Why would you hire armed security guards when you can hire actual, active Police Officers?

There are a number of benefits you gain from contracting an off-duty officer to help with your security needs:

• The presence of an uniformed officer is extremely effective in deterring any unlawful or generally undesirable behavior at your function or location.
• An officer has successfully completed police academy training and knows how to handle high risk situations.
• An officer knows how to diffuse a situation before it gets destructive; officers know aggressive and physical confrontation is not the first or most desirable option.
• If a high risk situation unfolds and an officer needs to arrest an individual, use physical force or use a weapon, it is an officer doing so – not some guy doing so.
• If an officer calls for police backup to help handle a situation, the police backup shows up quickly to assist their fellow officer.
• A plain clothed officer option enables police-level security without police-level visibility if that is advantageous to your personal or business situation.
• In many areas of the country, the cost of contracting an officer is not significantly higher than contracting run-of-the-mill security.
• The probability of being victimized by an “inside job” with an officer present is nearly zero.

Allowing Hart Halsey to contract and manage your police needs also provides you with several benefits:

• Different police departments have different rules and regulations in terms of contracting, interacting with and paying their officers. We handle all that for you – no matter how many different police departments are required for the engagement.
• Different municipalities require different types and levels of insurance. We have all the required insurance.
• We send you one detailed invoice each week or month depending on your needs – regardless of the number of locations or shifts managed during the invoice time period.  We remit payment to the police departments and officers in accordance with individual department and IRS requirements.
• We handle all the scheduling and schedule changes.
• If a situation arises in which a particular police department cannot supply the needed officers, we work with neighboring departments in accordance with local department rules, to get you the officer staffing you need.