DETERRING THEFTS IN SURVEYING

DETERRING THEFTS IN SURVEYING

How You Can Help Prevent it!

Hello Fellow Members!

Our industry has continued to be targeted by thieves and the thefts are happening repeatedly. Chapter 9 alone has had 9 thefts occur within the last 3 months and there are at least 4 other companies that are rumored to have been hit as well.

Last week, I met with Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and his task force which he has assigned to our Industry. We shared a lot of vital information and video footage from several of the local surveying firms who have cooperated and shared their information. We educated them to how frequent these cases were occurring, the value of the equipment being targeted and specific case information for the 9 companies that were willing to share their information. Due to the knowledge we shared with them, it has escalated it and will now be a multi-agency task force working to put a stop to this.

In addition, We have conducted lots of research on steps that can be taken to help deter the thieves. These steps can be taken in the office and the field as well. Follow this link Deterring Thefts in Surveying and take as many steps as you see fit for your operation. Our hopes are to continue to spread awareness, so that we can slow them down enough for our Industry to react quicker, and maximize law enforcement response time, so that we can get them off of the streets.

Isidro Garza, TSPS Chapter 9 President