226 security guard and private security companies in Poughkeepsie, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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108 FOUNDATION SECURITY CONSULTANT LLC
911 SAFE SETS LLC
A-TEAM INVESTIGATIVE CONSULTANTS INC
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ARCHANGEL PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
ARONA EXECUTIVE SERVICES
B MOORE COMPLIANCE LLC
BAITY PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC
BCI INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSULTING
BRUNWASSER CONSULTING AND INVESTIGATION
C S SECURITY SERVICES LLC
CAMBRIT SECURITY SERVICES
CITY SECURED LLC
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Poughkeepsie anchors the mid-Hudson Valley across Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster counties. A legacy tech and IBM presence, colleges including Vassar and Marist and the West Point area, regional healthcare, distribution centers around Newburgh, and Hudson Valley tourism drive demand for corporate and campus coverage, healthcare officers, warehouse and site guards, and event security. Most contract security is unarmed under New York's licensing regime, with mobile patrol serving the region's spread-out valley properties.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Poughkeepsie:
Private security in New York is licensed at the state level by the New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services. A legitimate company operating in Poughkeepsie holds a Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency license, which means it has cleared NY DOS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In New York, operating without a license is misdemeanor (class b) (General Business Law § 70-a(3) (Article 7)). Engaging in, or advertising as, a watch, guard or patrol agency without a DOS license is a class B misdemeanor per violation (up to 90 days jail and/or a fine up to $500); a business that hires an unlicensed agency faces no separate criminal charge but loses the surety-bond/insurance protection and DOS complaint recourse that Article 7 licensing provides.