Remote video monitoring in Los Angeles means live monitoring by a person who can stop what's happening, not a camera recording it for you to review later. ValleyGuard cameras flag movement; a US-based Intervention Specialist verifies what's happening, warns the intruder off over the on-site speaker, and calls the police with video verification when they don't leave.
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Boyle Heights, 2:07 AM: Two Men Working the Truck Rows
This fleet yard in Boyle Heights, east of downtown Los Angeles, runs on ValleyGuard remote video monitoring. Two men entered at 2:07 AM and moved between the parked trucks. An Intervention Specialist saw them on camera 2 and issued an audio warning four seconds later. They stayed on site, so a sterner warning followed. Thirty-seven seconds after detection, the Specialist contacted LAPD with the details. Both men left the property. The site contact was notified at 2:14 AM.
Hollywood, 3:10 AM: Over the Fence at a Job Site
ValleyGuard live video monitoring covers this Hollywood construction site, one of the Los Angeles job sites on the service. At 3:10 AM, two people climbed the fence onto a lot where the wall already carried other tags. Five seconds after they appeared on camera 1, an Intervention Specialist issued an audio warning. Further warnings followed. At 3:12, the Specialist checked every camera on the site and found no one. Ninety-one seconds from detection to an empty site, no police call, no damage reported.
East Hollywood, 6:54 AM: Over the Fence Into a Full Lot
Los Angeles remote video monitoring covers this East Hollywood auto shop lot during business hours and overnight. At 6:54 AM, in daylight, a man climbed the fence into the lot. An Intervention Specialist saw him on camera 3, issued a stern audio warning 26 seconds later, and then contacted LAPD 10 seconds after that. A patrol was dispatched. The site contact was notified before 7 AM. Officers found no one on site when they arrived.
How to Choose a Security Camera Monitoring Company in Los Angeles
Not every company offering video surveillance in Los Angeles is watching anything. Commercial video surveillance services in Los Angeles range from cameras that only record to a live service that intervenes. Some record and hand you footage later; some send an app alert and call it monitoring. When you compare security camera monitoring companies, therefore, the question is not what the equipment sees but who responds. Ask who is watching, where the monitoring center is located, whether anyone can speak to a person on your property, and whether police receive a video-verified call. ValleyGuard answers with a US-based Intervention Specialist, a UL-listed monitoring center that is not a non-U.S. based call center, on-site speakers, and a live description on the line while the patrol responds.
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For over 40 years, Valley Alarm has delivered reliable, cutting-edge electronic security products and services at a superior value. We serve both commercial and residential clients throughout Southern California.
Remote Video Surveillance Monitoring Across Los Angeles
Valley Alarm has protected property in Los Angeles County since 1981. Remote video monitoring services in Los Angeles cover Downtown, Chinatown, Boyle Heights and East LA, Hollywood and East Hollywood, the Westside, South LA and the harbor area.
ValleyGuard has documented more than 1,100 incidents at commercial properties inside the city limits. That coverage includes warehouses and distribution buildings Downtown and in the Arts District, fleet yards and equipment lots in Boyle Heights and East LA, construction sites in Hollywood, auto shop lots in East Hollywood, office and multi-tenant buildings on the Westside, and commercial lots in South LA. Each of those is entered a different way, however, so our trained technicians position cameras around how people actually get onto a property. We work with local law enforcement agencies across that service area.
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