Security News

A police officer was allegedly aggressive and intimidating towards bouncers and inappropriately touched a woman without consent at an off-duty social event just before Christmas. Former PC Connor Shefford, based in South Gloucestershire, faces an Avon & Somerset Police misconduct hearing on Thursday, September 26. He is accused of breaching the standards of professional behaviour … Read more

A drunken Forest Town dad bit a female door supervisor’s finger and headbutted her male colleague to cause £7,000 of dental problems, a court has heard. Matthew Ilic, aged 39, struggled on the ground with the male bouncer outside Canvas nightclub, on Leeming Street, on May 24, said prosecutor Freddie Sail. The incident was broken … Read more

A MAN from Dyserth who left a member of door staff at a bar in Rhyl briefly unconscious after punching him has been jailed. Dale Maguire, 29, of Newmarket Road, was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment at Mold Crown Court today (September 19). He had previously admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Prosecuting, Amy Edwards … Read more

A Darlington man has been convicted for lying to a watchdog about unlicensed bouncers in Newton Aycliffe. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) asked Adam Gilmore, owner of AG Security, to provide information concerning door supervisors deployed to work at a venue in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. This was part of an investigation into allegations of … Read more

A CRIMINAL justice student hurled homophobic remarks at bouncers after he was refused entry to a gay nightclub. Tyler Celland, 21, made the vile comments outside Glasgow city centre’s AXM on March 15, 2024. Celland tried to enter the venue to retrieve his friend’s phone but was stopped from going in. The University of the … Read more

A familiar face at the entrance of the Alban Arena, Mohammad “Mick” Chaudry, is celebrating an extraordinary 50 years of dedicated service to the venue. Mick, now 76, began his journey in 1974 when the venue was still known as City Hall. Over the past five decades, he has become an integral part of the … Read more

The SIA welcomes the news that the Home Secretary has decided that the SIA should be the body to take on the responsibilities of the Martyn’s Law Regulator, as reflected in the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill introduced in Parliament today. We fully appreciate the significance of Martyn’s Law and the important role the Martyn’s Law Regulator … Read more

Security guards at London’s Science and Natural History museums are threatening to strike over what they describe as a “disrespectful and demoralising” pay offer, their union has said. The workers are being balloted on whether to take industrial action, starting next month. The United Voices of the World (UVW) union said the latest offer of … Read more

A DRUNKEN spectator who bit a security guard after being stopped following a stolen golf buggy crash incident during the Open golf championship has been convicted of assault. Unknown to the jury, businessman Simon Lloyd was found guilty earlier this year of another offence of violence involving throwing “a chippy tea” at a driver in … Read more