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ORIGINALLY WESTERN STATES SECURITY WAS FOUNDED BY MR. GORDON
HOUGH SR. IN 1963 FORMERLY WAS NAMED WESTERN STATES SECURITY
AND HOUGH PATROL. WITH ABOUT 22 PATROL VEHICLES PATROLING THE
PASADENA HILLS MANSIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND L.A.
COUNTY, ALSO EVENTS SUCH AS THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER
GUARDING PRECIOUS GEMS. MR. HOUGH WAS A RETIRED PASADENA POLICE
OFFICER . UNFORTUNATELY MR. HOUGH HAD A STROKE AND WAS UNABLE TO
CONTINUE WITH HIS SUCCESS. MR. HOUGH WAS A VERY KIND AND
GENEROUS PERSON, AND CARED FOR ALL HIS CLIENTS. IN 1982 MR.
HERNANDEZ WAS A VERY YOUNG MAN AND WAS A CAPTAIN FOR MR. HOUGH
AND SAW THE DOWNFALL MR. HOUGH WAS FACING DUE TO HIS ILL HEALTH.
MR. HOUGH WAS SO DEPRESSED OVER THIS THAT MR. HERNANDEZ SWORE
TO HIM THAT ONE DAY HE WILL REVIVE THE FIRM SO IT WILL NOT BE IN VEIN
WHEN HE PASSES ON.
IN 1998 MR. HERNANDEZ KEPT THAT PROMISE AND REVIVED THE NAME
WESTERN STATES SECURITY AS SOLE PROPRIETOR, WITH ABOUT 36
UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES AND 7 OFFICE STAFFS.
LATER ON IN 2002 MR. HERNANDEZ BECAME INCORPORATED AS CCH
WESTERN STATES SECURITY AND PATROL INC. AND BECAME A MEMBER WITH
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SINCE 1999 AND NOW WITH HIS HARD
WORK AND EFFORT BECAME A ( AAA ) RATING WITH THE BUREAU.
MR. HERNANDEZ LEARNED ALL HE CAN ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY FOR ABOUT
30 YEARS, WORKED FOR  DIFFERENT LARGE SECURITY FIRMS  IN THE
EXECUTIVE FIELD. LIKE WITH PINKERTON, WELLS FARGO ETC.
HE LEARNED ALL ABOUT SALES AND MANAGEMENT AND HELD TITLES AS
OPERATION MANAGER, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FOR TURCOTT
INVESTIGATIONS, ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR FOR LOST PREVENTION FOR
K-MART. AND LOSS PREVENTION AGENT FOR GEMCO.
MR. HERNANDEZ KNOWS ALL  WHAT IT TAKES TO HANDEL ALL HIS CLIENTS
NEEDS AND WANTS TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE CRIMES THAT
MAY OCCUR. OUR STAFFS AS WELL AS MR. HERNANDEZ ALSO KNOWS , THAT
IF OUR CLIENTS HAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH  THERE SERVICE, WE DO NOT
IGNORE ANY OF THERE CALLS,  INSTEAD GO IN WITH BOTH FEET AND
HANDEL  THE MATTER IMMEDIATELY. WE FEEL THAT ALL OUR CLIENTS, SMALL
OR LARGE SHOULD GET THE EQUAL TREATMENT IN PROVIDING THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE THAT THEY DESERVE. AND WITH SPECIAL
ATTENTION. AFTER ALL ITS OUR CLIENTS THAT MAKES OUR FIRM AS
SUCESSFUL AND KEEPING YOU IN MIND  AS NUMBER ONE.
WE KNOW THAT MR. HOUGH WOULD LIKE THE SAME THOUGHT.
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