Seeing is believing. Wireless video catching thieves in the act, even in the dark.

(BTW - This video is compliments of our friends at AACTVision in Portland; a fellow Videofied dealer.)

Please see our Videofied web page here for more information on how you can protect your business, job site or home with verified video. 

http://www.myntx.coppertheft.info/

Schedule a demonstration here.

This is a great tool for the residents of Dallas. The best way to fight crime is knowledge.

 

http://www.dallaspolice.net/mediaaccess

 

 

As the 2008 Olympics draw to a close, we at NTX Security want to recognize  the accomplishments of  the great athletes who represented our country.  Thank you for a tremendous job Well Done! 

 

Seeing the daily Olympic "Medal" count got me  thinking. What if we did the same for the "Metal" count as it relates to the billion dollar epidemic of copper theft? What would the reaction be if every evening the newscast started their broadcast with "to recap today's metal count, the US leads the world in copper theft with almost 3 Million dollars of copper stolen today..." Would it raise awareness or fall deep into the cranial caverns of complacency?

In a previous post "Dallas / Fort Worth - Stop a Copper Thief in the Act!" we discussed measures that can be taken to reduce your exposure to site theft. Site theft is just an example but the violations include fuel theft, vandalism, copper theft and more. In reality I don't know if we fully understand as consumers, and possibly even those of us in the trade just how expensive lack of site security can become.

Often times it is not simply the cost of the materials stolen:

• Erosion of your customers confidence in your product or neighborhood
• Collateral damage that is incurred by ripping materials from a wall or AC unit.
• Lost production and interim financing concerns.
• No air conditioning in a building can lose a days production or more
• Lose air conditioning in a head in or substation and millions of dollars worth of equipment are at risk of overheating.

The alternative to a "Metals Count" would be to take preventive action today. Start today with a FREE Site Survey.

 

More Gold Medals, Less Copper... theft.

I sometimes feel like Santa Claus delivering the presents on December 26th.

If you attended one of my recent Copper Theft Solution meetings you would have heard some of the following responses: "Where were you guys two months ago when we lost thousands of dollars in tools?" Or "We are a concrete company and we just lost $ 25,000.00 worth of concrete forms"

I cannot go back in time, but can I catch a thief? 

So how do you stop a copper thief?

1st - You must be disciplined enough to take precautions every single day. The medicine will only work if you take it. This means change (for the better).

• Ensure there is fencing around property with a locking gate - Inspect this regularly
• Secure fuel tanks
• Lock up keys to equipment - take keys home on weekend
• Utilize "just in time" delivery for materials
• Don't leave equipment in remote areas... even just for a "minute"
• Post signs that vehicles may be searched

2nd - Schedule your FREE on-site security evaluation and demonstration of our affordable Copper Theft Kit.

The Copper Theft Kit is a TOTALLY Wireless Video Security System. Motion activates the integrated night vision camera and sends a 10 second video of the intruder over the cell network to the monitoring station and the site manager. Up to 24 cameras on a single system. Operates for months on one set of batteries. Indoor and outdoor cameras. No wires or power. Eliminate copper theft.

Affordable, Portable, Anywhere.

NTX Security stops copper theft by immediately alerting 24x7 professional monitoring staff of an attempted copper theft and providing a video of the incident. Police are dispatched to a crime-in-progress.

Does your video system offer Reruns or Live Performances?

Videofied delivers apprehensions, not reruns on a DVR of yesterday' s crime. Outdoor wireless video security systems provide security to rooftop air conditioners, substations, construction sites, and many more.

 

In a recent article by Star Community Newspapers, the writer, Ann Marie Shambaugh shares how GPS is used in the fight against Frisco Copper Thieves. Ann Marie does a great job of telling the story of how the Frisco Police Department is teaming up with Frisco Area Builders in the fight against Copper Theft.

The main focus of the story is on how GPS is used to track down stolen materials that have been pre-embedded with a GPS transmitter. Don't get me wrong, GPS is a great tool to track down equipment for recovery. But after recovery is the equipment even usable? What collateral damage has been done to the home or job site? Would you as a homeowner want that "stolen" equipment back in your new home, assuming it was in reasonable shape? If a gas appliance is stolen and the gas feed was not properly shut off, would that put the surrounding neighbors in harms way?

Wouldn't it be better to catch the thieves in the act before the damage is done? 

What would it be worth to see the perpetrator before he or she has a chance to destroy a home?

Would it help the responding officer, security guard and or the property owner to have a 10 second video of the intrusion (sent to an email account or video enabled phone) before any damage is actually done?

Would you as the responding officer like to know that this is a real event, not just another false alarm?

As a GC or Home builder would you like a theft and vandalism solution that you only had to buy once, that was completely wireless and you could reuse from job site to job site? 

More information here.

Schedule a free site evaluation and demo here.

 

Skyrocketing prices for metals, especially copper, have made copper theft, what was once a minor nuisance into a major problem costing over $1 billion/year according to the US Dept of Energy. Pipes, wires, cables, gutters, flashing are being torn from walls and buildings. Roof-top air units are being stripped of their copper coils. Thieves target copper in vacant buildings in Dallas or difficult to secure areas, often without power or communication lines including:

• Construction Sites - theft of copper plumbing, wiring, generators and materials.
• Vacant Buildings - theft of copper plumbing, wiring, air conditioners.
• Communications Towers - theft of copper busbars, wiring and cables.
• Electrical Sub-stations - theft of copper grounding bars and cables.
• Foreclosed Properties - theft of copper plumbing, wires, sprinkler systems, and cooling systems.

In addition, the collateral damage done ripping pipes and wires out of walls far exceeds the actual cost of the copper stolen.

If you live in the Dallas / Fort Worth area you may have seen the following news stories on copper theft:

FWPD Working To Stop Growing Copper Theft Trend

Thieves Steal Copper From Dallas Rec Center

Contstruction Site Thefts

Copper thieves strike 10 times  

Copper theft suspect dies of injuries

How do you stop Copper Theft?

1. Take common sense steps to make the crime more difficult - Better lighting, improve perimeter fencing or gates etc.
2. Screen and supervise your employees and vendors / suppliers
3. Invest in a Copper Theft Kit -  a cost-effective wireless video security system that needs no AC power or internet, or phone lines. Outdoor cameras secure electrical infrastructure, roof-top air conditioners, cables, and building materials. Indoor cameras secure copper plumbing and wiring. The copper theft kit is a video security system designed to apprehend the perpetrators, not just see them in yesterday's video recordings on a DVR.
   

Check out some of our Thieves Caught in the Act Videos.