Heritage Security Services has held private security contracts with San Diego's transit districts since 1981.;xNLx;;xNLx;Universal Protection Service bought Heritage in May 2012, and with it, all of the company's officers and contracts.;xNLx;;xNLx;Use this interactive timeline to explore the history of the arrangements, as well as the more recent developments that lead to the inewsource investigation.
1975-09-20 00:00:00
What is NCTD?
The North County Transit District provides bus, van and train service for people in the northern half of San Diego County...
1976-01-01 00:00:00
What is MTS?
The Metropolitan Transit System provides San Diego's bus and rail services throughout 53 stations and 53 miles of track...
1981-03-27 00:00:00
What is Heritage Security?
Heritage Security Services entered the security business in 1980 as a spin-off from a security officer training school...
1981-07-01 00:00:00
Contract with MTS
Heritage Security Services contracted with the Metropolitan Transit System
1997-01-01 00:00:00
Contract with NCTD
Heritage Security Services contracted with the North County Transit District in 1997.
2009-07-28 00:00:00
Questions raised over training
A KGTV (Channel 10) news segment airs regarding officer training...
2012-05-01 00:00:00
Universal buys Heritage
Universal Protection Services, the country's 5th largest private security company, bought Heritage Security Services in May of 2012...
2012-05-02 00:00:00
OSHA fines Universal
California's division of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration fined Universal $20,270...
2012-10-13 00:00:00
One officer speaks out
In October 2012, one officer reached out to inewsource...
2012-12-12 00:00:00
More come forward
Over months, 12 officers within Universal came forward to address the situation...