Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Irving police will host seminar on church security

By COLIN HOGAN / The Dallas Morning News

Irving police will host a seminar on Saturday to address the issue of security at churches.

The event is open to the public. It will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvary Church, 4401 N. State Highway 161.

The topics to be discussed include guns in churches, security policies, dealing with suspicious or unruly visitors, and responding to a shooting.

Church violence has been prominent in the news recently, after a series of shootings across the country. In February in Richmond, Calif., two teenage brothers were wounded by gunmen who disrupted a midday service at New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ.

Earlier this week, police in Denton said they were looking for a burglar who had stolen cash and equipment from churches in Denton, Farmers Branch, Midlothian, Mansfield, and Southlake.

People interested in attending the Irving seminar can RSVP via e-mail to crimeprevention@cityofirving.org.

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