Newsletter | Juveniles Arrested for Breaking into Cars | ECAM Apartment Edition: June 2018
Newsletter – Juveniles Arrested for Breaking into Cars
Apartment Security Edition: June 2018
Your Catch of the Month Video: Juveniles Arrested for Breaking into Cars
This month’s focus: Car Theft
Temperatures aren’t the only thing on the rise during the summer. More vehicles are stolen in July and August than during any other time of the year, which is why July has been deemed as National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. Many apartment communities don’t have monitored cameras to help protect tenant and visitor cars. What steps can you take to eliminate the opportunity for would-be thieves at your property?
In this month’s featured video, three teenagers were caught breaking into cars and didn’t think anyone was watching. They were wrong.
There is risk involved in relying on a traditional guard as your property’s sole source of security. Want to learn more? Click here to download our white paper, Changing of the Guard, to read about the financial and liability implications of traditional security guards.
Tired of the widespread car break-in problem in their city, San Francisco officials took matters into their own hands. Read more >>
Every day, Stealth monitors cameras in real time at commercial sites across North America. We can see suspicious behavior, activate a speaker warning, and call the local police. This month’s count to date:
Q: What if an incident occurs during the day, when no one is monitoring my property?
A: Because crimes are common during business hours, our dedicated video review team will search through hours of footage on your behalf to investigate any issues you may have.
Security Tip — Increase Lighting for Added Security
Improved property lighting increases the visual range and ability of outdoor video surveillance cameras to detect intruders. Lighting also helps deter criminal activity. It gives criminals fewer places to hide. They usually prefer to vandalize, assault, or steal in the dark – or other properties – where it is harder to see or identify them. type of destruction. >> Read more
About Stealth
ECAM and UCIT Online are the leader in remote video surveillance in the U.S. and Canada, with over 400 employees, 11 offices, and 3 live video monitoring control centers. Stealth proactive video monitoring watches over 18,000 IP and CCTV security cameras. Our security systems feature advanced technology that can help detect and deter crime while reducing security guard and other expenses. A remote surveillance operator can proactively detect suspicious activity before an event occurs, activate a speaker warning, or call the local police.
Senior Content Manager Amy Hite has 25+ years of experience writing and communicating information for audiences across a range of industries. Passionate about collaborating with ECAM’s product development team to share knowledge about new products and technology.
