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Fall Crime Trends in Canada: Why Break-Ins Spike After Summer
In Canada, crime doesn’t stay the same year-round. Police reports from major cities show that residential break-ins tend to rise in the fall months compared to summer. For example, Toronto Police data shows reported break-and-enters increasing by double digits between September and November in recent years. Why? The answer isn’t just “colder weather”, it’s about…
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Why Bell Home Security Customers Should Switch to Alarm Guard Security
In a surprising move, Bell Canada recently announced the sale of its home security and monitored alarm assets for an estimated $170 million. This decision, expected to close in the second half of 2025, marks a significant shift for Bell as it refocuses on its core telecommunications, enterprise solutions, and media businesses. For Bell’s home…
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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…
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What Happens At Home When You’re At Work?
Ever wonder what happens at home when you’re away ? Seriously, unless your neighbours give you the daily rundown of what is happening on the street you are rendered helpless by being unaware. The front door of your home can receive a lot more traffic than you think. Let’s start with the obvious of receiving…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
