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re: Question for OT Ballers in Gated Neighborhoods

Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:09 pm to
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:09 pm to
Usually kids that live there, and they’re usually going for the low hanging fruit...open garage doors, unlocked car doors, etc.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120246 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:11 pm to
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Usually kids that live there


Yeah or as another poster said: maids, yard guys, people like that see your house, know you have good shite, know when you might not be home and tip off their trashy family members.

Posted by Drunken Crawfish
Member since Apr 2017
3822 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:13 pm to
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Usually kids that live there, and they’re usually going for the low hanging fruit...open garage doors, unlocked car doors, etc.


We have them on camera and none live in the neighborhood.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20432 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:14 pm to
The cheapest method is to have a couple of neighbors throw up security cameras with recording.

It’s most likely it’s neighborhood high school kids or college drop outs.

I lived in a gated neighborhood and we had gate codes for everyone including the school bus, post office, etc. We used quarterly ‘contractor’ codes to give out to landscapers and other workers. You will never stop 100% of the crime.

Keep your cars in your garage or doors locked. Most issues are simply kids pulling car door handles trying to find one open.
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
37359 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:17 pm to
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We have them on camera and none live in the neighborhood.


Also have your HOA install a license plate reader at the front gate that catches everyone who drives in.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48467 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:18 pm to
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Keep your cars in your garage or doors locked. Most issues are simply kids pulling car door handles trying to find one open.

Yep. We are putting up cameras at all 3 entrances next year. I think most vehicle burglaries are teens looking for unlocked cars with guns. We've had a few since we've been here but not many. If you lock your vehicle there's a good chance they'll move on.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 3:19 pm to
Didn’t say always, but that’s very common.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11174 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 4:17 pm to
Odd reaction to burglaries at night. Someone, probably unknowingly, is either giving the perps access while the gate is closed, or scumbag teens living in the neighborhood are committing the burglaries.

In reality, the vast majority of home and property burglaries happen during the day. Neighborhoods with gates open with during the day, but closed at night, don’t really cut down on crimes, except for vehicle break-ins.

There are so many lawn crews, handymen, delivery drivers, etc. coming and going during the day it’s a pain in the arse to close the gates unless there is a 24 hour security guard working the gate.
Posted by Roovelroe
Mandeville
Member since Jan 2005
4372 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 5:29 pm to
Entrance gate opens M-F 6-830. Exit gate opens when you drive up.

All gates closed on weekends
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69068 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 6:17 pm to
The most secure (ie hardest to enter wothout being a resident) in the NOLA area have to be Eastover and English Turn. Pretty much anyomne else just lets you in if you give an address.

Unguarded gates can be worked around. I mean you can cut the tiny lock on the cotter pin, an push the swing arm off it's mount and push the gate open if you really want to get in. Side to side gates, you detach the chain. Easier than breaking into a house most likely.

((** I also work on electronic gates))
This post was edited on 12/11/18 at 6:19 pm
Posted by Capital Cajun
Over Yonder
Member since Aug 2007
5525 posts
Posted on 12/11/18 at 6:29 pm to
Main gate is manned by guards 24/7 the two other gates open and close with toll tags registered with security.

That said, some undesirable got in over the weekend and stole a truck.

Gates and locks only keep honest people honest.
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