Two-thirds of police forces have seen a ten year high of violent crime in 2020 ‘Pent up rage’ has been blamed for a surge in violence after lockdown eased  Gloucestershire saw violent crime rise by 39 per cent in July compared to 2019  iolent crime has soared to its highest level in a decade after a surge

There’s been a surge in burglaries over Christmas in recent years with businesses being affected just as much as homeowners. It’s not hard to see why criminals see commercial properties as easy pickings during the festive period. Many companies shut down completely between Christmas and New Year, giving thieves a huge window of opportunity. That’s

Coronavirus has significantly changed how businesses are run nowadays. It’s difficult to keep track of all the new rules and regulations, let alone enforce them. Fortunately, security guards can help us with that. In fact, their services have become more important than ever before following on from the pandemic. But how exactly? We’re going to

An astonishing moment of heroics and selflessness In an incredible act of kindness and quick thinking a security guard stepped in as emergency midwife to help a young mother who started giving birth on her way to the Royal London Hospital. Abdul Munim Khan, 29, from Shadwell, was on his way to work in the City

‘I just want to study and be able to go home to my family for Christmas’ Pictures have emerged of groups of students gathering outside halls of accommodation and ignoring social distancing rules. The images, sent to BristolLive, show students congregating outside different block of flats in Hiatt Baker, in Stoke Bishop, and police is seen in

SECURITY guards have begun patrolling the Adria site in Strabane in a bid to quell ongoing anti-social behaviour. The derelict former factory site, which is soon to be transformed into a major social housing development, has become a magnet for anti-social behaviour since it closed in 2006. The Beechmount Avenue site is a known hotspot for

Mohsin Rahim, from Streatham, is a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed door supervisor. He was on duty at the Nationwide Building Society in Streatham one afternoon in June, when a man ran past him into the branch. As he was overseeing social distancing and making sure people queued in separate lines, Mohsin heard shouting and

GUARD dogs have been drafted in to patrol a new school site because it is continually being targeted by gangs of yobs. Essex County Council says security of the site, off Alderney Gardens, in Wickford has been ramped up, after a series of problems with anti-social behaviour. It comes after residents reported youths causing fires

A security supervisor has been awarded £500 for the “extraordinary courage” he showed in managing to subdue a man who was shouting racial abuse while brandishing a meat cleaver in his local city centre. Ian Fox was on duty at a bus station in Northampton when he saw Gavin Massey shouting racial abuse in the street. When Massey pulled