Security guard on foot patrol attacked by 3 men in Ypsilanti Township apartment complex
A female security guard on foot patrol at Maplewood Apartments in Ypsilanti Township was attacked by three men Tuesday night, causing serious injuries, police said.
No arrests have been made, and the motive of the attack isn't clear, said Washtenaw County Sheriff's spokesman Derrick Jackson.
The 29-year-old security guard for Ypsilanti Township-based S.I.A. Protective Services & Investigations, which provides security at the complex on Chestnut Drive, was conducting foot patrols at about 11:40 p.m., Jackson said. She was in uniform and is an unarmed guard, police said.
"She was walking doing her foot patrol and from behind these guys jump on her and beat her up," Jackson said.
Jackson said the guard fought back, and the men eventually stopped beating her and fled.
It's unclear whether the men used any weapons, Jackson said. The initial 911 call reported the attack as a stabbing, he said.
Police don't know whether anything was stolen from the guard, Jackson said.
She was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital with serious injuries, Jackson said. Because of her injuries, detectives have not had an opportunity to interview her at length.
The attackers left in a dark-colored pickup truck with a cap covering the truck bed.
Kim Harper, property manager of the 271-unit complex across from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, said she's looking into the matter, but did not have details.
"Of course safety is our number one concern," she said.
Amany Tabb, owner of S.I.A. Protective Services & Investigations, did not return phone calls seeking comment this morning.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
Comments
Monica R-W
Sat, Aug 14, 2010 : 2:36 p.m.
I hope the victim will recover. This is what happens in a society that is so focus on cutting the livable wages of the American Worker to those in third world counties. This young woman should have had DOUBLE staffing level at the minimum; with her and another worker on site, performing the security. Why do that, when so-called private corporations can get away with cutting wages and offering no benefits; while placing the lowest bid. to obtain the contract. American Workers, get the shaft. When will we support the American Worker here, like this young lady that was almost killed? And the new complaint of the moment.....how much Government Workers are making in salary and benefits...(Roll-eyes).. Does not sound as if, we will ever learn..... http://www.examiner.com/job-search-in-detroit/monica-ross-williams
GreenEggsandHam
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 7:31 p.m.
Thanks,akp! Unfortunately my post was fried by the "news"."Disclaimer, what I am saying cannot be based on truth, so everyone is ok. Living in this area, I guess until the police and apartment owners step up nothing will change and once again reactive will be the norm and not proactive. Disclaimer, nothing I said can be proved in a court of law, so everyone is safe!
Bruce
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 7:14 p.m.
thank you for the information anonymous. Different security situations require different response. At night in a high crime area, you need at least two armed guards on patrol and radio communication to a dispatcher who can send an immediate police response. MINIMUM. I work security in an office building. We are armed, trained, experienced and when the building is empty, we have three guards on duty and immediate contact to each other via radio and a quick call to the control center to reach the police. Training includes firearms, first aid, cpr and expandable baton. we are all ex military or ex law enforcement. The federal Government says that is the MINIMUM LEVEL of security for this facility. The pay is good, $25 an hour with benefits. That is what security should be in a high crime area. There should be 5 armed security until the crime is under control. That means evicting known criminals and drug users.
anonymous
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 6:03 p.m.
Shannon, you of all people know the truth, the training that SIA provides is an absolute joke, watch some videos and then ride around with someone else for a day? Who is that really preparing? People at that company have been telling ownership for years that officer safety is more than lacking but they are only concerned about cutting cost. Do they even have a fulltime dispatcher anymore? They used to have a radio system but of course that was too costly. Used to have marked cars with supervisors making spot checks, what happened to that? It was only a matter of time before this happened. My heart goes out to the guard and her family though. And Bruce, they pay about $14 an hour for security and the company starts new guards at a whopping $9 and no it is not the company that used to be on Emerick, it is the company that used to actually take care of business at Liberty Square and Hickory Ridge.
tommysnell
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 1:37 p.m.
