Pokemon Go Robberies, Muggings and Mayhem

About a fortnight ago, the Pokemon Go App hit and now the reports are coming in. Pokemon Go robberies, muggings and mayhem have hit the nation hard.

Pokemon Go Robberies, Muggings and Mayhem

pokemon go robberiesSo you downloaded the #1 app, you have traveled across your town, searching far and wide for Pikachu. But that hasn’t exactly worked out for all the Pokémon Go users. After luring victims to their location with the new augmented reality game app, suspects have been arrested or are currently being sought as police have responded to a high number of reports of Pokemon Go robberies, mugging and general mayhem that have erupted across the nation.
First a little background. The Pokemon Go app allows you, for a small fee of $5 for 30 minutes, to become a “PokeStop”. This brings game players to your location. That’s fine if you are a coffee shop or ice cream parlor wanting to drive traffic to your store.
pokemon go robberies (2)It’s not fine when someone is luring you to a secluded location to rob you.
Police around the nation are warning those who play the game or have children who play the game to do so with extreme caution.
Why?
In just two short weeks, it’s happening all over. From Orlando Florida to St Louis to stabbing and robbing in San Antonio to a carjacking in a Northern California park to the University of Maryland Campus to a gunpoint robberies at a park in Baltimore to a man shot and robbed in Columbus Ohio. And that’s not even a start of a list, that’s just the first page of a Google News search.

What do they all have in common? Their head was down, they were playing a game and distracted, unaware of their surroundings.

If any of those folks had Situational Awareness Training, they would likely have their phones, wallets and purses right now. It’s also fairly certain they would not have been stabbed, shot or had their vehicle stolen either.
It also poses a question we never thought of.
Should you get a concealed weapon permit to play a game on your phone? We sincerely hope the answer is no, and that you have the common sense to be aware of your surroundings when playing a game.
But the larger question is that with street and parking lot robberies, carjackings and home invasions on the rise; Are you prepared to protect yourself and your loved ones?
When you say the word “robberies” most people imagine crimes committed against banks (how many bank heists have we seen in movies and TV?), but that is only 2.1% of robberies. Or perhaps you think of late-night retail establishments like gas stations and convenience stores where a gun is used to force the cashier to hand over the cash in the drawer (8.3%). However, most robberies occur on the street and parking lots, directly against a person (44.5%). When someone uses force or fear against you to steal your car, it’s a carjacking (10.2%). When someone robs you in your home (14.3%) it’s a home invasion robbery.
We tell you this so that you know that a bank teller or cashier at 7-11 working the graveyard shift at 3 AM is considerably safer than you are walking to your car at the mall at 3 in the afternoon, or sitting in your home watching Jeopardy.

But definitely keep and eye out playing Pokemon Go.

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Concealed Carry Training in Clearwater

ESS Global, offers concealed carry training in Clearwater in our D.O.E. approved school. You will leave with the needed certificate to successfully apply for your Florida CWP permit.

Concealed Carry Training in Clearwater

If you are looking for concealed carry training in Clearwater and the surrounding area, you should know that there are CWP Trainers, CWP Classes and CWP Schools. A “school” needs to be certified by the State (in this case Florida) Department of Education. That being said, the fact is that there is only one Protection School in Florida that is certified by the Florida Department of Education as a Protection School and that would be ESS Global Corp here in Tarpon Springs.

ESS Global Concealed Carry Training in Clearwater Florida

Class Overview

  • concealed carry training in clearwater floridaINTRODUCTION
  • RULES FOR THE CLASS
  • FIREARMS HISTORY/INTRODUCTION TO SEMI-AUTO PISTOL
  • STORIES OF SUCCESS AND LAWFUL USE OF CWP
  • PROPER MINDSET FOR CWP HOLDER
  • FIREARMS SAFETY/PROPER GRIP OF FIREARM
  • CALIBER CHOICE/SIDE ARM SELECTION FOR CARRY
  • CARRY METHODS
  • LAWS FOR PROPER AND LAWFUL CARRY
  • LIVE FIRE EXERCISE
  • GRADUATION

In the ESS Global Concealed Carry Training, you’ll earn your certification to get your Florida concealed weapon license with our NRA certified instructors.  You will learn the laws based on the Florida Statutes relating to concealed carry and cover handgun safety techniques as well.  Our class takes 2 hours to complete. You will leave with your certificate in your hand. 
Tuition $70
This course greatly exceeds the minimum Florida requirements for obtaining your state concealed carry permit. It is the most extensive, informative concealed carry class you will find anywhere in Florida. ESS instructors will give you the best possible classroom instruction and demonstrations. You will be required to demonstrate safe handling and perform a live fire at the end of the class. Upon successful completion, you will receive your certificate to apply for your Florida concealed carry permit.

