, a grant or the…
Roswell NM Jan 18 2020 Two Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell security officers now carry firearms.Cpt. Brad McFadin, head of the Campus Security Department, informed Branch Community College Board members during the group’s Wednesday meeting that he had been certified Monday to carry a gun. Lt. Benjamin Dean also is authorized to be an armed officer. “Moving…
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – It won’t take long before realizing people inside the new Jacksonville High School are watching you before you get inside. “As soon as you come in the front door, you’re immediately monitored on camera,” says Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District Director of Security Chris Oldham. The new $73 million dollar high school facility…
AST ROCKHILL PA March 28 2019— The Pennridge School District is adding armed police officers to the staff. By an 8-1 vote at its March 25 meeting, the Pennridge School Board approved the job descriptions for the two positions, which will begin in the 2019-20 school year. The move comes after public discussion over the…
Charlotte NC March 12 2019- An armed robber entered the State Employee’s Credit Union at 8605 University Boulevard and tried to rob it when he was confronted by a security officer Charlotte Mecklenburg police said. “I get out of my car and the next thing I hear is gunshots,” a witness to the shooting said….
Flagler County FL March 11 2019 Flagler County Interim Administrator Jerry Cameron has ordered the deployment of “round-the-clock” armed security at the Flagler County Public Library in Palm Coast in response to mounting pressure by the library director and a county commissioner to address safety concerns in the library, which has become common ground for a…
Brick NJ Aug 11 2018 As the Brick school district plans a referendum that would add new security features to the town’s schools, officials are planning a new first line of defense in case of an emergency: armed security guards patrolling the grounds and buildings. Brick Police Chief James Riccio said his department is planning to…
Private armed security guards will protect your kids next year. The Horry County School Board voted Monday to approve a $550,000 contract with U.S. Security Associates to provide 18 armed security guards who will patrol the 15 schools that Horry County police previously patrolled as well as three new schools scheduled to be open by…
ROXBURY, NJ Aug 1 2018 – Former law enforcement officers working as security personnel in Roxbury schools will be permitted to carry handguns on the job under a policy approved recently by the school board. Only security officers who meet state qualifications, including State Police review, will be allowed to carry the concealed handguns and they…
WASHINGTON – In a Virginia school district closer to Kentucky than the U.S. Capitol, teachers are now preparing to return to their classrooms, armed, in September. The move comes after a unanimous vote by the Lee County School Board, one that spurred mild panic among Democratic elected officials that a precedent could be set for…
