THOSE OF US IN CABARRUS COUNTY AND NORTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY ARE STUNNED AT THE RISE IN RESIDENTIAL FORCED ENTRY BREAK INS. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CLIMATE OF CRIME IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO BE READY AND ARMED WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION SO THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR OWN HOMES.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ATTACKS ON RESIDENTIAL HOMES RECENTLY THAT ARE RATHER DISTURBING.
THE FIRST METHOD IS THE RING AND KICK:
THIS METHOD IS SCARY BECAUSE IT REALLY SETS YOU UP EITHER WAY. THE PERSON SCOPING OUT YOUR HOME KNOCKS OR RINGS THE FRONT DOOR BELL. THEY WAIT TO SEE IF YOU ANSWER. IF YOU DO NOT , WELL THEY GO TO THE BACK OF THE HOME AND KICK IN THE DOOR QUICKLY AND ROB YOUR HOME OF ELECTRONICS AND VALUABLES. QUITE UNSETTLING AS I HAVE MANY TIMES IGNORED THE DOORBELL DURING THE DAY FOR ANY NUMBER OF REASONS. I MAY ABE ON THE PHONE, SICK, IN THE SHOWER....ETC.... FURTHER MORE... WHAT IF YOUR KIDS ARE HOME ALONE...
WHAT DO YOU DO IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOUR KIDS OR YOU. FIRST, IF YOU HEAR THE DOORBELL RING, TRY TO LOOK OUT AND SEE IF IT IS SOMEONE YOU KNOW. HAVE THE PHONE IN YOUR HAND AND IF IT IS A STRANGER CALL 911 AND TELL THEM YOU THINK SOMEONE MAY BE TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR HOME. DON'T BE SHY... YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME.....BETTER TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION THAN TO BE A VICTIM.
SECOND..... BE READY TO RUN OUT OF ANOTHER DOOR.... ARMED WITH YOUR PHONE AND HAVE A PLACE TO RUN TO.
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THE SECOND METHOD IS: GARAGE DOOR OPENER, RING AND KICK
NOW THIS IS SCARRY TOO... THE PRESUMED ROBBER GETS ACCESS TO YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER. THEN THEY WAIT UNTIL THEY BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT HOME AND THEY RING THE FRONT DOOR BELL AND WAIT TO SEE IF YOU ANSWER. IF YOU DO NOT THEY PULL A TRUCK BACK BEHIND THE HOUSE , USE YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER TO GAIN ACCESS THROUGH YOUR GARAGE... IF YOUR DOOR IS UNLOCKED EVEN BETTER, NOW THEY HAVE EASY ACCESS INTO YOUR HOME. THEY HAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPENED SO THEY CAN CONCEAL THEIR VEHICLE AND ROB YOU BLIND.
OTHERWISE, ONCE IN THE GARAGE THEY KICK IN THE DOOR, BUT THEY ARE NOT EASILY DETECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE HIDDEN BY THE DOOR. THIS IS REALLY SCARRY.
NOW THIS REALLY HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS.... THEY LIVE IN NORTH CHARLOTTE AND A MAN RANG THE FRONT DOOR IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON, NO ONE ANSWERED BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT OPEN HER DOOR TO A STRANGER. HE WENT AROUND BACK, KICKED IN THE DOOR AND BEFORE SHE KNEW IT HE WAS IN HER HOUSE... WITH HER... SHE WAS LUCKY AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND RUN FOR HELP....
THE NEXT CASE HAPPENED TO A COWORKER THIS WEEK.. HIS WIFE WAS HOME ALONE, ASLEEP UPSTAIRS SICK..... SHE HEARD THE DOORBELL RING AND TOOK A MINUTE AND DECIDED TO IGNORE IT. IT RANG AGAIN... SO SHE GOT UP AND GOT ON A ROBE.... SHE WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND THIS TOOK A MINUTE OR TOO... BY THE TIME SHE WAS DOWNSTAIRS, SHE HEARD THE GARAGE DOOR OPENED AND ASSUMED IT WAS HER HUSBAND HOME TO CHECK ON HER. SHE OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO FIND THREE MEN IN HER GARAGE READY TO BREAK INTO HER HOME..
SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR, SCREAM AND CALL 911.. THEY DROVE AWAY AND SHE WAS SAFE.... BUT WHAT IF SHE HAD STAYED IN BED SICK... SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE HOME WITH THREE STRANGERS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN DESPARATE TO GET OUT AND NOT GET CAUGHT.
LETS FACE IT..... IT IS NOT SAFE ANYWHERE ANY MORE... BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PRISONERS OR EXTREMIST ... JUST A REMINDER TO BE SAFE, BE SMART..... TAKE PRECAUTIONS....
MY FAMILY IS PUTTING ON STORM DOORS THAT ARE PLEXIGLASS AND CAN NOT BE KICKED IN. THE POLICE SUGGEST THIS AS ONE OF THE PREVENTIONS. ALSO A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IS SO IMPORTANT. A PHONE CHAIN TO SPREAD THE NEWS WHEN A STRANGER IS SPOTTED IN THE AREA... LETS ALL WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND BE SAFE....
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