| Originally Posted by CTrain  I took a trip to the Solomon Pond Mall tonight in Marlboro, and noticed the new get-up for the mall security - white polo shirts, black BDU's tucked into tactical boots, baseball caps... and bulletproof vests. ! |
| Originally Posted by Michele Does our favorite mall cop know about this? |
| Originally Posted by Michele Does our favorite mall cop know about this? |
| Originally Posted by CTrain Are the malls really becoming that dangerous?! |
| Originally Posted by CTrain I took a trip to the Solomon Pond Mall tonight in Marlboro, and noticed the new get-up for the mall security - white polo shirts, black BDU's tucked into tactical boots, baseball caps... and bulletproof vests. Are the malls really becoming that dangerous?! |
| Originally Posted by sgtmeehan921 It isn't actually isn't the new uniform. Simon Malls and Allied Barton just put together a "response team" that travels from mall to mall. Those are the uniforms that you guys probably saw. Other than those officers the rest are still in the traditional "Mall cop" Get up. |
| Originally Posted by Sniper Power to my people !!!!!!!!!!!!! The baseball caps are SOO much more comfortable than those damned campaign covers. AND I can block it and look cool. Rangerjoes-dot-com, here I come........ |
| Originally Posted by justanotherparatrooper This gets better and better! " we have major ass crack showing at Toy World, get the tac team in asap" |
| Originally Posted by soxrock75 The contracts for most of the Simon Malls just went out to AlliedBarton Security. I thought they were keeping the Campaign cover look but I guess they are going a different route and wnat a more, ahem, "Tactical Look". It's funny to see some of these guys rocking the full duty belt: multiple cuff cases, OC case. etc. Look a little closer and you will see that the cases are either empty or filled with latex gloves because they are forbidden from carrying cuffs and OC. |
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| Originally Posted by HELPMe Not true, I have a few friends that work in that company and they do carry cuffs and OC. The OC is only for defending yourself and the cuffs are only if an officers uses transferred authority and requires assistance. That's it. No powers of arrest. Also there is no such thing as a "response team". Some stores have a regional loss prevention task force which will follow a certain group of shoplifting rings and track there thefts make stops and forward the info to local pds. That's about it. No swat team for that. |
| Originally Posted by Barbrady This thread is useless without pics.. |
| Originally Posted by Sniper Power to my people !!!!!!!!!!!!! The baseball caps are SOO much more comfortable than those damned campaign covers. AND I can block it and look cool. Rangerjoes-dot-com, here I come........ |
| Originally Posted by sgtmeehan921 The "Tier 2 Response team" just kicked off this week. 4 man teams, that travel from Mall to mall to give help if needed. (Again, I am not saying that this whole thing is a good Idea at all, Just informing.) |
| Originally Posted by Killjoy My favorite one is the desert BDU's with the binoculars....like he's getting ready to call in a TOT artillery strike in suburbia. I also like the jaunty flip of his desert cover. BTW, the guy in the pics is a major tool, but the bigger tool is the guy who TOOK the pics. What a complete loser. |
| Originally Posted by sgtmeehan921 You are 100% correct. However, the malls work on a Tier system. Most malls are a tier 1. This means you see your everyday "Mall Cop" uniform. Other Malls are Tier 2. They carry OC, Batons, and cuffs. They wear the polos, and BDU pants. "Square One" Mall in Saugus recently went to tier 2. The "Tier 2 Response team" just kicked off this week. 4 man teams, that travel from Mall to mall to give help if needed. (Again, I am not saying that this whole thing is a good Idea at all, Just informing.) |
That was perhaps one of the funniest things I have ever read in my life!!! | Originally Posted by bean6180 |
| Originally Posted by bean6180 OK, I can't help myself. See link below. Get some popcorn, as it takes a little while to read through. Funny as hell though! http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/ |
| Originally Posted by Fowlplay I read this whole thing, and was laughing so hard I was crying. He's got a myspace page too, http://www.myspace.com/tacticalsecurityenforcer This guy is good...I wonder if our special ops community knows what they're missing? |
| Although I cannot say much about myself; I'll start saying I'm a Tactical Security Enforcer in one of America's biggest malls (exact location undisclosed). I chose the duty of packing heat all time to serve and protect, although my jobzone is much more difficult than the patrol zones cops usually go around. As Captain of the Elite TSE Unit, we conduct grueling training in martial arts, firearms, emergency procedures, hostage situations, and backup assistance to the cops, if they fail (doughnuts en masse slow down the body). I use only Second Chance Body Armor, with IIIA level ceramic plates, and sew in (well my wifey did) another IIIA plate in order to maximize my protection. We carry Springfield XD's with .40JHP ammo, but I always carry some FMJ bullets which I slit and X on the point, making them incredibly powerful. |
| Income75,000 to $100,000 |
| Originally Posted by lofu We have to get these guys to register here! It would lead to the best threads to date. |
| Originally Posted by NewEngland2007 Best part: Orientation:Bi |
