The Importance of Layering Security: A View from the VinTech Crew
This past week, two news stories near Tampa, FL caught our attention. Unfortunately, both ended tragically. The first is a convenience store called Video Latino, where detectives reported 20-year-old...
View ArticleSurveillance Vs. Spy
Every day you are captured on a surveillance camera roughly 8-12 times a day. Sure, we know we will be monitored say, leaving the lobby of our condo, in the parking garage, on a traffic camera, in the...
View ArticleRetail Theft, Booster Bags and Facewatch
“With every sale that is lost due to theft, there is an increased cost to the consumer.” Organized retail theft is an increasing problem sweeping the US, affecting cities such as Chicago. With the...
View ArticleNew Facial Recognition Can Help Catch Crooks From Surveillance Images
In Chicago, a bank robber nicknamed the “Wicker Park Bandit” has hit 10 banks, so far. Police have no leads on who this bank robber is, even though the Wicker Park Bandit has been bold enough to show...
View ArticleChicago Gangs…What Will it Take to Stop the Violence?
Week after week Chicagoans hear of more murders, more shootings, more senseless deaths- often young children and teens caught in the cross fire. These deaths mark a “disturbing trend that makes the...
View ArticleSecurity Camera Smashing Contest?
We were appalled to recently discover a group called Earth First! has created a contest encouraging citizens to smash and destroy security cameras. Earth First! is ”a self-proclaimed direct action...
View Article5 Ways to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
A tornado can form with little to no warning, and leave a path of destruction in its wake- as we well know from the recent weather in Oklahoma. It’s events like this that remind us how we can help...
View ArticleTornado & Severe Weather Tips
Here in the Midwest, we must be alert and prepared for tornado season starting in April and continuing through June. “According to the National Weather Service, Illinois had 30 tornadoes in 2012,...
View ArticleA Stranger’s Gonna Knock You Out?
A dangerous new street game is sweeping popular cities called “knockout”. Participants in the game sucker punch unknowing victims on the street, and capture it on video. The footage is then posted to...
View ArticleTechy Theft- What Scams You Should be Aware Of
Thieves aren’t getting smarter, but they are getting more tech savvy. From lifting your confidential information from a copier hard drive to scrambling your car’s computer “brain”, here are new scams...
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