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Daily Private Security News Clips, April 30, 2008

Security reviewed following Merced courthouse attack - KSEE-TV, Fresno

In the aftermath of an attack that led to the shooting death of 40-year-old Robert Eaton, security at the Merced County courthouse is being questioned.

Police investigate second case of accidental shots fired by nuke plant security officer - Hampton Union - Exeter,NH

Police are investigating an accidental shooting in the apartment of a nuclear power plant security officer, the second accidental discharge by an off-duty nuclear plant security officer this year.

BSIS announces upcoming advisory committee meeting

On Thursday, May 15, the Bureau of Security & Investigative Services (BSIS) will hold a meeting of the Chief’s Advisory Committee from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  The committee, made up of representatives from private security, alarm and locksmith companies, repossessor agencies and private investigators, was established by Chief Paul Johnson in 2006 to create a forum to discuss the challenges and obstacles facing the mentioned industries.

CALSAGA has taken an active role on the committee, as President Mark Miller has represented the private security since the committee inception.  We applaud BSIS for holding these meetings and think it goes a long way in sharing information between industries and disseminating information from BSIS out to the public.

The meeting details haven’t been posted on the BSIS website yet, but below we have included an agenda and location:

Agenda

Welcoming remarks and introductions
Bureau update
Unlicensed activity
SB 666 – Proprietary Private Security Advisory Committee update
Attorney General update
Law enforcement and private security conference update
Committee member updates
Public comments
Adjournment

Location

BSIS
2420 Del Paso Road, 1st Floor
Sequoia Room
Sacramento, CA 95834

CALSAGA staff will be in attendance and will post a recap following the meeting.  In the interim, we encourage all members located in Northern California to attend.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 29, 2008

Mistrial Declared in Murder of Fmr. Cheerleader - KTLA-TV, Los Angeles

Jurors deadlocked today in the trial of a former security guard accused of murdering an 18-year-old woman in a Palmdale park-and- ride lot as she returned from a Kid Rock video shoot.

Two campus security officers you should really get to know - The Gateway, Omaha, NE

If there's one thing Jerry Anderson loves, it's being helpful. Anderson said that being a security guard allows him to help people the most.

Court: Mall cops overstepped bounds - KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has tossed out a cocaine possession charge against a man because Coronado Mall security guards overstepped their authority by searching the man.

Latest issue of Security Director News now available

The May issue of Security Directory News is now available to view online.  Click here to view the issue.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 28, 2008

Man fatally shot by private security guards - Stabroek News, Guyana

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in his back at Holmes Street, Tiger Bay yesterday allegedly by guards attached to the MMC Security Force.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 27, 2008

Security Guard Recovering After Hit by Car - Action 3 News, Omaha, NE

A security guard is recovering after being hit by a car outside a restaurant early Saturday morning.  It happened around closing time at Guacamaya on South 33rd Street.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 26, 2008

Inter-Con Security guards to strike at Kaiser hospitals - Sacramento Business Journal

SEIU United Service Workers West announced April 25 that it has filed a 10-day strike notice against Pasadena-based Inter-Con Security Systems on behalf of security guards that the company provides to Kaiser Permanente hospitals throughout California.

Security guard shoots, kills man outside northwest Houston club - KHOU-TV, Houston

A man is dead after an altercation with a gentlemen's club security guard northwest Houston.

Firm could not deliver enough guards for Metro - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Leaders of the Metro public transportation agency said Friday that a Florida-based security firm was not able to deliver enough trained security guards to meet deadlines in a MetroLink security contract.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 25, 2008

Security Guard Kills Man Who Threatened Him With Gun - KPRC, Houston

A security guard fatally shot a man who returned to a northwest Houston game room with a gun after they got into an argument early Thursday, police told KPRC Local 2.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 24, 2008

$55K Reward Offered In Security Guard's Slaying - KNBC, Los Angeles

Rewards totaling $55,000 were in effect Wednesday for information that helps police solve the killing of a security guard who was gunned down at an auto parts store in Arlington Heights.

Security company in court - Tribune Chronicle, Ohio

Along with the scar on the right side of his head from a bullet that grazed him, Eddie Robertson Jr. told a jury Wednesday that he remains scarred for life from the trauma he suffered outside a grocery store on Labor Day 2004.

