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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 […]

Bangor Maine man assaults Property Manager with fire extinguisher

October 31, 2016 / by Admin / property manager, risk management, Uncategorized / 0 comments

AUGUSTA — A Bangor man is being held at the Kennebec County jail on charges of assaulting a woman and a property owner with a fire extinguisher and kicking an Augusta police officer in the chest during a fracas Monday morning. Terrence N. Townes, 48, had an initial hearing Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center […]

20 year old leasing agent taken off life support, baby survives

August 3, 2016 / by Admin / risk management / 0 comments

GRAND BLANC, MI (WNEM) – A woman was killed and another woman has now been taken off life support after doctors had to perform an emergency c-section following a double shooting in Grand Blanc. Tape cordoned off the leasing office at Grand Oak Apartments in Grand Blanc. Residents looked on as the crime lab was busy […]

Sexual assault in Austin continue, apartment community vendors suspected

May 16, 2016 / by Admin / resident safety, risk management / 0 comments

AUSTIN – Police are now handing out flyers to businesses and apartment complexes and offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a serial attacker in North Austin. Officers with the Austin Police Department handed out the following flyer to business owners and managers, stating that an anonymous tip that leads to […]

St. Louis Property Manager Sexually Assaulted

April 22, 2016 / by Admin / crime free multihousing, property manager, risk management / 0 comments

ST. LOUIS (KPLR) – He was convicted of attempted rape and the prosecutor who helped deliver the verdict says the victim deserves a great deal of credit. The attack was a setup. Shawn Akery scheduled a phony appointment to view a downtown loft. When he met the person showing the unit, the 2014 meeting turned […]

Man arrested in shooting of maintenance worker, deputies say

March 21, 2016 / by Admin / risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man has been arrested in the shooting of a maintenance worker in Orlando on Friday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Jakell Ward was arrested and charged with attempted murder, officials say. Jakell Ward Ward was arguing with his girlfriend inside his apartment and when the woman went to leave, […]

Premise Liability Lawsuit hits Florida Apartment Owner

March 10, 2016 / by Admin / risk management / 0 comments

WEST PALM BEACH – A mother of a second teen who was found shot to death at Hampton Court Apartments in August 2014, has sued the owner of the Mangonia Park complex, claiming negligent security contributed to the triple murder that has not yet been solved. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Palm Beach County […]

Crime Report: Maintenance Worker Attacked with Deadly Weapon

January 18, 2016 / by Admin / 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 […]

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

November 16, 2015 / by Admin / 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 […]

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