Reedley, California is located approximately 22 miles south of Fresno and is just slightly above middle-class America with a relatively young population which means they are working people. That area has received a rash of home burglaries in the last couple of weeks. Read the whole story HERE. In only one instance did burglars need to use force to break-in. The other burglaries were through unlocked doors or windows. All burglaries happen during the daytime when no one was at home except in one instance when a 50-year-old woman was...

The National Sheriffs Association which is the group behind the neighborhood watch program puts out a variety of personal safety tips as well as home security tips including these mail theft tips. One of the most popular ways for thieves to steal your identity is through your mailbox. 1. Don't leave outgoing mail in an unlocked mailbox. 2. Take your mail to a blue collection box or your local post office and don't leave your mail in a collection box that is full. 3. Pick up your mail right away...

click for more details Three burglars broke into a home in Kansas City, Kansas recently and stole a computer, two televisions, five guitars and many other valuables. The local Fox television station did a story which you can read HERE. The homeowner had recently installed surveillance cameras after his home had been burglarized. The cameras picked up images of the burglars which he hopes will help police catch them and get his property back. Police tell us that if you have images of a burglar, the chances of catching him...

In a story out of San Francisco "Police are reporting a big surge in so-called "door knock burglaries" all over the Bay Area. That's when thieves knock on your door and if you don't answer, they break in. But now, more and more homeowners are catching these guys on camera to help police. 7 On Your Side found out more about how a surveillance system can help keep your family safe. It's always been homeowners who are surprised by burglars. Now, more and more, it's the burglars who are shocked...

more here "A suspicious Sanford homeowner installed video cameras and caught her handyman stealing $70,000 in jewelry, cash and other personal belongings, police said. Mary Pflueger told Sanford police that on Oct. 11 or 12, approximately $400-$500 in cash and a digital camera went missing from her home. Pflueger installed two hidden cameras inside her home on Oct. 27 because she suspected her 53-year-old handyman Philip Liles had been stealing her things — including a Tiffany & Co necklace valued at $6,100, according to a report. Video footage later showed...

"Knock-knock" burglaries, where criminals target homes they think are empty, are on the rise. Security cameras have helped investigators catch some of these intruders. In one case in which a team of burglars were caught on camera, a woman holding a baby is seen knocking on the front door. No one answers. Her partners then break into the home through the back. In another case, two men were seen on camera kicking their way into a home. They then suddenly realize a camera just captured their crime. One of the...

click for more info A burglary victim provided crucial evidence to Oklahoma City Police thanks to his home surveillance camera. This is the latest example of how personal security systems have helped metro police in their investigations, even though Blayne Jewell originally bought his camera for wildlife. The only things the camera has caught are burglars. "I knew my camera was on and I checked it and there were two kids right there walking down my driveway," said Jewell. Last month, Jewell came home and found his door kicked in....

"A Colorado police officer was arrested after his ex-fiancee sent a video to his coworkers depicting his domestic abuse. The man, Jeremy Yachik, worked as a police officer in Loveland, Colorado, and his ex-fiancee Ashley Saint-Roberts sent an email to other police officers as well as to news agencies in the area with an embedded video depicting evidence of horrid child abuse. Although the footage is grainy, Saint-Roberts accuses Yachik of being the man depicted. The rest of the story is HERE. In the video, the man repeatedly kicks a...