Nearly two years into Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran's tenure as sheriff, we learn some mopes have smuggled weapons into the courts complex in downtown Waukegan. Well, thanks for that telegram. Considering this month is the anniversary of the Pony Express, it took less time for a letter telling us that than what the sheriff fessed up last week.
The Hound has prowled the courthouse during this apparent lack of security effort on behalf of the rent-a-cops the county has employed. That means The Hound's life has been in danger, along with hundreds of county employees, County Board members, elected officials and judges, not to mention attorneys.
What an outrage! That outrage would be The Hound's life being in danger. Who cares about the rest? Especially the attorneys.
Um, who exactly was the one who decided to hire Andy Frain ushers to supervise the possibility of terrorists, domestic or foreign, from circumventing security at the Lake County Building? The Hound would like to hear some answers from the County Board chairwoman or at least the County Board administrator.
Those Andy Frains can't even control a rowdy crowd in the upper deck at Wrigley Field. Not that The Hound was one of those who were asked to leave on opening day.
Replacing the Frains with deputies means more money for the county. Has anyone, besides the sheriff's deputies, noticed the deputies haven't had a raise for a while? Looks like the sheriff is going to bat for his people.
As the President of the Andy Frain Services Company, I feel compelled to respond to the incorrect information in the "You Get What You Pay For" Article.
The facts of the security services provided at the Lake County Court System are:
Andy Frain Services has been CERTIFIED BY The United States Department Of Homeland Security to provide these exact services under the Safety ACT. This is no small accomplishment.
Under Frain's Watch at the Courthouse since March of 2001, there has not been a single incident of injury or damage to Persons or Property.
The Sheriff's Department tracks the actual detection of dangerous items at the Courthouse Checkpoints. The Andy Frain Detection Percentages Exceeds that of the TSA at the Nations Airports.
The real story here is that the Andy Frain Security Services at the Lake County Court System are doing the exact job required, Providing a safe environment, at a savings to the Lake County Tax Payers of over 35%
THE HOUND SAYS: Perhaps Mr. Clayton should take up his complaints with Sheriff Mark Curran. The sheriff maintains there were some security breaches on the Andy Frain watch.
He wants Frain's Security Services replaced by sheriff's deputies. Determining who can provide a safe environment at the Lake County Building and courts complex will be up to the County Board.
Perhaps Mr. Clayton might want to call the sheriff to compare notes on what breaches Curran was talking about.
Perhaps it was during one of those percentages that