| Fortunately, wounding fire to suppress teenage kleptomaniacs is relatively easy, they all run in straight lines, and a hit in the knee will be relatively simple from the second floor. |
| seen at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua reently, mall security patrolling the interior on a Segway... |
| Originally Posted by Killjoy Was the Segway armed with a M2 .50 cal? If it was it might have been the Gecko 45 elite food court response team. |
| Originally Posted by TopCop24 Snipe do you have any inside info on this?? |
| When you first start working for a guard company, they usually send you to different locations until they find one that fits you or one that they have trouble filling. Unfortunately, most time of the time, it's the latter of the two. During this moving period, you meet some cool people. I met a fat guy who worked with me at a gated community one night. He told me all about the company and the good places to ask to work on a permanent basis. They had given me a schedule for the week. Each day was at a different location, so, I showed it to him and he looked it over. When he got to my fourth day, he told me he didn't like that post because it was at a cemetery. He told me the reason they had guards there overnight was, people would steal the flowers from the graves and then resell them. That's pretty sad but there are some screwed up people in this world. He also told me, on the property at the top of the hill, was a crematory, that the son of the guy who owned it was pretty much a wacko. He said the son had been seen driving by the guard shack with dead bodies sitting in the front seat, and that was why they had a hard time keeping permanent guards there. By the time he finished his story, I was thinking I'd probably call in sick that day and leave it to someone else to work. Luckily for me, he told me that, at night, they always had two guards working, instead of one, like the day shift. Whew! That was a relief. The day came for me to work at the cemetery and something told me to call in, but it was a new job and my girlfriend was on my case about being responsible. She also liked teasing me a little about being scared of ghosts and goblins. So, to prove her wrong, I went to work. I pulled up to the post. It was well-lit so that made me a little more comfortable. Also, I thought I'd have someone to work with to make the time go by fast. I went into the guard shack and the first thing the guard on duty said was, the other guard had called in sick, so, I was going to be working there alone! I couldn't let this guy know that I wasn't too happy about being at this cemetery all by myself all night. I couldn't allow him to question my manhood. He gave me a quick post briefing and showed me everything I needed to know. Before he left, I started to feel a little better about the situation. Then, he informed me that the only person left on the premises was the son of the crematory owner and he'd probably leave in an hour or so. Damn, I'd gotten so comfortable I'd forgotten about him, now I'd have to worry about this wacko until he left. Once the guard I relieved was gone, I turned on the radio and used the phone to call my girl. There was really nothing to do except to make sure no one entered the grounds until morning when the property opened for business. Since the post had been started a year earlier, flower thieves had to go elsewhere for merchandise. About an hour into my shift, I heard a car start behind me. I stepped out and saw the headlights of the only car left turn on. The son was headed down the hill towards the gate and me. It's amazing how much crazy stuff can go through your mind in a matter of seconds when you get a little scared. The car came closer to the gate and I positioned myself in front of the guard house in the center of the median so I didn't look nervous, and, also, I wasn't too close to the lane where his car was. As soon as he neared the gate, he slowed down, and when he did, I thought he might say goodnight or something. When the car moved alongside the guard house, I looked inside and, I swear, all I saw was a female arm. He was pointing it at me. I screamed like a little girl and hauled ass. I was running down the street and this guy was following me. I couldn't get away fast enough; it was like a bad dream. There were no other cars coming. On one side, I had the cemetery and I damn sure was not going to climb the fence and run through there. So I went full speed down the side of the road. I ran about a half mile until I was exhausted but this guy was still following me. Finally, I grabbed a big rock because I'd had enough. When he saw that rock, he stopped the car and opened the door. I bolted again. In the distance, I heard someone calling my name. When I finally got enough nerve to look back, I saw the son and thought he looked kind of familiar. He kept calling my name, and when I finally recognized his voice, I knew I'd been had. There was no son, and the arm was a mannequin arm. The culprit was my fat co-worker from a few days before. I should have hit him with that rock. Come to find out, his uncle ran the crematory, and, three days a week, he worked for his uncle as a janitor cleaning up the place. He was laughing so hard he couldn't catch his breath, and I was so pissed I was wishing he'd have a heart attack. He had tears rolling down his cheeks and, after a while, I laughed too. On the way back, I was trying to figure out how I could keep his fat ass from ever telling anyone this story. When we got back to the gate, the guard I relieved was standing at the gate and before we got out of the car, he, too, burst out laughing. I found out later that all new hires went through this ritual. In the end, it wasn't so bad; hell, later, I helped set people up for their night at the cemetery. For more stories like this visit: www.observeandreport.net |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the idiotic posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Not on the team 2. Not worth being on the team 3. Not even in the security profession 4. Jealous Don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the idiotic posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Not on the team 2. Not worth being on the team 3. Not even in the security profession 4. Jealous Don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. |
