A recent outbreak of burglaries in northern New Jersey has many residents looking for ways to protect themselves and their belongings. Secure Watch ADT provides home security advice and services for concerned homeowners.
According to a recent report from NBC, suburbs in north New Jersey are experiencing a tremendous increase in home invasion and burglaries. For some residents, these incidents are particularly frightening as burglars are entering homes even if someone is home. The article highlights some defense strategies that homeowners are taking. One Leonia resident, Jeanine Touchart, was able to scare away burglars with her screams, but still plans on spending nearly $2,000 to outfit her home with security lights and locks. Secure Watch ADT (SWS) reminds homeowners that (even though effective in this case) a scream is not the preferred way to keep a burglar away. It also recommends seeking local law enforcement advice about the wisdom of confronting intruders during break-ins, and notes that while proper locks and lights very important, there are other effective measures having installation costs much less than the solutions described by Touchart.
Secure Watch ADT agrees that the case of Jeanine Touchart was truly fortunate - as she screamed from her bedroom, burglars were prompted to leave. SWS believes an electronic home security system would have been safer and more efficient because it could (a) forestall the intrusion early in the process, (b) sound an alarm much louder than a scream, and (c) alert ADT to contact local law enforcement. Most importantly, none of these actions have revealed Touchart’s location in the home, should the burglars have decided to become violent.
According to NBC, Leonia law enforcement has noted an increase in break-ins. Leonia had 19 reported break-ins in 2010, 43 in 2011, and is at 23 less than half way into 2012. While this particular crime rate only pertains to this city in New Jersey, Secure Watch ADT reminds homeowners that the FBI’s, “Crime in the United States” for 2010 reports that more than 1.4 million residences were burglarized in that year. These statistics should encourage every homeowner to take proper precautions to help protect their property, family and belongings.
An ADT monitored system, such as those supplied by Secure Watch ADT, can dramatically improve your home’s security through an effective four-step system. First, signs and window stickers deter many burglars by letting them know the home is protected. Second, if a burglar opens a protected window or door connected to an armed system, an alarm will be sounded. Third, if an intruder does manage to enter the residence through an unprotected opening, and they pass through a path that is protected by an armed motion detector, it will trigger the systems alarm. Finally, the optional “personal panic button” allows the homeowner to wirelessly trigger their home alarm from any place in the home without giving their position away.
According to Secure Watch ADT, such effective precautions are made possible by advanced technology and a strong network of professional respondents that many self-install products do not offer. Even better, while these products are not offered to replace locks and lights, they are available to homeowners at a fraction of the price Ms. Touchart plans to spend on making her home burglar-proof.
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Original Source: Secure Watch ADT: Residential Alarm Systems Can Forestall Burglary Attempts More Safely Than Homeowner Intervention
Secure Watch ADT: Residential Alarm Systems Can Forestall Burglary Attempts More Safely Than Homeowner Intervention
July 11, 2012 at 06:13 AM EDT
