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Daily Private Security News Clips, February 29, 2008

HOA guards carry guns, parents told - Arizona Republic

The principal of an elementary school said he was alarmed that armed security guards working for an Avondale homeowners association may be monitoring some students as they walk to and from school.

Calexico man kills daughter, himself after legal setback - AP via San Jose Mercury News

A private security guard shot his 2-year-old daughter in the head Wednesday, then apparently killed himself after a legal setback that threatened his custody of the girl.

Armed guards coming? - Bridgeton (NJ) News

The City council could vote on a measure as soon as its meeting Tuesday night that would require privately owned housing complexes of 50 or more units to hire armed security guards.

Budget cuts could cost security post at art center - Sioux City Journal

Last year city lawmakers earmarked money to allow the Sioux City Art Center to hire a part-time security guard to monitor its exhibitions and galleries. Under the flat-tax budget under discussion for next year, the council would take that money away.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 28, 2008

Dancer Hits Security Guard with Car, Shots Fired Back at Her - WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC

Richland County deputies are investigating a situation where they say a nightclub employee hit a security guard with a car, and gunshots were fired in response.

Security guards to get health care in new agreement - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seattle-area unionized security officers and their managers have reached an agreement on health care, eliminating a major sticking point in contract negotiations.

Metro Transit fires 8 guards - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, KOMO-TV, Seattle

Eight security guards in King County Metro Transit's downtown tunnel were fired last month after the Sheriff's Office discovered they had criminal records.

Mill Valley man cited in casino altercation - Marin Independent Journal

A Mill Valley man evicted from a South Lake Tahoe-area casino for throwing a drink in a bartender's face was cited by Nevada authorities for allegedly biting the security guard that threw him out.

24-Hour Guards Hired for Houses - Harvard Crimson

The College has hired 24-hour security guards to patrol each of the College’s 12 undergraduate Houses in a move aimed at standardizing house security throughout the night.

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Daily Private Security News Clips - February 27, 2008

Twin Cities Security Guards Return to Work After 1-Day Strike - Fox News

Security officers returned to work Tuesday morning in Minneapolis and Saint Paul after a one-day strike on the three largest private security firms in the area.  The firms involved were Securitas, American, and ABM.

RMV honcho aims to beef up security - Boston Herald

The head of the state’s Registry of Motor Vehicles is looking to step up security at branches statewide, including hiring armed guards to quell potential outbreaks of violence.

New Orleans' Former Top Cop Now Patrols Schools - NPR

New Orleans public schools have more security guards than counselors. School safety is one of many problems in a city and a region still struggling to come back more than two years after Hurricane Katrina.

Security Company in Shooting Has to Answer State - WREG, Memphis

Latasha Rankins still has a bullet in her stomach from what police say was last week's reckless shooting in the New Horizon Apartment Complex.  Doctors told her tonight, she is better off leaving the bullet inside her.  A now permanent reminder of what she told us in an exclusive interview last week was such a violent and needless experience.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 26, 2008

Security guards walk off the job for one day - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Hundreds of security guards from three of the largest firms in the Twin Cities staged a one-day strike Monday replete with public rallies to call attention to their quest to obtain a contract that includes affordable health care.

Security officers rally downtown, block traffic - Seattle Post

Security officers and their supporters rallied for health care benefits in downtown Seattle on Monday afternoon, briefly blocking traffic and resulting in two arrests.

City, Assembly moving to arm security guards - Anchorage Daily News

On any given day, the people you see walking into City Hall to argue their tax bill or visit the city prosecutor's office could legally be carrying a gun.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 25, 2008

School security officer killed in hit and run - Chicago Sun-Times

Bobby Jackson's life ended violently early Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle that dragged him nearly a block before leaving the scene.

Transient, 42, accused of attempted murder - Honolulu Advertiser

Prosecutors have accused a 42-year-old man of pushing a security officer through a 26th-floor protective glass pane of a University Avenue apartment building and attacking another resident.

Office security guards set for a strike - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Hundreds of security guards at office buildings in Minneapolis and St. Paul are poised to strike this week, perhaps as early as this morning.

