Dan Perez, Author at Crime Pulse
Crime Prevention: Tips To Help You Outsmart Criminals While on Vacation
Everyone enjoys a good vacation. However, traveling away from home can expose you to danger. Criminals could be lurking around any corner, waiting for a chance to steal from you or burglarize your home. Take a moment to memorize these helpful tips to outsmart thieves! Most criminals are opportunists, so …
There’s little in this world quite as unsettling as the idea of a stranger breaking into your home. Such a scenario is scary enough to convince many people to invest in home security systems and other methods of keeping intruders out. Let’s look at some steps you can take to …
Burglars are sneaky and opportunistic. Most thieves want to soundlessly break into a home and slip away without ever bumping into another person. Therefore, criminals case houses before they target them for burglary. Thieves will observe residences for weeks to figure out when is the best time to break in. …
Criminals don’t pick their victims at random. Muggers have a mental checklist of characteristics that make someone an appealing target. What are they looking for in a mark? If you know what violent criminals are watching for, you can alter your behavior and avoid becoming a target. Today, we’re discussing …
Home security systems come with a variety of up-front and recurring costs. Installing a system can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on which security features you want. But some homeowners might want to avoid those hefty costs if they can help it. Do home security systems reduce …
The holidays are stressful for everyone. That goes double for retail workers, thanks to increased demand for consumer goods and bigger crowds in stores. It’s not just cashiers and clerks who feel this pressure, either. Loss prevention teams work overtime during the holiday season, too. Every year, retail crime rates …
Some people might insist that only people who aren’t tech-savvy fall for internet scams, but this is far from true. The reality is that scammers are always finding new ways to bypass security. Online theft is on the rise, and it will continue to remain popular among thieves as long …