Anchorage AK Jan 14, 2022 The Anchorage Downtown Partnership has changed how its safety ambassadors patrol downtown’s streets, ending a program model its executive director says resulted in some unintended negative consequences, like gaps in crime data, and increasingly led to ambassadors dealing with situations better handled by police or social service providers. Safety ambassadors […]
BUCKTOWN Chicago IL Dec 15 2021— Armed private security guards are expected to begin patrolling a section of Bucktown on Wednesday, according to emails sent by leaders of the Bucktown Neighbors Association, which is organizing the program. According to documents distributed by the group, the Bucktown Neighbors Association is working with P4, a private security […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. December 8, 2021 Five newly-hired private officers are out on patrol in Beverly Hills on Monday as the city increased its staff in response to the recent spike in crime. The officers work for Covered 6 Security and will be armed and are set to patrol different parts of the city. The move […]
DALLAS TX Nov 5 2021 – There will be more visible security in Uptown Dallas following a string of recent shootings. A private security company has been hired to patrol the neighborhood seven days a week. Dallas police have investigated several crimes there in recent months. People who live nearby report hearing gunshots nearly every night. […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. November 5 2021 Burlington’s downtown district will have a couple of extra sets of eyes and ears this holiday season to help keep shoppers safe. Starting Nov. 3, you might see security guards or downtown safety ambassadors walking in pairs five days a week. They are there to help shoppers and employees feel safe. […]
Charlotte NC October 2, 2021 Rick McCann Whether paying off-duty police to patrol upscale neighborhoods and shopping centers or hiring sworn private law enforcement or private security, many parts of our country have decided to increase their safety and security by forming private police forces. The Waikiki business association has paid Honolulu police at least […]
Charlotte NC September 28, 2021 POI Staff One of the areas of policing in many cities that have fallen victim to the Defund the Police movement, budget cuts, and staffing shortages, are local parks. In many communities across the country, it has been the local city and county law enforcement agencies who have patrolled area […]
SAN ANTONIO TX Sept 20 2021 A man was shot in the arm behind a Northwest side nightclub overnight. It happened close to 2:00 a.m. early Sunday morning near a club located at the 4500 block of N Loop 1604. The sergeant at the scene told us that details are limited because they are continuing to […]
Columbus, Ohio July 28 2021— The city of Columbus is strengthening security along the Sai Auto Mile as part of a recently announced effort to keep some of the city’s most visited areas safe. According to Mayor Andrew Ginther, unarmed guards will patrol the area from 4 pm to midnight. Additional safety measures will come […]
BALTIMORE MD May 28 2021 — A group of residents in Federal Hill have hired a private security company to help combat crime in the area. “This is completely citizen supported,” said Darren Anderson who is the treasurer of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Patrol. “We haven’t gotten one dollar from a business, a grant or the […]