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A break-in in the Village of Fernandina is under investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Forcible entry was made to a home in the 1100 block of Hollyhock Way between 4 and 9 p.m. Friday. Once inside, thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen, according to Lt. Nehemiah Wolfe of the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in the investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the sheriff’s annex at 689-4600. |
Before anyone gets excited I am not going to declare The Villages a high crime area unless and until there is a golf cart hijacking:D
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Can you please clarify the statement below: it appears the whole system is free....
Our company uses the absolute best equipment available for residential security today. The basic system costs you nothing, the install is free, and we don't charge you any activation fees. Oh, and also we warranty the equipment for LIFE. Our techs are the best in the business, NICET and UL certified, and as such most of our customers get a discount on their home owners insurance. What is your communication media, I am not interested in cell phone as it is somewhat iffy, I prefer a landline. Does your system handle external hardwired contacts? Do you have the capability for hardwired and / or radio controlled arm/disarm? Do you have the capability to remote monitor? Do you support video recording? |
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This is serious stuff here!!! |
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Why should I go with you rather than ADT for example ? |
And who does the monitoring? That is most important.
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Monitoring fees? Ball park figure.
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When I read about a burglary, I really don't want to read a sales pitch.
I want to know how the people who broke in KNEW someone had thousands of dollars of jewelry. We don't. I know some people do but lots don't. Who has been in the home that knew what to steal? |
IF there was a break-in, it's a sad commentary that "security providers" would jump on the situation and turn it into a commercial within a few minutes.
Shouldn't the real focus be on who did it, what the sheriff is doing about it, etc, rather than how somebody immediately wants to turn a profit because of it? Very weird! |
ANd since it was between four and nine, how did the perp know when they would be gone? We keep a calendar on our fridge, many do. Who read it?
You can guard up..sure. But find the trash who did it. We had a rash of burglaries last fall and early this year and law enforcement caught 13 rascals and there was peace and quiet for awhile.... Now we have a similar one, in the very area that the first ones were. Are the same thugs out again? Be careful who you hire. We don't have anyone to clean our house and I feel safer. Pool people? Grass cutters? They come and go. |
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The system I have detects a loss in supervision, too. |
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Nathan. You joined this forum Aug 30, about a week ago. When did you move here? |
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Nathan thank you for your very informative posts. I will be calling you.
Please don't pay any attention to the naysayers. |
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Here's the link. GuardMe Security » Monitored Home Security Alarms NJ
We could start another thread...maybe? |
Since no one knows anything about the burglary, other than it happened,
I appreciate the information Nathan is giving. He is also a paying advertiser to TOTV, and has every right to respond to a thread, that relates to his business. Thanks for your service! |
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Or was home. |
I can speak from the experience of having had Nathan install my security system a few weeks ago. I can honestly say that I got totally personalized service-- including regular text messages afterwards to make sure everything was working well and that I was pleased with the service. When I decided I want a key fob for activation/deactivation, he personally made the arrangements to make sure I got that fob and he even offered to come over to show me how it worked if I needed help. I'm not sure you'd get that kind of personal service from a company like ADT.
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I don't question if Nathan does a good job or not, but I agree with Gracie that hijacking a thread about a burglary isn't the best way to introduce yourself. People would be more interested in the details of the crime rather than a sales pitch. We are pretty savvy on this site and if we need a system we will shop around and find the best one.
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:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: now back to our regular scheduled program..any news on the break in. Do we know how home was entered this time
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We understand the "intent to inform" (advertise). Candidly tossing out your estimate as to the percentage of Villagers not equipped with alarm systems would certainly draw the ire of many organization's headquarters, and not look good on a resume. How could anyone know the number of Villagers NOT buying something?
Villagers are not so dense as to believe the bad guys aren't reading these threads! If a questionable post helps encourage robberies, that is not a service to our community. Please think beyond potential dollars, and also consider the undesirable effects for both a vendor and their target market when making public statements. |
There is way too much chatter about the open gates, public roads, pool crashers, etc., but I don't recall any statements regarding the percentage homes that are not deemed to have adequate protection. When that statement comes from somebody "in the business", most criminals would believe it and only be encouraged.
