Almost Arrested for working

Status
Not open for further replies.
It appears the Fed just requires a procedure be established by the security officer:

http://www.banksecuritytraining.com/web-content/BS Articles for Website/BS articles 4.pdf

http://www.banksecuritytraining.com/web-content/BS Articles for Website/BS articles 9.pdf

http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/2000-4900.html#2000part326.3

LawnGuyLandSparky said:
...(They're not exactly doorbell buttons.)

And they're not just silent alarms, they activate other things, including all the old 35mm film cameras, none of which ever seemed to be properly focused...
Click to expand...
I can tell you that some were exactly like doorbell buttons...the old round pushbuttons. They may have been mounted off to the side, but there are places you just have to be careful.

I'm not sure what else they set off but cameras might be a good option if you don't have a continuous video recorder running.

One thing I don't get is why when you watch "COPS" or "Most Wanted", a lot of the pictures/video are so crappy. The whole purpose is to get a picture of the bad guy, right?
 
Many years back I apprenticed for an alarm company owned by a retired cop. He really knew the ends and outs of burglary and where to put the sensors. He also told me a story of two graveyard shift cops he worked with who were thieves themselves. They stole materials from construction sites while they were supposed to be working. The two each built their own homes with the materials and that's how they got caught. Unfortunately, after a few months he got a brain tumor and I had to find other work. I did learn a lot from him during that short time. (Good thing I wasn't a real crook!)
 
Helped a buddy with a bank job on a weekend afternoon. I don't think it was 30 seconds after I pulled the meter that three cars pulled up. Picture Dukes of Hazard. State Patrolman took one look at me and immediately holstered his gun. Could have been that 'What the ---' look on my face. The alarms were supposed to have been off of course.
 
cowboyjwc said:
Once we set off a silent fire alarm in a building. Heard the trucks coming down the street and said man that sounds close then they stopped and one of my guys said yeah really close. Next thing I know there are ten firemen all in their turn out gear asking what the problem was. Huge building, working nights, Why didn't you answer the phone when we called to verify the alarm? Why would I answer the phone in the middle of the night?:-?

Second time I was working on a TI in a little shopping center, look out the window and here come three squad cars code 3 cops jump out, guns drawn, running into the pharmacy next door. Pretty soon they are over on my side asking me if I had been messing with the alarm wires. Nope would have no reason too. They leave. About an hour later when I'm running the flex through the holes I drilled in the top plate I find this mangle of wires that didn't even slow down my drill. Seems that the pharmacy used to be bigger and they shrunk it down, but didn't relocate all of the wiring.:D
Click to expand...

Reminds me of a demo job I was doing. Had an apprentice working with me at a former credit union. The place had been empty for months. We were checking it out and going over the demo plan and I showed him the silent alarms where the teller station used to be. I pressed one. Then I hit another. Sure thing two minutes later....five cops out front. Thanks for the reminder. :)
 
Reminds me of a job I did a few years ago. Neighbor called the police, when they showed all they wanted to see was my key. They verified it worked the homes lock and left. Didn't even ask me for an ID.
 
I accidentally tripped a holdup alarm in a bank on the tellers platform. While tugging on wires run under the carpet the tug caused an open taped splice to pull together removing the tape and shorting the alarm wire. We werent even aware it happened untill we saw the real nervous rookie with a body shield and combat helmet entering the bank with his gun drawn. Everyone was relieved when we figured out it was a false alarm. :grin:
 
I never liked working in homes when owner not there.While i know i would never take anything how do you know your helper wont.

Had to do a government building few months ago.Needed to get into ceiling of a locked room.Took few minutes to find person with key and was given warning not to touch anything as alarm would send fbi.Did what needed and got it locked fast.

As to the OP ,relax all they did was there job.
 
zog said:
You are just jealous because the cops in Detroit dont care enough to check on a residence, they have bigger problems (Like the Mayor)
Click to expand...

Wrong side of the state. There are three distinct parts of Michigan, all with differences a world apart. They are, the Upper Peninsula, the Lower Peninsula and Detroit.

I am in the Lower Peninsula on the west side, just a mile from Lake Michigan.

Detroit is a weird place. People carry hand guns for protection but feel safe with SE cable on their homes.

Here we wear Carharts for protection and use 2" rigid with 2/0 THHN on our homes.

In the U.P. they carry deer rifles for protection and plug an extension cord into their neighbor's homes.
 
LawnGuyLandSparky said:
I didn't mean to suggest it wasn't hit by accident, just that they're designed to not be hit by accident. (They're not exactly doorbell buttons.)

And they're not just silent alarms, they activate other things, including all the old 35mm film cameras, none of which ever seemed to be properly focused...
Click to expand...

The alarm buttons at teller stations where I have worked are just like door bell buttons. They are made to be easily actuated with very little movement by the teller for obvious reasons. In the banks where I have worked they have had snap-on bubble shields to cover them when workers were present in the teller area to avoid accidental "alarms". In one local bank they are located on the side where a teller, seated on a raised stool, can activate them with a thigh with almost no noticeable movement. If you were being robbed at a teller station it would be stupid to have to work hard to activate the alarm button in an obvious way.
 
K8MHZ said:
Wrong side of the state. There are three distinct parts of Michigan, all with differences a world apart. They are, the Upper Peninsula, the Lower Peninsula and Detroit.

I am in the Lower Peninsula on the west side, just a mile from Lake Michigan.

Detroit is a weird place. People carry hand guns for protection but feel safe with SE cable on their homes.

Here we wear Carharts for protection and use 2" rigid with 2/0 THHN on our homes.

In the U.P. they carry deer rifles for protection and plug an extension cord into their neighbor's homes.
Click to expand...

Know the West side well, it is beautiful there in the summer (You know the last 3 weeks and 1st 2 weeks of Aug). Have worked all over that coast and had several family vacations there. I am banned in about every go kart track within 50 miles of Covert (Long job, long story)
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top