A Law Enforcement Owned Security Company for Los Angeles
Armed and unarmed guards, off duty police officers and mobile patrol from one licensed company, matched to the property and the risk.
Choosing a security company in Los Angeles is harder than it looks, because the county is a patchwork. LAPD covers the City of Los Angeles, the Sheriff's Department serves dozens of contract cities and unincorporated areas like Altadena, and cities such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Pasadena run their own departments. Wage floors differ too: $18.42 in the City of Los Angeles and $18.47 in unincorporated county areas as of July 1, 2026, $20.25 in West Hollywood, and a separate $25 hotel worker wage for large City of Los Angeles hotels.
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A good security partner knows which rules apply where your property sits. Blackout Security Services is a California licensed private patrol operator, PPO #122466, owned by an active sworn law enforcement officer. We staff three officer types that can be mixed on one contract: unarmed licensed guards, armed licensed guards with BSIS firearm permits, and off duty or retired law enforcement.
That lets us put sworn officers where judgment matters most and licensed guards everywhere else. Licensing also protects you: the state bureau has suspended a Westside patrol firm for uniforms and vehicles that resembled law enforcement, so ask any vendor how they handle compliance. Officers work on our proprietary accountability platform with NFC checkpoint scans, geofencing, GPS tracking and real time incident logging, and you receive a documented report for each service period.
What to check before hiring a Los Angeles security company
- An active BSIS private patrol operator license you can look up yourself
- Guard registrations and firearm permits for every officer assigned to you
- Uniforms and vehicles clearly marked as private security, never resembling police
- Supervision and proof of patrol, not just a signed timesheet
- Incident reports that hold up with police, insurers and attorneys
- A clear explanation of what officers will and will not do
Services we provide across Los Angeles
- Estate security and residence posts
- Executive protection and armed security drivers
- Off duty police officers for higher risk posts
- Armed and unarmed guards for commercial, retail and industrial sites
- Event security, HOA patrol and construction site security
Where we work in Los Angeles
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Hollywood
- West Hollywood
- Beverly Hills
- Bel Air
- Brentwood
- Santa Monica
- Century City
- Pacific Palisades
- Malibu
- Encino
- Sherman Oaks
- Pasadena
- Altadena
- Long Beach
- Calabasas
- All of Los Angeles County
Questions we get
Does a law enforcement owned company mean your guards are police?
No. Our leadership's law enforcement background shapes how we train, supervise and write reports, but officers working our posts act as licensed private security. They observe, deter, document and call the police agency that covers your property.
Do you serve all of Los Angeles County?
Yes. We cover the City of Los Angeles, independent cities like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Pasadena, and Sheriff's contract cities such as Malibu, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and West Hollywood, along with unincorporated areas like Altadena.
What drives the price of a security contract in Los Angeles?
The officer type (unarmed, armed or sworn), total hours and posts, overnight, weekend and holiday coverage, overtime after eight hours, supervision, contract length and the local minimum wage where the work is done. Long term contracts cost less per hour than one time bookings.
Can you replace our current security vendor?
Yes. We review your current scope, post orders and invoices, recommend changes where the mix is off, and match or beat your current pricing for the same scope where we can. If you keep a vendor list, ask to have Blackout added so we can bid on future work.
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Not sure what you need? Call or text (909) 927-7001 and talk to the owner directly, or send us a few details.