Scottsdale Apartment Intruder Strikes Again . . .

Looks like the man that breaks into young womens apartments,
and watches them sleep has struck again!

Last Saturday, a woman in her 20's living at San Tropez Apartments
woke up around 6:30am to find a man watching her at her
bed room door!

Luckily he ran out, and no one was hurt. Yet, it is still quite
a scary situation to be put into!

Here are a couple of the news stories off www.AZCentral.com

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/11/22/20081122trespasser-ON.html

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/24/20081024sr-trespassing1024ON.html

Happy Thanksgiving!
Vinay

Burglar Arrested, then Released - Gilbert 85297

I have been working in Gilbert's 85297 Zip Code recently, North East Corner of Higley and Queen Creek to be specific.

There have been a large number of burglaries here recently as you can see on the Crime Map (www.azcentral.com/CrimeMaps)

What is happening?

Almost all of the recent burglaries are happening at night, WHILE people are sleeping in the house. Luckily no one has been hurt or injured.

How are they getting in?

It seems like the burglars (one or more) are getting in through unlocked doors, or Back Arcadia Doors that are not secure, and with out an Anti Lift Check.

The police have also reported that they think sometimes he/they enter the house/garage during the day, and hide till everyone goes to bed.

Has anyone been arrested?

Yes, but even when one of the suspects was arrested, the burglaries did not stop. Just recently, this one suspect has been released, but no longer lives in this neighborhood.

What should you do?

- Keep all Doors and Windows locked at ALL times. Especially the door from your Garage into your house

- Do NOT leave your Garage open unoccupied

- Check your Garage and all CLOSETS and hiding places BEFORE going to bed

Vinay

Security Cameras Come to the Rescue in a Violent Robbery

Security Cameras verses a Security System, what are the pros and cons?

Best protection of course is to have both!

Here is a link to a News 4 Jax story where the Security Cameras
lead to the arrest of 3 individuals.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/17056690/detail.html

A Home Security System's purpose is first of all to prevent
any burglaries from ever happening! If someone breaks into
the home, the next goal is to scare them away with a loud siren.
Third step, is to record the audio evidence (if you have a Two Way
Voice System) and or call the local police to respond.

The main thing, is to prevent the burglary, and if someone
does enter, to get them out ASAP to limit the amount damage
and loss.

Security Cameras on the other hand are more for recording
the burglary to later catch and arrest the suspects. A Security
System on the other hand is more of a deterrent, while the Cameras
are more capture the evidence.

Of course, another thing to consider is where is all the video on the
Security Camera going to be recorded? On a computer, on a DVR,
what happens if they steal the computer or DVR?

Vinay