Andover, Mass. — March 2, 2020: Minuteman Security Technologies, Inc. (“Minuteman”), a leading provider of enterprise security technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired systems integrator Norris Inc., of South Portland, Maine. With the acquisition of Norris, a well-established integrator with four locations in New England, Minuteman becomes the region’s largest independent full-service provider [...]
Norris Inc. is Northern New England's premiere life-safety and security company and prides itself on hiring the best people around. Now, as part of Minuteman Security, our promise to advance security and protect lives and property has never been more on point. We like to hire folks who are experts in their field, have a [...]
In a feel-good story from the Kenosha News out of Wisconsin, a local girl, Addylin Holland, is being lauded as a hero after her quick thinking likely saved lives during a recent fire. The story notes that the Addy, the granddaughter of a local firefighter, acted quickly and notified her father, Jason, who confirmed the [...]
Norris Inc. is Northern New England's premiere life-safety and security company and prides itself on hiring the best people around. Now, as part of Minuteman Security, our promise to advance security and protect lives and property has never been more on-point. We like to hire folks who are experts in their field, have a passion [...]
Norris prides itself on hiring the best people around. We like to hire folks who are experts in their field, have a passion for their communities, their families, and life safety and security. They make it their mission to serve the customer. Today’s Norris Employee Profile is no exception. Today’s Norris Employee Profile is with [...]
PLEASE NOTE, TODAY'S BLOG POST CONTAINS SENSITIVE MATERIAL INVOLVING A CHILD. A sad May 25 story from the Miami Herald spotlights a situation in which a nearby surveillance system captured peripheral footage of a local woman's attempt at murder. The damning footage was captured unbeknownst to the perpetrator and will certainly help to deliver her to justice. [...]
A recent post from Campus Safety Magazine does a great job of compiling extensive lists of all the considerations K-12 and post-secondary schools face as they get ready to welcome students, faculty, and staff back to campus as COVID-19 hopefully winds down. The May 5 post from Campus Safety calls to mind such questions as social [...]
The pros at Norris have always been devoted to safety (we even have our own safety mascot, Safe-T-Rex), and these unprecedented times of global pandemic and increased social distancing have allowed the company to focus on developing new safety programs and protocols and bust out an impressive safety record so far. As of mid-May, the company's [...]
A recent mass shooting north of the border has Canadian authorities discussing the correct way to safely and effectively implement guidelines for mass notification systems. The discussions are covered in a May 3 story from the Calgary Sun, which notes that the mass shooting has left some criticizing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and [...]
Though schools are currently practicing remote learning to follow government guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Norris is hard at work with two school systems in the Green Mountain State. They are providing valuable upgrades to life-safety and security systems to prepare for the eventual return of students, faculty, and staff. Norris is [...]
![PLEASE NOTE, TODAY'S BLOG POST CONTAINS SENSITIVE MATERIAL INVOLVING A CHILD. A sad May 25 story from the Miami Herald spotlights a situation in which a nearby surveillance system captured peripheral footage of a local woman's attempt at murder. The damning footage was captured unbeknownst to the perpetrator and will certainly help to deliver her to justice. The woman is seen on the found footage leading her 9-year-old special needs son down a canal pathway and then, looking around to make sure there was no one around, pushing him into the water and then running away, leaving him to drown. The footage also shows her returning less than a minute later with a bystander who saw the boy in the water and rushed to pull the child out and save him. So the footage is actually of the mother's first, unsuccessful attempt to kill her son and is the reason for the attempted murder charge she faces in addition to the first-degree murder charge. "The video, apparently taken from a nearby condo complex, will be key evidence against [her] as she awaits trial for first-degree murder and attempted murder," the story reads, noting that she remains in a Miami-Dade jail. It is likely the footage was obtained via an MOU--Memorandum of Understanding--between authorities and the condo complex. Such agreements allow law enforcement agencies to ask video-endowed businesses and homeowners local to a crime to share their footage in the hopes of finding clues. Such use of MOUs has been common for a number of years. Sadly, even after the boy was saved by the Good-Samaritan bystander, the mother brought her autistic son to another canal and pushed the boy in again. This time he drowned, according to the story. "Authorities say the shove [captured on video] was [the mother's] first, but thwarted, attempt to kill [her son] Thursday evening," the story notes. "About an hour later, with no bystanders to rescue him, the boy was led into another canal, where he ultimately died." The woman, unaware at the time, originally told police investigating the drowning of her son that the boy was kidnapped by two black men who must have killed her son. The racist lie has caused some outrage, as highlighted in a story from NewsOne. Thankfully no arrests were made as a result of her racist scapegoat attempt. "Amazingly, no innocent people were rounded up as suspects in this case, but her lie certainly jeopardized the safety of Black men in Miami-Dae County," the NewsOne story says. We at Norris are glad that life-safety and security measures nearby were able to function properly and provide some very important and damning evidence against this murderer. However, we saddened that, in this case, the systems in place could not have prevented the loss. If you're wondering how to add video surveillance to improve the safety and security of your people, please give the highly trained experts at Norris a call. We'll work hard to help keep your customers, employees, and kids safer. What is Norris all about? Norris Inc. is a South Portland, Maine based company, founded over 40 years ago. Since then, they have become an industry leader in New England. Norris Inc has satellite offices in Bangor Maine, Lee New Hampshire, and Burlington Vermont. Norris Inc. is a life-safety and security systems, and communications integrator. Norris provides fully integrated life-safety and security solutions, including fire alarm, intrusion detection, access control, video surveillance, communications, and emergency notification system. Want to become part of the Norris family? We’re hiring! Check our employment listings today. Minuteman Security Technologies acquired Norris Inc. in early 2020. Minuteman is a privately-held, leading provider of enterprise security systems and technology solutions. Their offering including custom design, installation, development, and support services. Minuteman offers a diverse range of advanced security management systems, including video surveillance, access control systems, emergency communications, intrusion detection systems, and public safety security solutions. Minuteman Security Technologies serves a broad range of enterprise clients with regional offices and field support locations across the US.](https://norrisinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/video-camera-captures-attempted-murder-320x202.jpg)
