LAKEWOOD, Calif. March 8 2024 Lakewood is one of the growing cities hiring private security companies to patrol their communities. It’s a job usually reserved for law enforcement officials, but to make up for a limited number of LA County sheriff personnel, the city turned to private security. The program is now entering its second full […]
BRATTLEBORO VT February 10th, 2024 — Since contracting to hire private security guards to keep an eye on the Transportation Center starting in the summer, police and town officials have been happy with the progress they’ve seen. “We’ve consistently gotten some good, positive feedback from people using the parking garage about having a presence in it,” […]
PORTLAND, Ore. October 4 2023— This week, the Central Eastside Together board of directors and safety committee announced that the security firm Securitas will be the district’s new safety provider. “We really want to make Portland, you know, what we want it to be. And we’re just really excited that they’re coming back with some new […]
Salina CA September 29, 2023 As the city of Salinas struggles with a shrinking police force, city leaders are now looking to private security to help protect its neighbors. On Tuesday, the council will consider spending $80,000 to pay for private security to help patrol Closter Park in east Salinas. The council has already spent […]
Everett WA September 9 2023 Everett city leadership hope to address the perception of an unsafe city with new security patrolling downtown and nine more police officers potentially hired next year. Last week, the City Council approved using $187,500 in county American Rescue Plan Act funds to contract with a security company to monitor downtown. The […]
Raleigh NC September 6, 2023 The city of Raleigh will hire private security officers to patrol downtown after recent incidents of drug dealing, fighting, harassment and public defecation. “We are hiring private security to patrol the area around the transit center where we’ve had some major issues, and also parts of Wilmington Street,” Mayor Mary-Ann […]
Kalispell MT. July 27 2023 A trio of Kalispell business organizations are raising funds to pay for private security guards to patrol the downtown area in an effort to deter what representatives describe as vagrancy, and customer and employee safety. The guards, contracted through local firm Talos Security, would protect business interests and connect homeless people […]
San Clemente CA July 19th, 2023 San Clemente has just begun providing private security services in the city’s beach and downtown areas. The new services commenced on Monday, July 17, 2023, with a public event to mark the occasion being held at North Beach. This move aims to enhance the safety of the community by […]
Timmins CA July 14th, 2023 An overnight security patrol is set to start by the end of the month, says Timmins CAO Dave Landers. Having a private firm keep an eye on the city overnight is in hopes of reducing vandalism and crime without further straining police resources. Pads K9 Protection and Detection, a Timmins-based […]
HONOLULU HI July 12th, 2023 Private security teams are being used to patrol Waikiki at night as part of a new city effort designed to target crime in the state’s no. 1 tourist destination. The program started in June as a way to fill the gaps amid a shortage of Honolulu police officers. Trevor Abarzura, president […]