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Tag: Private Security Officers
Patrol
NY Tactical Team Rescues Security Guard During Burglary
Police say in the early stages of the investigation information was obtained that this burglary crew has been known to carry firearms and had violent encounters with law enforcement in the past.
August 10, 2022
Patrol
Painted in Blood: The Price of Looting, Plundering, and Pillaging in America
Widespread bedlam centered around looting of retail stores of everything from shaving cream to high-end luxury handbags has led to the senseless murder of a retired police officer.
December 3, 2021
Patrol
Seattle Businesses Hired Private Police for Protection in Lawless CHOP Zone
On Monday morning some protesters and a Fox News reporter got into a shouting match, which was broken up by black-clad, gun-toting men who appeared to be officers. One’s vest read, “Public Safety Officer.” The other read: “Iconic Global Officer.”
July 1, 2020
Patrol
Off-Duty Missouri Officer Responds to Fatal Shooting Scene
Three people were shot—one fatally—during a disturbance in Kansas City on Thursday afternoon.
August 30, 2019
Training
Witnesses Say Officer Issued Commands to Drop Gun Before Fatally Shooting Security Guard
In a preliminary Illinois State Police investigation released late Tuesday, witness statements showed that the officer—who was responding to a shots-fired call— "gave the armed subject (Roberson) multiple verbal commands to drop the gun and get on the ground before ultimately discharging his weapon and striking the subject."
November 14, 2018
Patrol
Texas Walmart Security Guard Stops Possible Kidnapping Attempt
A security guard at a Fort Worth (TX) Walmart store reportedly confronted a couple—a man and a woman—who were trying to take a four-year-old girl from a shopping cart, according to KRIS-TV.
September 25, 2018
Patrol
Wounded, Unarmed Security Officer Helped Vegas Police End Shooting
An unarmed security guard at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was the first to take on gunman Stephen Paddock, getting shot in the process, but providing crucial help for police looking to stop the massacre. More Here.
October 6, 2017
Patrol
Video: Wounded, Unarmed Security Officer Helped Vegas Police End Shooting
An unarmed security guard at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was the first to take on gunman Stephen Paddock, getting shot in the process, but providing crucial help for police looking to stop the massacre.
October 6, 2017
Weapons
Brink's Incorporated Selects the FN 509
FN America LLC announced the award of a long-term firearms contract by Brink's Incorporated. Brink's has selected the all-new FN 509 striker-fired 9mm pistol and will issue the new sidearm to its armed security guards.
May 9, 2017
Patrol
Denver Transit Officer Ambushed and Killed, Suspect "Radicalized" Convert to Islam
Scott Von Lanken, 56, was killed while working as a transit security officer with Allied Universal. Denver's RTD contracts with Allied Universal to provide security services.
February 2, 2017
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
Patrol
Private Police Carry Guns and Make Arrests in Virginia
More and more Virginians are obtaining police powers using a little-known provision of state law that allows private citizens to petition the courts for the authority to carry a gun, display a badge and make arrests. The number of "special conservators of the peace" has doubled in Virginia over the past decade
March 2, 2015
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