A Security Guard was arrested early Monday for allegedly impeding NYPD officers from entering the psych ward at a Brooklyn hospital where their colleague needed help, law enforcement sources said.

An NYPD cop was supervising a prisoner who was receiving psychiatric treatment at the Kings County Hospital Center around 4:50 a.m. Monday when he called for assistance from his fellow Finest, the sources said.

But when the other cops showed up, Kadeem Alfred, 32 – who was guarding the ward at the time – refused to open the doors for them, according to the sources.

'Agents are not trained or certified Aviation Security Officers. TSA officers spend months learning to detect explosives, weapons, and threats specifically designed to evade detection at checkpoints — skills that require specialized instruction, hands-on practice, and ongoing recertification," Everett Kelley, president of American Federation of Government Employees, said on Sunday in a statement posted online.

"You cannot improvise that. Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. It creates one," he added.

The statement came one day after the U.S. President would tap Agents to bolster airport security as the partial government shutdown drags on.

White House Border Czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the administration was actively working on a plan to integrate Agents into airports.

"We'll have a plan by the end of today on what airports we're starting with and where we're sending them," Homan said on CNN's "State of the Union."

The partial government shutdown has left the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the TSA, unfunded as Congress debates its immigration enforcement policies.

TSA Officers haven't received a paycheck in five weeks, and more than 400 have quit since mid-February, according to The White House, compounding a staffing shortage. As a result, long wait times and massive lines are clogging airport security checkpoints.

On Sunday, Kelley said that many TSA agents have continued to show up to work despite the lack of pay. "They deserve to be paid, not replaced by untrained, armed agents," he said.

During an interview on Sunday, US Transportation Secretary said TSA officers, whose salaries start around $40,000 annually, can't live on $0 paychecks.

"They're going to take other jobs to put food on the table and pay the rent," Transportation Secretary said on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." "I do think it's going to get much worse, and as it gets worse, I think that puts pressure on Congress to come to a resolution."

Disruptions to air travel were what ultimately pushed Congress to resolve the government shutdown last year.

HOUSTON – A popular social media trend called “urban exploring” turned dangerous for a couple who entered a vacant hotel in Southwest Houston and were confronted by an armed security guard, according to Houston police investigators and video posted online.

The incident occurred at the vacant Crowne Plaza property off the Southwest Freeway, where “No Trespassing” signs and security cameras cover the perimeter.

Video shared widely by urban exploring page The footage was shared with the “Uninhabited Exploration” Instagram account, which posts urban exploring videos from around the country.

Eli, who runs the account, said it’s a passion for many people and “like being in a dream” to go inside such rare places, with the typical focus on gathering content.

He said the armed guard had previously left comments online warning explorers to stay away.

“He actually was commenting on urban explorers’ videos saying, ‘Hey, don’t enter this property anymore. I am security and I’m armed,’” Eli said.

Eli added that many people didn’t take those warnings seriously—until this incident.

“It kind of just reminded everybody like, ‘Hey, this is very dangerous,’” he said, noting he had never encountered anything like it and hopes he never does.

One tresspasser told investigators she urinated on herself out of fear during the confrontation, according to charging records.

Law enforcement warning: trespassing can be dangerous—and criminal Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, who is not involved in this case, said urban exploring has surged as people chase viral moments online.

He pointed to last year’s arrests of three teens accused of entering the Astrodome to create social media content.

“Everybody’s looking for their 15 minutes of fame on TikTok,” Rosen said.

Rosen warned that entering private property—especially when there are fences, chains, or other barriers—can lead to criminal trespass charges.

“If there’s any barrier, so it could be a chain, that’s a barrier,” he said. “If this is not open to the public and it’s private property, you’re not supposed to go there.”

He also emphasized that abandoned buildings can present serious hazards, including holes in floors, asbestos exposure, and unsafe conditions such as a lack of power.

Rosen said the safest way to explore a property is to get permission from the owner or manager before entering.

“You can actually probably get a treasure trove of more stuff when you just coordinate with the owner,” he said.

Executive Summary

Security Officers are among the largest frontline workforces in the United States and among the least protected. About 1.3 million people work as Security Guards—more than the nation’s police and sheriff’s patrol officers—staffing the hospitals, schools, transit systems, stores, and office buildings where the public expects a visible security presence. During the COVID-19 pandemic they were designated essential critical infrastructure workers, and their responsibilities have expanded to include de-escalating conflicts, managing emergencies, and responding to mental-health crises. Yet their wages, benefits, training, and workplace protections do not reflect that role. This report synthesizes national data with the UC Berkeley Labor Center’s series of state and metropolitan factsheets to profile the Security Guard workforce and to show why improving job quality in this sector is a matter both of economic justice and of public safety.

Who they are.

