Burglary Deterrent

I read an interesting story today about a burglary narrowly avoided. The general gist is that someone rang the doorbell, the woman, thankfully looked through her peephole and saw no one there. Then the bell rang again. It turns out that two men in ski masks were hiding outside her door. Her husband yelled at the men through the window and they ran off. This story illustrates two points.

1. Don't open your door if you don't know the person on the other side, or if there is no one there. Yes, it may just be high school kids messing around...or it could be something far worse.

2. Get a Security System! How likely is it that those two men in ski masks would've rang the doorbell, and waited in the bushes, with the intent of breaking in if necessary, if there was a security sign alerting them to the security system inside. Better yet, add a home security camera. That way, even if the burglars got in, you would have video evidence of the crime, making it more likely that police could apprehend the criminals.

The sad fact is, we'll probably see more of this as the economy continues to tank. There is, unfortunately, a correlation between a bad economy and an increase in burglary and other crimes. Its important that you are correctly prepared.