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 […]
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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 […]
Man Living on Roof of Waffle House
Is Your Security System Protecting You From Risk? Did you see the recent news about the man that was found living on top of a Waffle House in Augusta, Georgia? If you didn’t see any of the original news articles, here is a link to one of them: http://blogs.ajc.com/news-to-me/2011/05/11/man-found-living-atop-georgia-waffle-house/ So, this raises several questions. First, […]
Portable Electronics Are Easy Targets for Theft
Security for Your Electronics Has Never Been More Important We all know that electronics are getting smaller all of the time. Televisions are flatter and lighter. Projectors are smaller and brighter. This makes them more portable and easier to steal. We regularly hear from our customers about thefts of expensive electronic devices. It is frustrating! […]
Video Verification Moves to the Mainstream
Video Verification Offers Quality Security Solutions Have you heard of video verification for security systems? If you haven’t, I predict that you will hear more about it in the future. Essentially, video verification is the process of verifying that an alarm system signal was caused by an actual intrusion or crime in progress. The concept […]