Kimberlite’s California-based Alarm Monitoring Station Aids Police in Most Apprehensions for 2014
Fresno, Calif-based Kimberlite Corporation, a provider of verified electronic security for homes, schools and businesses, announced that its Fresno-based central monitoring station assisted law enforcement in 1,081 apprehensions in 2014, breaking its own national record of 1,035 apprehension assists in 2012. Kimberlite’s central monitoring station has assisted police in 8,576 apprehensions since 2000 —approximately 12 per week — more than any other alarm monitoring station in the United States.
Kimberlite, which was ranked No. 39 in the 2014 SDM 100 Report, achieved its record apprehension total in 2014 as a result of the company’s utilization of verified alarms — monitored by live operators 24 hours a day at its Fresno central station. Kimberlite’s philosophy is that the key to protecting its customers and assisting police in apprehending more criminals than any other central station in North America is a dedicated and active approach to monitoring its alarms. Trained operators assess disturbances at its customers’ properties before most alarms are ever triggered, allowing for discretion as to whether law enforcement should be dispatched to the scene.