A Schooling in Security

A few years ago, Collin Dimick -- assistant supervisor of maintenance for an urban school district in Utah -- was sandblasting expansive graffiti from the exterior of one of the district's elementary schools. The principal's name, as well as his, was part of the graffiti text. Read More

Lights Camera Book 'Em

In-car police video systems are everywhere these days, but that wasn't always the case. Mike Yearty -- systems specialists for the Fayetteville, Georgia, police department -- was a pioneer of in-car video systems. He's installed around 3,000 of them across the country since the late 80s. Yearty remembers the incident he thinks started the in-car video revolution. Read More

The Cure for Hospital Video Security

Rene J. (RJ) Mosca admits that the Tri-State area -- where New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania come together -- is "hardly Mayberry." But neither is it a particularly crime-ridden area, Mosca says. At least on the grounds of the 125-bed Bon Secours Hospital -- located in Port Jervis, New York -- he intends to keep it that way. Read More

To Catch a Killer

George Mitchell should have his own TV crime drama. He has affixed covert GPS tracking devices underneath vehicles, concealed cameras in fake trees, and led over-night stakeouts to catch thieves stealing boats. But Mitchell isn't a TV cop. He's chief of special operations at a state agency tasked with managing parks, regulating hunting and fishing, and conserving natural resources. Over the years, he has relied on many covert surveillance systems designed by Supercircuits. Read More