" The Property Owner has basic obligations to provide a reasonably safe environment to all residents and workers including contractual workers at that property. To conduct a foot patrol during dark hours, the area should be fully illuminated. The buildings and the grounds should be illuminated and it would deter criminal activity...The story reveals that the guard was not in communication with any other party and could not call for assistance while she defended herself. However, I commend this lady Security Officer for doing her job against all odds. I regret the fact that her Security Company had failed to assess the risk involved in her job and the Property Owner had failed to provide a reasonably safe environment to work at night." Can someone say "FEIGER LAW"!
Bruce
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 9:45 a.m.
Is this the same company that used to be located in the old bank on Emerick st.?
Ricebrnr
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 9:21 a.m.
@AKP. Re: "I have said nothing about the gender of the security guard itself." To refresh your memory: "The fact of the matter is it shouldn't matter who, where, when, or what that security guard is. Nothing intrinsic to that person made it more acceptable or justifiable to beat her up, not whether or not she had a Y chromosome, and not whether or not she had a gun." You should also re-read my comment and consider where your follow up questions could possibly have come from as those questions have no basis in what I wrote. Please quote where I (have ever) blamed a victim or their gender. I believe you are construing everything with a militant feminist bias that the actual written commentary does not support.
Thomas
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 7:34 a.m.
I just viewed the video that tommysnell posted from wvid. WTH? The apartment complex doesn't plan on addressing any of the resident's safety concerns? They need to be sued for negligence! they want to make money?? Theyre not going to do it by letting safety and security slide! They'll get it all taken away by the courts.
Awakened
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 6:36 a.m.
@ Keeping it Real Good post and excellent points. But in the short term the best 'security' is NOT letting crime run rampant in an area until the miscreants are in control and see security as an enemy they can defeat. Police should be dealing with the open nature of the criminal acrivity (drugs) and probably will step up enforcement due to the high profile of this crime. But this is what Law Enforcement leaders such as Chief Jones in Ann Arbor meant when they talk about losing the ability to be 'proactive'. Problems are not addressed until they are out of control. It is the opposite of the 'broken windows' approach that has worked so well in New York. Unfortunately with Michigan's economic condition this is as unlikely to change as our policy towards troubled youth for the foreseeable future. Be alert when you are out.
KeepingItReal
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 5:02 a.m.
@AKP: I would take it even further. To me the issue is not her gender or whether security was sufficient or even if security is needed. I think we really need to focus on some of the root causes as to why these young people feel that it is ok to just beat someone up. There are obviously some psychological and emotional problems associated with these young people and they are not getting the support they need either at home or in the community. Yet, there are agencies raking in tons of money claiming they are providing all of these wonderful services to young people. They make their report to the politicians and funding bodies and everybody smile and pat themselves on the back about what a wonderful job they are doing and all the time these kids are not getting what they need. I guarantee you though, if these kids are caught, we as a society will not have to worry about them for a while and we will pay financially for their care while they are locked up. We as a community need to demand some accountability from those entities who say they are working with these "at-risk" kids.
Shannon
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 2:59 a.m.
FYI for those who are making assumptions about SIA Protective Services. The officers that work for the company receive training that is similar to some of the training that police officers receive. This was a very tragic attack on a very wonderful SIA officer. I would like to remind people that this type of attack could have even happen to a police officer as well. When you are caught off guard there is not a whole lot that you can do, although the training that she received before going out into the field is probably what saved her life! SIA is bonded, insured, and totally legal. The officers are trained in self defense, baton, mace and some are trained to carry a fire arm. All past and present employees at SIA are a very tight family and we are insulted by the comments of those who think that we are untrained, minimum wage guards. I have not forgotten the most important fact of this incident! There are 3 low life men running around and a very wonderful woman was affected by these losers! I will pray for her recovery and ask that everyone else does also.
bunnyabbot
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 12:32 a.m.
@ Matt, I can't speak for everyone but my concern about a female security officer walking around alone or working a loan shift would be the threat of rape, most woman know what the "fear" is, that of being raped, most woman getting jumped by only one man would have rape run through her mind more than having her money taken. Being jumped by three men from behind and sustaining serious injury, it says she fought back, I can only imagine she was fighting back for fear of being raped over the fear of being beat up.
tommysnell
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 11:11 p.m.