Private security guard licensing begins - Twin Falls (ID) Times-News

A new city ordinance requiring security officers to have a license and pass a background checks takes effect today.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 23-24, 2008

Man Attempts to Murder Security Guard - KHON-TV, KITV-TV, Honolulu

Neighbors saw a security guard screaming for help and hanging halfway off the 26th floor of a condominium.  When police arrived on scene, they arrested the suspect who they believe was trying to kill him.

Armed Va. Woman Arrested After Scuffle With Guard - Washington Post

A Reston woman armed with a pistol walked into D.C. police headquarters Thursday afternoon and attempted to take a guard's gun before she was wrestled to the ground.

Milwaukee Hospital Security Guard Attacked by Patient - Fox-TV, Milwaukee

Brought in by ambulance, taken away by police. A Milwaukee woman will soon face felony battery charges after biting a security officer.

Security guards charged after shooting - WAVE-TV, Louisville

Two off-duty security guards have been charged with aggravated assault after Memphis police say they opened fire and shot a woman as she rode in a car.

Robbers Drag Kroger Security Guard With SUV - WHIO-TV

As a security guard approached the driver-side door, the driver allegedly put the vehicle in reverse, police said. They said at that point, the security guard’s coat got caught in the door. Police said he was dragged down the road for a short distance.

Three Arrested In Parking Lot Fracas - Ocean City (MD) Dispatch

The security guard told police Cook, who was a passenger at the time of the collision, got out of the vehicle and got back behind the wheel. When Cook moved the Navigator forward, she allegedly struck the security guard with the vehicle as he attempted to stand in front of it to keep it from leaving the scene.

Guard Fatally Shoots Man After Scuffle at Restaurant - Washington Post

A Fairfax County man, involved in a brawl outside a Springfield area restaurant, was shot to death early yesterday by a security guard who told police he was acting in self-defense.

New entry posted to CALSAGA members only blog

BSIS recently added a new entry on the BSIS Journal about how their department is cracking down on unlicensed activity.  The article can be found on the CALSAGA members only blog.  Click here to access the blog. 

If you are a member and need a username and password, contact me at whodges@calsaga.org. 

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 22, 2008

Police take on airport guard duty - Yakima Herald, Washington

Police union and airport officials met Thursday to iron out a deal that would allow off-duty officers to work at the airport, replacing the private uniformed security company that had worked there previously.

Guard fatally shoots man after scuffle - Washington Post

A Fairfax County man, involved in a brawl outside a Springfield area restaurant, was shot to death early yesterday by a security guard who told police he was acting in self-defense.

Security guards accussed of spraying bullets - WREG Channel 3, Memphis

Two off-duty security guards face aggravated assault charges after police say they shot up a car leaving an apartment complex.

High school security officer wants to be armed - WHEC, Rochester

A senior security officer in a Monroe County high school believes he should carry a gun on the school campus, but a law says only active duty police officers can carry a gun in schools and on school property.

Police fail to respond to security officer call - Star News, North Carolina

A private security guard fired on a suspect after an attempted break-in Tuesday night at a business in Castle Hayne, but apparently no one was injured and the suspects escaped.  The shooting was the first time a guard with the private firm Inter-Pol Special Police Services has fired at suspects, a company official said, and it ended with a request for a law enforcement K-9, which went unheeded.

CALSAGA introduces legislation to increase security officer pool

CALSAGA is sponsoring a bill (Senate Bill 1209) authored by Senator Abel Maldonado (R – Santa Maria) that would permit security officers from out-of-state to perform certain security functions in California during a State of Emergency. As we found out during the Southern California fires last year, there was a period where security services were in such high demand that many companies had to scramble to keep up.

SB 1209 would allow registered or licensed security officers that are employed by a private patrol operator in another state to assist California during an emergency situation. It requires the Bureau of Security & Investigative Services (BSIS) to identify states that have equivalent standards to California, such as criminal history background checks and training requirements. These persons may perform their duties for only the duration of the emergency declaration.