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Executive Protection Certifications

While there are no authentic Executive Protection certifications, there are valid Secondary Executive Protection Certifications that you’ll need to have.

Executive Protection Certifications

If you are considering a career in the rapidly growing executive protection field, know that in the protection/security industry, there is no “license”, there is no state testing, and their are no state boards in most states. Consequently, in nearly every state, there are no Executive Protection Certifications. Executive Protection Training is usually lumped into the same category as Security Guards or Private Investigation and has very little to do with either.
Yet online, we see training to earn your “certified protection specialist credentials” advertised on various websites. Unfortunately, nobody is regulating these schools, training centers and trainers. So know this; No government agency regulates or monitors what is taught and who is teaching it. Thus, anybody off the street could be teaching you, and you could be paying for false, misleading, inaccurate information.
The “protection credentials” you are handed at the end of the training, is simply a piece of paper from the trainer and nothing more.

How ESS Global is Different

executive protection or bodyguard? - executive protection!
This is exactly where the ESS Global Executive Protection Training School differs. We are licensed and our curriculum and instructors are all regulated and monitored by the Department of Education (D.O.E.), and only a select few elite schools are D.O.E. approved and certified for executive protection training. 

But there are important Secondary Executive Protection Certifications that can further your career in the security/protection field.

Secondary Executive Protection Certifications

The ASP Basic Certification (ABC) is a 7-hour, hands-on seminar which trains participants in the operational use of the ASP Tactical Baton. The program is simple to learn and easy to understand. It provides effective defensive impact weapon tactics for law enforcement and private security personnel, as well as responsible civilians without long hours of training. The techniques were designed to work effectively for all users, male and female, large and small, fit as well as those in less-than-peak physical condition.
The program provides portation (carrying) and presentation (drawing) procedures as well as striking techniques. These tactics are quickly learned, easily practiced and readily maintained long after the program is completed.

handcuff training at ESS GlobalThe ASP Basic Handcuff Certification (ABC) is a 4-hour, hands-on seminar which trains participants in the operational use of the hinged and chain handcuffs, as well as the proprietary ASP flex-cuffs. The program is simple to learn and easy to understand. It provides effective mechanical restraint tactics for law enforcement and private security personnel without long hours of training. The techniques were designed to work effectively for all users, male and female, large and small, fit as well as those in less-than-peak physical condition.
The program provides portation (carrying) and presentation (drawing) procedures as well as application techniques. These tactics are quickly learned, easily practiced and readily maintained long after the program is completed.


This four (4) hour end-user level certification program focuses on the deployment, handling and documentation of the use of OC (oleoresin capsicum) chemical aerosols.
This course will train the police officer or private security officer in the use of aerosols tactics and will help protect both the officer as well as their agency from costly litigation issues that could arise from the use of OC aerosol projectors.
This program addresses proper deployment techniques, situational requirements and situational appropriateness of various projectors, defensive and retention contamination drills, decontamination, proper use-of-force reporting and operational guidelines.
Pepper spray can save your life — but it can also make a dangerous encounter worse.
PREREQUISITES: This class is restricted to sworn public law enforcement officers and licensed private security officers only.

There is a saying we love around the office here;

Concealed Carry Class in OrlandoBrandishing a firearm is not the solution to every confrontation, but rather taking action first will always beat reacting last.

That being said, there are times you may need to carry. So you will need a Concealed Carry Permit. In most every state including here in Florida where our corporate office is, you’ll need to take a concealed weapons class in order to successfully apply for your permit to carry a weapon.

venue security in floridaThese Executive Protection Certifications training classes are an absolute must for those that are serious about success in the Executive Protection/Bodyguard/Security Guard Industry.

Please ask us about our group rates, private classes, referrals and discounts for: military, law enforcement, firemen, EMT/paramedics and security officers with either D or G license.

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Concealed Carry Class in Orlando

ESS Global Corp Concealed Carry Class in Orlando provides the needed training for a Florida Concealed Carry Permit. The next concealed carry class in Orlando is March 12 at Noon, so call today, seating capacity is limited!