Here is the WDIV video from the newscast > http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/24599681/ I can't believe the "manager" at the apartment office told the reporter that they "Were not planning to address the issues brought up by the residents this afternoon" THE DOORS ARE NOT SECURE. It's 2010 not 1985. Now more than ever they should have locks on the doors. She isn't helping...next she'll want "her life back". Lame and perhaps Liable if this woman dies? Or someone else!
breadman
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 7:56 p.m.
WOW Kent2525! Wait a minute!!! I hold a Section 8 voucher not all of us are what you classed us as. I DO NOT do drugs, drink, party. I am on disabily, with my adult Child still living with me. If the homeless shelter does a breath test on you as you come in the there place to stay and the STATE pays for the test. Then when a person is in dought on a section 8 voucher then, in your paper work place in big bold works you will be subject to a random test to keep your voucher. And test them. Where I live, I have a drug dealer that comes in from West Willow. I have voiced my complants, called AAPD, and still not a thing is done. Your apps. for residents are not screened very good. There is not a thing wrong with section 8 its the company the residents keep and how many are on the lease and if they lie about the head count on there paper work. HUD DOES NOT CARE! Trust me!
A K P
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 6:35 p.m.
@ Frogger THANK YOU. At least someone gets it.
A K P
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 6:32 p.m.
Rice: I have said nothing about the gender of the security guard itself. I'm sorry you think I'm wrong. Let me try again: Putting responsibility for the attack, in any part, on the person who was attacked takes responsibility away from the people who are actually responsible for it - the attackers. My theory on gender merely contends that the apparent rush to blame the victim's circumstances is an attempt to consciously subvert subconscious social programming vis a vis the female gender. In fact, all of the comments here that *do* put responsibility for the attack on the attackers have been roundly criticized for being racist or classist. To me, it looks like a desperate attempt to blame the victim without coming off as the kind of nard who blames the victim. Just out of curiosity, why do you think *I'm* blaming it on her because she's a woman? What did I say that made you think I thought she deserved to be beaten up because she was female? It certainly wasn't my intention to express the idea that women deserve to be beaten up because they're women. As a woman, that would seem to be against my own interest. So I'd like to know what I said that made you think that I think beating up women for being female is okay and acceptable?
Cash
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 5:56 p.m.
@fieyon, I don't find Ypsilanti a dangerous place to live. And I have lived here for 65 years and never been robbed, vandalized, never had my home broken into etc.... Some areas have higher crime rates than others, certainly. But as in any city in America today, it's up to each citizen to use common sense. As I posted earlier there are no safe places. As for assuming Ypsilanti is " connected the most prosperous city in the state of Michigan"...I'm not sure how you are measuring prosperity (Bloomfield Hills has the highest income for a city over 1000 in Michigan)...but of course Ann Arbor also has crime (click the Crime section to view article and weekly crime statistics for Ann Arbor) and it also has certain areas where crime rates are higher than others. So it's a mistake to think otherwise. Wise people are vigilant where ever they are!
tommysnell
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 5:47 p.m.
Ypsi Township needs to step on NCR.ORG I agree. They need security doors on the buildings to at LEAST try and control access to the hallways and find that Gold Caddie.
Bruce
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 5:47 p.m.
As a security professional, working security at many of these places is scary. I worked a housing complex in Detroit for a year. we were armed, we started with 5 officer per shift for the 1st two weeks, then went to 3 per shift, then 2 per shift. We were armed and I patrolled in a vehicle. We had minimal communications, i.e., our cell phones. For a location like this to have proper security, you need... 1. Controlled access. A guard at the entrance who logs in everybody entering the facility. Who they are, where they are going. 2. two officers on patrol. Either walking or in a marked vehicle together. Radios and contact with a central dispatch. 3. Armed and with authority to intervene until police arrive. 4. This means 18 armed guards minimum. 5. Cost. Cost is the bottom line. Professional security pays a minimum of $20 an hour for an armed security guard. That means charging $40 an hour to a security company per guard. that means $890,000 to $1.5 million a year added to cost. even the LEAST possible contract should add half a million a year. Instead what most places get are one person per shift and a cost of under 200,000 a year for unamed minimum wage security. All that has to be added to the cost of rent. How much are you willing to pay for security?
