Alabama security officer shoots armed man www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on July 10, 2009
Mobile AL July 10 2009—Police say that a man who was drunk, carrying a knife…and threatening a security guard was shot overnight.
Police say it happened at the Quik Pick gas station on St. Stephens Road in Mobile. Ofc. Chris Levy of the Mobile Police Department says, the man got into a verbal altercation with the security guard and produced a knife and actually came at the security guard with that knife. So, police say the guard shot him in the hip.
Levy said that it’s rare a guard is forced to use a weapon against a potential criminal, because just being there deters crime. I say they are a tremendous help to the police department because having someone there, who looks official, and in uniform can be a excellent deterrent to crime. We do recommend having some sort of security guard 24 hours a day outside of a business.
Police also say the security guard who was working that night, didn’t do anything wrong and may have prevented a serious crime and will not face any charges.
Police say it happened at the Quik Pick gas station on St. Stephens Road in Mobile. Ofc. Chris Levy of the Mobile Police Department says, the man got into a verbal altercation with the security guard and produced a knife and actually came at the security guard with that knife. So, police say the guard shot him in the hip.
Levy said that it’s rare a guard is forced to use a weapon against a potential criminal, because just being there deters crime. I say they are a tremendous help to the police department because having someone there, who looks official, and in uniform can be a excellent deterrent to crime. We do recommend having some sort of security guard 24 hours a day outside of a business.
Police also say the security guard who was working that night, didn’t do anything wrong and may have prevented a serious crime and will not face any charges.
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