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Originally Posted by Stewie
My home was broken into about 20 years ago. The f-ers didn't get much, but it pissed me off. When the police were here they did the usual walk-through but there wasn't much they could do.
About a week later I got a call from the police department and they wanted to talk about home security. Cool! I asked them about the ADT's of the world and the like. They said, "don't waste your money." There's such a long delay between an alarm being tripped and an officer showing up the bad guys will just walk away.
They told me to buy an unmonitored system that is loud. The signs in the yard, the stickers on the door are a big deterrent, and IF they do try to break in they'll be met by flashing lights and a really loud horn.
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I know at my place of employment we have a monitored system with cameras, but it also has a siren. Outside of the cameras I know that the siren would be more of a deterrent than anything. I may go this route with the homestead, still mulling it over.