Memphis Security Insider has traced the armed security at xAI's Memphis data centers to SOC, the defense-contractor arm of Day and Zimmermann. Internal logs show a 270-checkpoint perimeter, nearly 120 personnel on the platform, and more than 143,000 scans in four months.
A new MLK50/ProPublica analysis finds just 2% of Memphis Safe Task Force immigration arrests involved violent crime. Here is what that shift means for the private guards working Parkway Village, Hickory Hill, and East Memphis.
The Memphis Safe Task Force executed 46 arrests and recovered 12 illegal firearms in a single operation this week. Meanwhile, a Grizzlies player was arrested with 200 grams of a controlled substance.
Part 1 crimes in Memphis rose from 62 per day in January to 76 per day in March 2026. The year-over-year decline masks a trend that security operators need to watch.
Downtown Memphis saw three shootings between March 20-24. Now Chief Davis and Mayor Young want youth curfew enforcement. The same argument Memphis has had for years.
Violent crime in Downtown Memphis dropped nearly 50% this year. So why invest $74M in Beale Street safety? The answer reshapes private security's role.
A Memphis property manager, a National Guard vehicle in her parking lot, and what happens to private security when the federal government does the job for free.
With 7,100+ arrests and a presidential visit set for March 23, the Memphis Safe Task Force raises a critical question for private security: what happens next?
MPD Officer Oscar Torres-Molina was shot during a traffic stop on Feb. 26. Three weeks later, the manhunt continues and the questions deepen.
HB1640/SB1881 would create a state Office of Homeland Security with arrest powers and sweeping confidentiality. What private security firms need to know.