What Are Your Options in Home Security Equipment? | Ezine Article ...

by Sean Davids

There are plenty of folks who feel that no safety measure is too great if it will help keep their homes and loved ones safe and secure. This is the reason that countless people buy a home security system in order to ensure their safety. These setups are easier to buy and put in than ever before, with the complexity ranging according to the budget set aside for it.

If you’re thinking of buying a security system installed in your home here are a couple of things for you to consider. The first thing you should do is examine the house and locate the highest possible points of entrance, then find the best way to monitor all of them. Motion detectors or infrared switches that will alert you if the beam is broken are some of the security devices you might want to think about. Pressure mats can be set up beneath a rug close to a window or doorway.

Basic vibration sensors and door jam magnets can be put on the windows and doors of your house to make it more secure. These devices are pretty easy to install. Motion detectors are a wonderful addition to your home security system that let you keep an eye on your interior rooms. A lot of these units can be adjusted so they can detect a human being’s movement through the monitored area, however still let your pets move throughout the house without triggering an alarm.

A home security system can include technology that will dial a monitoring center. Depending on the security device, the alarm may signal a fire, an intruder, or some other emergency.

If somebody has broken into the house a closed circuit television system is also helpful to help identify an intruder. Color cameras may be hardwired into the house or you can choose a wireless camera. Either will assist in presenting you with a clearer picture.

In addition, you’ll also be able to select other choices such as a dialer system or silent alarm. For more security, an alarm that triggers a 200 decibel siren can be installed. When you have a local alarm you have the upper hand to frighten away would-be thieves. You might, however, be able to catch thieves in the act of burglary when you employ a silent alarm that contacts a call center when triggered. A drawback to this system is the possibility of the homeowner confronting the intruder before the police arrive.

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Thugs defy cops, commit yet another bias crime

01.08.10

A Port Richmond teen on his way home from work was beaten then robbed of $10 by three young men who yelled anti-Mexican epithets early yesterday, police said. The young man, a 17-year-old Mexican immigrant, suffered a black eye, facial lacerations and bruises and was treated and released from Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, police said.

The early-morning assault is being investigated by the NYPD's Hates Crimes Task Force. It is the 11th time the task force has investigated an incident on the North Shore since April, most of them in Port Richmond.

This latest attack both bewildered and frustrated members of the community, because it happened despite a massive police presence there over the last week and concerted efforts by community leaders to ease racial tensions.

The teen was on his way to his home on Post Avenue at around 2:30 a.m., after working a night shift as a busboy at a restaurant in Manhattan. He was approached by a Hispanic male near the corner of Castleton and Simonson avenues -- who apparently distracted him while two African American males attacked him from behind, according to law enforcement sources.

Source: SILive.com

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