Police Chief, Phil Smith, and Special Projects Coordinator, Officer Taylor Merriss, stopped by this morning to say thank you for Sonitrol’s continued support of local law enforcement and let us know we’ve been nominated for the Community Award to be presented at the annual Policeman’s Ball in September. We are so excited for the nomination. Thank you, Evansville Police Department, and a special shout-out to Police Chief Smith and Officer Merriss!
For Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, (L.E.A.D.), Team Sonitrol thanks our amazing law enforcement officers serving our communities. To show our appreciation, our Evansville and Muncie locations delivered cookies from Granola Jar and cupcakes from Charmed Cupcake Company to various police departments and sheriff departments in our regions. Without the partnership Sonitrol has with our law enforcement officers, we couldn’t do what we do to protect businesses. THANK YOU, officers!
Why do police trust Sonitrol?
Sonitrol has a high apprehension rate, (182,700 criminals and counting), a low false alarm rate, and provides increased safety for police officers. Call us today at (800)444-1191 to be protected by an alarm company trusted by police.
Calling all adventure seekers! Do you love a good obstacle course? How does a 5k course, packed with over 15 obstacles and set along downtown Evansville’s Ohio River sound? This course is for anyone-from athletes to families with kids -looking for a FUN Saturday morning challenge. Even better? This race supports our Evansville Police Department, specifically the SWAT team. What does the EP SWAT Team do? Well, here’s a response to that question, directly from the race website:
“Founded in 1975, the EP SWAT team trains and prepares for missions involving barricaded gunmen, hostage rescue, high risk warrant service, active shooter response and more. The team is on-call 24 hours a day and responds immediately to calls for service. SWAT officers are selected from within the Evansville Police Department. Officers must serve a minimum of three years before they can apply for the team.” (https://www.adventuresignup.com/Race/IN/Evansville/EPDFoundationSWATChallenge)
Since Sonitrol was founded by a retired police officer and his inventor friend, our company simply wouldn’t be here without the police. When one of our alarms is verified by our Central Station monitoring team, police race to the scene to apprehend the intruders. And what would an alarm company do if they never caught criminals? We honestly don’t know.
Even without our history and decades of partnership with law enforcement, we’d still throw a team together for the EP Foundation SWAT Challenge. They had us at obstacles. Besides, we just never know what our boss man, Sam Standring, is going to do when he represents Team Sonitrol. Last year, we caught a photo of him doing a battle cry on top of one of the cars he jumped on top of. Sam always brings the fun with him to the race. *(See photo below). If you haven’t signed up as a team or with a group of friends, it isn’t too late.
This year’s event is Saturday, May 7, 2022. We hope to see you there. Here is the link to sign up:
https://www.adventuresignup.com/Race/IN/Evansville/EPDFoundationSWATChallenge
Six men apprehended when our Sonitrol monitoring team dispatched Evansville Police Department to Harley-Davidson last spring have been linked to a St. Louis-based biker gang. These men are responsible for over $1 million in stolen motorcycles according to the United States Secret Service.
When Sonitrol’s impact activated audio alarm went off, our Central Station operators dispatched police. EPD’s K9 Officer Jeremy Matthews and his K9 partner located the suspects, and multiple EPD officers assisted with the arrests.
It is interesting to note as you read the article linked below that according to news sources, this same gang is possibly linked to another Harley-Davidson store in Tennessee, where just a few days before the arrests in Evansville, three motorcycles were stolen. Authorities have linked cases in Missouri and Illinois to the gang as well. While it is unfortunate that the thieves in those other states got away with stolen merchandise, we are so happy our local Harley-Davidson store chose Sonitrol to provide our innovative alarm technology to their business.
Securing our community and catching criminals is our mission. We are proud to work with police to secure commercial properties, and we know Sonitrol’s founder would enjoy this report. After all, Sonitrol alarms were created from the partnership of a police officer who was tired of responding to false alarms and his inventor friend. Together, they created alarms that would CATCH INTRUDERS before they could get away.
Way to go, EPD and our Sonitrol monitoring team. Call us for a FREE quote if you’d like to hear how we can protect your property at (800)444-1191. Read the news update about the biker gang here.
For Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, (L.E.A.D.), Team Sonitrol thanks our amazing law enforcement officers serving our communities. To show our appreciation, our Evansville and Muncie locations delivered cookies from Granola Jar and Barnett Company to various police departments and sheriff departments in our regions. Without the partnership Sonitrol has with our law enforcement officers, we couldn’t do what we do to protect businesses. THANK YOU, officers!
