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The Potty Bandit

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:24:53 +0000

Every now and then we witness an event that will make you fall out of your chair. This one is no different. This guy pulled off the highway to make a break for a port-a-potty. Minutes later, one of our remote guards signals “times up” by activating a loud siren. Watch how fast the guy leaves the site and bails into the truck head first.

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Videos of the week: 07-27-10

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:25 +0000

This guy didn’t pose a threat, but was snooping around and didn’t need to be there. A remote monitor at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center activated a siren and the “snooper” left.

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These guys were looking for a place to enter this construction site, but as they neared the fence, a remote guard at Pro-Vigil’s surveillance center activated a warning command and the two quickly left the scene.

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Lately bobcats have been a hot ticket for thieves, but not on this site. It is protected by Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Station that is remotely monitored at their Central Surveillance Center. Watch these guys flee once the sirens and strobes are activated.

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Videos of the week

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:54:06 +0000

These guys were seen snooping around this construction site and sent packing by a Virtual Guard Station remotely operated at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center.

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The gate to this construction site was left open overnight. Luckily, this builder hired Pro-Vigil to place a Virtual Guard Station near the entrance. As you can see in the video, the surveillance expert remotely monitoring the VGS was able to deter the intruder by activating strobes and a series of warning commands over a loud speaker.

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This site is protected by a Virtual Guard Station that is being remotely monitored by Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. This video shows just how effective Virtual Guard Stations are. The key is the live remote monitoring. Anyone can build a unit with cameras, but no one else physically monitors the cameras live and is able to post videos like this week after week for 4 years now.

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Videos of the week

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:22:11 +0000

This group made a real effort to stay out of the floodlights, but were still detected by a live Remote Guard sitting at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. Once the Sirens and strobes were activated, the visitors left in a hurry.

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Utility trucks are a premium target for theft because they carry a significant amount of copper and tools. This individual was observed looking through trucks at a utility service yard. A Remote Guard at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center immediately activated sirens on the site and the intruder made a hasty exit.

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A group of kids thought they would use a community pool after hours, but didn’t realize the property was monitored live at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. Look how quickly the kids leave once a Remote Guard plays a warning command over the pools public address system.

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Videos of the week

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:30:08 +0000

This group entered as construction site and made a straight path to a lone Bobcat sitting on the site. Nearby, a Remote Guard is watch the event unfold through a Virtual Guard Station protecting the site. The minute the Remote Guard activates warning commands and strobes, these thieves quickly decide leave without incident. Success…

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This individual entered a hotel under construction, but didn’t hang around long. Once identified by a Remote Monitor with the use of a Virtual Guard Station on site, sirens and strobes were activate and the individual promptly exited the site.

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This pool is monitored after hours by Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. With the use of fixed cameras and Live Remote Guards, this pool is secure and warts off those looking for a late night swim.

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This individual enters a construction site about an hour after the job site shut down for the day. He looks very interested in a bobcat on the site, but doesn’t make it that far because the site is protected by one of Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations and monitored remotely at a central surveillance center. Once noticed, a Remote Guard activates a PA systems and strobes, and the video tells the rest of the story.

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This VGS Scarecrow is sitting in the dark just waiting for potential threats on this construction site. It isn’t long before someone takes their chances. Look how fast he flees once a Remote Surveillance Guard activates a siren and strobe on the Scarecrow.

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This group entered a construction site protected by several of Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations. As soon as the suspects are pose a threat to the site, the Remote Monitors contact the police. You can see the strobes from a nearby police car that ended up chasing the group off of the site.

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Video: Suspicious Visitor Denied Entry

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:39:41 +0000

Live guards protect this site through one of Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations. This unauthorized visitor stopped by after hours, goes right to the front door and starts to force entry. We activated the strobes and public address system and he decided it would be best to conduct his business elsewhere…

When you see the words “Motion Detected” on the screen, that’s when our monitors hit the alarms…

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Pro-Vigil’s Live Monitors Save a Life

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:28:37 +0000

This story comes from Pro-Vigil Security Consultant John Malpass:

“Over the holiday weekend we made an arrest at one of my sites. Our monitors saw someone entering the site. They activated the sirens and strobes. We called the police and the first emergency contact. When the police showed up they found a women on the 24th floor of the building about to jump off…

“They were able to stop it before it happened. Thank God that we were able to stop that.

“Our monitors did a great job in responding to the threat and saved a woman’s life.”

At Pro-Vigil we are grateful for the hard work and quick response of the police. We wish the best to the woman whose life was saved by our live security monitors.

Jobsite Theft Incentives: Do You Make it EASY for Thieves to Say “Yes?”

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:07:09 +0000

Would you feel safe parking your car next to a police station? Of course you would – the chances of it getting broken into are lowered by the police going in and out of the building all day. The police station adds a layer of “theft deterrence,” over and above your locked doors, rolled up windows and car alarm.

Now, what if you left a few hundred dollar bills on your dashboard?

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When you increase the incentive to thieves, your chances of getting your windows smashed rises, no matter where you’re parked.

The same holds true on your jobsite. No matter how high your fences, how many locks on your conex boxes or how many cameras, you’re making it easy for thieves to say yes if you leave a generator unchained 5′ from your fence line.

Never, EVER underestimate the brazen, reckless actions of thieves who got incentive from you to say “yes.”

Here are a few tips to make sure thieves say “NO” to robbing your jobsite.

1) Make sure all materials and equipment are stored securely in Conex boxes or with chains. Make sure by walking your jobsite everyday before close. Review your end-of-day security routine.

2) When possible, always add siren and strobe deterrents to your surveillance cameras. For many thieves, cameras alone aren’t effective deterrents. (See video + deterrents in action) For more, also read 6 Construction Video Surveillance Tips for Max Monitoring Impact.

3) Centralize storage in clear camera view, and with good security lighting that’s visible from the street.

4) Know the most-stolen items on your jobsite. Take special care with your:

Generator Security
Skidsteer Security
Trailer Security

More Security Resources:
Secure Jobsite Boxes: 4 Key Features to Look For
How Secure is Your Construction Security Fence? 11 Questions to Ask
Reducing Employee-Driven Job Site Theft
Pro-Vigil’s Jobsite Security Scorecard: 22 Questions that Measure Your Construction Site’s Security Vulnerability

2 Thieves Jump Back Over the Fence to Flee Our Lights and Sirens

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:38 +0000

Watch these two fence jumpers stay honest when they realize we’re watching them through video cameras. You can see the green outline of the flashing strobes at 00:15 and that’s when the intruders decide to leave this construction site alone.

Learn more about Pro-Vigil’s construction site security services by contacting us today!

Houston Jobsite Arrest: Pro-Vigil Brings the Heat to Houston Security

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:43 +0000

This is one of three arrests over the weekend on Texas and California construction sites protected by Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations and the live monitoring center.

Thieves can’t hide from Pro-Vigil’s eyes… Contact us today to put us to work protecting YOUR property >>