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Mar 10, 2010, Purse Snatching : Do not become the victim of a purse snatcher.

Purse snatching can happen anywhere. Crowds may give the purse snatcher a bigger choice of victims but lonelier places give an easier escape and fewer witnesses.

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Mar 9, 2010, Benefits of a Home Intercom System.

Sometimes unwelcome folks call at our homes. They may be trying to sell us something and we would rather not stand and listen to their pitch, or they maybe conducting a survey and we just don't have the time to spare.

And sometimes those that call at our homes have much, much darker intentions. The first thing that they want you to do is open up your front door. A home intercom system can help you avoid opening your door to unwanted callers. . .

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Mar 7, 2010, Your Garage Door Lock – Locking thieves out of your garage.

No garage door lock can be said to be completely burglar proof, but to protect your vehicle it pays to install a lock that will defeat most thieves.

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Mar 6, 2010, Should Landlord Fit Burglar Bars?

I live in an apartment block in what is not too bad a neighborhood, at least I thought the neighborhood was pretty free from crime. My apartment is at

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Mar 6, 2010, The Benefits of Purchasing A Small Home Safe.

The most obvious reason a homeowner would prefer a small safe is because of the compactness. You can put it virtually anywhere in your home without it taking up a great deal of space.

It can be very annoying to have an oversized safe that takes up half your closet when all you need is a place to store a few treasured possessions and keep them secure.

An additional benefit to owning a smaller safe is being able to hide it much easier. When you have a large safe, it can sometimes be difficult to conceal. If a burglar does . . .

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Mar 5, 2010, Perimeter Security : Surround your home with security.

Good home perimeter security foils the burglar in many ways. It makes it harder for him to burgle your home, slows him down and makes it more likely that he will be observed.

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Mar 4, 2010, Wireless Home Security Systems : Security without wires.

Wireless home security systems are simple to install because there is not the requirement to run yards of cable. For this reason these type of systems are very popular for DIY installation.

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Mar 2, 2010, Motorcycle Alarms : Beat the motorcycle thieves.

You love your machine, it would be a shame to lose it because you believe that motorcycle alarms do not help stop theft, used with other motorcycle anti-theft measures, they do.

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Mar 1, 2010, Basement Window Security – Keeping the burglar out of your basement.

You need to give full attention to basement window security, even if your basement does only contain storage, if an intruder gets in the basement he has access to the rest of your home.

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Feb 28, 2010, Home Security Tip – Keyless Lock, the security rules.

I changed the old rim lock on our house door to a dead bolting keyless lock. Everything was fine for about a week, then as I was entering the code I noticed

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Feb 26, 2010, A Child Tracking Device Can Help Put Your Mind At Rest.

Your son has told you he is going to visit friends just a few blocks away. But is he right over the other side of town hanging out with a crowd that you don't approve of?

Your teenage daughter has your permission to stay out until 10 pm. It is now 10.20 pm. Where is she?

A child tracking device can help put your mind at rest in both these scenarios and many more. It can also alert you when you need to take action. Child GPS tracking can do so much more than . . .

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Feb 25, 2010, Driveway Alarm : Get an alert for unexpected visitors.

A vehicle is approaching your house, you are not expecting visitors. A driveway alarm can give you vital seconds warning, and being forewarned is being forearmed.

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Feb 24, 2010, A Personal Security Alarm : Your portable protection.

So what is stopping you from carrying a personal security alarm? Do you think that you will never find yourself in a situation to need one, think again, assaults happen and can happen to anyone.

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Feb 22, 2010, Keyless Door Locks : Security and Convenience.

With keyless door locks all you need to do is punch in a number, or simply insert your finger, or with a remote keyless lock you can open up the door to your home as you walk up your drive.

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Feb 21, 2010, A watch dog will discourage burglars.

A family watch dog need not be a large and fearsome dog. Medium and small dogs are very capable of being trained to warn of approaching strangers, and to warn off intruders.

Criminals are discouraged by the presence of smaller dogs just as much as they are discouraged by larger dogs. They do not want to risk being caught because of your watch dog barking and attracting attention.

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Feb 20, 2010, My apartment

The garbage chute is around the hallway; I always lock my front door when leaving (even to take out the trash). I usually take it out on my way to work

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