Gallup, New Mexico – The students here call her, “Sarge.” The school principal calls her “outstanding,” and her supervisor calls her “dependable and personable.”

                She is Blackstone Security Officer Virginia Tsosie, and she has mastered one of the most challenging posts that any law enforcement or private…

                Phoenix - The 2^nd Annual Security Officer Appreciation Week is Sept. 18-24, and we at Blackstone Security Services, Inc. are taking notice.

                The occasion is relatively unknown because it is so new, but is rapidly gaining recognition among security professionals, their families, clients and supporters.

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Shane Brown to Lead Blackstone’s Dallas Operations

Dallas – Texas native Shane Brown has been hired to oversee Blackstone’s Dallas operations as District 53 Regional Director. Brown succeeds Bobby Holley, who returns to Blackstone headquarters in Phoenix where he will assume his new duties…

Keep Your Guard Card Current!

Increased scrutiny on FBI background checks and unexpected delays in getting guard cards approved by state agencies make it essential that Blackstone security officers and their managers companywide ensure that guard licenses are kept up to date and any potential blemishes in backgrounds be addressed immediately,…

            Phoenix – Blackstone Security Services, Inc., one of the premier private security companies in the Southwest, has been named to Inc.…

Dallas – Patricia Benoy from Blackstone Security’s Division 53 office in Dallas has been selected Blackstone Security Services’ 2015 Officer of the Year.

The veteran of more than 20 years in the security industry said the award was unexpected and that she was honored to receive it. “I didn’t expect…

                Phoenix – Blackstone Security Services, Inc. President & CEO Dan Swindall has been appointed to the Arizona Private Investigator & Security Guard Hearing Board. Swindall was notified of his appointment in a letter from Arizona Department of Public Safety Director Col. Frank Milstead.

                “Congratulations on your appointment,”…

                El Paso, Texas – When Blackstone Division 52 District Manager Vanessa Polanco needed to hire  someone with military and leadership experience she called Deana Garcia at Fort Bliss to ask if she could recommend someone. Garcia, who is in charge of a hiring fair at Fort Bliss, did not hesitate, her husband, Staff Sgt. David Garcia, had just retired. “I…

            I will get right to the point. If you are overlooking women when seeking to hire a chief security officer or security supervisor, you could be depriving yourselves of a capable and valuable resource.

The subject of women in security basically can be compared to how women have fared in many other professions dominated by their masculine counterparts. It is an area where…

                Phoenix – The past 12 months have been eventful for Blackstone President & CEO Dan Swindall, featuring several key events that added to his growing list of career accomplishments. Dan is in his 23rd year of guiding Blackstone from a company on a shoestring budget of just $500 and his kitchen table for a desk, to a multimillion business delivering services…