STATE SECURITY by BRIAN R. LUNDIN (best english books to read .TXT) 📕
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THE RISE AND FALL OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN CHICAGO PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS AND THE CONDITIONS THEY ARE FORCED TO WORK UNDER.
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essence it’s just a guide on who can be admitted into the building. The residents will be issued I.D. Cards that they must show the guards and how to admit visitors.
SUSAN
Do you want the guards to patrol the stairwells?
LUDEN
Not at this time we are more concerned about restricting admission into the building.
SUSAN
What should our guards do if there is a problem?
LUDEN
Call 911; there are telephones in the guard shack. Tell your guys to be careful, there are some dangerous people in those buildings.
Every two weeks the CHA conducted sweeps in the Robert Taylor Homes and confiscated guns, drugs and large amount of cash but despite the posting of guards in the lobby and arrests made by the Chicago Police Department the violence continued. Gang members were constantly shooting at each of from the balconies. By April, 1992 CHA had wept fifteen of the twenty eight buildings and State Security Company had guards in each building and was paid $54,000 a month their expensive were about $30,000, the rest was profit. State Security operational office was located at 651 West 47th Street and the business office was located at 5100 North Pulaski on the far north side in Robert’s real estate office. Susan had promoted Hosea Rodriquez a twenty three year old Hispanic security guard to Vice President and was in charge of the south side office and he promoted his twenty year old brother Roberto as his assistant. Susan was the business manager at the north side office Robert or Susan very seldom visited the south side office.
FLASHBACK: 5350 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE APARTMENT 24A-SEPTEMBER 1, 1992
Robert and Susan had acquired security contracts with United Airline, State of Illinois Department of Children and family Services, United States Department of Justice immigration and Naturalization Services and Resolution Trust Corporation. State Security was generating a profit over a million dollars a year that Susan spent freely. She purchased a new Porche for herself and a BMW for Robert in addition to two limousines and a new house being built with an indoor pool. Robert and Susan help sat on the balcony with uncle Vito.
VITO
Things are good, huh.
Susan
Very good and we have a thank you gift for you.
Robert gave Vito and envelope.
ROBERT
There are one hundred thousand big ones for you as thanks for all your help.
Uncle Vito smiled and put the envelope in his pocket.
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-20 Nov 1992-NOON
Hosea Rodriquez and Susan were alone in the north side office discussing the shootings of a young boy and girl at 4848 South State Street.
HOSEA
According to the police report one bullet struck Kevin White, 8, near the temple. The boy ran to the locked back door of the nearest building, at 4920 South State and tried to get inside but our guards wouldn’t let him in. He then ran to another building where he collapsed. Kevin was listed in fair condition Wednesday, a Cook County Hospital spokeswoman said. Megan Warren, 4, injured when a bullet grazed the back of her head, also was in fair condition Michael Cooper, 29 was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition, no arrests have been made.
SUSAN
Well they can’t blame us all the shootings happened outside of the buildings.
HOSEA
Yeah but at the shooting involving Kevin one of the resident at the complex, said she saw a security guard ignore Kevin White as he banged his hands on the back door of a building after he had been shot and the security guard was just sitting there and wouldn`t open the door.
SUSAN
What do they expect the guards to do when the gang members shoot 24 hours a day and it’s hard to be on a job like that when your life is always in danger?
HOSEA
Luden’s coordinators are killing us with infractions they took $25,000 from us last pay period.
SUSAN
Yes, I know we’ve got to figure some way to stop those infractions.
HOSEA
I’ll think of something!
SUSAN
Keep me informed.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET- OCTOBER 15, 1992-AFTERNOON
The rest of the high-rises in Robert Taylor Homes were swept and State Security had all of them and was being paid over a $100,000 a month despite the many infractions and deductions found by the coordinators. With the additional buildings and the chairman’s plan to sweep all the eight buildings in Stateway Gardens Luden had to hire six more coordinators that were not retired police officers but former security guards. The city's neglect was evident in the littered streets, poorly enforced building codes, and scant commercial and civic amenities. To serve and protect this dreadful community was overwhelming even for the Chicago Police Department. Police intelligence sources say that elevated number of homicides was the result of gang "turf wars", as gang members and drug dealers fought over control of given Chicago neighborhoods. Its landlord, the (CHA), has estimated that $45,000 in drug deals took place daily. Former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes said that the drug dealers fought for control of the buildings. In one weekend, more than 300 separate shooting incidents were reported in the vicinity of the Robert Taylor Homes. 28 people were killed during the same weekend, with 26 of the 28 incidents believed to be gang-related.
