WSAZ

Grocery store security guard says he was shot after asking to check customer’s receipt

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A security guard at a grocery store in Alaska was shot last weekend over a reported receipt dispute. Kendrick McFarland says he was shot while working security at ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oregonian

Some Portland shoppers are noticing more security guards. But does it make them feel safer?

About a year ago, Claire Fotheringham noticed a change when she drove into town to pick up groceries or refill a prescription. Fred Meyer security guards — kitted out with a flak jacket and what ...

Grand Ole Opry security guard: 'I have the best job, but don't tell anybody that'

Schermerhorn checks IDs, hands out wristbands and assigns dressing rooms on show nights. He started 34 years ago working at the Opryland USA theme park. When the park closed down, he worked for the ...