Famous Actor's Mercedes Found At Bottom Of Cliff

GPS Tracking System Was Not Installed

When famous Hollywood Celebrity Charlie Sheen placed a phone call into the Los Angeles Police Department, reporting his vehicle was stolen, he could have never imagined that his beloved Mercedes SUV would be found at the bottom of a cliff.

Police discovered Sheen's vehicle crashed upside in ravine near his Sherman Oaks home off a winding Mulholland Drive road.

The vehicle was discovered by local law enforcement around 4:00a.m. PST, about the same time Sheen called police to report the vehicle missing.

The LAPD stated that they are treating this case like any other auto-theft case, and used helicopter and ground patrol in the morning hours when the vehicle was reported stolen to search for any potential suspects.

Sheen was not injured or involved in the accident and there has been no evidence linking anyone to the accident.

Theft-Recovery GPS Trackers

GPS tracking systems have been used more frequently by the public to help protect against auto-theft, for the GPS systems can report where a vehicle is located in real-time at anytime. The LAPD also stated that a vehicle equipped with a tracking system is more likely to be recovered safely and in a shorter period of time than a vehicle not equipped with GPS tracking capabilities.

Source: People

Tracking Systems Provide Protection For Ambulances

GPS Trackers Already Proving Worth In Fight Vs. Theft

West Midlands Ambulance Service, a United Kingdom company specializing in medical transport vehicles, knows all too well about how thieves have a tendency to target ambulances in search for expensive medical equipment. Joe Garcia, a communications manager for the ambulance company, explained that because ambulances are targeted so frequently by thieves West Midlands Ambulance Service chose to attack the problem, equipping GPS tracking systems to company ambulances and other expensive medical gear.

The Benefits Of GPS Tracking

For the Emergency Operation Centre staff, GPS tracking provides an avenue to stay in constant communication with ambulances and their equipment. For example, if a situation ever occurred where it was reported by an ambulance crew member or a good Samaritan that an ambulance was stolen, the medical equipment could easily be tracked down in real-time and the coordinates would then be relayed to law enforcement authorities. Accessing and relaying the GPS tracking data would take only seconds, allowing control center operators to help the police catch the bad guys in only a short period of time.

Some of the GPS tracking system technology is so advanced that it can still transmit GPS tracking data even if the equipment is turned off or disabled.

GPS Tracking Systems Protect Generators

Theft Recovery Devices

Many businesses with heavy machinery and equipment are continuously faced with a theft problem, making asset protection and management a serious concern for construction, service and speciality companies. Businesses are turning to a variety of methods to curb the thievery with methods such as surveillance cameras, security guards and GPS tracking systems to monitor valuable equipment and assets. One company based in Oklahoma called Extreme Inflatables knows all to well about the importance and value of theft recovery and asset protection as they were victims of theft 3 times in the past year. However, when the company received an anonymous phone call one night where a tipster told employees about a plot to steal the company generators for a fourth time, the company chose to fight back with GPS tracking technology and more.

The owner, already utilizing surveillance cameras on the facility, placed GPS trackers on the heavy equipment for protection. The GPS trackers had the ability to transmit the location of the equipment 24/7, allowing the company to be in constant communication with the expensive machinery if it were every moved or stolen. However, this was not enough for Scott Timmons, the company president, he wanted to catch the crooks red-handed, putting a stop to the thievery and sending a message to other criminals. What Timmons decided to do was camp out with a friend trained in martial arts and make a citizen's arrest on the criminals as they attempted to steal the company generators and other heavy machinery.

Tracking Systems Help Protect Camera Equipment

Old Fashioned Cameras Get High-Tech Support

Many companies regardless if they are a manufacturer or reseller of product have been turning to conventional and non-conventional methods of protecting assets. One form of asset protection that has recently been making headlines has been the use of GPS tracking technology. Tracking systems are helpful to companies not only wanting to monitor employees or document mileage, but also companies looking for an easy way to protect company assets whether they be a forklift, company vehicle or other item of value. The 16mm Camera Store, an online distributor of specialized camera equipment, sells some of the most unique and difficult to find find products and brands such as arriflex cameras, bolex cameras and more.

What the camera store is doing is placing real-time GPS trackers on some of the most expensive camera and film equipment, making it virtually impossible for a criminal to successfully steal the pricey goods. A representative for the 16mm Camera Store stated, "The GPS tracking devices we use to monitor our most expensive products will send us notification if the equipment is not only stolen, but if it is even moved". Since the 16mm Camera Store deals with some very costly and hard-to-find devices, protecting and securing the products is of a high importance.