Arson was common in this place for covering-up of various crimes. Two other guard companies, American Security and Freeway Security had been approved to provide security and agreed to take four building each at Stateway Gardens Robert and Hosea were regular visitors at the office unsuccessfully disputing the infractions found by the coordinators but Robert was always gracious and friendly while Susan would send a limo to take his female staff to dinner at expensive restaurants.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-NOVEMBER 1, 1992
Luden and West sat in Luden office reviewing the infraction reports.
WEST
John McBride is a go getter he’s hammering those guys from State.
LUDEN
Yeah, I’ve noticed. What’s his background?
WEST
He was a supervisor for six years with Ajax security before they went out of business, he’s pretty good.
LUDEN
Tell him to keep up the good work.
For the next two months the coordinators were costing State Security over a $100,000 a month in infractions but State Security was still clearing $450,000 a month but because of the dangers of working in the building many of the security guards quit.
FLASHBACK: INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-20 DECEMBER 1992-NOON
Hosea and Susan sat in her office sipping champagne and going over the infractions reports submitted by Contact Security.
SUSAN
That John McBride is killing us with his infractions he costing us thousands of dollars each pay period.
HOSEA
I talked with John and I think for the right price he might be willing to overlook some of the infractions his wife just had their third baby and they are hurting financially.
SUSAN
You’ve got to be careful if he flips on us we would be in big trouble and probably lose the contract.
HOSEA
I will!
INT. 4850 SOUTH STATE SECURITY GUARD SHACK-3 JANUARY 1993-EVENING
John McBride was questioning the security guard when Hosea arrived.
JOHN
Where is the other guard?
GUARD
He’s having car problems he said he was on his way.
JOHN
I’ve got to write this up as an infraction.
HOSEA
John can I talk to you a moment?
John and Hosea leave the building and sit in John’s car.
JOHN
What’sup?
HOSEA
John you’re killing us with all these infractions, can we do anything?
JOHN
Like what?
HOSEA
Maybe we can reach an agreement we’ll be very grateful.
JOHN
What kinda agreement?
HOSEA
Name a price!
JOHN
How about a grand a month and I’ll go easy on you?
HOSEA
Sounds good but I have to talk it over with some people, ok?
JOHN
Let me know.
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-5 JANUARY 1993-MORNING
HOSEA
I talked with John McBride and I think he would go alone for a grand a month.
SUSAN
Can you trust him?
HOSEA
I think so he’s hard up for some money.
SUSAN
Set it up but don’t let Robert know about it.
HOSEA
Ok!
Hosea met with John set up the bribe.
INT. 651 WEST 47TH STREET-10 APRIL 1993-MORNING
Hosea and his brother Roberto who was the Chief Operating Officer sat in Hosea office.
HOSEA
About how many guards have quit this month?
ROBERTO
Maybe five this month.
HOSEA
Have to told Susan?
ROBERTO
No, not yet.
HOSEA
Don’t! We can get their checks and cash them at Afredo’s Currency Exchange.
ROBERTO
Sounds good to me!
For the next six months the brothers kept the checks send out from the north side office.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-MAY 10 1993
West, Harriet the time-keeper sat in Luden’s office and reviewed the coordinators infractions report.
HARRIET
Seems like State has finally gotten the message, their infractions are way down.
LUDEN
Wells that good maybe they have gotten the message.
Harriet leaves the office.
WEST
I’ve been getting some troubling reports from the coordinators working with McBride.
LUDEN
What kinda of reports?
WEST
Some of the guys told me that John don’t want to check State’s guards, instead they check the other companies guards.
LUDEN
What you think is going on?
WEST
I don’t know!
LUDEN
Check it out and let me know.
WEST
Will do!
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES- JUNE 1, 1993-AFTERNOON
Susan had giving Robert a blow job that he was feeling good as he reviewed the infraction reports.
ROBERT
Our infractions have really gone down; Hosea must be doing a good job.
SUSAN
He is, maybe we should give him and this brother a little bonus.
ROBERT
Whatever you think babe.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-September 10 1993
Luden and West were in his office when Serena burst in.
SERENA
There are two FBI agents waiting to see you.
LUDEN
They say what they wanted.
SERENA
No!
LUDEN
Show them in!
Serena left and a few minutes later returned with the agents who presented their credential and identified themselves as Special Agents Miles and Sumpter.
MILES
We have received word that one of your coordinators has been taking bribes from State Security.
WEST
Which one!
MILES
John McBride.
LUDEN
How did you find out?
SUMPTER
His younger brother is a major drug dealer and a high ranking member of the GD street gang. We arrested his brother and he was looking at getting a lot of time if convicted.
MILES
That’s when John came into our office and told us he would give up State Security if we helped his brother.
SUMPTER
He told us that he had been a grand a month for the last six months from a State Security Vice President named Hosea Rodriquez to overlook infractions.
WEST
That’s why his infraction reports on State had fallen off.
