Posted by OTM Mike Stone in Idaho USA on Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 9:06AM :
In Reply to: OT - House got cased today any ideas to deter a return visit posted by jeff on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 8:14PM :
we lived in Las Vegas (den of thieves) for 15 years before moving here to Idaho
very nice quiet area 4 houses on a 2 acre
cul du sac with block wall all around
builder of the houses put night 150 spots on
all sides of the houses along with 6 carriage
lights on the front
power meter would spin when the sun went down
none of us ever had any problem although some
of our neighbors did
if we saw someone strange driving in our cul-du-sac we would grab a camera and go out
and snap off a few
we also added an alarm system that my wife activated when i was traveling
your home owners insurance usually gives a deduction for alarm systems
when ever any the 4 familys would go away
one of us would pick up the papers, take in the mail, and turn lights on at night and off during the day, we might also park one of our
cars in their driveway
you need to deter unwanteds from coming on your property - let someone else deal with them
leave different cars/trucks parked outside
do you have a gate on your driveway at the road ? if not put one up and keep it closed
all the time
we now live out in the country with a 300 ft
drive way and a big corn field on the north
5 acres we had it completely fenced (cyclone)
mainly to make sure none of our cocker spaniels got off (or other dogs got on) the property
motion detector lights on all sides of all buildings
each situation is different but the bottom line is "DETER THEM" from comming on your property.