Case Study: GEM Supply catches a thief in the act with Verkada Alarms

How GEM Supply Caught a Thief in the Act with Verkada Alarms

GEM Supply, a family-owned janitorial and cleaning equipment sales company with locations across Florida, needed a better way to protect its warehouses and investigate theft. Its legacy DVR-based security setup was difficult to use, hard to scale, and lacked cloud features and advanced tools, making it challenging to track incidents and share evidence with law enforcement.

GEM Supply implemented Verkada’s integrated Alarms, cameras, and cloud-based Command platform, including 44 cameras with professional video monitoring and People Analytics. With Verkada, the team deployed quickly, reduced false alarms, and caught a thief in the act—receiving police response in about 3 minutes after an alarm was raised. Dan Biechele was also able to share clear video evidence with detectives, helping charge the perpetrator in multiple break-ins and thefts.

GEM Supply

Dan Biechele

Comptroller