Another business falls victim to burglary

Hanover, Pennsylvania
Monday
2/19/07
1:24 p.m. A burglary was reported at a business in the 400 block of Baltimore Street. A door was forcibly entered and several items were taken.

Hanover seems to be having either an increase in crime these days or is experiencing what has become the same old same old in its more recent history.

When it comes to you and your business or home, don't just be another victim, fight back with a well placed surveillance system. We can help.

Surveillance clip on YouTube helps bring murdurer to justice.

Canadian authorities have been feverishly searching for a man believed to be responsible for murdering one person and seriously injuring another. Thanks to the popular video-sharing site, YouTube, their search may be over.

When perusing the video libraries of YouTube, there's a veritable cornucopia of potential things a user might come across. You can find music videos, short films, political commentaries, stunts gone awry... and that Renetto guy just falls into his own odd category.

Thanks to our neighbors to the north (the Canadians, for those of you who are directionally challenged) you can add police evidence to the list of YouTube offerings that one might encounter as well.

Authorities in Hamilton, Ontario uploaded a clip from a surveillance video onto YouTube, showing potential suspects arriving at a local nightclub to see hip-hop artist Sean Price, in the hopes that viewers might be able to aid in an ongoing murder investigation. The video has been viewed over 30,000 times.

A local Hamilton man, George Gallow, turned himself into police on Tuesday. The authorities credit the YouTube video as a major influence toward Gallow's decision to give himself up. read more


Sentry1st Surveillance

The Night Not Soon Forgotten

The house creaked slightly as I rolled out of my bed. The oak tree shadow from outside my window fell over my room as I was reminded of my loneliness. The moon had just crept out form behind the passing clouds as I listened to the howling wind and watched as the shadows of the tree branches danced about the bedroom form side to side. Thud, thud...glass shatters I was suddenly paralyzed with fear and broke out in a cold sweet. I could literally feel my heart beat through my head. My mind began to race as I frantically tried to decide what to do about the sound of an obvious intruder down stairs. Let me think, uh... the nearest phone is down the hall. So I'll run -- call the police, then bolt for Mike's shotgun.

I put my plan into action and with each running step I pleaded with God to keep this burglary from hearing me. At this point my body was pulsing with adrenaline. Right as I picked the cordless phone up I heard the handle turn to the door at the base of the stairway. The door was slammed open as I dialed 911 and ran to the closet to get the deadly shotgun. Ring ring, hello, please state the nature of your emergency...Someone just broke in to my house and is coming up the stairs, please send the police as fast as you can...Calm down, I need more information what is your name and address? My name is Nancy Dunder and I live at 322 Sycamore St. Redmont, PA, 17552. OK Mrs. Dunder an office has been dispatched...

I turned the hallway light on as the man in a black stocking mask, jeans, and gloves had taken two steps into the hallway. His wide eyed expression was priceless as he stared down the barrel of my shotgun. He said "Now drop that shotgun lady, before someone gets hurt." to which I replied "No the police are on their way and should be hear any minute." After hearing that the man threw a crow bar at me that I barely dodged and ran down stairs and apparently took off with my kitchen stereo, television, and as much food as he could grab. I then heard a car speed away after which about 5 minutes later the police pulled into my drive way.

Knock, knock, knock

I answered the as the police office said, "Mrs. Dunder are you all right? I see someone shattered your side window." and I answered "No, not that one I just had that replaced last week, but I think I will be OK, thank God I was injured" "That is good, now ma'am, can you give me a description of the intruder?" I replied "well not a good one, he was about 5 ft. 8 in. tall and was wearing all black, uh a black stocking mask, jeans, and gloves and carried a crow bar that he threw at me before fleeing my house with a t.v, stereo, and some food." "Did the crow bar hit you any where?" I said, "Fortunately I was able to moved out of its path with in an inch of it hitting my head, by the way officer what is you name? I think I recognize you." "My name is Brian Swing, I grew up about a mile and a half down the road. Which reminds me, my brother owns the house down that way and has recently had a surveillance system installed with an alarm. You might want to consider having doing the same to help prevent something like this in the future.' I answered " I think I will do just that."

That night I determined to make my house as safe as possible and get married so I would no longer be home alone all the time. I most definitely know that night will not soon be forgotten.

Burglary attempt on surveillance store

This is another instance of I am sure thousands of others where a criminal was persuaded by the watchful eye of a surveillance camera. The funny thing is this guy tried to burglarize a surveillance store, what was he thinking?

Sentry1st Quality Surveillance

What are your thoughts on surveillance? Do you see a need in your own life to protect the people closest to you, your property, and possessions with a surveillance system? How about your business?

Crime Investigation

As I alluded to in my earlier post, I have been working on the surveillance website, Sentry1st.com. Since surveillance goes a long way toward preventing burglary and theft I thought I would do some research on the subject.

In my research I found some relatively recent statistics on burglary and larceny/theft in the United States. In 2005 alone there were 2,154,126 burglaries and in my home state of Pennsylvania there were 56,134 of these nasty housebreak-ins. The larceny/theft statistics were much higher with 6,776,807 cases of theft that same year.

With such statistics in mind you can understand how having a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) surveillance system can be very helpful when it comes to protecting your property, family, and possessions. Now I know stating these statistics could come across as trying to use fear tactics. That is not my intention. I simply want to raise awareness along with presenting a possible solution when it comes to preventing crimes against one's property, possessions, and family.

Sincerely,
Nathan