Stealth Monitoring’s weatherproof security cameras caught something out of the ordinary. This camera was placed on the roof area of an industrial property. The industrial property was located in Dallas, Texas. Eerie bright lights appeared out of nowhere. The weatherproof security cameras sent the video in real-time to a Stealth Monitoring operator. The weather was very stormy. A metal industrial door mysteriously opened on its own.
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Weatherproof security cameras were able to send video to operators in most weather conditions. These weatherproof security cameras adapted to weather and lighting conditions automatically.
It seemed to be a popular notion that crime went down when it rained. According San Gabriel Valley Tribune’s article, that was not the case.
There have been several case studies that researched the relationship between weather and crime. Unfortunately, not one case study focused on the correlation between rain and crime. This was validated by a criminologists from Florida International University. Temperature kept crime away, but rain did not.
One police lieutenant said that rain made victims more susceptible to certain crimes. The Pasadena Police Department said that they responded to more burglar alarms during big storms. Most of the time, the burglar alarms were classified as false alarms. The false alarms were triggered by heavy winds or broken branches.
The police lieutenant said that the police were not the only ones who knew about this occurrence. Often times, criminals would take advantage of the false alarms to mask a real burglary. Also, when it rained there were less people to be witnesses.
During rainy weather, people may have been negligent. They were not paying attention to what they left in the car. The police lieutenant said that there was not a decrease in crime when it rained.
The criminologist said that several police departments paid closer attention to the correlation between crime and rain.
Stealth Monitoring is a security industry leader in live video surveillance with over 15,000 video cameras watched nationwide. Stealth proactive video monitoring can detect and deter Dallas and other cities in the U.S. while reducing security guard and other expenses. A Stealth operator can see unusual activity in real-time with weatherproof security cameras, activate a speaker warning to deter the thieves , and call the local police.
Please contact Stealth today for more information to protect your industrial property.Visit our web site to see actual videos of criminals being apprehended at industrial properties, as well as other businesses.
