WAY OT: Preventing a break-in

[JC]

Suggestions?

Saw some large creep that looked like he was casing my house and the one next door 2 weeks ago. Decided I was paranoid and ignored it. On Saturday, a very nice neigbor let me know the same guy has been looking in my first floor windows at night. On the second night she saw him, she called the police.

I called the police too since there had been 3 sightings and the place next door had been burglarized 3 times in the past year. The police promised to increase patrols, but I don’t know that they have the bandwidth to do that. I called the landlord who let the other nearby tenants know about the guy.

Last night, the guy came back and my neighbors chased him. (I worry about that activity — I don’t want them to get hurt).

I ALWAYS lock my windows. I have bars in the tracks to make them harder to open. I have a dog. I expect to move in the next few weeks. The landlord is thinking of adding motion detector lights. I have all indoor lights blazing 24/7 right now. Anything else I should be doing short of getting a gun? (It is much safer for everyone if I do not have one of those).

I have nothing worth stealing, so it is not like I am a good target.

Thanks for reading my rant.

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[Allan from Fallbrook]

JP: Sigh. Here we go again. You and your favorite 5.56mm. You might mention the over-penetration problem with rifle rounds that travel at 3,000+ feet per second.

JC: I don’t keep loaded guns in my house, but if you want a firearm that will get someone’s attention (even unloaded), go down to your local Big 5 or gun store and purchase a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Police. Fairly inexpensive, and nothing gets someone’s attention like a 12ga. pump-gun. I’d imagine that your problem will decide to go elsewhere if he knows you have the capability of spreading his midsection across your lawn.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

JP: Sigh. Here we go again. You and your favorite 5.56mm. You might mention the over-penetration problem with rifle rounds that travel at 3,000+ feet per second.

JC: I don’t keep loaded guns in my house, but if you want a firearm that will get someone’s attention (even unloaded), go down to your local Big 5 or gun store and purchase a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Police. Fairly inexpensive, and nothing gets someone’s attention like a 12ga. pump-gun. I’d imagine that your problem will decide to go elsewhere if he knows you have the capability of spreading his midsection across your lawn.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

JP: Sigh. Here we go again. You and your favorite 5.56mm. You might mention the over-penetration problem with rifle rounds that travel at 3,000+ feet per second.

JC: I don’t keep loaded guns in my house, but if you want a firearm that will get someone’s attention (even unloaded), go down to your local Big 5 or gun store and purchase a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Police. Fairly inexpensive, and nothing gets someone’s attention like a 12ga. pump-gun. I’d imagine that your problem will decide to go elsewhere if he knows you have the capability of spreading his midsection across your lawn.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

JP: Sigh. Here we go again. You and your favorite 5.56mm. You might mention the over-penetration problem with rifle rounds that travel at 3,000+ feet per second.

JC: I don’t keep loaded guns in my house, but if you want a firearm that will get someone’s attention (even unloaded), go down to your local Big 5 or gun store and purchase a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Police. Fairly inexpensive, and nothing gets someone’s attention like a 12ga. pump-gun. I’d imagine that your problem will decide to go elsewhere if he knows you have the capability of spreading his midsection across your lawn.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

JP: Sigh. Here we go again. You and your favorite 5.56mm. You might mention the over-penetration problem with rifle rounds that travel at 3,000+ feet per second.

JC: I don’t keep loaded guns in my house, but if you want a firearm that will get someone’s attention (even unloaded), go down to your local Big 5 or gun store and purchase a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 Police. Fairly inexpensive, and nothing gets someone’s attention like a 12ga. pump-gun. I’d imagine that your problem will decide to go elsewhere if he knows you have the capability of spreading his midsection across your lawn.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb][img_assist|nid=10458|title=G & R|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=67]

This works for me.[/quote]

I’ve always loved that pic, jp. 🙂
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JC,

I’m sorry to hear that you have to deal with this problem. We’ve been having more break-ins in our area as well, and in the past few weeks, have had someone ring the doorbell and run away a couple of times when we call out through the door (we never open it unless we’re expecting someone).

If you don’t have kids, Allan’s suggestion sounds perfectly good to me. The #1 and #2 suggestions I’ve heard from cops is to get a dog (which you already have) and get an alarm.

It’s GREAT to know your neighbors are watching out for each other. It might be a good idea to exchange phone numbers and maybe have a sort of informal watch schedule if it makes you all feel more secure.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb][img_assist|nid=10458|title=G & R|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=67]

This works for me.[/quote]

I’ve always loved that pic, jp. 🙂
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JC,

I’m sorry to hear that you have to deal with this problem. We’ve been having more break-ins in our area as well, and in the past few weeks, have had someone ring the doorbell and run away a couple of times when we call out through the door (we never open it unless we’re expecting someone).

If you don’t have kids, Allan’s suggestion sounds perfectly good to me. The #1 and #2 suggestions I’ve heard from cops is to get a dog (which you already have) and get an alarm.

It’s GREAT to know your neighbors are watching out for each other. It might be a good idea to exchange phone numbers and maybe have a sort of informal watch schedule if it makes you all feel more secure.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb][img_assist|nid=10458|title=G & R|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=67]

This works for me.[/quote]

I’ve always loved that pic, jp. 🙂
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JC,

I’m sorry to hear that you have to deal with this problem. We’ve been having more break-ins in our area as well, and in the past few weeks, have had someone ring the doorbell and run away a couple of times when we call out through the door (we never open it unless we’re expecting someone).

If you don’t have kids, Allan’s suggestion sounds perfectly good to me. The #1 and #2 suggestions I’ve heard from cops is to get a dog (which you already have) and get an alarm.

It’s GREAT to know your neighbors are watching out for each other. It might be a good idea to exchange phone numbers and maybe have a sort of informal watch schedule if it makes you all feel more secure.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb][img_assist|nid=10458|title=G & R|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=67]

This works for me.[/quote]

I’ve always loved that pic, jp. 🙂
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JC,

I’m sorry to hear that you have to deal with this problem. We’ve been having more break-ins in our area as well, and in the past few weeks, have had someone ring the doorbell and run away a couple of times when we call out through the door (we never open it unless we’re expecting someone).

If you don’t have kids, Allan’s suggestion sounds perfectly good to me. The #1 and #2 suggestions I’ve heard from cops is to get a dog (which you already have) and get an alarm.

It’s GREAT to know your neighbors are watching out for each other. It might be a good idea to exchange phone numbers and maybe have a sort of informal watch schedule if it makes you all feel more secure.

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