Chinese research vessels monitored by Coast Guard in escalating U.S. Coastal and Arctic activity
JUNEAU, AK – The U.S. Coast Guard is actively monitoring five Chinese research vessels currently operating in the U.S. Arctic, deploying aircraft and surface resources as tensions rise over foreign presence in…
Biden Praises Unvaccinated Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer For Saving Lives — Just Days Before Firing Him
Biden Praises Unvaccinated Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer For Saving Lives — Just Days Before Firing Him Bronson Winslow on October 3, 2022 President Joe Biden personally thanked a Coast Guard rescue…
Coast Guard hero praised by White House soon to be kicked out of service over vaccination status
On Friday, President Joe Biden spoke personally to Coast Guard Lt. Commander Christopher Hooper and Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch to thank the two men for their daring rescue operations…
Security Guard Arrested For Enticing 13-Year-Old To Repeatedly Produce Sexually Explicit Material
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Brett Avery Tipton (40, Rockledge) on a criminal complaint charging him with enticing a minor to produce child sexual…
National Guard Prepares To Lose 14,000 Troops Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
National Guard Prepares To Lose 14,000 Troops Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Micaela Burrow on September 21, 2022 The Army National Guard could discharge up to 14,000 troops over the next two years…
Former San Quentin Prison Guard And Three Others Plead Guilty To Bribery And Smuggling Contraband Into Death Row
SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher, Isaiah Wells, and Dustin Albini pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and bribery of a public official,…
U.S. Coast Guard probes natgas pipeline explosion at Lake Lery, Louisiana
(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it was responding to a natural gas pipeline explosion at Lake Lery, Louisiana, and there have been no reports of injuries, casualties or…
Mexico president changes tack in bid to put National Guard under Army
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday switched his strategy to put the military in charge of the National Guard to crack down on violence fueled by…
Third Illinois Prison Guard Convicted of Civil Rights Deprivation Resulting in Bodily Injury and Death and Obstruction Charges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Todd Sheffler, a lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill., for civil rights deprivation resulting in…
Rikers Island Inmate Gets Three Year Sentence For Throwing Milk Carton of Feces at Prison Guard
NEW YORK, NY – A Rikers Island prison guard was attacked by a female inmate who threw her feces, contained in a milk carton at them. According to police, a Bronx native…
High school security guard who filmed his sexual abuse of a child sentenced to 25 years in prison
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Monday sentenced a former high school security guard who recorded his repeated sexually abuse of a child it to 25 years in prison.…
CBP’s Philadelphia Area Port Recognized for Outstanding Support to our Employees who also Serve in our Nation’s Military National Guard and Reserve
PHILADELPHIA – Joseph Martella, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Area Port Director in Philadelphia, accepted the Seven Seals Award presented to him by the Department of Defense’s Employer Support for the Guard…
WKS Restaurant Group Selects Interface to Deploy Virtual Guard Services at its 394 Restaurants
Remote video monitoring solution increases security for employees and customers and eliminates guard costs St. Louis, MO (PRESS RELEASE) Interface Systems, a leading managed service provider delivering business security, managed network, UCaaS,…
U.S. Coast Guard vessels aid in cleanup of oil spill off Louisiana
(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday said it has deployed three skimming vessels and five response vessels to help clean up a spill of thousands of gallons of oil spilled into…
Newark Is So Dangerous, If You Sell Ice Cream After 4 pm, You Need to Hire a Security Guard
NEWARK, NJ – The city of Newark, New Jersey always gets a bad rap, but maybe there’s a good reason for it. Newark has never been known for its safe communities, but…
Captain of Methamphetamine-Filled Boat that Rammed Coast Guard Vessel, Injuring Officers, Sentenced to 16 Years
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 5, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Miguel Ojeda Agundez, captain of a…
Suspects Peppersprayed Home Depot Security Guard, Crashed Car During Getaway
BRENTWOOD, MD – Two out of three suspects in a botched robbery at Home Depot in Brentwood were charged and released after they wrecked their getaway car while fleeing the scene. According…
Former Member of the National Guard Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm While Engaging in Violent Extremist Online Discussions
NORFOLK, Va. – A former member of the National Guard was sentenced today to 4 years and 9 months in prison for unlawfully possessing several firearms while also using illegal controlled substances.…
Woman Charged for Carjacking Security Guard at Annapolis Mall
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Police have arrested 35-year-old Brandy Whitmore for carjacking a security vehicle at the Westfield Annapolis Mall on Wednesday. Police reported that at 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a report…
Man Sentenced for Role in the 2013 Murder of Loomis Armored Guard Hector Trochez
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CURTIS JOHNSON, JR., 30, of New Orleans, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lance Africk for his role…
Former National Guard member sentenced to 4 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse
Seattle – A 56-year-old Maple Valley, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possession of child…
Male Inmates Spent Hours Raping, Attacking Female Inmates After Guard Slipped Them A Key, Lawsuit Alleges
A former corrections officer at a Clark County, Indiana, jail gave a key to the women’s section to male inmates, leading to numerous rapes and assaults, a lawsuit alleges. The 20 female…
Anne Arundel County Jail Guard Arrested for Sexual Encounters with Inmate
ANNAPOLIS, MD – An Anne Arundel correctional officer has been arrested and charged for having sexual contact with an inmate under their supervision on multiple occasions. According to a report today, on…
Australia’s Austal secures $3.3 billion contract from U.S. Coast Guard
(Reuters) – Australia’s Austal Ltd said on Friday it secured a $3.3 billion contract to design and construct 11 offshore patrol cutters (OPC) for the United States Coast Guard. The shipbuilder now…
Federal agents arrest former Ohio National Guard member for making and selling ‘ghost guns’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested a former member of the Ohio National Guard this morning on charges related to making and selling “ghost guns,” untraceable homemade weapons made in whole or…
Third Former Coast Guard Employee Pleads Guilty in Test-Fixing Case, Several Co-Defendants Sentenced
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former United States Coast Guard employee ELDRIDGE JOHNSON pleaded guilty on June 23, 2022, to one count of bribery and to one…
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