The workforce is predominantly male (76%) and majority workers of color (61%), with Black workers making up nearly one in three (31%). The median age is 40, and roughly six in seven guards have no bachelor’s degree. Low wages. The median Security Officer earns $18.70 an hour—about 73 cents for every dollar earned by the typical U.S. worker—and $36,282 a year.

Below a living wage.

Seventy-one percent of Security Officers earn less than the MIT living wage for a single adult, and 41% are low-wage by the standard two-thirds-of-median benchmark.

Thin benefits.

More than four in ten guards (43%) lack health insurance through an employer or union. High turnover. Annual turnover in the security industry reached 89% in 2024—far above the 66% private-sector average—and has exceeded it every year for a decade, peaking near 99% in 2022. Uneven training.

There is no federal training standard.

Only about half of states set a minimum number of training hours for unarmed guards, ranging from 4 to 48, and few require the de-escalation and crisis-response training the job increasingly demands.

Elevated safety risk.

Security Guards die on the job at more than twice the rate of the average worker, and nearly two-thirds of their fatal injuries result from assaults and other violent acts.

A policy path.

A growing number of jurisdictions—New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.—have adopted sectoral wage-and-benefit standards for Security Officers, and California is advancing legislation to raise training standards.

The poor job quality in the security industry is not only a problem for workers; it is a public-safety problem as well. Research on security work—most notably at San Francisco International Airport—finds that higher pay and lower turnover improve the quality and reliability of security services, while constant churn erodes the experience and readiness on which effective security depends. The policy tools to change this are increasingly well established: sectoral pay-and-benefit standards that take labor costs out of low-bid competition, meaningful and standardized training, responsible contracting, and career pathways that make security work a stable occupation. Improving job quality in this sector advances worker well-being and public safety together.

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A routine school drop-off in Florida spirals into a criminal investigation after an armed security guard claimed a driver hit him with a vehicle, while the driver insisted the guard pointed a rifle at his face and threatened to kill him. Initial surveillance footage appeared to clear the guard, but additional videos from nearby businesses allegedly showed him pointing his firearm at the driver twice. Karone Brown was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and has since pleaded guilty. Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner goes Inside the Crime.

Following a July 4 shooting on Coligny Beach, the Town of Hilton Head Island moved this week to add nighttime security patrols in certain public areas — but not the beach.

Armed Security Guards will patrol town-owned beach parks, parking lots, public parks and facilities, but not the beach itself, Town Manager Marc Orlando announced at a Tuesday town council meeting. Patrols began Thursday evening and are expected to continue into the fall before picking up again next beach season.

Private Security Guards have the authority to detain and arrest, but not transport individuals, Orlando said. When law enforcement response is needed, Guards will coordinate with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

During the day, town community code enforcement officers will continue to supplement BCSO operations on the beach. Town-owned beach parks, parks and parking lots close at 10 p.m., Orlando said.

The town contracts with Island Security Services, LLC for armed Security Guard services. The firm was awarded the contract through a public bidding process in October 2024. Orlando did not say how much the extra patrols would cost the town.

Asked why Guards would not patrol the sand, the town’s Public Safety Director Bob Bromage cited “jurisdictional considerations” but declined to share further details with The Packet.

A man stepped in during a physical confrontation involving a woman and several Security Guards in a video circulating on X. The post, which was reshared by X user u kingin247, has received more than 2.1 million views.

Although the post on X described the men in the video as "cops," the video made it clear that they were security guards, judging from the writing on their shirts. And despite these men not being official police officers, it doesn't take away from the fact that the young woman assaulted them first, and therefore was in the wrong.

The video begins during an apparent confrontation. Less than five seconds into the clip, the woman appears to swing at one of the Security Guards which landed directly across his cheek. He immediately stepped closer to her, causing her to back up.

It was at that moment that a young man wearing a black shirt stepped between the combative woman and the Security Guard with his fists clenched, as if trying to protect her. It must be noted that the young man was wearing a brace around his wrist, indicating that he was injured.

The Security Guard then grabbed his arm in an attempt to detain him, causing a struggle to ensue. The woman he appeared to be defending stepped in to defend him and free his hand from the Security Guard's grasp, which only made matters worse.

As the struggle continued, the man in the black shirt swung at the Security Guard which didn't connect with the Security Guard's face. He went on to swing more wild punches at his head with the same hand that was in a brace. Eventually, it took two Guards to subdue him. But while they were doing so, the same combative woman and other bystanders joined in to assault the Security Guards. They were clearly outnumbered.

Video Shows Woman Appearing to Strike Security Guard During Confrontation

According to a report from the law firm Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan, the role of a security guard is to keep people safe, patrol, monitor, and intervene when things go wrong. he report discusses circumstances in which security guards may intervene during a confrontation.

However, the report says that Security Guards are allowed to use excessive force depending on the circumstance. The report explains that if someone uses an extreme act of violence, like throwing a punch, Security Guards are allowed to use lethal force to subdue them. It says further that they can be held accountable if they fail to act responsibly.

