Stopping Vandalism at school

The Vacaville Christian School, Vacaville, CA is a complete school system that covers Infant through High School. Over 1,650 students are enrolled at the 21-acre main campus. The school has an open architecture with lockers on the outside of the classrooms. The campus is unfenced and accessible from the street. Their problem was vandalism and destruction of lockers. On one occasion, over 100 lockers were vandalized.

“Since the installation of two FlashCAM-880 systems ALL vandalism has stopped!” stated Bob Cantrell Facilities Supervisor. “The FlashCAMs are a wonderful deterrent and in the few months since they have been installed we have gotten our investment back in savings from replacing damaged lockers.”

Stopping Vandalism at RV Storage Facility

Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park in Rohnert Park, CA provides a lot for tenants to store RV’s, boats and extra cars. In the past, vehicles were continually vandalized so the lot was not used very much. The lot was repaved and three FlashCAM-880’s were installed on a center pole, with each camera covering about one third of the lot. Mike Noble, park manager, reports no vehicle vandalism has occurred since the systems were installed.

The cameras are ARMed all the time with a benign message that says, “Your photograph has been taken for security purposes.” On a typical weekend they get 100 – 200 pictures.

Stopping Vandalism and saving money at city park

San Bruno, CA Parks & Recreation Dept. uses a FlashCAM deterrent system to safeguard a popular picnic area. It’s a high-tech fix to curb vandalism at the Beckner Shelter covered picnic area in San Bruno Parks, city officials say. The city installed a FlashCAM-880 that issues a verbal warning and flashes a bright light to deter vandals. The system uses a motion sensor to detect activity, and takes a series of digital photos every time it is triggered.

“Vandalism was a serious problem at Beckner Shelter, which the city rents out for parties and other events,” said Mayor Larry Franzella. “Vandals would cut up picnic tables, set fire to trash cans and cause other damage.” A parks official said, “The FlashCAM is very effective. It will have a significant impact in reducing the amount of time and money the city spends to replace damaged property at Beckner.”

Case Studies: Construction Site Theft & Vandalism