Ron70 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kollyflower Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I absolutely do look out of my window if the > > security light comes on, if someone is in my > > garden I want to know who and why. > > > > The point is that I was not home when the kid > > broke in, therefore an alarm wouldn't have made > a > > jot of difference. I just wanted to make people > of > > ED aware that the police said there is quite > the > > crimewave at the moment. I do not believe that > > this is due to people of ED suddenly becoming > lax > > on home security, that certainly wasn't true in > > this case anyway;but rather that gangs target > > areas for a while and then move on. But I'm > > guessing the police could tell you more about > the > > facts. > > > > Cheers > > Unless you can guarantee that you react every time > the light is activated, how do you know that you - > > "absolutely do look out of my window if the > security light comes on" > You're losing sight of plausibility. > > An alarm would absolutely have made a difference, > especially if it was monitored! > > I have no doubt that you're correct, in that ED is > experiencing a crime wave at the moment, however, > for the reasons already stated, it's preventable. > It's just dependant on how interested or motivated > you are by your personal security. > > Ron70 Ron, you previously mentioned a shop you owned? what is the name? Im in need of some security measures as someone was in my front garden yesterday looking around.