By Harriette Halepis
Every year across the globe, public nativity scenes, holiday decorations, and Menorahs are stolen. While towns and cities try desperately to bolt, glue, and tie these items down, vandals always find a way to snatch them - until the dawn of the GPS Tracking system, that is.
GPS & Live Nativity Shows
BrickHouse Security provided free GPS Tracking systems to various religious institutions across the nation in 2008 — three institutions took the company up on its offer. Not a single piece of straw was stolen from the Grahm Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Ambrose Church, or St. Mark’s Episcopal Church’s manger scenes. In short, the GPS Tracking system was a great success - only, BrickHouse hopes that more religious outfits will take advantage of the systems this year.
While BrickHouse felt great that they were “…able to report 100% success in protecting these cherished items…many institutions didn’t know about the program and experienced thefts of vandalism (PRWeb).” This year, the company plans to add motion-activated camera surveillance equipment to various holiday scenes throughout the country, the only question is: will more religions institutions take BrickHouse up on its generous offer?
As holiday vandalism increases each year, the need to protect religious holiday items is greater than ever before. While bolts, nails, rope, and glue may not prevent these items from being stolen, GPS Trackers and surveillance cameras are bound to get the job done.
