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Self-Storage Operators Get Tax Savings on Kiosk and ILock System Through Dec. 31

Self-storage operators who wish to employ a self-service kiosk by OpenTech Alliance Inc. and the new ILock door-locking system by PTI Security Systems Inc. can enjoy an additional tax deduction under the IRS Tax Code Section 179, but only if the system is in operation by ...More
August 23, 2012
Posted in News, Finance, Technology
FBI Sting Nabs Alleged Terrorist Using Self-Storage Unit to Store Weapons, Explosives

A months-long FBI sting resulted in the arrest of an alleged terrorist and the confiscation of several weapons and explosives being stored in a unit at a Framingham, Mass., self-storage facility. ...More
September 30, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Facility Near TN Army Base Installs Surveillance Cameras After 140 Break-Ins

Fed up with burglaries, the owners of Modern Mini Storage in Clarksville, Tenn., installed an $8,500 surveillance system. There have been more than 140 break-ins at the facility. Police think many of the break-ins were people looking for military gear stored by soldiers on ...More
September 15, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Vans Stolen From Self-Storage Facilities, Police Investigate Possible 9/11 Anniversary Threat

The theft of two vans from New Jersey-area self-storage facilities is being investigated by police concerned about 9/11 anniversary threats. The thefts were not connected to any specific plot, but had unusual circumstances, police said. ...More
September 12, 2011
Posted in News, Management
9/11 and Self-Storage Security: What’s Changed?

It's been 10 years since the 9/11 terrorist attack, but the need to be vigilant is still very real. Read what self-storage operators think about today's facility security measures and how that fateful day shaped the way operators rent units. ...More
September 9, 2011
Posted in Blog, Management
ATF Raids Oklahoma City Self-Storage Unit

Security Self Storage in Oklahoma City was raided by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) earlier this week. ...More
April 8, 2011
Posted in News
Ex-Felon Arrested for Putting 14 Weapons in Self-Storage

Police arrested a convicted felon March 10 in Red Bluff, Calif., after they discovered 14 weapons, including two illegal assault weapons, in his self-storage unit at Baker Road Mini Storage. ...More
March 16, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Thief Swipes 2 Dirt Bikes at GA Self-Storage Facility

Two dirt bikes were stolen from a Braselton, Ga., self-storage facility after someone cut a fence around the property line, according to the source's account of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office report. ...More
February 24, 2011
Posted in News
Suspicious Men Load Unmarked Barrels into Gaithersburg, Md., Self-Storage Facility

Police were called to Devon Self Storage at 18830 Woodfield Rd. in Gaithersburg, Md., on Monday evening because of several suspicious-looking men spotted by a person driving by. The men were reportedly wearing protective clothing and moving unmarked barrels from a box truck ...More
January 27, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Police Discover Five Pipe Bombs in CA Self-Storage Unit

Police discovered several pipe bombs Tuesday in a self-storage unit in Pacheco, Calif., then shut down a nearby highway during the afternoon rush hour so the bomb squad could destroy the devices. ...More
January 19, 2011
Posted in News

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