Neighbors in one Franklin County town are hoping their home surveillance system will help detectives catch three men who broke into their home Tuesday. The video shows the men breaking in and then running when a resident scared them off. Chris Jones said he awoke to noises Tuesday morning. He's living with a friend who had just installed surveillance cameras inside and outside the home. The rest of the story is HERE. While on the phone with 911 he hollered out to the intruders, scaring them off. It was not...

Officials plan to install hidden cameras around town to catch people illegally dumping trash, Assistant Town Manager Michael Herbert said Friday. "TVs, mattresses, a lot of junk that’s disposed along that roadway. Stuff shows up there and never goes away," said Selectman Mark Juitt, who first raised the concern earlier this month. He said he sees big piles of garbage along the commuter rail access road near Dunkin' Donuts on Rte. 135. Herbert said people also dump near the Howe Street landfill, but it's hard to catch dumpers in action....

Residential burglaries are plaguing Naperville with 12 occurring in less than two weeks, according to police. In half of those cases between Aug. 29 and Sept. 10, the burglars entered unlocked homes at night while the owners were sleeping, police said. In nearly all of the daytime cases, doors and windows were forced open. "We're thinking that there's probably a couple different crews out there, and in one group either a suspect or suspects are doing nighttime looking for open doors and another group or person is doing daytime kicking...

"A lamp was turned over. My jewelry box was emptied. There was a pillow on the floor missing a pillow case," said Schwarting, who then checked her home surveillance video system. The video recording from several cameras showed a minivan pull into her driveway. A man got out of the vehicle while a woman passenger stayed inside the vehicle. The video shows the man knocking on the door, and when nobody answers he checks around the side of the house. The man can then be seen returning to the van...

With so many people owning homes and those homes representing the biggest investment that they have, it makes sense to know as much about home security as you can possibly get. So here are some home security tips that will help improve your home's security. The very first thing I would recommend is that you join a neighborhood watch program. It is the single most effective tool against home burglary and it doesn't cost a thing. It is absolutely free When it comes to doors make sure you use a...

Police are investigating an attempted burglary in a local neighborhood. The homeowner was gone for a while. When he returned he found five strangers inside his house. You can imagine how unnerving that can be. When they saw the homeowner, they dropped what they had their hands and fled. Police are looking for them at this moment. "Safety officials say home invasions can happen anywhere and at anytime. Green Bay Police report the city's east side has also had several burglaries in the past week." We encourage you to read...

Law enforcement officials will tell you that 90% of all burglaries can be prevented and that over 30% of them occur by gaining entry through an unlocked door or window. There is no better time consider getting some home security tools for your place. The HomeSafe Home Security System represents an inexpensive solution to your home security needs. It sounds an alarm and will dial up to five preset telephone numbers to let you know that motion has been detected or a window or door has been opened in your...

click for more details Last November a family in Salida, California had an alarm system and security camera installed in their house because they were burglarized. Well about a week ago they were burglarized again but this time the bad guy was caught on video. You can read the whole story and watch the video HERE The burglar stole jewelry and believe it or not asafe that contained many valuable family memorabilia that cannot be replaced. This all happened when the mother took her son to school. How To Catch...