Daily Private Security News Clips - February 7, 2008

Cleveland can't replace police at Hopkins airport with private security - The Plain Dealer

Mayor Frank Jackson has lost a battle with the city's police unions over replacing 45 officers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport with a private security force.  Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy A. Fuerst ruled Wednesday that the city's plan conflicts with state law because the security officers would be given arrest powers.

Cops Scold "Pseudo-Police Action" - The Portland Mercury

The manager and owner of a private security firm in SE Portland is still running his business with the blessing of the state, despite having been warned repeatedly by police for over a year for allegedly taking "pseudo police action"— including making "arrests" and bargaining with "suspects" over "drug charges," according to new documents obtained by the Mercury.

Students fight for Security Guard Rights - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Don't let anyone tell you student activism is dead.  Students involved in last week's victory for AlliedBarton security guards at Temple would say they proved the contrary.  The security company granted its Temple guards up to three days' paid sick leave after coming under pressure from a coalition of its employees, Temple students and local activists.

Port security guards charged with faking payroll records - The Star Ledger

Waterfront police have arrested 11 port security guards at the Global Terminal in Jersey City and accused them of filing false payroll records for hours they didn't work, authorities said.  The guards would leave work early and shut down the gates where they were posted, while co-workers at other entrances covered for them, said Tom DeMaria, executive director of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

Residents Call For Increased Security - Maryland Gazette

County police plan to increase patrols at the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in the wake of a triple homicide Sunday at Uno Chicago Grill.  The decision follows calls from the community for an increased police presence and for managers of the complex to bolster the number of cameras and security guards.