February 16th started out like any other Friday night. Her husband and I decided to stay home and grill some chicken and make a salad for dinner. Around 6:45 p.m., I heard a loud rumbling overhead.
As we walked out to the back patio, two police helicopters were overhead, shining lights over the property and shouting, “Police. You are under arrest. Stay where you are, and we won’t shoot you.” ” a recording echoed.
I looked over the fence and saw a group of armed Phoenix SWAT team members with several dogs circling our property. One of the guys said, “Oh, there’s a jamming device here.” he picked it up. I leaned out onto the patio and asked, “What’s going on?”
the police asked me to come inside
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The SWAT officer said, “Ma’am, a gang from South America is targeting homes and stealing. The jammer says you may be next. Do you have permission to enter your property?” of course! “And he asked something like, “If you find someone, can you please charge me so I can arrest him?” I said, “Of course!”
I opened the gate to the property and the driveway to the guest house and Barry threw the police keys and opened the security gate. It turns out that the gang apparently saw us in the house and diverted their attention to the house next door. Our four neighbors weren’t so lucky.
The homeowner left at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, but was notified at 5:05 p.m. that the security camera had gone off. He thought the internet was down. The gang broke in and took $25,000 in cash and $100,000 worth of valuables. They were in and out within 10 minutes.
How do they get away with this?
Gangs place cell phone and Wi-Fi jamming devices around their targets’ homes. When that happens, security cameras and cell phones become useless. A Phoenix police officer told me that the gang probably realized there was nothing inside the house.
My home’s security cameras and internet connection are wired. Even when the thieves tried to jam the Wi-Fi signal, the red light on the security camera showed they were recording everything. We still have a landline phone.
But how scary is that? I can’t use the phone. The camera isn’t recording anything. The advantage is that gangs don’t have guns. If arrested, he would spend about six months in prison before being extradited to Chile.
If you want to see the actions my surveillance cameras captured, I showed them. Kim Commando Today video stream. I really appreciate our police.
nothing is random
The gang thoroughly inspects the house beforehand. They drive around the neighborhood and look up homes on real estate sites to figure out where the master bedroom is. They also look for dogs.
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It’s not just a Phoenix problem. This is happening all over the country. A friend was robbed by a similar gang in a high-security community in California. Kudos to the Phoenix Police Department. They arrested three gang members in my neighborhood that night.
invest in technology
We built a house so we could easily install wiring for the internet and connect almost everything to the internet for the fastest possible connection without interference. Of course, you can wire it after construction, but that’s costly and often impractical. There are some options below.
- Wireless cameras cannot function without a signal.try it wired camera For backup.
- a Camera with SD card storage It’s convenient because you can record without Wi-Fi.
- stand up motion activated lights. It makes it harder for anyone to sneak around.
- Femtocells (think of them like mini cell towers) may be enough to maintain connectivity even if a thief drops a jammer outside. T-mobile or verizon.
- Do you have an Amazon Echo? away mode You can control the lighting to make it look like there are people in your home.
- this innovative gadget Make it look like someone is watching TV in your home when you are not there.
- Install safety signs on your property. These are two for $7.99.
take home offline
Check out photos of your home on Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin. The more criminals know about the layout, the better it is for them. Here’s how to delete these photos:
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- go to zillow.com/sellerlanding/claimyourhome Then enter your address. Verify that you are the legal owner by selecting a name from the drop-down list.
- click profile icon and select your home From the menu options. Click on your house tile compilation of facts from owner view of the property page.
- click X Click in the corner of the photo or click on an individual photo to delete photo. To delete all images, delete all photos.strike Save changes.
real estate agent
- go to realtor.com/myhomeenter the address and click claim your home It’s on your home profile page.
- Log in to your profile and go to your Owner Dashboard below. my house tab.click delete photo button.
red fin
- After you create an account and own a home, you can make changes from your Owner Dashboard.
- log in red fin and go to you owner dashboard Use the drop-down menu under your name in the top right corner of the page.
- click your home and edit photoafter that Hide listing photos.click Yes, hide photos when it popped up.
It’s not over yet.It’s a good idea to Blur your house from Google Maps and Apple Maps meanwhile.
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