This bill is still in its preliminary stages, but we will keep you updated as the bill moves through the Legislature. In the meantime, CALSAGA will be reaching out to appropriate entities such as the California Office of Homeland Security, Department of Consumer Affairs and elected officials to gain their support in an effort to get this bill passed.

If you have any questions, please contact William Hodges at whodges@calsaga.org. As always, we welcome your thoughts on our blog in the comments section below.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 21, 2008

Three shootings involving security guards in less than 24 hours - ABC 24, Memphis

Two security guards are charged with aggravated assault after police say they opened fire on two people inside a car at a Whitehaven apartment complex.

N-plant security concern is raised - Arizona Star

The number of "inattentive" security guards found at U.S. nuclear power plants more than doubled last year, documents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission show.

Arm school security guards to protect the students - Rochester Democrat

What keeps school security professionals up at night? Pandemic flu outbreaks, homegrown or international terrorism, suicide bombings. The list goes on.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 20, 2008

Airport mules private security - Missoulian News Online

Missoula International Airport plans to discuss this week whether to have a private company staff its security checkpoint rather than the federal government.

Security on Segways coming to Target - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Security guards who patrol parking lots at Target stores are going to be doing it on Segways. The slick two-wheelers will roll into 150 stores in cities nationwide, the company said -- including Seattle.

Security screeners ready to start job - Sandusky Register, Ohio

Starting as early as today, four part-time security guards will man the front door at the Erie County Courthouse with a metal detector machine to back them up, said Family Court Judge Robert DeLamatre.

Amtrack announces new security measures - KTVI Fox, St. Louis

Catching a flight means tight security. It’s just an expected part of air travel these days. But when boarding any train out of St. Louis, the only sight of security is a short chain link fence and friendly face taking tickets. 

CALSAGA meal and rest break seminars an overwhelming success

In response to increased litigation surrounding the issue of meal and rest breaks, CALSAGA staged two meal and rest break seminars on Tuesday, February 12 in Sacramento and Wednesday, February 13 in Cerritos.   Over 130 people attended both seminars and we are pleased to report that three new PPO members joined the association!

We were extremely fortunate to have legal expert Laura Innes from Simpson, Garrity & Innes speak at both events.  For those of you that were in attendance, you know the information she provided was invaluable.   From updating attendees on pending court cases to advice on how to best decrease your liability, Laura had all the answers!  CALSAGA sincerely appreciates her taking a few days out of her busy schedule to address our members on this very important issue.

As she has done in previous speaking engagements with CALSAGA, Laura went through an example meal and rest break waiver form that she recommends all employers have on file with their security officers.  If you need to download that form, click here.  While the form is not the silver bullet in protecting your company from litigation, it is without question one of the best tools in the form of documentation that you can have.   

Depending on which seminar, the combination of Association Manager Jeff Flint and/or CALSAGA lobbyist Kelly Jensen from Sloat, Higgins & Jensen updated attendees on our legislative effort last year on the meal and rest break issue, as well as gave an the outlook on the issue for 2008.  Flint pointed out that we were close on a legislative deal last year, and despite the deal breaking down in the eleventh hour, the overall feeling is that we’d laid a solid foundation as we look to negotiate a deal moving forward.

Based on the positive response we received back on the seminars, CALSAGA is considering staging seminars this summer on other labor-related issues as it pertains to the security industry.  While we recognize that the meal and rest break issue as our top priority, we also realize there are other labor issues that are important to employers.

Once again, thank you to everyone who came out to make these seminars a success!

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 19, 2008

Man Killed In Run-In With Grocery Store Security Guard - Kansas City Call

Anthony “Butch” Trezvant, 56, was shot three times, twice in the back and once in the heart, after an altercation with a security guard in which the guard was allegedly stabbed by Trezvant several times.

Patient bites, hits security guard, nurse - Bloomington Pantagraph

A 19-year-old woman found passed out at a grocery store and brought to an emergency room early Sunday hit a security guard and nurse and tried to bite them.

Game over: Two charged in video game robbery - Brownsville Herald

A Target loss prevention officer and security officer detained a couple for trying to steal three X-Box games.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 18, 2008

Upgraded security at schools is sought - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Henrico County School Board members want to beef up security for students next year.  Lamont Bagby, who represents the Fairfield District, says schools need to add security officers and cameras to deter crime.

