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Patrol
Minn. City Hires Private Security for Patrol
Private security guards will begin patrolling the streets of Foley, Minn., starting Jan. 1, after city leaders decided the cost of using Benton County Sheriff's deputies would be too high.
October 20, 2011
Patrol
How Private Security Can Help Law Enforcement
I've worked in private security for many years, and in my experience there are certain steps people in this profession can take to better help law enforcement investigate incidents. Here is what police officers prefer to encounter when they arrive at the scene of a crime and need to speak with security personnel.
May 30, 2012
Patrol
Private Security Company's Deal To Manage Empty Montana Jail Unravels
A mysterious company calling itself American Police Force was slated to take over a jail in Hardin, Mont., but the deal is now off, after the state's attorney general began scrutinizing it, the Billings Gazette initially reported.
October 5, 2009
Patrol
Former LEO Seeks Opinions on Professional Security Personnel
A former sheriff's deputy now working in private security welcomes opinions on techniques employed by professional security personnel. What policies and procedures do you disagree with?
January 28, 2009
Patrol
IACP Opens Nominations For Annual Public-Private Partnership Award
The IACP's Security Executive Council urges security professionals to nominate businesses and agencies that have shown "exceptional levels of coordination and innovation in partnering between the public and private sectors."
March 10, 2010
Special Units
Airport Security Workers Accused
CHICAGO -- Private security workers at O'Hare International Airport were accused of letting a man pass through a checkpoint with several knives and a stun gun.
November 4, 2001
Patrol
Former Ind. Deputy Charged With Ghost Employment
The investigation determined Donald Prout was working private security while he was supposed to be serving warrants for the sheriff or attending training classes.
April 4, 2012
Patrol
Ga. College Eliminates Campus Police Force
Life University in Marietta, Ga., plans to eliminate its entire police force in favor of hiring a private security firm to monitor the campus.
October 22, 2012
Technology
MS Police Department Wants Access to Private Video Surveillance Systems Such as Doorbell Cameras
The move made Jackson, which has struggled to keep up with advances in high-tech crime-fighting, one of two dozen places in the country where police agencies inked deals this year with Fusus, a small Georgia company that aims to make it easier for American law enforcement agencies to build networks of public and private security cameras.
December 2, 2020
Patrol
Hundreds of LAPD Officers Worked Oscars
Police spend months planning with private security, the FBI and various city agencies for scenarios ranging from a terrorist attack to party crashers.
March 2, 2014
Careers
Security as a Second Career
We all agree that owning our own private security firm was the right choice for us after retirement. Part of what has made our partnership a really good fit is that we all have similar backgrounds.
October 3, 2014
Weapons
Ga. Open Carrier Sues Cops Who Arrested Him
An open-carry activist has sued two Forsyth County (Ga.) Police officers who arrested him at a park, after a confrontation with a private security guard.
May 2, 2012
Patrol
Chief Bratton Stepping Down from LAPD
William J. Bratton is expected to announce plans to resign as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department today to take over as head of a private security firm, sources have told The Los Angeles Times.
August 4, 2009
Patrol
Portland Man Threatened Guard, Officer With Large Knife Prior To OIS
The approximately 60-year-old man had threatened a private security guard earlier while walking in a parking lot. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on New Year's Day.
January 2, 2011
Technology
LAPD Draft Policy Calls for Quick Release of Body Camera Videos
Under the proposed plan, the LAPD would also begin to release some video shot by cameras in patrol cars and on drones – and video collected from private security cameras and bystanders.
February 21, 2018
Patrol
Missouri Cop's Son Fatally Shot Himself, After Grabbing Weapon
The boy's father, Officer Ryan Metz, routinely stored the handgun out of reach inside a bedroom closet. On Tuesday, he put the gun in the drawer because he was scheduled to work a private security shift.
July 20, 2011
Weapons
Ark. AG: Arming of Teachers Not Permitted
A state board that licenses private security agencies doesn't have the authority to allow school districts to employ educators and staff as security personnel, according to a legal opinion from Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.
August 4, 2013
Training
Former Officers Protecting Medical Marijuana Industry in Illinois
As police officers, part of their jobs was to put away drug sellers and users. Now, former law enforcement officials are doing private security work for Illinois' now-legal medical marijuana industry.
April 7, 2015
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