Alarm Response & Lock-Up Patrol Services

What you get with APS

When your alarm goes off at 2 in the morning, someone has to check it. Many business owners and property managers do not want to drive out themselves, and police may not come quickly for an alarm without signs of a crime. APS Security offers alarm response patrol across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Your alarm company or your staff calls us, and an APS patrol officer drives to the property, checks it, and tells you what they found. This works well for small businesses, offices, warehouses, schools, churches and vacant buildings.

On an alarm call, the officer checks the outside of the building, looks at doors, windows, gates and roll-up doors, and looks for signs of forced entry. If everything looks secure, they report that with photos. If something is wrong, they call police, stay at a safe distance until officers arrive, and keep you updated. If a door or window is damaged, we can keep a guard on site until a repair company comes, so the building is not left open for the rest of the night. The officer never goes inside a building that looks broken into before police arrive.

Lock-up and unlock service is the other half of this page. Churches, schools, parks, HOA pools, gyms, parking lots and business parks often need someone to lock gates and doors at night and open them in the morning. An APS patrol officer does it on a set schedule, checks that the area is clear before locking, and takes a photo of each locked gate or door. That photo record settles questions about whether a gate was locked on a given night. If anyone is still on site at closing time, the officer lets them know and gives them time to leave before locking up.

Every response and lock-up is logged with GPS and time stamps, and the report is emailed to you. Many clients combine alarm response and lock-ups with our regular mobile patrol, so the same officer who knows the property also handles the late-night calls. We can also take over from an alarm company's response list as your first call. Call us for a free quote and we will set up a response plan and key or code handling that fits your property. Keys and codes are kept secure, and only the assigned patrol officers have access to them.