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Darwin awards

Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.

Here is the glorious winner:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of it's men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, 'Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from.'

9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan , at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings,the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.

10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

Remember... They walk among us!!!

CCTV-Armed Security Guard Runs Away During Armed Robbery

04/2004 - cctv captures an armed robbery at a gas station where the armed security guard puts her gun on the floor at the command of the robber, then in the middle of the robber she grabs her gun and runs to the back until he's gone....

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=070_1224041508&p=1

 

Beef, cheese, bacon and krispy kremes... wtf?

When your out on patrol at 0400 in the morning, what sounds better a bacon cheese burger, or doughnuts?  Well now you don't have to choose...

Just what every good, health aware, security officer needs...

Enjoy!

Badge Violations by Security Officers

The California law pertaining to security officers is simple, however I'm an sure you see officers and company owners violating it every day.  I am sure there are many motivators to violate the rules and it is my guess the largest motivator is money.  It cost a lot to make custom patches and badges to maintain compliance.

California B&P code 7582.26(f) No private patrol licensee or officer, director, partner, manager, or employee of a private patrol licensee shall use or wear a badge, except while engaged in guard or patrol work and while wearing a distinctive uniform. A private patrol licensee or officer, director, partner, manager, or employee of a private patrol licensee wearing a distinctive uniform shall wear a patch on each shoulder of his or her uniform that reads "private security" and that includes the name of the private patrol company by which the person is employed or for which the person is a representative and a badge or cloth patch on the upper left breast of the uniform. All patches and badges worn on a distinctive uniform shall be of a standard design approved by the director and shall be clearly visible

Just in the past six months the following security companies were fined by the BSIS for badge vilations:

• Blacktalon
• Contemporary Services Corporation
• Northern California Impeccable Security
• Tispor Private Security Patrol Services

BSIS Fines More Companies

For those of you that know me, you know that I believe strongly in the professionalism of the security industry.  One thing that makes security trustworthy and professional is that the state has mandatory training and background requirements.  BSIS makes an attempt to identify and fine those companies that don't license their employees, but because of funding there are only a handful of inspectors dedicated to this.  I do congratulate them for finding and fining the following companies in the past six months:

Business Name    Fine Amount
Blacktalon    $5000
Cinema Security    $5000
Construction Protective Services    $5000
Continental Security Company    $5000
Executive One Security Services    $5000
Knight Shield    $5000
O D O Private Security    $5000
Platt Security    $5000
Professional Event Security    $5000
RJ Security Services, Inc.    $5000
Tin Star Security    $2500
United Protective Services    $5000
Venco Security Patrol Service    $5000
Veteran Security    $5000
VSP Private Security Agency    $2500

Security officer shot dead at pot clinic

By Corina Knoll and Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times

A security guard at a Mid-Wilshire area medical marijuana clinic was shot and killed during an apparent robbery attempt Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Officer Jason Lee with the Los Angeles Police Department said several men, all about 25 to 30 years old, confronted the male security guard, in his 20s, at the La Brea Collective, 812 S. La Brea Ave., shortly after 3:30 p.m. and shot him several times. The guard, whose identity has been withheld pending notification of his family, died a short time later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lee said.
Officers responding to the incident combed the area and made several arrests, Lee said. Officers kept several blocks cordoned off until about 9 p.m, when they concluded their search.
Lee could not say how many people had been detained.
"We're not calling them suspects, just people of interest," Det. Frank Carrillo of the LAPD's Wilshire Homicide unit told reporters at the scene. He said the victim had "numerous gunshot wounds."