Vehicle theft and break-ins are some of the most common property crimes multifamily residential communities are faced with, thanks in large part to the appeal of dozens of vehicles parked overnight in community parking garages or lots. Criminals looking for a variety of potential targets favor opportunity and convenience, and with many communities having simple security measures, like gates, lighting, and courtesy patrols as their only protection, apartment and other residential communities present an ideal wealth of targets.
Fortunately for the Florida community below, they had taken extra precautions to help secure their property. Check out what happened when a pair of late-night prowlers targeted vehicles in their lot, unaware that ECAM was watching.
A sharp-eyed ECAM security professional observing a central Florida multifamily community property spotted a pair of individuals approaching vehicles in a clearly suspicious manner at roughly 1:48 a.m., and took immediate action, activating onsite audible alarms and contacting local police dispatch due to the nature of the activity observed. The onsite security officer was also contacted and made aware of the suspicious pair. Responding police officers arrived quickly and were observed making contact with one of the would-be thieves and taking that suspect into custody without further incident.
Help Protect Your Residents and Property from Criminals with a Proactive Security Solution
Relying on security guards alone to protect your multifamily residential community can leave you with limited coverage. With a proactive security solution, however, issues like limited coverage or visibility can be resolved. While guards alone can only be in one place at a time, ECAM’s live video monitoring allows for camera placement in key areas throughout a property, and a team of highly trained security operators to watch analytics-based, cutting-edge surveillance feeds bolstering onsite security for a much more comprehensive security solution.
Our high-tech analytics-based cameras monitor key areas throughout your property, and alert to activity, not just motion, reducing false alarm calls for waving branches and plastic bags. Our trained security professionals are skilled in spotting and responding to suspicious or unwanted activity and can take immediate action when they see bad actors or something out of place. Monitoring professionals can sound onsite audible warnings to disperse activity, coordinate with onsite security, or when police intervention is advisable, can contact local dispatchers.
The audible warnings are enough, in most cases, to send suspects running. However, when police are needed, our ability to provide live, up-to-the-minute details and descriptions of activity in progress means dispatch typically elevates our call priority, which can lead to significantly faster police responses.
Ready to hear more about how we can boost your community security and help mitigate premise liability? Contact us today and speak with a multifamily residential security specialist for details and a free quote.
