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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 11/17/15

November 17, 2015 / by wpps-support / 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. In Whitehall, OH a unnerving murder happened in the courtyard of the Commons at Royal Landing apartments where […]

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 […]

Is Apartment Security Really Necessary?

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

This article originally appeared on CrimeDoctor.com and was written by Chris McGoey, CAM, CPP, CSP. Rental housing owners have asked me many times, “Why should I invest money for security on my property? It’s very expensive and besides, I’m a taxpayer, the police are supposed to provide this protection for me.” The truth is […]

Crime Report: San Diego Apartment Building has a Live Shooter

November 4, 2015 / by wpps-support / Uncategorized / 0 comments

San Diego, CA – In what appears to have started as a case of domestic violence that escalated, a live shooter is currently at a standoff with SDPD and SWAT. Rifle shots were heard in the Bankers Hill neighborhood which escalated the danger and put residents of the apartment complex on lockdown. More news as the […]

Everything you need to know about Lone Workers

November 3, 2015 / by wpps-support / crime free multihousing, lone worker, risk management / 0 comments

If you work in Human Resources, you’ve likely run across the term “lone worker” in the past. So what constitutes a Lone Worker and what is important to know about Lone Workers? Here is a quick cheat sheet! Who is considered a Lone Worker? A Lone Worker is any individual who works without close/any direct […]

Should you turn your apartment into a gated community?

September 6, 2015 / by wpps-support / resident safety / 0 comments

This article originally appeared on CrimeDoctor.com and was written by Chris McGoey, CAM, CPP, CSP. Perception of Security More and more people want to reside in gated residential communities. Because of this, gated residential communities and garden apartments across the country are being built at record rates. In the 1970s there were approximately […]

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 […]