by Liz Karson | Aug 2, 2024 | Sliding Crash Gates
Last year ECI furnished and installed a new cantilever sliding crash gate (pictured above) at the exit lane for a data center in the greater Chicagoland area. You can faintly make out the pavement marks for a vehicle detector loop in the foreground. A close-up view of...
by Liz Karson | Jul 8, 2021 | Crash and Grab
I found this video of a ram raid at a Super Liquor Store in New Zealand after being alerted to a recent crash and grab at an appliance store in Te Awamutu, NZ. I want to initially focus on the video since it visually shows the sequence of events during the ram raid....
by Liz Karson | Nov 19, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Just this past September we wrote about the City of York in England considering the installation of anti-terrorist devices in “York England Considering New Security Bollards For Safety”. Just last week I read two stories about the progress across the pond...
by Liz Karson | Jun 20, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
I read an article from Security Info Watch “Key considerations in mitigating vehicle attacks”. It points out several factors to evaluate in designing and installing counter terrorism defenses for parking lots with a much higher level of risk. Increased risk demands...
by Liz Karson | May 21, 2019 | Security Bollards
The Docklands & East London Advertiser reported earlier this month on an inquest investigating the June 3, 2017 terrorist attack at the London Bridge in England. The article is titled “London Bridge inquest: Barriers ‘would have saved two victims’,...