Learn About Crime in Your Neighborhood

Whether you just bought your house or are a long-time resident, when is the last time you checked the crime in your neighborhood?  Most people don’t think about crime in their neighborhood. They are too busy worrying about their day-to-day lives to consider who their neighbors are. However, you may want to start keeping track of the people and happenings in your neighborhood. Being armed with this knowledge can help keep you and your family safe.

Find Out About Your Neighbors

The majority of your neighbors are probably good people. However, you should be aware if there are registered sex-offenders in your neighborhood, especially if you have children. You can find information about sex-offenders in your neighborhood through the U.S. Sex Offender’s Registry provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. On their website, you can find information about sex offenders in your area, links to other public registries, and education and prevention information. Being informed about sex offenders in your area can help keep you and your family safe from harm.

Crime in Your Neighborhood

Another excellent resource for finding out about crime in your neighborhood can be found by visiting CrimeReports.com. CrimeReports.com provides a variety of tools to help you find out about crime in your neighborhood. You can use their interactive map to check your area or simply provide a location in their search box.  Each search that you do will provide you with a map of your neighborhood with a listing of recent crimes, including their location and type. You can also check an analytics report of crime in your area and sign up for alerts about crime in your neighborhood.

No matter where you live, your family’s safety is always a top concern. Help keep your family safe by being aware of crime in your neighborhood.

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Common Business Security Myths

There are a lot of myths out there about business security solutions that leave many businesses vulnerable to fraud, robberies, and even employee theft. These common myths, that may seem harmless at first, can lead to major problems that are not easily repaired.

Here are some of the most common myths:

People Only Sue Big Companies with Fraudulent Claims

We’ve all heard the stories about people suing McDonalds because their coffee is too hot, or someone claiming to have broken their neck in a major retail outlet when really they are completely fine. But what about smaller companies, are they ever really sued with fraudulent claims?

This myth makes the claim that people only sue large businesses because that’s where the money is at. Unfortunately, the reality is that small and mid-sized businesses are also regularly targeted with fraudulent claims. The worst part is that these businesses are much more vulnerable because they can’t afford expensive lawyers and a large settlement could put them out of business.

Shoplifting Only Happens In Low Income Areas

This is a common and completely untrue myth that claims that people in richer areas are much less likely to be stolen from than in poorer areas. Unfortunately, the facts show that expensive stores in fancy shopping malls are just as likely to be stricken by shoplifters as anywhere else. Additionally, since the products they sell are so much more valuable than in lower end stores, there is an added incentive to steal.

Vendors Keep Perfect Records and Are Completely Honest

Many people don’t ever consider vendors a potential source of shrinkage when looking at where they are losing money. For some reason, while businesses are quick to blame customers or even employees, the activities of the vendors are seen as beyond suspicion.

The truth is that vendor fraud is estimated to account for 5.2% of overall shrinkage. It’s important that you watch your vendors carefully to prevent theft.

People Only Steal Inventory and Cash

The reality is that there are a lot of ways that people can harm your business without actually taking something physical.

Without proper business security systems and camera surveillance systems, customers can make false injury claims, employees can “under ring” sales or not work when they should be, and vendors can make errors that hurt your bottom line. When tracking what your company is losing from theft, be sure that you can measure all of the damage, not just the physical loss.

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Another burglary gone bad and a homecide victim “Salvador Heredia-Arriaga” left in the aftermath

Salvador Heredia-Arriaga
killing suspects arrested for
Natomas home invasion

 Last updated 1 day ago

SACRAMENTO, CA – Two people were arrested
Wednesday in connection with a deadly home
invasion robbery and shooting that killed an
assistant football coach at Natomas High School last
month, according to Sacramento police.

A 17-year-old and a 20-year-old were taken into
custody Wednesday for the killing that took the life
of Salvador Heredia-Arriaga on the 2600 block of
River Plaza Drive March 26, Sacramento police Sgt.
Norm Leong said.

Leong said the the older suspect was arrested in the
Bay Area, while the teen was apprehended in
Sacramento County Wednesday. More information
on the circumstances leading to the arrests were
expected to be released Thursday, Leong said.

Witnesses said Heredia-Arriaga, 26, showed up at
the River Plaza Drive apartment around 11:20 p.m.
to meet friends when he inadvertantly interrupted

the home invasion. Leong said the robbers shot
Heredia-Arriaga and fled the scene.

Heredia-Arriaga’s mother Susan Heredia said
Salvador, who graduated from Natomas High School
before attending UC Santa Cruz, was looking to a
career in education. Heredia-Arriaga tutored special
needs students and served as a JV football coach at
Natomas High before his death.

News10/KXTV

I am sad that this type of thing continues to happen in our communities.  My condolences go out to Salvador’s family.  As a citizen of California and a business owner in Sacramento County, I can not help but looking at the tragic situation as an object lesson and trying to use it to grow from.  What I see is that this might have been avoided or at least the effects might have been severely lessened if the victim would have had a basic, inexpensive, but yet very effective, Alarm System installed.  Some of these gross violations and crimes we see in the media all the time could be avoided if we could educate people on simple common sense security measures that would keep themselves or their loved ones out of harms way.

Let me know what you think,

Michael Culmer

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