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Staffed exclusively by active-duty and retired law enforcement officers, Blue Star provides protection to financial institutions, helping keep assets safe, employees prepared, and clients protected.
Banks, credit unions, and financial facilities handle sensitive assets and information that demand a higher level of security oversight. Breakdowns in that oversight have consequences reaching far beyond the branch floor, impacting staff safety, customer confidence, and the institutional trust your business depends on.
Blue Star builds your financial security strategy around the rhythms of your institution. Our officers don’t just stand post—they monitor branches, oversee cash handling, manage access, help identify fraud, and respond to suspicious activity with the swift, decisive action that comes from years of law enforcement experience.
No bank, credit union, or financial facility is beyond Blue Star’s reach. For every assignment, our officers show up ready to protect the trust your institution has built.
Because when every layer of your security operation meets the same high standards, the result is protection you can actually count on.
Blue Star is staffed exclusively by state-certified active-duty and retired law enforcement officers trained in public safety, firearms proficiency, and situational response to the rigorous standards of local, county, and state law enforcement agencies.
Our executive team brings field command and tactical unit experience that ensures disciplined operations and strategic oversight across every deployment.
With backgrounds spanning tactical units, investigative divisions, and specialized law enforcement operations, our personnel can be matched to the precise needs of your store.
Whether you need security for a single branch, short-term incident response, or ongoing enterprise coverage, Blue Star scales to meet your needs.
Yes. Financial institutions handle sensitive assets and information, as well as large volumes of cash, making them targets for theft, fraud, and security incidents. Armed security guards with law enforcement experience can provide a visible deterrent, respond rapidly to incidents, and offer professional oversight to help protect assets, employees, and clients.
Professional bank security includes branch monitoring, access control, cash handling oversight, fraud identification support, and response to suspicious activity or emergencies. Every financial security strategy should be built around the specific needs and operational rhythms of your institution—and Blue Star delivers that.
Blue Star is staffed exclusively by state-certified active-duty and retired law enforcement officers with extensive backgrounds in crisis response, risk management, and tactical operations. That law enforcement foundation brings a level of discipline and real-world expertise that directly benefits the institutions we protect.
Yes. Blue Star provides flexible, scalable financial facility security for institutions of any size, from single-branch operations to multi-location organizations requiring consistent, high-quality coverage across multiple sites.
383 Main Ave, Suite 505
Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Phone: 203.941.4700
383 Main Ave, Suite 505
Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Phone: 203.941.4700
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Hjelle is the CEO of Security Services Holdings, LLC as well as Protos Security and its subsidiaries. Mark is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Board Member who has led large national business and facilities services firms for nearly 25 years delivering strong top- and bottom-line growth while building high-performing teams with strong culture. Most recently, he was CEO for CSC ServiceWorks, a B2B2C provider of technology-enabled consumer services. Prior to CSC, Mark was President of Brickman/Valleycrest a national provider of exterior landscape and snow removal services. Over the course of his 18-year tenure at Brickman, he held numerous leadership positions in operations, finance and business development. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and a Law Degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law.
