For details, contact your local Komatsu distributor.
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Crime Prevention Program Case #2
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During a CPP meeting in early May, a LOJACK law enforcement representative advised a CPP Board Member that a theft of a 2006 Sullair air compressor was just reported on a jobsite at the I-605 and Whittier Blvd. The victim, Powell Constructors, was a CPP member company who had rented the Sullair compressor from a larger rental company. The Board member then called a second CPP Board member who is an investigator with the California Highway Patrol. The investigator confirmed the VIN/Serial number of the compressor was not entered properly into the California Stolen Vehicle System (SVS). The investigator then coordinated with the patrol officer taking the theft report and with CHP dispatch and after several hours and telephone calls, the 2006 Sullair compressor was correctly entered in SVS. As a result of the SVS entry, the LOJACK tracking unit in the stolen compressor was activated. Later in the evening, a law enforcement helicopter picked up the LOJACK signal at the Otay Mesa US Border Inspection Facility. The compressor was returned to the Member rental company and the Member construction company was spared the cost of replacing the compressor or filing an insurance claim for the loss. This is a classic example of the Crime Prevention Program understanding the landscape of the construction industry and the relationship that must be maintained with law enforcement to ensure the protection and recovery of the Industry’s assets.
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Crime Prevention Program Case # 3
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In late May a member company, SE Pipeline reported the theft of a Multiquip light tower generator to a Los Angeles PD Division Station. The equipment was rented from a non-member rental company. The member called the Crime Prevention Program (CPP) and as part of the routine procedures it was discovered the equipment was not entered in the California Stolen Vehicle System (SVS) database. The CPP then called the LAPD Headquarters Unit assigned to auto theft investigations. After a short time, a detective with knowledge of the construction industry was able to correct the entry and the equipment was properly entered into SVS. In this case the equipment has not been recovered but without CPP’s involvement the equipment would not have chance of being recovered. This equipment was paid off through an insurance claim by the member company. If the equipment is located the recovery would offset the claim of the member company. Cc
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