On August 31, some 300 teenagers allegedly broke into – and totally trashed – the upstate New York home owned by former New England Patriot Brian Holloway.
Holloway told NEWS10 ABC he was in Florida when he heard about the break-in from his son, who had seen notifications about the bash on social media.
Police called to the scene, said they found the yard full of cars and about 300 teens trying to run away. Investigators documented the damage, including broken windows, spray painted walls, and urine soaked carpets.
A break-in is right at the top of the list of homeowner’s worst nightmares. Imagine you arrive home from a vacation to find your home in utter chaos – your belongings strewn across the floors and your valuables missing. You’re scared and angry. You don’t feel safe in your home any longer – and maybe you never will feel that sense of security again.
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4 Tips to Protect Your Retail Business During the Holidays
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamOf course, you should always pay attention to your business security and thwarting shoplifters, but you need to be extra vigilant during the busiest time of the year.
To help you protect your retail business, we want to offer you four tips courtesy of the Business2Community website to help you protect your business against some of the most common holiday scams.
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Fire Safety in Off-Campus Housing
/2 Comments/by American Alarm Blogging TeamScott Notary, a 22 year old Purdue University student from Lafayette, Indiana, was killed in his apartment in a 2 ½ story residential building in the early morning hours of November 17, according to Campus Firewatch. Notary was found in a bedroom on the second floor.
This is the first fatal fire of the 2013-2014 academic year. Since 2000, Campus Firewatch said there have been 163 campus-related fire fatalities – 87% of them occurred off-campus, where approximately 2/3 of the students across the nation live.
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American Alarm: Working Hard to Keep Your Family and Your Home Safe
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamEverything we at American Alarm do is about security – and life safety is our laser focus. Virtually every day at American Alarm, we’re saving someone’s life or preserving their property with our home security and business security alarm systems and services.
There aren’t many industries where you can have that impact every single day.
We invite you to watch this video and listen to our president, Wells Sampson, tell you about American Alarm in his own words.
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Three Winter Heating Safety Tips
/1 Comment/by American Alarm Blogging TeamMany homes across America are equipped with oil-burning furnaces or wood-burning stoves, each of which come with their own specific set of safety concerns that should be dealt with on a yearly basis. Let’s take a look at a three of the things you should keep in mind before firing things up this winter.
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The Dangers of a DIY Home Security System
/6 Comments/by American Alarm Blogging TeamSome homeowners looking to install home security systems may be thinking about doing the job themselves to save money.
Although a do-it-yourself security system sounds great, installing your own security systems could compromise your family’s safety.
For one thing, if you’re not a security professional, you might very well install your alarm system incorrectly. Connect one small wire the wrong way and your family and your property won’t be protected.
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Tips for a Frighteningly Fun and Safe Halloween
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamWe here at American Alarm love this spookiest day of the year, but before we head out to a local thrift store to put together our perfect costumes – we’re leaning toward superheros or any of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – we want to offer some helpful tips to ensure that you and your children have a spooktacular All Hallow’s Eve.
Some of these tips are brought to you by the police department of the city known throughout the world as Witch City – haunted Salem, Massachusetts.
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5 Steps to Stay Safe While at College
/1 Comment/by American Alarm Blogging TeamBut according to national statistics and campus safety experts, campus crime prevention is improving and incidents of major crimes are in decline.
You can help prevent crime as well by taking a few simple precautions.
Watch the video below for our five steps to help you stay safe while at college:
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Home Fire System: Avoid Fall Fire Dangers
/2 Comments/by American Alarm Blogging TeamThis year daylight savings time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3. So when you get ready to turn your clocks back an hour, remember to replace the batteries in your smoke detector — as well as your carbon monoxide detector. If you have a monitored fire alarm system make sure you call to have it tested at least once a year. American Alarm is one company that offers free annual wellness inspections to monitored residential customers for this purpose.
Here are a few less obvious steps you can take to reduce the risk of fire in your home.
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The Dangers of Cigarette Smoking at Home
/by American Alarm Blogging TeamThe woman — who was on oxygen — lived on the first floor and after firefighters knocked down the fire, they removed at least five oxygen canisters in danger of exploding. The Arlington woman was very lucky. Every year nearly 1,000 people die in home fires started by cigarettes, according to the U.S. Fire Administration — and one in four of the people killed in those types of home fires was not the smoker whose cigarettes caused the blaze.
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Did Ex-Patriot Fumble the Home Security Ball?
/3 Comments/by American Alarm Blogging TeamHolloway told NEWS10 ABC he was in Florida when he heard about the break-in from his son, who had seen notifications about the bash on social media.
Police called to the scene, said they found the yard full of cars and about 300 teens trying to run away. Investigators documented the damage, including broken windows, spray painted walls, and urine soaked carpets.
A break-in is right at the top of the list of homeowner’s worst nightmares. Imagine you arrive home from a vacation to find your home in utter chaos – your belongings strewn across the floors and your valuables missing. You’re scared and angry. You don’t feel safe in your home any longer – and maybe you never will feel that sense of security again.
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