COP-R-LOCK security system helping deter criminals from Ag and copper thefts

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Turning passionateness into purpose, for 16 years, Bobby Rader has worked successful the Ag-Crimes portion of a section instrumentality enforcement agency.

Growing progressively frustrated with copper ligament thefts and deficiency of accountability for criminals, helium knew thing needed to beryllium done to support section farmers.

That's erstwhile the COP-R-LOCK information strategy was born.

"We created alteration that was desperately needed. Copper ligament theft has been tolerated mode excessively long. This is simply a billion-dollar problem, conscionable successful ag, not counting municipalities and cities, copper ligament theft is monolithic and it impacts truthful galore people," says Bobby Rader, the creator of COP-R-LOCK information system.

Over the past 2 years, Rader has turned his thought into a reality.

Currently, determination are 4 systems installed and 20 much successful progress..

"There is nary mode a transgression tin statesman the theft without triggering the copper lock, if they chopped conduit, if they chopped wires, conscionable opening this sheet volition trigger the copper lock. Lights, sirens, consequences, notifications to the farmer," explains Rader.

Experts accidental a 100 dollars' worthy of stolen copper could outgo the husbandman tens of thousands of dollars.

And the impacts spell beyond the terms tag.

"Once they harm their equipment, they are down connected farming operations, they can't irrigate and if they are successful season, they suffer the irrigation rhythm and that hurts their crop," mentions Ben Guyer with Willits Pump and Equipment successful Exeter.

COP-R-LOCK is patent pending and is present moving successful concern with Farmblox.

Rader says helium is hopeful thieves volition beryllium held accountable, "I person been an ag crimes adept for 16 years. I person ne'er responded to a copper ligament theft successful progress, but present we can. Now we tin spell to a copper ligament theft successful progress, that changes everything. That is euphony to the ears of a bully cop."

A emblematic setup volition outgo nether $4,000, which is simply a fraction of what repair costs would be.

There are besides rental options, making the strategy much affordable.

For much details, you tin larn much connected Farmblox's authoritative website here.

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