Security guards injured in weekend bar brawl - KGW-TV and KPTV-TV, Portland, OR

Witnesses told police that a fight had broken out and the two security guards had stepped in to break it up.  During the altercation, one of the guards was injured and the other was stabbed in the abdomen area.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 17, 2008

School security guard assaulted in El Mirage - Arizona Republican

A 15-year-old student who attends school in El Mirage and his 25-year-old brother committed aggravated assault by shoving and hitting the school security guard with a closed-handed fist during a confrontation.

Safe passage for Metro riders - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Metro plans to put more armed guards, with more law enforcement experience, at its MetroLink light-rail stations under a new contract with Wackenhut.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 16, 2008

Muir security guard to receive top honor - Pasadena Star-News

Standing in the hallway inside Building A at John Muir High School, Nettie Piggee shouted directions above the din of students rushing to classes Thursday morning.

Schools' security chief on forced paid leave Sources cite continuing probe of department - Lake County News-Sun

School officials are investigating an alleged payroll scam at Waukegan High School, following the arrest last month of two security guards for alleged pay irregularities. Rogers was the guards' supervisor.

Avondale home owners association hires armed security guards - ABC 15 News

A few residents in an Avondale community are "up in arms" about armed security guards patrolling their neighborhood.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 15, 2008

Two brothers arrested in robbery outside bar - San Diego Union Tribune

A security guard from the bar told police he saw one man kicking the victim as he lay on the road, and he and two other guards then detained two men until police arrived.

Heights guard put on paid leave - Wichita Eagle

A Heights High School security officer who was arrested last week after an altercation with a student remains on paid administrative leave this week as school officials investigate the incident.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 14, 2008

Securing City Hall - The Athens Messenger

In the Athens County Courthouse, a metal detector at the front door helps act as a deterrent to rowdy behavior in the building, said Courthouse security officers. The court employs three security officers who run the metal detector, transport prisoners to hearings and sit in on hearings when needed.

School guard arrested in altercation - The Wichita Eagle

A security guard at Heights High School has been arrested after witnesses said he assaulted a student in a classroom.

Sleeping hospital security guard drives car into woman - Arizona Republic

A hospital security guard on patrol fell asleep in his car and hit a 61-year-old woman Wednesday morning in the hospital's parking lot in Phoenix.

Juror excused in murder trial after security guard says 'hang' killer - Ocala.com

One juror in the Villages murder trial was excused from service this morning after he heard a comment that a private security guard at the courthouse made about defendant Renaldo McGirth.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 13, 2008

Private security closes beach - San Diego Union Tribune

A private security guard hired by San Diego mistakenly barred the public from using Children's Pool beach in La Jolla on Sunday, the same day the first harbor seal of this pupping season was born at the cove.

Death penalty for man who killed security guard - KJRH-TV, Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of the shooting death of a security guard.

A.J. officials mum on school harassment probe - East Valley Tribune

Police are investigating whether an Apache Junction High School security guard behaved inappropriately with a 16-year-old female student.

Denish's security situation upsets Senate - Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News

Lawmakers put money in the budget last year for Lt. Gov. Diane Denish to have security, with the intent that she spend it on state police.  But Gov. Bill Richardson's office nixed the use of state police, so she uses the money to hire private security for those occasional times when she feels she needs it.

Chamber to host security fair in wake of shootings - Chicago Sun-Times, South Town edition

Tinley Park trustees are considering requiring merchants to post security cameras inside or outside their businesses or hire private security in the wake of a shooting spree this month that left five women dead at a local women's clothing store.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 12, 2008

Shasta Lake security guard robbed after confronting three men - Redding Record-Searchlight

A security guard was robbed after he confronted three men he believed were trespassing on Sierra Pacific Industries property in Shasta Lake on Saturday evening.

KC police identify man shot to death by a security guard - Kansas City Star, WSHB-TV,

Kansas City police on Monday identified a man killed Saturday night after he allegedly stabbed a security guard.  Some are questioning if the security guard went too far.

