Iron Man Protection Blog

The Harris County Attorney’s Office issued a press release warning business plaza owners to clean up their act early this month. The warning states that business plaza owners may be held responsible for the presence of criminal activities in their properties. 

To show the City's dedication to this initiative, owners of a plaza at Southwest Houston and Bissonnet has been served with a lawsuit as an example to other business plaza owners faced with the same problem in their properties. This particular plaza is notorious for a number of reported criminal activities like: assault, prostitution, human trafficking and even the failure to secure proper store licenses. The City of Houston is holding business plaza owners responsible for upholding the integrity of their properties and battling criminal activities like these.

If you're aiming to rid your business plaza of criminal elements in lieu of the initiative, but don't quite know where to start, here are five tips to help you:

A school lockdown is when teachers, students and staff are directed to hide in their classrooms with the door locked until onsite security guards or police authorities can address or subdue a perceived or real threat.

While it's a horrifying scenario for parents and school officials, it is necessary for children, teachers, school staff, and even parents to prepare for this type of emergency.

A school falling victim to crime is utterly devastating an unimaginable. But we have to prepare at all costs. Violence is unpredictable, and the latest spike in school attacks and threats constantly remind us we need to be on guard. In the event of a school lockdown, here are several things that students and school staff should to be safe. 

The silver screen is one of America's most cherished past time. Be it a first date, friendly outings or quality time with the family, everyone loves to visit their local theaters for entertainment and fun. 

The recent spike in mass shootings like the the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora has changed the once wholesome carefree movie night experience into a potentially worrying activity. Just a couple of weeks ago, a man was mercilessly gunned down by a fellow moviegoer for texting inside a theater in Florida. Random instance of violence like these, are becoming a serious concern for avid movie fans. 

Lately, many of us find ourselves weary around public places, especially in the pitch black rooms of the movie theater. While it is always a good idea to be cautious and vigilant in public places, feeling insecure in the movie theater can really take away the thrill and excitement of watching a much anticipated movies.

Here are a few tips for movie operators as well as moviegoers to keep a little piece of mind in the movie theater. While none of us can predict when and where violence will strike, we can all actively take part to keep the theater safer. 

Today, people are more proactive then ever about protecting their most valuable assets from robbery, crime or vandalism through a number of different tactics.

Two Texas communities made headlines this year for ranking among the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America! A study conducted by NeighborhoodScout.com analyzed FBI data from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies to compose this list and sadly, two of Houston’s own made the cut.

The historic Houston Third Ward neighborhood, which is centered at the intersection of Dowling and McGowen took 15th out of the 25 most dangerous areas and showed a crime rate of 75.89, which roughly translates to a 1 in 13 chance for residents to become victims of crime in one year.

So you’re involved in coordinating an event in Houston that will be held in a wide-open space. One of the first concerns you should have is – how will you keep everyone attending safe and secure? Events held indoors are easier to manage because onsite security measures can be placed at all entry and exit points to ensure that no one comes or goes without proper safety screening.

When the event venue happens to be a wide-open space, there are no real boundaries to help manage the parameter of the event and trouble can more easily slip through. Here are 8 tips for organizing a secured open-space event in Houston.

The holiday season is upon us, which means it’s time to shop!  But with all the excitement that surrounds this season, it’s easy to get lost in the excitement and accidentally neglect instincts that recognize and steer us clear of potentially dangerous situations. When you’ve got money to shop with, your hands full and your attention on shopping, you become an easy target for anyone wishing to do harm.

1. Shop in a Safe Environment

Check ahead of time to make sure your mall, shopping strip or store has an onsite security service. Usually, the presence of a security guard is enough to deter crime, but just in case it isn’t, you can shop knowing that you are protected by highly trained professionals who will spot and resolve potential threats in shopping environments.

Whether you’re kicking your residential security up a notch because of specific concerns in your area or you simply want to rest better at night, there are many things you can do to ward off threats.

Some security measures can be done by you to better protect your home and others are best left to the professionals but one thing is for certain – you don’t want to become the next target in a rash of home invasions or burglaries.

Here is a security checklist that Houston residents should follow to best defend their homes against burglaries and break-ins.   

There is no better wake up call for Houston storeowners than that of a heist worthy of front-page headlines.

Since the beginning of time, robbers have stunned towns with their master-thievery and it’s a matter of fact that at some point they’re bound to strike again.

Don’t let your store be their next target. Learn from some of the worst Houston store heists to best prepare against a similar fate.