If you hear the term “bodyguard” you’re apt to remember the movie, The Bodyguard, from 1992. Not only was that movie known for Whitney Houston’s huge hit songs, but it also brought the term ‘’bodyguard’’ into the mainstream. In the movie, Kevin Costner starred as a former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard hired to protect Whitney Houston’s… Read more »
Why Construction Sites Should Have a Security Presence
LawDog Security can supply your Chicago-area construction site with a trained and qualified security presence. Why should construction sites have security personnel and/or monitoring? They often contain materials and equipment worth thousands–perhaps millions–of dollars. Items as expensive as that shouldn’t be left unattended. Security can be the eyes and ears needed when construction workers have… Read more »
How Undercover Operatives Can Help Your Company
If you ever watched TV in the 1980s, you probably saw a show or two that featured a “narc.” This was typically a person who looked young enough to pass as a high school student. He was typically sent into the school to look, act and speak like a fellow student, hanging out with the… Read more »
Here’s How Off Duty Police Officers Can Help Your Business
There’s something intimidating about a police officer, isn’t there? If you’ve ever been pulled over while driving, and a police officer approached your car, you know the feeling you got when that happened. It was clear that they were “in charge” and you had to respect them. Indeed, the police’s authority and presence carries a… Read more »
When You Should Consider Having an Executive Protection Officer Nearby
When should executives consider having protection? If they ever feel the need to be physically shielded from maddening crowds or angry workers, then they should have at least one executive protection officer around them. Furthermore, in today’s world, executives may need protection officers to help protect “codes,” “keys,” and other important data and/or computer-related information… Read more »
Tips for Preventing Fraud In Your Business
We want to think of people as inherently good and trustworthy but the reality is that some steal and/or commit crimes. Businesses and organizations lose revenue due to employee fraud. Detection and prevention become important to many businesses and organizations in order to combat this almost inevitable problem. Types of fraud can involve the misappropriation… Read more »
Reasons to Have a Security Guard At Your School
Society is crazy today. You can’t turn on your TV set without hearing of a school shooting. It’s an almost daily occurrence in America. And it’s not just in big cities, anymore. Now there’s violence happening in the smallest of small towns. No one is immune to school violence anymore. That said, now, more than… Read more »
How Security Guards Reassure Employees
When most of us are young children, our mom or dad stood by us as we worked up the courage to ride our bikes on our own. A parent jogged alongside us, ready to catch us in case we fell. We were so thankful that mom or dad was there for us, watching our every… Read more »
The Common Traits of a Good Security Guard
What do you do if you’re a homeowners’ association (for example) who hires a security firm that doesn’t do their job well? You find another firm to take care of business. Some security guards are lazy and misguided. Instead of making their rounds, walking paths they’re supposed to check hourly, and/or writing down stuff they… Read more »
Why Businesses Should Have a Drug Testing Policy
Why do some employers test for drugs? Well for starters, they mess with a persons’ ability to do their jobs (and their lives) in a proper way. Drugs have a way of altering the mind, body and soul whereas the end results are, simply, bad. Would you want a drug addict watching your child? No…. Read more »
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