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Home Invasion Security Tips
“Home Invasion”(HI) is a burglary committed when the home is occupied. HI is on the rise along with burglary because commercial businesses have made it more difficult to rob them with increased security and surveillance and homeowners make it so easy for the bad guys.
The intended crime may not just be burglary but assault, rape, [...]
Be Careful What You Say - Phone Safety
The telephone rings and the first words out of the caller’s mouth are, “Is this Jane?” If your name is Jane, your first instinct may be to say, “Yes,” and there may be no harm in that. But often, simply saying “yes” could be the wrong thing. All kinds of dishonest people - from telemarketers [...]
5 Basic Steps to Safeguard Your Home and Property
1. Outsmart a Burglar by Thinking like a Burglar
One thing every homeowner should do at least twice a year is take a walk around and inside your home with a close friend or neighbor who is not that familiar with your house. Start outside and ask yourself “how could I break in the easiest way? [...]
Ways To Prevent A Home Invasion
There is nothing more terrifying than being woken up in the middle of the night by strange noises coming from within your own home. A heartless criminal fresh out of prison just entered your home uninvited with the worst intentions. You do not know what to do, your are having difficulty breathing, gasping for air [...]
Wireless Home Security Camera Systems
According to statistics, home invasion robberies have been rising in the past few years. The FBI says that nationwide robberies occurring at a residence increased every year from 1999 through 2003, the most recent year statistics are available.
The statistics are alarming (no pun intended). Between 1999 and 2003, residence robberies had increased by a whopping [...]
Why a Good Burglar Alarm System is important
In this day and age where burglary rates are at an all time high in most countries, we must do everything we can to protect ourselves, our families and our possessions. People simply cannot afford to risk living in a home which is not fitted with a good burglar alarm.
Many people overlook the multiple purposes [...]
To spy or Not to spy - Hidden Cameras
Many parents ponder the idea of using a hidden spy camera and other devices to make sure their caregiver is not in anyway abusing or hurting their child or children. Industry surveys report a 25 percent increase in sales of hidden spy cameras often referred to as “nanny cams” and other surveillance devices over the [...]