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Man posing as maintenance worker sexually assaults apartment resident

May 8, 2017 / by wpps-support / apartment security / 0 comments

WASHINGTON — Arlington County police are looking for a man who posed as a maintenance worker at an apartment building and sexually assaulted a resident Sunday morning. The incident happened at around 9:45 a.m. in the 1500 block of Key Boulevard, police said in a news release. Police said a man entered the building and […]

Resident threatens homicide in leasing office

February 10, 2017 / by Careers / apartment safety, apartment secuirty, apartment security, crime free multihousing, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, multifamily security, onsite safety, personal safety, personal security, property manager, risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – A man attacked two leasing office agents, used his apartment key to try to stab one of them in the neck and then destroyed the front office, the South Daytona Police Department said. Terrence Dixon, 22, walked into the leasing office at Marcel Gardens Apartments shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, sat […]

Two apartment managers shot evicting a resident

December 26, 2016 / by Careers / apartment safety, apartment security, checking ID, crime free multihousing, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, multifamily security, onsite safety, personal safety, personal security, property manager, risk management, violence and evictions, violence at work / 0 comments

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Watch Video A man evicted from his north Portland apartment complex shot two property management workers, according to police. Officers responded to Cascadian Terrace Apartments on the 5700 block of North Kerby Avenue at 12:36 p.m. Monday. They arrived to find two people suffering from gunshot wounds. The 45-year-old man and […]

Crime Report: Maintenance Worker Attacked with Deadly Weapon

January 18, 2016 / by wpps-support / apartment security, Maintenance, risk management / 0 comments

PARIS, Texas — A man faces aggravated assault charges after police say he attacked a maintenance worker at a Paris apartment complex Thursday night. Steven Campbell, 49, was arrested at the scene in on NW 23rd Street near Bonham St. around 12:00 a.m. Police say he tried to stab a maintenance worker who was coming […]

Advise from a Self Defense Expert

November 17, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment security / 0 comments

The following article originally appeared on MultihousingNews.com by Joe Rosner. Joe Rosner is an author, speaker and trainer based near Chicago. After the attacks of 9/11, he began using his military, law enforcement and martial arts expertise to teach people to be safer and live with less worry-related stress. The recent sexual assault of a Texas […]

Crime Report: Apartment Shootings Around the U.S. from 11/16/15

November 16, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment security, risk management / 0 comments

Here are some of the news stories of gun violence at multifamily communities throughout the country. When not acted upon, violence and crime in and around apartment communities is the #1 basis for a premise liability case. A confusing and shocking story came out of affluent Scottsdale, AZ, where two roommates where shot and murdered […]

Crime Report: Apartment Shootings in the U.S. from 11/6/15

November 6, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment security, crime free multihousing / 0 comments

Here are some of the news stories of gun violence at multifamily communities throughout the country. When not acted upon, violence and crime in and around apartment communities is the #1 basis for a premise liability case. A 23 year old man was shot at Parkway Gardens Apartments in Northeast Portland, OR. The victim, a […]

Guide to Dealing with Unauthorized Residents

November 4, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment security, crime free multihousing / 0 comments

This article originally appeared on CrimeDoctor.com and was written by Chris McGoey, CAM, CPP, CSP. Rental housing crime studies have repeatedly shown that moderate to high-crime problems can usually be traced back to a small percentage of residents. Those causing the crime problems are often the acquaintances, ex-spouses, or boyfriends of a legal resident […]

Crime Report: Property Manager gets Pepper Sprayed by Resident

May 29, 2013 / by wpps-support / apartment security, violence at work / 0 comments

Belmont, CA – A man in California evidently did not appreciate the work order going on next door at his apartment community, so he confronted the property manager and asked for the work to stop. An argument followed which got ugly after the resident, 55 year old Steven Plummer, struck the property manager in the […]