US Crimes: Take Charge and Do Something
January 20, 2009US Crimes: Take Charge and Do Something
You Don’t Have to be a Statistic
by Cathleen LoGrasso
[of www.homesecurityandselfdefensestore.com ]
Do you leave your door open during the day? Do you open your windows in warm weather? Do you go out or come home alone without protection? Do you have any plan for securing your home against burglary and yourself against violent crimes?
What do the police say we should do to help our chances to not be a statistic?- Install and use alarms on entrance areas: doors and windows.
- Secure all entrance areas: install deadbolts, use door and window jammers, improve the sturdiness of door and window construction if needed, lock doors, lock rear storm door, ensure adequate outdoor lighting, and generally do what it takes to make access to your home harder.
- Prevent false alarms by training everyone who uses your system properly
- Also use local number dial-up alarms that call you or neighbors can prevent false alarms
- Routinely inspect your security. Ask yourself how you would break in.
- Make it look like somebody’s home [signs of occupancy …lights on, noise inside from radio or TV, mailbox empty)
- Increase outdoor lighting
- Use surveillance equipment
- Use a personal alarm especially if you go out by yourself.
Here are some facts about crime you may not be aware of:
- Most burglaries are residential
- Most residential burglaries occur during the day!
- Most studies indicate that robbers avoid homes with alarms and if they do still burglarize the home they will be hasty and stay a shorter time, thus take less
- Burglars more often use the front door, because its often left open.
- Most burglaries happen in the summer!
- 95% of alarms reported are false alarms.
- The US ranks #8 in the world for murders, #6 for assaults, and #9 for rapes.
- 85% of all burglaries occur in cities.
Good Videos to Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACgK5oO4Po 6 ½ min video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK7qaWjPIGE 29 sec. video
Resources:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21670/Crime-Statistics-Murders
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21674/Crime-Statistics-Assaults
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21672/Crime-Statistics-Rapes
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/ittakesathief/quizzes/burglary/burglary.html
Discovery Channel.
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/IMPD/Involved/Prevention/burglary.htm
http://www.uschamber.com/sb/business/P04/P04_8225.asp
http://phoenix.gov/POLICE/alarm1.html#whatare
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2037
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/offenses/property_crime/burglary.html
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_07.htmlPosted by Cathleen LoGrasso. Posted In : home security
Who are we? We are consumers, just like you! We know a lot about home security, home security systems, do-it-yourself home video surveillance, self defense equipment, door and window alarms, wireless security door and window alarms, and other general home security and self defense equipment. So we are sharing our great do-it-yourself gem-stone products with you...consumers just like us. As property owners, re-habbers and landlords, we have educated ourselves in the subject of home security and self-defense. We have found many simple do-it-yourself supplies that can make the world of difference for the security of your home, family, and in our case, tenants. We offer this to you in our web-store http://www.homesecurityandselfdefensestore.com. Check it out! The variety of what we offer and the low, low prices for such high-quality stuff is astronomical! We also manage a home security BLOG at http://www.home-e-secure.info .
The Home Security and Self-Defense Store is a subsidiary of TLC--Home. The owners, Tom and Cathie LoGrasso have been contractors, home re-habbers, landlords and do-it-yourself-ers for many years, and they have decided to offer ordinary people like you the opportunity to buy cool-hot-and-inexpensive home security products and self defense equipment to enhance the security of their home and family.
No one wants to be caught with their pants down! In a chaotic, unpredictable world, such as we live in today, there is something you can do about it! You don't need expensive security equipment or services. If it's a great, dependable home security system you want, just count the doors and windows that are at the ground-level in your home and give us a call today. We'll figure up a bid to cover all your needs and wants, [door alarms, window alarms, dial-up alarms, infra-red movement detectors, wireless security equipment as well as wired home security systems, hidden cameras, do-it-yourself home video surveillance and home security equipment and more] and get back with you within 48 hours with prices you just won't be able to pass up! We'll give you personal one-on-one help in:
1. Ensuring you have everything available for the home security and protection you need.
2. Instructions and guidance in your do-it-yourself security system installation.
3. A customized home security product package created just for you which means the best deal possible on your purchase.
Our Story: Once when we lived in the city our apartment was broken into and our two oldest boys (who were very small at the time) were sleeping. Cathie was home with the boys and Tom was moonlighting late that night. The boys were sleeping soundly, and Cathie went to turn on a bath. Out from behind the bathroom door jumped a very disturbed young man (...about 20 or so years old) who had every intention to rape Cathie). The first thing Cathie thought of was the boys. "Oh no! What if he uses them to get to me?" The images of horror fleeted past her as she was beaten by this man. Imagine what her horror would have been if this man had gotten one or both of her little boys up to wittness her rape! Thankfully through trickery and sheer willpower, Cathie managed to flee the would-be rapist and get help from a neighbor. The boys never did wake up, even when the police came. Cathie escaped getting raped that day, over 30 years ago, but the incident is just as fresh in Cathie's mind as if it happened yesterday. With rape statistics climbing, along with every other type of crime, a decent, honest citizen is ever-increasingly at risk of some kind of crime against their property or family. Don't say you can't afford a decent reliable home security system. With the prices that we can offer you in a package deal (as described above) you can do it. Don't wait till you've been harmed, robbed or traumatized to decide to take action. The only reason you need to justify the expense of a good home-security system is "it's 2009"...that says it in a nutshell. Look at what's going on around you....drugs, sexual promiscuity, delinquency....these are all ingredients for crime. Take action. Don't be a statistic...give us a call today: TLC--HOME ...1-888-420-1420
What could have prevented this situation? The answer is simple. Just the simplest little $5.00 door alarm would have scared this criminal away. Criminals don't think, they react. They will not enter if they set off an alarm. Often just official-looking signs that indicate your property is protected or monitored are enough to scare them off. Naturally, they don't want to get caught. When 90% of the people who live by you do not have protection, if you do....they'll go somewhere else. This is an almost word-for-word quote from not one, but many policemen we've personally spoken with. Ask them yourselves. Simple alarms and signs work. Get them, and use them. It makes the world of difference.
Who is TLC--Home?
Cathleen and Thomas Lograsso are the owners and operators of TLC--Home. Cathleen LoGrasso has a Master’s in Education from Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. She taught for over 20 years [5 of those years she worked as a principal]. She has been a landlord for 10+ years, raised 5 wonderfully healthy children and is now webmaster for the web-logs: TLC--Home, Home-e-Secure News, and “Alkaline Water News [Water Wellness]” and co-owner of Alkaline Water Plus, The Alkaline Water Ionizer Store and the Home Security and Self Defense Store. Tom is a professional painting contractor and property re-habber.
Tom and Cathie are also co-owners of B&L Interior/Exterior, The Home Security and Self-Defense Store, and Alkaline Water Plus: The Alkaline Water Ionizer Store. They live in Fenton, MO (in the county of St. Louis) and operate their many businesses from that location. They are current members of the Fenton Chamber of Commerce.
You may reach Tom or Cathie by writing to the following address:
TLC–HOME, 49 Raintree Ct., Fenton, MO 63026
or calling toll-free…
TLC--HOME 1-888-420-1420
Also, visit our BLOG at http://www.home-e-secure.info
