We are in the process of having our security alarm system upgraded. While talking with the technician today I found out that they have had quite a few alarms being installed throughout our neighborhood since the neighborhood break in a week ago today. (Click here for details: KUTV 2 or KSL.com )
He told me there was a second burglary that happened close by just east of 300 W. This one was on Friday (July 17th) at night when no one was home. The first break-in was about prescription drugs but the guy was scared off before he got anything. The second was about jewelry and coins that were stolen. He told me that the "victim" has the right to request the amount of media attention their incident will get - that's why we may not have heard about this second situation. I don't care much about my "stuff" but I hate to think that any of my loved ones might be harmed just because we weren't paying attention enough to take a few safety precautions. Lots of people are stressed right now with the economy being a little tough and that stress brings a degree of vulnerability with it. Vulnerability leads people to do things they wouldn't otherwise do.
PLEASE LOCK YOUR DOORS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT! It might not stop a break in but it will definitely slow things down and give you a chance to get help. If you can afford to get an alarm system - now's a good time. We're talking under $50 /month depending on what you order. You're welcome to give me a call (Rawlins on the neighborhood map) and I'll tell you about the company that we've chosen. We're pretty pleased because it's a local company so I think they may be a little more attentive.
Also, if you would like to track what the crime situation has been looking like in our neighborhood, you can go to CrimeReports.com. You can even sign up for alerts to come to our email whenever crime happens close by.
3 comments:
Thanks for the post. Yeah wife is from southern CA, so she has always been in the habit of locking all of the house doors both day and night, and that has rubbed off on my over time... I definitely think that is a good thing... and keep your garage doors closed too...
Good info Rita. Thanks.
Thanks, Rita! We lost our internet and phone that day so we were completely clueless about what was going on. Fortunately, we are also in the habit of always locking our doors and closing the garage. Large dogs also make good security systems. We mostly use ours to scare off solicitors, but they work for burglars too.
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