So you want to get a home alarm system and you are just getting started. If this is the case, step into our classroom! The basic home alarm system is made up of a control panel, keypad, siren, door and window sensors, motion detector, and if you choose, a central monitoring station.
In Northern California, a 30-year-old Yuba County man was released from jail minutes before breaking into a home, reports the Ukiah Daily Journal.
With summer nearly here, there are sure to be vacations on the horizon. This means your home’s security is more important than ever before. That’s because your property will be left without someone in it, leaving it vulnerable to culprits looking for an easy score.
Do security lights deter burglars or does it light their way? This has long been debated by security experts and homeowners. Studies today show that indeed, having adequate lighting around your home does help prevent break-ins.
If you purchased an emergency preparedness kit from Home Security Store then you now have a limited 3 day supply of emergency drinking water with a shelf life of 5 years. In addition, you have some water purification tablets. However, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), you should store at least one gallon of water per person per day.
We all know that a bank robbery is no laughing matter, but tell that to one Wells Fargo bank teller and she might just laugh at you. That was the case in Beaumont, Texas near Houston after a would-be-robber tried to hold up the teller with a note.
Glee star Matthew Morrison has installed tighter security at his Los Angeles residence after a fan followed him home. Morrison’s acting and singing role as high school teacher Mr. Schuester on the hit TV show Glee has made him famous around the world. However, Morrison admits that fame has led him to fear for his personal safety.
It’s silent, deadly and can lurk in your home while your family sleeps. Dubbed the “silent killer,” carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas that kills 500 people and sends 20,000 more to the hospital each year.
When a burly ex-convict forced his way into a posh Florida home last week, he had no idea what awaited him — a 25-year-old beauty queen with a pink .38-caliber handgun.
The Go! Control panel of 2GIG Technologies, the Carlsbad, CA-based developer of home security and related systems, has been recognized as the Security Product of the Year by the TechHome Division of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