Private Security cracking down on panhandling in Memphis - Eyewitness News

Eyewitness News Everywhere Uncovers a crackdown on downtown panhandling. Many people say employing private security guards to patrol parts of downtown has stopped many aggressive panhandlers.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 23, 2008

Security guard struck by driver - Hearald Tribune, Florida

A 51-year-old security guard at the Bealls distribution center was critically injured today when a vehicle struck and rolled on top of him, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Student sues district 206, guard - Southtown Star, Chicago

A security guard at Bloom Trail High School pushed a 17-year-old student through a glass door and then kept him handcuffed in the principal's office, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 22, 2008

Sanford hospital tightens security after baby taken - Orlando Sentinel

Anyone wanting to visit a newborn at the hospital where a 1-day-old baby was abducted last month must now sign in, get a hospital-issued photo badge and have all baby-sized bags and packages inspected when they leave.

Police search for suspects wanted in mall stabbing - WPRI, Rhode Island

A security guard was allegedly attacked and slashed by a suspected shoplifter at Providence Place Mall.  Police say Spencer Jones stopped the suspect on the second floor of J.C. Penney Sunday afternoon.

Man allegedly drew gun on security officer - TCPalm, Florida

Police say Spencer Jones stopped the suspect on the second floor of J.C. Penney Sunday afternoon.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 21, 2008

Security guards on Strip seek to organize - Las Vegas Sun

Security guards are trying to organize a union on the Strip, and the move has brought a strong response from casino giant MGM Mirage. The guards are seeking representation by the International Union of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America. They complain of inadequate training and unsafe staffing levels, low pay and other ills. The casinos are fighting back, claiming that guards will get a better deal if they don’t organize. That argument worked 13 years ago, the last time guards mounted a serious organizing effort.

Security guards get wage increase - George Washington Hatchet

Security guards who patrol GW-owned buildings are now earning several dollars more per hour after four security guard contractors and a union negotiated a pay increase this month.

Ex-colleagues paint scary portrait of murder suspect - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Former co-workers of an accused killer are questioning how a man with an extensive if petty criminal history was able to work as a security guard for a military hotel.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 19-20, 2008

Security guard is killed in Arlington Heights - Los Angeles Times

A security guard and father of seven who exchanged gunfire with two men outside an Arlington Heights auto parts store was killed when he went to the aid of a bystander wounded in the gun battle.

School sorting out scuffle that led to 8 arrests - Rocky Mountain News

A school security officer attempting to break up an altercation was assaulted himself, leading to eight arrests.

4 arrested on shoplifting charges in Jackson - Asbury Park Press

The security officer said he initially approached Jerger and Rivera as they attempted to shoplift two bags of frozen shrimp. Rivera then allegedly threw the guard into a store display and fled.

Beale Street To Get Rid of Private Security - WREG-TV, Memphis

Performa, the company that manages Beale Street, will no longer use private security. Performa will now use off-duty officers to patrol Beale and those officers will be overseen by an off-duty commander.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 18, 2008

Security Guards Strike Kaiser - BeyondChron, San Francisco

The tremor in his voice told it all. On April 4, a striking Kaiser Security Guard stood in front of over 500 union members and supporters in Oakland on the afternoon of a one day Unfair Labor Practice Strike against Bay Area Kaiser Facilities.

County will beef of security at libraries, office buildings - Phoenix Examiner

Librarians shushing rowdy patrons in Harford Coutny will soon have well-armed backup, as officials plan to add security guards to several county libraries and offices in the 2009 budget.

Man accused of shoplifting, slashing 3 security guards - Lower Hudson Journal

A 37-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested for slashing three security guards with a razor knife as he tried to steal 10 containers worth of mozzarella cheese from the Associated Supermarket on South Broadway, police said today.

Traveler accuses Cleveland guard of assault - The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

A Chicago man who traveled through Cleveland Wednesday accused a security guard of abusing him during a fracas at the downtown Greyhound terminal.

CALSAGA launches new eNewsletter

We are thrilled to announce that the new CALSAGA eNewsletter was launched today!  CALSAGA is confident that the eNewsletter will allow us to communicate more effectively to our members, at a level that we've never really done before.

Click here to download the April issue that was emailed out to all members today.  Keep in mind that this is our first issue, and while we're proud to see it finally off and running, you can expect much more in the issues to come.  We hope you enjoy reading, and as always, please feel free to provide us your feedback at info@calsaga.org.    

