“Private security company 1st Armor Protection Services makes community service central to its policing approach and, so far, that philosophy seems to be working. The minority-owned and operated company reports that in the past four years no shots have been fired on any of the 1,000 or so properties it protects, and there have been…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Sacramento’s Woodlake neighborhood is among a growing number of communities that is adding an extra layer of protection against crime: private security. “It’s just another set of eyes on the situation,” said Andy Hernandez, a homeowner and member of the Woodlake neighborhood safety committee. Hernandez helped push Woodlake residents to hire…
A North Carolina college is offering a bird’s-eye view to enhanced public-safety innovation with the opening of a drone academy this fall. Located 50 miles south of Greensboro, Montgomery Community College will launch the NC Public Safety Drone Academy to prepare regional emergency service members and first responders with the needed tools to become effective…
“A Wooster man faces criminal charges after he broke into an electroplating company he once owned and drilled holes in tanks of dangerous chemicals, Cleveland police investigators said. The incident sent one employee to the hospital for exposure to toxic chemicals, and risked a potential environmental disaster, according to a Cleveland police report. Benjamin Dagley,…
“Security guards were hired this week to watch over the federal monument and cemetery of Confederate dead near Point Lookout State Park. Those buried in the mass grave have been deceased for more than 150 years. In addition, an online link to a private park commemorating the Confederacy, near the entrance to the park in…
“Is high school too early to figure out what career path to follow? The Olathe School District doesn’t think so. When the new Olathe West High School opens for all students on Thursday, the district will have a total of 17 specialty academies in its five high schools. For as long as most people can…
“A 13-year-old girl who has been missing for a year was found in Ohio, according to police. Aireona Smith was reported as a runaway to the Flint Township Police Department on Aug. 1, 2016, according to a statement from police. Police asked the public’s help in locating the missing girl and while numerous tips flooded…
“A private security officer in Albuquerque helped police nab a violent suspect, even when it wasn’t his job. The company he works for, International Protective Services, is paid to protect the Sonic on Central and San Pedro. Right next door is a Circle K. That business does not pay for guards through IPS. But when…
“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…
“Two towns on the northeast Avalon have hired a company to patrol their streets due to what they see as a lack of police presence. Torbay and Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s (PCSP) hired the Commissionaires, a not-for-profit Canadian company, this spring to supplement patrols by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. “The RNC is not willing to do…
