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The Largest Burglaries

August 13, 2010

The average value lost in a home burglary is approximately $2000 USD.  A typical burglar might pat himself on the back for obtaining such an amount.  He would not be quite as proud however, if he knew how his success pales in comparison to large scale bank jobs.  Here are three of the largest grossing [...]

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Starting a Neighborhood Watch

August 11, 2010

A great way to be proactive about home security is to form a neighborhood watch.  Such organizations have been shown to successfully reduce the crime rate in neighborhoods where they form.  Co-operation between a unified set of neighbors and law enforcement agencies raise awareness and preparedness which is the first step in stopping a crime [...]

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Interview with a Burglar

August 9, 2010

I sit in a visitors booth anticipating the arrival of my new found acquaintance.  I’m wondering how much force it would take to break the security glass in front of me.  I suppose I would have to speak with the manufacturer.  That’s the best way to get information.  Straight from the horse’s mouth.  That is, [...]

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House Trap Used By Police to Catch Burglars

August 6, 2010

“Lure with bait, strike with chaos.” said the strategist Sun Tzu.  Police are taking this idea to heart and currently employing it as a tactic against burglary.  The ‘house trap’ is one of the latest weapons being used by police against burglary; a simple idea that has proven to be very successful. A house trap [...]

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Confronting a Burglar

August 4, 2010

Did you know that 60% of home burglaries occur when the occupants are at home?  That was the bad news.  The good news is that most burglars have their eye on the prize and would rather avoid a confrontation.  This makes conflict unnecessary most of the time.  So what is one to do during an [...]

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Earn By Knowing

August 3, 2010
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On behalf of Content Venture Networks Security Systems, we’d like to present some important actions that you can take to secure your home from burglary. Burglary is known as intending to commit an offense, like theft, after entering a building. The first step in preventing any kind of robbery is to install a high-technology security [...]

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Dogs and Home Security

July 30, 2010
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Ten thousand years ago one of our early human ancestors, at the demand of his spouse, took out the trash.  This is a ritual that we continue today on a weekly basis.  Instead of taking the trash to the curb of a paved street, our unwashed and grunting ancestor threw his trash in a pile [...]

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The Gentleman Jewel Thief

July 28, 2010
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In November of 2007, Canadian born Gerald Blanchard stood in a Winnipeg courtroom shaking hands with police detectives; thanking them for all their efforts.  He was sentenced to eight years in prison for burglary.  It might seem strange that a burglar would shake the hands of the detectives responsible for his imprisonment, but Gerald Blanchard [...]

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The Evolution of Burglar Alarms

July 26, 2010
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Many people think of high-tech security measures seen in heist movies when they think of burglar alarms. However, burglar alarms have been around for much longer than most people realize. The first burglar alarms were designed in America over 150 years ago. Hard to believe, huh? The first burglar alarms, which appeared in the 1850s, [...]

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Intercoms & Peepholes Keep Strangers at Bay

July 23, 2010
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Topping the charts of the all time best parental axioms is the familiar adage: never talk to strangers.  Though this advice was critical to our personal security as children, continuing to adhere to it as adults is impossible, and slightly rude.  However, a simple modification to the axiom can revive its usefulness in our adulthood [...]

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