YpsiREZ
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 5:13 p.m.
It is amusing some of the ignorant comments some people make on this sight. It is as if they have nothing to do but check up on local tragedies and leave pointless comments. Get a life and do something to HELP. I live VERY close to where this happened and my fiancee walked directly past the criminals before they attacked the security guard. Ypsilanti is a dangerous place in general; every area, corner, street, park, etc. WE LIVE 25 miles from one of the most dangerous cities in the United States of America! Also to be noted is that Ypsilanti is connected the most prosperous city in the state of Michigan. Politics are to blame. Law enforcement is to blame. Forcing minorities and poor people into a small, drug-filled area in hopes of sweeping them under the rug. To those who leave negative, invidious comments - KENT2525 - please just stay in Ann Arbor and out of our city. Ypsilanti doesn't want or need people who just want to point and laugh. Keep your comments to yourself please for the sake of those who have no choice but to live in these areas.
Ricebrnr
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 5:09 p.m.
"By making the attack a function of the guard's resources, you're removing blame from the attackers. You don't mean to, but you are, and the reason you're doing it without even thinking is because your social programming is screaming at you to blame her gender." WRONG, only you are doing so. Everyone else is condemning those that would send someone (regardless of gender) into harm's way without the resources, strategy or back up to ensure their safety. Those resources may include guns but is not exclusive to them. Communications, additional personnel, fences AND training were mentioned as well.
tommysnell
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 4:53 p.m.
It is my understanding that a couple of the security guards at this site were watching the Drug activity unfold. Supposidly they are watching for a Gold Caddie and focused on Chestnut drive...right along the front of the property. This is where I have seen rimmed-up old-school cars selling myself. In fact many of them I believe are equipped with small police scanners because if you call the cops they book as soon as the call comes over the radio.
A K P
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 3:34 p.m.
Don't you see that talking about whether or not the guard was armed and what resources she had available to her is just a PC subversion of what your society has programmed you to think about this? By making the attack a function of the guard's resources, you're removing blame from the attackers. You don't mean to, but you are, and the reason you're doing it without even thinking is because your social programming is screaming at you to blame her gender. The fact of the matter is it shouldn't matter who, where, when, or what that security guard is. Nothing intrinsic to that person made it more acceptable or justifiable to beat her up, not whether or not she had a Y chromosome, and not whether or not she had a gun. Blaming the victim is blaming the victim, whether you can admit why you're doing it or not.
Cash
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 3:30 p.m.
Matt Cooper, Excellent post. thanks. I'd like to add that the comments about dangerous areas are well....dangerous. Certain more " exciting news" (I guess) items make the front page headlines here and get comments. But read beyond that. Some items only appear in the "crime" section and never are displayed on the front page. Yes, they've seen a rise in crime in the Golfside/ Washtenaw area area, and that's a concern. But to assume other areas are safe is a mistake. See the links below. We all need to be vigilant. There are no safe places. http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-police-search-for-3-men-following-robbery/ http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-crime-statistics-for-the-week-of-august-1-7/ http://www.annarbor.com/news/u-m-police-offer-500-reward-for-information-on-man-who-fondled-child/
Matt Cooper
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 2:37 p.m.
Couple points: 1. As usual I find myself quite amused at the lack ofintelligent and accurate statements on the annarbor.com boards. I wonder how it is that some people are even allowed to post here. 2. Security officers serve one, and only one, purpose: to report suspicious behavior. They are not police, nor do they generally have police powers. They cannot arrest and would be totally foolish to even think of intervening in any situation involving criminal activity other than to make a 911 call and report it. 3. Employing the use of armed guards is not anywhere close to the answer. Armed guards are not the police, either, and have no more legal authority to intervene in criminal activity than an unarmed guard. Furthermore, any armed guard would be equally foolish to attempt such intervention due to the risk of having their weapon taken from them and used against them or someone else. Armed guard do not generally get anything beyond the absolute basics of self defense training, and even then, they are not law enforcement officers, and should not be expected to perform as such. 4. Perhaps my information is wrong, but as I understand it police officers do not carry 'chemical mace'. There have been reports of people having negative and life threatening allergic reactions to chemical mace, therefore every police department I am aware of uses pepper spray, which is far less toxic. Secondly, even if you gave a cannister of pepper spray to armed or unarmed guards there is no guarantee they would have time to use it, or in the event that it did get used, that it would stop an attacker. 5. Why are we making such a big deal because the guard was female? Are we really so paternalistic that we can't assume a woman can do just as good a job as a male in the arena of security services? I worked as a guard for several years, including 3 years as a security supervisor at Beyer hospital before it was sold, and worked with several female guards that were every bit as proficient as males. If three grown men have an attitude and want to attack and injure someone, I don't really think it would matter if that person was male or female. How many men do you know that could sucessfully fend off three attacks at the same time? Not many I would guess.
