RE: Re: Need some help ASAP : Home Alarm needed

["Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with the majority of Nigels sentiments.. However

There are a number of benefits of a security company (though not to
apprehend Burglars)

We use the Intamac monitoring system for many of the Showhouse
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we do (I also use it at home). There have a PAYG guarding service that can
become top of your list of people to attend your property if there is an
activiation. The great thing with this is that while you are on holiday you
KNOW someone will attend and then make your property secure.=20

I can also echo Nigel's tale...

Our customer's offices have audio verification etc. The keyholder was
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in the middle of the night, told that there was audio verification - police
called etc. He attends and is sitting in the Car Park of the Offices - the
burglars have turned the lights on and he can see them walking around
passing all their PC's/Laptops/Servers out of the windows. Police were
informed and told him they were too busy to attend !! - he waited until
daylight etc. - Police NEVER came !!!!

Customer is now upgrading CCTV and Physical Security/Lighting to hopefully
prevent this happening again. This happened in High Wycombe but the Police
were too busy dealing with the Saturday Night p*ss heads.

Nice to know where your taxes are going !!




Dean.




-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Nigel
Sent: 09 October 2007 13:25
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Need some help ASAP : Home Alarm needed

I think maybe a reality check of what one might you expect from the police
today.

Personally, I would not waste my time or money even bothering to include
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police or a security care company in any equation for household security.
They are a perception of security rather than a reality. The villains know
the response times and operate within them. You will achieve absolutely
nothing other than frustration at police ineptitude and disinterest.  By
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time you get a response from police, IF they can even be bothered, any
intruders will be long gone. Even if you give them the name and address of
the intruder, doubt they'll be interested unless you have a full coverage
movie of the event with signed confessions.

I once gave them video of a disturbed break-in to my factory whilst I was
still working in it one evening, together with the registration number of
the vehicle, descriptions of the intruders. Police knew who it was as soon
as I told them but were unable (or unwilling) to do anything - they came
back and ripped off =A325k of computer equipment a few nights later ripping
out a security barred window. The factory was REDCARE linked to the police
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I lived 15 minutes from the factory and when I got there as a result of the
security call, I had to wait 3/4 of an hour before the police got there.
Full video of event - same team as earlier - achieved precisely zilch other
than a big hike in insurance premiums. After that, we took other actions at
considerable expense to make it not worth their while to break in.

Best option to consider, IMHO, is make it difficult for them to enter /
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the property perimeter, set off an audible alarm & flash lights (but
not
full alarm) so they know they have been detected and if they get into the
house make an AWFUL lot of internal and external noise as a deterent. A
decent sized, well visible camera focussed on the entry points to the
property are also a partial deterent particularly for the average intruder.

Perhaps a slightly different perspective for you to consider.

Nigel=20=20=20







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