There was an article on page 8A of the 21 Jan edition of the Tacoma News Tribune which shows that security cameras help your neighbors as well as you. Burglars broke into a home in Fife Heights and stole 4 guns and a 250 lb safe which contained a Rolex watch, financial papers and identity documents. A neighbor’s security cameras showed a dark green BMW with dark rims parked outside the burglarized house.
This case illustrates what Dav and I have been trying to get across to our neighbors. Your cameras help protect your home and they help protect the homes all around you. The Bad Guys are going to think twice about entering a home when homes on all sides of it have cameras and their actions can be seen, and recorded, from several different angles.
I also noticed that Pages 3A and 4A of the 26 Jan issue of the Tacoma News Tribune carried a story of a man who caught a picture of a mail thief last week. During the day a dark car dropped off a woman on a nearby street corner. She proceeded to the victim’s house, stole mail and tried to enter a bedroom window before going back to the car. Subsequently one of the victim’s neighbors went out to the car because it was parked on his lawn, but no one got the license plate. Had the victim’s neighbors had cameras the police might have a lot more evidence to go on.
Hello Neighbors,
David and I have several cameras inside and outside our house. I can view the street (136th); my driveway; and my neighbors down below driveway. This last spring, we were able to help our neighbor down below with information regarding cars in his driveway. He found the information very helpful.