If you didn’t already know, the ladies of Fifth Harmony stick together no matter what. The girls released a statement regarding a recent incident that happened in Brazil involving their security team and a fan. The lengthy note on Twitter, captioned “#Respect,” gives a detailed account of what went down and their feelings regarding the matter. “We have been really busy working and making sure that you guys have as amazing of an experience with us as possible, but we feel like sometimes you guys forget that there are only 5 of us versus the hundreds of you,” the note began. “Our security team is set up and in place to protect us and our privacy when people go beyond normal boundaries.”
Fifth Harmony are denying claims that one of their security guards was abusive to fans after video surfaced on social media of a fan being elbowed when they were following the girl group through an airport. In a statement on Monday, 5H not only gave …
Fifth Harmony explained that the guard was just trying his best to protect them: “We were there. The girl tried to come to Lauren and Dinah’s doors and the security we hired were with us speaking to us and making sure we were safe. We saw this girl …
Fifth Harmony have defended their security team after Brazilian fans accused one security guard of abusive behavior. Videos circulating on social media show the security guard in question elbowing fans who were attempting to follow the band through an …
Fifth Harmony is defending a security guard accused of “inappropriately touching” a fan at a hotel in Rio. After more people claimed they had also been manhandled by their bodyguards, band members Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah …
The women of Fifth Harmony have a simple message on their Twitter account: #Respect. The tweet with the weighty hashtag features a statement from the group addressing allegations that a member of their securityteam had “attacked” and inappropriately …
Fifth Harmony have spoken out in support of their security guard after fans accused him of assaulting them at a Rio de Janeiro hotel. The girl group released a Twitter statement on Monday saying they want to “call out this lie.” They began with,. “We …
Fifth Harmony is slamming an accusation by a female fan that a security guard “inappropriately touched” her at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, where the band was staying for the first of its five concerts in Brazil. In a statement posted Monday, the band …
They are currently touring in Brazil and on Monday, Fifth Harmony took to Twitter to defend their security team and to accuse fans there of ‘disrespecting’ them. It followed an outburst of fan tweets complaining about the way security guards with the …
Fifth Harmony has responded to a female fan who claimed she was inappropriately touched by one of security guards they hired while they were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The band issued via Twitter on Monday, July 4 a statement in which they slammed the …
Fifth Harmony’s defended a security guard accused of “inappropriately touching” a fan at a hotel in Rio. The girls have called the claims a “lie”, saying they fully support their team. The band say they saw what happened while on tour in Brazil and …
Fifth Harmony say the recent murder of Christina Grimmie at a fan event has put the group and its security team on high alert. That’s why they are defending a security guard who was accused of “inappropriate touching” of a fan at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
Anyone who calls themselves a Harmonizer will have seen on Twitter that a certain fan has alleged that Lauren and Dinah’s security guard ‘touched her inappropriately’ whilst she was trying to get a note to the girlband. But the girls being their sassy …
The group’s security team “ushered her away” to keep the girls safe as usual. Many fans took to Twitter after hearing of the incident to express their “outrage” that a security guard was trying to “inappropriately touch” the fan. The statement …
“The security guards who ushered her away and made sure she didn’t follow through were doing their jobs of protecting us. Especially in light of recent events like the shooting, we can’t ever be too safe with our personal space and protection. The …
On Monday (July 4), Fifth Harmony released a statement via Twitter defending their security team. The statement addresses the recent allegations that a fan was “inappropriately touched” by a guard at the Rio de Janeiro hotel that the band was staying in.
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Four muggers in Detroit were surprised when the man they assaulted pulled out a gun and shot at them, leaving one robber in serious condition. Police say the suspects mugged an off-duty mall security guard who was on his way home, near a gas station on the city’s west side. They hit him in the head with a baton when he didn’t hand over his things quickly enough. That’s when mall security guard Cordaro Boyd who’s licensed to carry a concealed weapon, shot at his attackers.
