Construction industry leaders estimate they suffer $1 billion a year in losses due to theft. Unscrupulous employees or subcontractors may take tools or leftover materials. But, the bulk of these losses on construction sites comes from actual theft by a third-party. A 2015 study by the National Equipment Register found that Texas had the most…

Last week in Houston, three brothers were arrested on suspicion of  landscaping equipment theft over the last several months.  This organized crime ring targeted landscapers while they were working! The crew would be in the backyard or  out of sight of their vehicles and this gang would steal their equipment.  They would take riding lawn mowers, regular…