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[scrapper]

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up to lock all doors/windows and set your alarms when you're not home. Our house was broken into today 2/19. We live off of Iron Point Rd./Carpenter Hill. Small easily portable items were stolen such as a laptop and a few pieces of very sentimental jewlery. The police suspect a 'bump key' was used.

Be on the look out, report anything suspicious.

[DrKoz23]

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up to lock all doors/windows and set your alarms when you're not home. Our house was broken into today 2/19. We live off of Iron Point Rd./Carpenter Hill. Small easily portable items were stolen such as a laptop and a few pieces of very sentimental jewlery. The police suspect a 'bump key' was used.

Be on the look out, report anything suspicious.

Sorry to hear this. You would figure Elliott Homes would have put better locks on the homes for how much they cost. After hearing numerous local news stories about "Bump" Keys... I think I will be heading to Home Depot to get a slide lock for our front door... tomorrow.

[Orangetj]

There's certainly nothing wrong with getting the best locks possible and being sure windows are closed and locked when you're not home. These obviously might give pause to a less determined crook. That said, I'm of the opinion that if a thief wants to get into your house there just isn't much one can do to stop him short of installing a steel framed door and covering all windows with bars. An alarm is good, but I actually think those have the most utility if you're actually home when it goes off. Otherwise, the thief still has a couple of minutes to get in, grab some valuables and get out before the police can get there.

It's a shame that we have to deal with such things, but I guess it's just a fact of life.

[Chad Vander Veen]

get a dog - barking dogs are a good deterrent*


*no source

[tessieca]

We have the double locks on all of our external doors, so if we use the topo turning lock I don't think bump keys will work. We lock our house so well that we couldn't get in when one of our then-young ones locked us out. We had to amuse her through the window until we coulud get a locksmith to come. The fire dept. came and helped us amuse her .

[joannneschmoe]

get a dog - barking dogs are a good deterrent*
*no source

A dog is a totally great idea! Also don't make your routine obvious. If you are going on a trip for a few days, pack you car inside your garage. And if you have two cars leave one in the drivway. That way a stranger might think there is someone home. And it's not a bad idea to leave your tv on with the volume loud while you are at work durring the day. That way when someone comes up to your door to try their bump lock they will hear the tv and not risk breaking in where someone might be home.

[Orangetj]

We have the double locks on all of our external doors, so if we use the topo turning lock I don't think bump keys will work. We lock our house so well that we couldn't get in when one of our then-young ones locked us out. We had to amuse her through the window until we coulud get a locksmith to come. The fire dept. came and helped us amuse her .

I hate to sound like a defeatist, but the primary reason your locks were so effective at keeping you out of your home is that you weren't willing to go around back and simply break a window to gain access.

I do think that an alert dog (the bigger the better!) is probably one of the most effective ways to keep unwelcome people from entering one's property. Of course, you have to like dogs and be willing to take care of them appropriately if you are going to go this route.

[folsombound]

Rottweilers, Dobermans and German Shepherds are really good deterents to burglars and thieves. Smaller dogs will help too but I think that a big angry dog is the best deterent

[old soldier]

if it gets to be an epidemic sooner or later the burglars will run into an armed citizen...better if its sooner. a shot burglar by a home owner in fear of his live will go a long way especially if its in the news big.

remember if you shoot you got to be scared cause its still illegal to execute burglars

the one thing I do agree with my islam brothers is how they handle the old burglary problem

[folsombound]

Just be sure not to just wound them. If they are only wounded they will probably sue with the help of the ACLU and you'll at least incur major legal bills.

[Orangetj]

Meh...if you shoot an intruder, you'll probably be sued whether he lives or dies. If he lives, he'll sue you directly and if he dies his family will sue you. Ultimately, if it comes down to defending one's life or the well being of one's family, the ensuing lawsuit would probably be the last thing on one's mind.

[B&G]

Meh...if you shoot an intruder, you'll probably be sued whether he lives or dies. If he lives, he'll sue you directly and if he dies his family will sue you. Ultimately, if it comes down to defending one's life or the well being of one's family, the ensuing lawsuit would probably be the last thing on one's mind.

In the event of an intruder remember...
you must articulate that you were in fear of your life and the lives of your family...If you can write, you will be alright.

[camay2327]

Smith & Wesson sounds good.....

[folsombound]

There are a lot of good names.....Remington....Colt....Winchester.....Smith.....Wesson.....Walther....Ruger and many more. They would make good names for a Rottweiler too.

[old soldier]

I never thought about the wounding aspect, if you get a guy you ought to get some past years of the tv show 24 and just look at how jack baur holds and shoots his weapon.