Spy Equipment Can Combat Home and Auto Crime

Homes in some UK cities face almost double the chance of being burgled according to the latest government data, and house thefts overall have increased as a direct result of the straightened economic circumstances. Apparently, Nottingham Leeds and Hull are locations where the risk of being burgled is above average.   If you’re fortunate enough to live in Guildford, Swindon or Dundee, then your risk is dramatically reduced.

Getting involved in neighbourhood safety schemes or installing burglar alarms, window locks, double-glazing and motion-sensitive lighting will help secure your property, and even simple measures such as using plug-in timers for lights and radios can make a difference in putting off potential burglars.  You can extend the depth of protection for your home by using what would ordinarily be termed spy equipment. Standard motion detection security floodlight systems for example can oversee your property and flood the area with a bright light.Systems from spy equipment retailers will also shoot video, so you can give the police photographic evidence of who was attempting to break in.  Some systems will shoot bursts of 10 second video clips or store up to 2,500 snapshots on a standard memory card.

You can enhance the effectiveness of security cameras with night vision units that provide “total darkness” capability.  Monocular systems allow the interchange of lenses or use as a “night vision” scope for applications where you don’t have a floodlit option.The best Night Vision systems use a six element all Infra-red glass lens system and eye-piece allowing viewing up to 100 yards.

For valuables that you may have locked away in outbuildings or a shed, another fantastic item from the world of spy equipment is the alarmed padlock. This compact, regular-looking device will deter any attempted theft or break-in by omitting an ear piercing 110 decibels of sound should anyone attempt to tamper with it.

You can even use spy equipment to protect your car, but should it actually be stolen, then there are gizmos that can help even then.GPS tracking systems are available that fix securely to your car. Some models will continuously show the car’s location precisely down to the level of street name and door number for several weeks, so you know exactly where your missing motor is.  Many of these GPS tracking systems also feature on-board memory, meaning you don’t miss any tracking information due to loss GPS/ GSM data coverage in rural areas.