Security Camera Monitoring Help Nab Burglars

Security cameras are a valuable tool to stop business break-ins. Recently, two would-be robbers in Cypress, Calif. climbed over a fence to enter a business property. Little did they know that they were being watched by an offsite security guard through real-time security camera monitoring. The police were notified. The police spotted the robbers trying […]

Hospital Security Guards Keep Doctors, Nurses And Patients Safe

We are in the throes of a public health emergency. The exhausted faces of doctors and nurses that we see in the news say it all. They are waging a war against COVID-19 and putting their lives at risk to treat and help their patients. While roads, parks and gathering places are empty, our hospitals […]

Nursing Homes And COVID-19 Security: Protecting Our Most Vulnerable

Eight out of 10 deaths in the U.S. due to coronavirus are people older than 65. A quarter of those deaths (nearly 30,000) were residents of nursing homes. Ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States was Kirkland Life Care Center, a nursing home outside of Seattle. At least 37 people connected with […]

Security Guards Tackle COVID-19 And Unrest Issues While On Duty

We live in unprecedented times. The pandemic created new rules for public safety. Security guards continue being tasked with ensuring those rules are followed. The recent looting and vandalism (continuing, but thankfully, on a smaller scale) means security guards are now stepping into an additional role—this time to protect property during a time of unrest. […]

Protecting Retail Businesses From Merchandise Theft

The current unrest has exposed just how vulnerable retail businesses are to theft. Despite security gates and alarm systems, if criminals are intent on breaking into a store, they will, and then grab merchandise and be gone before police can respond. The only significant deterrent to this type of crime is the physical presence of […]