Keep Your Business Safe From Burglary
A friend proudly took me round his new business premises. He had pictures from the last 4 months of work getting the office shipshape. It was all ready for his staff to move in on the Monday. But his happy face turned into a frown when I asked about his security...
Shoplifting Top Crime Against UK Businesses 2018-2019
In 2018/2019, there were 606,282 crimes against businesses in England and Wales. Down on the previous year. But that's still an average of 69.2 crimes every hour. Or more than one every minute! WOW... those are some sobering statistics. This post looks at what...
Why Your Factory Needs A Security System
Speak to any engineer or manufacturer and they will tell you that their biggest security problems are: 1. the theft of metal/parts for scrap - usually from an outside yard; and 2. "accidents" in the factory - meaning a lot of factories have inside cameras to make sure...
Why Is My Carbon Monoxide Alarm Going Off & How Do I Stop It?
"Why is my carbon monoxide alarm going off?" is one of the most frequently asked questions in Google about CO detectors. Lots of people are going onto Google to research whether the sound from their carbon monoxide alarm is indeed a warning or just a false alarm. And...
Distraught Dog Owner: I Would Have Given The Burglar The TV
Someone broke into the house whilst Jake was home alone. He and his owner had met at a rescue home 12 years earlier. It's not clear exactly what happened because his owner was out at work. And Jake did what dogs do. He tried to protect his master's territory. So Jake...
RING cameras hacked in the US – what can UK users do to avoid this?
Frightening reports are coming in from America about families who have had their Ring security cameras hacked. And about an increase in desire to want to hack such cameras! According to Motherboard hackers have now made dedicated software specifically to gain access...
Why Your German Shepherd Is Not The Best Home Security
I've been having a lot of Facebook conversations about home security recently. And so many people tell me that they don't need an alarm or CCTV cameras because they have... a German Shepherd. After Katherine Ryan's home was broken into by a masked burglar, she joked...
P R O T E C T Your Home & Stop Burglaries This Christmas
Great video from Thames Valley Police about how to stay safe and stop burglaries this Christmas. If someone breaks in to YOUR home, you just want the Police to catch the bad guy. ASAP! Caught in the act is the best way. Obviously. But because there are so many FALSE...
Christmas Fire Risk
Not to be a Grinch or anything but make sure your Christmas tree doesn't ruin your festive season. Great advice is to cut off the bottom couple of inches of your tree's trunk and soak it in a bucket of water before you put it into its stand. This will help to keep it...
Will The Police Come If I Call To Report A “Burglary In Progress?”
Interesting chat on Facebook recently. Someone told me that the Police will ONLY come if your property has a URN number. But that's not correct. A URN number is given to you by the Police when you sign up to have your alarm monitored 24/7 by security professionals...