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How Do I Protect My Home ? [Serious Question]?

I Have Just Moved Into A New Neighborhood And For The Past Two Months, Someone Has Been Vandalizing Our Home. I Put In New Sod In The Front Lawn, And Every Now And Then, I would find a couple pieces flipped over or just relocated in the middle of my driveway. Also, My Dad's Car Was Tampered With And Everything Inside The Car Was Thrown Out. So Far, We Have Filed Two Police Reports But It Hasnt Helped In Anyway. Some Nights, My Dad And I Would Take Turns Keeping Watch. We Have Some Suspicious People On The Block Who We Think Did It But We Dont Have Evidents. At Night, My Dad Fears That Someone Will Break In And Rob Us. We Have Considered Brinks Security System [Since The Old Owner Had It Installed] And Security Camera's But The Price Is Out Of Question. Because Most Of Them Time, There Are Children At Home, Safety Is A Big Concern But It Has To Fit Our Budget. Are There Any Low Cost Ways To Protect Your Home From Intruders So You Can Leave The House Knowing Your Family Is Safe At Home.

Public Comments

1. Cameras and a dog a big dog
2. Go talk with the local animal shelter, and see if they might have a good candidate for a watchdog.
3. go to shelter and get a huge ass outside pitbull and by adt sercuity system itz prety cheap and get fake cameras like ones that look like there real and there not so it wil scare da ppl there like 20 buckz each
4. Try installing motion lights(like on your garage). Make sure you have a well lit entry area. Try back any bushes or trees that could make a good hiding space. Don't leave out ladders or anything that will make an upper deck or roof accessible. Always lock all doors and windows. Install a bar that fits horizontal in sliding windows and doors. Install a slide chain lock on your entry doors in addition to a heavy duty dead bolt. Check with home depot or lowes, ask a sales associate about simple home security measures you can take. For us Brinks ungraded our existing system and activated it for free with a signed contract. We got a coupon from our home inspection. Our old owners had ADT. They wanted to charge us nearly $1,000 for the same service then a monthly fee. Have you called Brinks and asked about any new homeowners specials? lastly try the following link for additional help http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/ittakesathief/ittakesathief.html
5. Everyone has given some decent answers. As with motion lights you can also look on the web for those motion sensor automatic sprayers designed to keep animals away. Basically they trip the censor and then get sprayed with water. Also if you check the web enough you can find fairly priced camera systems that you can hook up yourself and then have run to a TV and VCR. Check around for home security systems or survelience cameras. It will take some elbow grease and a little tinkering but you can put something together.
6. if you have a gate shate and loke it
7. Have you called Brinks? If you already have a Brinks System installed all that is required for connection is a 3 year commitment. You also do have the option of 1 year contract, but the connection fee is $75, though many times a Security Sales Consultant could wave that fee for you. Monitoring your system is $29.99 per month. If you think about it, that is less than a dollar a day, not to mention most homeowners insurance companies can give you anywhere from 10-20% discount for having a monitored security system active in your home. That savings alone could cover a significant portion of your annual monitoring fee. Seriously consider activating your alarm system. The peace of mind it will bring you is priceless.