Video Surveillance Systems Capture Burglary on Camera From television station WMAZ Channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (just south of Atlanta) comes this latest story of thievery. As you will see in the video clip on their website, several thugs drove a white pickup truck through the front doors of Target and then loaded up the ATM […]
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Holiday Decorations Swiped in Macon
Thieves Steal Copper from Decorations The Grinch is back! In the latest caper, thieves broke into a storage area for holiday decorations in the city of Macon and stripped all of the copper from the decorations. Here is the link to the article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2011/11/copper-thieves-destroy-macons-holiday.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article Would you think you would have to […]
‘Tis the Season…
Three Men Attempt Burglary at Apple Store Well, now that Halloween is over, it is time for the crooks and criminals to turn their attention to the other upcoming holidays. We have now entered the prime season for retail theft. With stores and display windows filled with lots of potential presents and other goodies, the […]
More Copper Theft…
Copper Stolen From Warehouse Well, we have another day with another story of copper theft in Georgia. As I have discussed several times, copper prices have almost doubled over the last couple of years, making it an attractive target for thieves. The most recent target was a school system near Columbus, Georgia and the article states […]
Did Gumby Do It?
Thief Robs Store Dressed as Gumby Have you heard of Art Clokey? He was the creator of Gumby, the beloved green clay television star. He died in 2010 but October 12 would have been his 90th birthday. This is a link to his Wikipedia article: Wikipedia Entry on Art Clokey So, what does this have […]
Clear Up That Grainy Video
How to Combat Smash and Grab Burglaries Another day in Atlanta…another story of a smash and grab burglary. These types of burglaries are very hard to stop because the burglars wait until a business is closed (usually a retail business is the target) and then smash the front window and grab everything they can in […]
More Arrests in Metro Atlanta for Copper Theft
Theft Prevention Solutions Are More Important Than Ever The bad guys are at it again. In a recent post, I talked about the increase in copper theft incidents in metro Atlanta. There is another article today in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the problem in the metro area. This is one part of the article that […]
Copper Theft on the Rise Again
Protect Yourself Against This Common Crime With copper prices at a level approximately thirty percent higher than they were a year ago, thieves are continuing to target this metal for theft. Scrap copper, copper wiring, and air conditioning units have all been stolen in recent months throughout metro Atlanta. As you can read about in […]
Protect Your Roof From Burglars
The Importance of Roof Security Well, the criminals are at it again! In recent metro Atlanta crime news, I saw an article about a business burglary at the Ambush Boarding Company (interesting name in light of the news). There are burglaries at businesses every day in Atlanta. But, what makes this one somewhat unique is […]
Even the Police Need Security
Innovative Security Systems Deter Crime If you ever question the need to regularly evaluate your security systems and level of protection, take a look at this recent story from the metro Atlanta crime reports: http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/thieves-break-into-36-935479.html The DeKalb County Police Department experienced a burglary at their maintenance facility that housed thirty-six police cars. I don’t know […]