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A COMPARISON OF CARGO THEFT TRENDS: Europe and the United States
July 1, 2010
The following is a high level review of similarities and differences in cargo theft trends between Europe and the United States. While a great number of similarities exist, it is the differences that shippers and logistics providers should be aware of to ensure in-transit security policies are current to mitigate developing trends by cargo theft gangs.
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Dan Burges, CPP | Director of Consultancy and Intelligence | FreightWatch International, USA
© 2010 FreightWatch International
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July 1, 2010
Posted by: Chuck Forsaith, Purdue Pharma Technologies, Inc.
PCSC Cargo Theft Intelligence Bulletin
Importance: High
PCSC Intelligence Brief 2010-22
To All,
As suspected, our “opponents” appear to have already begun to surveil potential targets for the upcoming holiday weekend. The intelligence note below was received by Lt. Mike McDonnell, the lead of the NJ State Police Cargo Theft and Robbery Unit (members of the PCSC), early this morning.
Let the membership know that a cargo theft crew is currently in New Jersey. Four men were stopped on June 28th at 7:40pm on State Highway 130 in Robbinsville, New Jersey. They were in possession of a GPS device that had several addresses pre-programmed into it. One address was 92 N. Main Street, Hightstown, New Jersey. That is a warehouse/trucking complex. They are operating a White, 2000, Acura, 4-Dr, 772YPM/FL.
All four men were from the Miami area. They were in possession of burglary tool's when stopped. This is the weekend when stuff happens, let’s be alert for suspicious activity.
Thanks, Mike
This obviously prompts me to remind all of our members about holiday theft/burglary preparedness. I can tell you from having collected intelligence such as this, as well as seen a multitude of thefts and burglaries over holiday periods, this four-man group is not the only group “on the prowl” for vulnerable targets – be those targets warehouses or tractor trailer trucks.
Be pro-active: Today, make an effort to determine if your company has any anticipated shipments coming up over the holiday and, if there are, take necessary precautions to reduce the risk of those shipments being staged or stored prior to actual delivery dates. Companies still seem to ship goods over these down periods – weekends and holidays. Be sure, if you must, that your assets in-transit are either very safely secured and/or being monitored.
You should also be paying close attention to any warehousing and distribution facilities – particularly ones that won’t be staffed over this period.
- Check security alarm and surveillance systems to ensure proper working order
- Ensure your back-up cellular alarm system is fully functional
- Perform perimeter checks, look at fencing, all windows, all doors and your roofs to ensure they are properly secured
- Don’t make it easier for potential burglars by leaving anything outdoors (or within a warehouse) that they could use to help facilitate a crime
- Ensure your company’s alarm call list is current and contains valid phone numbers
- Make sure all the employees on that call list respond immediately to any calls from your alarm monitoring contractor
- Treat ALL alarms with the same degree of diligence
- Have law enforcement respond to ALL alarm events - even when the system is suspected of mal-functioning (you can worry about any false alarm “fees” after the weekend is over)
- Consider hiring a contracted guard service just for that specific time period
- Contact law enforcement and request, if possible, additional patrols in the area
- Talk with your neighbors – offer to assist them by remaining diligent if they, in turn, will do the same for you
- Remove keys from all warehouse equipment (forklifts) and place in a secure location
- Trailers backed into dock doors should be locked and secured
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