DETROIT – A group of would-be robbers messed with the wrong man Thursday morning when they confronted an off-duty security guard early Thursday morning on Detroit’s west side. Cordaro Boyd had just got off a bus on his way to his cousin’s house on 7 …
A 29-year-old Detroit off-duty security guard opened fire on a group of armed robbery suspects early Thursday, according to police. The man was walking home from work around 2:10 a.m. on West Seven Mile near Warrington, about a block east of Livernois, …
Cordaro Boyd, 29, an off-duty security cop at the Somerset Collection in Troy, was headed to his cousin’s house on 7 Mile Road near Warrington well after midnight early Thursday morning. He had just gotten off the bus when four men ran across the …
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The St. Louis County Police Department said they are searching for a person of interest in connection to an assault of a MetroLink security guard that was caught …
Police said a security guard found the body of a missing man near a dumpster at Mandalay Bay on Thursday morning. The man, who police …
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Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in today’s mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Officials said Mateen had two firearms licenses — a security officer license and a statewide firearms license -– both set to expire in September 2017. Mateen worked for the security firm G4S since 2007, the company said, adding that it is cooperating fully with law enforcement.
Orlando Killer Worked For Company Transporting Illegal Immigrants Inside US; Was Interviewed By FBI 3 Times
In a surprising discovery, the Palm Beach Post first reported that according to state records, Orlando shooter Omar Mateen – who as we reported earlier was licensed as a security guard and also holds a firearms license – was employed by the US subsidiary of G4S plc, a British multinational security services company, whose US-headquarters are located in Jupiter, Fla, and which also happens to be the world’s largest security company by revenue.
Shortly thereafter, G4S confirmed that Omar Mateen has worked for the company since 2007. This is the statement released from G4S:
“We are shocked and saddened by the tragic event that occurred at the Orlando nightclub. We can confirm that Omar Mateen had been employed with G4S since September 10, 2007. We are cooperating fully with all law enforcement authorities, including the FBI, as they conduct their investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the friends, families and people affected by this unspeakable tragedy.”
In other words, Mateen who according to preliminary reports, had been on a terrorist watchlist, and who still managed to obtain weapons thanks to his various licenses and permits just last week, was employed by one of the world’s largest security companies, where he may have had extensive clearances well above his pay grade, not to mention access to sophisticated military weapons and equipment.
In the United States, G4S plays a role in the detaining and transporting of undocumented people prior to their deportation or judicial review within the U.S. and along the border, as outlined in a G4S case study entitled, “The Bus No One Wants to Catch: The End of the Road for Illegal Immigrants.” As the sole transportation provider for U.S. Customs, G4S is also profiting from the militarization of infrastructure along the US Mexico border. According to their website: “Today, along the U.S.-Mexico border more than 600 G4S Custom Protection Officers operate more than 100 vehicles used to transport the huge number of people who have been captured illegally trying to cross the border into the US.”
But where it gets more disturbing is that as Judicial Watch reported several days ago, in a post titled, “DHS Quietly Moving, Releasing Vanloads Of Illegal Aliens Away From Border“, border patrol sources said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was quietly transporting illegal immigrants from the Mexican border to Phoenix and releasing them without proper processing or issuing court appearance documents. As a reminder, the government classifies them as Other Than Mexican (OTM) and this week around 35 were transferred 116 miles north from Tucson to a Phoenix bus station where they went their separate way. Judicial Watch was present when one of the white vans carrying a group of OTMs arrived at the Phoenix Greyhound station on Buckeye Road.
Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in today’s mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
In the midst of the attack, Mateen called 911 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS, according to two law enforcement officials.
ISIS supporters have cheered the massacre online and an ISIS propaganda group claimed, citing a “source,” that the shooter was an ISIS “fighter.” But there’s no evidence ISIS directed or had prior knowledge of the attack, terrorism observers told ABC News.
ISIS, which is based in Syria, has targeted gay men for beatings and murder in the Middle East and has filmed its members throwing some men suspected of being gay from the roofs of buildings.
Mateen, whose parents are from Afghanistan, was born in New York but lived in an apartment in Fort Pierce, Florida, more than 100 miles from Orlando, officials said. Officials said today he purchased two weapons, a handgun and “long gun,” just in the past few days. Law enforcement sources said the weapons used the attacker were a Glock 17 handgun and an AR-style semi-automatic rifle.
