Convenience stores must comply law to deter robberies and death
Convenience stores have to comply with Florida law to prevent robberies and people from dying their stores. All too often people are victims of robberies because of lack of security measures. Florida law has put into place certain security measures that store owners must comply with in order to protect the clerks and the general [...]
Read More…Check cashing store clerk dies because of lack of security measures
As reported in the Miami Herald: As she arrived at her job at The Check Cashing Store, Clairemathe Geffrard made one phone call to a coworker. It was the signal to let everyone know she was safely inside the store. But what co-worker Yolanda Metelus heard shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when she answered the [...]
Read More…Shooting in Pompano Leaves One Dead, One Injured
Pompano Beach, Florida – One man is dead and was injured in a shooting outside of a Pompano Beach apartment complex. The fatal shooting occurred Saturday evening when two men who were outside an apartment complex on Avondale Drive were approached by one or more persons. Shots were fired and the victims were transported to [...]
Read More…Man found fatally shot in Miami
A man was found fatally shot outside a Miami apartment complex Wednesday, police said. The man appeared to be in his 20s, police spokeswoman Kenia Reyes said. He was found in the 1100 block of Northwest Eighth Street Road, she said. After reports of the shooting came in, paramedics rushed to the scene, where the [...]
Read More…OSHA calls for $90,000 in penalties for Griffin Industries’ Florida plant.
The AP (9/10) reports, “The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $91,275 in penalties following an inspection of Griffin Industries in Starke. The rendering plant is being cited with one willful violation and a $55,000 proposed penalty for not providing workers with fall protection when working above an industrial blender. It also faces another $36,275 in proposed penalties for five other OSHA violations.”
Read More…Negligent Security on the rise in Florida
Today someone became of victim of a crime that could have been prevented. Every day innocent people throughout the great State of Florida become victims of crime. Many of these crimes could have been avoided through adequate security. Property owners and operators have a duty to keep others including their visitors safe from harm, including [...]
Read More…Negligent Security in Florida, a disaster waiting to happen
As the economy continues to deteriorate, an increasing number of Floridians and tourists are becoming the victim of crimes on commercial properties, gas stations, grocery stores, parking lots, restaurants, night clubs, bars, apartments, property management, hotels and every conceivable other place that people operate for profit. Business owners have a distinct duty or standard of care [...]
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