Metal Thefts Continue to Rise

A New Security System Available - Sentry Backflow Theft Prevention Systems

(Lake Elsinore, CA) A local businessman and building developer/contractor, Byron Bishop has been in the construction business for over thirty years and is a victim of metal thefts, "Just twenty-five feet from the door of our field office, nine backflow preventer units were stolen, and a few miles from this office seventeen units were stolen in one day." Bishop, also the owner of D & M Manufacturing, Inc. set out to design effective backflow security systems that would be cost effective. "The cages and valve covers currently on the market were too expensive, high maintenance and did not seem to be effective, so we designed systems that would secure them for the long run." Bishop's new Sentry Backflow Theft Prevention Security Systems utilize preferred engineered concrete anchorage with heavy steel constructed assemblies and the best locks available to keep the system in place and little maintenance is required. These units will not be stolen and resold.

Thieves are removing backflow plumbing systems in as little as a few seconds from public and private property, selling the system parts at recycle scrap yards for cash. Most crimes take place during the night, by simply cutting through the metal and removing it, and sometimes even dragging the device out of the ground with a truck. In addition to the financial expense of $1,200-$1,500 replacement costs and property flood damage, there is considerable time lost to productivity and business interruption to contend with.

Until now, the only preventative security system offered for theft control has been expensive cages or valve covers. Area Law Enforcement Agencies have stated, thieves are now stealing the cages or valve covers themselves and reselling them, and in some instances leaving the backflow systems in place!

The Sentry Backflow Theft Prevention System's design is visually aesthetic, camouflage into the landscape; and they have proven to be more theft-resistant and cost-effective. Units can be installed in one hour by a novice; and service on the backflow system can take place without unlocking. According to Bishop, this is "the solution to a costly problem nationally."

The patent-pending, Sentry Backflow Theft Prevention Systems sell from as little $195 to $395 plus locks and installation with full installation available in all Southern California Counties. For more information and photos visit BackFlowTheft.com or call 951-674-1908

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