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Prosecutors Say Ex-Security Guard Helped Thieves in Kentucky Bourbon Theft Ring

The alleged head of a bourbon theft ring recruited a security guard and paid her $800 to look the other way as thieves spirited away thousands of dollars’ worth of whiskey from a Kentucky distillery, prosecutors said this week. Leslie …

Security Guard Files Suit Against FedEx After Shooting at Atlanta Facility

A security guard who was shot during a rampage at a FedEx facility just outside Atlanta is suing the company. A lawsuit filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court by Christopher Sparkman, 29, accuses FedEx of negligence, battery and more. Geddy …

RLI Launches Security Guard, Alarm Systems Liability Product

RLI Corp. has launched a new security guard and alarm systems liability insurance product. RLI has hired Mitchell Bombet, director, underwriting, to manage this new product line. RLI will provide primary and excess liability insurance coverage for security guard and …

Mississippi Bar Owners Say Security Guard Proposal Goes Too Far

Hattiesburg nightclub and bar owners say many smaller nightspots would be put out of business by a proposal to require on-site parking lots and at least three guards at every bar. The City Council has scheduled a public meeting March …

Sea Transport Firm May Drop Dutch Flag over Piracy Rules

Dual Dutch-Norwegian listed ocean transport company Dockwise has warned the Netherlands it will sail its vessels under a different flag unless it is allowed private guards to fend off pirates. The company said in a statement on Tuesday it was …

Special Report: As Pirate Attacks Increase, Ship Owners Take Arms

Upstairs in a public house in the town of Poole on the English south coast, 18 men are preparing to take on the pirates of the Indian Ocean. Around antique polished wooden tables scattered with laminated charts, handouts and smart …