LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Private security firms are increasingly being contracted to protect residential communities and individual properties across Clark County as the squatter crisis in Paradise Palms intensifies. Jonathan Alvarez, CEO of Protective Force International, said his officers respond to over 550 properties in the valley daily, highlighting the growing demand for security services.
Alvarez noted that 30 to 40 percent of his business comes from homeowners associations seeking additional security. “Police resources, the security resources of the county, everybody is limited and tasked out on so many projects and, you know, so many properties that they are responsible for,” he said.
This sentiment echoes the concerns of Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, who said, “The police station that is in charge of this area goes all the way south of the airport. It is a huge area, and so they only have so many cops.”
Alvarez emphasized the capabilities of his security team, stating, “Citizens’ arrests, we do. So anything that happens, misdemeanors and felonies in our presence.” He explained that his officers are well-trained in Nevada laws regarding citizens’ arrests…