David Turner

In preparation for the 2022-23 school year, many schools and districts are making final updates to protocols involving security, including video surveillance. For K-12 schools in California, here are some important things to know when creating or updating video surveillance policy. 

Incidents of robbery and vandalism tend to spike in the summer every year — but in summer 2022, that spike is causing a major company to shutter many of its locations throughout the U.S. That company is Starbucks, which announced on July 13 that it will close 16 stores across the country (six of which are in Los Angeles). 

Portable surveillance units, also known as mobile video surveillance trailers, are solar-powered devices that deliver a live video feed of a monitored area to a central station. They are becoming increasingly popular for monitoring the parking lots of big box stores, drugstores and other retail spaces. But are they as effective as the live video guards who perform virtual guard monitoring? Here are some of the reasons portable surveillance units are inferior to ValleyGuard, our virtual guard monitoring service offered throughout Southern California. 

With crime sprees sweeping the nation and hate crimes on the rise, establishments of all types need more tools at their disposal to prevent  their properties from being targeted and keep bad actors off the premises. Remote guard video monitoring can be one of those tools. 

Honeywell and DMP are two of the most popular electronic security manufacturers in operation. At Valley Alarm, we offer products from both brands; furthermore, we are happy to install either brand according to the wishes of our customers. Additionally, we’d like to present as much information as possible about both brands. With enough knowledge, customers can make informed decisions about the security equipment they choose for their businesses.