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‘Tis the Season…

‘Tis the Season…

l, 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 crooks come out en masse.  Want an indication that the fun has begun?  See this article from today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper:

Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer

Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer

is that time of year again–the time when we fire up our furnaces, space heaters, and other indoor heat sources.  Indoor heating systems that burn fuel create carbon monoxide (CO) as a by-product of the fuel combustion that generates heat.  Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless so it can be a silent killer as it is often undetected until exposure to it results in injury or death.

New 180 Degree, 20 Megapixel Camera from Arecont Vision

New 180 Degree, 20 Megapixel Camera from Arecont Vision

cont Vision, a leading manufacturer of megapixel video surveillance (CCTV) cameras, has released a new 20 megapixel, 180 degree, day/night, dome camera.  This new camera has four 5-megapixel imagers in one dome camera housing and it allows users to get wide views with high-resolution quality.

More Copper Theft…

More Copper Theft…

l, 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 that over $100.000 of copper wire was stolen from a warehouse.  Here is the link to the article:

Did Gumby Do It?

Did Gumby Do It?

e 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:

Clear Up That Grainy Video

Clear Up That Grainy Video

ther 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 a very short period of time.

More Arrests in Metro Atlanta for Copper Theft

More Arrests in Metro Atlanta for Copper Theft

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 caught my eye:

Copper Theft on the Rise Again

Copper Theft on the Rise Again

h 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.

Man Living on Roof of Waffle House

Man Living on Roof of Waffle House

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: