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Carrie Underwood Locks Child in Vehicle

Pop-A-Lock was mentioned in Disney’s parenting blog Babble and Yahoo! Parenting blog.

Pop-A-Lock is very proud of singer Carrie Underwood for successfully breaking in to her accidentally locked car to rescue her 4-month-old son and her dog. Reported by the popular Yahoo! Parenting blog and Disney’s parenting blog Babble, Carrie realized she had locked her son and pet in the car and immediately broke in to rescue them after calling the police.

The articles remind parents that the best way to handle this extremely stressful situation, after calling 9-1-1, is to call Pop-A-Lock, utilizing our free service for children locked in vehicles.

Forbes Votes Pop-A-Lock One of Best Franchises to Buy

Forbes votes Pop-A-Lock one of the best franchises to buy in 2015.

Last month Forbes magazine voted Pop-A-Lock Franchise as one of the best franchises to buy in 2015. The success of the franchise has generated a 5-year growth rate of 26% and a 5-year franchisee continuity of 95%. This is Pop-A-Lock’s third year ranking on Forbes’ list, ranking #1 in category in 2014 and 2014. For further information on becoming a franchise owner of one of the most successful franchises of 2015, visit our Franchise page.

Pop-A-Lock COO Interviewed for Nails Magazine

COO Rob Reynolds was interviewed for an article on protecting client data for businesses.

Nails Magazine’s latest article on protecting consumer data for small businesses features Pop-A-Lock COO Rob Reynolds. The article discusses security practices to put in place, using advice suggested by security professionals. Rob’s tip for businesses was to have a fireproof, bolted down safe, with a key that prevents itself from being copied. As Rob mentions, these safes don’t have to be an eyesore; a hired designer will be able to blend a reliable safe into your business environment.

School Shooting Prevention: Pop-A-Lock® Offers Schools Free Security Audits

Pop-A-Lock offers sincere condolences to the families that lost a child in the fatal school shooting that occurred last week at an Oregon high school.

Although these tragic cases cannot fully be prevented from taking place, Pop-A-Lock – the most trusted team of security professionals in the nation—pledges to support school districts throughout the United States by offering free security audits to analyze  schools’ security systems to protect its students, teachers and administrators.

“We’re greatly saddened by the recent rash of school shootings throughout our country,” said Pop-A-Lock Director of Operations, Rob Reynolds. “This violence is senseless and can be significantly mitigated by readily-available security technologies in the marketplace today.”

In wake of previous school shootings, Pop-A-Lock recognized the need for security audits in schools to help prevent tragic events like this one. As a result, in 2013, Pop-A-Lock started offering free school security audits to schools throughout the country.

The program provides:

  • A comprehensive online checklist of physical infrastructure security needs
  • On-site assessments by a Pop-A-Lock security professional available free of charge on the company’s Website at: https://www.popalock.com
  • Insight into the most basic security measures, such as key access control and sophisticated technology such as perimeter surveillance
  • Company technicians available to perform a comprehensive facility security assessment on-site

“Pop-A-Lock is committed to working with schools across the country to keep our children, teachers, and administrators safe,” Reynolds added.

There is a huge range of interventions that can be deployed in any facility, including K-12’s, to improve security measures. These range from establishment of protocols, rehearsal drills, evacuation plans, lockdown procedures, identification systems, and beyond. Some schools are deploying RFID tracking devices and readers throughout the facility to track student movement in order to make their attendance reporting more robust and automated.

School administrators can contact a local Pop-A-Lock franchise at 1-800-POPALOCK, to schedule a walk-through with your maintenance team to go door-to-door and make notes of specifically what areas need attention. By taking the time to assess your facilities’ security, you will increase the life safety and security for the students and staff.