Billings Gazette

Questions raised about training of armed private security guards

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With the number of armed security guards on the rise, experts are calling for more training to prevent incidents such as the shooting of a suspected shoplifter by a Kroger guard last ...
WSMV

When can armed security guards draw a weapon?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Early Monday morning, the corner of Rosa L. Parks Blvd and Commerce St. was closed off as a crime scene where police counted more than 70 bullets. Some of those were shot by ...
Governing

Private Security Guards Are Filling Gaps in Policing (But Not All of Them)

Octavia Egeonu talks with Michael Igo, the interim police chief in Dallas. Egeonu's husband Anthony was shot and killed last month while working as a security guard at a CVS. Police departments ...
Hawaii News Now

Unarmed, undertrained, at risk: Advocates for Hawaii’s private security guards want change

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A recent rash of violence against private security guards is raising concerns about industry safety and whether more needs to be done to level the playing field against the ...
WRAL

San Diego security guard questions woman's immigration status in Target parking lot

LEMON GROVE, CA — People on social media are outraged after video shows a security guard questioning a mother's immigration status in a Target parking lot. The woman who recorded and posted the video, ...
WAFB

Security guards in Downtown Baton Rouge not paid despite state contract

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More than two dozen security guards working for Guard Tac say they have not been paid, despite the company receiving a $2.8 million state contract Sept. 4 to protect ...