Posted by LeatherNeck on May 2, 2010 at 12:57 am
I have worked as a police officer for over ten years. I know how much time police and fire dispatchers dedicate to trying to find loved ones of seriously injured family members. I don’t know how many times I have responded to business and residential alarms, only to find out from dispatch that we have no way of contacting the owners. As a police officer, I check to make sure no one is in the business or home and leave. Most of the time, especially with a business, I have no way to secure the door and never know if someone came in after I left and robbed the place of everything valuable.
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Posted by LeatherNeck on June 6, 2009 at 1:03 am
As a police officer and security professional, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of home security. Contrary to the violent world we live in, our right to feel safe and protected within our own home should never be compromised or violated. Yet on a daily basis, thousands of homes across the country our invaded and destroyed. Thousands of lives every year are changed as a result of home invasions, burglaries, kidnappings and vandalism.
Although crime can never be eliminated, it can be deterred. From firearms to alarm systems, reinforced doors to safe rooms, the number of products on the market today to aid in home security are endless. Camera systems, bar locks, sirens, mace, bats and motion sensors, regardless of your budget, security products can be found. But what really works?
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I have worked as a police officer for over ten years. I know how much time police and fire dispatchers dedicate to trying to find loved ones of seriously injured family members. I don’t know how many times I have responded to business and residential alarms, only to find out from dispatch that we have no way of contacting the owners. As a police officer, I check to make sure no one is in the business or home and leave. Most of the time, especially with a business, I have no way to secure the door and never know if someone came in after I left and robbed the place of everything valuable.