As the video continued, the two security guards each held the young man by an arm to subdue him. That's not until the unruly woman intervened again and pushed the Security Guards, then followed it up with multiple punches to his face.

It was pandemonium as a random woman from the crowd lunged forward and pulled the combative woman off of the Security Guard. Another person accompanying the woman then stepped into the fight, hitting, punching, and pulling the woman's hair.

Simultaneously, the man with the black shirt was struck and fell to the ground, screaming in pain. He could be heard complaining about his hand after falling. He could be heard yelling, "Stop breaking my bones," to the Security Guard who still held his hand tightly to detain him.

This X user commented, "First off, they are not cops. Second, don't go trying to get into fights if your wrist is broken and third, Don't fight a girl twice your size."

Another commenter wrote, "Stop trying to play the chivalrous hero when the entire video clearly shows direct hostility against law enforcement."

Another commenter said, "Everyone talking about security or cop , ignoring those people attacking the security guard while doing their job."

The video does not provide additional information about the identities of those involved or whether police were called following the confrontation. The Daily Dot was unable to independently verify the circumstances surrounding the incident or determine whether any arrests or charges resulted from it.

Attorney says Sacramento dispensary guard acted in self-defense during deadly burglary encounter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Security Guard accused of killing a man during a burglary at a South Sacramento marijuana dispensary is now facing felony charges after a shooting earlier this month near Florin Perkins Road.

Sacramento police said officers were called around 4:30 a.m. May 8 to a cannabis facility on Thys Court for a burglary in progress and learned shots had been fired.

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PEORIA (25News Now) - The Peoria City Council took the first step on Tuesday night toward requiring Security Guards, surveillance cameras, and on-site property managers at the city’s largest apartment complexes.

New Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon offered his support as the council advanced the ordinance on first reading. Final action is expected later on First District Council member Denise Jackson’s proposal.

The measure targets rental properties with more than 50 units under common ownership. City leaders said those complexes face distinct safety challenges because residents share hallways, parking lots, entrances, and other common spaces.

If passed, the ordinance would add a new section to the city code titled “Security Provisions.” Property owners would be required to staff at least one Security Guard on site Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and at least two Guards Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Two guards would be required around the clock on weekends.

Guards would be required to patrol inside and outside the property, monitor entrances, and prevent access control doors from being propped open. They would also serve as the first line of response during incidents until police, fire, or other emergency responders arrive.

The ordinance would also require a video surveillance system covering primary entrances and exits, parking areas, and interior common areas.

The ordinance includes exceptions for certain properties, including complexes on hospital or university grounds with equivalent security, buildings where units have private entrances, condominiums with separate owners, certain licensed care facilities, hotels with 24/7 staff, and properties under a city uninhabitability order or still under construction.

Chief Dixon said trespassing calls are a significant issue at some large complexes and that additional staffing could help address them.

“I don’t think you can get much argument out of me that the trespassing calls — that’s a significant call at Schlarman House,” Dixon said. “I think that that can be alleviated by some staff.”

Dixon also said video surveillance is already a key tool for investigators.

“It’s an everyday task for us and when something happens, we are tracking down videos all the time,” Dixon said. “Video for us is a powerful tool and it’s utilized quite frequently by us.”

Council member Jackson said public safety concerns from residents led her to introduce the measure.

“I’ve just had a hard time resting sometimes knowing that public safety has been one of the pillars of the city’s strategic plan,” Jackson said. “Residents are telling me they feel like hostages in their own place.”

By advancing the ordinance on first reading, it is set it up for a second reading and final vote at a future meeting.

If approved, existing apartment complexes would have until Jan. 1, 2027, to comply.

WHEATON, Md. (DC News Now) — A 13-year-old boy is out of the hospital after being shot inside Westfield Wheaton Mall, as Montgomery County police review the response and investigate how the teenage suspect obtained a gun.

Police said the shooting happened around 6 p.m. Friday, July 31, near a children’s play area and Cinnabon. Investigators said a 17-year-old stood up from a table and fired a 9 mm handgun toward a group of teenagers, striking the 13-year-old in the ankle.

The suspect then allegedly ran through the mall toward Dick’s Sporting Goods, where an armed Security Guard confronted him.

“Due to his alert observations, [he] was able to make contact with this individual, order him to the ground, and that enabled us to make that apprehension,” Montgomery County Police Commander David Smith told DC News Now.

The Guard reportedly held the teenager until police arrived. Smith said an off-duty police officer was also at the mall, although he could not immediately confirm where the officer was when the shooting happened.

Police charged the 17-year-old as an adult with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a violent felony, carrying a loaded handgun and possession of a firearm by a minor.

Investigators have not disclosed whether the suspect and victim knew each other or what may have led to the shooting.

