Crime Prevention

The Dallas Police Department has seen an increase in crime this year. Crime on the rise could be explained by the numbers catching up with population growth in Dallas during the last few years. The biggest jump in Dallas has been a nearly 13 percent increase in robberies,…

It was late at night and darkness covered the city. Hiding in the shadows were bandits, waiting for the opportunity to fulfill their devilish schemes. Late into the night, when the chance had finally arrived, they broke into a Publishing Company and ruthlessly snatched…

In an interesting campaign to engineer new ways to deter crime, a study reveals that "being watched with eyes" plays a psychological role in honest behavior and crime prevention. In an article on how photos of eyes can deter crime, "Studies that record the activity of single…

Almost 600 miles north and roughly 1,800 miles northeast from New Mexico are the sites of robberies in student housing facilities. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been the scene of several thefts of change and small items by a thief known as the "Pillowcase Bandit".…

If no one is monitoring your surveillance system, your camera might as well be a piece of furniture. There is a dealership in Corpus Christi that lost 5 cars to thieves last New Year's Eve and they still have not recovered the vehicles. The surveillance system was able to…

Did you know that since 2009 the theft of precious and semi-precious metals has been steadily on the rise? The metal being targeted the most is copper. Copper has many uses in and around facilities, with pure copper making up the majority of electrical wiring all around the…

Scrap yards are paying high prices for copper these days, which is why copper theft is on the rise. One of the areas frequently targeted by copper thieves is shopping centers and industrial complexes, as these buildings contain a great deal of copper that is also very easy to…

When people think of metals, most likely their thoughts would be gold, silver, or platinum. But it is copper theft that's been on the rise. Why Copper Theft? Copper is used in everything, from wiring and electronics to the manufacture of hundreds of different goods. In 2012 the…