SUMPTER
When we grabbed Hosea he admitted to the bribes and said that the owners knew about and authorized the bribe. Further investigation revealed that not only was
SUSAN
Do you want the guards to patrol the stairwells?
LUDEN
Not at this time we are more concerned about restricting admission into the building.
SUSAN
What should our guards do if there is a problem?
LUDEN
Call 911; there are telephones in the guard shack. Tell your guys to be careful, there are some dangerous people in those buildings.
Every two weeks the CHA conducted sweeps in the Robert Taylor Homes and confiscated guns, drugs and large amount of cash but despite the posting of guards in the lobby and arrests made by the Chicago Police Department the violence continued. Gang members were constantly shooting at each of from the balconies. By April, 1992 CHA had wept fifteen of the twenty eight buildings and State Security Company had guards in each building and was paid $54,000 a month their expensive were about $30,000, the rest was profit. State Security operational office was located at 651 West 47th Street and the business office was located at 5100 North Pulaski on the far north side in Robert’s real estate office. Susan had promoted Hosea Rodriquez a twenty three year old Hispanic security guard to Vice President and was in charge of the south side office and he promoted his twenty year old brother Roberto as his assistant. Susan was the business manager at the north side office Robert or Susan very seldom visited the south side office.
FLASHBACK: 5350 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE APARTMENT 24A-SEPTEMBER 1, 1992
Robert and Susan had acquired security contracts with United Airline, State of Illinois Department of Children and family Services, United States Department of Justice immigration and Naturalization Services and Resolution Trust Corporation. State Security was generating a profit over a million dollars a year that Susan spent freely. She purchased a new Porche for herself and a BMW for Robert in addition to two limousines and a new house being built with an indoor pool. Robert and Susan help sat on the balcony with uncle Vito.
VITO
Things are good, huh.
Susan
Very good and we have a thank you gift for you.
Robert gave Vito and envelope.
ROBERT
There are one hundred thousand big ones for you as thanks for all your help.
Uncle Vito smiled and put the envelope in his pocket.
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-20 Nov 1992-NOON
Hosea Rodriquez and Susan were alone in the north side office discussing the shootings of a young boy and girl at 4848 South State Street.
HOSEA
According to the police report one bullet struck Kevin White, 8, near the temple. The boy ran to the locked back door of the nearest building, at 4920 South State and tried to get inside but our guards wouldn’t let him in. He then ran to another building where he collapsed. Kevin was listed in fair condition Wednesday, a Cook County Hospital spokeswoman said. Megan Warren, 4, injured when a bullet grazed the back of her head, also was in fair condition Michael Cooper, 29 was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition, no arrests have been made.
SUSAN
Well they can’t blame us all the shootings happened outside of the buildings.
HOSEA
Yeah but at the shooting involving Kevin one of the resident at the complex, said she saw a security guard ignore Kevin White as he banged his hands on the back door of a building after he had been shot and the security guard was just sitting there and wouldn`t open the door.
SUSAN
What do they expect the guards to do when the gang members shoot 24 hours a day and it’s hard to be on a job like that when your life is always in danger?
HOSEA
Luden’s coordinators are killing us with infractions they took $25,000 from us last pay period.
SUSAN
Yes, I know we’ve got to figure some way to stop those infractions.
HOSEA
I’ll think of something!
SUSAN
Keep me informed.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET- OCTOBER 15, 1992-AFTERNOON
The rest of the high-rises in Robert Taylor Homes were swept and State Security had all of them and was being paid over a $100,000 a month despite the many infractions and deductions found by the coordinators. With the additional buildings and the chairman’s plan to sweep all the eight buildings in Stateway Gardens Luden had to hire six more coordinators that were not retired police officers but former security guards. The city's neglect was evident in the littered streets, poorly enforced building codes, and scant commercial and civic amenities. To serve and protect this dreadful community was overwhelming even for the Chicago Police Department. Police intelligence sources say that elevated number of homicides was the result of gang "turf wars", as gang members and drug dealers fought over control of given Chicago neighborhoods. Its landlord, the (CHA), has estimated that $45,000 in drug deals took place daily. Former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes said that the drug dealers fought for control of the buildings. In one weekend, more than 300 separate shooting incidents were reported in the vicinity of the Robert Taylor Homes. 28 people were killed during the same weekend, with 26 of the 28 incidents believed to be gang-related.
Arson was common in this place for covering-up of various crimes. Two other guard companies, American Security and Freeway Security had been approved to provide security and agreed to take four building each at Stateway Gardens Robert and Hosea were regular visitors at the office unsuccessfully disputing the infractions found by the coordinators but Robert was always gracious and friendly while Susan would send a limo to take his female staff to dinner at expensive restaurants.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-NOVEMBER 1, 1992
Luden and West sat in Luden office reviewing the infraction reports.