Officials said Mateen had two firearms licenses — a security officer license and a statewide firearms license -– both set to expire in September 2017. Mateen worked for the security firm G4S since 2007, the company said, adding that it is cooperating fully with law enforcement.
Orlando, Florida (CNN) An American-born man who’d pledged allegiance to ISIS gunned down 50 people early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11, authorities …
According to Poma’s LinkedIn profile, she works for RB Management, a company that operates three establishments: Wildside Bar & Grille restaurants, Pacino’s Italian Ristorante and Pulse Orlando. Legler is the president of the Florida Theatrical …
Pulse Orlando, the gay bar where early Sunday dozens of people were massacred — 50 slain, 53 wounded — is one of Central Florida’s most popular LGBT nightspots, according to several stunned former employees. “Pulse is like a family. Everybody who …
There were about 320 people inside the club at the time of the shootings, officials said. Then at 5:53 a.m.Orlando police tweeted, “The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,” referring to Pulse Nightclub, which bills itself on its website as “Orlando…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation three times interviewed Omar Mateen for having alleged terrorist ties before he killed 50 people and injured 53 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. The names of several …
Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, Florida, shot his way into Pulse nightclub at 2 a.m. Sunday morning with an assault rifle, Orlando police announced Sunday. Mateen reportedly took several patrons hiding in a bathroom hostage. A SWAT unit entered the club…
In a rampage that President Obama said the FBI was investigating as an act of terrorism, this gunman fired a barrage of bullets inside Pulse, a popular gay bar and dance club, forcing people to drop to the floor and rush out through a back entrance …
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said another 53 people were wounded at Pulse Orlando, a gay clubjust south of downtown. “Tonight our community witnessed a horrific crime… that will have a lasting effect on our community,” a solemn Dyer said. “We will not …
… found far more victims than they expected, Orlando Police Chief John Mina says. Police now say at least 50 people have died, and at least 53 were injured. Police say they have not confirmed ifPulse was targeted specifically because it is a gay…
CBS News has confirmed that the photo above is of Mateen, the man who authorities believe killed 50 and wounded 53 early Sunday, in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay night club in Orlando. Mateen’s father says he is in shock and that he wasn’t aware of …
At least 20 people have been killed and some 42 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub inOrlando, Florida, police say. Orlando Police said officers entered the Pulse Club about three hours after the shooting unfolded – and killed the gunman, who had …
He said his son had recently lost his tempter after seeing a gay couple embracing in Miami, which he say may have led him to carry out the massacre at gay nightclub Pulse. “He saw two men kissing each other in front of his wife and kid and he got very …
Just a day after the fatal shooting of singer Christina Grimmie after a concert in Orlando, we have more disturbing news coming in from the city. According to NBC News, a gunman reportedly opened fire at a gay bar called the Pulse Orlando Nightclub in …
At least 50 people are dead, authorities have now confirmed, in an overnight mass shooting inside a packed gay nightclub in Orlando. At least 53 others were wounded and are in local hospitals. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency and …
The Islamic State-aligned gunman who attacked a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., had previously been investigated for possible terror ties in 2013 and 2014, yet he was able to legally buy two guns within days of the attack, officials said Sunday …
A shooter armed with an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire at the crowded Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub, at about 2 a.m., police said. At one point he left the club and exchanged shots with an officer outside, then he went back in and took …
It’s co-owner, Barbara Poma, opened Pulse on Orange Avenue in 2004 in memory of her brother John, who died of AIDS, with the idea that it would be a safe place, an educational and community venue and the “hottest gay nightclub in Orlando.” She saw her …
The shooter, who was killed after a long standoff, was identified as Omar Sateen, 29, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., which is about two hours south of Orlando. Sateen is believed to may have had “leanings” toward radical Islam, according to Special Agent …
The gunman behind a suspected terrorist attack that killed 50 people at an LGBT nightclub inOrlando is believed to be Omar Mateen, 29, from Florida, a US citizen of Afghan heritage. The gunman opened fire at the Pulse Club in the early hours of Sunday …
… being identified as the gunman in the Orlando gay nightclub mass shooting, a senior law-enforcement source told The Daily Beast. Mateen killed 50 people and shot more than 100 in total at the Pulse dance club early Sunday morning, in the deadliest
