Ferrari Mailing List: Re: security issues

[Charles Perry (charles]

In the break-ins I've dealt with in the last 10 years, all were crimes of opportunity by people looking to score just enough to finance their next high. The logic of what to take is way lost on these people - think about the meth heads that tried to sell an infant outside Wal-Mart last week for $25. The last time my Corvette was attacked they got most of the stereo gear from the rear of the car, but in the process of removing it damaged much of it so badly that it could never be re-used or re-sold. The cop was not surprised, indicating that most of the thefts he dealt with were similar.

 

Your home points are valid, but in the end the cops all tell us the same thing - there's nothing like a big dog (or several) to make a potential thief find an easier house to hit.

 

Failing that, as someone suggested, make sure your alarm is noisy and your neighbors are well armed. That's one advantage to where we live in the Charleston suburbs - everyone on my street knows exactly who belongs there and who doesn't and is happy to "inquire" as to the purpose of visitors...

 

-- charles

 

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From: clyde romero [mailto:clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wed 6/30/2010 12:38 PM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] security issues

Gentlemen I just experienced a break in at my house

Here is what I got from this

 

I have an alarm but the response time is too slow for the guys to get caught in a big city

Flat screen TV’s that are not secured will go

So will lap tops and jewelry that is left out and jewelry boxes

 

Here is what I would do and am doing in the future

 

Get a metal frame door for your all of your doors that have access to the street to include your bedroom and home office door that can be dead bolt locked

The door that they got thru was a wood door frame and it was kicked in

 

If you have an attached garage with motor cycles etc in it

Remover keys and lock the bike separately with the steering locks

That door should have a metal frame as well with a dead bolt lock and if you have window in the garage drill stop them as well with bolts

 

I was lucky that they were there maybe 5 minutes at the most and took very little in fact they missed a lot but the silent alarm was activated

 

They took a laptop that was password protected and has a tracking monitor on it, and if they get thru the password and log on they are toast!

They took my PS3 which really pissed me off but it was one of the original ones

And they took my big box computer which I play my flying games on it!

All in all it was a non event

 

 

 

 

 

 

"IF YOU CAN MEET WITH TRIUMPH AND DISASTER AND TREAT THOSE TWO IMPOSTERS THE SAME"

 

CLYDE

 

Capt. Clyde Romero Jr.

MANPAD SME

Clyderomero [at] bellsouth.net

Mobile 678 641 9932

 

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