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How bad is bad?
In message , harryagain
writes "Baz" wrote Let me tell you that this has scared us both half to death here, the scroat has crept up during the night and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage and we didn't hear a thing. Imagine if he wanted to do US harm. I don't know where the money is going to come from but we have to get some quality recordable security here. Today if I can. The police are going to talk with us later on today about security. Baz Cheapest is to get a fake camera. I bought several cheap (circa 30/40 quid) cameras when we had a fence repeatedly smashed. The vandalism has not occurred again after several years, and I know that the cameras were quickly spotted by local kids because one of them slyly asked what they were for... They are a definite deterrent, and I handed a tape to the local cops which placed two yobs in my garden at 06:30 one morning. No time-stamp on the video, but my statement guaranteeing that the video recorder was set at the correct time was enough to I/D them and add a charge of trespass to the burglary they had committed elsewhere the same morning. They were caught after an alert neighbour saw his kitchen door handle turn as they tried it, and called the police who were attending the nearby burglary. My main camera is connected to a DVD recorder and (importantly programmed to record at all times except for evening TV viewing. :-) Security measures are best installed *before* incidents happen, and upgraded from time to time. A personal not eto Baz, I understand how you feel, because we were troubled by street gangs in this otherwise respectable area, until cooperation between local councillors and the police broke them up. Since the introduction of ASBOS it has been very quiet here... Don't let the b*****ds ruin your health, I would think that they are unlikely to return... -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |