Most security cameras record a break-in and nothing more. You find out the next morning, pull the footage, and file a police report for property that’s already gone.
Proactive Visual Monitoring changes what happens while the break-in is underway. Nighthawk Security partners with CHeKT to connect your cameras to our monitoring center. When the AI spots someone on your property, a trained operator watches the live video, warns the person over an on-site speaker, and sends police with video proof if they don’t leave.
We start every project with a conversation about your property, your concerns, and your budget, then design a system around what you need to protect.
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Fences get cut, and one guard only covers one area at a time. Paying for a guard every night adds up quickly. Recorded cameras help after the fact, but nobody sees the footage until someone pulls it the next day.
A break-in also costs more than whatever was taken. There’s the damage to repair, the insurance claim, and for a business, delayed jobs and unhappy customers.
STEP 1
STEP 2
The alert goes to a trained operator at our monitoring center, who sees what triggered it and confirms whether it’s a real threat. You get the same alert and video on your phone.
STEP 3
The operator speaks through on-site speakers and triggers lights or sirens. A warning like “You in the red jacket, you’re on camera and police are on the way” tells the person they’ve been seen and gives them a reason to leave before they do any damage.
STEP 4
| Feature | Recorded Cameras | Standard Alarm | Proactive Visual Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Someone watches when a threat starts | No | No | Yes, a live operator |
| Operator sees what triggered the alert | No | No | Yes |
| Intruder hears a live warning on site | No | No | Yes |
| Police receive verified video | No | No | Yes |
| Alert with live video on your phone | Depends on system | No | Yes |
These clips, provided by CHeKT, come from monitored properties around the country. They show operators warning intruders and helping police make arrests.
The CHeKT mobile app lets you arm and disarm your system, watch live or recorded video, and get an alert with video whenever the AI flags activity.
You also set alarm zones, so monitoring focuses on the spots that matter most, like a fence line, a loading dock, or the back row of a car lot. If you have more than one location, all of them show up under one account.
Vehicles and high-value parts sit in the open all night. Monitoring covers the whole lot after hours and works the same way across multiple locations.
Tools and heavy equipment are easy targets on sites with no one around at night. Stopping a theft keeps crews working and contracts on schedule.
Monitoring covers doors, loading areas, and parking lots after closing, and gives employees working alone an extra set of eyes.
Late shifts and cash on hand make these locations targets. An operator watches while your team closes up.
Large perimeters, gates, and loading docks are hard to cover with guards. Operators watch for safety problems as well as intruders.
Operators watch your driveway, garage, and entry points while you’re asleep or out of town.
Each two-page guide explains how Proactive Visual Monitoring works for your type of business.
CHeKT works with most IP cameras, so in many cases you keep the cameras you already own. A CHeKT control panel connects them to your alarm system.
If your cameras are older or you don’t have any yet, we supply and install everything you need: new high-definition cameras, sirens, speakers, lights, and the CHeKT control panel that ties them together.
During your consultation, we’ll look at your current setup and tell you what stays, what we’d add, and why.
Our technicians design and install every system, and the team has more than 40 years of combined experience. We walk the property with you and point out where your current cameras leave gaps.
Nighthawk Security has been in business since 2003. We’re licensed in Florida (EF20001962) and Minnesota (TS000435), our monitoring is UL Listed and TMA Five Diamond certified, and we use redundant monitoring centers in Florida, New Jersey, and California. Customers rate us A+ with the BBB and 4.7 out of 5 on Angi.
We serve St. Cloud, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the Twin Cities metro in Minnesota, plus St. Johns, Flagler, and Volusia Counties in Florida.
Explore our commercial security and residential security services, or see commercial security in Florida and commercial security in Minnesota. You can also return to the Nighthawk Security home page.
Tell us about your property, and we’ll show you where your current cameras leave gaps and how Proactive Visual Monitoring would close them. There’s no obligation.
Call (866) 472-3525 or email sales@mynighthawk.com.
Proactive Visual Monitoring connects your security cameras to a monitoring center. When the AI detects someone on your property, a trained operator watches the live video and responds while the person is still there. Nighthawk provides it through CHeKT.
Regular cameras record what happened for you to review later. With Proactive Visual Monitoring, an operator sees the event as it happens, warns the intruder, and calls police if needed.
Often, yes. CHeKT works with most IP cameras. We’ll check your current cameras during a free consultation and tell you which ones will connect. If your cameras are older or you don’t have any, we supply and install new cameras, sirens, speakers, and lights.
Yes. The AI filters out most activity that isn’t a threat, and an operator confirms each event on live video before calling police.
For many businesses, yes. Operators watch every camera at every location around the clock, and the service costs less than a full-time guard on site.
Auto dealerships, equipment yards, jobsites, retail stores, restaurants, convenience stores, warehouses, and industrial sites.
Yes. We design Proactive Visual Monitoring for homes and vacation properties as well as businesses.
Pricing depends on your property, your cameras, and how much area you want covered. Call (866) 472-3525 for a free consultation and a quote.
Call (866) 472-3525 or email sales@mynighthawk.com. We’ll set up a free consultation and design a system around your property.