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 17, 2008

Oakland to hire armed security guards to protect merchants - Oakland Tribune

The city of Oakland is poised to hire armed guards to patrol high-crime neighborhoods as an aid to merchants who cannot afford to hire their own security.

Shooting By Security Guard Investigated - WESH-TV, Orlando

The guard said he fired in self-defense.  Sheriff's investigators haven't said yet whether the shooting was legally justified or not, but that the man who was shot has died.

Riverside tightens security after threats - Newport News Daily Press

A series of bomb threats at Riverside Regional Medical Center have prompted new security measures in recent months.

Baker armed guards after Va. Tech - Muskegon Chronicle

Baker College of Muskegon spends approximately $1 million annually on campus security. Last fall its on-campus security guards began carrying guns.

Panhandling Pilot Project Could Be Extended if Successful - Memphis Daily News

Half a month into the Downtown pilot security program, security officers already seem to be doing what they were hired to do: put an end to the aggressive panhandling and harassment of Downtowners.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 61, 2008

No clips this morning, have a good day!

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 15, 2008

Taunton High to add security guard - Taunton Daily Gazette

Mayor Charles Crowley is beefing up security at Taunton High School.  The high school has five security guard positions but only four are filled, he said.

South Fork High student Tasered after biting security officer - Palm Beach Post

A 17-year-old South Fork High School student was charged with aggravated battery on a school employee after she bit a security officer's finger, leaving a serious injury.

Security guard sniffs out shoplifter - Arizona Republic

A loss prevention officer at the Kohl's near Arizona Avenue and the Santan Freeway alerted police when he saw Benjamin Nunez pocket a bottle of Michael Jordan 23 cologne on a security camera, leave the store and get into a waiting vehicle.

Apartment Security Guard Opens Fire - Channel 13 News, Orlando, FL

Orange County deputies have been trying to piece together what happened after an apartment security guard opened fire Monday night at the Lake Weston Apartments, off Forest City Road.

Cops step in for school guards - Munster (IN) Times

Extra police officers filled in for the private security contractors who were absent from city schools Monday due to a contract dispute.

Man charged in attempted killing of security guard at Southwest Side restaurant - Chicago Tribune

A 26-year-old man accused of stabbing and critically wounding a security guard who had kicked him out of a Southwest Side restaurant was charged with attempted murder.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 11-14, 2008

CPS fires security guard for criminal past - Chicago Sun Times

Chicago Public Schools on Friday fired a part-time security guard who has a criminal history that includes arrests for battery, stalking and resisting arrest.

Security guard accidentally shoots woman - ABC 13, Houston

Investigators say the guard was responding to a disturbance call at the Villa Madrid Apartments on Club Creek at Beechnut . He found a group of people who had been drinking, getting loud and disturbing others.

Shoplifter sues guard who tackled her - St. Petersburg Times, Florida

A Brooksville woman arrested in December for shoplifting from Belk department store is now suing the store security guard who tackled her as she tried to make her getaway.

Security Guard Stops Robbery At Marijuana Shop - CBS 13, Sacramento

Held up with a shot gun, a local medical marijuana shop owner roughed up by two suspects looking for pot. Then days later another shop nearby is also robbed. The question: Are the crimes connected?

Westcor rolls out Segways for mall security - Arizona Republic

At Kierland Commons security uses the Segway to patrol the 38-acre property, help customers (or guests as they call them), and on occasion, to catch a thief.

Security guard suspected of prowling vehicles near Auto Mall - The Olympain

A 19-year-old security guard at Olympia's Auto Mall suspected of prowling vehicles in the area was arrested Thursday night, an Olympia police news release today says.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 9-10

Security firms, guards reach contract deal - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Twin Cities security guards and the companies they work for have reached a mutual tentative agreement on health care, wages and training, averting a strike that could have commenced as early as today or Friday.

Embattled guard won't be back at A.J. school - East Valley Tribune, Arizona

The Apache Junction High School security guard accused of behaving inappropriately with a student and the guard who turned him in will not have jobs at the school next year.

Man Shot and Killed by Security Guard Outside Bar - Eyewitness News, Memphis

Police say a bar customer "created a disturbance" and was asked to leave Tony's Bar & Grill in the 3100 block of South Mendenhall near Knight Arnold Road.

High school needs security help - The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

The police officer who is supposed to patrol the overcrowded halls at Groveport Madison High School has been bound to his desk, bogged down by a heavy caseload.

