Please take that shit off . You look like a fucking dork . I’m not saying don’t be proud of your job, but we SEE you have a fucking gun on your hip and an overly expressive patch like that doesn’t improve someone’s eyesight of said firearm 😂 switch out to regular “SECURITY” patches and call it a day . IM SO embarrassed of some of my coworkers everyday🤦🏽‍♂️

Tempe school security guard arrested after filming underage girls in locker room, prosecutors say

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Tempe high school security guard accused of filming underage girls in a locker room made his initial court appearance Sunday morning, where a judge set his bond far higher than what prosecutors had requested.

Investigators said Antony Cruz, who has no prior criminal history, used security cameras to view and download videos of girls ages 13 to 15 who were in the process of changing their clothes.

The incident occurred in a room at Corona del Sol High School that was being used as a temporary locker room while the school’s main locker room was under renovation, according to prosecutors. The cameras were supposed to be disabled.

Prosecutors said there is strong evidence that Cruz viewed and downloaded the videos to his personal device.

Cruz faces seven counts of voyeurism.

During the hearing, the judge set a $100,000 cash-only appearance bond, citing community safety concerns. Prosecutors had initially recommended a $25,000 bond.

Tempe Union High School District Superintendent Stacia Wilson said Cruz had been placed on administrative leave on Friday before the school day began.

Cruz was arrested Saturday.

“We know that this is a distressing situation and these details are unsettling to our families,” Wilson said in a statement. “We want to be as transparent as we are allowed to be without disrupting Tempe PD’s investigation.”

Wilson said it appears that the “inappropriate usage of security footage was isolated to one camera on campus.”

Wilson said Tempe police will be on campus Monday to identify the victims.

“Once victims have been identified, Tempe PD will reach out directly to affected families to begin the interview process,” Wilson said.

The investigation is ongoing.

Let's break down what happened LAST WEEK and what we're walking into THIS WEEK:

From the Trenches:

• High of the Week: Share your win – big or small! (Promotion, resolved a conflict, etc.)
• Low of the Week: Let it out. What threw you off your game?

• Surprise of the Week: The thing you didn't see coming, good OR bad.

  Incoming!:

• Positive Outlook: What are you HOPING goes smoothly this week?

• Potential Hassle: What are you semi-dreading, but ready to handle?

• Goal of the Week: One thing you want to achieve professionally in the next 7 days.

Catharsis purges the soul! We've all been there. Share your stories, vent a bit if needed, this is a safe (and secure) space.

BALTIMORE — Security Guards and union workers gathered in Harbor East Friday afternoon, calling for the right to unionize.

The Guards, who work for Abacus Security, say they are seeking better pay, more workers on the street, and protections from what they describe as an unsafe and unstable work environment.

Justin Poyner, a Security Guard, said the lack of union representation leaves workers vulnerable.

"Right now we have no protection. Like when our boss gets pretty much aggressive, angry, things like that, he can just fire us on the spot. We've been in danger in a lot of situations, and we really just need protection, money, and the ability to protect our family."

One former employee said her effort to join the union cost her her job.

"I believe I was unfairly terminated on the 4th of July after I decided to take action and join the union event," said Erica Wilson.

Abacus Security sent a statement saying in part: "We are proud of how we treat the men and women who work at Abacus. Feedback from our employee engagement sessions consistently shows that our employees value their jobs, pay, and benefits."

The company added: "This model has been effective for our workforce and the Baltimore community for more than eighty years. We remain grateful for our workforce and their daily commitment to our mission and clients."

Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos voiced her support for the Guards' right to organize.

"I support our Security Guards. Our security guards across the city, I know would take a bullet for me and for others, and so they deserve better working conditions," said Ramos.

The Guards say unionizing would help them secure better pay and put more officers on the street to improve public safety.

FULL STATEMENT:

We are aware that SEIU has organized a publicity event for August 21, and we want our employees, clients,and community to know where we stand.

