It’s something you do every day … many days without thinking. You go to work, unlock the door, and disable the alarm. You set about your business like clockwork, preparing for the day. When the day is done, you put your goods in the safe or vault, set the alarm, lock the doors, and leave. You could do this in your sleep!
There’s a belief in the jewelry industry that there’s nothing that can be done to prevent some crimes, especially robberies. Crime statistics and research tell a different story.
Those facts will tell us that nearly all jewelry crime is preceded by some type of “casing” or surveillance.
After a criminal claim is filed, Jewelers Mutual has found that many policyholders had a feeling something wasn’t right. Maybe there was an unusual car parked across the street or they received an odd phone call.
What they experienced was casing, which is when a criminal stakes out a business for points of vulnerability.
Here are five tips to help you identify the warning signs of casing that could be a prelude to a crime:
