August 15, 2015 / by rantrim1832 / apartment safety, Insurance, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, onsite safety, property manager, risk management / 0 comments
When you think of workplace safety, the first thing most American’s think of is the OSHA poster pinned up in the breakroom. These rules are very important for all companies, not just management companies. With that said though, we want to look at a different segment of workplace safety – interactions with the public, specifically […]
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Crime Report: Another Property Manager Stabbed On-Site
September 16, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, onsite safety, personal safety, property manager, risk management, violence at work / 2 comments
It what has become a common occurrence, a young female property manager in Eugene Oregon was attacked and stabbed multiple times in the head by a resident wielding shards of a hookah. Kirk James Withrow, resident of Stadium Park Apartments, was taken into custody by local authorities after the suspect was pinned down. The property […]
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Update: $10,000 Reward Offered for Arrest of Ocean City Rapist
September 15, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment secuirty, lone worker, violence at work / 0 comments
Ocean Springs Police Chief Mark Dunston yesterday announced that the owners of The Dominion apartment community, Dawn Properties, Inc., are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the man who raped one of their on-site employees. A task force including the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and S. Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team […]
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Crime Report: Police Search is on After Rape in Leasing Office
September 14, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment secuirty, lone worker, risk management, violence at work / 1 comment
A team member from The Dominion apartments in Ocean Springs, MS is in critical condition today after suffering a violent sexual assault this past Thursday. According to police reports, the management worker was grabbed by the neck from behind, thrown to the floor before being sexually assaulted. The suspect is still on the loose and […]
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Crime Report: L.A. Manager Found Dead
August 20, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, property manager, residents, violence at work / 0 comments
In what is being reported as a homicide investigation, Curtis Houston, the 55 year old property manager of the apartment community at the 10300 block of De Soto Avenue in Chatsworth was found dead, a victim of blunt force trauma to the head. No suspects have been apprehended at this point, but there is believe […]
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8 Factors that Increase Risk On-Site
August 15, 2015 / by rantrim1832 / apartment safety, Insurance, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, onsite safety, property manager, risk management / 0 comments
When you think of workplace safety, the first thing most American’s think of is the OSHA poster pinned up in the breakroom. These rules are very important for all companies, not just management companies. With that said though, we want to look at a different segment of workplace safety – interactions with the public, specifically […]
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Crime Report: Evicted Resident Returns to Kill Manager
July 4, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment secuirty, lone worker, Maintenance, onsite safety, property manager, violence and evictions, violence at work / 0 comments
In another story out of Oregon, an evicted resident acted any on-site’s eviction nightmare. The 71 year old resident returned to his former apartment community after being evicted and shot the 39 year old manager as he was serving another eviction. The shooter then barricaded himself inside his old apartment where he died of a […]
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Crime Report: Gunshot Claims Life of Durham Property Manager
May 21, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment secuirty, crime free multihousing, multifamily safety, onsite safety, property manager, residents, violence at work / 0 comments
Frederick Edgerton was more than a Property Manager at Oakley Square Apartments, he was a man that was trying to make life better for the people living in and around his community. This week, Mr. Edgerton was shot and killed at the apartment community, a victim of the violence was trying to fix through prayer […]
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Crime Report: Iowa Apartment Manager Dies after Stabbing
October 17, 2014 / by wpps-support / lone worker, personal safety, property manager, residents, risk management, violence and evictions, violence at work / 0 comments
A property manager out of Des Moines pass away today at Mercy Medical Center today. Darlene Crook, the 58 year old property manager of River Hills Apartments was stabbed to death one of her former residents, Norman Wadsworth. Motive for the crime remains unclear. Both residents and her on-site team are in a state of […]
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Crime Report: Apartment Manager Stabbed by Prospect
August 20, 2014 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, onsite safety, personal safety, property manager, violence at work / 0 comments
Crime does not discriminate when it comes to irrational crimes. Rich or poor, peaceful neighborhood or crime filled drug den – some crimes are done by people simply looking for the opportunity to strike and get away with their actions. An Oregon Property Manager has become the latest victim of targeted crime against multifamily on-site […]
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Crime Report: Arrest Made in Reistertown Manager Murder Case
August 23, 2013 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, onsite safety, personal safety, property manager, risk management / 0 comments
One month after Melinda Schaefer, property manager of Bozzuto’s Townes at Harvestview, was stabbed to death in the properties leasing office, an arrest has been made. Rashaan Williams, the 27 year old property maintenance worker, was arrested and charged with first degree murder by local police. No motive is known at this point. This arrest […]
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