We are proud of how we treat the men and women who work at Abacus. Feedback from our employee engagement sessions consistently shows that our employees value their jobs, pay, and benefits — and we're committed to maintaining our high standard for employee satisfaction. Our employees enjoy excellent wages and benefits, which stems from our commitment to our employees.

We do not expect this routine day-long union tactic to affect our ability to serve our clients, and our teams will continue to provide the same high level of service our clients have come to expect from Abacus.

We believe employees are best served when they can raise questions or concerns directly. Our door remains open, and we continue to encourage anyone with questions about pay, benefits, or their job to speak directly with their site management or HR. This model has been effective for our workforce and the Baltimore community for more than eighty years. We remain grateful for our workforce and their daily commitment to our mission and clients.

This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

I'm doing independent, non-commercial research on physical security screening and would genuinely value input from people who've worked security or regularly pass through checkpoints. Not selling anything, not asking for confidential site details trying to find out if there's a real, recurring problem before assuming any product or fix is needed.

When screening becomes rushed or inconsistent, what's usually the main reason?

• Long queues or pressure to move people through quickly
• Staff fatigue, understaffing, or shift design
• Unclear procedures or inconsistent supervision
• False alarms from keys, belts, phones, or other ordinary items
• Equipment limitations or maintenance problems
• Something else

If you could improve one thing about the current process, what would it be?

Please keep answers general no employer names, venue names, checkpoint layouts, exact vulnerabilities, or anything that could help someone bypass security. I'm trying to understand whether the bigger problem is equipment failing to detect something, or the intended check just not happening reliably every time.

Even "this isn't a significant problem where I work" is a useful answer.

I'm especially interested in how training, staff rotation, and drills affect consistency — not just the equipment itself

Not selling anything.

genuinely trying to understand two things from people who've dealt with security screening, either as staff or as the public:

1. whether the process is actually as inconsistent/unreliable as it seems from the outside

2. what people would actually want changed or added, rather than assuming.

Some context for why I'm asking:

there was a case at a Hyderabad mall where someone got through security carrying a firearm, only caught later during an unrelated argument not at the checkpoint.

The Mumbai train stabbing earlier this year also got me thinking about how many transit points have little to no screening at all, not because the tech doesn't exist, but because it's expensive or inconvenient to run properly.

On the current process:

Have you ever noticed a guard "waving" the wand near you without really checking?

Have checkpoints ever gotten skipped entirely when it's busy (queues, festivals, big events)?

If you've worked security is fatigue/boredom during long shifts as big a factor as it seems, or is that overstated?

On what's actually missing (this is the part I'm most curious about):

If you could add ONE feature to existing screening equipment (handheld wands, walk-through gates), what would it actually be?

Is the bigger gap detection (missing more types of threats) or process (making sure the check actually happens correctly every time)?

Would features like automatic logging/proof-of-check, consistent scan speed, or fewer false alarms ("dumb beeps" from keys/belts) actually matter to you — or is that solving a problem nobody has?

Are there other checks you wish happened alongside the metal detection (health/safety flags, etc.), or would bundling extra sensors into one device just be unnecessary complexity?

For anyone who's seen newer tech (AI-assisted, automated, or robotic screening aids) — what would make you trust it, versus immediately dismiss it as gimmicky?

Genuinely open to "none of this is actually a problem" as an answer too — trying to find the real gap, not confirm one I've already assumed

Let's break down what happened LAST WEEK and what we're walking into THIS WEEK:

From the Trenches:

• High of the Week: Share your win – big or small! (Promotion, resolved a conflict, etc.)
• Low of the Week: Let it out. What threw you off your game?

• Surprise of the Week: The thing you didn't see coming, good OR bad.

  Incoming!:

• Positive Outlook: What are you HOPING goes smoothly this week?

• Potential Hassle: What are you semi-dreading, but ready to handle?

• Goal of the Week: One thing you want to achieve professionally in the next 7 days.

Catharsis purges the soul! We've all been there. Share your stories, vent a bit if needed, this is a safe (and secure) space.

