RDI workflow
Material & Equipment Theft Investigation
the evidence system recordings — particularly local high-frame-rate recordings — serve as the primary and often sole visual evidence source for documenting construction site theft events.
- Category
- Security, Theft & Access Control
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Confidence
- High
- Evidence records
- 35
- Cost model
- Qualitative
Trigger, activity, conclusion
Site personnel arrive to discover that materials, equipment, tools, plant, copper wiring, or other valuable assets have been stolen — typically overnight, over a weekend, or during a bank holiday.
Retrieving and reviewing preserved footage — using time-lapse to rapidly narrow the theft window, then full recordings for detailed review — to identify what was taken, when, by whom, and by what means.
A structured footage evidence package is submitted to the police and insurance company. Police investigation proceeds using footage as primary evidence, sometimes leading to recovery of stolen goods.
Workflow steps
- Step 01
Theft discovered on site — by site staff on morning or post-weekend arrival, during a security check, or via a remote the evidence system monitoring check.
Inferred - Step 02
Site manager or PM immediately accesses the evidence system — typically the first port of call before police are called, as footage will determine the scope of the police report.
Inferred - Step 03
Time-lapse footage reviewed first at accelerated rate to rapidly narrow the time window of the theft — identifying when items were last visible versus first absent.
Evidenced - Step 04
Identified time window reviewed at full recording speed, focusing on gate/perimeter cameras and cameras covering the areas where items were stored.
Evidenced - Step 05
Identifying details extracted: vehicle type/make/colour/plate; number of individuals; clothing; entry and exit points; precise time sequence of the theft.
Inferred - Step 06
If cloud recording resolution is insufficient for plate reading or individual identification, a local HFR recording export requested from the evidence system support.
Evidenced - Step 07
Evidence package compiled — exported clips, timestamped screenshots, written summary of observations — organised for sharing.
Evidenced - Step 08
Police contacted and a formal crime report filed. Evidence package provided to the investigating officer.
Evidenced - Step 09
Insurance company notified and a formal claim initiated — footage package alongside loss inventory forms the core of the insurance submission.
Inferred - Step 10
Police use footage evidence to cross-reference with public CCTV, road ANPR, or traffic cameras — in cases where plates are identifiable, this frequently leads to suspect identification.
Evidenced - Step 11
Investigation outcome documented in the project security record. Corrective measures implemented.
Inferred
Evidence records
$500,000 worth of stolen materials — footage will be critical for both the investigation and insurance claims. The internal CCTV system inside the building was cut during the burglary, leaving the evidence system as the only available visual record.
It helped us identify the vehicle, which was within a mile of the site. And we were able to hold the intruder accountable.
The HFR video we provided clearly shows the intruders.
ROI model
security theft
Evercam prevents security incidents or reduces their cost through deterrence, faster investigation, and evidence for insurance/police. The baseline is incident frequency × cost per incident.
saving = (incidents_prevented_pct × incidents_per_year × avg_incident_cost) + (investigation_time_saved_hours × hourly_rate × incidents_investigated_per_year)