Disciplinary actions: Security guards

October 2009

William Whitmore, Washington State — dba AlliedBarton Security Services LLC

  • Finding: Employed unlicensed security guards.
  • Action: Fined $50,000.

July 2009

Angel Schwitze AKA Kavanaugh, Hoquiam — Angel's Investigations & More

  • Finding: Unlicensed Security Guard Activity and Failure to protect IVIPS from unauthorized access and use.
  • Action: Fined $1,000.

March 2009

James M. Ware, Seattle — Ware Security Services

  • Finding: Unlicensed Activity.
  • Action: Cease and Desist Order.

February 2009

Otis Williams, Seattle — dba HWA Inc.

  • Finding: Security guard employee found working for ten weeks without pre-assignment training or submission of an application for a security guard license.
  • Action: Fined $1,000 and a one-year stayed suspension.

January 2009

Gurdev Kaur Khela, Kent — A-1 Security

  • Finding: Unlicensed Security Guard Activity.
  • Action: Cease and Desist Order.

Jaspreet Khela Sohal, Kent — A-1 Security

  • Finding: Unlicensed Security Guard Activity.
  • Action: Cease & Desist Order.

Sukhjinder Singh Sohal,, Kent — A-1 Security

  • Finding: Unlicensed Security Guard Activity.
  • Action: Cease and Desist Order.

December 2008

Bonita Cordova, Covington — Always On Guard Security Services

  • Finding: Unlicensed activity.
  • Action: Fined 1 year stayed suspension/$1,000 fine.

November 2008

Kenneth Erickson, dba Guardian Security

  • Finding: Unlicensed activity.
  • Action: License suspended for 2 years, with all 2 years stayed.

August 2008

Travis Jackson, dba A-Team Security and Patrol

  • Finding: License is in delinquent status as well as he failed to license 15 of his employees.
  • Action: The Security Guard Principal license is suspended for a period of ten years with suspension stayed (not imposed) if he pays the fine of $10,000.

December 2007

James Deloretto and Danny Lasswell, Starplex Corp./Crowd Management Services

  • Finding: Unprofessional conduct.
  • Action: Security Guard Qualified Agent License issued to James Deloretto and Security Guard License of Danny Lasswell suspended for 9 months; with suspension stayed (not imposed) if they:
    • Pay the $6,000 fine within 9 months.
    • Have no violations of the applicable provisions.
    • Provide thorough training to all personnel.

November 2007

Michael Carlucci, Vital Resources and Risk Management Services

  • Finding: Employed unlicensed security guards and operated a private security guard company without the required insurance.
  • Action: Private security guard and private security guard company licenses revoked for 5 years, and fined $5,000.

Donald Lauer, Vital Resources and Risk Management Services

  • Finding: Hired and supervised unlicensed security guards.
  • Action: Private security guard license and security guard principal suspended for 5 years, and fined $2,000.

June 2007

Casey Clark and Bradley Heisler

  • Finding: Conducted unlicensed business.
  • Action: Fined $5,000.

May 2007

Cy Oatridge dba Oatridge Security Group Inc.

  • Finding: Employed unlicensed security guards.
  • Action: Fined $2,500.

August 2006

Major Bambino, State Protective Services

  • Finding: Employed unlicensed security guards and misused public law enforcement insignia.
  • Action: Fined $5,000, with the fine stayed (not imposed) for 2 years if he has no violations of the laws governing licensed security guards and security guard companies for 2 years and pays $3,200 for investigative costs.

June 2006

Curtis Fidler

  • Finding: Unlicensed as a security guard in Washington State.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist from acting as a security guard until properly licensed or the director modifies the disciplinary order.

February 2006

West Coast Construction Security

  • Finding: Conducted business as an unlicensed security guard company in Washington.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist all activites until licensed to perform such activities or the director modifies or vacates order.

Jason Nelson and Pierce County Crime Prevention

  • Finding:
    • Unprofessional conduct.
    • Employed unlicensed security guards.
    • Misused public law enforcement insignia.
  • Action: Private security guard license and private security guard company license revoked for 10 years.

Mark S. Smith and Theftco Protective Service, aka Asset Protection Consulting Services, LLC

  • Finding: Employed unlicensed security guards.
  • Action: Private security guard license and private security guard company license revoked for 10 years.

December 2005

A & M Security, LLC

  • Finding: Conducted business as an unlicensed security guard company in Washington.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist all activities until licensed to perform such activities or the director modifies or vacates order.