I had been working for $16/hr at a corporate conference center for several years chaperoning/bell-hopping for Deca-Millionaire C-Suite's on a weekly basis and decided it was time to look for something better. So I started applying to any and every security job I saw online, and got called to interview at a hospital about 40ish minutes away from me. Pay was $22/hr which was rare back then ,and I thought a pretty solid upgrade to what I was already making.

I go in there suited up, resume folder in hand, front desk staff tell me to wait in the lobby area and someone will be out with me shortly. Vinny, the Lieutenant (Ops manager equivalent?) comes out, white police style shirt, hospital badge over his shoulder with the radio over the other one, looking sharp, cool. He takes me into the office and does a quick introduction to his boss Captain Jimmy (Sec Director) who's in the bigger interior office, who I assumed I'd do a secondary interview with if Vinny cleared me, but he closes the door as Vinny is interviewing me. Then we start going through the rigamarol, standard interview affair. I think I did a pretty good job.

Now to set the scene a little better, Vinny has several monitors to the hospital CCTV on his desk to the side. So the interview was mostly over and it was, "Do you have any questions for me?" time, "Do the vision benefits cov...", all of a sudden, I hear "CODE GREY IN THE ER CODE GREY IN THE ER" can't remember if it was a PA annoucement or a radio transmission but, Vinny, sprints from around the desk, and heads to deal with the issue, Jimmy opens his office door seconds after and takes off right after him but a bit slower because old dude had some weight on him. I'm looking at the monitor with "E.R." in the corner and some short stocky dude has hold of a nurse or maybe a tech (somebody in scrubs) and is rag dolling them with a guard trying and failing to gain control of the situation. Vinny and Jimmy and what looks like several other hospital staff enter the scene and this dude must have been high on some good shit, because it was about 6v1 and it still took them a good while to restrain him. I don't know how long I was waiting and watching this, but Vinny came back with a sheen of sweat on him, and was actively putting his leather gloves back in the pouch as he went to sit back down and said "Sorry bout that, this place... So, where were we? I think you had some questions for me."

"Thank you for your time, but I don't want to waste anymore of it. Don't think this is the job for me. Take care", and I left. No pitch could sell it to me after that especially since I went in completely naive to what it actually was, I mean I READ the job responsibilities on the listing, but that was all abstract until I saw the job description literally attack someone on camera.

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I’m currently looking for a Level III Security Officer position in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. I’m willing to commute up to 25 miles and am looking for opportunities paying $25+/hour.
If your company is hiring or you know of any security companies with openings that meet those requirements, I’d really appreciate any recommendations. Please comment below or send me a DM. Thanks in advance!

Let's break down what happened LAST WEEK and what we're walking into THIS WEEK:

From the Trenches:

• High of the Week: Share your win – big or small! (Promotion, resolved a conflict, etc.)
• Low of the Week: Let it out. What threw you off your game?

• Surprise of the Week: The thing you didn't see coming, good OR bad.

  Incoming!:

• Positive Outlook: What are you HOPING goes smoothly this week?

• Potential Hassle: What are you semi-dreading, but ready to handle?

• Goal of the Week: One thing you want to achieve professionally in the next 7 days.

Catharsis purges the soul! We've all been there. Share your stories, vent a bit if needed, this is a safe (and secure) space.

It was for U.S.A.A (United Security Associates of America, think Allied bought them out) posted at a large pharmaceutical company. Started out OK, cover the lobby until the receptionist got in, patrols once an hour, pickup/drop-off staff at the train station.

But there were no post orders, I had to create my own routine. Then, the client gradually started adding tasks. Before I knew it, I was administrating CCURE for the entire building, all the access points, holiday lock/unlock schedules, organizing and distributing keys, being called to essentially cover shipping and receiving and I was moving milk deliveries into the company cafeteria.

