RE: Re: I was petrol bombed last night ... security questions

[Scott Crowther <scrowther@xxxxxxx>]

I agree with Patrick, although something I read this very morning
suggested
that dogs really aren't as effective a deterrent 
as most people think. Same piece said flood lighting and CCTV were the
best
deterrents.

Ideally then a burglar alarm with some form of monitoring so that you
know
when something occurs.

Scott



-----Original Message-----
From: PatrickLidstone [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 18 October 2002 09:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: I was petrol bombed last night ... security
questions

A very grim, horrible, experience.

> The property is very long - 80ft, and accessible both via the 
ground floor, and the first floor.
> 
> Can anyone recommend any security devices? If someone is 
determined, I know I cant stop them doing anything, however if I 
could capture them on CCTV or something, then at least I would know 
who the B******Ds are. Also that should be a deterrent.

I would suggest the best immediate deterrent is all-round flood 
lighting. A large dog living in an outside kennel is also very 
effective at discouraging people from attempting to gain access to 
the vicinity of the property.

On the CCTV front, you probably want to go for highly visible cameras 
and connect them to a time lapse video recorder. Lets Automate & 
Keene are good starting points. You have to be realistic though - the 
chances of capturing a clear facial image - especially if they are 
moving fast, and have a hood up, at night, is very small. I see CCTV 
as a psychological deterrent factor rather than anything else.

HTH

Patrick