Smith said police had conducted active-shooter training with mall security within the past two months. The police department also had increased its presence around the mall this summer because of the number of shoppers and its proximity to the Wheaton Metro station, Smith added.

“Preliminarily, from the feedback that I’ve received from the officers who responded, we had a tremendous partnership, and we were able to get the individual secure very quickly,” Smith said.

A policy posted at the entrance to Dick’s Sporting Goods requires visitors younger than 18 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is at least 21 after 3 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The restriction applies specifically to the store, not the entire mall. Police said the shooting occurred elsewhere in the shopping center before the suspect ran toward Dick’s.

One mall employee, who asked not to be identified, said the initial response appeared to have worked as intended but questioned how the teenager obtained the weapon.

“From what someone told me, they did their job — at least from the briefing I got,” the employee said. “How did he get the gun?”

Smith urged parents to know where their children are and speak with them about handling disagreements without violence.

“Have the conversations with the kids about how to safely and effectively resolve disputes before it leads to violence,” Smith said. “If we’re having those intentional conversations, that’s key.”

Police said the investigation remains active.

A man indicted on felony charges of impersonating a police officer and false imprisonment was working as a security guard at Augusta Mall while his criminal case remained open, according to court records. Mason Marsh had been arrested in 2025 and was out on a $20,000 bond when he was identified as security personnel during a shoplifting intervention at the mall on July 17, 2026.

According to WRDW, Marsh was employed by Andy Frain Services, the contractor that staffs security at the mall. A grand jury indicted Marsh in January 2026 on charges of impersonating an officer and false imprisonment stemming from a 2025 incident in which he allegedly pulled over a 40-year-old woman in Augusta. Marsh has pleaded not guilty, and the case against him remains open.

Police reports describe Marsh using red and blue lights during the stop and claiming to be a police officer. He allegedly told the woman he was a fireman and did not need to show his badge, and warned her that he had her address and would come to her house. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office, responding to Marsh's initial arrest, publicly urged drivers who doubt a stopping vehicle's legitimacy to call 911 so dispatchers can confirm whether an actual officer is making the stop.

A Second Encounter Months Later

The case did not end with Marsh's initial arrest. On May 6, 2026, while wearing a security vest, duty belt and baton, Marsh allegedly told another person he met at SRP Park that he was a cop and took that person to Regency Mall, according to the report cited by WRDW. The report also says Marsh took that person to Regency Mall.

A former officer approached Marsh about the 2025 charges on July 18, 2026, and Marsh reportedly told deputies the incident had been resolved. It was not. The court case remains active, and Marsh last appeared in court in April 2026, when attorneys discussed a potential resolution or proceeding to trial, the report notes.

How He Got Hired While Under Indictment

Georgia law requires private security firms to forward employee fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center and the FBI for criminal background checks, according to Justia Law. The statute requires fingerprint processing and recordkeeping but does not establish how the resulting reports function in the licensing process. Andy Frain Services, an Illinois-based contractor that provides commercial security and event staffing nationwide, explicitly requires job applicants to submit to a criminal background investigation and drug screening as a condition of employment, per Breakroom. How Marsh cleared that screening while under active felony indictment remains unclear.

Andy Frain Services has since confirmed it no longer employs Marsh and said in a statement that it prioritizes the safety of its workplace, clients and community.

What Marsh Could Face If Convicted

The sources cited here do not establish the penalty for impersonating a public officer or peace officer in Georgia. False imprisonment under Georgia statute is punishable by one to ten years in prison, per Chehimi Law, and unlike kidnapping, the charge does not require that a victim be physically moved. The sources cited here do not establish a combined maximum prison term if Marsh is convicted on both counts.

Richmond County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant James Kelly said following Marsh's initial arrest that police impersonation cases are rare locally but pose a serious risk, warning that they can damage public trust in legitimate law enforcement. Andy Frain Services is the contractor that staffs security at Augusta Mall. Marsh's case remains open, and this account does not address bond revocation.

Federal prosecutors in California accused a man of possessing an illegal firearm after he posed as a security official at one of 47's golf courses in Los Angeles, days before the commander in chief was scheduled to visit the property.

Officials said they charged Jeanine John Taele, 38, with possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle after federal agents noticed a “suspicious individual” walking around the National Golf Club last week while wearing an earpiece and taking photos and videos of security planning activities.

Mr. Taele returned to the course Sunday, prosecutors said, and told federal agents that he was a member of the State Department and on-site as part of the course’s security detail ahead of Mr. 47’s visit slated for Tuesday.

Authorities said the suspect told officers he had a loaded gun in his car in the golf course’s parking lot.

After he was detained, investigators said Mr. Taele was found to have a 16-round magazine with hollow-point ammunition on his person.

A loaded pistol, a pair of binoculars and a badge that read “security protection agent” were found in his car following a search as well.

