Jan 30, 2008 | DealerNews
LoJack: Organized Crime Rings, Internet Fuel Thefts
“Once again, this year's best recovery stories highlight that sophisticated crime rings are often behind motorcycle theft and that owners need to do everything possible to protect their bikes”
LoJack Corp. says a review of its theft recoveries from 2007 reveals that organized crime rings and the Internet fuel a growing problem of motorcycle theft. via DealerNews
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Posted Jan 30th 2008 4:45PM by Aaron Katsman Filed under: Personal finance , Technology , Israel Shares in Israeli security company Magal Security Systems Ltd. via Blogging Stocks
Jan 30, 2008 | TechWeb.com
iSECUREtrac to Present at the FSX Investment Conference
“This combination of superior technology and supplemental services has enabled the company to land several new contracts as well as expand relationships with existing customers.”
Peter Michel, president and CEO of iSECUREtrac, is scheduled to present on Friday, February 1 at 9:15 AM Central Time. via TechWeb.com
Jan 29, 2008 | The Toronto Star
Bioscrypt restating 2005-07 revenue
Bioscrypt Inc. said Tuesday it is restating its financial reports for 2005 through 2007 to adjust the timing of some revenue recognition, but its proposed takeover by L-1 Identity Solutions is unaffected. via The Toronto Star
Jan 27, 2008 | BusinessWeek
United Technologies: Global Growth Holds Up
“So, Asia looks to remain solid”
Profits from United Technologies Jan. 23 shone a glimmer of sunlight into an otherwise gloomy fourth-quarter earnings season. via BusinessWeek
Jan 26, 2008 | Pine Bluff Commercial
Ark. youth lockup accredited, 3 fired
“This doesn't seem to be standard operating procedure, but something out of the ordinary”
The state's youth detention center near Alexander has been accredited for the first time by a national correctional association. via Pine Bluff Commercial
Jan 25, 2008 | Times Union
Dozens at rally to save Camp McGregor
About 70 correctional officers, politicians and community leaders just attended a rally to fight the proposed closing of the low-security Camp McGregor prison here. via Times Union
Jan 25, 2008 | WBAL-AM Baltimore
House Committee Debates Taser, DNA Bills
“It's really the last thing left for women to use for self protection”
Thursday, January 24, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Robert Lang Baltimore City Delegate Talmadge Branch sponsors the ban on anyone owning a taser, because the weapons could be used in crimes. via WBAL-AM Baltimore
Jan 24, 2008 | Customer Interaction Solutions
NAPCO Security Systems, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital ...
“We are very pleased to participate in the 20th Annual OC Conference hosted by Roth Capital Partners”
NAPCO Security Systems, Inc., , one of the world's leading suppliers of high performance electronic security equipment for over 30 years, today announced that management will be presenting at the Roth Capital ... via Customer Interaction Solutions
Jan 23, 2008 | Times-News
Otter selling private prison plan; skeptics fear loss of control
“The governor thinks there is a huge benefit to having a private entity fund the construction of the facility and then operate the facility”
BOISE, Idaho - Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter Wednesday began selling a plan to lawmakers to let prison companies own and operate for-profit lockups in Idaho, arguing it's better for corporations to pay upfront costs ... via Times-News
Jan 23, 2008 | Security Technology & Design
Pelco COO becomes president and CEO
Dean Meyer replaces 20-year president David McDonald SIW Editorial Staff SecurityInfoWatch.com Pelco is getting a major change in leadership as David McDonald steps down from the presidency of Pelco and as Dean ... via Security Technology & Design
Jan 23, 2008 | News-journal.com
State prison inmate found dead
An inmate at Bradshaw State Jail in Henderson was found dead in his cell this past week, a Texas Department of Corrections spokesman said. via News-journal.com
Jan 22, 2008 | Automotive
LoJack Offers New Total Solution for Construction Equipment Asset Management and...
