{"id":1765060,"date":"2022-12-06T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1765060"},"modified":"2022-12-06T15:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:48:10","slug":"philly-gas-station-hires-armed-guards-to-counter-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philly-gas-station-hires-armed-guards-to-counter-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly Gas Station Hires Armed Guards To Counter Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphilly-gas-station-hires-armed-guards-to-counter-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1765060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Philadelphia gas station owner frustrated with rampant crime has employed armed guards to protect his business and customers.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks after Neil Patel hired the services of Pennsylvania S.I.T.E. State Agents, a private company, agents armed with long guns wearing tactical gear patrolling the KARCO gas station at Broad and Clearfield streets have become a regular sight, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p>The security measure is a necessary one, Patel says, because police do not respond quickly enough while crimes such as shootings, shoplifting, and the theft of an ATM are a constant threat. Even his car was vandalized.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A North Philly owner says he\u2019s had enough violent crime at his gas station so he\u2019s hired these guys to protect his customers and store. <\/p>\n<p>Does this make you feel safer? Or uncomfortable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOXvUxTvyW\">pic.twitter.com\/ZOXvUxTvyW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Martinez (@JasonFox29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonFox29\/status\/1599954291938074624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are forcing us to hire the security, high-level security, state level,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/philadelphia-gas-station-owner-hires-heavily-armed-guards-to-protect-business-we-are-tired-of-this-nonsense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patel told FOX 29<\/a>. \u201cWe are tired of this nonsense; robbery, drug trafficking, hanging around, gangs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-11242\">TIRED OF THE LEGACY MEDIA\u2019S BIAS CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE AND OBSCURING THE TRUTH? JOIN US AND SAVE 30%.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andre Boyer, chief of the PA State Agents, said his team is well-trained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wear Kevlar, we are trained, my guards go to training every other week, they\u2019re proficient with [their guns] and with their taser, they know the law,\u201d he told the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Gas station crimes, particularly robbery with guns and carjackings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/2022\/11\/philadelphia-gas-station-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have risen in the city over the past few years<\/a>, police data gathered by The Philadelphia Inquirer show. Patel says crime at his business has been down since hiring the armed guards.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fMy story last night: this is what things have come to for one North Philly gas station\u2026armed security guards in tactical gear to keep customers safe \u26a0\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCPhiladelphia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBCPhiladelphia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Philadelphia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Philadelphia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/report?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#report<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h0Ij4Edt1u\">pic.twitter.com\/h0Ij4Edt1u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johnny Archer (@JohnnyNBC10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyNBC10\/status\/1599121323795808256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents and customers have mixed feelings about the added security measure, but those who support the move said it makes them feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s a good thing and it\u2019s a bad thing. But I\u2019d rather us be safe than sorry,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyNBC10\/status\/1599121323795808256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one man told<\/a> NBC10 Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have my license to carry, I\u2019m always ready to go for myself, so it\u2019s like whatever \u2026 It\u2019s nice and safe for me. I get my juice, go to my car without somebody else jumping in it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/philadelphia-gas-station-armed-guards-shooting-carjacking-philly-safety\/12530705\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customer Jack Rock<\/a> told 6 ABC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Philadelphia gas station owner frustrated with rampant crime has employed armed guards to protect his business and customers. Weeks after Neil Patel hired the services of Pennsylvania S.I.T.E. State Agents, a private company, agents armed with long guns wearing tactical gear patrolling the KARCO gas station at Broad and Clearfield streets have become a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1765063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1765060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1765060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1765063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1765060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1765060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1765060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}