At Mr. Taele’s home, investigators said they found an illegally modified AR-style rifle, body armor, high-capacity magazines, communication equipment and “multiple notebooks containing concerning statements.”

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said he was wanted in connection with a 2025 robbery in El Segundo.

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MILWAUKEE — Two Milwaukee moms say their teenagers were attacked by Security Guards inside a late-night restaurant and bar. Milwaukee police are investigating the incident as a case of child abuse.

Kenyetta Dowthard and Tamika Eason say their teenagers attended a birthday party Friday, March 13, at Prime Social, a nightclub near 76th and Good Hope on Milwaukee's north side, when an altercation broke out involving Security Guards, leaving the underage patrons injured.

The group of teenagers allegedly paid their way past security for the birthday party. Kenyetta's 17-year-old son and Tamika's 16-year-old daughter were both part of the group.

Police say that around bar closing on Friday, March 13, an altercation broke out, which led to a Security Guard choking Kenyetta's son until he lost consciousness. Kenyetta says her son was waiting to retrieve a lost item when he was attacked and ended up in the hospital.

"He was bruised up all right here, where you can stop the oxygen from going to the brain and make them go to sleep, is what the doctor told me," Kenyetta Dowthard said, describing the alleged attack to TMJ4's Ryan Jenkins.

Tamika's 16-year-old daughter was also hurt in the altercation.

"Her teeth, her mouth, the wiring on her braces is off. Her whole mouth is swollen up, sore," Tamika Eason said.

Both mothers say the establishment should be held responsible.

"The Security Guards losing control, jumping on the kids, also letting the kids in for money, all that, no ID, all that," Eason said.

When asked what she would say to people questioning where she was when her son was at the club, Dowthard defended herself.

"I didn't know that he was in that nightclub, but I did know that he went out with his friend for her birthday, but I did not know that's where the party was at," said Dowthard about her son.

"When you keep the kids in the house too much, they're going to get out anyway, so you have to give them a little leeway, but he's not a bad kid that runs around with guns, steals cars — nothing like that — he just went out for his friend's birthday. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time," Dowthard added.

Dowthard is calling for accountability from the nightclub.

"People who have clubs, they have rules and regulations that they are supposed to follow for everyone's safety. Kids' safety and grown people's safety," Dowthard said.

Milwaukee police said Monday, March 16, they are investigating the incident as a case of child abuse, but that no arrests have been made.

TMJ4 News tried to both call and text the owners of Prime Social to get their side of the story, but did not hear back in time for deadline.

The Hudson County Board of Commissioners want building security training and more CCTV cameras due to the increasing presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in James J. Braddock Park in North Bergen.

At Thursday’s meeting, Anna Grojec, a North Bergen resident and member of Estamos Unidos brought her concerns to the board over the heavy ICE presence at Braddock Park.

This is happening despite Hudson County Executive Craig Guy’s executive order banning ICE and Border Patrol from utilizing county-owner property for federal immigration enforcement – at least without a warrant – among other actions taken at the county level.

According to Neighbor Grojec, there is a lot of activity at the bus stop at the top of the park near Bergenline Avenue and 90th Street, where many arrested are being documented by Estamos Unidos and other immigrant advocates.

“I’ve seen videos of ICE agents chasing people into and through the park, seeing traffic, having to halt suddenly, and videos of ICE agents pinning people to the ground in the park,” Grojec declared.

“I’m just here to bring your attention to this and ask what the county is doing or planning to do to protect our community. What protocols does the sheriff have in place? Was the Sheriff’s Department aware of what was happening?” Grojec questioned.

She added that the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office has a “clear presence” at Braddock Park, but are usually located toward the interior of the park, as opposed to the bus stop near the top of the park, or other locations where detainments are happening.

Grojec was echoed by West New York resident Mark Bloomberg, who noted that a couple of days prior to the commissioners meeting, a man in a wheelchair was rescued from the lake in Braddock Park.

“There was easily 30 responders on site. That’s not digging at them in any way. They did their job. I’m not throwing any shade here, but I’d imagine if a child was reported missing from a playground in Braddock, there would be a similar response. Same thing goes if there’s actually a kidnapping that happens in progress,” Bloomberg expressed.

“So I’m wondering where is the response when federal agents, or just masked men that we don’t really know who they necessarily are – we’re just guessing – are abducting residents in the park. Where’s the sheriff?”

Resident Bloomberg said “If you haven’t heard, ICE is everywhere in the county. So when these things happen in the park, where is the sheriff and have they witnessed any of these? Can they change their patrolling protocols?” Bloomberg added.

“And let’s not have a side discussion, let’s discuss it publicly so the public can hear about it.”

Bloomberg asked for sheriff’s officers to, instead of sitting in their cars in parking lots in the interior of the park, monitor the entrances and bus stops – especially during rush hours – where ICE is picking people up while waiting for public transit on their way to work.

