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Break In Last Night-Alarm Recommendations?
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:40 am
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:40 am
Last night, the wife and I were woken by the sound of a huge thud around 1:30 AM. Heard the sound, grabbed my gun and was confronted by a guy standing in my living room stumbling around using his phone as a flashlight.
The guy was some beyond drunk frat star that we think came through our basement crawl space and into the kitchen; all doors and windows were locked so we’re still not sure exactly how he got in. He just kept saying he was “just going to head to the back to sleep and don’t worry about it”. Totally incoherent, didn’t seem to care at all that he had a gun shoved in his chest. Cops came and picked him up.
That being said, we need alarm recommendations. Something that would alert us before someone is physically in the home. Cloud DVR, doorbell video and monitored preferably. The home is a 118 year old historical home so something minimally invasive would be best.
The guy was some beyond drunk frat star that we think came through our basement crawl space and into the kitchen; all doors and windows were locked so we’re still not sure exactly how he got in. He just kept saying he was “just going to head to the back to sleep and don’t worry about it”. Totally incoherent, didn’t seem to care at all that he had a gun shoved in his chest. Cops came and picked him up.
That being said, we need alarm recommendations. Something that would alert us before someone is physically in the home. Cloud DVR, doorbell video and monitored preferably. The home is a 118 year old historical home so something minimally invasive would be best.
This post was edited on 10/7/18 at 7:45 am
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Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:42 am to Cotten
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Something that would alert us before someone is physically in the home.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:42 am to Cotten
Shotgun.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:44 am to Cotten
Deer Camera and Punji Sticks. 
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:46 am to Cotten
Pit bulls
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:48 am to Cotten
Sux to hear man. Go to the Tech board plenty of threads to read thru on all of these.
On this board you'll get: shotgun and "no pics of wife in nightgown" downvotes
On this board you'll get: shotgun and "no pics of wife in nightgown" downvotes
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:49 am to Cotten
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That being said, we need alarm recommendations. Something that would alert us before someone is physically in the home.
A dog has always worked for me.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:49 am to Cotten
simplisafe
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:49 am to Cotten
You seem to have your shite broken in to a lot. Maybe you should relocate.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:49 am to Cotten
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we’re still not sure exactly how he got in
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Something that would alert us before someone is physically in the home
Alarms don't go off before something happens. Maybe you mean motion activated lights and cameras? But alarms trip once something is opened or broken. If you had alarms that went off every time something was outside like a cat or raccoon the cops would be over weekly.
I'd get motion activated lights and get better locks first.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:49 am to Cotten
Why didnt you kill the mother fricker?
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:50 am to Cotten
I've had SimpliSafe for 2.5 years and really like it. Install yourself, $15 a month.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 7:53 am to Mud_Till_May
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Why didnt you kill the mother fricker?
Bc this is the OT. We only play tough guys online.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:15 am to Cotten
https://www.acadiantotalsecurity.com/
Full home security and monitoring plus home automation
Full home security and monitoring plus home automation
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:26 am to Cotten
Simplisafe
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:34 am to Capital Cajun
Ring
Alarm + Doorbell + Floodlight cams
High price to buy everything at first, but only $10 a month fully monitored. Internet connection first, LTE cellular backup. Battery backup on alarm devices built in.
All wireless, so very minimally invasive to the home.
Have a install review on the tech board thread when they first came out.
Alarm + Doorbell + Floodlight cams
High price to buy everything at first, but only $10 a month fully monitored. Internet connection first, LTE cellular backup. Battery backup on alarm devices built in.
All wireless, so very minimally invasive to the home.
Have a install review on the tech board thread when they first came out.
This post was edited on 10/7/18 at 8:36 am
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:41 am to Dam Guide
OP, get yourself a dog to start with. 
Best early detection alarm.
Best early detection alarm. Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:48 am to Cotten
Cheap fix is to get a big dog. I have two dogs. If you sneeze outside, I’ll know. I can’t reccomend alarms, but if you stick an ADT sign in your front yard, that is enough. Burglars look for easy houses. ADT signs and big dogs are basically automatic turn offs.
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:51 am to Cotten
If it’s easy enough to get into your place that a blind drunk frat boy did it without leaving any signs of entry, I’d focus on the physical security of the house first. Locks
Posted on 10/7/18 at 8:53 am to Mud_Till_May
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Why didnt you kill the mother fricker?
Because that would open a big of can of worms. If he shot and killed that guy, he could lose everything. He said himself it was just a drunk frat boy. How would that play in court?
I’m not defending the frat dumbass. Don’t be a moron. But, that would not have been a good shooting. He may have been legally and technically justified, but he could have been hung out to dry in a civil suite.
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