WEST
John McBride is a go getter he’s hammering those guys from State.
LUDEN
Yeah, I’ve noticed. What’s his background?
WEST
He was a supervisor for six years with Ajax security before they went out of business, he’s pretty good.
LUDEN
Tell him to keep up the good work.
For the next two months the coordinators were costing State Security over a $100,000 a month in infractions but State Security was still clearing $450,000 a month but because of the dangers of working in the building many of the security guards quit.
FLASHBACK: INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-20 DECEMBER 1992-NOON
Hosea and Susan sat in her office sipping champagne and going over the infractions reports submitted by Contact Security.
SUSAN
That John McBride is killing us with his infractions he costing us thousands of dollars each pay period.
HOSEA
I talked with John and I think for the right price he might be willing to overlook some of the infractions his wife just had their third baby and they are hurting financially.
SUSAN
You’ve got to be careful if he flips on us we would be in big trouble and probably lose the contract.
HOSEA
I will!
INT. 4850 SOUTH STATE SECURITY GUARD SHACK-3 JANUARY 1993-EVENING
John McBride was questioning the security guard when Hosea arrived.
JOHN
Where is the other guard?
GUARD
He’s having car problems he said he was on his way.
JOHN
I’ve got to write this up as an infraction.
HOSEA
John can I talk to you a moment?
John and Hosea leave the building and sit in John’s car.
JOHN
What’sup?
HOSEA
John you’re killing us with all these infractions, can we do anything?
JOHN
Like what?
HOSEA
Maybe we can reach an agreement we’ll be very grateful.
JOHN
What kinda agreement?
HOSEA
Name a price!
JOHN
How about a grand a month and I’ll go easy on you?
HOSEA
Sounds good but I have to talk it over with some people, ok?
JOHN
Let me know.
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES-5 JANUARY 1993-MORNING
HOSEA
I talked with John McBride and I think he would go alone for a grand a month.
SUSAN
Can you trust him?
HOSEA
I think so he’s hard up for some money.
SUSAN
Set it up but don’t let Robert know about it.
HOSEA
Ok!
Hosea met with John set up the bribe.
INT. 651 WEST 47TH STREET-10 APRIL 1993-MORNING
Hosea and his brother Roberto who was the Chief Operating Officer sat in Hosea office.
HOSEA
About how many guards have quit this month?
ROBERTO
Maybe five this month.
HOSEA
Have to told Susan?
ROBERTO
No, not yet.
HOSEA
Don’t! We can get their checks and cash them at Afredo’s Currency Exchange.
ROBERTO
Sounds good to me!
For the next six months the brothers kept the checks send out from the north side office.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-MAY 10 1993
West, Harriet the time-keeper sat in Luden’s office and reviewed the coordinators infractions report.
HARRIET
Seems like State has finally gotten the message, their infractions are way down.
LUDEN
Wells that good maybe they have gotten the message.
Harriet leaves the office.
WEST
I’ve been getting some troubling reports from the coordinators working with McBride.
LUDEN
What kinda of reports?
WEST
Some of the guys told me that John don’t want to check State’s guards, instead they check the other companies guards.
LUDEN
What you think is going on?
WEST
I don’t know!
LUDEN
Check it out and let me know.
WEST
Will do!
INT. 5100 NORTH PULASKI - STATE SECURITY OFFICES- JUNE 1, 1993-AFTERNOON
Susan had giving Robert a blow job that he was feeling good as he reviewed the infraction reports.
ROBERT
Our infractions have really gone down; Hosea must be doing a good job.
SUSAN
He is, maybe we should give him and this brother a little bonus.
ROBERT
Whatever you think babe.
INT. CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICE-4950 SOUTH STATE STREET-September 10 1993
Luden and West were in his office when Serena burst in.
SERENA
There are two FBI agents waiting to see you.
LUDEN
They say what they wanted.
SERENA
No!
LUDEN
Show them in!
Serena left and a few minutes later returned with the agents who presented their credential and identified themselves as Special Agents Miles and Sumpter.
MILES
We have received word that one of your coordinators has been taking bribes from State Security.
WEST
Which one!
MILES
John McBride.
LUDEN
How did you find out?
SUMPTER
His younger brother is a major drug dealer and a high ranking member of the GD street gang. We arrested his brother and he was looking at getting a lot of time if convicted.
MILES
That’s when John came into our office and told us he would give up State Security if we helped his brother.
SUMPTER
He told us that he had been a grand a month for the last six months from a State Security Vice President named Hosea Rodriquez to overlook infractions.
WEST
That’s why his infraction reports on State had fallen off.
SUMPTER
When we grabbed Hosea he admitted to the bribes and said that the owners knew about and authorized the bribe. Further investigation revealed that not only was
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