On January 4, 2010, an Alabama jewelry store’s video surveillance system caught a thief walking over to an open showcase and grabbing watches totaling $27,000 as a distracted store employee had momentarily stepped away while assisting a customer, according to a report by the Jewelers Security Alliance.
Jewelry store employees are occasionally lax about locking cases that use old-fashioned mechanical locks because it can be cumbersome to search for the right key for each case. DGA’s GemControl allows employees to effortlessly swipe an electronic fob near a sensor to open the case. GemControl is easily configured to specify which cases employees can access, and when, while logging every access attempt.
JSA president, John Kennedy, issued this reminder, “Showcases must be kept locked unless a sales associate is actually putting in or taking out merchandise.”
