FBI Uses Storage Units to Bust Bad Chicago Cops

Community relations can pay dividends in the short-and long-term. A Chicago facility got on the FBI’s good side by helping agents in a sting operation to bust corrupt cops. The FBI busted the bad guys who were allegedly invading homes, stealing valuables and storing them in self-storage.

“In June, undercover agents rented a unit at Grand-Pulaski Self Storage and stored a black bag containing $20,000, according to an FBI affidavit. They then instructed an informant to share the information with two suspected officers, Richard Doroniuk and Mahmoud Shamah, as well as a civilian intermediary, Larry Cross. Cross had supposedly asked the informant for details regarding good targets for theft,” Inside Self Storage reports.

I’m sure the community — and especially those homeowners who were robbed from — are grateful that the self-storage facilities didn’t bury their head in the sand. News like this that demonstrates the industry’s willingness to rid itself of evil doers is good for us all.

Click here to read the rest of this story in Inside Self Storage magazine.

Add comment November 2nd, 2006

Let The Right Hand Know What The Left Hand Is Doing

Are you a good corporate citizen?
Do you donate to local charities?
Do you sponsor community fundraising events?
Does your facility provide free storage in the wake of a storm?

You can do good deeds all day, but if no one knows about it you won’t get much more than a warm fuzzy feeling in your heart.

We can help you identify what events and activities will give your self-storage company the biggest bang for your buck – and then help you get the word out so community stakeholders and potential customers can have that same warm fuzzy feeling you do.

Add comment October 31st, 2006