Inside Self-Storage - Theft

Burglar Locked in Missouri Self-Storage Unit

An attempted burglary at a self-storage facility in St. Joseph, Mo., went awry when the alleged burglar became locked inside the unit. ...More

March 31, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Summer Camp Supplies Stolen From Picayune, Miss., Self-Storage Facility

A storage unit at Southern Mini Storage in Picayune, Miss., containing equipment for the Picayune Police Department’s summer camp was recently burglarized. ...More

March 29, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Thieves Strike British Self-Storage Facility

A self-storage facility near Coltersworth, a small city in east central England, fell victim to thieves who stole jewelry and electrical items from about 40 shipping containers at the property on March 19. ...More

March 24, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Police Investigate 9 Burglaries at Public Storage Facility in Fremont, Calif.

Police are investigating nine burglaries at a Public Storage facility in Fremont, Calif. A victim of the burglaries told KTVU thieves had cut the lock on her unit and replaced it with another. ...More

March 21, 2011

Posted in News

Former Self-Storage Employee Arrested and Charged With Stealing Items From Units

A former employee of a self-storage facility in Sierra Vista, Ariz., has been arrested and charged with burglary following an investigation into several unit break-ins. ...More

March 9, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Self-Storage Burglary Results in Northern CA Woman's Arrest

Police arrested a woman in Red Bluff, Calif., after pulling over her car and discovering property that had been reported stolen from a local self-storage facility. ...More

March 7, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Police Sift Through Burglary Evidence Found in Connecticut Self-Storage Unit

Police continue to sort through thousands of stolen items found last November in a self-storage unit after they busted a years-long string of burglaries taking place from New York to Rhode Island. ...More

March 1, 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

Louisiana Self-Storage Facility Housed Stolen Vehicles, 'Chop Shop'

Sheriffs in Louisiana discovered a "chop shop" for stolen automobiles at a self-storage complex in Marrero, a city across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, late last week. ...More

February 21, 2011

Posted in News, Management

Alabama Couple Sues Sovran Self Storage After Facility Break-In

A couple in Alabama sued Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership after their property was stolen from a unit at an Uncle Bob’s Self Storage. ...More

February 15, 2011

Posted in News, Legal Issues