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China: Legislature Outlines Police Powers, Curbs Local Security Powers

Aug 28, 2009 -China's highest legislative body yesterday approved a law that outlines rules governing the country's domestic police force.

U.N. Employee Bites Security Guard During Scuffle Over Nepotism Allegation

Aug 11, 2009 -In a bizarre incident that has just come to light, a security guard at the United Nations was bitten by an irate employee over nepotism allegations, reports The Times (of London).

California Prison Had History of Safety Problems

Aug 11, 2009 -The California prison that erupted in violent race riots this weekend had a history of problems in recent years, reports The New York Times.

Iraq: Military Contractor Shoots and Kills Two Fellow Contractors, Wounds Iraqi in Green Zone

Aug 10, 2009 -A night of vodka drinking early on Sunday morning in Baghdad's Green Zone ended in two private military contractors dead, one Iraqi national wounded, and one private military contractor in custody, allegedly for shooting the other three men after an argument broke out.

Security Guard Charged in Negligent Yet Improbable Firearm Accident

Jul 24, 2009 -A Long Beach, California, security guard has been charged with two felonies after breaking up a brawl outside a club in a move out of a movie, reports The Los Angeles Times.

Panel: Prison Overcrowding Jeopardizes Guard and Inmate Safety

Jul 21, 2009 -Overcrowding at federal prisons is seriously jeopardizing the safety and security of guards and inmates alike, witnesses told lawmakers today.

Atlantic City Casino Security Can Detain Underage Gamblers, Drinkers

Jul 16, 2009 -Underage drinkers and gamblers trying to illegally live it up in America's Playground have more to worry about than just being carded, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Contract Guard Oversight at Federal Facilities Gets Failing Grade

Jul 09, 2009 -Investigators were able to pass through monitored security checkpoints and enter level IV federal facilities, such as congressional office buildings, without being stopped by guards, according to a new Government Accountability Office report on the Federal Protective Service's guard force oversight. That was just one of the shortcomings highlighted.

Union of Murdered Guard Wanted Protective Vests

Jun 12, 2009 -The union of Stephen Tyrone Johns—the security guard allegedly murdered by white supremacist, James W. von Brunn—had lobbied Wackenhut Services Inc. for bulletproof vests for security guards at the Holocaust Museum, reports Fox News.

Gunman Kills Security Guard at Holocaust Museum

Jun 10, 2009 -An 88-year-old white supremacist is in custody for shooting and killing a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, today.

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