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…
DES MOINES, Iowa July 30 2020 — Dennis Herman has worked in security for 25 years, and in that time, you could say a lot of his duties were pretty standard security measures. “We do job site security, we do a lot of armed security, personal security, VIP, executive protections,” said Herman. However, in two-and-a-half decades,…
OSHAWA Ontario Canada June 19 2020 — Oshawa councillors have voted to spend $100,000 on a private security patrol of Oshawa’s downtown area. The dollars will be used to hire one to two security officers to patrol the downtown with the contract awarded to CDN Protection, a company that already does some patrols in the downtown…
MARYSVILLE, Calif. September 29 2019— Four days after committing a murder, a wanted suspect was arrested when security staff at Feather Falls Casino in Oroville were able to identify him through surveillance footage and law enforcement. Officers from the Marysville Police Department (MPD) responded to a report of a disturbance on September 22, at 3:28…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — A security guard at a Tuscaloosa apartment community is making a big difference in his neighborhood, especially among young children. For two years Mark Dill has served as a security guard at the Fieldcrest Apartments. When Mark isn’t too busy keeping folks safe, he likes to spend time with young people…
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — For 26 years, Mike Rainwater has greeted the students of Marysville-Pilchuck High School as they arrive and nudged them along when they’ve “lost their way” to class. “I love it here,” Rainwater said. “These kids keep me young.” Rainwater was born and raised in Marysville and graduated before there was even a…
Prompted by a Naperville teen who killed himself after a police officer interrogated him about an alleged sex tape, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday that requires a parent or designated advocate be present when a student is questioned in connection with a crime on school grounds. The law, which goes into effect immediately,…
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Pierre City Commission is looking to amend a city ordinance to allow merchant security officers the ability to carry a firearm. Police Chief Jason Jones says the change is being brought to the Commission after the permit-less concealed carry firearms law took effect July 1. “So we would…
A security’s guard’s watchfulness has saved many lives in a South Mumbai locality. Ramashankar Shukla, the 55-year-old who keeps watch at a housing society in Charni Road, spotted a crack in a neighbouring building just in time for its occupants to be evacuated before a part of the building collapsed. After the guard raised the…
Hundreds of security guards have been suspended from working at venues, including a popular AFL stadium, over allegations they fraudulently obtained their licences. About 400 guards have been suspended and include some crowd controllers working at AFL-owned Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Risk consulting and security company AIG Security is reported to have subcontracted a number…
