by Liz Karson | Aug 8, 2019 | Crash and Grab
I have been writing about ram raids, or crash and grabs, for some time on this blog. These incidents all involve using a vehicle to smash through a store front or shopping center perimeter to gain access for theft of merchandise or ATM machines. Perpetrators...
by Liz Karson | Aug 1, 2019 | Residential Gated Community
ECI recently completed an installation that increases both vehicle security access as well as egress for a residential gated community in Inverness, IL. The image below shows two well worn barrier gates adjacent to the guard house at the entrance to Inverness on the...
by Liz Karson | Jul 30, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Sunday’s terrorist shooting at the Gilroy (CA) Garlic Festival by a 19 year old and today’s shooting at a Wal-Mart store (apparently employment related) took me back to a recent article I read on Small Wars Journal. Earlier this month “Global Terrorism May...
by Liz Karson | Jul 24, 2019 | Security Bollards
Last August the Members of the Memphis (TN) City Council voted nine to zero to authorize an expenditure of $788,000 for perimeter security bollards. This was in an effort to shield its citizens and visitors from possible injury from cars or trucks ramming and entering...
by Liz Karson | Jul 18, 2019 | Crash and Grab
I stumbled across this startling article about ram raids in England: “Cash machine ram raiders jailed for £440k crime wave across Birmingham and Midlands”. It was published late last month and details a string of ram raids carried out by a gang in 2018....
by Liz Karson | Jul 16, 2019 | Residential Gated Community
The entryway is the first impression many see leading to this gated area in a Fox Lake, IL residential community. It was in dire need of upgrading and some tender loving attention and care. Pictured to the left is the ‘after’ look and pictured below and to...
by Liz Karson | Jul 9, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
In the past we have looked at the lighter side of perimeter security protection. For instance, we focused on decorative perimeter security bollards in several previous articles. The following story is somewhat tragic since the newly enacted counter terrorism laws (and...
by Liz Karson | Jul 4, 2019 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Fact.mr offers yet another report on the growing automatic bollards and barriers marketplace. The report emphasizes that the market for automatic bollards and barriers is expected to grow steadily during the forecast period through 2026. This is partially attributed...
by Liz Karson | Jul 2, 2019 | Security Bollards
I saw a brief article in yesterday’s Daily Herald and also read the online story “Car crashes into front of Mount Prospect hardware store”. This is yet another example about a driver losing control of his car and causing major damage to both the car and...
by Liz Karson | Jun 25, 2019 | Crash and Grab
This short video shows two recent ram raids in Australia where different vehicles were used to break through storefronts about ten days ago. The first incident was quite violent, while the second was rather tame. In the first ram raid a small dark colored Toyota...
