Cambridge News | 10 May 2019

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Security in your hands By Sophie Iremonger

Cambridge businesses are becoming more vigilant as the town’s population continues to grow and security can be in the palm of their hands.

In the wake of burglaries, ramraids and vandalism shop owners are now having to look at new ways to protect their businesses. The Waikato District Health Board is reviewing the security of its Leamington site after vandals slashed tyres on six cars used by nurses and a thief returned on April 23 to steal a tyre off another vehicle. On the same night a shot was fired through the window at BP Leamington. Stirling Sports suffered its fifth ramraid burglary in less than three years in late March, leaving the owner questioning the future of the business. The spate in crime has left several business owners wondering, what can be done to counter the problem. “You’ve got to stop them before they get to you,” said Justin Fisher, general manager of Watchu Security in Cambridge. Fisher says technology which sends video images to the devices of business and home owners is simple to install and effective. He said the quality of video has also improved in recent years – making identifying thieves easier. And the cost of installing the equipment can be less than the value of goods taken in a burglary. Most security companies can install a simple two-camera system starting at around $2000. Asked how shop keepers could protect their building from ramraids, Fisher said measures like roller-bars could only do so much. “Nothing is going to stop a vehicle coming at you, unless you do something on the kerb side.” Beyond street barriers, Fisher said the next-best step for business owners was to have an alarm system and cameras operating. “Cameras won’t stop them from doing it, but at least you’re much more likely to get a conviction. “It’s about looking after yourself,” he explained. “You’re out there on your own, the police aren’t going to park outside and wait for burglars to come, you’ve got to do your best to defer and deter.” The company has its own 10-camera system operating at its Gillies Street premises which helps demonstrate what the technology can do. The system captures the plate of every car which drives by, and can be accessed remotely through a smartphone. He has a similar system set up outside his Cambridge home, and even managed to capture an image of a car associated with an attempted abduction near Cambridge East School in 2017.

Cambridge security expert Justin Fisher shows some of the surveillance technology available to businesses and homeowners.

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