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Students Don’t Feel Safe On College Campuses; Parents Hiring Private Security Guards
College students are vulnerable to robberies and physical harm at the hands of criminals. Increasingly, parents are hiring private security guards to patrol campuses and living areas where their children attend school. This is the [...]
Physical Security Checklist For Election Offices Highlights Need For Security Guards
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) created a “Physical Security Checklist For Election Offices” that includes key roles for security guard staff. As election day draws closer, a strong security plan for election offices [...]
Vote-Counting Centers Increasing Security Measures, Adding Security Guards
Vote-counting centers and election offices are adding security measures to prevent security breaches that could impact ballot tabulations on election day. Security guards at voting centers can help deter those intent on harming staff and [...]
Employees Returning To Work Requires An Increase In Security
Amazon just announced that its corporate workers must return to work five days a week starting in January. Amazon is just one of many large companies requiring their employees to return to the office. As [...]
California Leads The Nation In The Number of Security Guards
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 report, California leads the nation in the highest number of employed security guards. California businesses in all different industry sectors employ over 183,000 security guards. Arizona [...]
Even Gated Communities Are Targets For Criminals
With 34 home burglaries in 35 days, many taking place in gated communities, Irvine, California residents are shaken. Irvine is ranked the safest place in the nation to live when it comes to crime, but [...]
Small Businesses Repeatedly Targeted By Thieves; Overnight Security Guards Needed
A string of burglaries in San Fernando, California targeting small retail stores is costing business owners thousands of dollars. Security guards posted overnight could help stop many of these retail store break-ins. Break-In Pattern Emerges. [...]
Event Season Calls For Tighter Security, More Security Guards
Event season is in full swing—with outdoor concerts, sports tournaments and festivals. Recent security breaches at events call for heightened security. Event security guards are at the forefront, making sure eventgoers enjoy a safe experience. [...]
Retailers Adding New Security Measures Because of Rising Theft
Retailers are implementing new security measures to combat rising theft that include retaining private store security guards, says Access Patrol Services (APS), a security guard company serving California and Arizona. While retailers including Target, Walmart, [...]
Theft of Large Construction Equipment on The Rise, Tighter Security Needed
Construction machinery thefts are on the rise—expected to top between 10,000 and 11,000 thefts a year according to the National Equipment Register (NER), an equipment tracking and recovery company. Most equipment is stolen at night, [...]