PORTLAND, Ore. – A former college football standout at the University of Oregon was credited Friday with tackling an armed student at a Portland, Oregon, high school before anyone was injured. Keanon Lowe, a football and track coach and a security guard at Parkrose High School, told reporters as he was leaving a police interview late…
Santa Fe NM Sept 28 2017 Santa Fe Public Schools has begun replacing more than a third of its security guards this week after discovering they did not have the proper state certification for the job. Superintendent Veronica García said four of the seven guards removed from the district’s high schools and middle schools Monday were…
Selwyn Township. Canada March 23 2018 A security firm will be hired to help address littering along the James A. Gifford Causeway in Selwyn Township. On Wednesday, Peterborough County Council approved staff recommendations to tackle nuisance littering along the causeway, which spans Chemong Lake and links the communities of Bridgenorth and Ennismore. The area is a…
“School security officers in the city aren’t exactly giving students the shirt off their backs — just the cost of them. James V. Meszoros, a security guard and president of NAGE Local R1-200, told the city school board Monday they are giving back $200 of a $424 uniform allowance to help the financially strapped school…
“The Transportation Safety Administration released surveillance video showing an agent moving a smoking bag containing an exploding lithium-ion battery away from passengers during a panic at Orlando International Airport Friday. The TSA agent, a 20-year Army veteran, said he believed the bag to be an improvised explosive device. He placed it between a concrete column…
“The Hanover police officers that work at The Hanover Mall may be referred to as Unit B, but that doesn’t mean they are doing anything but A-1 work. The mall has been contracting with the town for the services of the police officers since the 1970s when Zayre Department Store first opened. The town then…
“Hamilton city councilors, eager to discourage militaristic white supremacists, are banning anyone who’s not a licensed security guard from flexing muscle on city property. But some worry that’ll make it harder for volunteer groups who provide their own security at small rallies and festivals. City council’s general issues committee voted Wednesday to make a new…
“You can order just about anything from your phone these days, and that now includes security guards. Ranger Guard works a lot like a ride sharing app, and users say it’s changed the way they protect their businesses. During Harvey’s flooding, many business owners had to close up shop due to flood damage. That left…
“The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has deployed more than 1,100 members of its workforce to help with hurricane relief efforts in some of the hardest-hit areas. About 500 employees were dispatched to assist with screening operations at impacted airports, while another 660 TSA workers volunteered to serve on the Department of Homeland Security’s “Surge Capacity…
“Violence against law enforcement and their families is a real concern in today’s environment. Every deputy at the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office was given a free home surveillance system on Wednesday. Sergeant Roman Jackson has been with the sheriff’s office in narcotics for many years. He has a wife and two kids at home….