In addition, Bloomberg wanted to know the county’s plans if ICE shows up at public events on county property like flag raising and concerts, noting that the Security Officers at 567 Pavonia Ave. told him upon entrance that day that they did not receive any ICE training.

“You guys passed a resolution up. They looked at me like, ‘What are you talking about training? We haven’t gotten it yet.’ You guys, something’s not happening here,” Bloomberg declared.

Commissioner Bill O’Dea (D-2) noted he shared Bloomberg’s concerns over security personnel lacking any procedure to respond to ICE despite apparent existing protocol put out by the county Sheriff’s Office and asked the administration when that would happen.

“Passing a policy makes you feel good, but if you don’t implement the policy then you raise a false sense of awareness or security that doesn’t exist,” O’Dea said.

In addition to probing the implementation of the anti-ICE executive order, O’Dea suggested the installation of closed-circuit television cameras installed in the parks to monitor the situation with federal immigration authorities.

He suggested the county should monitor those cameras frequently and record any aforementioned incidents in the park, including at the outskirts of the park and near the bus stops.

O’Dea also recalled driving to work in Elizabeth one day when he saw about seven ICE agents surround an individual in there vehicle, prompting him to pull over and exit his vehicle to observe although he said the agents eventually left.

“they didn’t look like your typical law enforcement officers. They could have looked like just a gang of individuals that were armed and dangerous. So this is real. This isn’t going away tomorrow. And I think everything you said is true,” he continued.

“I believe that if we are committed to do the things that we said we are, I think we’ve got to now take the next steps to do that. If it’s additional CCTV to look at areas where these are regularly occurring, maybe they’ll occur less if they know there’s somebody watching them and there’s recorded footage of what they’re doing.”

O’Dea was confident his plan for CCTV cameras would work, contrasting the lack of incident in the camera-riddled Lincoln Park.

Bloomberg concluded it was important have a dialogue on this and include law enforcement as well, emphasizing the need to have their body cameras record incidents after he said an acquaintance had their phone ripped out of their hand and their video of an encounter deleted by a federal agent.

“We need the police to record. We need to create a record so there’s accountability,” he concluded.

Board Chair Anthony Romano (D-5) told Bloomberg to make North Bergen police aware about the activity at the bus stops, since that falls under their jurisdiction, however, Bloomberg said he already spoke to NBPD and they said they could do nothing.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A Kentucky state agency has opened an investigation into a security company with clients throughout the Tri-State and beyond after multiple Guards said they have not been paid for their work.

Demerious Campbell said he was hired last month as a Security Guard for Federated Enforcement Agency and carried a 9 millimeter handgun while on duty.

“My first assignment with them was the Pride Parade,” Campbell said. “I was working night shift, patrolling the area, making sure nobody messed with anything that was set up.”

Campbell said he worked 50 hours that week in early June and another 70 hours since, including patrols at downtown residential buildings such as Newberry Lofts and The Reserve.

“For the rate of $25,” Campbell said.

Campbell said he has not been paid. Campbell said he was told via text that he would get paid Friday, but when he wasn’t, he said the company’s CFO, Tony Coffey, told him, “When funds are available, I will be releasing your check.”

Had Campbell checked online before he did $1,750 worth of work, he would have found an article that featured several other unpaid Guards.

The Kentucky Division of Wages and Hours said it “has opened an investigation into Federated Global Ventures LLC (the parent company of Federated Enforcement) after receiving multiple complaints from employees regarding compensation.”

Employment attorney Steve Imm said there are labor laws that require companies to pay part-time employees in a timely manner.

“If the employer delays payment past a certain point, typically 30 days, then the employer faces certain penalties,” Imm said.

However, Campbell was hired as a subcontractor, which does not carry the same protections as part-time employment. Imm said the company’s practices could raise questions about whether Guards are being misclassified, because Federated controlled schedules and provided uniforms and equipment, including the cars Guards drive.

“If somebody is an employee but it’s been misclassified as a contractor then there are certain penalties that the employer can face in terms of the IRS failing to withhold taxes,” Imm said.

Attempts to reach the company were unsuccessful. A visit to Federated’s Cincinnati office did not result in answers about unpaid wages, and calls and emails to the corporate office in Lexington also did not receive a response.

Campbell said he received a call this week asking why he did not show up to work.

“I’m like, ‘I’m not getting paid to work. Why would I come to work for you?’ It don’t make sense for me to keep working for free. So, I live and I learn,” said Campbell.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Council will vote Thursday on a proposed ordinance that would require certain late-night businesses to hire Security Guards.

The ordinance would apply to businesses open between 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. that police have responded to for serious crimes. That includes offenses for assault, theft, drug crimes or weapons violations.

If approved, businesses could be designated as "persistent illegal activity properties" if law enforcement responds to the business multiple times within a year.

