About Us
Overview
Ingram Security & Detective Services, LLC is a premier security company operating in the greater Chicagoland area. We offer a variety of traditional security services such as security patrols, residential and office building security, training, and fingerprinting services. We offer mobile fingerprinting services to make it convenient for our clients who are unable to come int the office. In addition, we provide fingerprint card scanning for out-of-state clients seeking licensure in Illinois. We are a MBE certified company by the City of Chicago, County of Cook, and State of Illinois. We are an authorized fingerprint vendor for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations.
We value our clients and strive to provide the most professional and economical services to them. No job is too big or small. We give every job our full attention. Every job is an opportunity to serve our clients, and provide them with the satisfaction they deserve.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide both security and detective services tailored to our clients' needs. We believe in not only protecting, but also investing in our neighborhoods and the clients that we serve. Our employees represent the image of our company; therefore, we strive to employ only the brightest individuals who take pride in the work they do. We offer extensive training and coaching so that there is consistency in the services that we provide, no matter which of our wonderful employees are meeting your service requests.
Executive Profile
Wade Ingram started his law enforcement career in 1980 with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. He joined the Chicago Police Department in 1985 and worked in the patrol, gang crimes, and public housing units. He achieved the ranks of Sergeant, lieutenant and watch commander at O’Hare Airport.
In 2009, he retired from the Chicago Police Department to become Chief of Police in Markham, Illinois. His experience there was followed by his becoming Chief of Police in Gary, Indiana, from January 2012 until July 2014. He holds both a B.A. and M.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Master's degree in Public Administration and a certificate in Paralegal Studies from Roosevelt University. He is a Graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety and the FBI National Academy Law Enforcement Executive Development Program in Quantico, Virginia. Chief Ingram was an adjunct professor of criminal justice at Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, from 2001 to 2012.
Chief Ingram found Ingram Security and Detective Services December 10, 2010.