Monthly Archives: June 2018

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Neighborhood Security, Safety

This week I got a call from a friend in Louisiana.  My friend’s sister and her husband were in a very bad accident when, on a four lane highway, an 18 year old male hit their car from behind and both cars rolled.  They will be in the hospital for a while. Their relatives and friends have been posting on Facebook about the accident and the fact that my friends will not be home for some time. On 20 June I got another call telling me that their home had been burglarized.  Someone threw a brick through a window and climbed in. They left with the family silverware and jewelry in one of the pillowcases they took from the linen closet.

Please everyone hear this –  DO NOT POST ON FACEBOOK OR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES  THAT YOUR HOME WILL BE VACANT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.  The bad guys look for just such information, just like they read the obituaries to find out who has died and when the funeral is going to be. If you are going to be gone, and the information is public knowledge, you owe it to yourself to also let it be known that there will be someone living at your home until you get back (whether this is true or not). It is also a good idea to let some trusted neighbors know when you will be gone and when you expect to return.

-Reboot – Do It NOW!

Neighborhood Security, Technical Suggestions

Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a statement saying that all consumers and small businesses should reboot their Wi-Fi routers and NAS devices.

The above has been showing up in newspapers and on the Internet recently.  It is a must do, so if you haven’t already done so, reboot your routers now before the Russian hackers who created this problem make problems for you. Here is some general knowledge: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/fbi-wants-you-to-reset-router-heres-how/ .  Click on this link or copy and paste the link to your browser to get more information.

Note:  James Mears sent me this link which is less technical than the one I provided.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/06/06/why-the-fbi-wants-you-to-reboot-your-router-and-why-that-wont-be-enough-next-time/?utm_term=.ecbeeae4ade1

Package Thefts – A Favorite Area Pastime

Neighborhood Security

I received a film clip from a Ring doorbell which shows a package thief on 128th St, just east of Canyon Road.  The home owner was expecting a package earlier from UPS but had been advised that because of a shipment delay it would arrive the next day. However later that same night the package was delivered, but the UPS driver did not knock, ring the doorbell, or otherwise advise the homeowner.

The thief got out of a vehicle with its flashers on, raced to the victims door, snatched the package and raced back to the waiting vehicle (a total of 14 seconds and it would have been quicker if the thief had not fumbled the package).  The thief appears to be wearing a T-Shirt with US Army on it.

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