reddog801
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 2:33 p.m.
Having the standards raised on the renters is a great thing to do. Ultimately though it falls on the security agency doing the job. So long as the agency is PROPERLY training their employee's and allowing them to do the job that they are put there to do is one thing. The Michigan State Police are in charge of all security agencies. They also need to step up to the plate and make sure that these agencies are properly training their officers. If they are not then there is no reason for that said agency to be in business. Again, people can get hurt and when you take the job of a security officer you are not law enforcement but you are close. It's your job as the officer to protect that community and that means being eyes and ears but at the same time being able to hold the situation down until law enforcement can get there. Then you assist the LEO's. PROPER TRAINING PROPER TRAINING!!!!!
Kent2525
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 2:22 p.m.
I was just reading from www.ncr.org about how they specialize in HUD and Section 8 and low income renters. If this is the case, they need to pay for all security for the entire area to keep it from going bad. It is on them(NCR.ORG)to maintain thier property and the srounding area from thier renters. Ypsi Township needs to step on NCR.ORG and have them set higher standards for renters. What does NCR.ORG have setup as a code of conduct for renters, at what point can and will NCR.ORG kick out bad people or renters that are bad for the srounding comunity. If NCR.ORG is going to allow drugs, gangs, drug sales, felony crime to go unchecked and allow the renters to stay, than we have a problem. If the low income people(renters) are not going to be held responsible for their actions than NCR.ORG needs to be put on the hot seat for allowing this and making a profit from it. NCR.ORG is allowing a perfect storm to blow in. Murder, guns, drugs, beatings, robery are what NCR and the Federal Goverment are importing into a once fairly quiet area.
reddog801
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 2:13 p.m.
I can answer everyone's questions here. I have worked in Security for most of my life. I also have worked in the EMS field as a dispatcher for 7 years. I have held the ranks of Corporal, Sergeant and Captain. I know what it is like to be in these low income, drug infested communities at night all by yourself. Many of these agencies send you out there with a shirt that says security and they give them no training, no powers and no equipment. That means you don't have a company vehicle and you don't have the proper radio equipment. I think it is negligent on both sides of the company and the community to even hire a company with 0 experience. Education and proper training is the key. Officers should be properly trained in Mace(which law enforcement will certify officers for a company), they should receive Handcuff and Baton training(which is required to carry those) and handgun training. Handgun training is always on going. A properly trained security officer will do the right thing. They will enforce the rules that the community wants enforced and have the equipment to do the job. Again, most of these agencies are hiring anyone off the street. Barely fitting them with a uniform and most these agencies hire folks with "felonies" on their record which according to the law is ILLEGAL! They pay them minimum wage and never concern themselves with the safety of the community nor the officer. So long as the owner is raking in the money what do they care? Today it's all about the money and that is sad. Very sad. What is a life worth? Many of these people need jobs and given the proper education and training they can make something out of themselves!! I'm calling all you security agencies out. You all need to understand that a woman was just about killed. KILLED that means gone. What will you tell their families? You need to revamp your training program, you need to educate your officers and you need to arm them. Todays world is a much different world than it was years ago. Crime is more evident today than at any other time. If you don't know how to do this, then educate yourself and talk to people that have idea's that have an urge to do the best job for their community. It's not fair to place the life of a human being at risk for minimum wage while you tend to benefit off the money made which we know if way more than minimum wage that the communities pay you. Step up Security Agencies. Up the training. Up the equipment and make a difference. We don't need this kind of incident to occur again.
patroit728
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:54 p.m.
what were you thinking S.I.A.putting a guard with no firearm in that area your just asking for trouble i hope the women will be ok and never do that job with out firearms trainning and a wepon 3 Gs is what you need God Guns and Guts
Henry Ruger
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:49 p.m.
