A Homeowner’s Guide to Porch Pirate Defense
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A Homeowner’s Guide to Porch Pirate Defense

In the age of seamless online shopping, porch piracy is a growing concern.  You eagerly await a package only to discover it vanished, snatched by opportunistic thieves known as porch pirates. This guide, delves into the escalating problem, dissecting the tactics employed by these stealthy criminals.  (Let’s uncover how serious porch piracy is. Alarm Guard…

Is Safety On Your New Year’s Resolution List?
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Is Safety On Your New Year’s Resolution List?

When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, what will you be thankful for from 2021 ? More importantly what have you learned and will apply to your New Year’s resolution list for 2022. If there’s anything that we have all learned in 2021, it’s not to take our health and safety for granted. The…

How To Perform A Security Risk Assessment On Your Home
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How To Perform A Security Risk Assessment On Your Home

I am asked the same question over and over again. “How Do I Perform A Security Risk Assessment On My Home ?”. This article is dedicated to the families across Canada that want to understand the vulnerabilities they may have in relation to the protection of their home. If you want to try and avoid…

Package Theft At Your Front Door (Increasing Problem)
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Package Theft At Your Front Door (Increasing Problem)

Over the past year Canadians have become reliant in ordering online with free delivery. Overcoming the need for in person shopping for clothing, groceries and gifts. unfortunately the sudden surge in packages being dropped off at your front door has caused the same increase in front door package theft. As the holiday season soon approaches…

Protecting Your Family and Possessions Against Intrusions
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Protecting Your Family and Possessions Against Intrusions

Protecting your family and possessions against intrusions should be a high priority for many people and when employment rates go down, the crime rate typically rises. Desperation can sometimes cause people to do things they normally would not do and to protect against the possibility of break ins, many are realizing that home security will…

Smart Home Security Should Include Securing Your Mailbox
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Smart Home Security Should Include Securing Your Mailbox

Although most people only think about their home and property when dealing with home security, the mailbox is equally as important. On a daily basis, there is a lot of personal information that goes through your mailbox. Even though burglary is a concern, identity theft is just as big of a concern as well. Most…

What Happens When Someone Breaks in…and You’re Home?
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What Happens When Someone Breaks in…and You’re Home?

It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. You’re brushing your teeth, getting ready for bed and suddenly you hear a noise and fear the worst. Someone is breaking into the house. While this scene is depicted in countless horror films, in reality, burglars typically target homes when they’re most likely to be empty. In general, this means the…

What happens when someone breaks into a home…and takes nothing?
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What happens when someone breaks into a home…and takes nothing?

As the month of May was coming to an end and the weather was really starting to warm, a Boston-area man came home to an unusual surprise. Someone had very clearly been inside his home – every room in fact. But rather than missing valuables and trashed furniture, the man bizarrely encountered a sparkling clean…

House Tours: The Social Media Trends That’s Putting Homeowners at Risk
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House Tours: The Social Media Trends That’s Putting Homeowners at Risk

There are thousands of online videos showing brand new homes with spacious kitchens, elegant dining areas and empty bedrooms just waiting to be decorated. In the past, these clips were exclusively made by real estate agents in the hopes that potential buyers would be intrigued by the images and show an interest in the available…