Need some advise

[drmiles]

Racking a Shotgun simply alerts the intruder to your location.
Security cameras help the police catch your killer.
You/your family must learn to protect themselves. Shotgun and defense training are a must. If you do not protect yourself, the police will only do paperwork after the fact.


You could get the other neighbors to kick in and hire a security gaurd to patrol at night. Expensive but deters some criminals and take the burden of self defense out of the hands of your family.

I also agree with a good aggressive dog. I have an English Springer Spaniel. Very teritorial and very loud bark. Also he does not bark at just anything. He sleeps outside my bedroom door.

[Adam in CO]

Interesting responses.

Mine suggestion would be to tell your sister to quit being so freakin paranoid.

[Big Dad]

Originally Posted by drmiles

Racking a Shotgun simply alerts the intruder to your location.
Security cameras help the police catch your killer.
You/your family must learn to protect themselves. Shotgun and defense training are a must. If you do not protect yourself, the police will only do paperwork after the fact.


You could get the other neighbors to kick in and hire a security gaurd to patrol at night. Expensive but deters some criminals and take the burden of self defense out of the hands of your family.

I also agree with a good aggressive dog. I have an English Springer Spaniel. Very teritorial and very loud bark. Also he does not bark at just anything. He sleeps outside my bedroom door.

Agreed. Except shotguns make a hell of a mess, that, guess who, is responsible to clean afterwards.

But if it was me, I'd find a way to personally bust them in the act.

And then, go from there....

MHO.

[devilsfan]

So your sisters heard footsteps, the dog flipped out, but no one saw any signs of an intruder and you're pretty sure the doors were locked the 2nd time?

I agree with Adam. Sounds like a mouse in the walls or something the first time. And sister #2 was probably hypervigilant after what happened with sister #1 and thought she heard things. If there really was an intruder, I think the dog would have barked or the guy would have left the door open after getting out of there after seeing a dog.

Save your money on a personal guard and hire an exterminator instead.

Stacy

[ssgharkness020147]

My youngest sister has problems with anxiety, she goes a bit off the deep end at times. However, she is not a paranoid schitzophrenic. The house is old, there are mice that get in the walls and attic. However, I have yet to see a rodent large enough to produce enough noise while scrambling around that it sounds like a man in boots or some other hard sole shoe. Despite the fact that the dogs are totally worthless for protection. I'd bet they'd love to tear a mouse, rat, or raccoon apart given the chance.

[Agriv8r]

move.....house is haunted....

[DDWH]

Originally Posted by Agriv8r

move.....house is haunted....

Call Ghost Busters!

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147

My youngest sister has problems with anxiety, she goes a bit off the deep end at times. However, she is not a paranoid schitzophrenic. The house is old, there are mice that get in the walls and attic. However, I have yet to see a rodent large enough to produce enough noise while scrambling around that it sounds like a man in boots or some other hard sole shoe. Despite the fact that the dogs are totally worthless for protection. I'd bet they'd love to tear a mouse, rat, or raccoon apart given the chance.

Oh, now you decide to add that little tidbit. That's kind of an important detail to leave out.

[drmiles]

Shoot first ask questions later

[ssgharkness020147]

Seeing, as how the other sister has all her marbles I disagree. Not to mention there have been house sitters at the house lately, who could have easily made copies of the keys.

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Oh, now you decide to add that little tidbit. That's kind of an important detail to leave out.

[Big Dad]

I wanted to ask about the key issue...but figured you'd be having the locks re-keyed. House-sitters, hmmm, there's another interesting twist. What would you want to do to one of those trusty house-sitters? You might not want to put a hole in someone after all.

[tower]

Originally Posted by drmiles

Racking a Shotgun simply alerts the intruder to your location.
Security cameras help the police catch your killer.
You/your family must learn to protect themselves. Shotgun and defense training are a must. If you do not protect yourself, the police will only do paperwork after the fact.


You could get the other neighbors to kick in and hire a security gaurd to patrol at night. Expensive but deters some criminals and take the burden of self defense out of the hands of your family.

I also agree with a good aggressive dog. I have an English Springer Spaniel. Very teritorial and very loud bark. Also he does not bark at just anything. He sleeps outside my bedroom door.

I agree with all that. You could always surveil the house yourself when Mom is at the gym. In that case it would be good for you to know self defense and how to use a gun. Running lines to a concrete wall... If they are on a dirt or grass floor, you can trench and use flexible conduit. Solid metal conduit to run up the walls for code, but after all, this is low-voltage stuff. This is NOT one that I would chalk up to people being spooked. The consequences of doing so could be devastating.

[jmsspratlin]

Consult a spiritual advisor to cleanse the house