We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Looks good , i wish to work in patrol security too, but in my area there is no positions like that ,in my company it is only 1 overnight car, which is busy with 2 other officers now, other company pays 11-12 in hour (Lafayette Louisiana) so i enjoy patrolling Walmart parking lot,lol
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for you to start your own company and fill the void that clearly exists in your area. Honestly, the higher levels of the security profession are desperately needed nationwide. Armed, professionally attired, impeccably trained and well equipped with highly visible, professionally marked vehicles. All personnel vetted in a manner that rivals many smaller law enforcement agencies. A detailed analysis of the current private security profession would expose both strengths and weaknesses. However, it would also be quite obvious that there's a significant amount of former LEO's of all federal, state, and local levels within the ranks that exemplify the direction that security has been merging towards for the last few decades.
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Im surprised the property management does not require the names of the tenants in the pool after hours. Seems like a violation of the lease and in my experience my apartment contracts require all information of the tenants in these circumstances.
On many of the contracts, we do gather the names of the individuals - it is purely based on different factors, such as how long after hours it is (we generally would not gather that for people who are just in the pool for an extended time past the closing hours vs. someone who clearly jumped a fence after hours), the policies of the property and even the overall attitude of the people who we are speaking with. Usually, people simply understand and move on. If clearly after hours and they trespassed by jumping a fence, we would handle that situation much differently. Great question, though!
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Sorry but a company like that should not allow their employees to work the field without a proper vest. Theres no excuse for them to be just wearing a vest cover, either work a desk or dispatch until you can get one or that company needs to provide one. Safety first!
@@disneyfan9099 There is no such thing, just like there is no such thing as a "routine traffic stop" for cops. I can understand some Allied guy sitting in a parking booth handing out parking passes for $10 not wearing protection, but if you are in any sort of "patrol" funciton (foot or car, apartment or HOA, whatever) there is really no valid excuse to have a firearm but no armor, ESPECIALLY if you are going to rock such a minimal kit which lacks any form of medial aid, even something as cheap and easy to carry as a TQ. (and no, having it buried in a bag somewhere in the car doesnt count. If you dont have it with you when you need it, then you dont have it.) Security having proper gear isnt "doing too much", its the ones doing jobs like this and lacking proper equipment that are not doing enough.
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
@@Denver-metro-protective every person assigned to the "patrol" function should be required to wear the armor. And it should be provided to them. A nice fleet of vehicles should come second to Officer Safety.
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
i have done corrections work for the last 17 years, before that i did loss prevention/security work for 12 years. This looks like a good security program. i will be retiring soon, do you have patrols in northern colo?
Tl;dr - There is no such thing as a "low risk" shift or a "low risk patrol". Period. End of story. Why? Because no security or police officer clocks in and gets to decide what other people are about to do tonight. You do not get to decide that "tonight, nothing unusual will happen. No one will be where they arent supposed to be, doing what they arent supposed to be doing, and they will totally comply if I just talk to them nicely." THEY decide that. People you may or may not have ever met or seen before, who may be locals or from out of town, etc. And YOU dont decide if they have weapons and want to use them, THEY do. And if you are unwilling to accept these simple facts, then at the very least you should not be walking around with a gun as part of your job...I say that for YOUR protection, as well as for everyone elses. Perspective - It highly concerns me that an Officer (security or peace) in 2024 would be performing any sort of patrol function and seems to not carry any form of IFA while seeming to also lack body armor, all while working armed. There is no valid excuse for that. If you can afford a nice fleet of vehicles and a dedicated dispatcher, you can afford to put plates in those vests you issue these Officers. Much of what I see out of this company is better than many other companies, but if you are not providing armor and mandating they be worn at all times while in uniform, then that is a major red flag. It is also highly disturbing that the only options this Officer has given himself (and by extension, this company has given him) is his hands and a gun for any situation that doesnt go politely. Im not saying you need to look like you are jumping into Fallujah with a bunch of "TactiCool" crap, but come on...not even some $15 OC? No other options to defend himself from harm except to fight for his life or go straight to ending the other person. That is setting him up not only to fail in the street, but to absolutely fail in a court room if he doesnt end up in a box. If you want to wear minimal gear, be unarmed. But if you are going to carry a firearm in the course of your duties, you have a responsibility to yourself and to those around you to be able to protect yourself and to