On Thursday, January 17, a family’s home was burglarized
while they were shopping at Costco. The family was at Costco for only an hour.
When they returned home they found that someone had taken their jewelry and all
of their electronic gadgets. The burglars entered the house through a side
window, apparently circumventing their alarm system.
Note: While little more detail is known about this incident
it does provide some pointers:
- Usually, the rule of thumb is
that most burglaries occur in the spring and summer when the weather is
warmer and the days are longer. However, burglaries do happen in the
winter, even with the cold weather that we have been having in the last
two weeks.
- While we do not have information
on how the burglars circumvented the alarm, think about the following if
you have an alarm:
- Always arm your alarm
system when you leave your house, even if you plan to be away for only a
short time.
- When you install your
alarm system, ensure that you have adequate coverage of your home. A good
alarm installer can assess and what types of sensors to use and where to
place them to reliably set off an alarm when an intruder enters your
home.
- If you are thinking about
installing an alarm system, remember:
- Get bids from 3 or more
companies.
- There are two types of
systems that you can use:
- A monitored alarm system
through a major company that that will first verify if there is a
problem (usually with a phone call to you or someone you designate)
before calling the local 911 agency.
- A non-monitored alarm
system that has a loud siren outside of the house that can alert
neighbors. This is especially valuable if your neighbor know to call
911 if they hear the alarm.
- For more information
about alarms and surveillance cameras go to the Snohomish County
Sheriff’s Office web site:
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