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Seven Steps to Home Security While on Vacation

While there is no such thing as a burglar-proof home, there are steps that can be taken to deter burglars from choosing your home and focusing on an easier target. Below are seven steps to better home security[...]

It's not uncommon to see a spike in crime once schools let out for the summer. The experts at Safeguard Home Security acknowledge this unfortunate trend and encourage homeowners to consider installing a home security system.

Crimes that generally increase[...]

The Baltimore County businessman uses his cell phone to control the wireless alarm he installed at a Middle River home he has renovated for sale. If somebody trips the system, he gets a text message. If a real estate agent or subcontractor wants to get[...]

A brutal thug armed forced a Judge Street man to hide in his bathroom while he ransacked the 24-year-old’s apartment in a shocking June 5 home invasion.

The horrifying encounter began at around 10:10 am when the resident awoke to hear someone banging[...]

Found inside

A Fourth Avenue woman woke up to find a burglar rooting through her stuff on June 9 — and it’s a good thing she woke up, because it led to the man’s arrest.

The woman told cops that the stranger startled her inside the bedroom of[...]

Are you paying too much for this service?

Joan Scott felt her gut drop when she lifted the door handle of her 1998 Ford Escort last month. Scott was locked out, and the engine was running.

A phone-directory search of locksmiths yielded a company that quoted a $35 service charge plus a fee of[...]

He said he saw a man beat up a woman and run off with her keys.

“He was pushing her down and hitting her,” Presnall said.

But when help arrived for the woman, things only got worse.

Presnall said police called KD Locks so the woman could get a[...]

F or Gregg Perreault, home security is just a cell phone keypad away.

The Baltimore County businessman uses his cell phone to control the wireless alarm he installed at a Middle River home he has renovated for sale. If somebody trips the system, he gets[...]

How to choose the right home security system Do you need a full system or will something simpler suffice? :

Many people like the idea of setting up a web-connected home-monitoring system to keep an eye on their house. But the value of such a system can[...]