robbed on christmas eve need cheap and easy security upgrades.?

Question

they took a ps3,psp,mp3,portable dvd player,and my mothers social security card the police did nothing and it happened to another neighbor.my mother and brothers are crushed we need some good ideas to keep the house on lockdown when we leave the house. window and door accessorie ideas to enhance security around the house would be great.thank you for listening to me this helped me relieve some stress.

Answer 1

If you have a door, you most likely have tubular locksets on your doors. This is what you want in addition to a deadbolt. If you have a full-mortise lockset on your door, it makes you door VERY easy to break into. THere is only 3/8" of wood left around the lockset, you can literally rest your foot on the door, and push, and the door will splinter apart, right at the lock. As for your windows, I don't know what type they are, so you should find out what style/type they are, and go to a small, private glass or window shop and ask them. If you go to Home Depot or Lowe's, you might end up talking to some high school kid that is only there to tell you where screwdrivers are located. As for a cheap, reliable security system, you can get a outdoor floodlight that has a motion sensor on it, and splice into the wiring and wire in a very loud siren or horn. Place the unit in your house pointing at the various points of entry, and if anyone enters, they will be startled by a very loud siren and bright lights, they will not stick around! Hook up the sensor to a switch that you turn on when you leave the house, and off when you are home. You can purchase these items at a hardware store for less than $50, and have an electrician wire it for another $50. It will work fabulously for years to come, just make sure if it is in a dusty environment to clean off the sensor every once in a while. It's cheaper than a ADT type security system with monthly fees, and cheaper, cleaner, and years less work than a dog. I use this type of motion sensor set-up in my woodworking shop, and it scares the heck out of me whenever I forget to turn it off and walk in. That's another thing, you want to put the switch in a place that you can get to immediately upon entering your house, so that you don't trigger it everytime you come home, but not to obvious that a burglar might see it and turn it off. So you would want the sensor above your door for example, so that someone would actually have to walk a step or two into the home.

Answer 2

OK, first, if the police did nothing, you have to go up the chain of command. Ask to speak to a supervisor. They need to do something. If they won't help, call the local newspaper and ask to speak to a reporter and complain.

For the door, get a good deadbolt and install it yourself: it's not hard. You can get something that fits around the deadbolt to reinforce the door so it can't be kicked in. You can also get a doorbell that sounds like a barking dog: thieves hate dogs. You can also borrow a dog for a week to feel safer. Leave a dog bowl and accessories outside so people think you got a dog. You can put a piece of wood in sliding glass windows so they can't be popped up and out of the track, and you can put a little device in a window track so it can't be forced open. Go to the hardware store and ask. Also, if they got your mother's social security card, call up all the major credit companies (experion, equifax, etc.) and ask that a hold be put on any applications for her number -- explain what happened. Also call social security itself -- you can get the number from you congressman's office. She might be a victim of someone trying to use her number.

Answer 3

It all depends on how much you want to spend.

Start by planting thorny bushes (roses, etc...) outside each window. Thieves hate to deal with these.

The barking dog thing is a great idea. Whether it be a real dog or a motion sensitive recording.

If you have the money, talk to ADT or another local security company. This time of year they often have good deals on installation etc.

Most of all, if the police did nothing, you do need to speak to the shift sergeant and find out why.

Answer 4

get a dog with a loud and aggressive sounding bark. my friend worked for ADT once and she told me they had studies that showed that thieves were more more scared of dogs than of security systems. ;0

Answer 5

Try a .357 magnum from smith&wesson, it's my security system, it never fails. Dont fall for that adt crap or alarm systems, they dont work, never have.

Answer 6

I have 10 puppies!!!! take your pick.