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Mobile Guarding

MobileGuardingAcommercialbuildinginToledo,OHwashavingissueswithtrespassingandvandalism.Inoneinstance,vandalsthrewrocksthroughthewindowsatthebuildingentrance–thiswasthefinalstraw.BuildingmanagementcontactedSecuritastoseewhatsolutionstheycouldrecommend.Challenge:Thisbuildinghadasecuritysystembutnophysicalsecuritypresence.Theclientdidnotfeeltheneedforafull-timesecuritypresence,butknewthatiftherewasn’tsomesortofvisibledeterrent,thevandalismwouldundoubtedlycontinue.Solution:SecuritasrecommendedMobileGuardingwhichwouldprovideavisibledeterrentwithouttheunneededcostofastaticsecurityofficeron-site.Thecustom-designedMobileGuardingsolutionincluded:

• Patrols:twoproactivepatrolinspectionspereveningatrandombutregimentedtimes.

• Alarmresponse:SecuritasMobileofficersnowrespondtoallalarmsatthebuildingandSecuritas’NationalCommunicationsCenterassumedalarmdispatchingservices.

• Emergencyresponse:tenantscancallSecuritasdirectlyinanemergencysituation.

• Real-timereportingofallinspectionsisdoneviasmartphoneapp,whichprovidesdetailedreporting.

Result:• Inthesixmonthssincepatrolsbegan,therehavebeennoinstancesof

vandalism.• Mobilepatrolofficershaveidentifiedpotentialsafetyhazardssuchasburned

outlights,leakingpipes,andunsecureddoors.• Falsealarmfeesavings–byhavingSecuritasMobilerespondtofalsealarms

(typicallyactivatedbyatenantaccidentallynotsettingthealarmproperly),theclienthasreducedcostsrelatedtolawenforcementrespondingtoalarms.

• Tenantswhoaccessthebuildingafternormalworkhourshavecommentedtomanagementabouthowmuchtheyappreciatetheparkinglotpatrolsatnight.

• Theclientisprovidedwithreal-timeweb-basedreportingofpatrolinspectionsthroughasecureonlineclientportal.

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