Congratulations to Stockton Police Officer Travell Williams As one of our own, all of us at Overton Security are very excited and proud to see that Officer Travell Williams has graduated from the Police Academy and is being sworn in as a City of Stockton Police Officer. As a Regional Security Director for our company, Officer […]
Employer Responsibility to Protect Employees From Violent Acts As the owner of your company, one morning you receive a very disturbing phone call. The ex-husband of Mary Jones, a long time and very valuable employee, has made a veiled threat on the telephone saying “You had better fire Mary or else.” You call Mary in […]
Parking Enforcement Due Diligence Documentation to Support Tows Following the parking enforcement tow policy of one our properties, as the site security guard for Overton Security, I towed a vehicle that had been parked in a red zone for over three hours. The next day my office got a call from the irate property manager […]
Help Overton Security Protect Your Liability It is extremely important that clients understand, for their own liability protection, that security guards unless proprietary, do not work for the client, they work for the security company. The security company works for the client. Sometimes clients will get involved with our security guards and start supervising them directly as […]
Arguably the Worlds Oldest Profession Security guards, while not as appealing, have been around long before the other “oldest profession.” When Cain went into the land of Nod and started to begat, you can be assured it wasn’t long before they started posting human security guards. After food and shelter, the security guard became a […]
Racket Man Our New Honorary Security Guard The saying you never judge a book by its cover is an understatement. While working as a Security Guard for Overton Security, I was always encountering numerous unwanted persons, mostly homeless, mentally ill and aggressive panhandlers. When dealing with these individuals I have learned that you cannot judge them by looks alone. […]
Imagine…Instant Access to All Security Documentation: No More Paper The days are gone when Property Managers were burdened with categorizing, filing, and then finding a place to store all the documents that are generated by security providers. These documents accumulate over a period of time and eventually become a real headache to have to deal […]
Workplace Violence & The “General Duty Clause” Workplace violence is any type of violence or threat of violence against you or your employees. While most violent threats in the workplace are not life threatening or lead to an actual physical attack, there are many other types of threats that may be considered violent. Threats such […]
Residential Parking Enforcement: There is Only One Simple Answer When a survey was taken by Overton Security of Apartment Managers as to their biggest management headaches, only one topped each list; not surprising, it was our old nemesis “Parking.” If all vehicles parked in residential communities in the Bay Area were lined up bumper to […]
<h2>Finding a Private Security Company in San Ramon</h2> The best security plan only comes together with the final step of finding a private security company in San Ramon. Sit down with a security professional, like one of the experienced staff working through Overton Security, to map out the plan that will fit your unique security […]
Officer Leslie Alvarez has been honored as our So. California Region Employee of the Month for October 2017December 3, 2017 - 2:06 amCongratulations to Officer Valerie Torres-Hernandez for being awarded Employee of the Month for September 2017November 16, 2017 - 9:36 pm
Supplier Clearinghouse Woman Owned Certificate of EligibilityNovember 14, 2017 - 6:16 pm
