CV’s virtual greeter service featured in HOA Advisors magazine
The upcoming winter issue of HOA Advisors magazine features an article about how the virtual greeter service provided by Centralized Vision can provide as-good or better security than on-site security personnel at a fraction of the cost. Technology to the Rescue: Virtual Greeter 75% Less Expensive than On-site Security Officers Keeping one’s community safe is […]
Increase in Auto Inventory Could Lead to Potential Criminal Activity at Car Dealerships
By Tom Vigilante, Jr. The current economic rebound has been great news for auto dealerships throughout the United States. According to a recent J.D. Powers and Associates study, new cars and trucks sales are expected to reach nearly 1.5 million vehicles in March and experts are forecasting that 15.3 million automobiles will be sold in […]
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 […]
Scottsdale Police Arrest Metal Thieves After Video Surveillance Capture at Vacant Auto Dealership
By Tom Vigilante, Jr. A large portion of our client base at Centralized Vision that we provide video surveillance monitoring for are auto dealerships throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Overall, we provide remote-camera monitoring with real-time response options at 14 car dealerships in Arizona. The dealerships have a variety of reasons (theft, trespassing, vandalism) of […]
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, […]
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 […]
Catching Female Trespassing Suspect Proves Centralized Vision’s Role as Crime Deterrent
Centralized Vision sees female suspect trespassing on client’s property and calls Phoenix Police at 8:03 p.m. At 8:50 p.m., Phoenix Police officers escort female suspect from secured area of the property without an arrest. By Tom Vigilante What separates Centralized Vision from most security companies is that we offer remote-camera monitoring with real-time response options. […]