08/01/2003
by Brooke Blake, Bank Security Network & Associates (BSNA)
07/21/2003
I am looking for a checklist for bank employees to utilize in case of an extortion or kidnapping call to go along with the robbery and bomb threat kit I already have. I have the Employee Profile Form for the personnel file but no training or procedures for them to follow in case they are the victim or the receiver of such a call.
07/21/2003
Would you advise using a video tape from a bank robbery of a sister bank in a training session for employees?
06/16/2003
I am trying to place a policy for our financial institution to implement in handling kidnapping, extortion, bomb threats etc. Does anyone know where I might be able to order and get a sample policy addressing these areas?
06/02/2003
I am considering utilizing a mock robbery demonstration for our security training this year. Do you have any ideas or know where I may find possible skits to follow?
04/21/2003
There is pressure from some of our Retail Management to eliminate our Branch Opening procedures. We currently have one associate wait in their vehicle while another goes into the branch and does a complete check. The all clear is given to the waiting associate by actually walking to the waiting vehicle, so if the all clear is not given the waiting associate can depart and summon help. Also, there is some Retail Management talk about eliminating our 15 minute time delay for the Vault. Needless to say, we in the Security Division see these proposed changes as risky. Do you have any thoughts or source materials that might help us illuminate the security risks of these possible operational changes?
12/01/2002
After Curtis Sherman left the bank he had robbed on Friday, the tellers got a good look at the note he had passed them. On the back of it was a name and a phone number. Police went to investigate.
09/16/2002
Recently, notification was sent to all of our branches that they are to open to the public 5 minutes early. Does this violate any security issues? Does this affect our insurance coverage, being that we are opening prior to our scheduled time? If we were robbed during this brief period of time, are we covered?
09/02/2002
I have had a request from a branch manager to obtain a "robbery kit" that contains a "What did the robber look like" form, a questionnaire for other employees and plastic to cover the windows. Is there such a kit and how may it be obtained?
09/01/2002
Two sisters, Brandy (19) and April (23) decided to rob a bank in New Jersey. It must have been a quick decision, because they didn't do much planning.