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<blockquote data-quote="Danny Tanner" data-source="post: 2188081" data-attributes="member: 10619"><p>Our keypad doubles as a siren, which is loud and can be heard maybe in front of my house with the door shut, a couple of houses away maybe if the front door was open. We have an attic vent facing the road and I've thought about a siren mounted behind it, just got to figure a way to get it to work with my alarm (this wasn't an option when we had this alarm installed). After yesterday, I've discussed with my wife disabling the siren that way it may make the intruder feel like he has more time to "browse", which ultimately allows more time for the police to catch him.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We have our alarm set to disable delayed entry, so it starts going off as soon as a zone is disturbed. We're guessing the police probably passed the guy on his way out, they were notified and responded that quickly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good to know, thanks! Like I said, they're only $20. Not a huge financial loss if they don't work. We might pick up a few, just for added physical resistance. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No we don't, and that's one of the first things I mentioned to my wife. We'd like to have one for multiple reasons (allowing some sunlight in WAS our first priority), but now it would serve as a speed bump to a smash and grab. Better than nothing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Our neighbor across the street saw a white van a few hours prior, but my wife and I were both home at the time, and with so much storm repair and construction going on in the neighborhood, a white van driving down the road is the norm. We're wondering if our house was cased. One of the officers thinks that if it was a random strike, they probably rang the doorbell and kicked in the door when nobody answered. He also suggested someone that we know or someone that's been in the house recently, as the items they took are odd in their placement and value. For example, my laptop was on the coffee table, right next to my friend's DSLR camera (worth twice as much as the laptop (since secured)) with a carrying strap. Even with arms full and in a rush, it would have been extremely easy to pick it up on the way out. There's no way they didn't see it. Also on the back of the couch was my daughter's Kindle Fire, in the same case as my wife's Kindle Fire that was laying on her night stand. There's no way they didn't see that, either. So why limit themselves to property belonging only to my wife and I? Maybe it's just random conspiracy thinking, but it's almost as if they knew not to steal from my friend and my daughter (as if they retained an ounce of morality).</p><p></p><p>The placement of the 2 laptops and Kindle were spread out throughout the house. Even though they were visible, it was as if they knew exactly what they wanted and where to go to get it. Our alarm was triggered at 10:49, the interior garage door was triggered at 10:55. The latter being from the officer who said the garage was the last place he checked, so that only gives a couple of minutes from the kick in to the officer arriving, and they were long gone.</p><p></p><p>Our house had $25,000 damage done due to last May's storm that's STILL being repaired. The last repair was 4 of our windows a couple of months ago. That was the only repair man that would have been in our bedroom. A month ago we ordered a new bedroom suite, where two delivery guys from Mathis Brothers were obviously in our room. But, they wouldn't have known to run to my wife's nightstand to get her Kindle, since they only dropped it off in the room and left. Although we understand nightstands are one of the first places thieves run, so that part could have been completely random. None of the stuff in the drawers was worth stealing, but they weren't disturbed at all, so they didn't open a single dresser or nightstand drawer. We've also had 1 alarm salesman and 2 alarm techs within the last 2 weeks since we've had a new alarm installed (going away from ADT). There's so many possibilities.</p><p></p><p>We park both cars in the garage and our porch lights are on 24/7. We get random calls on our landline every single day from telemarketers and we never answer a single call unless it's someone we know.</p><p></p><p>Serial numbers have been provided. We personally know 2 others outside of our immediate area in our neighborhood (one of which is a member here (I notified him last night)) and neither has heard of any other break ins. At the time of ours, the officer said no others were reported in the area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danny Tanner, post: 2188081, member: 10619"] Our keypad doubles as a siren, which is loud and can be heard maybe in front of my house with the door shut, a couple of houses away maybe if the front door was open. We have an attic vent facing the road and I've thought about a siren mounted behind it, just got to figure a way to get it to work with my alarm (this wasn't an option when we had this alarm installed). After yesterday, I've discussed with my wife disabling the siren that way it may make the intruder feel like he has more time to "browse", which ultimately allows more time for the police to catch him. We have our alarm set to disable delayed entry, so it starts going off as soon as a zone is disturbed. We're guessing the police probably passed the guy on his way out, they were notified and responded that quickly. Good to know, thanks! Like I said, they're only $20. Not a huge financial loss if they don't work. We might pick up a few, just for added physical resistance. No we don't, and that's one of the first things I mentioned to my wife. We'd like to have one for multiple reasons (allowing some sunlight in WAS our first priority), but now it would serve as a speed bump to a smash and grab. Better than nothing. Our neighbor across the street saw a white van a few hours prior, but my wife and I were both home at the time, and with so much storm repair and construction going on in the neighborhood, a white van driving down the road is the norm. We're wondering if our house was cased. One of the officers thinks that if it was a random strike, they probably rang the doorbell and kicked in the door when nobody answered. He also suggested someone that we know or someone that's been in the house recently, as the items they took are odd in their placement and value. For example, my laptop was on the coffee table, right next to my friend's DSLR camera (worth twice as much as the laptop (since secured)) with a carrying strap. Even with arms full and in a rush, it would have been extremely easy to pick it up on the way out. There's no way they didn't see it. Also on the back of the couch was my daughter's Kindle Fire, in the same case as my wife's Kindle Fire that was laying on her night stand. There's no way they didn't see that, either. So why limit themselves to property belonging only to my wife and I? Maybe it's just random conspiracy thinking, but it's almost as if they knew not to steal from my friend and my daughter (as if they retained an ounce of morality). The placement of the 2 laptops and Kindle were spread out throughout the house. Even though they were visible, it was as if they knew exactly what they wanted and where to go to get it. Our alarm was triggered at 10:49, the interior garage door was triggered at 10:55. The latter being from the officer who said the garage was the last place he checked, so that only gives a couple of minutes from the kick in to the officer arriving, and they were long gone. Our house had $25,000 damage done due to last May's storm that's STILL being repaired. The last repair was 4 of our windows a couple of months ago. That was the only repair man that would have been in our bedroom. A month ago we ordered a new bedroom suite, where two delivery guys from Mathis Brothers were obviously in our room. But, they wouldn't have known to run to my wife's nightstand to get her Kindle, since they only dropped it off in the room and left. Although we understand nightstands are one of the first places thieves run, so that part could have been completely random. None of the stuff in the drawers was worth stealing, but they weren't disturbed at all, so they didn't open a single dresser or nightstand drawer. We've also had 1 alarm salesman and 2 alarm techs within the last 2 weeks since we've had a new alarm installed (going away from ADT). There's so many possibilities. We park both cars in the garage and our porch lights are on 24/7. We get random calls on our landline every single day from telemarketers and we never answer a single call unless it's someone we know. Serial numbers have been provided. We personally know 2 others outside of our immediate area in our neighborhood (one of which is a member here (I notified him last night)) and neither has heard of any other break ins. At the time of ours, the officer said no others were reported in the area. [/QUOTE]
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