be able to help others. Heaven forbid you have to use your firearm, and in the struggle you hit the "bad guy" a couple times but hit some random person down the way too...now all you got for them is an "Im sorry" or a "I didnt mean to" while they suffer. No TQ to stop their bleeding in a arm or leg, no chest seal to maybe save their life if they got hit in the torso, nothing. Just "oopsie". Smh. You can get this stuff off Amazon, the legit real name brand things. Again, no valid excuse for this. I very much appreciate each and every company that is trying their best to actually look professional and run their operation professionally. Professional uniforms that dont try to make their Officers look like some dated mall cop from the 90's. An actual fleet of good looking and respectable vehicles that arent just old CPVI's on their last rusty legs and tahoes with paint chips flying off every shift with giant goofy yellow SECURITY on the side as the only identifier, or worse...some little smart car or Nissan Versa with a tiny flashing light on top. Actually trying to have an Operations Center where each shift starts and ends with getting folks on the same page and ensuring good and steady communication when out in the field. There is much going right here, and I applaud it. BUT as great as all of this is, its all worthless if the individual Officers are not properly equipped when they hit the streets, in terms of knowledge and in terms of actual kit. If there is no one above straight up TELLING this Cpl "Hey, youre looking a bit light on gear Corporal. Where is your less lethal? Where is your body armor? Where is your TQ? Why are these not on your person?" then that is a problem with the culture of this company. And if the response would be this nonsense "Well its a low risk shift tonight" BS, then that speaks even louder. There is NO SUCH THING as a low risk shift. It doesnt exist. WE DO NOT GET TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE. WE DO NOT DECIDE IF THINGS WILL BE RISKY OR NOT. The bad guys and the stupid guys, those are who get to decide just how risky a shift is going to be. I know a Security Officer who was shot trying to do nothing more than lock up the apartment laundry room for the night while their body armor was in the back seat of their car. "Low risk" nice apartments. Never had an incident in years. Had an incident that night though, because he said "hey buddy, Im about to lock up for the night. How much longer you gonna be?" That was it. Camera verified thats all that was said and done. He decided it was "low risk". Stupid guy decided to make it a "life ending" shift. Just a few weeks ago another Security Officer was shot and then executed at a farmers market in the early morning hours of his shift. Why? Because a couple of teenagers were about to try and steal the company golf cart and he came around the corner and just said "Hey! Yall better get out of here!" That was it. He was shot and wounded, in pain on the floor, and then the kid walked up to him and shot him in the head before running off. I repeat, there is no such thing as a "low risk" shift. Not every Security Officer needs to be running around looking like a super soldier, but if you are going to work a job with a gun and especially in a patrol setting, you should have armor and some IFAK. Otherwise, frankly, you have no business doing what you are doing. I dont care if you have been doing it for 20 years, that doesnt change the facts, and the facts are in. Plenty of fuds swore up and down by how they did it, until they had to face facts. Techniques, tactics, and equipment evolve, as does the world we live in. Equip yourself with knowledge, then equip yourself with the proper gear. Remember, you can OVER prepare thousands of times...but you can only UNDER prepare once.
@@theawesomegamer_And how exactly are they trying to be law enforcement? You just sound like a fool right-now. They have a different job and different set of responsibilities from law enforcement.
@@official_pol2198 Go read their 1 star google reviews. Here's an excerpt: "Star only because I can't give less. Professional chauffeur driving a disabled 80 year old man to the grocery store parking in a spot that is clearly not marked at all for any reserve purposes and a very rude employee of Denver Metro pulls up in his wannabe cop car looking thing and proceeds to tell me that he called the state patrol on me and that I had to move my car because I was parked in a fire zone. The space I was parked in was not marked with any signage at all no red curbs nothing but because he is a security guard power has gone to his head and he has to harass citizens that are simply doing their jobs and waiting for their handicap disabled clients to grocery shop and then he wants to get rude and start calling people nasty names when you point out to him that you are parked in a spot that is clearly not marked as no parking. But from reading the other reviews about this company I guess that's about the normal thing " - A person dealing with the denver metro
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Agreed. Armed with no vest supplied by the company is craaaaazy
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
That's the choice of the individual.
I love this!
Can not wait too see Atlanta Metro
I've watched multiple marketing vids from your company where your officers are wearing vest covers, with no ballistic panels? Care to explain?
Looks good , i wish to work in patrol security too, but in my area there is no positions like that ,in my company it is only 1 overnight car, which is busy with 2 other officers now, other company pays 11-12 in hour (Lafayette Louisiana) so i enjoy patrolling Walmart parking lot,lol
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for you to start your own company and fill the void that clearly exists in your area.
