Rancho SC business park burglaries |
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 | |
I’ve just learned of yet another burglary in the Rancho SC business park...
This one happened to a business in the SeaView section of RSC Business Park. I have only sent this message to a dozen or so people, mainly clients and fellow business owners. My information is based on comments from clients and friends who were burglarized, a discussion with one of the Sherriff’s CSI staff, and personal conversations with victims and local officials. The same methods of entry were used, and the same type of equipment was stolen;
From what I understand, this is the 6th burglary within the RSC Business Park in the past year. This marks nearly a dozen similar burglaries if you include the Talega business park. Some of our fellow business neighbors have been burglarized MORE THAN ONCE. At the current rate, one of our local businesses is getting burglarized every few weeks. The OC Sherriff CSI staffer explained to me how pointless an alarm system is, considering how quickly a two or three man operation can burglarize your building. He explained, “One man is the driver, one man is the loader, and the other is running through your offices and taking equipment”. These guys are breaking in and cleaning out well before the police arrive. I urge all of you to do the following:
Do your fellow business owners a favor and forward this to anyone involved in a business within the affected areas. Since we can not prevent burglary, it is our responsibility to make it as difficult as possible. If we weren’t such easy targets, we wouldn’t see such a high recurrence. Physically lock down your computers. Install a surveillance system. If you have a server, protect it at all costs. Most importantly, BACKUP YOUR DATA. |