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Solar Panel Theft Heating Up

By Rodney Bosch | March 19, 2010 | Comments (0) | Post a comment

News out of Napa Valley, Calif., hit national airwaves recently but not for its world renowned wine vintages. Seems the bucolic landscape, not far from San Francisco, is becoming a hot bed for solar panel theft. Hoodlums are preying on the numerous solar panel installations that stand among the rolling rows of grapevines and elsewhere. To fight back, installing security contractors are being relied on to erect remote video surveillance tools and other means to quell the dilemma that some are describing as an "epidemic." 

Rodney Bosch
Managing Editor
SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION

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Scott Goldfine

Scott joined SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION in October 1998 and has distinguished himself by producing award-winning, exemplary work. A Western Publisher Association's Maggie Award winner, his editorial achievements have included blockbuster articles featuring major industry executives. Since graduating in 1986 with honors from California State University, Northridge with a degree in Radio-Television- Film, his professional endeavors have encompassed magazines, radio, TV, film and more.


Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch

Although Bosch’s name is quite familiar to those in the security industry, his previous experience has been in daily newspaper journalism. Prior to joining SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION in 2006, he spent 15 years with the Los Angeles Times, where he performed a wide assortment of editorial responsibilities, including feature and metro department assignments as well as content producing for latimes.com.


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