Via Homesecurityteam.com - Yet another burglary was avoided in Dallas, Texas recently thanks to an iPhone security app that allowed a home owner to stop thiefs in the act of burglarizing his home. Home owner Vince Hunter had secured his home in Dallas and taken his trusty iPhone along with him for a much needed vacation in Connecticut. Before he left, Hunter had purchased an iPhone security app that was designed to provide him with a notification anytime that any of the security checkpoints on his home was breached.
Much to his surprise, he was notified of a home intrusion during his vacation that enabled him to take swift action that let him contact local police before burglars could make off with his property. Three different components of the iPhone security application allowed Hunter to protect his personal property: alerts that alarms had been triggered, live security camera footage and notification to the local police.
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Via Homesecurityteam.com - The one place you should always be able to rely on your personal safety is within your own home. Home security Texas has personal security tips for your home:
• It shouldn’t need to be said but do keep your doors locked even when you’re home, and even during the daytime.
• Do not hide extra keys under the mat, under the flower pot, and in the eaves. Thieves know all the typical places.
• If someone comes to your door asking to use the phone, do not unlock the door. Tell them you will call someone for them, but leave them outside.
• If a repairman shows up, but you didn’t request one, call his company from the phone book, not the number he gives you, and verify his identity.
• Keep shrubbery trimmed so it does not cover any windows.
• Whenever you will be away, have a trusted neighbor keep your mail and newspaper, or have service on both suspended. Have a neighbor pick up any other deliveries daily.
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Via Homesecurityteam.com - Summertime is not only the time of year when many of us are away from home, out and about or out of town on vacation. Unfortunately, summertime and its good weather is also a prime time for summertime burglars and thieves to look for easy targets. The good news is that a burglar relies on being able to gain entry in only a minute or two, and if it takes longer than that, he will likely view your home as too much of a risk of getting caught and will leave.
• A monitored home security system can be set up for varied budgets. These are monitored 24/7 by a security center, who will contact you and call the police. There will also be warning signs posted outside the home, letting thieves know you are protected by a monitored home security .
• Do not leave your garage door open; this advertises all kinds of items up for grabs, as well as allows burglars access to your vehicles and if it’s an attach garage, allows the burglar entry via your access door that lea...[More]
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