As details emerge about a serial thief who stole more than $4 million, home security experts tell FOX News Digital that proper landscaping is a step Americans can take to best prevent burglaries. , toning down their social media presence and hard-wired alarm systems, he said. We stock jewelry and valuables from dozens of properties across the Northeast.
Massachusetts State Police recently announced Four Rhode Island men with ties to a “violent Providence-based gang” have been charged with “43 robberies and break-ins in 25 Massachusetts towns between 2018 and 2024.” He has been charged with being involved.
Investigators said the suspects were acting in the belief that their homes were likely to contain precious metals, jewelry, and other valuable family heirlooms. The majority were “of Indian or South Asian descent,” he said.
“The property reported stolen included diamonds and other gemstones with an individual value of up to approximately $75,000, a large amount of encrusted jewelry, gold bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and large quantities,” Massachusetts State Police said in a statement. It included cash.” “In some instances, property was stored in locked safes weighing up to 400 pounds, which the perpetrators removed from the residence along with stolen valuables. The total amount of reported stolen property was 400 pounds. It’s over a million dollars.”
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Massachusetts State Police said more than $4 million in jewelry, cash and other valuables were stolen by a Rhode Island-based thief from 2018 to 2024. (Massachusetts State Police)
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said the robbers “hidden their identities, avoided alarms, and minimized cell phone use and Wi-Fi jammer use before, during, and after breaks.” He said it was “very clever” because he “observed the rules of the law.”
Home security experts told Fox News Digital there are several ways to prevent your home from becoming a target for burglars, and it starts with the exterior.
proper landscaping
“Look at the shrubs around your house. The shrubs that cover the windows are not meant to allow people to sneak in and access the windows and work on them discreetly,” says Michael. Balboni says. Former New York State Homeland Security Advisor. “Walk around your home, look inside, and see what you see from the outside. You might be surprised.”
Balboni added: “There are four D’s to protecting your home…deterrence, detection and delay – allowing time to respond, allowing police to respond and defeating.”
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These 25 towns in Massachusetts were targeted by robbers. (Massachusetts State Police)
hardwired alarm system
Former FBI agent Bill Daly told FOX News Digital on Monday that when it comes to home alarm systems, “If you rely solely on cell phone communications to send out alerts, you’re open to some kind of jamming or interference.” There is,” he said.
“So I think it’s really important to have some type of monitored alarm, wired alarm, whether it’s through optical cable or a telephone system, that can be monitored by an outside company.”
He added: “Wi-Fi jammers basically disable your home router, so it’s interfering with communications and everything else from your devices.”
limited online profile
Daley said that in general, “whether it’s on social media, professional sites like LinkedIn, or just because someone is doing well in business” or that someone is posting information. “Any other publicly available information that may indicate collector status is best kept under the radar.” Certain types of valuables, whether it’s art, coins, or anything else that indicates a potential victim. ”
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Massachusetts State Police said the suspects frequently targeted homes inhabited by “people of Indian and South Asian descent.” (Massachusetts State Police)
Also, when a contractor comes to perform maintenance on your home,[M]Be careful not to let them know any valuables you may have. ”
“It may not be people who work for the contractors, but people that these workers know in different communities may be trying to find targets,” Daly told FOX News Digital. Told.
anchor safe
Daly said home safes “need to have sufficient weight and be secured to the joists or some type of joist in the house, rather than to drywall or a flimsy area.” Since light from outside reaches the house, it will be very difficult to block it. ”
Alarm devices can also be installed in safes to alert people if the safe is hit or jostled, he continued.
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“There are many things you can do to slow down. [thieves]”To alert the authorities, to alert yourself that something is going on, and to prevent someone from stealing all your valuables,” Daly said.
FOX News’ Ashley Papa contributed to this report.
