If you’re looking for a security guard this weekend, you’re out of luck. Local security agencies are seeing an increase this year in Halloween business, so much so that they can’t keep up.
“We’re at the point now where we’re not taking any more business for Saturday the 28th,” said John Phillips, a manager at Martin Security, which will have about 45 guards working the downtown area for Halloween.
Fueled by fears that the city’s decision to charge a $5 fee to attend this year’s State Street celebration will squeeze party-goers to outlying neighborhoods, property owners, fraternities and businesses are looking for help.