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A movie theater chain in the Northeast banned moviegoers from bringing in backpacks and packages in the wake of attacks at theaters.

The Metropolitan Transit System announced that its acting director of security, Manuel Guaderrama, has been given the permanent job.

Nearly a third of moviegoers believe that bags and purses should be checked for weapons before people go into a theater, and 34% believe that lobbies should have armed security personnel and a metal detector.  

UC President Santa J. Ono has appointed criminal justice researcher Robin Engel to the new role of vice president for safety and reform. 

Shoppers are using a larger variety of payment options with digital and mobile payments serving as supplements to the traditional cash and card-based payments tools.

Alaska Airlines just completed a test program that allowed passengers to use their fingerprints instead of government-issued IDs and boarding passes.
 

The University of Florida will begin using a series of online self-assessment tools to improve campus safety programs.

Identity theft topped the list of fastest-growing complaints to state and local consumer protection agencies last year.

The combined security officer companies employ 60,000 security professionals, with coverage in all 50 U.S. states, as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Together, they create the largest U.S.-owned security company. 

Frank DeFina, senior director, strategic sales, Hikvision USA Inc., died unexpectedly over the weekend.