Home Security:
MUG-IN
Home Defense

Mug-In: An attacker ambushes you outside your home security and forces you inside. You might be gardening, followed home, or leaving. It’s similar to a push-in, but begins while you’re outside, farther away from the door.

Officials believe he follows women home before attacking them. "When the victims open their door, he produces a handgun and forces his way inside.
Excerpted from KSAT-TV San Antonio – 22 January 2004

She pulled into her driveway after midnight, and saw a man crouching behind her car. In seconds, he had a knife to her throat, and raped her.
Excerpted from The South Florida Sun-Sentinel – 03 August 2004

The elderly couple was returning to their home. The robber met them in their driveway with a lost dog story, pulled out a knife and forced them inside.
Excerpted from KTRK-TV13 Houston – 27 August 2004

Five men ambushed a man in his driveway. Once inside, the man's entire family was handcuffed at gunpoint while their home was ransacked.
Excerpted from WMC-TV5 Memphis - 17 September 2006

The victim reported he was followed home by a car but thought nothing of it until a man with a handgun approached him demanding money and forced him inside. Another resident of the home stated she was awakened by a man demanding money.
Excerpted from The Bainbridge Post Searchlight (GA) – 16 December 2006

Police are searching for two women for a violent attack and robbery. The two women approached another woman who was standing outside her apartment, forced the woman inside, then punched and robbed her.
Excerpted from CBS-13 Modesto CA – 19 June 2007

As Anna returned home and unlocked her door, a man suddenly appeared behind her, put a knife to her throat, and shoved her inside. Once inside, he spun around to lock the door behind them. In that instant, Anna ran to her bedroom while overturning furniture in her wake to slow his pursuit. ... Deadbolting the solid door behind her, she pushed a panic button, setting off her home security outdoor siren. He fled. Anna was safe in her fortified bedroom (described in Security Products - Safe Room).

Home Security - PREVENTING MUG-INS

Scan your surroundings before exiting your home. Look for anyone hiding or lurking nearby.

Or, if you're coming home, if anyone seems to be following you, don’t go home. Circle the block in your car to see if you’re still being followed. If so, drive to an active public place and stay in your car while blowing the horn (or, if you're on foot, go to a neighbor's house).

When you do go home, look around before exiting your car. Hold pepper spray at the ready. And, since you already have your car-keys in hand, keep your thumb on your car key's emergency button. Or have a Personal Security Alarm: a.k.a. noisemaker or screamer) ready.

Crime-Safety-Security.com has now classified all home invasions into five types so you can truly understand home security. To add to the familiar police terms of Break-In, Walk-In, and Push-In, I’ve created two new categories: Scam-In and Mug-In – as shown below:

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Protect your home security even if you live in Sleepy Valley - predators like to prowl where the prey least expect them.

Stop most home intrusions – whether by burglar or invader – by making sure all your family members use these home security strategies. Predators always find prey – but the most cautious targets will be spared.

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