Concealed Carry Class in Orlando

ESS Global Concealed Carry Class in OrlandoIf you are looking for  Concealed Carry Class in Orlando, you should know that there are Concealed Carry Trainers, Classes and Schools. A “school” needs to be certified by the State (in this case the State of Florida) Department of Education.
That being said, the fact is that there is but one Security and Protection School in Florida that is approved and certified by the Florida Department of Education and that would be ESS Global Corporation.
Earn your class certification to get your concealed weapons license with our NRA certified instructors.  You will learn the laws based on the Florida Statutes relating to concealed carry and we’ll cover safety techniques as well.  Our class takes 2 hours to complete, and You will leave with your certificate in your hand.  The course outline is as follows:

Concealed Carry Class in Orlando

  • Concealed Carry Class in OrlandoINTRODUCTION
  • RULES FOR THE CLASS
  • FIREARMS HISTORY/INTRODUCTION TO SEMI-AUTO PISTOL
  • CALIBER CHOICE/SIDE ARM SELECTION FOR CARRY
  • STORIES OF SUCCESS AND LAWFUL USE OF CWP
  • PROPER MINDSET FOR CWP HOLDER
  • FIREARMS SAFETY/PROPER GRIP OF FIREARM
  • CARRY METHODS
  • LAWS FOR PROPER AND LAWFUL CARRY
  • LIVE FIRE EXERCISE
  • GRADUATION

Join over 1.4 million Floridians and get your concealed weapon permit.

Take the ESS Global Concealed Weapon Class in Orlando, and leave with the certification needed to successfully apply for your Concealed Weapon Permit.

The Details

March 12, 2016

9913  Bear Lake Road (St. Andrews Presbyterian)

Apopka, FL 32703

12:00 PM Noon

ESS Global CorpThe ESS Concealed Carry Class in Orlando is only $70 – and you leave with the certification needed to successfully apply for a concealed weapons permit.

Call the only “real” Protection School in Florida. ESS Global Corp.

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Tampa Concealed Weapon Training

If you are looking for Tampa Concealed Weapon Training or Clearwater, Tarpon Springs or New Port Richie, ESS Global is ready to help.

Tampa Concealed Weapon Training

ESS Global Corp provides Tampa Concealed Weapon Training needed for the Florida Concealed Carry Application.
Earn your class certification to get your concealed weapons license with our NRA certified instructor.  You will learn the laws based on the Florida Statutes relating to concealed carry and cover safety techniques as well.  Our class takes 2 hours to complete.   You will leave with your certificate in your hand.  You may take the course at our office or we will come to you.  Ask about our in-home/business options. The course outline is as follows:

  • Carry with tampa concealed weapon trainingINTRODUCTION
  • RULES FOR THE CLASS
  • FIREARMS HISTORY/INTRODUCTION TO SEMI-AUTO PISTOL
  • STORIES OF SUCCESS AND LAWFUL USE OF CWP
  • PROPER MINDSET FOR CWP HOLDER
  • FIREARMS SAFETY/PROPER GRIP OF FIREARM
  • CALIBER CHOICE/SIDE ARM SELECTION FOR CARRY
  • CARRY METHODS
  • LAWS FOR PROPER AND LAWFUL CARRY
  • LIVE FIRE EXERCISE
  • GRADUATION

Another Benefit of Tampa Concealed Weapon Training

Florida law usually allows the weapon or firearm to be legally kept ‘securely encased” in a vehicle, although there are some exceptions. The simplest and most common definition of “securely encased” means it is in a holster or gun rug that is snapped, zipped, or strapped, or in a box or container with a closed lid or top so that the lid or top must be physically opened in order to use or fire the weapon. Securely encased would also allow the firearm or weapon to be placed inside a closed glove compartment or closed console of a vehicle. The firearm may be fully loaded at the time.
benefits of tampa concealed weapon trainingIt’s very common for firearm owners to carry a weapon in their vehicle for protection while on the roadways and getting around town.  If you are pulled over by a police officer and they may ask if you have a firearm in your car. Answer truthfully. The presence of a firearm can affect the traffic stop because the officer is unaware of your criminal history. Showing the officer a concealed carry permit shows that you have undergone the necessary background checks, and that the state reasonably believes that you are a law-abiding citizen and are trustworthy enough to carry a firearm.  If you are pulled over with a gun in the car (glove-box, console, truck, etc.) and have a concealed license, giving the officer both your driver’s license and your concealed carry license together, immediately quells any concern the officer may have over your firearm.
Plus, it allow you to concealed carry it on your person while in a vehicle.

Only $70 $50 for our Tampa Concealed Weapon Training

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