How Physical Security Prevents Break-Ins There’s often a lot of focus on “hiding” security tools, especially among businesses. Many business owners believe that customers don’t want to see security tools and they’re worried that visible security will make their businesses appear unsafe or “ugly.” While this may be true during business hours, it’s certainly not…
Securing Electronics from Theft There are some products that are simply more popular targets when it comes to theft. These items often have several things in common: They are often small enough to easily be carried away by criminals. They typically are in-demand items that many people want to own. They are difficult to trace…
Securing your Property during Protests and Demonstrations It seems like it’s impossible to turn on the TV these days without seeing a protest or demonstration taking place. While the vast majority of these gatherings are peaceful, some are not. In addition, it often doesn’t take much for a peaceful protest to turn dangerous. Large groups…
Pawn Shop Security Tips Pawn shops are common in most cities and towns. These shops often contain a wide variety of different items, from jewelry and electronics to sporting equipment, clothing and just about anything else. This wide variety of merchandise makes pawn shops frequent targets for criminals. But it isn’t just the variety of…
Smash and Grabs Take Only Seconds Did you know that you could lose thousands of dollars in just seconds? It’s possible with a smash and grab robbery. This is one of the reasons why smash and grab robberies are so successful and a common choice for criminals. In a smash and grab robbery, a criminal…
Choosing Physical Security for your Property Physical security is important. While surveillance cameras may help catch criminals in the act and alarm systems can alert you to a crime when it happens, only physical security puts a barrier between criminals and your property. There are a number of different types of physical security. Two of…
Protecting your Cell Phone Store from Smash and Grab Robbers Smash and grab robberies are, unfortunately, quite common at cell phone stores and other such retailers. In these crimes, criminals easily break through unprotected doors and windows, enter a property, quickly steal valuables and leave before anyone can respond. These types of crimes are effective…
Preventing Holiday Retail Theft During the holiday season, you likely want to make your retail store as open and inviting as possible. You’ll want to put your most popular and desirable products on display and make it easy for shoppers to come in, look at your merchandise and hopefully make a purchase. Unfortunately, the same…
Preventing Crime with Visual Deterrents Criminals, obviously, don’t want to get caught in the act. They want to get in and out of a property without being noticed. This is a big reason why security gates are so effective, since they not only deter they slow criminals down and drastically increase the chances of them…
Protecting your Property from Vandalism Vandalism looks bad. It hurts your business and cost you money. Not only will you need to spend money to clean up and repair the vandalized property, but it can also cause customers to stay away from your retail store. No one wants to shop at a property that has…