Year is 2006. Woman and boyfriend are murdered in her bed while they sleep!
Year is 2006. Woman and boyfriend are murdered in her bed while they sleep! Killed by an ex boyfriend who was out on parole after attacking her with a butcher knife. Her expensive alarm system installed weeks prior failed to warn her. If and when you choose to install...
6 tips to help secure your property
What is the easiest way to open a lock? Well that is kind of a trick question, the easiest way to open a lock is to use the key that opens that lock. If you are a home owner buying a your first house, or are simply moving into a new house you should stop and think for...
“GLOBAL LOCK DOWN”!
A new term in the security industry and safety industry. Global Lockdown. When electromechanical locks are networked together they have the ability to be accessed remotely thus allowing for a quick response in case of critical situation. With the click of a mouse at...
Key issue? Lock issue? Or some other issue?
I was called to look at the ignition lock of a 2002 Toyota Camry that was malfunctioning. The issue was that the key would not rotate back to the "Lock" position to allow the key to be pulled out. If you look at the picture below you will see there are a total of 4...
Pet owners listen up! QR coded animal I.D. tags.
Made in USA these pet ID tags have a unique QR matrix barcode Wikipedia states (QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the...
Vigilant part IIIV
To reiterate the vigilant stand: I was working after hours on a restaurant that is owned by a hard working American Man who starts early and ends late. Bill, the owner of Koney Cafe located on Walton Blvd In Pontiac/Waterford had an attempted burglary. ( caught the...
Here are the keys to the city!
EXTRA EXTRA GET THEM WHILE THERE HOT! KEYS TO THE CITY AVAILABLE ON EBAY! As a Locksmith of 27 years I'm surprised that Mr. Daniel Ferraris also a Locksmith (ret) would sell keys on Ebay that could potentially be used illicitly. Mr. Ferraris, according to the New York...
Faithful, commitment, loyalty, tenure Means nothing today.
Longevity, commitment, tenure, dedication, assurance, loyalty… simply put. Give me great service (I’m willing to pay) before, during and after the sale and I’m yours. How many of us had our handy rolodex or business card books we kept so ready to paw through to pick...
Importance of good customer service
We often find ourselves in situations that hit home for instance bad customer service. How would you rank yourself? Your company? As a business owner and operator I know the importance of good customer service but more importantly I want to be treated well when I'm...
RETINA, FACE, HAND SCAN. BIOMETRICS TO SECURE YOUR FACILITY
BIOMETRICS Most of us think of biometrics as a finger print identification. We may have heard about the military using facial recognition or retinal scan but for us the finger print was it. Today we have may more options for biometrics. My...
Car door lock punched into door.
Recently I had a customer who had an automobile that was burglarized. His door lock was punched into the door. He had a pull handle and a hole where the lock once was. We went out and took his door panel off to get to the lock and handle. Once we removed the handle...
TCF BANK AND MONROE BANK & TRUST IMPORTANT INFORMATION
To all business owners and bank account users this is a must read. I put a stop payment on a check over a year ago due to an unscrupulous automotive race facility. I had Motor City Motor Sports turn my Mustang into a street racer. Long story but in short I was...