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School Police Officers Allegedly Beat High School Student for Being Late

Dec 17, 2009 -Outraged parents and a national civil rights organization are demanding an investigation into allegations made by a Philadelphia high school junior that two school police officers beat him for being late to school, according to .

Blackwater Participated in CIA "Snatch and Grab" Raids

Dec 11, 2009 -The powerful private military contractor Blackwater regularly participated in covert "snatch and grab" operations of suspected Iraqi and Afghani insurgents with the CIA for two years, reports The New York Times.

Security Guards Protect Against Teen Suicide at Railroad Crossing

Dec 03, 2009 -A rash of teen suicides has led the Palo Alto Police Department to hire private security to patrol a train crossing where the suicides occurred reports The San Jose Mercury News.

Security Guard Arrested for Threats Against Obama's Life and Contraband

Oct 23, 2009 -A security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested for allegedly telling a colleague that he would assassinate President Barack Obama as well as for contraband after police found 50 "cop-killer" bullets and a stolen rifle in his New Jersey home, reports New York's Newsday.

Company Underbid Embassy Security Contract, Ignored Misconduct, Whistleblowers Say

Sep 11, 2009 -The fallout from the scandal involving private security contractors protecting the U.S. Embassy Kabul continues to rise up the management ladder, according to allegations levied by two ArmorGroup North America whistleblowers.

Fifth of Jobs Government Will Hire for Between 2010 and 2012 Will be Security-Related

Sep 04, 2009 -Nearly 20 percent of all the jobs the federal government will be hiring for in between 2010 and 2012 will be security-related, reports the Washington Business Journal.

Who Will Guard the Guards? More Guards

Sep 03, 2009 -The State Department has assigned diplomatic security staff to watch over ArmorGroup security contractors in Kabul as new allegations surface that the company retaliated against one of its whistleblowers.

Private Military Contractor Charged With Murder Shouldn't Have Been Hired, Sources Say

Sep 02, 2009 -Members of the private military contractor community are flabbergasted that the private military contractor who allegedly murdered two colleagues in Iraq last month was even hired, reports The Independent.

Afghanistan: Embassy Guards Accused of Unruly, Undisclipined Behavior

Sep 02, 2009 -The ability of ArmorGroup North America (AGNA) private security guards to adequately and honorably protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has once again been called into question by an independent watchdog organization, reports The Washington Post.

Security Guards Canned for Sleeping On-Duty at George Washington Bridge

Sep 01, 2009 -Two security guards at New York City's George Washington Bridge have been fired for napping on the job, after photographs of them snoozing surfaced on the Internet, reports The Daily News.

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