Allied Universal’s Ahmad Zie and Abdul Arya Receive Lutheran Family Services of Rocky Mountain’s Refugee Impact Awards

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Sherita Coffelt, Allied Universal Vice President, Communications – North America
Phone: 714-943-8872 Email: Sherita.coffelt@aus.com

SANTA ANA, Calif. — July 29, 2022 — Allied Universal® is proud to announce that security professionals (SP), Ahmad Zie and Abdul Arya of Denver, CO, were recently presented with Individual Refugee Impact Awards by Lutheran Family Services of the Rocky Mountains at a Refugee Impact Celebration.

“Because of Ahmad and Abdul’s bravery and skill, this situation was handled in a way that ensured the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the area. Denver is safer because of security professionals like Ahmad and Abdul,” said Steve Claton, Allied Universal Regional President. “Allied Universal values the opportunity to provide immediate care to those in need and act as a visible, positive presence in the communities we serve.”

As a top employer in the area, Allied Universal partners with Lutheran Family Services of Rocky Mountains and other community-based organizations to identify qualified candidates for its open positions from the vulnerable populations they serve including refugees. By working with Allied Universal, these refugees can rebuild their lives and take their career has high as they can imagine at a company with a promote from within culture. Both Abdul and Ahmad are success stories of this partnership.

“Lutheran Family Services of Rocky Mountains is immensely proud to recognize Ahmad Zie and Abdul Arya who knowingly and without hesitation placed themselves in harm’s way to protect the Mental Health Clinician,” said James Horan, President & CEO, Lutheran Family Services of Rocky Mountains, a leading non-profit organization that strengthens communities by providing support, guidance, and resource coordination to individuals and families throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

This incident happened on March 7th when Ahmad and Abdul approached a man at gate B9 of Denver Union Station who was slouched over with his head in his lap. The SPs and a Denver Mental Health Clinician enlisted EMS to evaluate him with the man refusing medical treatment and becoming aggressive with threats of physical violence. The SPs told the man that he needed to leave property due to his behavior as he began swinging a wooden bat around with shards of glass embedded into it while making threats towards the officers. The man jumped over a glass wall onto the stairs, lost control of his bat and the SPs were able to confiscate the bat. After, they protected the Mental Health Clinician until law enforcement arrived to detain the man.

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