LoJack Offers New Total Solution for Construction Equipment Asset Management and... - Auto News from January 22, 2008 LAS VEGAS, Jan. via Automotive
Jan 21, 2008 | MSN Money
Recession fears to weigh on earnings reports
“I think we're finding a bottom, and that's not to say we might not find another one.”
A heavy gloom hanging over Wall Street may deepen next week unless such bellwether companies as Apple and United Technologies provide investors with hope that the U.S. economy can avert recession. via MSN Money
Jan 20, 2008 | NowPublic
Taser Exposure: A Potential Health Hazard, Even Death
“TASER device electrical discharge, referred to as ”
Taser International, the manufacturer of TASER "stun guns", is clear in its message to potential training instructors of their taser device. via NowPublic
Jan 20, 2008 | Earth Times
Magal Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Magal Security Systems, Ltd. , today announced that Mrs. Lian Goldstein has joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. via Earth Times
Jan 19, 2008 | LawFuel.com
US Justice Department Settles Lawsuit About Muslim Religious Liberty
“We are pleased that DOCS has agreed to give fair consideration to its uniformed officers' requests for such accommodations.”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 LAWFUEL - Legal Newswire -- The Justice Department announced today that a federal court in Manhattan approved a consent decree between the Justice Department and the New York State ... via LawFuel.com
Jan 18, 2008 | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
NY settles suit over dress code for prison guards
The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of state prison guards who had sought the right to wear certain types of religious clothing on the job.
The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan announced Friday that the state's Department of Correctional Services had agreed to keep new regulations in place that allow guards to request an exemption to regular uniform requirements if they want to wear head coverings like kufis or yarmulkes at work.
Previous to the filing of the lawsuit, in March of 2007, the prison system's uniformed guards had been barred from wearing visible symbols of their faith. Read more
Jan 18, 2008 | Business Wire
Sikorsky Selects Eaton To Supply CH-53K Helicopter Cockpit Control Panels and Dimming Controllers
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation , to design, develop and supply the lighted control ... via Business Wire
Jan 18, 2008 | The Mercury
Prisoner beaten to death by guards - report
Prisoner allegedly killed by guards A 28-year-old prisoner is alleged to have been beaten to death by Correctional Services officers at the instruction of a senior prison officer at Pietermaritzburg's New ... via The Mercury
Jan 17, 2008 | WHEC-TV Rochester
Man Tries to Snatch Money From Brinks
PHILADELPHIA - A man wearing a Brink's armored-car shirt was nabbed inside a company facility Thursday as he tried to make off with a bag that had $640,000 inside, police said. via WHEC-TV Rochester
Jan 17, 2008 | PrimeNewswire
TASER International Announces 4th Quarter Conference Call and Webcast Information
TASER International, Inc. , a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, announced today that the fourth quarter 2008 earnings will be released on February 14, 2008. via PrimeNewswire
Jan 16, 2008 | Canadian Business Magazine
Feds Report 7 Napping Guards at Weapons Plant Since 2000
Seven guards have been caught sleeping at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge since 2000, a federal spokesman said Wednesday. via Canadian Business Magazine
Jan 16, 2008 | The Toronto Star
“These threats are as vile as you can imagine.”
Workers walked off the job at two Toronto jails this morning in apparently unrelated workplace disputes. via The Toronto Star
Jan 15, 2008 | The Patent Trader
Lawmakers OK ban on solitary confinement for mentally ill prisoners
“This bill is a better alternative to the current practice and will help to create a safer environment for both inmates and staff in our state facilities.”
