Phoenix Police Arrest Metal Thief at Arizona Recycling Facility
A Centralized Vision technician noticed that a male suspect was trespassing on the property of Arizona Recycling Corp. after seeing him on video surveillance going through copper and other metal materials in cardboard bins at 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2013. The technician immediately called the Phoenix Police Department’s dispatch center and three units were […]
Centralized Vision Tabs Casey Casdorph as Company’s 2012 “Tech of the Year”
By Tami Vigilante My husband, Tom, and I have seen incredible growth for our company in the video security monitoring industry since starting Centralized Vision five years ago. In 2012, we grew our revenues more than 30 percent and expect similar growth in 2013 as well. The main ingredient that has allowed our company to grow […]
Camera Surveillance Catches Trespasser on Video Surrendering to Phoenix Police with Guns Drawn
A Centralized Vision technician noticed suspicious activity at 3:15 a.m. on November 28 when conducting camera monitoring tours of a North Phoenix facility after seeing a Caucasian male enter his security camera view on a bicycle and closing the bin doors of a dumpster area. Knowing that the suspect was trespassing on a client’s property, […]
Real-Time Video Monitoring Could Deter Car Thefts at Phoenix Shopping Malls
By Tom Vigilante, Jr. With Black Friday and the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Phoenix’s ABC television affiliate recently aired a segment on their evening news about the number of car thefts at Valley shopping malls. According to research done among car thefts at Phoenix-area malls from September 2011 to August 2012, ABC 15 (KNXV-TV, […]
Centralized Vision Camera Monitoring Leads to Copper Theft Arrest at Phoenix Recycling Facility
After a Centralized Vision technician noticed suspicious activity while monitoring surveillance cameras at a Phoenix recycling facility around 6 p.m. on October 27, 2012, he alerted the Phoenix Police Department about the incident. As the tech zoomed in with the security camera, he noticed the trespasser in the bottom-right corner of the screen was wearing […]
Businesses Investing Into Security Camera Monitoring Can Save Money on Insurance Premiums
By Tami Vigilante As small-business owners, my husband, Tom, and I are always looking at efficient ways to run our company. Whether it is eliminating unneeded expenses or shifting dollars from one area to another, we look at various ways to be efficient and grow our business at the same time. The services we offer […]
Naked Man Caught on Video Surveillance While Trespassing at Phoenix Shopping Center
Centralized Vision’s video monitoring technician immediately alerted the Phoenix Police Department after noticing from a surveillance camera that a white male was trespassing in a fenced-off area on the property of the West Highland Shopping Center in west Phoenix during the evening on October 9. After going behind a trash dumpster on the property, the […]
Video Can Help Tempe Police Nab Beating Suspect
By Tami Vigilante A male suspect who thought he got away with a crime after beating a defenseless 20-year-old male Arizona State University student in the elevator of a popular residential building in downtown Tempe now must try to evade local law enforcement agencies. Because West 6th Tempe has video surveillance cameras monitor various areas […]
Centralized Vision’s Real-Time Monitoring Catches Suspect Syphoning Gas
Centralized Vision’s real-time monitoring noticed suspicious activity when a black SUV pulled up to a white van on the property of one of its clients. A Centralized Vision technician on duty that was monitoring the client’s property in real time and zoomed in with the PTZ camera to notice the driver of the black SUV […]
Eye in the Sky Can Deter Metal, Air Conditioner Thefts
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