Movies like Casino and Goodfellas make us believe that organized crime only resides in places like Las Vegas and New York City, but did you know that a well-known resident of La Jolla, an Oceanside neighborhood in San Diego, was the real life “genius” behind a character in Casino? Allen Glick, who passed away in August of 2021, was a legitimate real estate businessman whose unknowing involvement in the building of four casinos that were controlled by the mob in Las Vegas in the 1970s was portrayed as the character of Phillip Green in the movie. The FBI agents who investigated the case in real life referred to Mr. Glick as “Genius.” While not identified as anything like the mob, several burglaries in La Jolla in recent months have been attributed to a sophisticated crime ring. Law enforcement agencies are stepping up their efforts and so are security companies in San Diego.
Out of the 56 residential burglaries that took place in La Jolla over the past six months, 18 of them are suspected to have been perpetrated by a crime ring. That’s about one-third and a very scary prospect. Comparable burglaries have also occurred in nearby communities in San Diego County. The burglars are described as being in their 20s or 30s and have been seen wearing high-end clothing. They have been known to park on neighborhood streets and watch residents coming and going so they can learn when no one will be home at targeted houses. The thieves have also been wearing cross-body satchel bags. Our nation has moved on from the 1970s but crime has stayed with us and continued to evolve.
What can you do to protect yourself, your home, your business, and your neighborhood? The California Safety Agency can answer those questions. Using the examples of the La Jolla burglaries, security patrols provided by the CSA can watch for and identify strange vehicles in your neighborhood, apartment complex, or gated community. The security guards can provide a deterrent to any activity the occupants had planned to do and keep a complete record on file of the contact. Uniformed security officers can do the same for strangers on foot and would have been advised to watch for those cross-body satchels. Vehicle and foot patrols, security cameras, and well-placed lighting make it possible to watch areas that aren’t easily seen like places behind garbage dumpsters, shrubbery, and fences.
The California Safety Agency can provide the same services for your business. In addition to uniformed patrols, the CSA can help control the access to your parking lots to be certain that only legitimate customers are present.
The premiere security company in San Diego, the California Safety Agency operates in Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties as well as San Diego County. Contact us today or visit our website to learn more about our services or to receive a quote.