The state Legislature passed a bill yesterday that would prohibit solitary confinement in most cases for state-prison inmates who are severely mentally ill. via The Patent Trader
Jan 15, 2008 | Independent Online
Agliotti witness wants to be freed
A US citizen who agreed to testify against convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti will continue with his bid for freedom in a further application in the Johannesburg High Court, his lawyer said on Tuesday. via Independent Online
Jan 14, 2008 | WAAY-TV Huntsville
Napping guards found at nuclear weapons plant
Two contract guards at the high-security Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge have been found napping in recent years. via WAAY-TV Huntsville
Jan 14, 2008 | Cumberland Times-News
Hospitalization policies for prison inmates still under review
“The latest incident (at Laurel Regional Hospital) has prompted even more study”
Medium- and maximum-security inmates from state prisons who are taken to the hospital are guarded by two correctional officers, one of whom is armed. via Cumberland Times-News
Jan 13, 2008 | Business Wire
ICTS Will Commence Airline Security at London Heathrow, Airport
ICTS International N.V. , a leading provider of advanced security services, is pleased to report that its wholly owned subsidiary I-SEC International Security B.V. will launch operations in March 2008 at London ... via Business Wire
Jan 12, 2008 | SABC News
Yengeni a model parolee: Correctional Services
“He is the safest of all the parolees and he is allowed to travel and use alcohol within limits.”
Tony Yengeni is a model parolee with more privileges, the Department of Correctional Services said today. via SABC News
Jan 11, 2008 | Canada NewsWire
Pure Technologies Forms New Bridge Division
“The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release”
CALGARY, Jan. 9 /CNW/ - Pure Technologies Ltd. today announced the formation of a new specialty bridge engineering division, Bridge Engineering Solutions , to service the increasing demand for bridge assessment ... via Canada NewsWire
Jan 10, 2008 | PrimeNewswire
TASER International Comments On Intellectual Property
“The '262 patent claims priority from an original patent application that was filed in 1999”
TASER International, Inc. , a market leader in advanced electronic control devices , today comments on a desperate tactic by a distressed company. via PrimeNewswire
Jan 10, 2008 | Security Technology & Design
“Magal did an outstanding job of building a high quality video monitoring operation at Smart, delivering services that are closely aligned with iVerify's offerings in similar industry segments”
The company announced that it has purchased the Smart Interactive Systems business of Magal Security Systems for $8.5 million. via Security Technology & Design
Jan 10, 2008 | CNN
Jan 10, 2008 | Seeking Alpha
Ducommun Incorporated: Clear Skies Ahead
“Ducommun is a very healthy, well-run company in a popular sector”
Lately the broader markets have been a bit grounded. The Dow finished down for the month of December for only the third time in eleven years. via Seeking Alpha
Jan 9, 2008 | Pantagraph
Whitlock is free man after 2 decades in prison for Paris murder
Herb Whitlock spent more than 20 years sticking doggedly to routine. What wasn't dictated to him by the Illinois Department of Corrections he filled in with yoga, the study of Buddhism and, above all else, a ... via Pantagraph
Jan 9, 2008 | The Tennessean
Metro may have been billed for phantom security guards, mayor's office says
“I have given direction to the Law Department to ask Wackenhut for proof their employees were on duty for the time we were billed and to take appropriate action if the company has in fact violated its contract with Metro Government.”
The Metro building from which computers containing voters' Social Security numbers were stolen wasn't covered by security guards on Saturdays for three months at the end of 2007, according to building records ... via The Tennessean
Jan 8, 2008 | Prometheus 6
Oh, I'm so looking forward to these hitting the street
“These new product are a result of listening to our customers. Personal protection can be both fashionable and functionable”
TASER International, Inc. , a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, today will unleash the new leopard print TASER C2 personal protection device at the 2008 International Consumer Electronic ... via Prometheus 6
Jan 8, 2008 | TMCnet
Financialbusinessnews.us: Todays Lunchtime Stock News
RDATE:04012008 Boston, MA -- FinancialBusinessNews' "Companies Of Interest": Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. via TMCnet
Jan 7, 2008 | Canada NewsWire
Bioscrypt to be acquired by L-1 Identity Solutions in a Stock-for-Stock Transaction
“With this acquisition, L-1 strengthens its leadership position in protecting and securing personal identities and assets by extending into access control, a market that is expected to grow substantially”
Bioscrypt set to bring its Global Leadership in Biometric Access Control to the L-1 Identity Solutions Portfolio of Companies TORONTO, Jan. via Canada NewsWire
Jan 6, 2008 | Herald-Mail
'Major disturbance' at prison called gang-related activity
Roxbury Correctional Institution was expected to resume normal operations this morning after it was locked down for several days after simultaneous fights in three housing units Sunday, a prison spokeswoman ... via Herald-Mail
Jan 5, 2008 | Nashville City Paper
Metro wants $100K from Wackenhut over laptop thefts
“The damages incurred by the Metropolitan Government as a result of that break-in and theft were the result of the negligent acts and omissions of your guard.”