Alan Grayson, D-Fla., said during a midmorning news briefing, adding that it was “very likely” thatPulse Orlando was targeted because it’s a popular gay bar and dance club. “It’s not a coincidence that the attack took place where it did and when it …
A gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning, killing at least 50 people, the deadliest mass shooting in American history and an incident officials are investigating as an act of terrorism. Another 53 people have been taken …
The suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the gay club known as Pulse around 2 a.m., when more than 300 people were inside. The gunman then went back inside and took hostages, Police Chief John Mina said. Around 5 a.m., authorities …
An ISIS terrorist armed with an assault-style rifle killed at least 50 people and injured 53 inside a popular Orlando gay club early Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The attacker, who died in a shootout with police following a …
ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State opened fire in a crowdedgay nightclub here early Sunday in a shooting that left 50 dead and another 53 wounded. The gunman, identified as Omar Mateen, had been investigated twice by …
The gunman who opened fire at a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning left about 50 people dead and dozens more injured, flooding hospitals with those who were hurt. As federal and local authorities continued to investigate the attack …
He wrote, “The brutal reality that jarred Orlando’s LGBT community, and the entire nation, is something that LGBT have always experienced, as gay and lesbian bars and clubs have been targeted in the past by those who harbor hate toward LGBT people.
Approximately 20 people are dead and scores wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Officials said a hostage situation developed after the gunman stormed the Pulse …
NBC News spoke to the killer’s dad who said he believed he carried out the killings because he saw two gaymen kissing in Miami two months ago. His dad said: “We are saying we are apologising for the whole incident. “We were not aware of the actions he …
Authorities have confirmed that a “mass casualty” shooting at a gay club in Orlando is being treated as a “terrorist incident” and has killed approximately 20 people. The city, best known for the Disney theme parks is home to gay venue, the Pulse Club.
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The quick-thinking security guard who stopped a disturbed man claiming to have a bomb from barging into a Baltimore TV newsroom was hailed Friday as a hero. Jourael Apostolides’ “grace under pressure” was applauded while 25-year-old Alex Brizzi was …
When a 25-year-old man walked through the front doors of FOX45 Thursday afternoon security guard Jay Apostolides sprang into action. To keep the man calm until the building could be evacuated and police could arrive on the scene, Apostolides engaged …
The man walked through the front doors of the building around 1:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon and told a security guard he wanted to air a story he brought with him on a flash drive. According to security guard Jay Apostolides, the content on the flash …
On Friday Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis praised the actions of FOX45 security guardJay Apostolides, calling him a “hero.” “He stayed engaged with this person and simultaneously evacuated the building,” Davis said. “That’s impressive.”.
After a 2 hour standoff, Alex Brizzi emerged and walked towards officers. A Baltimore Police Department spokesman said that Brizzi refused orders to surrender. He was then shot four times by three police snipers. Brizzi is listed as being in serious …
After the security contractor saw what appeared to be an explosive device strapped on the man, he alerted staff and they began to evacuate the building. At the same time, the guard engaged the suspect in conversation. “Brizzi said he wanted to air the …
Police said Brizzi entered the building wearing a hedgehog onesie, a surgical mask and a red flotation device strapped to his body, and spoke to a security officer through glass in the building’s vestibule. The security officer observed what appeared …
Brizzi was carrying a flash drive with statements he wanted aired by the station when he approached a security guard who was able to discreetly alert police while engaging Brizzi in conversation, police said. The device with wires and a seeming …
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his chest threatened a Baltimore TV station Thursday afternoon, and was later shot by police after walking out of the building. At around 10:30 p.m. WJZ spoke with a man who identified the …
Security guard Jourael Apostolides said the man walked into the news station’s vestibule, insisting he had information to share. He was dressed in what appeared to be a full-body hedgehog jumpsuit and boots, Apostolides said. The man also was wearing a …
“He walked in, opened up his hedgehog outfit that he had on, and he pretty much said he had a bomb on him, and he had a message that he needed to be heard,” the security guard said. “He had a flash drive with him, he handed me the flash drive.”
