About us
proudly serving
for over 50 years
Bruce Griffith served in the United States Air Force and as an officer in North Carolina’s Highway Patrol. When he retired, he founded Griffith’s, Inc, which came to be known as Griffith Security. Our beginnings were small, first providing officers to perform fire watch and loss prevention services for Hickory’s flourishing furniture and textile manufacturing companies.
We grew to meet Hickory and Catawba County’s rapidly growing economic opportunities, evolving and expanding our company’s roles and services to accommodate the demand for security related functions.
Today, Griffith Security is operated by Bruce and Brenda’s sons, Britt, Brad, and Brian Griffith. We provide 98% of our region’s private security needs, making us the region’s largest privately held security firm in Western North Carolina.
Our employees are like an extended family – many of whom have been with us for generations, or have worked for our company at some point in their lifetime. From young men and women looking to gain work experience, to students looking to earn a little money while in school, to retirees who enjoy being active, Griffith Security had become and remains a foundation and fixture in our community.

Chief Britt Griffith
About Britt Griffith
Britt Griffith is Chief of Operations and serves as Corporate President. He is a 1985 graduate of Lenoir – Rhyne University and is a licensed Private Investigator. Britt has over thirty years of experience in security and loss prevention and currently heads both field operations and investigative divisions.

Major Brian Griffith
About Brian Griffith
Brian Griffith serves as Corporate Secretary and is the Manager of our Security Camera Sales and Installation Division. He is a licensed Private Investigator and Surveillance Specialist. Brian who served with the U.S. Marine Corps as a Military Police Officer in Desert Storm has extensive training in covert surveillance and field operations management.

Major Brad Griffith
About Brad Griffith
Brad Griffith serves as Corporate Treasurer. He is a 1987 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne University. Brad has over twenty years experience in security and loss prevention.

Captain Terry Elmore
About Terry Elmore
Captain Terry Elmore is the Area Supervisor for Burke, McDowell, and Buncombe Counties. Elmore has been with Griffith Security since 2008. His family has a long history in Law Enforcement. He and his wife reside in Burke County. They have six (6) children and (8) eight Grandchildren.

Captain Dale McJunkin
About Dale McJunkin
Dale McJunkin has been with the company since 2006, and is the area supervisor for both Caldwell and Watauga Counties. He currently serves as a telecommunications operator for a local law enforcement agency.
He and his wife Tasha reside in Caldwell County.

Lt. Bill Plough
About Bill Plough
Lt Plough joined Griffith Security in 2000. He is licensed by the state of North Carolina aws an Unarmed Security Officer trainer. He holds a Master's Degree in Church Administration and retired from thirty five (35) years as a Minister of the Gospel. He is responsible for training all new employees. Lt. Plough has been married since 1965. He resides in Burke County.

CApt. Doug Reed
About Doug Reed
Douglas Reed started his career with Griffith Security in March 1981. He has worked full time and part time over the years. He is licensed by the state of North Carolina as an Armed Security Officer.
In 1994 he came to the Patrol Division as the Patrol Sergeant and has worked as Assistant Patrol Commander.
He was promoted to Captain, Patrol Commander in June 2011.
Captain Reed currently commands the Patrol Division and is responsible for many of the duties such as Alarm Response, ATM Response and Patrol.
Captain Reed and his wife Pam and daughter Samantha live in Catawba County.

Cindy Reiss
About Cindy Reiss
Cindy Reiss moved to North Carolina from Florida over 20 years ago, and enjoys the change of seasons. She has 20 plus years as an administrative assistant in the medical field. She is responsible for processing of all new employees and to keep current guard licenses Up to date. And to be the contact for the new employees for any questions they may have about rules and regulations.

debby billick
About Debby Billick
Debby Billick has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. She moved from Florida to North Carolina in 2006, where she worked to retirement from Catawba Valley Medical Center in 2018. She is married, has three adult children and resides in Statesville, North Carolina.