Fortunately, there is a good percentage of armed, trained and certified citizens who can handle situations quite well if they are home. We must all be thoughtful and wise in making statements that can be used against us by creeps. Good luck to you and hopefully it's a learning experience. |
" Fortunately, there is a good percentage of armed, trained and certified citizens who can handle situations quite well if they are home. We must all be thoughtful and wise in making statements that can be used against us by creeps."
The report said the home was broken into during the period of 4 pm to 9 pm. No one in the neighborhood noticed anything suspicious? Several thousand dollars in jewelry? I remember one poster on a thread some months ago state he was ready in case of a "home invasion". He answered the door with his loaded pistol behind his back every time the bell rang. Is he one of the armed, trained, and certified citizens or just a paranoid?:loco: Don't forget that having a gun in a stressful situation is 100% different than shooting your gun on a target range. Best defense is a home security system that has a very loud alarm horn inside and outside the house. As soon as the perimeter is breached, the alarm horn sounds at 85 dcb or louder inside and outside. No burglar is going to stay and look for anything while that is sounding. The police are also going to be arriving in less than 10 minutes. |
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Right to respond or not, his first post is a sales scare tactic, pure and simple. |
When we go to bed at night we have our keys to our vehicle on the night stand and it there seems to be an intruder we will push the panic button on the key fob. Never had to use it but nice to know it is there. Our neighbors have been informed to call 911 if it should go off at any time.
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It seems the word about this burglary didn't get out for approximately 4-5 days. Why did it take so long for it to become common knowledge? Very sad. It is a frightening experience to come home to but better than being there.
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I wonder how one house out of thousands just happened to have that amount of expensive jewelry and was robbed. You have to wonder if someone working in the house knew the jewelry was there. It isn't right, but wonder if wearing expensive jewelry sets you up to be followed home and then robbed at a later time when the home owner wasn't home.
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Anyone remember car alarms?? It was not uncommon to hear an alarm going off when you exited a store. I never called the police when I heard the alarm going off, just assumed it was a "false alarm". Car alarms seem to be a thing of the past.
I can remember one of my neighbors had a home alarm, it would go off when nobody was home...never heard of a break in...did hear some complaints from the other neighbors though. The community instilled a fee for response to the alarm. Oh, I am sure alarms have gotten better as time has gone by...but I doubt bells and whistles are going to identify the person that stole from you. |
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During the last group of robberies many of us had security systems installed and so we were not challenging you about security systems or the need for peace of mind. Just concerned again that new low lifes were back and I wanted to talk about it. Some others did too. Most of us lived a life of hard work and of not missing an opportunity to make an honest living so we respect that in anyone. I think that because you are new that you misinterpreted what some of us were saying. That is why I started a new thread so that you could continue to educate about the need for a home security system. If we all have them, then the thieves will be slowed down. Unfortunately, not stopped. All outside wires to homes have been cut in the past, which triggered the alarm to the police, but gave the losers a few minutes. I wish you well Nathan. |
I have had security systems for years, had a bad experience with ADT. The discount I got from home owners insurance was peanuts. I like the idea of a security system but $50 a month seems like a lot. I have enough checks to write out each month now.
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Wouldn't it be great if the VHA or the POA, or jointly could do some research on which home security company could provide the most efficient and effective service and then negotiate a deal with them to provide any Villages homeowner with a system at a group rate? The company would do well because it might translate into the installation of thousands of systems in this community. It would be a win-win-win-win for the associations, the service provider, the homeowners, and the community at large, and would send a strong message to the perps to go somewhere else because this community is protected.
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I currently use FrontPoint Security and I'm pretty happy with them.
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If criminals are casing out our homes I do not think anything will deter them from getting in. We have even had burglaries when residents have been home. Certainly we should make our homes as safe as possible but a determined burglar is just like a determined bird We need more enforcement with more patrolling by police. I keep nothing of value that criminals can pawn off money, jewelry, etc and mark my property so it can be easily identified. We are an active household and so someone is generally up and the lights on. I opine other can decide |
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