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Parker Security & Investigative Services, Inc. was founded in 1984. We are a full service Security and Investigative Company with state certified security guards and investigators instructors. We have our own in-house instructors for classroom and firing range. The instructors are certified through the Georgia State board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies.

Our personnel are trained, vigilant, and dedicated to providing our clients with the best on-site security available. We are the only security company in Southwest Georgia to b e awarded the Albany Herald's Readers Choice "Best of the Best" award, not just once, but in 1994, 1995, 2001, and 2002. We have on staff former Secret Service and Former State Revenue Agents, also Former State Fraud Investigators and Hi-tech computer investigators, along with security consultants from most every field of expertise.

The main purpose of security is to prevent incidents and secondary to provide information for the eventual prosecution of those involved in thefts or vandalism. Security guards on-site has many advantages. One, it tends to deter vandalism, and criminal activity by their very presence. Two, there is a human on-site and trained to make decisions as the activity is happening.

Licenses

• Georgia State License #PDSC000512
• Georgia State Instructor License #CFTR000418

Security Guards

Security guard services include, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Uniformed & Plain Clothes
• Armed or Unarmed

Read more about our Security Guards

Experience

Excellence

• Columbus, Georgia 2009 & 2010: Voted Best Guard Services
• 2009 Certificate of Appreciations from the National Economic Commission of The American Legion.
• We are the only security company in Southwest Georgia to b e awarded the Albany Herald's Readers Choice "Best of the Best" award, not just once, but in 1994, 1995, 2001, and 2002.
• Our founder was selected to WHO'S WHO among business leaders for 1996-1997.
• Founder, M. Lamar Parker, Sr. selected as a lifetime member of WHO'S WHO in 1998.
• Our Agency was rated the best agency in southwest Georgia in 1994, 1995, and 2001. We are the only Security Guard and Investigative service to receive these honors.

Memberships:

• Georgia Association of Professional Private Investigators (GAPPI)
• National Council of Investigations & Security Services (NCISS)
• National Association of Fraud Investigotors, Inc (NAFI)
• National Association of Investigative Specialists(NASI)

Process Server

Parker Security also has a court appointed Process Server for Lee County & SOWEGA Georgia, on staff, Civil Action File 97-6576-M. Mr. Ben E. Lockett is one of our security consultants. He has 26 years experience with the United States Secret Service.