| Originally Posted by justanotherparatrooper Oh c'mon Harry...let this hang out a bit |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the idiotic posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Not on the team 2. Not worth being on the team 3. Not even in the security profession 4. Jealous Don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. |
| Originally Posted by kwflatbed Mabey he will be smarter than asshopper and listen |
| Originally Posted by lawdog671 To qualify for employment, you must have served 3 years or more with the U.S. Armed Forces and or have at least 2 years employment as a police officer. I know that amongst those of us who have had the honor and/or privelage of serving in our military pick on each other about who is tougher/better/etc...but there is no way the knob riding the Segway I saw at the mall was military OR a cop in THIS OR even a PRIOR LIFE..... |
| Originally Posted by kwflatbed Strike One insulting members of MassCops |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the idiotic posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Not on the team 2. Not worth being on the team 3. Not even in the security profession 4. Jealous Don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. |
| Originally Posted by SPINMASS Delta, you know playing in the big leagues is not nearly as cool as the mall league. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the funny/intelligent posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Cops 2. Not fans of people who pretend to be cops. 3. Awesome 4. Very supportive of people who do their jobs, and know their limitations, and critical of the rest. Don't pretend you are sworn law enforcement if you can't back up what you do. If you get yourself in a pile with your 'My first duty belt' you have no one to blame but yourself. |
| Originally Posted by Delta784 If someone would pay me the same salary & benefits to work mall security, then sign me up. A heated and A/C work environment that is usually pleasant is very appealing, and if things become complicated there is always the option of calling the police. Unfortunately, mall security gets paid crap, have crappy benefits, and everyone laughs at them. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher How do you know for a fact that person on the Segway wasn't prior military or law enforcement? Let's see... if the qualifications state that you have to be prior military or law enforcement to be on the team, then that "knob riding the Segway" IS current or prior military or law enforcement. And he's making damn good money to ride that Segway. Like I said before, don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. Go rag on the crackheads and welfare recipients that chew up our tax dollars and contribute nothing to society. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher And for those police officers who make fun of the response team, keep in mind that many of you were security guards in the past, and that you are supposed to be setting the example for those few dedicated security guards who wish to follow in your footsteps. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher It is very true that many security guards have not, and do not, conduct themselves in a professional manner. I have met the members of the response team and I have seen firsthand how they interact with customers, mall employees, and troublemakers. They are at the top of their game, and I have noticed a significant decrease in the amount of problems at the malls that I shop at. For you other security guards who troll these boards and make fun of the response team, you don't even come close to how well they do their job. Either step up your game, or go work for Wal-Mart. And for those police officers who make fun of the response team, keep in mind that many of you were security guards in the past, and that you are supposed to be setting the example for those few dedicated security guards who wish to follow in your footsteps. |
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| Originally Posted by Delta784 And I suppose a security guard coming to a POLICE message board and stating police officers have "genetic deficiencies" is setting the example for your fellow square badgers? Run along now.....play time is over. |
| Originally Posted by Barbrady Is that a netted hat? |