The legal fur is flying over the theft of two laptop computers from the Davidson County Election Commission containing 337,000 Metro voters' Social Security numbers. via Nashville City Paper
Jan 4, 2008 | WRC Washington DC Channel 4
Maryland Reviewing Inmate Hospitalization Rules After Escape
“It's just like their not carrying weapons inside the prison”
Maryland's state prison agency said Thursday it will review its policy of assigning armed guards to hospitalized inmates after a prisoner seized an officer's gun and escaped from a hospital for the third time ... via WRC Washington DC Channel 4
Jan 4, 2008 | Political Gateway
Napping guards shakes nuclear industry
A security guard at the Peach Bottom nuclear facility in Pennsylvania videotaped his co-workers sleeping on the job, prompting a nuclear security examination. via Political Gateway
Jan 4, 2008 | Houston Chronicle
The Bush administration is letting Mexican trucks continue to travel deep into the United States despite what critics say is a congressional mandate to ban the trucks from U.S. highways. via Houston Chronicle
Jan 4, 2008 | Automotive
LoJack Corp. to Present at Needham Conference in January
LoJack Corp. to Present at Needham Conference in January - Auto News from January 3, 2008 , the leading provider of tracking and recovery systems for stolen mobile assets, announced today that Ronald V. Waters, ... via Automotive
Jan 3, 2008 | Las Vegas Sun
Former Body Armor Exec Released on Bond
The former head of the top supplier of body armor to the U.S. military was released Thursday from federal custody after posting $400 million bond. via Las Vegas Sun
Jan 3, 2008 | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Prisoner Handling Under Review in Md.
A brazen escape by a prisoner being treated at a hospital _ the second such escape in as many months _ has prompted an investigation about how inmates are handled outside prison walls.
Kelvin Poke, 45, overpowered five guards at Laurel Regional Hospital and fired several shots Wednesday before stealing two getaway cars. He was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said.
Mark Vernarelli, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said the agency's internal investigative unit would review whether guards followed proper procedures. Read more
Jan 3, 2008 | PrimeNewswire
Checkpoint Systems to Integrate Wireless Ronin Digital Signage...
“Checkpoint's integration of the RoninCast digital signage technology to its current product offerings is a great example of how the benefits can reach far beyond sales lift and support loss prevention initiatives”
Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. , a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced today that Checkpoint Systems, Inc. via PrimeNewswire
Jan 3, 2008 | The Energy Blog
SolarReserve Formed to Commercialize Solar Power Tower Technology Using Molten Salt Storage
Jim January 02, 2008 A new company has entered the thermal solar field. Per their press release : Hamilton Sundstrand , a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp . via The Energy Blog
Jan 2, 2008 | The Boston Globe
Hamilton Sundstrand in deal to provide solar power
“Utilities can call on it when they most need it”
Hamilton Sundstrand is using aerospace technology to develop a method for storing solar energy that could produce enough electricity to power 250,000 to 500,000 homes a year. via The Boston Globe
Jan 2, 2008 | The Washington Post
Manhunt On for Escaped Prisoner Who Hijacked Car
“Everybody is working on the situation right now”
COMMENT By Ruben Castaneda, Rosalind S. Helderman and Nelson Hernandez Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, January 2, 2008; 2:48 PM The state prisoner who escaped from Laurel Regional Hospital this ... via The Washington Post
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