Many, if not most, law enforcement officers retire at a relatively young age. Some are fortunate enough to have padded their pensions and squirrelled away vast sums of money over the years to lead a life of leisure in retirement and not work…
Leaving for a trip? Concerned about your safety?
Planning a vacation or trip can cause quite a bit of stress and for some of us, extreme anxiety. Packing, making arrangements for the care of a pet, airport lines, flying (or worse, flying with young children), jet lag, navigating a new or foreign place, are all things that can make the idea of travel less than exciting for some.
What have the recent London attacks taught us? To be Alarmed!
Many countries now have some form of terror alert system. The U.S. and U.K. are always raising and lowering them. Many wonder what this exactly means. Tragically, it doesn’t mean a thing. Terror-alert systems are deployed as a show of control over the threat of terrorism. The truth is, we have no control.
OfficerList: Off the Field, Yet On Duty
Get your own Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wondering how and where? Let me fill you in. There is a new website in town called Officerlist, which provides officers for all kinds of security needs. It’s a website for freelancing officers and those who want to hire them. And all this for free.
Security Freelancing is Now a “Thing”
Need a ride? Uber.com
Need a babysitter? Care.com
Need a handyman? Homeadvisor.com
Need a web developer? Upwork.com
Need business services? Fiverr.com
Need a cop? OfficerList.com
NJ Schools Can Hire Retired Police Officers for Security | Video | NJTV News
Putting armed guards inside schools was a virtually unheard of concept just over a decade ago. Today, the need for beefed up security is a key part of school budgets large and small. Now a new law is aiming to give districts another resource — the ability to hire specially trained, retired police officers for security at public and private schools and on community college campuses.
How Much Does It Cost To Hire A Bodyguard?
Ballpark Estimate: $200 to over $900 per day plus expenses.
You may think that hiring a bodyguard is a privilege restricted for the very rich and very famous. But in fact, today a variety of people of different means and backgrounds are contracting with such trained professionals to receive personal protection from a wide range of potential dangers.
BODYGUARDS (They’re Not Just for the Rich Anymore)
Bodyguards, the ultimate status symbol for celebrities, CEO’s and the uber wealthy, aren’t just for A-listers and the elite anymore. An army of off-duty and retired Law Enforcement Officers, working as freelancers, are now offering professional protection services starting at just $25 per hour.
Hiring Professional Security: Say Goodbye to the Cloak-and-Dagger
There’s an unusual veil of secrecy around hiring professional security personnel. People talk in whispers, try to find “insiders” to the industry who can tell you who has the most experience, or which officer is really worth the big bucks. At OfficerList, we find that cloak-and-dagger approach a little stifling, so we’ve changed things up a bit.