Elgin cop turns himself in to sheriff - The Courier News, Illinois

A police officer charged with two felonies stemming from a Jan. 1 brawl turned himself in to the Kane County Sheriff's Office at noon Wednesday, said sheriff's Lt. Pat Gengler.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 8, 2008

Robbers steal 3 trailers loaded with sporting goods - Burlington County Times

Armed robbers tied up a warehouse security guard Saturday and then made off with three truckloads of sporting goods over the next three hours.

College security issues campus-wide safety alert - The Observer, Indiana

Saint Mary's security issued a safety alert about a suspicious person on the College's campus through e-mails and flyers Monday.

Woman shoplifts, injures security guard - Your Hub, Denver

A 29-year-old Longmont woman was arrested at 6:10 p.m. April 1 at King Soopers, 995 S. Hover St., on suspicion of theft and third-degree assault. Officers were dispatched to the store on a call of store security needing assistance detaining a shoplifter.

REMINDER - BSIS hearing on SB 666, April 9

Just a reminder, the BSIS Senate Bill 666 Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet this Wednesday, April 9 from 9:30 - 4:00 p.m.  Click here to access additional information, including agenda and location.  CALSAGA staff will be on hand to monitor the hearing and will report back any pertinent developments. 

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 7, 2008

On Segways, mall guards gain the high ground in Danvers - The Salem (MA) News

The added height and mobility of patrolling on Segways helps security, officers say.

JC Penney Robbery - KRGV-TV, Harlingen, TX

3 men entered a JC Penny and were observed stuffing shorts into their pants.  When confronted by a store security guard, they threatened him with a knife.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 6, 2008

Union security officers march in Chicago - ABC7 News, Chicago

Hundreds of union security officers and their supporters took to the streets of the loop this afternoon.  The group's 'Stand for Security' march and rally came just three weeks before the expiration of their current union contract.

Security guard says Target Corp fired him for stopping shoplifter - WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI

A security guard at a Target store in Lake Geneva says he was fired after he stopped a teenager from stealing alcohol.

Neiman Marcus security officer gets prison for jewelry theft - KGBT-TV, Harlingen, TX

A Neiman Marcus security officer in Dallas is going to prison for stealing hundreds of pieces of jewelry from the high-end retailer and selling some online.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 4, 2008

Kaiser security guards prepare for strike - Vallejo Herald Times

Security officers protecting Kaiser Permanente patients and staff are preparing to strike, California's security officers union announced Tuesday.

Tauton High see security officer increase - Tauton Daily Gazette, Mass

Mayor Charles Crowley announced Wednesday that the city is going to pay for an additional security officer for the high school and the adjoining Parker Middle School, bringing the total number of security personnel at the complex to five.

Campus Security given due credit, acclaim - Etownian, PA

From rescuing fish to saving students, Campus Security is always there to help. The Student Senate Class of 2010 truly learned this when they met with several Campus Security officers a few weeks ago.

Ex-Neiman security guard sentenced for theft - Dallas Business Journal

A former security officer at a Neiman Marcus store in Dallas has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting to stealing jewelry from the store and selling it on Ebay.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 3, 2008

Cleveland Federal security guard receives national honor - WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Federal Courthouse security guard John Robinson has been singled out for his quick thinking and decisive action.

Neiman Marcus security officer gets prison for jewelry theft - Dallas Morning News

A Neiman Marcus security officer in Dallas is going to prison for stealing hundreds of pieces of jewelry from the high-end retailer and selling some online.

Daily Private Security News Clips, April 2, 2008

Guards plan strike at Kaiser facilities - Oakland Tribune and Central Valley Business Times

About 90 security guards with posts at three Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California will strike Friday in a move to gain recognition of their bargaining unit and protest unfair labor practices conducted by their employer Inter-Con Security Inc.

Daily Private Security News Clips - April 1, 2008

Security guard accused of pistol-whipping purse snatcher - KTBS, Louisiana

A security guard at Willis Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport was arrested over the weekend for pistol-whipping a purse snatcher, police said.

Private Security Begins April 1st in Downtown Memphis - Eyewitness News, Tennessee

Aggressive panhandling may soon be a thing of the past in downtown Memphis. Private security guards will begin patrolling for panhandlers April 1st. The guards were hired by the Center City Commission. 

Security guards at Kaiser hospitals to strike - East Bay Business Times

Security guards employed by Inter-Con Security Systems at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California are planning a 24-hour strike Friday, according to officials with the Service Employees International Union Local 24/7.