| Do you have a home security system? If not, | | | | Let's assume the burglar is just too stupid to run |
| why don't you? | | | | away, and continues to enter your home even |
| Everyday homes are broken into, and thing you | | | | while the siren is sounding. Be sure your security |
| worked for all your life. Your family's assets can | | | | system activates an alarm before the burglar |
| be gone, and most likely, you'll never see them | | | | gets what he wants. Placing a motion detector in |
| again. Or, if a few items should be found, they'll | | | | strategic areas of your home is the best way to |
| probably be broken or ruined. You go to work, | | | | set a trap to trigger the alarm. Every room in |
| everyday, to provide for your family's needs and | | | | your home needs to have a motion detector |
| comforts. So, why do you let your valuables | | | | installed. For instance, if you have a big screen |
| unprotected in a home without a home security | | | | television, the burglar couldn't possibly get it out |
| system? Keeping your assets in a place without | | | | through a window. Install a detector in a hallway |
| security of protection device, is like playing | | | | that would have to be used to get the item out |
| roulette every time you leave home.. | | | | of the house. A hallway detector can, often, add |
| During 2009, the national crime average rose an | | | | protection for several rooms. |
| addition 16%. The high unemployment level is | | | | Identify the Burglar: |
| blamed for some of the increased crimes. People | | | | Conspicuous exterior surveillance cameras. When |
| that were honest and employed, suddenly found | | | | a burglar sees that he's been photographed and |
| themselves out of work, with no income to | | | | recorded, he'll usually move on instead of entering |
| support their families. | | | | your home. Or, he might just pretend that he |
| So, what can you do to protect your home and | | | | was at the wrong house and turn and leave. |
| family? | | | | Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras are |
| Deter the Burglar | | | | widely available, and you can install them yourself. |
| A good way to start is to deter the burglar from | | | | Regardless whether the burglar enters your home |
| gaining entrance into your home. Most burglars are | | | | or not, a recordable hard drive is a perfect way |
| opportunists, looking for quick "in and out" targets. | | | | to deter criminal activity. Police cannot prosecute |
| They scan a block, looking for the easiest entry, | | | | an unidentified burglar. So, the best way to |
| the most secluded entry point, and a location that | | | | identify the burglar is by collecting video evidence. |
| they're least likely to get caught. | | | | Arming your home with a video recorder, helps |
| Trim shrubs and trees, install motion activated | | | | police to identify and capture the burglar. |
| security lights, and place security signs or stickers | | | | A sufficient security system is not good enough. |
| on your windows. | | | | You need an effective system that will deter a |
| Scare the Burglar Away Before He Gets Into | | | | home invasion, and sound an alarm before the |
| Your Home | | | | intruder gets inside. It also needs elements that |
| Install a home security system that has door and | | | | will trigger an alarm after the intruder enters your |
| window sensors. The sensors should be tied to a | | | | home. And, with the video evidence, the burglar |
| central monitoring system, and has a loud | | | | can be identified and prosecuted. |
| screaming exterior siren. The sensors will trigger | | | | Your security system should be enhanced with |
| the alarm and call the police, before the burglar | | | | every possible tool to protect your family and |
| gets access into your home. | | | | your property. |
| Protection After A Home Invasion: | | | | |