Retail Loss Prevention in Mather, CA

Under California Penal Code §490.5 (merchant's privilege), yes — when authorized by your store's written LP policy. Mather officers follow a strict observe-document-report protocol and call Mather/Sacramento PD for arrest. Hands-on apprehension only with explicit written client policy.

For deterrence, yes. A uniformed officer at the entrance of a Mather store reduces shrink at the moment of decision. Plainclothes is better suited to organized-retail-crime investigation, which is a different and more expensive scope.

No. Stormhammer is intentionally 100% unarmed and non-lethal in Mather and every market we serve. You get visible deterrence, de-escalation training, GPS-verified tours, and clean documentation — without firearms on your property and without the insurance loading that comes with armed coverage.

Yes — pool parties, holiday gatherings, leasing-office open houses, and annual board meetings. Mather communities typically add 1–2 officers on event night with a 4-hour minimum, scheduled around the regular patrol.

Yes — no long-term contract required for Mather. Many clients start with a single night of mobile patrol or one static shift, see the photo-verified report the next morning, and scale up from there. Month-to-month is the default.

Yes. Every Mather tour and shift produces a PDF incident report with GPS-tagged checkpoints, time-stamped photos, and officer notes — delivered by 8 a.m. the next morning to whatever email distribution your property manager specifies.

Yes — portfolio pricing kicks in at 3+ Mather properties under the same management. One invoice, one point of contact, one consolidated monthly report covering every site. Most Mather PMs save 15–25% versus per-property pricing.

Yes. Every officer dispatched to Mather is BSIS-licensed (which itself requires a state and federal background check), drug-tested at hire, and re-screened on a defined schedule. We document the file and can share verification with the client on request.

Officers radio dispatch immediately, photograph the scene if safe, and call 911 — Sacramento County emergency services typically respond to Mather within minutes. We document the timeline for your insurer and stay on scene through PD/Fire arrival.