Security officer injured while trying to detain trespasser - Prescott (AZ) Daily-Courier

Police are looking for a man who allegedly cut a security officer's face with a knife after the guard confronted him in the bathroom at Heritage Park on Willow Creek.

School Security Officer Arrested - Wichita Eyewitness News

A Wichita Public School security officer is under arrest.  He's accused of injuring a Heights High School student.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 11, 2008

Security Guard Shoots, Kills Shoplifting Suspect - KCTV-TV, Kansas City, MO

A security officer shot and killed a shoplifter after the man stabbed the officer.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 10, 2008

Security guard says nightclub shooting was accidental - KHOU-TV. Houston

A security guard at an after-hours club said he was trying to get a woman to leave when she started to struggle.  The guard said he pulled his gun and it accidentally went off, hitting the woman in the shoulder.

Security measures vary for local public meetings - San Diego Union-Tribune

The various cities in San Diego County have a range of security at their Council meetings, from police officers to police management to private security.

Twins Cities' security officers poised to strike - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Demands for affordable health care, better wages and safer workplaces may soon have private security workers in the Twin Cities walking picket lines instead of protecting buildings.

Security Beefed Up at Varina High - Red Report, Dallas

Rumors Were That a Large Fight or Shootout Might Take Place at the School

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 9, 2008

A guard, a druggie, a gun -- a South Beach tragedy - Miami Herald, CBS4-TV News
John Ruiz was a burly father of two, a security guard who once helped deliver a baby on the floor of a Wal-Mart.  He was gunned down by a shoplifter Wednesday night.  His employer, CVS, will pay for the funeral.

Proposed changes to Private Security Ordinance - Fox 21 News, Colorado Springs
Current rules only allows security officers to carry revolvers.  Private Security Officers want to be able to carry semi-automatic handguns as well.

Casino Patron Arrested for Assaulting Security Officer - Connecticut Day
A Massachusetts man was arrested early this morning at Foxwoods Resort Casino on charges that he allegedly knocked over a slot machine and then assaulted a security officer.

Security Officers Respond To Blaze - WFSB - Hartford,CT
Three Waterbury Hospital security officers came to the rescue of a Waterbury family after their home caught on fire.

U.D. signs complaint against complex owners - Bridgeton (NJ) News
An apartment complex has replaced armed security officers with surveillance cameras.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 8, 2008

Security Guards:  Give us our guns - Philly Intelligencer

The union for Bucks County’s security guards asked the county not to swap the guards’ guns for Tasers until a state labor board decides whether the policy is legal.  The request came last week in the form of a motion for an injunction filed by attorney Todd Eagen on behalf of the Bucks County Security Guards Association. A county judge still has to decide whether to issue the stopgap measure.

No longer guards in Seabrook - Bridgeton News, New Jersey

There are no longer security guards, armed or not, monitoring Countryside Village in Seabrook.  A man representing the security guards who used to work at the apartment complex attended the township committee meeting Thursday night to discuss the situation.

Former guard admits stealing from people entering courthouse - Boston Globe

A former court security guard has admitted stealing money from people as he scanned their belongings when they entered the building.  Thirty-four-year-old Derek Kearns pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of petty larceny and was ordered jailed for five days.

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.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 6, 2008

Widespread Flaws Put U.S. Landmarks At Risk, Report Says - Washington Post

The U.S. Park Police have failed to adequately protect such national landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument and are plagued by low morale, poor leadership and bad organization, according to a new government report.

Robstown student alleges mistreatment by guard - Caller Times, Corpus Christi

The Robstown Independent School District is in the midst of the third investigation of a security guard since September.  Robstown Police Chief Johnny Brown on Monday said police are investigating a 17-year-old male student's report that he was put into a headlock by a security guard repeatedly on Friday, handcuffed and then released. The student made the report Saturday.

Robbery, thefts, carjacking shake up grocery store - Salt Lake Tribune

Chaos erupted at a West Valley City grocery store Tuesday evening when a robbery and bomb threat coincided with two unrelated thefts.

