Police in Beech Grove were able to arrest two people who stole more than $100,000 worth of equipment from area businesses.

The thieves, who stole the equipment from establishments on Elmwood Avenue, were located by police, thanks to GPS tracking devices, surveillance video, and witnesses. Police said that they were able to track the stolen items to a neighborhood on the south side of Indianapolis.

The suspects have been identified as Neil Couch, 46, and Keith Shepherd, 38. Both men were arrested for burglary, auto theft, and theft.

The thefts occurred on a Saturday evening, and began with the theft of a pickup truck from JL Squared. Couch stole the truck and returned to the location the next morning with Shepherd, and targeted MacAllister Machinery, an establishment located down the street from JL Squared.

The police said that the two thieves stole and drove off with $116,000 worth of equipment, including: Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know that many businesses fail simply because they don’t have the right tools to keep an eye on their operations? In fact, according to the Small Business Administration, 50 percent of new businesses fail within five years of startup.

Looking at this statistic, it’s apparent that businesses have many challenges to face. Fleet businesses are no different. From ensuring high-quality customer service to managing costs, fleet business owners have a lot to handle to keep things running smoothly.

Some common issues that business owners face are time management, expenses and limited visibility into their day-to-day operations. All these issues can heighten if you don’t address them properly. The good news is, with GPS fleet tracking, you can increase your odds of business success. You have better control of your employees and company vehicles which minimizes the spending of money unnecessarily.

With GPS fleet tracking you can: Read the rest of this entry »

Tiliqua rugosa, more commonly known as the “Sleepy Lizard” because they love to sleep, have recently been deemed monogamous creatures.

The Sleepy Lizard is only found in Australia, and until now, not much has been known about the behavior of these animals.

Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide and Murdoch University in Perth recently concluded a two-year study of Sleepy Lizards who reside in scrub between South Australia’s Morgan and Burra.

As part of the study, researchers tagged the lizards with GPS tracking devices and monitored their behavior 24 hours a day. What the researchers found was pretty interesting. Read the rest of this entry »

Driving for the first time is a very exciting time in the lives of teens; however, it can also be very dangerous. The leading causes of death in young adults and kids ages 15 through 20 are motor vehicle crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

But, the NHTSA also says that despite these statistics, only 25 percent of parents actually sit down and talk with their teens about what it takes to drive safely. Below are five rules that parents can instill in their teen before they begin driving.

Stay Away from Alcohol

When it comes to teenage driving, there is no legal limit for alcohol consumption. If your teen is under 21 years old, it is illegal for them to consume any amount of alcohol. However, the NHTSA states that even though this law is put in place, there are still deaths that involve teen drivers in motor vehicle crashes wholes blood-alcohol content is .01 or more. Read the rest of this entry »

In Thousand Oaks, California, two mountain lion kittens, a male and a female, were located in the Santa Monica Mountains. The kittens were discovered in a very well-hidden den by biologists with the National Park Service and were tagged with GPS tracking devices. Both cubs were given handles so that they could easily be distinguished via the tracking devices they were outfitted with; the female’s handle is P-46 and the male’s handle is P-47.

Officials with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area believe that a female mountain lion, who has also been fitted with a GPS tracking device and whose handle is P-19, is the mother. The reason officials believe this is because of her activity during a three-week stretch, which was tracked by her GPS device. During that three-week period, mountain lion P-19 remained in a localized area, and since finding the cubs, officials believe that she is their mother and was staying in the den to care for her newborns. Read the rest of this entry »