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1 week agoMeet ICE's Secret Canadian Partner
GardaWorld, a Canadian security firm, is involved in U.S. immigration detention facilities, including contracts with ICE worth over $450 million.
One former tech mogul turned real estate agent showed off a $15 million mansion compound in Arizona that included 32 "casino-grade cameras" and a "laser intrusion detection system" around the home's large perimeter. The house's front door is made out of three-inch-thick solid steel and includes 13 deadbolts. Around the house are also sour orange trees with four-inch spikes intended to deter people from sneaking around. And in front of all that is a moat.
Smith Etienne speaks on behalf of his brother Aland Etienne who was fatally shot during the Park Avenue shooting. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Of the 17 Eric Adams-era vetoes the City Council overturned Thursday, the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act which guarantees 60,000 private security officers citywide the pay, benefits, and protections they've long been denied marked a deeply personal victory for Etienne's family, who said the vote was the right way to honor his legacy.
Transport for London (TfL) has spent more than 113,000 in three months on a security firm hired to prevent rough sleepers returning to Park Lane. TfL hired the firm - which is understood to be MEC Security - this summer after an encampment of rough sleepers was removed from the site. The transport body said that between July and September it spent 113,365 on security at Park Lane.
Demont Taylor, 43, after he was identified in a video as the man carrying a handgun who on Sept. 2 at approximately 5:30pm reportedly chased an unhoused victim, pushed him to the ground and brandished a firearm in the area of West San Carlos Street and Leland Avenue in San José. Witnesses reported that the suspect was wearing a silver badge on his belt and appeared to be a law enforcement or security officer,
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) proposes using private contractors for aid distribution, an idea met with skepticism from humanitarian groups over moral and logistical concerns.