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. Texas officials believe he follows women home before attacking them. When the victim opens her door, he produces a handgun and forces his way inside.The Florida woman 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. The elderly couple was returning to their home in Houston when a robber met them in their driveway with a lost dog story, pulled out a knife and forced them inside. Five men ambushed a man in his driveway. Once inside, the Memphis man's entire family was handcuffed at gunpoint while their home was ransacked. 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 his Georgia home. Modesto CA police are searching two women who approached another woman who was standing outside her apartment, forced the woman inside, then beat and robbed her. 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
As with a Push-In, do not go inside with him! You’re better off outside where he has fewer options. Whatever violence he’s willing to use outside will be worse inside. Do not believe any of his promises. Criminals lie.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:
Complete Home Defense: burglary prevention and the best home security products - from home security hardware to burglar alarm equipment
• Home Security - Overview
• Break-In: most homes are easy to invade. Learn what burglars hunt for.
• Walk-In: making it oh-so-easy for an invader. Half of all home intrusions are through unlocked doors!
• Push-In: blindly opening the door if someone knocks. Better to use an intercom.
• Scam-In: believing a stranger's clever scam and opening your door, even an inch - see Push-In above.
• Mug-In: how to avoid being ambushed outside your home and forced in. (YOU’RE NOW ON THIS PAGE)
• Home Safety Tips: what to do when your doorbell rings.
• Peepholes - know who's knocking at your door before you open it.
• Home Intercom System - stay safe when strangers choose your home.
• Cracks in Security: subtle variations of Break-In, Walk-In, Push-In, Scam-In and Mug-In home invasions.
• College - Apartment & Dormitory Security: how to stay safe despite careless roommates.
• Good Neighbors: another layer of home protection.
• Burglary Prevention: what burglars hope you don't know.
• Security-Products - Home Intro
• Outdoor Security Lighting keeps burglars away.
• Security-Products - Door Reinforcement
• Security-Products - Window Reinforcement
• Security-Products - Garage & Yard Reinforcement
• Security-Products - Simple Electronic
• Security-Products - Alarms
• Security-Products - Flaws in Electronics
• Security-Products - Apartment & Dormitory Security
• Apartment Security: how renters can keep safe FAQ.
• Security-Products - Safe Room
• Recap: a quick summary of this entire section.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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