[gustavo]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Could someone with math skills please figure the chance of being burglarized in TV? I think we need information about the incident and I will be my normal diligent self, but this will not affect me in any other way. I feel very safe here and one bad apple won't spoil that feeling.

If there are 5 per year then 5/50000= 0.01%

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Did you call either Community Watch or the sheriff to investigate the suspicious lady?

What crime was the suspicious lady supposedly commiting?


Where are all the concealed carry permit holders when you need them? Aren't these home burglaries and drive by shootings what they live for?

[DougB]

Originally Posted by golfer808

Not sure but someone who actually knew the couple and exactly what happened. Probably someone on Vanilla Leaf or Twisted Oak. I've already deleted it since I knew it was true. TV certainly didn't send it.

Any idea how one could acquire all the email addresses of their village?

[NECHFalcon68]

Originally Posted by DougB

Any idea how one could acquire all the email addresses of their village?

thru the Neighborhood social club....

[DougB]

Originally Posted by NECHFalcon68

thru the Neighborhood social club....

Thank you

[TraceyMooreRN]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Could someone with math skills please figure the chance of being burglarized in TV? I think we need information about the incident and I will be my normal diligent self, but this will not affect me in any other way. I feel very safe here and one bad apple won't spoil that feeling.

Really? Your chances are the same everyday. It depends if the suspect wants to target YOU, YOUR HOME, YOUR CAR or whatever. It is their choice...they get to pick who, when, where or whatever. Don't rely on numbers to calculate you as a target....

Be concerned for people who look suspicious and report to the Police. Lock your doors and windows. Don't leave purse, wallet in open view. Be careful when you have vendors (they are strangers!) in your home. Never open doors to strangers. Why is it just because you are in The Villages are you more layed back with your safety?

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by gustavo

If there are 5 per year then 5/50000= 0.01%

thank you; however I see that is an example of how to do this - I don't have the numbers to plug in.

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by TraceyMooreRN

Really? Your chances are the same everyday. It depends if the suspect wants to target YOU, YOUR HOME, YOUR CAR or whatever. It is their choice...they get to pick who, when, where or whatever. Don't rely on numbers to calculate you as a target....

Be concerned for people who look suspicious and report to the Police. Lock your doors and windows. Don't leave purse, wallet in open view. Be careful when you have vendors (they are strangers!) in your home. Never open doors to strangers. Why is it just because you are in The Villages are you more layed back with your safety?

Thanks for the good advice, but the victims in this case left their home in the middle of the day for one and a half hours, presumably locking all their doors and windows before they left.

Some posters on this forum would have residents call neighborhood watch or the sheriff's office everytime someone walks by their house.

[justjim]

I think some tend to overreact to an incident or two. I'm betting these people will be caught---maybe already. I see no reason to run out and buy an expensive security system over one incident in one village. Relative to other places, TV is a very safe place to live IMHO.

[Harry Gilbert]

As someone that has been on the wrong side of a break in, And spent 25 years working in Corrections let me clarify some of the facts of life.

A thief only needs 5 minutes to clean you out. One of the ways they go about it now is to go door to door as if they are selling something while looking for a empty house with no visible alarm or dog or neighbors to interfere. They'll knock on the door and if it looks good 1 kick and they are in. While they go in the partner drives off and returns in about 5 min By then if not caught your stuff is gone.

The main areas in the house they go for are bedrooms and anything visible on the way there

As for doors it doesn't matter how much you spend on fancy door or locks, Look at the frame around the door, 99% of all door frames are made of cheap pine with a fancy looking strike plate held on by (2) 3/4 inch long screws. Go ahead take a look.
Home depot and lowes sell a security plate for $15 or so that will mount where the door and dead bolt strike plates are now but attaches with (8) 4 inch long screws that actually go into house framing not just the thin door frame.

Some things they will avoid are alarm signs, dogs and people moving around.

If you have a deadbolt use it. Its not there as a decorative item.

Ever think about installing a safe inside a kitchen cabinet or laundry room?

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by TraceyMooreRN

Really? Your chances are the same everyday. It depends if the suspect wants to target YOU, YOUR HOME, YOUR CAR or whatever. It is their choice...they get to pick who, when, where or whatever. Don't rely on numbers to calculate you as a target....

Be concerned for people who look suspicious and report to the Police. Lock your doors and windows. Don't leave purse, wallet in open view. Be careful when you have vendors (they are strangers!) in your home. Never open doors to strangers. Why is it just because you are in The Villages are you more layed back with your safety?

Obviously we view statistics in a different way. Most vendors back off from my door when they see the two beasts through the full glass storm. I usually point at them and shake my head no - that does the trick. I have actually always felt safer because I have for a very long time had a large dog and The Villages just adds to that sense of security because in my neighborhood (Hadley) we watch out for each other. I prefer not to believe the bad guys are out to get me.

[TraceyMooreRN]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Obviously we view statistics in a different way. Most vendors back off from my door when they see the two beasts through the full glass storm. I usually point at them and shake my head no - that does the trick. I have actually always felt safer because I have for a very long time had a large dog and The Villages just adds to that sense of security because in my neighborhood (Hadley) we watch out for each other. I prefer not to believe the bad guys are out to get me.

I hope you never are a victim! I had dogs too when three people attempted to kick in my door. Still--it happens!

[NIPAS K-9]

Originally Posted by Tweety Bird

They didn't just come in, the knocked down the door! Time for jail bars!

THE DAY I HAVE TO PUT JAIL BARS ON MY HOME IN THE VILLAGES IS THE DAY I SELL................

[NIPAS K-9]

Originally Posted by barefoot

i do believe that barking dogs are a very good deterrent. I'm glad to hear that my 70 lb dog is finally earning her dogfood. If i answer the door with my two dogs visible, even huge burly men take a step backward. It's so easy to purchase a "fake" security sign. I'm not sure how effective they are.

Bottom line, our neighbors are our best security system ever. I hope we all continue to watch over each other.

32 years of law enforcement, your best deterent is a dog. Interviewed thousands of burgulars. They all say they wont mess with a house with a dog........... Alarms are easy to defeat...... Dont waste your money...................

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Obviously we view statistics in a different way. Most vendors back off from my door when they see the two beasts through the full glass storm. I usually point at them and shake my head no - that does the trick. I have actually always felt safer because I have for a very long time had a large dog and The Villages just adds to that sense of security because in my neighborhood (Hadley) we watch out for each other. I prefer not to believe the bad guys are out to get me.

You have been here for several years as I have. When people live here for awhile they see how safe this place is. People bring with them their experiences from different places and although no place is completely safe this is one of the safer areas to live.

I completely agree with you but if someone wants to believe otherwise, they will. BUT when they live here as long as we have, they may see that breakins aren't a common everyday occurrence, and that we are mostly retired people and we are great observers and we look out for each other. Some call us busybodies, but I consider that a good thing. On my street in Hadley and my street now, there was too much activity for someone to just kick in a door and not be seen by someone. That doesn't mean it can't happen but it hasn't happened to anyone I know and by now I know a lot of folks here.

Continue with your positive attitude, Gohomo and remain aware always of your surroundings, as we all do and should.

It is lovely to be in a place where hardly no one works. And we are all aware of and know our neighbors and before someone says don't be lulled into a false sense of security, I will say, I wasn't born yesterday. Man...I wasn't born YESTERDAY.