"National Public Safety", a San Diego County based private security corporation, made their presence known in Hillcrest today. NPS "officers", in full outfit (based on the US Border Patrol outfit) including guns, handcuffs, radios and mace, patrolled University delivering letters to the business owners of Hillcrest. NPS has ambitions to militarize San Diego streets in the name of profit. Offering their "clients" intimidating officers, cruisers and holding-cell vehicles with future plans of obtaining helicopters. The next Hillcrest Business Association meeting is Tuesday, May 13 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Joyce Beers Community Center (1220 Cleveland Ave.) if wish to let the members know how you feel about privatized quasi-paramilitary forces in the community.