Aug 20, 2013 | Community Safety, Safety and Security, Security Guards
According to the Highway Loss Data Institute, the Ford F-250 truck has surpassed the Cadillac Escalade as the most stolen truck in Jacksonville, FL. The parts fetch a high price on black markets in the States as well as Mexico, says crime analysts. Thieves strip down...
Aug 15, 2013 | Commercial Security, Community Safety, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Copper is used in more items than you may realize. Fiber optics, cell towers, telephone lines, electrical substations, water wells, plumbing pipes, and construction sites all contain copper in their infrastructure. Copper theft is costing the nation at least...
Aug 7, 2013 | Commercial Security, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security, Security Guards
In an 8-day blitz, Police partnered with local retailers in Sarasota, Florida, a medium-sized city in Tampa Bay, to root out and arrest 59 shoplifters. The focus was on “boosters,” or those who are part of an organized crime ring that target retail stores...
Aug 1, 2013 | Commercial Security, Community Safety, Large-Scale Security, Safety and Security
Christopher Hambrick, a security guard at Shamrock Gardens Apartments in Atlanta, Georgia (pictured left), fatally shot a teenager, Canard Arnold, from southwest Atlanta last December. In light of the George Zimmerman / Travyon Martin case, where Zimmerman shot and...
Jul 24, 2013 | Community Involvement, Community Safety, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Schools across the country, from Seattle to Tampa Bay, are increasing their safety and security presence to keep kids safe on campus. Two cities in particular have been in the news lately for extra measures they’ve taken to keep educators and children safe. In...
Jul 19, 2013 | Commercial Security, Community Involvement, Community Safety, Large-Scale Security, Reputation and Media Control, Safety and Security, Security Guards
Long a leader in safety and security services in Central Florida, Curtis Protective Services is expanding south to Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Clearwater, and other cities in the Tampa Bay area. This expansion comes at a time when safety and security services...