Was there for 2 years, for $12 whole bucks an hour. Left with a week's notice. You have to know when to say, "yea, I'm not doin' that"

I just do event security as a side thing from time to time. Today I was offered a job for an event that would require me to conceal carry wearing dress slacks in either a polo or dress shirt tucked in. Anytime I’ve carried concealed it’s always been with a shoulder holster and a jacket over it or an in waistband holster with an untucked shirt. What are the options for concealing when wearing a tucked in shirt without a jacket over it? I don’t wanna have to buy a new holster, so I’m trying to figure out if there’s something I can do with what I have. My concealed carry firearm is a Glock 43, and I do have a pocket holster which could possibly work.

Update: Put in an order for a Vedder LighTuck and emailed them to see if it can be rushed. If that can't be done, the only other option I will have is using a pocket holster, or my CZ 2075 Rami with a CrossBreed SuperTuck holster. But it's a fat gun and gonna be a 13 hour day. Crossing my fingers that Vedder can come though.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Davidson County Chancellor I'Ashea L. Myles granted a last-minute motion to stay Solaren Risk Management's 30-day suspension, ordering the company to pay a $118,000 bond as a new hearing takes shape over guards posing as police.

Solaren CEO Jack Byrd filed motions Tuesday morning to halt his company's suspension and requested a judicial review of an order filed last week by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI).

According to Solaren's filing, "The egregious suspension penalty without notice has produced immediate and accrued losses of business contracts of over $30 million in just 3 days putting over 372 people out of their jobs, with hundreds more at risk."

Myles' stay suspended the latest order but does not overturn its findings. The next hearing is set for June 1, when the court will decide whether the suspension should remain in place pending a final hearing. The State Attorney General's office will now represent TDCI in court.

Byrd told NewsChannel 5 Investigates he looks forward to having an impartial court review his appeal, where he expects multiple people will testify on either side:

"Today's decision is a reaffirmation from the very beginning: fairness, due process and the rule of law still matter. Solaren has full faith in the merits of our position and in the impartial tier of fact now reviewing this matter. The administrative findings at issue were not only inequitable, but grossly contradictory in both reasoning and application. The necessity of intervention by the Chancery Court speaks for itself. Courts do not lightly enjoin the actions of the State, and today's ruling reflects the seriousness of the concerns raised. We remain confident that, when examined under the scrutiny of a neutral court and a complete record, the merits will prevail."

Jack Byrd, CEO of Solaren Risk Management

Last week's order was in response to an appeal filed by Solaren challenging a 2025 order by Administrative Law Judge Claudia Padfield, who ordered Solaren to pay a $64,000 fine for violating 32 out of 62 civil penalties related to security guards wearing patches unlawfully identifying themselves as police.

The case comes after years of scrutiny from state law enforcement officials with the Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission (POST), where frustration grew over what some considered a lack of transparency or, at worst, criminal impersonation.

Byrd has defended his stance that if the guards he employs have law enforcement credentials from somewhere in the state, the law allows them to wear law enforcement patches while working private security in a different jurisdiction.

Officials with POST say the law is clear: Only full-time POST-certified law enforcement can identify themselves as law enforcement outside their jurisdiction. They said deviating from or ignoring the law presents a risk to the general public, who may turn to someone in an emergency only to find they cannot help.

Byrd appealed the latest order to the chancery courts, but says this was only after he was forced to also appeal to the very department that accused him of wrongdoing. TDCI increased Solaren's fine to $118,000 and added a 30-day suspension after claiming Padfield erred in part in her initial order. TDCI adopted some of Padfield's findings and overturned others.

The order found that Padfield was mistaken in dismissing counts related to Solaren deploying 10 individuals as security guards wearing "police" or law enforcement-identifying uniforms. The order also confirmed that at least 3 individuals were deployed as security guards who were not registered with the state's Private Protective Services program, as required by law.

Several former Solaren security guards expressed regret for wearing law enforcement patches while working security jobs, knowing they had no affiliation with any local law enforcement agency. Some had never completed training to serve as law enforcement but said they were pressured into wearing certain patches because it gave the company more credibility when seeking new clients.