| Originally Posted by Delta784 And I suppose a security guard coming to a POLICE message board and stating police officers have "genetic deficiencies" is setting the example for your fellow square badgers? Run along now.....play time is over. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher That's funny, I don't recall stating in any of my posts that I was a security guard. Probably because I'm not. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Also, I came to this message board after hearing about you people talking trash about the few dedicated security guards that I have come in contact with who actually give a shit about their work. You people fired the first shot. I'm simply firing back with an opposite viewpoint. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Like I said before, if you are a security guard who makes fun of the response team, then you need to stop running your mouth, step up your game, and prove yourself to be better than them. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher And if you are a police officer who thinks that security guards are less of a person than you simply because you are a cop and they are not, that makes you no better of a person than the criminals you deal with. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher I am NOT a police officer. I am NOT a security guard. I just got pissed off that some people were stereotyping the "response team" into the same category with other "regular" security guards who don't care and who don't do their jobs. The response team that works at the malls that I shop at do a fantastic job. Hopefully they will someday make fine police officers. That's it. Nothing more. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher I am NOT a police officer. I am NOT a security guard. I just got pissed off that some people were stereotyping the "response team" into the same category with other "regular" security guards who don't care and who don't do their jobs. The response team that works at the malls that I shop at do a fantastic job. Hopefully they will someday make fine police officers. That's it. Nothing more. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher Judging from the idiotic posts on this thread, I have come to the following conclusion that you people are either: 1. Not on the team 2. Not worth being on the team 3. Not even in the security profession 4. Jealous Don't rag on the team if you're not on the team, because that exposes your genetic deficiencies to everyone else on the board. |
| Originally Posted by resqjyw0 I guess the only security guards that care and do their jobs are the one's on the response team... Syphilis, get a clue. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher ...Go back to milking the taxpayers for unnecessary construction details while you stand there next to a pothole with a coffee in one hand and a cell phone in the other. |
| Originally Posted by Sypher I know the truth. Goodbye. |
| Originally Posted by WarwickColin LOL while we are on the topic of true stories, I was working overnight security at a certain hotel in milford MA where, I shit you not, the night manager thought he was the second coming of the messiah. He said that he was in a motorcycle accident and he was brought back to life just like Jesus when he too was 38. He said the Milton hospital miracle was for him and he said (get this), his mother and father were demons for the devil but he overcame their "evil plot" after they put him in a psych hospital. I informed the hotel director who did nothing. I observed him smoking the trees (no shocker huh?) and he did nothing. One night he went on an enormous tirade about how people dont take him seriously and they are going to pay when he "saves the people of the world" and he makes his movie blah blah. He tweaked out on this little blonde girl and said we were "sent by the devil to stop him". Then when I completely raised my WTF flag to my company, they removed me from the site. My message to you... JESUS WORKS AT THE SHERATON! REPENT FOR $126.00 A NIGHT! |
Time for a pilgrimage! Do they still offer Sunday Brunch? Can you say, PRAYER SERVICE with a side of bacon?| Originally Posted by Kilvinsky *This is an absolutely true story. This guy worked for Excellon. The desk clerk has asked him if he would mind getting him a cup of coffee at the restaurant. The guard apparently went and saw that only one of the three spigots didn't have a coffee can over the handle (indicating that it WASN'T in the brewing process) so he took the coffee from that one, added cream and sugar and brought it back. That middle spigot is traditionally just HOT WATER and he just thought the coffee was weak. I kid you not, I saw this same guy a couple of years later and he was still working for the same company, but now he had stripes. |
| Originally Posted by Kilvinsky TUNA, is this too long for you? LOL |
| Originally Posted by KozmoKramer So do I, your now the newest ex-member of Masscops.Com. Beat it dink. |
| Originally Posted by WarwickColin LOL while we are on the topic of true stories, I was working overnight security at a certain hotel in milford MA where, I shit you not, the night manager thought he was the second coming of the messiah. He said that he was in a motorcycle accident and he was brought back to life just like Jesus when he too was 38. He said the Milton hospital miracle was for him and he said (get this), his mother and father were demons for the devil but he overcame their "evil plot" after they put him in a psych hospital. I informed the hotel director who did nothing. I observed him smoking the trees (no shocker huh?) and he did nothing. One night he went on an enormous tirade about how people dont take him seriously and they are going to pay when he "saves the people of the world" and he makes his movie blah blah. He tweaked out on this little blonde girl and said we were "sent by the devil to stop him". Then when I completely raised my WTF flag to my company, they removed me from the site. My message to you... JESUS WORKS AT THE SHERATON! REPENT FOR $126.00 A NIGHT! |
| Originally Posted by dcs2244 Too, though, I think you went a bit far banning SOT... |
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