Honestly, the higher levels of the security profession are desperately needed nationwide. Armed, professionally attired, impeccably trained and well equipped with highly visible, professionally marked vehicles. All personnel vetted in a manner that rivals many smaller law enforcement agencies.
A detailed analysis of the current private security profession would expose both strengths and weaknesses. However, it would also be quite obvious that there's a significant amount of former LEO's of all federal, state, and local levels within the ranks that exemplify the direction that security has been merging towards for the last few decades.
Awesome
Lovely, but why did the guard wear a carrier vest empty of body armor
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Im surprised the property management does not require the names of the tenants in the pool after hours. Seems like a violation of the lease and in my experience my apartment contracts require all information of the tenants in these circumstances.
Yeah but they are college kids. Just fluff stuff
On many of the contracts, we do gather the names of the individuals - it is purely based on different factors, such as how long after hours it is (we generally would not gather that for people who are just in the pool for an extended time past the closing hours vs. someone who clearly jumped a fence after hours), the policies of the property and even the overall attitude of the people who we are speaking with. Usually, people simply understand and move on. If clearly after hours and they trespassed by jumping a fence, we would handle that situation much differently. Great question, though!
Is the vest bullet proof? Looks like just a vest with no armour inside?
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
Sorry but a company like that should not allow their employees to work the field without a proper vest. Theres no excuse for them to be just wearing a vest cover, either work a desk or dispatch until you can get one or that company needs to provide one. Safety first!
It's very low risk like he said
@@disneyfan9099 There is no such thing, just like there is no such thing as a "routine traffic stop" for cops.
I can understand some Allied guy sitting in a parking booth handing out parking passes for $10 not wearing protection, but if you are in any sort of "patrol" funciton (foot or car, apartment or HOA, whatever) there is really no valid excuse to have a firearm but no armor, ESPECIALLY if you are going to rock such a minimal kit which lacks any form of medial aid, even something as cheap and easy to carry as a TQ. (and no, having it buried in a bag somewhere in the car doesnt count. If you dont have it with you when you need it, then you dont have it.)
Security having proper gear isnt "doing too much", its the ones doing jobs like this and lacking proper equipment that are not doing enough.
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
@@Denver-metro-protective every person assigned to the "patrol" function should be required to wear the armor.
And it should be provided to them. A nice fleet of vehicles should come second to Officer Safety.
It’s hot there
Awesome video! But, I was wondering… are you guys partnered with Denver Metro Security? Or are you two friends?
I was also looking at the vest it don’t have no plates at all
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
i have done corrections work for the last 17 years, before that i did loss prevention/security work for 12 years. This looks like a good security program. i will be retiring soon, do you have patrols in northern colo?
We have positions statewide!
Tl;dr - There is no such thing as a "low risk" shift or a "low risk patrol". Period. End of story. Why? Because no security or police officer clocks in and gets to decide what other people are about to do tonight. You do not get to decide that "tonight, nothing unusual will happen. No one will be where they arent supposed to be, doing what they arent supposed to be doing, and they will totally comply if I just talk to them nicely." THEY decide that. People you may or may not have ever met or seen before, who may be locals or from out of town, etc. And YOU dont decide if they have weapons and want to use them, THEY do. And if you are unwilling to accept these simple facts, then at the very least you should not be walking around with a gun as part of your job...I say that for YOUR protection, as well as for everyone elses.
Perspective -
It highly concerns me that an Officer (security or peace) in 2024 would be performing any sort of patrol function and seems to not carry any form of IFA while seeming to also lack body armor, all while working armed. There is no valid excuse for that. If you can afford a nice fleet of vehicles and a dedicated dispatcher, you can afford to put plates in those vests you issue these Officers. Much of what I see out of this company is better than many other companies, but if you are not providing armor and mandating they be worn at all times while in uniform, then that is a major red flag.
It is also highly disturbing that the only options this Officer has given himself (and by extension, this company has given him) is his hands and a gun for any situation that doesnt go politely. Im not saying you need to look like you are jumping into Fallujah with a bunch of "TactiCool" crap, but come on...not even some $15 OC? No other options to defend himself from harm except to fight for his life or go straight to ending the other person. That is setting him up not only to fail in the street, but to absolutely fail in a court room if he doesnt end up in a box.
If you want to wear minimal gear, be unarmed. But if you are going to carry a firearm in the course of your duties, you have a responsibility to yourself and to those around you to be able to protect yourself and to be able to help others. Heaven forbid you have to use your firearm, and in the struggle you hit the "bad guy" a couple times but hit some random person down the way too...now all you got for them is an "Im sorry" or a "I didnt mean to" while they suffer. No TQ to stop their bleeding in a arm or leg, no chest seal to maybe save their life if they got hit in the torso, nothing. Just "oopsie". Smh. You can get this stuff off Amazon, the legit real name brand things. Again, no valid excuse for this.
