Virtual Guard Stations

In its continuing fight against crime Pro-Vigil’s VGS division unleashed the Scarecrow, a solar-powered live video surveillance unit. The sun powers Scarecrow’s true day/night, low lux cameras and wi-fi video feed so Pro-Vigil’s trained security personnel can monitor property live, without external electricity. When an intruder enters the property the surveillance team hits strobe lights and sirens that run off the would-be criminal.

Watch the Scarecrow Video:

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Couldn’t resist posting this one… the security monitor watching this video thought this was a cougar at first. Well… it kinda became a joke at the office ;) If it HAD been a cougar we could have chased him off, be sure of that.

Other fearsome animals we’ve chased off jobsites:

Blatant theft in broad daylight… what got into these guys besides STUPIDITY?

Employees and ex-employees are the most likely source of threat to your jobsite. Here are some resources to help you prevent theft by employees:

Reducing Employee-Driven Job Site Theft
9 Ways to Stop Construction Theft During Holidays and Vacations
A Pre-Job Checklist That Improves Your Job Site Security

Other Employee Theft Videos:
VGS VIDEO: a Subcontractor Caught Stealing
Lead Framer Busted Stealing Lumber

Why did this subcontractor decide to load up his pick up truck right in front of the camera? Maybe he thought we wouldn’t notice. Maybe he thought because the GC "knew him" he wouldn’t get in trouble.

Either way, here’s a subcontractor robbing a jobsite :

You may also be interested in watching this video of a Lead Framer Busted Stealing Lumber .

For security advice be sure to read:
9 Ways to Stop Construction Theft During Holidays and Vacations
and
Reducing Employee-Driven Job Site Theft

You can ignore the sirens, flashing strobe lights and shouts of warning if you want. You’re going to find it harder to ignore the police once they show up…

Learn more about Pro-Vigil or contact us by email - info@pro-vigil.com or phone 866.616.1318 to learn more about how we can stop theft on your property.

Watch some of our other arrest videos:
Romantic Walk on Jobsite Interrupted
Lead Framer Busted Stealing Lumber
Police Catch Jobsite Intruder Who Ignores Strobes and Sirens

Look closely at this photo and see if you can spot the four jobsite security surveillance experts…

See if you can spot us at this Friday’s AGC- San Antonio Chapter Fun Shoot.

In December vandals set fire to President Bush’s childhood home. Restoration began recently and we donated the live surveillance services of one of our Virtual Guard Stations. We’re proud and honored to help protect one of Texas’s national monuments!

Squint and you’ll see our sign on the chain link fence there in the front.

See our mention in the news story here: Restoration Begins On Bush Home .

We got these words and the following pictures from a client:

Last night we had a couple of thieves enter the jobsite through the back gate by unbolting the hinges.

Here’s a close up of their work:

The fence off of its hinges:

They drove right past the provigil camera unit and around to building 22 where all of the hardi trim and siding is stored and loaded 147 pcs of 1×6 hardi into their van.

One surrendered immediately and the other tried to run and hide. The picture tell the rest of the story.

We could not show the remaining pictures due to their graphic nature. We wrote an article about construction fences that might interest you: How Secure is Your Construction Security Fence? 11 Questions to Ask

We’re not sure why these two decided to go for a date on our client’s jobsite. We are sure that they won’t come back. This is what we’re talking about when we say “Pro-Active Prevention.”

This framer - the lead framer on the jobsite - decided to pad his salary a little bit. Pro-Vigil caught him on video and our live surveillance crew called the cops. By request this video doesn’t show the cops arrive but you can sure see the fear in him there at the end!