Valle Services provides uniformed security guards for retail stores in Chicago and all suburbs. A visible guard deters shoplifting and theft, and helps your staff and customers feel safe. We have 45 years in business.
A uniformed guard at the door and on the floor makes theft harder to try. Shoplifters often skip stores where someone is watching.
No guard can promise to stop every theft. What a guard does is watch, greet customers, note what happened and call the police when needed. You get a written report for your records.
Stolen cargo often ends up as retail merchandise, which investigators discuss in our post on cargo theft in Cook County.
Retail loss prevention looks different for each store. We staff boutiques, grocery and convenience stores, pharmacies, salons, restaurants and shopping centers across Chicago and all suburbs.
Every guard is background-checked, trained for the assignment and supervised. Our 45 years in business means we have staffed stores of every size, from one-door shops to busy shopping centers.
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Not on the list? We serve Chicago and all suburbs. See our Chicago security guard company page for every service.
Many store owners start looking for a guard after a break-in on their block. Overnight burglaries have hit storefronts across Chicago this fall. A guard on site after closing gives you a person who is awake and watching.
We start with a walk through your store: the front, the back door and the alley. Then we suggest a fixed post, a patrol or both. Your guard arrives on your schedule and sends a written report.
Our Chicago business break-ins roundup lists the recent reports by neighborhood, with links to the news outlets. For more on keeping your store safe, browse our workplace security guides.
Most stores use unarmed guards. For higher-risk locations, ask about armed guards and off-duty police. Not sure which fits? Read armed vs. unarmed security guards.
It depends on your hours, your location and whether you need unarmed or armed guards. A fixed post costs differently than a nightly patrol. Read what affects the cost of a security guard in Chicago, or tell us your store hours and we will build a plan around them.
Your guard watches the door and the sales floor, notes suspicious behavior, writes an incident report and works with police when needed.
Stay out until police say it is safe. Take photos, list what is missing, file a police report and call your insurer. Then think about after-hours coverage. See the break-ins roundup for what is happening around Chicago.
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Valle Services is a premier security and event staffing management agency with 45 years in business. Our services range from armed and unarmed security, mobile patrols, off-duty police and military personnel, to guest services and event staff.
Serving Chicago and all suburbs, including: Schaumburg · Naperville · Elgin · Rosemont · See all areas · Se Habla Español
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