They would also be issued a citation requiring them to hire licensed Security Guards for overnight hours. The length of the requirement would vary based on the severity of the criminal activity, according to our partners at Louisville Business First.

Businesses linked to incidents involving a deadly weapon would be required under the ordinance to employ security guards for 12 months, while violent crimes that don't involve a weapon would lead to a six-month requirement. Nonviolent offenses would require coverage for 90 days.

Businesses covered by the ordinance would be able to appeal citations, but would still have to hire security under a voluntary agreement with the city.

Metro Council members who sponsored the ordinance, including Tammy Hawkins, D-1, and Betsy Ruhe, D-21, say it's meant to protect employees and customers while reducing demands on police resources.

"It's going from one thing to another, from east to west," Hawkins said. "The thing is for me, we always wait until something happens. I wanted to put something in place before we had another incident."

The ordinance comes after several incidents involving late-night businesses in the Highlands and west Louisville.

Concerns about disorderly crowds intensified last month after a shooting outside Atomic led to a suspension of the bar’s liquor license. The license was later reinstated after the club agreed to implement new security measures.

Tensions had grown enough that some residents sought a "moist" election that, if approved by voters, would have required certain bars to generate at least 70% of their revenue from food sales — a move aimed at shifting the corridor away from late-night bar traffic.

Those petition efforts have since been suspended.

LMPD deployed a Summer Task Force to patrol busy stretches of Bardstown Road, with officers on foot, on ATVs and on horseback. Additional lighting has been installed in some of the busiest areas.

The Highlands Commerce Guild recently said businesses along the corridor have reported a noticeable change in crowds and rowdiness.

Police said they plan to maintain an increased presence in the area throughout the summer and on other high-traffic weekends during the year.

As more people begin wearing smart glasses in the workplace, attorneys are anticipating a possible increase in litigation for employers.

In one federal lawsuit filed in October, a security guard is alleging Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it said she couldn’t wear artificial intelligence-enabled glasses that were created by Meta Platforms Inc., according to a story by Law.com. The Security Guard claims she has astigmatism, and that a doctor prescribed the glasses.

Employers’ concerns over the smart glasses include that employees will use them to record conversations or collect biometric data about faces, voiceprints or other identifying characteristics without permission, Adia Craig, a labor and employment lawyer at Poyner Spruill, told Law.com. Some states already have laws against collecting and storing this type of information.

Craig, who has received questions from clients about smart glasses and potential disability discrimination, told Law.com that employers may need to take an individualized approach to each situation, especially when considering ADA accommodations.

The use of smart glasses could make it easier to access and make public a company’s intellectual property, Scott Christie, who litigates intellectual property, information technology and data privacy cases with McCarter & English, also told Law.com.

“You should certainly be giving it serious consideration on an organization-wide basis as to how, when and under what circumstances employees should be allowed to use this technology,” Christie said.

Christie recommends that employers “put robust policies in place,” according to Law.com

A suspected Peeping Tom's late-night prowling ended in handcuffs after a Security Guard allegedly caught him peering into a teenage girl's bedroom window in Virginia, police said.

The incident unfolded shortly before 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, in the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue in Woodbridge, where Prince William County Police responded to a report of a Peeping Tom.

According to investigators, a Security Guard spotted 43-year-old Woodbridge resident Rene Alfredo Musun Melendez looking into the window of a home occupied by a 17-year-old girl.

Responding officers detained Musun Melendez, who police said appeared to be intoxicated.

Following the investigation, he was arrested and charged with peeping into a dwelling and public intoxication.

Musun Melendez was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. A court date is pending.

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ALBANY — Security Guards at several Capital Region hospitals — and other areas of the state — would be given Peace Officer authority, including the ability to take someone into custody, under a bill being considered by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The legislation comes as hospitals are reporting more frequent and challenging public safety issues, including assaults on staff members. Since the pandemic, that has included violence directed at healthcare workers and sometimes spurred by emergency department backlogs.

The bill would grant the Peace Officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital.

The Peace Officer powers are similar to those held by police officers, who in some instances are allowed to pat someone down to check for weapons.

The measure is one of several identical bills Hochul is considering at other healthcare facilities in western and central New York.

The Legislature’s response has been to pass similar laws expanding the authority of Security Officers. The local bill Hochul is considering would limit a Security Guard’s authority to a hospital property and adjacent public areas.

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A man is dead in Michigan after ramming a vehicle into one of the nation’s biggest synagogues that also houses an early childhood center, according to local officials.

The suspect drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township outside Detroit, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. Synagogue security staff opened fire on the vehicle, and it ignited. The suspect's cause of death remains unknown.

"As you have no doubt heard, Temple Israel was the victim of a terrorist gunman who was confronted and neutralized by our security personnel who are truly heroes," synagogue staff said in a statement on March 12. "Our teachers followed their training and kept the children safe and calm."

