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Despite climbing unemployment and a struggling economy, there is one industry doing quite well during these troubled times. “It’s a proven fact that burglaries go on the rise when the economy starts to go down,” said Darren McCallum, a security consultant with Security One Alarm. While that may be true, it’s not a trend that London police are seeing locally.
Home security businesses doing well during troubled times
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Home security system could be medical treatment
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A home security system can be considered medical treatment under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, the Court of Special Appeals has held. The decision could mean the Comfort Suites hotel in Chestertown will have to pay to install a home alarm system for Carol Simmons, who was brutally attacked by a robber while on the job in September 2006.
While Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff agreed “medical treatment” has a liberal definition under the Workers’ Compensation Act, she made clear the appellate court ruling did not mean home security systems are medical treatment in Simmons’ or any other case.
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Is your home safe from crime? Take the Gastonia Police Department’s survey to find out
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Overgrown shrubbery towering over a window ledge may look unsightly to you, but to a burglar, it’s a virtual welcome mat.Prowlers can crouch behind large bushes. Sparsely-lit homes with lax locks and those that appear vacant or neglected are more likely to attract thieves than well-secured houses. The Gastonia Police Department is helping city residents decrease their chances of becoming burglary victims by providing home security tips and free inspections.
Security Systems Can Monitor More Than Bad Guys
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Q: DEAR TIM: I’m in the market for a home security system, but there seem to be so many aspects that it’s rapidly getting confusing. Should I be looking at a wireless system? If the price is too high for what I want, should I consider a do-it-yourself system? — Marty V., Hartford, Conn. A: DEAR MARTY: I have a home security system in each of the two houses I own and have overseen their installation in many of the houses I have built and remodeled. These electronic monitoring systems can bring you peace of mind, plus alert you to dangers beyond burglars.
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Homeowners Are Wising-Up to the Benefits of Home Insurance Discounts
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With the current state of the economy, more home insurance customers are turning to insurance companies who offer bundling, home security and home safety discounts to outweigh the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
Home Insurance rates have steadily increased over the past five years with 42 percent of U.S. homeowners reporting a premium increase in 2008. Catastrophic storms making landfall in the U.S. are mostly to blame and have caused many insurance providers to increase rates or decline coverage in coastal/storm-prone regions.
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Possible Home Security Scam
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Medford police are looking for scam artists targeting people at their homes.Police say the scam started a few weeks ago and already one person’s home has been broken into and burglarized.Police say scam artists could be roaming the streets, knocking on people’s front doors, asking if homeowners have security systems, maybe trying to sell them one, or maybe just trying to get inside their homes to see what they have and steal it.
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Is It Possible To Have A Home Security System with NO MONTHLY FEE that Calls YOU?
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When triggered, the Protector Plus Voice Dialer Wireless Home Security System sounds a screaming siren, flashes lights and automatically phones 4 pre-set numbers to provide your home & family with maximum protection. Order Today and give yourself and your family peace of mind when you’re home or away with NO MONTHLY FEES!
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Magic Message Mirror home security system
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While looking more like something that should be hanging in the Haunted House in Disneyland, this portrait is actually a new home security device. Really. When wired into your existing home security system, it appears to be a mirror until its is triggered by an event (for instance, someone walking in front of the beam). Then, the scary apparition appears a la Snow White, yelling one of the phrases you’ve recorded. I recommend “GET OUT!”
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Consumers want home automation services: IDC
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According to a recent IDC poll of 1500 consumers, more than half expressed an interest to be able to monitor and control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, as well as electricity and home appliances using an external PC or wireless phone.IDC’s recently released study, “Securing the Bundle: How Home Security and Monitoring Can Reduce Cable/Telco Churn” analyzes consumer interest in home security and monitoring services.
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Brink’s to spin off home-security arm on Oct 31
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U.S.-based security company Brink’s Co (BCO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to spin off its home-security unit on October 31, the company said on Friday.Shareholders in the parent company will receive one share of the new company, called Brink’s Home Security Holdings Inc, for each Brink’s Co share they hold as of October 21. Brink’s has applied for approval for the spun-off entity to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “CFL.”
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