Leech Lake Tribal College adds security training - Indian County Today

This may be the first casino employees that eager visitors see upon entering; they may be the last employees seen by disruptive customers escorted out the door.  The role of the security staff at any gaming operation - whether at a small bingo hall or a large gaming-entertainment complex - can call for skills ranging from the investigative techniques of law enforcement officers to the friendly finesse of public relations personnel.

Car theft in Manley Hall stopped by Drury Security - The Mirror, Drury University

Drury's recent string of high profile campus thefts continued this week, however, Drury Security caught the culprit before he could get away with anything.

New posting on CALSAGA members only blog

A new post has been added today on the CALSAGA members only blog.  If you are a member and have already been issued a username and password to access, click here.

If you are a member and would like access, please send me an email at whodges@calsaga.org.  We encourage you to periodically check the members only blog, as we will be posting new articles and security industry related news that is exclusive to CALSAGA members.

As always, we welcome your feedback.

Daily Private Security News Clips - February 5, 2008

Security guard charged with FBI impersonation  - privatofficer.com

DOUGLAS YUTAKA RHOADES, 42, a security guard from Jonesboro, Georgia, has been charged in a criminal complaint with possession of child pornography and impersonation of a federal agent.

Fake Security Guard Bank Robbery Suspects Appear in Court - WJLA - Washington, D.C.

Three suspects charged in a Wheaton bank robbery, where one of the suspects impersonated a security guard, appeared in U.S. District Court Monday.

REMINDER – Final day to join a CALSAGA committee

As a reminder, today is the deadline to inform us whether or not you’d like to participate on one of our committees.  Many of you have already responded to the notice we sent out last week and we thank you for your willingness to contribute your valuable time to CALSAGA.

For those of you that may be on the fence, concerned that joining a committee may demand too much of your time, we commit to you that your involvement in one of our committees will never become more than you can handle.

Our committees are instrumental in the success of our association.  Committee members take great pride in knowing their contributions go a long way in making our industry better.  We invite you to be apart of that.

Click here to find a list of our 2008 committees.  If you’d like to participate in one or more of the committees, please email me no later than today at whodges@calsaga.org. 

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 4, 2008

Suicidal man throws knives at police - ST. Cloud (MN) Times
A man threw knives at police and assaulted hospital security officers before being transferred to a mental hospital for observation.  He was later booked in County Jail.

Kennewick High Drug Arrest - KNDO-TV, Yakima, WA
A school security officer discovered a student with a small bale of marijuana and tools for distribution.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 3, 2008

Marriott guard collapses during hotel lobby fight - Newsday
A Manhattan security guard was in critical condition yesterday after he collapsed during a fight in a hotel lobby and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 2, 2008

Death of man who died after struggle with St. Vincent's security guard ruled a homicide - Birmingham News
The December death of a man who died after a struggle with a St. Vincent's Hospital security guard has been ruled a homicide.

Guard allegedly stole laptop - The Daily Pennsylvanian
A security guard has been arrested and charged with theft and receiving stolen property.

New benefits for local AlliedBarton guards - The Daily Pennsylvanian
AlliedBarton security guards at Penn and Temple University received significant increases in wages and sick leave last week.

American Security to negotiate with union over new contract - The Macalester College Weekly
Union seeks increased wages, new health care plan for its security guard members.

4 Charged In Armored Car Guard Impostor Robbery - NBC4-TV, Washington DC
Four suspects in the robbery of a Wheaton bank were charged by criminal complaint on Tuesday with conspiracy.

Daily Private Security News Clips, February 1, 2008

President to honor volunteer, New Life security guard - Channel 9 News, Channel 11 News, Colorado

President Bush's visit to Colorado includes a plan to meet with and honor Jeanne Assam, the volunteer security guard who wounded a gunman at New Life Church in Colorado Springs before he killed himself after a deadly rampage Dec. 9.

U-M honors security officer for finding stolen signs - Michigan Live

The University of Michigan says it's honoring a campus security guard who helped recover 20 outdoor signs from a student's apartment.

Mining company faces harassment suit - Charleston Gazette

A West Virginia coal operator sexually harassed female security guards and then punished them when they complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed this week.