Security Products:
Garage Door Security
& Yard Security
for Burglary Prevention
NO security products are guaranteed to stop any crime - but likely will perform well if used with the safety tips in Home Security - Overview. A man broke into Louise and James Hodgel's garage and waited for them to come home then savagely attacked them.
Excerpted from WESH-TV2 Winter Park FL – 17 September 2003
GARAGE DOOR SECURITY
Reinforce all your garage doors and windows – especially the door connecting an attached garage to the house. Then always keep all of them closed and locked – or risk the following:The garage door itself was open that accessed the house. They came upon a teenage girl getting ready for school. They take her down at gunpoint, walk her throughout the residence. Her father is taken down and pistol whipped.
Excerpted from KVOA-TV4 Tucson – 18 September 2004 Police say a pair of teenage boys stormed through the home's partially-open garage door and shot Veronica Amesquita in the head and chest, then repeatedly kicked Amesquita's father and shot him in the abdomen. The attackers took a pair of cell phones and fled.
Excerpted from The Albuquerque Tribune – 11 September 2007 Adam Sarabia entered the couple’s home through an unlocked garage door that also provided access to the house. He then climbed the stairs with a bat to brutally beat them beyond recognition.
Excerpted from The Santa Paula News (CA) – 24 September 2004 Back or side doors appeal to burglars because they're relatively invisible to passers-by. Worse, many homeowners leave their garage doors open and don't lock the door between their house and garage. Anybody who gains access to the garage can just walk into the home. ... LVPD Lt. Robert DuVall says, “Make it a habit to keep the garage-to-house door locked, and be sure to wait until the garage door closes completely before driving away, and also when you return home. They all have sensors now, and if I'm hiding around the corner and I put my hand in, the garage door opens and you won't even know it."
Excerpted from The Las Vegas Review-Journal – 13 January 2008 Sneak-In/Follow-In As Daniel Sullivan drove into his garage, he didn’t notice a man sneaking in behind him. As he exited his car, the intruder overpowered and bound him, looted the house, loaded Sullivan’s car and drove it away. To guard against a sneak-in, hang a large convex mirror (available at auto-parts stores) on the back wall of your well-lighted garage. When arriving home, open your garage door with a remote control, and as you pull in with windows closed and doors locked, watch the mirror for intruders. To avoid bumping into your garage’s back wall while watching the mirror, get an electronic Garage Parking Wizard from www.smarthome.com (or a Garage Parking Mat from www.smarthome.com). Then turn off the motor and zap the door closed while still watching the mirror. Only then do you unlock and exit your car. (If an intruder does sneak in behind you, re-open the garage door and back your car out while honking your horn.)
YARD SECURITY PRODUCTS
• Enclosing your yard with a fence and a locked gate shows ownership and defines trespassing more clearly. But brick walls, solid fences, and tall hedges hide a burglar from your neighbor’s view. A see-through fence is better. You can get a yard siren/strobe-light motion-detector alarm at www.smarthome.com.
• LET THERE BE LIGHT! Find high-tech/low-cost lighting and other garage door security and yard security products at Simple Home Electronics.
• Stop prowlers from hiding in your shrubbery (especially near your windows and doors) by trimming it down to knee-high. The lower, the better.
• Stop a burglar from using the tools in your tool shed to break into your home. Learn all about padlocks, hasps, and hinges in Door Reinforcement.
• Security yard signs and window decals deter 76 percent of burglars. Even though they know many security products signs are phony, they'll move on to an easier target just in case.
• If you happen to be working in the yard when danger arises, you can have a remote-control pocket fob for your Alarm System.
Home Security Hardware, Burglar Alarm Equipment, and Personal Safety Devices
• Security Products - Overview
• Home Security - Product Buying Guide - Intro
• Burglary Prevention: what burglars hope you don't know.
• Door Reinforcement
• Lock Bumping: for the best deadbolt locks.
• Peepholes: know who's knocking at your door before you open it.
• Home Intercom System: stay safe when strangers choose your home.
• Window Reinforcement
• Garage & Yard Reinforcement (YOU’RE NOW ON THIS PAGE)
• Simple Home Electronics
• Alarm Systems
• Flaws in Electronic Security
• Apartment & Dormitory Security
• Safe Room
• Pepper Spray & Devices
HOME SECURITY - HOUSE ALARM
Overlapping layers of protection provide superior burglary prevention. Supplement your garage door security & yard security with a monitored full house alarm.
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