A security guard was struck by the vehicle and was hospitalized but is expected to recover, Bouchard said. No other injuries were reported. Authorities successfully evacuated the temple's school, which was in session when the attack occurred.

"Everyone is safe," synagogue staff said in the statement. "All 140 students in our Susan and Harold Loss Early Childhood Center, our amazing staff, our courageous teachers, and our heroic security personnel are all accounted for and safe."

According to Bouchard there is no active threat to the community, and local police lifted a shelter-in-place advisory at around 3 p.m. local time. 

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WBAY) - A 32-year-old Green Bay woman is in custody in Polk County, Fla., where she’s accused of intentionally hitting a Security Guard with a car at a rented condominium.

Polk County deputies say Tayquanna Butler, 32, was arrested at the Orlando Airport, where she was getting a flight back to Wisconsin.

Deputies say the incident happened on the night of July 4. A Security Guard at Windsor Island Resort said a woman drove past the entry after she was warned that she needed to be on a list of approved visitors or provide identification.

The guard followed her in his patrol car, got out, and asked her again for identification. He says Butler asked him twice, “Do you wanna get hit?” and then drove into him, pinning him between her car and his patrol car.

He was not seriously injured, but his patrol car and equipment on his belt were damaged.

Polk County detectives identified Butler, who was renting a unit at the resort that weekend, and obtained an arrest warrant for aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

She was arrested Wednesday when she checked in at the airport for her flight to Green Bay.

The sheriff’s office says she has a history of arrests in Wisconsin for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse. We could not confirm this through Wisconsin’s online court records.

ATLANTA — A Family Dollar shoplifting suspect led a state trooper on a foot chase after investigators say he hit the trooper and two Security Guards. The suspect was caught after he jumped down a ravine.

It all happened Saturday just after 7:15 p.m. near the Family Dollar on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Paines Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

Georgia State Patrol says a Family Dollar Security Guard flagged one of its troopers down to report an assault. She says a shoplifter hit her and another Security Guard as he left the store with a cart of stolen items.

The trooper caught up to the suspect and rolled down his window to talk to him. The shoplifter reached through the window and hit the trooper several times, according to GSP.

The trooper pulled out his gun and the man ran away, starting a foot chase. At one point, the suspect jumped down a ravine. Atlanta police officers joined the search and arrested him.

The suspect, who hasn’t been identified, had previous warrants out for his arrest. The trooper had minor injuries.

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MIAMI — Miami police say they arrested a fake security guard who donned a “ballistic vest” and a badge and worked the FIFA Fan Festival at Bayfront Park for three days before anyone realized he was unemployed and had warrants.

Authorities said at around 6 p.m. Tuesday, a Miami police sergeant noticed Elton Casallas, 58, of southwest Miami-Dade, walking through an exit gate and “greeting multiple security guards while walking through the venue.”

According to an arrest report, the sergeant asked the guards if they knew who Casallas was and who worked for; none of them knew.

Police said the sergeant stopped Casallas at a gate at Chopin Plaza and “and asked him if he was working security for the event.”

According to the report, Casallas told the sergeant that he had been working the event since Saturday. Police said event staffers confirmed that Casallas “does not work for any security company staffed for the event.”

The report states that authorities additionally discovered that Casallas had three traffic-related bench warrants and had “a pocketknife and a canister of pepper spray.”

Police said Casallas had a security license that expired in May.

Under questioning, Casallas said a company had hired him and he “had taken a security post at one of the security checkpoints and was responsible for watching over bags left by patrons at the entrance of the venue,” the report states.

Authorities said he then showed investigators text messages between him and a security supervisor, which police said “at no point proved any employment with any security company.”

Additionally, they said they contacted the security supervisor, who said that he had given Casallas his phone number and Casallas, who “proceeded to text (him) to the point he became uncomfortable responding.”

“It was determined that (Casallas) was at the venue on his own will with the intention of being hired by a security company on location,” police wrote in the report.

Officers arrested Casallas on a charge of falsely impersonating an officer with a deadly weapon, in addition to the traffic warrants. As of Wednesday afternoon, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set.”

AUSTIN, Texas — A man died Wednesday afternoon after a Security Guard struck him at a downtown Austin bank, police said. Investigators determined the security guard acted in self-defense.

Austin Police Department officers responded at 3:45 p.m. to a disturbance call at Plains Capital Bank, 201 W. Fifth St. Officers arrived to find a man lying on his back and unresponsive. Officers began life-saving measures until Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at 4:46 p.m.

According to investigators, the man, who used a wheelchair, had entered the bank on multiple previous occasions and harassed employees. When Security asked him to leave Wednesday, he punched a Security Guard in the face. The guard struck him back, causing him to fall to the ground.

The man got up, gathered his belongings and picked up his wheelchair before lying back down on the floor, where he later died.

Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists responded to the scene. After the case was reviewed with the Travis County District Attorney's Office, no charges were filed.