{"id":25685,"date":"2023-09-15T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/security-videos\/brazen-break-in-caught-on-camera-at-florida-auto-dealer"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:00:46","slug":"brazen-break-in-caught-on-camera-at-florida-auto-dealer","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/security-videos\/brazen-break-in-caught-on-camera-at-florida-auto-dealer","title":{"rendered":"Brazen Break-in Caught on Camera at Florida Auto Dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that thieves target <a href=\"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/industry-security-solutions\/automotive-dealerships\">auto dealerships<\/a> for a variety of reasons; from targeting high-value vehicles to stealing valuable parts, their methods have gotten more sophisticated and their actions bolder. A Danville, Pennsylvania dealership had three high-performance vehicles stolen from the dealership\u2019s detailing garage resulting in significant damage and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnep.com\/article\/news\/local\/montour-county\/vehicles-worth-300000-stolen-from-dealership-in-montour-county\/523-125d6642-363f-48eb-961f-780333c6489f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loss of around $300K in inventory<\/a>. Another bold theft was the first in 30 years of business for a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts dealership which resulted <a href=\"https:\/\/whdh.com\/news\/three-luxury-cars-stolen-from-shrewsbury-dealership-totaling-over-120k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in roughly $120K in losses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this Arrest of the Month video, a Florida auto dealership was the target of a late-night brazen theft and burglary attempt. Unfortunately for the would-be thief, his attempt was caught on ECAM\u2019s surveillance. Watch what happened below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Arrest of the Month: Brazen Break-in Caught on Camera at Auto Dealer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0r8abuYBKgU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/ecam.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At 1:46 a.m., ECAM security operators monitoring a Florida auto dealer spotted an intruder entering the property after browsing hours. Audible warnings were immediately activated, and as the intruder proceeded to enter multiple vehicles, local police dispatch was contacted. Responding officers arrived quickly and were observed making contact with the suspect and placing him in custody without further incident.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Help Protect Your Outdoor Assets and Property from Theft and Other Criminal Activity with Proactive Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While theft has always been an issue for automotive dealerships, there\u2019s been a significant uptick in vehicle thefts across North America since the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/ecam.com\/security-blog\/luxury-cars-stolen-from-new-jersey-car-dealership\">Eight luxury cars snatched<\/a> from a dealership in New Jersey, <a href=\"https:\/\/myfox8.com\/news\/north-carolina\/piedmont-triad\/4-cars-stolen-from-graham-dealership-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six vehicles valued at roughly $250K<\/a> from a Graham, North Carolina dealership, and another loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/cars-stolen-dealership-hampstead-new-hampshire-31223\/43283539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly $250K in vehicles from a showroom<\/a> at a Hampstead, New Hampshire dealership- these stories have become increasingly common. It\u2019s clear that a more proactive approach to security is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Security guards and gates alone aren\u2019t up to the challenge. ECAM\u2019s customized <a href=\"\/en-ca\/solutions\/live-video-monitoring-and-surveillance\">live video monitoring<\/a> solution works in real time to help catch suspicious or unwanted activity on your property as it happens, rather than after the fact. Using a combination of technology and human intelligence, cutting-edge video analytics can alert highly trained security professionals to activity rather than simple movement.<\/p>\n<p>When someone or something appears suspicious or out of place, our team of security operators can take immediate action, sounding onsite audible alarms, or contacting onsite security. When police intervention is advisable, we can contact local law enforcement dispatch and provide them with real-time information and descriptions of activity in progress, typically resulting in faster police responses and better overall outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to learn more about how our solution can benefit your dealership <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while offering<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0both unmatched value and ROI<\/span>? <a href=\"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/contact\">Contact us today<\/a> and speak with an automotive dealership security specialist and request your free quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":25686,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[345,346,353,358],"industry":[323],"solution":[],"class_list":["post-25685","video","type-video","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","tag-auto-dealership-en-ca","tag-auto-dealership-security-en-ca","tag-automotive-dealership-en-ca","tag-videos-en-ca","industry-automotive-dealerships-en-ca","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video\/25685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/video"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video\/25685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25685"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=25685"},{"taxonomy":"solution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecam.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/solution?post=25685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}