Trek Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I like cameras and he doesn't need to put in a million of them. A camera pointing at a doorway or main travel way would hopefully give you a picture of the person(s) who broke into your house. Makes looking for someone easier than no picture at all. One door in the garage than a camera INSIDE covering the door and some of the garage. 2 doors in your house than 2 cameras INSIDE pointing at the doors. A thief isn't going to carry your stuff out a window. Maybe a small motion sensor style camera above the door so you can see who is walking out. Just saying countless of times I have handed over video to the police and nothing came from it. Only a good IP camera will pickup a plate at a stopped position or very slow head on view. A standard anolog camera will white out on a license plate. Also remember there are no front plates in many states. And many times they wear a mask. Lot's of noise and help coming doesn't give them the time to find what they want. Never leave easy to steel items like jewelry boxes, guns and laptops out in the open. Make them take the time they don't have to find them. It is proven that homes with alarm system the break in last less then five minutes. The homes without last a half an hour or sometimes more. They will steel the DVR if they see cameras. And yes I have seen many times where the master bedroom window is broke into and they go out the same window. Because alarms are being more common they are afraid to open the doors. Quote
MrE1979 Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 The other thing that you could do us get a big dog. That's my alarm system. Part German shepherd part Anatolian shepherd. Back is at 36" and he weighs 90lbs. GL getting in my house. Quote
Trek Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 The other thing that you could do us get a big dog. That's my alarm system. Part German shepherd part Anatolian shepherd. Back is at 36" and he weighs 90lbs. GL getting in my house. I've seen three dogs poisoned and one dog shot in the last few years. Good luck with your home remedies. Quote
papajoe222 Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Sounds like someone was scoping you out . This is the main reason I don't leave my garage door open. Something similar happened to my neighbor that always had his open if he was home. They caught the guy, it was the garbage man. He saw the huge, rolling tool cabinet and returned until the door was down and then broke in knowing my neighbor wasn't home. Hope they catch the guy and he still has your gear. It'll take a while to get it back, but that beats the alternative. 1 Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted June 22, 2015 Super User Posted June 22, 2015 i just put a sign up that says if your not welcome here you will be shot on sight ,,,along with no tressspassing signs never had a problem Quote
Arobb2012 Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Man that sucks sorry to here this. I have been through the same thing but it wasn't my fishing gear stolen it was my TV electronics, jewelry and golf clubs. The thing that made it worse was the person who broke into my home was a family member who had a bad heroin addiction we didn't know about. Our insurance covered it but a lot of stuff had no real value just sentimental value. Quote
boostr Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 That sucks, but at least your insurance is doing something about it. That's why I have security bars on my garage windows. The garage door is nailed shut, and there's a bunch of shmit in front of it on the inside. I have my rolling tool chest locked, and chained to a 4x4 support beam, my riding mower, and snow blower are chained together, and my storage cabinet is always locked. My wife always asks me "why are you so paranoid, nobody is gonna steal anything around here." Then I tell her I'm from Miami remember. I don't trust anybody. Also After reading this I will definitely take pics of my fishing gear for insurance reasons. Quote
boostr Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 And to add, I have an alarm system in my house which is wireless, and works of cell service, and all the sensors are wireless also. It works with the Alarm.com app, I can arm it and disarm it from my phone, and I have it set up so I get text messages from the system whenever a sensor goes off. If the alarm goes off, and you don't have a pin code a live person from the monitoring station speaks thru the control panel and asks you for the password, and if you don't provide it they will notify the police. It's a nifty system. 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted June 22, 2015 Super User Posted June 22, 2015 bummer man sorry to hear that. I feel your pain when I was 16 my stepfather threw about 6 grad in gear in the trash and broke all my rods and then i bought everything again only to have my house broken into when i was 19 (renting with no renters insurance) so um needless to say i didn't fish for nearly 14 years after that. check ebay and craigslist like every day and let us know how your insurance company handles it. Hopefully you get it back or you insurance company pays you. Your stepfather sounds like a bully. Quote
Super User geo g Posted June 22, 2015 Super User Posted June 22, 2015 So sorry to hear about your situation. I am always amazed at the depth of the low life's that walk the earth with us normal folks! Quote
Josh Smith Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Due to my business I purchase on the Internet a lot. I generally only deal with one person from Jersey, but if you want to email me any identifying marks I can keep an eye out. I agree with Alarm.com . I'm not in that business. I used to run an armed security business, mostly for a cab company, directly out of college where I'd gone for a criminal justice/law enforcement major. It's amazing what thieves will do sometimes. A rock through the picture window of that cab's office at night (deserted, no alarm) netted someone a locked box of cash. A few hundred anyway. That was about 15 years ago and I can only imagine that as drugs have gotten harder, robbers have gotten bolder. Anyway, let me know and I'll keep an eye out. I wish you lots of luck at any rate. Regards, Josh Quote
ihfarmboy-1066 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 Hey y'all sorry I haven't been on to update this works and my business have me so busy. Well my insurance company paid for a new side door for my garage and paid me for almost everything that got stolen from me. I found a alarm company and I had them come out and put in a full house and garage alarm and full wireless remote camra sistom that cost me almost $9,000 but its so very worth it to me. Now I can check up on my house and my wife and kids when I'm not home. They still never found the guy that did it or my stuff. So now I'm looking at new fishing rods,reels,line,and tackle and gonna start off slow and rebuild it all over time Quote
masterbass Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Hey y'all sorry I haven't been on to update this works and my business have me so busy. Well my insurance company paid for a new side door for my garage and paid me for almost everything that got stolen from me. I found a alarm company and I had them come out and put in a full house and garage alarm and full wireless remote camra sistom that cost me almost $9,000 but its so very worth it to me. Now I can check up on my house and my wife and kids when I'm not home. They still never found the guy that did it or my stuff. So now I'm looking at new fishing rods,reels,line,and tackle and gonna start off slow and rebuild it all over time Starting over again buying new stuff sounds like fun. I sometimes wish I could start over again because I've bought so much stuff I don't need and it just sits there. Quote
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