National News
Three Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $600,000 in Rental Equipment
Panama City Beach, Fl. (02/18/2010) — It was learned unknown persons had cut a section of
the fence and removed several items of rental equipment to include welders, generators, concrete
equipment, pumps and a utility trailer. Items taken were in excess of $60,000[sic].
Read More… [via WMBB News 13]
Ri$k Happens: Stolen Equipment
Kansas City, MO (01/10/2010) — A rental store rented a backhoe to a local contractor who had a job to complete at an industrial complex. Two days after the equipment was rented out, the rental store received a phone call from the contractor, who said the backhoe had been stolen overnight from the parking lot of the job site.
Read More… [via Rental Pulse]
Thieves Target Texas Rental Operators, National Chains
Texas (01/10/2010) — Thieves have burglarized several rental facilities in Texas since late December and as recently as Jan. 6, according to American Rental Association (ARA) and National Equipment Register (NER) members.
Read More… [via Rental Pulse]
Stickups and Burglaries Are on the Rise—at Work
(11/17/2009) — Around 6 p.m. on Oct. 27, two men entered a Houston business establishment and robbed the place while
holding a pregnant employee at gunpoint. The robbers made off with an estimated $500, plus $50 and a
cellphone from Karina Monita, the expectant mother.
Read More… [via Wall Street Journal]
Tired of Thefts, Dealer Gets Electric Fence
Tampa, FL (10/16/09) — The electric fence was installed to protect inventory from thieves.
Read More… [viaTire Review]
Fed judges' Order California to Devise Plan to Slash Prison Population
Sacrament, CA (03/10/09) — California opening prison doors?
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'Virtual fence' gets second chance on border
Washington D.C. (03/10/09) — Sensor fences fail the test.
Read More… [via USA Today]
Columbia: Violence Down, Property Crime Up
Columbia, S.C. (02/27/09) — Violent crime in Columbia dipped to its lowest level in 14 years in 2008, but property crime was up 14 percent compared to the previous year, partly because of the economy.
Read More… [via The State]
Rising Crime Could Be the Recession's Next Effect
Experts say that the next piece of collateral damage from the recession could be a spike in crime,
as rising unemployment and widespread law-enforcement budget cuts begin to take their toll.
Read More… [via McClatchy]
Police Report Crime Spikes Related to Economy
Increases in robbery, burglary and theft coupled with decreases in funding for crime fighting have police chiefs
from across the nation singing the blues.
Read More… [via USA Today]
Houston, TX Approves Electric Fences
The concerns. The answers.
- (01/23/2008) - Alternate Current
- (01/23/2008) - Mayor: Good Electric Fences Make for Good Neighbors
- (01/30/2008) - On the Fence on Electric Fences
Burglaries Plague Local Business
Manatee, FL (11/28/08) — Authorities: Economy may be responsible for recent crime spike
Read More… [via Bradenton Herald]
California Cities Cut Police Budgets
Vallejo, CA (10/31/08) — Housing Downturn, Weak Economy Sap Revenues, Forcing Public-Safety Reductions
Read More… [via WallStreet Journal]
Police Agencies Fear More Crime in Financial Crisis
(10/17/2008) — Financial markets decline force police agencies to make deep cuts.
Read more… [via USA Today]
Thieves Target Catalytic Converters
SALISBURY, N.C. (06/10/2008) — When the price of metal goes up, catalytic converters go missing.
Read more… [via News 14]
Alternate Current
HOUSTON, TX (01/23/2008) — Jack DeMao, CEO of Sentry Security Systems, provider of Electric Guard Dog, put to rest
electrician's concerns about electric fences.
Read more… [via Chron]
