.... Every statement I have ever read includes "we do everything they can for the safety of the employees and customers". What exactly are they doing? Nothing!
When seconds count 911 is only minutes away.
But a 1911 could be seconds away.
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Benton Harbor is sadly riddled with crime due to many facets including but not limited to drug use, and unemployment and has many 3rd generation welfare burdens...... If Walgreens cares so deeply for the safety of it's employ and customer base then why in the world do they not employ 24 hour armed security measures in high risk locations such as this?
I’m certain this decision and decisions like it are made by the lawyers and believe that the corporation has less chance of law suit. What needs to happen is for people to sue these same companies for not allowing them to properly defend themselves.
On May 8th Jeremy Hoven, a night shift pharmacist at a Benton Township, Michigan Walgreens, fired his legally carried pistol to defend the lives of himself and his co-workers from two armed assailants that attempted to force the co-workers into a back room. The assailants fled the scene and he and his co-workers escaped injury.
May 19, 2011
Dear Tony,
Thank you for taking your time to contact our Corporate Offices. We appreciate hearing from our customers and value all comments received.
Thank you for contacting Walgreens regarding this matter. Our policies in this area are designed to maintain the maximum safety of our customers and employees.Store employees receive comprehensive training on our company’s robbery procedures and how to react and respond to a potential robbery situation. In past incidents, employees have told us they’ve found this training effective.These policies and training programs are endorsed by law enforcement, which strongly advises against confrontation of crime suspects.Compliance is safer than confrontation. Through this practice, we have been able to maintain an exemplary record of safety.We’ve made significant investments in security technology in recent years, including increasing the number of digital surveillance cameras at our stores.With upgrades to security technology, we are able to provide police with high-resolution photographs and video of crime suspects.We continue to invest in state-of-the-art security measures and high-definition surveillance equipment and hope that the apprehension of robbery suspects in the Benton Harbor area will prevent future crimes. Thank you for contacting Walgreens to share your comments.
Again, thank you for contacting our corporate office. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your comments.
Sincerely,
Rori R
Consumer Response Representative
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