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What do famous TV surgeon Marcus Welby and Tim Mendiola, a real-life security officer, have in common? Beyond their different and equally essential tasks, both are on-call when not with a patient or patrolling a site.

Federal and state enterprises that had been working with G4S Government Services will soon be working with American group Centerra, soon to be the largest American-owned provider of protective services to the Federal Government.

Kenneth Tate, the private security guard who rode in the elevator with Barack Obama, was fired about a week after the president's visit.

More than a dozen San Jose police officers must stop moonlighting as security guards for the San Francisco 49ers until further notice.

Google plans to put security officers for all of its Northern California offices on its payroll.

A security officer hired by the San Diego Chargers cannot be held liable for restraining an unruly fan at Qualcomm Stadium who was making obscene gestures during a football game. 

In conjunction with the 2014 ASIS International Seminar, the National Association of Security Companies (NASCO) will be holding its 24th Annual Private Security Breakfast on Tuesday, September 30th at the Omni Hotel @ CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. 

A couple carrying swaddled dolls they treated like real babies tried to sneak into the maternity ward of a northern California hospital.