President and CEO
Arthur Bobbouine is the founder, President and CEO of APB Security and Event Services, Inc. Art has worked in law enforcement and security since 2001.
Art has his degrees in Political Science/History, Mortuary Science, and Law. He is a former deputy sheriff in Luzerne County and left office with the rank of Chief Deputy Sheriff. He helped write the training manual and was a training officer. Art was formerly a trainer on Anti-Terrorism for the Joint Terrorism Taskforce. He is also a Pennsylvania State Constable and has his private investigators license.
After leaving the Sheriff’s Department, Art taught and was the Program Director for the Criminal Justice and Paralegal Department at Fortis Institute. He taught classes on Law Enforcement, Private Security, Loss Prevention, Intro to Criminal Justice, and Personal Protection Services. He currently is employed at Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home in Wilkes-Barre.
He has worked for several local security companies and has experience in Security Event Management and has been a parking supervisor at several venues.
Art is also Traffic Incident Management Safety (TIMS) nationally certified from the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. He is Crowd Manager Certified from the National Association State Fire Marshalls and has several certifications from FEMA including but not limited to Active Shooter. He has also taken classes in Protecting your House of Worship dealing with church security from USCCA. Art is also First Aid/CPR certified.
“I believe that there is nothing more important in today’s world than serving and safeguarding our clients and their customers, keeping our communities safe, and keeping vigilant watch for the safety of all.” Art Bobbouine, owner APB Security & Event Services