NO. 1 2010 - Securitas
NO. 1 2010 - Securitas
NO. 1 2010 - Securitas
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“<br />
Additional police officers from<br />
New York City, Baltimore and<br />
Chicago, as well as U.S. Army<br />
soldiers in armored Humvees,<br />
arrived to assist. Chinook and<br />
Black Hawk helicopters hovered<br />
overhead and ten 25-foot<br />
Coast Guard boats patrolled the<br />
Allegheny and Monongahela<br />
rivers.<br />
Amid that activity, thousands of<br />
protesters representing various<br />
peace, environmental, labor<br />
and social justice organizations<br />
credit goes to our entire team —those at the branch and<br />
our officers who worked tirelessly to protect people and<br />
property at every client location.”<br />
Melissa Glaze, <strong>Securitas</strong> USA branch manager<br />
were assembling in suburban<br />
areas. Greenpeace activists hung<br />
a huge banner warning of the<br />
dangers of CO 2 emissions from<br />
the West End Bridge. A few<br />
hours before the Summit began,<br />
an estimated 500 demonstrators<br />
criticizing bailouts and<br />
capitalism marched in nearby<br />
Lawrenceville, PA.<br />
“We remained flexible,” says<br />
Melissa Glaze, <strong>Securitas</strong> USA<br />
branch manager. “Access points<br />
to downtown changed at the<br />
last minute so transportation<br />
for our officers had to be<br />
adjusted. And, some of our<br />
clients needed additional security<br />
officers due to changes in<br />
police deployments.”<br />
That had been anticipated.<br />
Jennifer Delsandro, <strong>Securitas</strong> USA’s<br />
human resources specialist in<br />
Pittsburgh, had begun preparing<br />
for an expected surge in demand<br />
for temporary security service in<br />
August. She recruited, screened<br />
and interviewed dozens of<br />
candidates, and 37 additional<br />
officers were hired, trained and<br />
ready to work. After completing<br />
40 hours of basic security officer<br />
training, several of the new<br />
officers had joined longer-term<br />
<strong>Securitas</strong> USA officers in receiving<br />
[Left] From the Liberty Center<br />
control room, <strong>Securitas</strong> USA<br />
officers monitor CCTV,<br />
HVAC, loading docks and<br />
fire systems for the complex.<br />
[Above] Meeting with<br />
<strong>Securitas</strong> USA Branch<br />
Manager Melissa Glaze are<br />
[standing left to right]:<br />
Ron Greiner, Liberty Center<br />
director of Security; Mark<br />
Bolgert, <strong>Securitas</strong> USA site<br />
supervisor; and Edward<br />
Williams, Liberty Center<br />
general manager.<br />
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