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About
St. Moritz Security
Contact Us
CORPORATE OFFICE
St.
Moritz Security Services
4600 Clairton Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Phone: 800-218-9156
Fax: 412-885-3740
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ST.
MORITZ EMPLOYEE KEY TO FEDERAL INVESTIGATION |
Bill
Hineman, a St. Moritz security supervisor at a Pittsburgh Hospital,
recently became involved in what was to become a Federal investigation.
In
September 2005, Bill was contacted by another contracted security service
for the Computer Information Systems of the hospital. An anonymous tip
alleged that an employee was stealing computers and related equipment then
selling them on E-bay.
For weeks,
the site and suspect were monitored, and suspicions grew stronger.
However, no tangible evidence was obtained until two of the suspect's
co-workers came forward with over twenty printed documents that listed
recent computer purchases on E-bay. From these lists, it was discovered
that one computer sold listed a serial number - and this number confirmed
that the computer was in fact property of the hospital. Bill subsequently
advised the administrators to file a police report to seek a search
warrant for the suspect's home. With the warrant, the search uncovered two
truckloads of suspected stolen property. Because the sales of these items
were to places all over the country, it was evident that the investigation
was too large for the police department and ultimately, the FBI assumed
jurisdiction.
The suspect
was in charge of computer purchasing, inventory and distribution at the
hospital, with little to no oversight. According to Bill, "This experience
has exemplified the importance of both inter-departmental and inter-agency
cooperation. However, the prevailing integrity of other contracted and
system employees proved to be the undoing of one dishonest
person."
St. Moritz
is proud of our employees like Bill Hineman, whose experience and training
was the key to completing this investigation. Good Job,
Bill!
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| HERO AMONG
US |
St. Moritz
recognizes the courage of one of our armed ATM officers from Dubois, PA,
Jerry Volpe.
In March of
2005, Jerry Volpe saved the lives of two neighbors from a burning house
fire. Volpe became alarmed when he noticed smoke billowing from the
Guidash residence next door. He also noticed that his neighbors' vehicles
were parked outside. Jerry called 911, ran to the house to find Duke
Guidash collapsed on the ground outside the house. After pulling Duke to
safety, Jerry rushed back into the burning house to pull Debbie Guidash -
in a state of shock - outside and to safety.
Emergency
crews soon arrived and rushed Duke to Pittsburgh via helicopter where he
recovered from smoke and heat inhalation. Jerry made his home available
for Debbie while waiting for word on her husband's condition.
For his
bravery and valor, Jerry was awarded the Carnegie Medal, a citation from
the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, as well as a tribute from the
state Senate. We at St. Moritz are proud of Jerry and commend him for his
courageous efforts.
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Fact: George Washington was the first president under the US
constitution of 1789. However, the US was an independent nation for 13
years before the Constitution was signed. For one year during this time
John Hanson served as "President of the US in Congress assembled".
Technically, he was the first president of the United
States.
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| ST. MORITZ
RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE |
On March 1,
2005, St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. was selected by NCR as the first
vendor to receive the "Award of Excellence" . The award was given by Dave
Henderson, Vice President - Worldwide Customer Service.
St. Moritz
has a national agreement to provide armed escorts for Customer Service
Engineers when repairing ATM machines in all fifty states and Guam. We at
St. Moritz are very proud of this distinction and will continue to strive
to provide unmatched service to our clients.
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| ITALIANS
INCREASE SECURITY FOR OLYMPICS |
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Security officials at the Turin Winter Olympics have stepped up their
efforts in response to worldwide protests among Muslims over caricatures
of the Prophet Muhammad. Italy's top law enforcement agencies met on
Monday, February 6, with Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu, who was
briefed by Italy's intelligence agency Sisde on the measures under way at
the Olympics, a statement from his office said. "Particular attention was
dedicated to the consequences that there could be in Italy from the wave
of protests in the Islamic world and to the additional prevention measures
adopted in recent days," the statement said. Italy is mounting a massive
security operation in Turin, with some 10,000 police reinforced by
soldiers to protect Olympic venues.
NATO is providing two AWACS surveillance planes to patrol over northern
Italy during the Games, which begin Friday, February 10 and end February
26. Monday's briefing was also prompted by protests that enveloped the
Olympic torch relay Sunday, February 5, as it passed through a northern
valley recently wracked by violent demonstrations against the construction
of a high-speed rail line. Torch bearers were forced to change their route
after it was surrounded by demonstrators who unsuccessfully tried to
extinguish the flame with a banner.
Source:www.phillyburbs.com
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Travel Tip: If you are traveling to an area that may be
considered a 'hot zone' (possibly dangerous) then check with your
insurance company to verify whether you will be covered in case something
goes wrong. If they do not, and you still want to travel, then find one
that will.
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| ID THEFT
AND INTERNET FRAUD DECLINING? |
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Incidents of fraud from Internet-based means may well be on the
decline. According to a report released Tuesday, January 31, by Javelin
Strategy and Research, in cases where the source of the identity theft was
known, only nine percent were reported to have come from hacking, viruses,
and phishing. In contrast, a lost or stolen wallet or credit/debit card
was the cause of 30 percent of the incidents. Also, fraudulent activity is
mostly (over 70 percent) conducted offline via phone or mail. Average
losses results from Internet-related identity theft fraud have ballooned
over the last year to $6,432, up from $2,897. In the same period losses
from ID theft taken from the garbage or mail have declined by 14 percent.
Phishing was reported to have the highest average length of misuse at 173
days. Rubina Johannes of Javelin Strategy & Research said, "With the
appropriate security and consumer education, phishing on existing accounts
can be minimized...However, to stop phishing on new accounts is more
difficult." Johannes added that, "Scammers are becoming more and more
savvy in garnering seemingly innocuous pieces of personal information,
which can then be used to open new, fraudulent accounts in the victims'
names."
Source: www.internetnews.com
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| CITY TO
USE WATER FLEAS IN HOMELAND SECURITY MEASURE |
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The city of Altoona, Pa., will use water fleas as an anti-terrorism
measure. The fleas are very sensitive to poisons, and thus will serve to
alert city officials if the water supply has been tampered with.
Researchers will add sugar to the water; the sugar is attached to a
fluorescent tag that does not glow unless it is disconnected from the
sugar. Under normal conditions, the translucent fleas are capable of
digesting the sugar, meaning that the fluorescent marker will break away
and glow inside the fleas' bodies. However, the fleas will become sick in
poisoned water and will be unable to digest the sugar, meaning that no
glow will be seen. The city's water will be tested on a weekly basis, and
the city will also hold emergency exercises.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (01/29/06)
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Quote of the Month: "I like to believe that people in the
long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments.
Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days
governments had better get out of the way and let them have it." - Dwight
D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
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