CIRCUIT MAGAZINE
Industry News At A Glance
We cast our eye over the main stories impacting the security industry. Here's what's appeared on the radar since the last issue. De Blasio’s head of security covered up car crash with the mayor April 30th New York, US De Blasio’s head of security covered up car crash with the mayor Howard Redmond, the head of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s executive security unit, covered up a 2015 crash involving the mayor to avoid bad “optics.” “As per CO [Redmond] no one is to know about this,” Sgt. Jerry Ioveno texted members of the unit. “Not even the other teams.” He stressed, “No one is to know.” Detective Edgar Robles was listed as the driver of the mayor’s backup SUV so as to give the appearance that de Blasio was not in the car that crashed Attorney Marshall Bellovin has cited this incident as further evidence of a “lack of transparency.”
Michael Jacksons Bodyguard ready to break vow of silence April 24th, California, US
Relocating Royals Protection team to cost pretty penny April 22nd, London, UK
Matt Fides, Michael Jacksons Bodyguard of 10 years, has said enough is enough as he vows to reveal all in defence of his one time employer. Fides, along with fellow protector, Bill Whitfield, have pledged to clear Jacksons legacy of child sex allegations after the documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ made claims of abuse.
Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s plan to spend unto 4 months of the year living in South Africa would require a considerable security operation coming at a significant cost. Former Scotland Yard commander, John O’Conner, estimates the annual bill to be around the £1m mark and has called on the royals make a contribution and lessen the load on the taxpayer and the met police.
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