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Planning for the Unthinkable: a Home Invasion

Your alarm system will release a loud alarm if an intruder has broken into your home. But then what happens? Do you have a plan in place in the event of a home invasion? Here are some tips to help you develop a plan to protect you and your family when the unthinkable happens.

1) You will recieve a phone call very soon after the alarm system is set off. Be sure to have a phone close to answer it and tell the Central Station to send the Police.
2) Make known a safe place where your family will meet. If an intruder proceeds despite tripping the alarm system, then there could be a danger to your family. The master Bedroom Closet is usually a good candidate for the safe place.
3) If you are forced to defend your family, you are much better off with protection. Buy some Peppr Spray, and keep it hidden in your safe place.
4) Keep hidden in your safe place until the police arrive. Listen for the sounds that an intruder would make. Keep everything around you very dark.

A Home Invasion is usually just a breaking and entering. But, as the news often reports, it can sometimes lead to a serious crime. Usually, a home invasion is only a desperate attempt at theft, and it is called a hot burglary if a family is home during the break-in. When TV commercials depict a home invasion or burglary, this is generally what happens: The family is minding their own business, when they hear something strange. Their first instinct is that it is harmless, because it usually is. Then they are surprised when their front door is smashed open, and a man wearing all black is standing there. The security system starts alarming, it is so loud that the neighbors can surely hear it. Frightened, they run upstairs as the burglar flees the scene.

This scenario is definitely most common. Most burglars don't want to hurt their victims physically. They only want to take their hard-earned possessions, then be on their way. But there are burglars out there that are willing to escalate a situation if they feel backed in a corner. Remember, criminals are often driven to crime because they are addicted to drugs or gambling, and they must feed their habit. So, if they really think they need the money, they will accept the risk of burglarizing a house with people in it and a alarm system blaring an alarm. When a thief is still willing to burglarize an occupied house with the security system alarming, their risk of getting caught dramatically increases. They are not thinking straight, and this is combined with being put into a very stressful situation, and sometimes they are also strung out on drugs. When a burglary happens, it is the time where planning for the worst pays off. In a home invasion, your security system will usually scare off the intruder, but in order to protect your family a plan could save the lives of your loved ones.

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JD Evans has over 15 years of experience for a security system business. His alarm business is regarded as among the best in alarm companies, and his frequent contributions to our website have helped many confused security system patrons.

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