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A broken nose, eye socket, and a hearty insurance claim to boot...

Of all the places for a security officer to get assaulted, you wouldn't think a horse racing track would be one of them.

But that kind of thinking (assuming violence can't happen "here") inevitably leads to someone getting hurt, right?

Just look at this recent case in New York where an unarmed officer was assaulted and severely injured by an aggressor for no apparent reason. The suspect even stole the security officer's car following the assault.

This article was originally published by the Boston Herald on April 5, 2015.

By Jordan Graham

Newton-Wellesley Hospital will be rolling out new, non-lethal devices for its security staff in the coming weeks, as hospitals across the country have seen an increase in violent attacks by patients.

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As a CEO, I’m most excited by companies that are using technology to make the world a safer place. And remarkably, I’ve been privileged enough to have been involved in two different companies that have been able to combine security and technology to create a better world.

Digital Ally helped law enforcement departments upgrade their incident recording capabilities. At the time, believe it or not, police cars had big, heavy VCR recorders in their trunks that needed to be wired to the dashboards. Digital Ally pioneered the deployment of the digital dashcam in a way that made it accessible and affordable, leading to widespread adoption. This technology is now used in the majority of police cars today.

There was no better feeling than going to sleep at night knowing that I was part of a company that was developing technology to make America safer.

So, naturally, I couldn’t stop there.

It hit me recently while I watched one of our intense instructor certification courses. The moment in front of me had been five years in the making.