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Bear in mind, I live in the sticks, in a county with epidemic levels of poverty and drug use. Property crime and home invasions are constant. Where we are situated, unless it is a delivery, family, or invited individual, there is a huge chance it is a drug-addled jackass up to something.
So, I came home from work, and the alarm system had the "I can't communicate, reset me" thingy. This has happened a bunch of times over the years and nothing came of it so I cycled it. About 45 minutes later, I'm sitting here in my home office and I hear multiple vehicles roll up fast, a bunch of footsteps outside, and an at least one man's voice. (I'm expecting my wife and children home any minute, so initially the engine noise in the distance wasn't a surprise, but when it got closer, there was no way it was her Jeep, and the first human voices in such an event is a woman and two toddlers.) I grabbed a piece, stuffed it in a waistband, but under a shirt, peeked out the door to find two rather tall Deputies yelling "Lets see your hands! Keep'em in sight!" From his demeanor, I'm pretty sure the one in the front could tell I was packing.
Naturally, I complied. After which things got cordial. Apparently the alarm sent an erroneous signal, they were called, yadda-yadda. They checked my ID to confirm I am the home owner, suggested I call the alarm company, and were on their way. All good, but for a second there ....
P.S. I've been meaning to upgrade our camera system and install a monitor in my home office. I do believe this will be done real soon; both to see good guys coming, as well as cretins.
P.P.S. Every other time the alarm was tripped, ADT called me and my wife. No call this time. Something went sideways with the tech. Calling them now.
So, I came home from work, and the alarm system had the "I can't communicate, reset me" thingy. This has happened a bunch of times over the years and nothing came of it so I cycled it. About 45 minutes later, I'm sitting here in my home office and I hear multiple vehicles roll up fast, a bunch of footsteps outside, and an at least one man's voice. (I'm expecting my wife and children home any minute, so initially the engine noise in the distance wasn't a surprise, but when it got closer, there was no way it was her Jeep, and the first human voices in such an event is a woman and two toddlers.) I grabbed a piece, stuffed it in a waistband, but under a shirt, peeked out the door to find two rather tall Deputies yelling "Lets see your hands! Keep'em in sight!" From his demeanor, I'm pretty sure the one in the front could tell I was packing.
Naturally, I complied. After which things got cordial. Apparently the alarm sent an erroneous signal, they were called, yadda-yadda. They checked my ID to confirm I am the home owner, suggested I call the alarm company, and were on their way. All good, but for a second there ....
P.S. I've been meaning to upgrade our camera system and install a monitor in my home office. I do believe this will be done real soon; both to see good guys coming, as well as cretins.
P.P.S. Every other time the alarm was tripped, ADT called me and my wife. No call this time. Something went sideways with the tech. Calling them now.