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September’s Top 5 Bizarre Burglaries

by Lyndsi

1. Turtle Theft Burglars can lift heavy televisions and sneak out of homes with heavy electronics. Burglars are even known to steal pets. A pet store in Delaware was hit by a burglar who not only had a fascination with animals but could also lift heavy objects. This burglar didn’t steal a 50 pound bag of dog food, though. He stole a 50 pound African Sulcata tortoise. The tortoise, known as Roger, was outside the pet store chewing on grass…

Medical Identity Theft on the Rise

by Lyndsi

Joe Ryan opened a bill from his hospital saying he owed them $44,000 for a surgery. The only problem was he’d never gone to the hospital for the surgery. He didn’t have any scars that surgery would have left behind, he didn’t miss any work, but the hospital insisted he owed them money. He had become a victim of medical identity theft and his credit was ruined. Medical identity theft is an increasing problem for families in America. It is…

Home Security Advice from an Expert

by Lyndsi

When it comes to home security and keeping burglars out of your home, you may automatically think about installing an alarm system. Home security systems are effective, but sometimes burglars still get by them. Security systems might also be too expensive. Jordan Frankel, a home security expert, gives advice to homeowners that are unable to install a security system and homeowners that want to do more to add to their home security. Frankel has worked as a security consultant for…

Identity Theft: A Problem for College Students

by Lyndsi

Identity theft is becoming more and more common because of the increased use of social networking sites, file sharing networks and even mobile devices. A recent study shows that the group most at risk for identity theft is young adults ages 18 to 24. Most of the time, they will have their private information stolen by someone close to them such as a friend or family member. This “friendly fraud” costs an average $11,800. This age group also takes the…

A Burglar Sneaks into a Home

by Lyndsi

On Saturday evening, Hugh Probert was watching football and his wife was reading when a burglar snuck into their home. Between 7:30 and 8:30, a burglar broke in through a bathroom window even though the window was blocked with a dowel. Mr. and Mrs. Probert did not hear the burglar going through their home and did not realize they had been robbed until the next day. The burglar stole cash and jewelry that amounted to more than a thousand dollars.…

An Unexpected Interruption from Homework

by Lyndsi

Lindsay Dill, a junior at Point Park University in South Oakland, Pennsylvania, was staying up late to finish homework. Shortly after midnight while she was in her living room doing school work, a man opened the door to her home and, uninvited, walked inside. Dill recalled, “I looked up and there was this big black guy standing there, his hands in his pockets.” Unsure of what to do, she tried not to panic. The man, later identified as Kymarr Freeman,…

Facebook Event gets 21,000 RSVPs

by Lyndsi

Some parents’ nightmare might be that 100 teenagers show up to their daughter or son’s 15th birthday party. Tracey Livesey is facing a problem that blows this nightmare away. 21,000 Facebook users have sent an RSVP to her daughter’s 15th birthday party. Her daughter, Rebecca Javeleau, created an event on Facebook to invite friends to her birthday party. However, she left the event as public instead of private. The event spread from user to user until 21,000 had confirmed they…

The Need for Home Security Cameras

by Lyndsi

Crime reports are always in the news. Homes are robbed, cars are broken into and property is stolen. Maybe you feel safe because those kinds of crimes do not happen in your quiet neighborhood. Or maybe you’re not sure if home security systems even work. Here is proof that you could be a victim to burglary and that home security is not only important, it works, too. Early Saturday morning, thieves broke into Ken Warner’s vehicles that were parked outside…

Home Invasion and Burglary Stopped by 11-Year-Old

by Lyndsi

It was a regular Tuesday afternoon for an 11-year-old boy in Boise, Idaho until a stranger rang the doorbell and a burglar entered the home. Police told reporters that Craig J. Getzloff rang the doorbell around 4 p.m. Since the 11-year-old boy was home alone and did not know Getzloff, he did not answer the door. Getzloff then went around to the backdoor. That door was unlocked, and Getzloff entered the home. Frightened, the 11-year-old hid in a room. He…

Home Security with Defensive Gardening

by Lyndsi

Gloucestershire Constabulary, located in England, is dedicated to educating citizens on how to keep their homes, property and families safe and protected. One way to keep homes and property secure is through gardening and landscaping. Gloucestershire Constabulary has started to spread the word on how to use plants against burglars. They launched their Defensive Gardening campaign in June and have been visiting nurseries and garden centers to teach people how to use plants as a home security defense. The Defensive…

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