The level of professionalism and calibre of security guards has come under closer watch of late. DEVID RAJAH and LAM LI discover an industry not making an effort to tackle training, recruitment and manpower shortages to lift its image after three decades.
EARLIER this month, thieves using portable blow torches, struck at night in a commercial complex in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. They cut open the steel door of an ATM machine and carted away RM80,000 under the noses of security guards on duty. The guards only discovered the break-in the next morning.
