WXYZ

Churches increase security training after CrossPointe shooting incident

HOWELL, Mich. (WXYZ) — Days before a gunman showed up at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, members of that church and its volunteer security team were learning ...
WDTN

Sign-ups open for armed church security training

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An area sheriff’s office is offering individuals training for church security. From 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 10, individuals can participate in a classroom session of concealed ...
clickondetroit.com

‘We’ve seen an uptick in these attacks’: Wayne church shooting underscores need for security training

Read full article: Winter storm to bring hazardous travel as Metro Detroit shifts from bitter cold to heavy snow this weekend Canton Township police are seeking information about a 25-year-old man who ...
clickondetroit.com

Security training credited with preventing tragedy at Wayne County church

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Days before alleged gunman Brian Anthony Browning showed up at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, the church security team traveled to Peacemakers in Livingston County. In ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Local’s security company helped Michigan church prepare to avoid tragedy

On Sunday morning June 22, Jeff Pitt got an unexpected phone call. It was a friend from Michigan and the first words out of his mouth were “Thank you.” “We just had an active shooter in church,” he ...
lex18

Session on church security set for Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Irvine

IRVINE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A seminar which includes active shooter training is set to take place Saturday at an Estill County church. It was sparked by the pastor at that church in response to the mass ...
KSTP-TV

Following the Annunciation Church shooting, security experts talk about safety techniques

Outside Annunciation Catholic Church, you’ll find hugs, tears, flowers and messages of love everywhere. “We shouldn’t have to enter safe spaces in our community with the fear that one of our members ...
National Catholic Register

From Doorkeepers to Defenders: Catholic Men Step Up to Guard Parishes

Do Catholic churches need to provide more security? That question is on many minds in the aftermath of a mass shooting of schoolchildren during a Mass at a parish church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
The Oakland Press

Security tactics available for Oakland County houses of worship

Phones at the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office have been ringing since Sunday’s mass shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township that left four dead, eight ...
WJHG

Local church ramps up security after recent acts of violence across the nation

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On Sunday, a community in Michigan went through the unimaginable when at least four people were killed and eight wounded at a church. (Gunman in truck smashes ...
lex18

London Police Department offering free church security training event in Sept.

LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The London Police Department says it is offering a free church security training event on Sept. 2 at the London Community Center. According to a London police Facebook post, the ...