Security is a local ‘growth industry,’ but industry struggles to find footing
Security companies are struggling to find qualified security personnel at the need grows locally.
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Security companies are struggling to find qualified security personnel at the need grows locally.
After one of its guards allegedly shot and killed a man at a Kroger gas station in Memphis, the State of Tennessee found the company employed 309 unlicensed guards during a six-month period.
The indictment follows a second-degree murder charge filed in August against Gregory Livingston.
There are 3,886 licensed armed security officers operating in Shelby County, meaning there are more armed guards than Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies combined.Related story:
Allied Universal Security employed Gregory Livingston, the armed security guard who allegedly shot and killed 48-year-old Alvin Motley at an East Memphis Kroger Fuel Center on August 7. The company’s employees have been involved in multiple shootings across the nation in recent years.
The Memphis airport has renewed its contract with Allied Universal for security guards, deflecting a protest that Allied’s local subcontractor, Top Notch Security, should be awarded the job.
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