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Q & A with Executive Director Melissa Somers March is designated Women’s History Month, a time set aside to recognize the contributions of women in contemporary society as well as their roles throughout history. Here at Crime Prevention Program of Southern California (CPP SoCal), we take this

Who and what we know   Founded in 1984, CPP of SoCal has more than 30 years of relationships and experience in fighting construction crime and has assisted in the recovery of over $48 million in equipment at that time. Our mission is to protect our members’ assets

Small Investment Can Deliver Big Returns In the first quarter of 2019, the construction industry’s Crime Prevention Program of Southern California (CPP SoCal) members who reported thefts had an 87% recovery rate of the equipment. The many layers of prevention available to CPP members contribute to this

By Melissa Somers “KEEP ON DOING GOOD AND YOU WILL SURELY BE REWARDED.” ASHOK THAKKER Grandma helped recover your John Deere Walking home from our house Christmas eve You might think there’s no such thing as a reward But as for me and Grandma, we believe You

When You’re Home for the Holidays Secure the Jobsite As the holidays approach, our attention often shifts from work requirements to all that is associated with a little time off to spend with family and friends. This is often when there are longer than usual periods of

“’I must do something’, always solves more problems than ‘Something must be done’”. Unknown Batteries might as well have a target on them: they can be relatively easy to steal, many companies don’t have any way of identifying the batteries if they are stolen, and they can

Crime Prevention Program of Southern California Protects Member Assets According to the National Equipment Register (NER), the value of equipment stolen across the U.S. annually ranges from $300 million to $1 billion. Year after year, California ranks in the top five for suffering the greatest amount of

“YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE REPSONSIBILITY OF TOMORROW BY EVADING IT TODAY” – ABRAHAM LINCOLN  We are seeing an uptick – and a healthy one at that- of crime in California.  I’m hearing from rental companies, contractors, friends and neighbors the same thing: “Am I nuts or is

Each year, construction theft accounts for between $300 million and $1 billion in losses. Not surprisingly, California, a state that can never build fast enough, is high on the list of most popular states to filch yellow iron. Melissa Somers, as the head of the nonprofit Crime