"A female security guard on foot patrol at Maplewood Apartments in Ypsilanti Township was attacked by three men Tuesday night, causing serious injuries, police said." She caused serious injuries or she sustained them? Sounds like it's time to arm security guards in this area.
Ricebrnr
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:43 p.m.
Well Atticus, that's a bit of a contradictory statement isn't it? I would think you'd worry more about a vigilante group with less concerns for civil liberties. I'd think vigilant armed citizens who live in the area would be more effective.
Atticus F.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:26 p.m.
I'm not a huge fan of the Guardian Angels, but it would be kind of cool to see them turned loose in an area like this.
speede1
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:19 p.m.
Sorry...Wingate let someone buy in with a controlling portion...The new company is National Churches Residences out of Columbus...thier website is www.ncr.org Channel 4 news will be doing a report on the increased crime in this area recently on the news tonight.
ViSHa
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:18 p.m.
wow speede1, that's sad to hear--not exactly the environment you want to spend your golden years in. @mikey2u: LOL!
Macabre Sunset
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 1:09 p.m.
What Atticus said is true. This security guard is not there to combat gang activity or confront people. She is there to deter criminals and call in suspicious behavior. When an area has reached a point where this kind of incident can happen, you have to find another approach to fight crime or you might end up with a lawless zone. This is the price you pay for not locking up criminals when they are caught.
speede1
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 12:37 p.m.
That's just great. This is where my mother lives and has since 1990. Most of the old ladies are gone now... Wingate Management PLEASE PUT LOCKS ON THE BUILDING ENTRIES! There have been 2 murders here, a guy died jumping into the pond after trying to set his car on fire and some B*tch assaulted my mom in the hallway simply for asking her to stop blasting her horn out front of the building. ALL OF THIS just across the street from The EMU Stadium and St Joe Hospital! Not to mention the shooting right around the corner in the Kmart parking lot and the Nonstop drug dealing that maintenance plainly see and yet do nothing about. They keep hiring idiots I guess. Shouldn't there be some accountability or liability on the part of Wingate Management? It's great that they hired security...but like the other posters said, security is not really an unarmed person on foot. All that does is keep the crack smoke out of the laundry room.
Mikey2u
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 12:35 p.m.
Welcome to the jungle It gets worse here everyday Ya learn ta live like an animal In the jungle where we play
Atticus F.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 12:32 p.m.
It all depends on how much you want to spend on security...Most guards that patrol alone are there to call the police if needed. They are also there to deter, but rarely are they put there to intervene with crime in progress. It would take a team of people to do this safely, which would be quite expensive.
lumberg48108
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 12:27 p.m.
that statement just gave me chills --- "the next MacArthur Blvd..." I am familiar with MacCathur but the Golfside area --- but there have been numerous crime incidents in this area as of late... lets hope every city/township official and law enforcement official reads the comments and here and recognizing what rank and file citizens see coming and work to address it! Once you lose an area, its pretty hard to get it back!
Kent2525
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 12:17 p.m.
Well, a killing a few weeks agao, now a multi person mugging. Golfside is a great place to raise a family. I will say it again, this is the next MacArthur Blvd. Golfside, Clark, Washtenaw ave, the devils triangle. I think they need armed guards now, and more than one. I hope she is going to be ok, and that she finds a new line of work.
breadman
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 11:46 a.m.
I agree Ricebrnr! But why is a female guard walking alone???? Any way to communciate with others while on foot. ie: cell phone, one on one radio, Or I am making my rounds I will call back in about 10 mins. if you do not hear from me come look for me you know my path. Hope for her a speedy recovery..
Ricebrnr
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 : 10:27 a.m.
"Of course safety is our number one concern," she said. Wrong, the ILLUSION of security is most people's number one concern. Actual security is not a lone unarmed person walking a complex. 1*