Whether you have a stand-alone courthouse building, or one that is part of a larger municipal complex, we have the following tips to assess and address your security needs when you’re considering a bullet resistant barrier system. [...]
Bullet resistant fiberglass installation effective in stopping the common .223 round requires effective planning and implementation. [...]
According to an article posted on CitizensVoice.com, “A woman’s robbery attempt on Christmas morning failed badly: she pulled a knife and rock on a clerk protected inside a bulletproof booth and then became trapped in the store when he remotely locked the exit door.” The Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania convenience store hasn’t been robbed in five years and [...]
According to a GainesvilleTimes.com article, the number of armed robberies in Gainesville, Georgia spiked in the month of August with 10 robberies. “We definitely have seen an increase in the armed robberies at the convenience stores within the past month,” said Sgt. Chad Ford of the Gainesville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. Ford cited economic [...]
In a Cincinnati.com article, stray bullets were cited as the reason for one local fire station to install bullet-resistant glass. The Over-the-Rhine fire station has dealt with previous incidents of stray bullets bringing to light “a bigger issue: firefighters working in high-crime neighborhoods have to worry about more than burning buildings.” The recent incident involved [...]
An article on CBS12.com reiterates the importance of bulletproof glass in preventing robberies. A masked man carrying an AK-47 assault rifle entered a Florida gas station convenience store just before 3:00am on July 23, but left empty-handed after discovering the clerk was safely protected behind bulletproof glass. No customers were harmed. Police were able to catch [...]
While the idea of a $300 million yacht is beyond the reach of most people, it’s fun to see how the other half lives. A blog post on HauteLiving.com states that David Geffen, DreamWorks founder, recently purchased a yacht outfitted with “two helipads, a swimming pool, spa pool, and a lavish owner’s suite with 180-degree [...]
At Total Security Solutions, we understand that your employees are your most valuable asset, and we work with you to design a custom bullet-resistant barrier that fits your business’ needs and protects the lives of your customers and staff. An Associated Press article reports that “armed robberies at pharmacies rose 81 percent between 2006 and 2010, [...]
A non-working 1967 double decker bus will find new life at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York. A WHEC article states, “They are taking out all the seats, re-inforcing the walls with steel and replacing windows with bullet proof glass.” The bus will be parked along the fence to the lion exhibit providing zoo [...]
Bullet resistant panels and glass are nearly unique, in that the product is so familiar–we’ve all seen it, touched it, and know what it does–but, in contrast to a car, flat-panel TV, or college education, few of us have seen the price tag. Total Security Solutions vice president Jim Richards admits, “it’s really hard when [...]