He handed the flash drive to the security guard and said he needed the station to broadcast its contents, “and then displayed what appeared to be wires and some other things inside of his jacket that appeared to be some type of explosive device,” Smith …
“He didn’t have the ability to hurt anyone in hindsight with what he had, but it appears from some evidence we’re collecting this is something he thought about.” A security guard with Fox 45 told WJZ reporter George Solis Thursday that Brizzi walked …
WBAL Baltimore – 4 hours ago
THE SECURITY GUARD WAS ABLE TO ALERT THE STEPHANIE WAITING THE BUILDING. ALL THE WHILE, THE SECURITY CONTRACTOR CONTINUED TO SPEAK FLASH DRIVE. CONTENTS OF THAT FLASH DRIVE ON TELEVISION. WHAT WE …
The intruder said he had a bomb and “a message he wanted to be heard” before handing a flash drive tosecurity guard Joural Apostolides, according to the guard. Apostolides told the station he checked the content of the drive on a computer and it had …
Alex Brizzi, wearing what Davis said was a hedgehog onesie, gave the flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents. Police later determined that what the man claimed to be a bomb consisted of aluminum …
The security guard, a contractor for the station, talked to Brizzi for about 45 minutes and was able to evacuate the station and contact 911 during that time. He then was able escape through a back door. Davis praised the guard for keeping calm and …
… the security guard, said the man showed him a flash drive that contained a message about the composition of the sun that the man said he needed to transmit. Apostolides later told reporters outside the station that the man had a “hedgehog onesie …
Alex Brizzi gave a flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents. Police later determined that what Brizzi claimed to be a bomb consisted of aluminum-wrapped chocolate bars duct-taped to a flotation device.
The man, wearing what Smith said was a panda suit and what employees described as a hedgehog costume, gave a flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents. Smith said police don’t know what was on the …
Security guard Jourael Apostolides said a man, later identified as Brizzi, walked into the news station’s vestibule, insisting he had information to share. He was dressed in what appeared to be a full-body hedgehog jumpsuit and boots, Apostolides said.
The man, wearing what police spokesman T. J. Smith said was a panda suit and what employees described as a hedgehog costume, gave a flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents. Police later determined …
He told a security guard he had material he wanted the Fox affiliate to air in its newscast. On Friday, WBFF released surveillance video of Brizzi’s alleged entry. “This outfit appears to be something associated with the Japanese anime culture,” Davis …
He also had a flash drive containing his warning message. As officers arrived at the scene, all employees at the television station were able to escape the building and police say all employees are accounted for. The station’s security guard would not …
Brizzi handed his flash-drive to the security guard which had a rant of some sort discussing the end of the world. The investigation shows that he planned this incident and it was not related to any sort of terrorism organization. It still remains …
On Thursday afternoon, a security guard who spoke with Brizzi alerted authorities, and the station was evacuated; Brizzi remained inside the vestibule, determined to get on the air to broadcast the contents of his flash drive, which the commissioner …
Police said that after the onesie-wearing Brizzi handed his flash drive to a security guard in the station’s lobby Thursday, he threatened to blow himself up. The wannabe bomber wore what looked like a suicide vest — but the “lethal” device turned out …
The man handed a security guard a flash drive, claiming he had “a message that he needed to be heard,” a security guard for the station told CBS Baltimore. The guard said that the message had to do with astronomy and the government. WBFF news director …
Alex Brizzi, 25, is believed to have walked into the offices of Fox 45 in Baltimore, Maryland, and told a security guard he had a device strapped to his chest. One witness said the man gave a flash drive with video to staff, saying he wanted to tell …
A security guard who spoke to Brizzi said he carried a flash drive containing a video that he wanted the network to broadcast. ‘[The video was of] him talking to the camera. He’s pretty much saying the government is hiding the truth behind black holes
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