Comments on: Shaughnessy burglary http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/08/shaughnessy_bur.html A blog to help keep you up to date on home & community security issues on Vancouver's Westside as well as the continuing development and growth of Provident Security Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Jagger http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/08/shaughnessy_bur.html/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Michael Jagger Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:10:32 +0000 http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/08/shaughnessy_bur.html#comment-40 Arnold: Thank you for your question... I'm glad that you are finding the blog helpful. In response to your question... while I am not aware of any specific statistics that would prove that burglaries are affected one way or another, I have found that even the most scrupulous contractors cannot control exactly who is on the jobsite at all times ... Anecdotedly, I have dealt with several burglaries where we believed the likely culprits were working on a construction site across the street over an extended period of time and saw the homeowner leave every morning. In fact, at my own home a few years ago while we were getting the roof redone, I came home to check on the progress and overhead two of the labourers pulling the old shingles off of our roof talking about coming back to steal my motorcycle. After hearing that, I was able to talk to the contractor who immediately sent the men off the site (while I double checked the security on my motorcycle). It is always possible that a construction site could bring some thieves who are also 'scoping out' the neighbourhood. If there is a site nearby to your home, I think that it would be wise to be a little more cautious about any suspicious activity as well as trying to avoid maintaining an obvious pattern of activity. Here is a link to a post I wrote back in March about a burglary set-up during renovations: <a href="http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/03/burglary_setup_.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/03/burglary_setup_.html</a> Irrespective, the same security tips still apply no matter who is trying to break into your home. Provided that you have five-minute proofed your belongings, it will be very tough for any criminal to pull of a successful burglary. Arnold:

Thank you for your question… I’m glad that you are finding the blog helpful.

In response to your question… while I am not aware of any specific statistics that would prove that burglaries are affected one way or another, I have found that even the most scrupulous contractors cannot control exactly who is on the jobsite at all times … Anecdotedly, I have dealt with several burglaries where we believed the likely culprits were working on a construction site across the street over an extended period of time and saw the homeowner leave every morning. In fact, at my own home a few years ago while we were getting the roof redone, I came home to check on the progress and overhead two of the labourers pulling the old shingles off of our roof talking about coming back to steal my motorcycle. After hearing that, I was able to talk to the contractor who immediately sent the men off the site (while I double checked the security on my motorcycle).

It is always possible that a construction site could bring some thieves who are also ‘scoping out’ the neighbourhood. If there is a site nearby to your home, I think that it would be wise to be a little more cautious about any suspicious activity as well as trying to avoid maintaining an obvious pattern of activity.

Here is a link to a post I wrote back in March about a burglary set-up during renovations:

http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/03/burglary_setup_.html

Irrespective, the same security tips still apply no matter who is trying to break into your home. Provided that you have five-minute proofed your belongings, it will be very tough for any criminal to pull of a successful burglary.

]]> By: Arnold Cheung http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/08/shaughnessy_bur.html/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Arnold Cheung Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:43:51 +0000 http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2006/08/shaughnessy_bur.html#comment-39 I came across your blog through the mail-out you sent a few weeks back and find it very interesting and informative. I had a question about home security and was wondering if you had come across similar concerns from other home owners: Do you know if there is a correlation between increased traffic at a residential construction site and criminal activity (e.g. residential B&E) at neighbouring homes? I had heard that with the construction boom, a lot of the contractors and labourers are less than scrupulous and may be scoping out neighbouring homes to determine patterns while they're on the job. In turn, they or their acquaintances may be tipped off about the patterns of neighbouring residents and thus increase the odds of a successful B&E. Your insight would be appreciated. arnold I came across your blog through the mail-out you sent a few weeks back and find it very interesting and informative. I had a question about home security and was wondering if you had come across similar concerns from other home owners:

Do you know if there is a correlation between increased traffic at a residential construction site and criminal activity (e.g. residential B&E) at neighbouring homes?

I had heard that with the construction boom, a lot of the contractors and labourers are less than scrupulous and may be scoping out neighbouring homes to determine patterns while they’re on the job. In turn, they or their acquaintances may be tipped off about the patterns of neighbouring residents and thus increase the odds of a successful B&E.

Your insight would be appreciated.

arnold

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