Southold School District to hire full-time security guard | Suffolk Times

    The Southold School District plans to hire a full-time security guard, the first in the district’s century-old history. Superintendent David Gamberg made the announcement at Wednesday evening’s Board of Education meeting as part of a presentation detailing steps to increase school safety, something that has gained national traction following the deadly shooting Feb.

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Armed Security Guards to Patrol State Street on Weekends – NBC Chicago

Armed security guards will begin patrolling one of the most popular shopping areas in downtown Chicago. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports. (Published Thursday, March 1, 2018) On Fridays, guards will patrol from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 6:30-10:30 p.m. They will also be on patrol between 2 and 10 p.m. on Saturdays, with hours

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Bulletproof Vests, Security Guards Approved for House Members

House Administration Chairman Gregg Harper, shown here in November, had a busy Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Katherine Tully-McManus @ktullymcmanus Posted Feb 27, 2018 5:52 PM House lawmakers can use taxpayer funds to buy bulletproof vests and other security equipment, under a resolution approved by the House Administration Committee on Tuesday. The resolution also allows

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Mass shooting plot at SoCal high school allegedly thwarted by alert security guard

WHITTIER, Calif. — Authorities say they’ve thwarted a student’s plot for a mass shooting at a Southern California high school. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a “disgruntled student” threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, just two days

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LAPD Addresses Oscars Security: ‘One of the Most Secure Events’ | Complex

The Oscars is one of the events that makes Los Angeles even more of a high-profile extravaganza. Not only will nearly a mile of Hollywood Boulevard be shut down, naturally the red carpet event will have top security coverage all night along.  “[The Oscars] is one of the most secure events we do in the city,”

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Hotel CEOs talk security, technology and room service

Hotel chain executives told us what they would stock in their ideal minibar. 2017 posed new and old challenges for the hotel industry. Issues of security emerged after a gunman opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas from his hotel room. The number of international tourists to the U.S. dropped. Disrupters such as Airbnb

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Brevard sheriff announces plans to heighten school security

Brevard sheriff announces plans to heighten school security Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Brevard Schools Superintendent Dr. Desmond Blackburn call for fencing all schools, the ability to route visitors to the front office, lock-down areas inside, and modern, real time surveillance equipment. (Greg Pallone, staff)     The security of Brevard County schools is taking

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