Business owners with unverified, conventional alarms are more likely to be the victim of burglary and theft than those with a verified, audio-intrusion alarm from Sonitrol. Why? Because of our innovative audio intrusion alarms, our Central Station operators can detect a break-in before the suspects have gained entry to the building, while they are still trying to break-in. This means the police can catch the intruders before they have even had a chance to get away with thousands of dollars in merchandise and before they’ve physically damaged the premises.
Why was the audio intrusion alarm invented?
This technology was created over fifty years ago by an inventor and his friend, a police officer who was tired of seeing traditional alarms let the criminals get away. By the time this officer, Al Cronk, would be dispatched to a business with a motion-based alarm, the bad guys had already done the damage, stolen merchandise, and fled the scene. That’s when he teamed up with Robert Baxter, his inventor friend, who had created the audio sensor. Together, they created an alarm company that perpetrators couldn’t outsmart. Audio intrusion alarms from Sonitrol have been trusted by law enforcement ever since because they catch intruders. In fact, Sonitrol’s current apprehension number is 182,000 and counting!
How do audio-intrusion alarms work?
Unlike conventional alarms that depend on motion detectors alone, our audio intrusion security uses sound-based technology that detects the faintest sounds, making them so much more effective than motion-based alarms. If an intruder uses a crowbar or anything to beat against a door, window, wall, or roof, or if they make noises, which they will, as they attempt entry into your facility, the audio sensors will alert Central Station. Our 24/7 monitoring team will listen-in at this point to determine if it’s something as simple as a warehouse mouse, the A/C kicking on, or if there is a real break-in attempt in progress. This allows them to verify the break-in and dispatch police. Since our alarms are silent, the bad guys won’t even know that the police have been dispatched and are on the way. Even if they make it inside the building before the police arrive, they will be leaving in handcuffs. Sonitrol has a proven history of criminal apprehensions and is trusted by law enforcement for a reason.
If you’d like to secure your facility with an audio-intrusion alarm system, trusted by police, call us for a free quote at (800)444-1191.
Team Sonitrol would like to give a shout out to EPD for their recent apprehension at a local high school in the middle of the night. When operator Liz received an alarm at our Central Station, she dispatched police to the location. Officer Hallmark and Officer Pape made the apprehension inside the building. Other responding law enforcement included Officer Matthews and his K9 partner, Bohdan, Sgt. Deeg, Officers Reed, Gorman, Grimes, Cooper, Dockery, and Stepro. Flavia took cookies from the Granola Jar and a knife to Officer Pape, cookies to third shift, as well as a gift for K9 Bohdan. Pictured in photo one: Flavia and Officer Nicholas Pape. Photo two: Officers Gorman, Grimes, and Reed. Picture three (borrowed from EPD’s photos): Officer Matthews and K9 Officer Bohdan. GREAT WORK, Evansville Police Department and Liz!
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Security Dealer Magazine ranked the top alarm companies nationwide for their annual SDM 100 Report, and Sonitrol of Evansville made the list at number 87 in the industry. SDM looks at U.S. companies that earn revenues from the sale, installation, service, and monitoring of electronic security systems, such as intrusion, fire alarm, access control, and video surveillance, from residential to commercial.
While we are a small, family-owned company locally operated in the Tri-Stare area, we appreciate being recognized on a national scale against larger companies. The SDM 100 Report has been published since 1991, and Sonitrol of Evansville has ranked in the top 100 every year since 2009. We are happy to receive our SDM 100 2021 plaque.
Over the holiday weekend, Sonitrol and EPD were busy fighting crime. At around 3 a.m. on Memorial Day, our Central Station operator, Chaz, received an impact activated audio alarm at a local Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop Sonitrol protects.
Chaz immediately dispatched law enforcement, who were able to apprehend six people who had entered the building after breaking a window in a door to gain entry. A K9 officer located the suspects who had fled to hide nearby in a vehicle. The police not only apprehended the intruders, but all merchandise was recovered.
With a verified alarm from Sonitrol, you can trust our team will keep an eye on your property twenty-four-hours a day and alert authorities to any potential threats. Way to go Evansville Police Department! And nice work, Chaz!
Read the local news story here: Six Arrested at Harley-Davidson
