A growing number of Chicago neighborhoods and businesses are hiring armed private security with hopes of curbing rising crime.
CHICAGO -- As Chicago police officials ramp up staffing to head off possible Memorial Day weekend violence, a growing number of neighborhoods and businesses are hiring armed private security with hopes of curbing rising crime. Some business executives are now requesting armed security to take them to and from Chicago for meetings.
"Just knowing that somebody is watching and monitoring and they're and consistently, you know, like circling around your block. I guess that could be reassuring," said Bucktown resident Juan Sanchez, Jr. "These neighborhood watch programs have been around for a long time, and then with the current circumstances, the way things are, more and more people got interested," said Paul Ohm, executive vice president of P4 Security Solutions.
"When you have a situation that you want to de-escalate there's nothing better than having someone who's done that multiple times throughout their career," said Ohm. "They're only to use weapons in a life-saving, last-ditch situation." "You start seeing places like Florida, Indiana and the suburbs recruiting officers, and officers are going there. The numbers are saying we'll have somewhere around 2,000 down. So that's the reality," said Ald. Moore.
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