Handyman Caught On Video In Theft Of $70,000

more here "A suspicious Sanford homeowner installed video cameras and caught her handyman stealing $70,000 in jewelry, cash and other personal belongings, police said. Mary Pflueger told Sanford police that on Oct. 11 or 12, approximately $400-$500 in cash and a digital camera went missing from her home. Pflueger installed two hidden cameras inside her home on Oct. 27 because she suspected...

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Security Cameras Catch Burglars In The Act

Neighbors in one Franklin County town are hoping their home surveillance system will help detectives catch three men who broke into their home Tuesday. The video shows the men breaking in and then running when a resident scared them off. Chris Jones said he awoke to noises Tuesday morning. He's living with a friend who had just installed surveillance cameras inside and...

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Cameras Could Catch Illegal Dumpers In Ashland

Officials plan to install hidden cameras around town to catch people illegally dumping trash, Assistant Town Manager Michael Herbert said Friday. "TVs, mattresses, a lot of junk that’s disposed along that roadway. Stuff shows up there and never goes away," said Selectman Mark Juitt, who first raised the concern earlier this month. He said he sees big piles of garbage along the...

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Naperville Police Warn Residents About Burglaries

Residential burglaries are plaguing Naperville with 12 occurring in less than two weeks, according to police. In half of those cases between Aug. 29 and Sept. 10, the burglars entered unlocked homes at night while the owners were sleeping, police said. In nearly all of the daytime cases, doors and windows were forced open. "We're thinking that there's probably a couple different...

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Burlary Caught On Video

"A lamp was turned over. My jewelry box was emptied. There was a pillow on the floor missing a pillow case," said Schwarting, who then checked her home surveillance video system. The video recording from several cameras showed a minivan pull into her driveway. A man got out of the vehicle while a woman passenger stayed inside the vehicle. The video shows...

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Home Security Tips

With so many people owning homes and those homes representing the biggest investment that they have, it makes sense to know as much about home security as you can possibly get. So here are some home security tips that will help improve your home's security. The very first thing I would recommend is that you join a neighborhood watch program. It is...

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Home Burglarized-Almost

Police are investigating an attempted burglary in a local neighborhood. The homeowner was gone for a while. When he returned he found five strangers inside his house. You can imagine how unnerving that can be. When they saw the homeowner, they dropped what they had their hands and fled. Police are looking for them at this moment. "Safety officials say home invasions...

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