Albuquerque businesses turn to private security to deter theft

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With crime on the rise in many parts of Albuquerque, businesses are taking it upon themselves to protect their customers, employees, and their merchandise by paying for private security.
"In the last few months there's been a tremendous uptick in people desperate for security of all different kinds," said Aaron T. Jones, President and CEO of International Protective Service.
Aaron Jones says people in the city are fed up with the crime and long police respon