Home burglary is as popular as ever, with burglars that is! A home burglary happens every 13 seconds according to Department of Justice figures. So how do you improve your home security to a point where you can actually prevent burglary? An inexpensive, yet effective way to improve home security is by installing a fake surveillance camera. When a burglar sees a surveillance camera while he is casing a neighborhood, walking by homes that are potential targets, he is more than likely going to skip by that house simply because...
This is a story about home burglaries during the holiday season. Many burglars feel that merchandise that is desirable to steal is more prevalent from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. And of course they are right but that is only part of the story. Read the whole story HERE. For some reason homeowners get more careless and leave their homes unlocked which is sure way to get ripped off. Additionally FedEx, UPS and even USPS packages are left on doorsteps. Can you say "steal me"? Especially at this time of...
This article appeared recently in a publication from the UK. "HUNDREDS of pounds of jewellery and cash has been stolen from a house in Tredworth. The incident happened on Wednesday when several gold necklaces and gold rings were stolen from a house in Bathurst Road, along with cash too. Meanwhile, another burglary took place in Calton Road yesterday, when thieves made off with a laptop. The burglaries come after police launched Operation Switch on October 14, with officers calling on known offenders and warning them of their extra vigilance ahead...
click for more info This is a story out of Los Angeles, California about burglars who broke into a house that had four security cameras, an alarm system and a neighborhood watch sign along with signs warning of the security cameras. You can read the whole story HERE. The homeowner was asked why he thought his house was targeted. His response was that it was a beautiful house so people thought there were a lot of valuables inside. The burglars got away with jewelry. But at least police have video...