01 / On-site
Security guard services
A uniformed officer on your property who learns its doors, its regulars and its quiet hours.
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Security for every Santa Cruz property.
Posted officers, patrol, cameras and fire watch, used on their own or blended into one plan for your property.
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Choose your coverage
02 / Armed
Armed security guards
Armed officers for properties that hold cash or valuable stock, or keep getting targeted.
View details03 / Unarmed
Unarmed security guards
Approachable officers for shops, hotels, offices, clinics, campuses and apartment buildings.
View details04 / Patrol
Mobile patrol
Marked patrol cars checking your property at unpredictable times through the night.
View details05 / Fire watch
Fire watch
Steady fire watch rounds while your alarm or sprinkler system is out of service.
View details06 / Video
Remote video monitoring
Your current cameras watched live while the property is closed or quiet.
View details07 / Construction
Construction site security
Gate check-in, overnight officers and patrol that keep jobsites from being picked over.
View details08 / Events
Event security
Doors, wristbands, crowds and closing for concerts, weddings, festivals and company events.
View details09 / Alarms
Alarm response
When the alarm goes off, an officer goes to check it, so you can stay put.
View details10 / Short notice
Temporary security guards
Short-notice, overnight and 24-hour officers, without a long contract.
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Where each service fits,
and how it’s billed.
Each service page carries 2026 Santa Cruz rates and a worked example.
01
Posted officers
Storefronts, hotel lobbies, offices and clinics. Billed by the guard-hour, armed or unarmed.
02
Mobile patrol
Apartments, offices after six and shops after close. Billed per stop.
03
Camera monitoring
Hotel lots, carports and jobsites. Billed per camera each month.
04
Alarm response
Any property with a monitored alarm. Billed per call-out.
05
Fire watch and temporary posts
A system that’s down or a gap with an end date. Billed by the hour until it’s over.
06
Event officers
Weddings, concerts, festivals and venue nights. Guard-hours times headcount.
Narrowing it down by property
A shop on Pacific Avenue usually needs a person at the door during the busy hours and someone around at closing, then patrol stops after dark. A hotel near the Boardwalk leans on an overnight officer at the desk and regular passes through the lot. An apartment building in Seabright often does well with patrol alone, plus an alarm plan for the clubhouse or office.
Venues book event officers show by show. Offices pair a lobby post with an overnight route. A remodel on the Westside needs a gate officer while the crews work and eyes on the materials once they leave. If a sprinkler line or alarm panel goes down anywhere along the way, fire watch rounds come first until it is fixed.One report, however many services
Running three services at one property does not mean reading three kinds of paperwork. Officer rounds, patrol stops and camera events all go into the same timed log, and the shift report that arrives by email pulls them together in order.
That makes it easy to see how the night actually went: the officer locked up at ten, patrol checked the back lot at one-fifteen, the cameras caught a car circling at three and patrol went back to look. One story, start to finish.
When the town changes, the plan changes
Santa Cruz has a busy season and a quiet one, a school year with its own rhythm and big weekends that fill every hotel and lot at once. A plan written in January rarely fits August without a few adjustments.
Since nothing is locked in for a year, adjusting is easy. Add a weekend officer for summer, swap a post for patrol stops in winter or bring in officers for a few nights around a big event. The walkthrough notes and the reports tell you where to make the change.
A few useful answers
Choosing the right coverage.
How do we choose the right service for our property?
Start with how big the property is, when it sits empty and what has been happening. The free walkthrough is the simplest way to sort it out, and our patrol or posted officer guide covers the most common choice.
Can we combine more than one service?
Yes. Many properties pair a posted officer with patrol stops or camera monitoring.
Will we get the same kind of report whichever service we pick?
Yes. Guards, patrol, fire watch and camera watching all keep timed logs, and the shift and incident reports come by email in one familiar format.
What determines what a plan costs?
Mostly hours. A posted officer is paid by the shift, patrol by the number of stops and camera watching by the hours watched. The written proposal after the walkthrough puts a price next to each piece.
Could we start with patrol and add more once we see the reports?
Yes. Plenty of clients begin with patrol stops and add a posted officer or camera watching after a few weeks of logs show where the trouble is.
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