I very much appreciate each and every company that is trying their best to actually look professional and run their operation professionally. Professional uniforms that dont try to make their Officers look like some dated mall cop from the 90's. An actual fleet of good looking and respectable vehicles that arent just old CPVI's on their last rusty legs and tahoes with paint chips flying off every shift with giant goofy yellow SECURITY on the side as the only identifier, or worse...some little smart car or Nissan Versa with a tiny flashing light on top. Actually trying to have an Operations Center where each shift starts and ends with getting folks on the same page and ensuring good and steady communication when out in the field. There is much going right here, and I applaud it.
BUT as great as all of this is, its all worthless if the individual Officers are not properly equipped when they hit the streets, in terms of knowledge and in terms of actual kit. If there is no one above straight up TELLING this Cpl "Hey, youre looking a bit light on gear Corporal. Where is your less lethal? Where is your body armor? Where is your TQ? Why are these not on your person?" then that is a problem with the culture of this company. And if the response would be this nonsense "Well its a low risk shift tonight" BS, then that speaks even louder. There is NO SUCH THING as a low risk shift. It doesnt exist.
WE DO NOT GET TO DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE. WE DO NOT DECIDE IF THINGS WILL BE RISKY OR NOT. The bad guys and the stupid guys, those are who get to decide just how risky a shift is going to be. I know a Security Officer who was shot trying to do nothing more than lock up the apartment laundry room for the night while their body armor was in the back seat of their car. "Low risk" nice apartments. Never had an incident in years. Had an incident that night though, because he said "hey buddy, Im about to lock up for the night. How much longer you gonna be?" That was it. Camera verified thats all that was said and done. He decided it was "low risk". Stupid guy decided to make it a "life ending" shift. Just a few weeks ago another Security Officer was shot and then executed at a farmers market in the early morning hours of his shift. Why? Because a couple of teenagers were about to try and steal the company golf cart and he came around the corner and just said "Hey! Yall better get out of here!" That was it. He was shot and wounded, in pain on the floor, and then the kid walked up to him and shot him in the head before running off.
I repeat, there is no such thing as a "low risk" shift. Not every Security Officer needs to be running around looking like a super soldier, but if you are going to work a job with a gun and especially in a patrol setting, you should have armor and some IFAK. Otherwise, frankly, you have no business doing what you are doing. I dont care if you have been doing it for 20 years, that doesnt change the facts, and the facts are in. Plenty of fuds swore up and down by how they did it, until they had to face facts. Techniques, tactics, and equipment evolve, as does the world we live in. Equip yourself with knowledge, then equip yourself with the proper gear. Remember, you can OVER prepare thousands of times...but you can only UNDER prepare once.
Officer Tilkens is absolutely very professional. You are lucky to have him on your team.
When you're security but try to make your company look like law enforcement.
Facts dude, I called them out for this and they replied saying 'We can tell you know nothing'
@@theawesomegamer_ Correct. We stand by this.
Our Segways were all broken.
@@theawesomegamer_And how exactly are they trying to be law enforcement? You just sound like a fool right-now. They have a different job and different set of responsibilities from law enforcement.
@@official_pol2198 Go read their 1 star google reviews. Here's an excerpt: "Star only because I can't give less.
Professional chauffeur driving a disabled 80 year old man to the grocery store parking in a spot that is clearly not marked at all for any reserve purposes and a very rude employee of Denver Metro pulls up in his wannabe cop car looking thing and proceeds to tell me that he called the state patrol on me and that I had to move my car because I was parked in a fire zone.
The space I was parked in was not marked with any signage at all no red curbs nothing but because he is a security guard power has gone to his head and he has to harass citizens that are simply doing their jobs and waiting for their handicap disabled clients to grocery shop and then he wants to get rude and start calling people nasty names when you point out to him that you are parked in a spot that is clearly not marked as no parking.
But from reading the other reviews about this company I guess that's about the normal thing
" - A person dealing with the denver metro
I understand the vest thing but what if their wearing a plate carrier inside their shirts we can’t assume without knowing first
We allow each Security Specialist to determine if he / she wishes to wear a vest on their own, although we prefer it, however, the vest carrier is part of the patrol uniform and must be worn.
So many negative comments here. 🙄
😂