In my hotels we still work in plain clothes but display abadge clipped to our pocket or hung on a chain around our necks.
On my belt I carry:
- My personal keys including spares for my offices (3) & my handcuff key.
- Personal cell phone
- Peerless handcuffs
- A small flashlights. (I lost my SureFire G4 last week so I've had to go back to my old reliable 2AA Mini Mag
- The large set of hotel keys
- A small pocket mask type device
In my breast pocket of my jacket:
- An emergency key card that opens ALL the guest rooms even when double locked
-An authorization key card. Used to make other key cards, to program & audit locks
In my jacket pockets:
- A small set of keys that I use the most often. (Office, elevator)
- Note book
- Latex gloves
- Small knife
In my shift pocket
- A pen
In my hand
- My walkie-talkie (Being plain clothed I find that carrying it helps id me)
Being in Canada I can not carry OC spray or Tasers etc. At one time we were able to apply for & carry a gun but very few hotels in the Montreal area ever did. The thoughts were that a hotel hallway was not the place for a gun fight.
The only hotel that I'm sure did was the Chateau Champlain. It was owned by Canadian Pacific Railways. Their security staff were Railway Special Constables. It has since been sold & is managed by Marriott. They are no longer armed.
On my belt I carry:
- My personal keys including spares for my offices (3) & my handcuff key.
- Personal cell phone
- Peerless handcuffs
- A small flashlights. (I lost my SureFire G4 last week so I've had to go back to my old reliable 2AA Mini Mag
- The large set of hotel keys
- A small pocket mask type device
In my breast pocket of my jacket:
- An emergency key card that opens ALL the guest rooms even when double locked
-An authorization key card. Used to make other key cards, to program & audit locks
In my jacket pockets:
- A small set of keys that I use the most often. (Office, elevator)
- Note book
- Latex gloves
- Small knife
In my shift pocket
- A pen
In my hand
- My walkie-talkie (Being plain clothed I find that carrying it helps id me)
Being in Canada I can not carry OC spray or Tasers etc. At one time we were able to apply for & carry a gun but very few hotels in the Montreal area ever did. The thoughts were that a hotel hallway was not the place for a gun fight.
The only hotel that I'm sure did was the Chateau Champlain. It was owned by Canadian Pacific Railways. Their security staff were Railway Special Constables. It has since been sold & is managed by Marriott. They are no longer armed.
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