September 11, 2010 Downtown security patrol makes arrest www.privateofficer.com
Santa Cruz CA. Sept 11 2010 One of the First Alarm security guards hired to augment downtown policing helped make an arrest Wednesday, the first time the guard patrols have led to an arrest since they started working Pacific Avenue on Saturday morning, Santa Cruz police Lt. Larry Richard said.
The guard found Beth Doherty, 49, drinking an alcohol beverage on the 100 block of Maple Street just before 2 p.m., Richard said. Doherty was arrested on suspicion for public intoxication. She also had a warrant for the same charge and was booked into County Jail, police reported.
One First Alarm guard is patrolling downtown 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The program is a one-month pilot project to increase safety and reduce crime in the downtown business district. Three guards received training in municipal codes and were equipped with police radios. They have no police powers, but can call for backup from Santa Cruz officers when needed.
The program costs $5,000 and is funded by the police department.
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