GPS tracking has been used to assist lone workers in every industry, including construction, law enforcement, education, and countless more. The devices have tracked everything from gas mileage to paroled criminals to cameras on balloons taking pictures of the curvature of the earth. Now, the technology may protect your savings from walking out the door of your local bank with a bank robber.
GPS: Better Than a Vault
Criminals have long held the edge over law enforcement when it comes to getaways, simply because it is impossible to predict when and where a crime might occur. Once the thief has gotten away with the loot, the task of tracking him down becomes a difficult game of deduction and observation. In many cases, criminals get away with the crime altogether when there simply isn’t enough evidence to lead law enforcement officers to the perpetrators. With the advent of tracking technology, however, all that is changing.
A GPS tracking device will monitor the movements of whoever or whatever it has been attached to by sending a signal to a computer or receiving device. It can also keep track of stops made, speed traveled, and vehicle efficiency. Popular uses include personal safety devices for runners and hikers, tracking for children, asset protection for valuables, and vehicle monitoring. What some would-be bank robbers don’t realize, however, is that the banking industry has begun to utilize the capabilities of the devices to stop thieves in their tracks.
LA Banks Turn to GPS
One such robber was apprehended in Los Angeles by the LAPD shortly after he demanded a bag of cash from a local bank. Unknown to the thief, the bank had included a tracking unit in his bag. Within moments, police were able to pinpoint his location on a southbound bus where they took him into custody and relieved him of his newly acquired capital. Without the device, the officers might have spent weeks or months searching for the man without any guarantee of recovering the money if and when he was apprehended. With the technology, however, the problem became a simple case of stopping the bus and checking each passenger as they exited.
Let bank robbers beware. Banks are no longer sitting ducks waiting to fill your hands with easy money. Now, they have GPS tracking devices on their side. Law abiding citizens can rest easier knowing that their money is protected and that police have the latest technology working to keep it that way.
GPS: Better Than a Vault
Criminals have long held the edge over law enforcement when it comes to getaways, simply because it is impossible to predict when and where a crime might occur. Once the thief has gotten away with the loot, the task of tracking him down becomes a difficult game of deduction and observation. In many cases, criminals get away with the crime altogether when there simply isn’t enough evidence to lead law enforcement officers to the perpetrators. With the advent of tracking technology, however, all that is changing.
A GPS tracking device will monitor the movements of whoever or whatever it has been attached to by sending a signal to a computer or receiving device. It can also keep track of stops made, speed traveled, and vehicle efficiency. Popular uses include personal safety devices for runners and hikers, tracking for children, asset protection for valuables, and vehicle monitoring. What some would-be bank robbers don’t realize, however, is that the banking industry has begun to utilize the capabilities of the devices to stop thieves in their tracks.
LA Banks Turn to GPS
One such robber was apprehended in Los Angeles by the LAPD shortly after he demanded a bag of cash from a local bank. Unknown to the thief, the bank had included a tracking unit in his bag. Within moments, police were able to pinpoint his location on a southbound bus where they took him into custody and relieved him of his newly acquired capital. Without the device, the officers might have spent weeks or months searching for the man without any guarantee of recovering the money if and when he was apprehended. With the technology, however, the problem became a simple case of stopping the bus and checking each passenger as they exited.
Let bank robbers beware. Banks are no longer sitting ducks waiting to fill your hands with easy money. Now, they have GPS tracking devices on their side. Law abiding citizens can rest easier knowing that their money is protected and that police have the latest technology working to keep it that way.
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