In the early morning hours of what was to be his 29th birthday, Brenton Estorffe was jarred awake by the sound of breaking glass in his Texas home. Within minutes, the Australian immigrant would be shot dead in a valiant effort to protect his wife
It's one of those nightmare scenarios few of us want to think about. You're on vacation eager to relax and reengage with your significant other. And you discover - too late - that hidden cameras were recording your every move. Given the rapid proliferation of
This is a first-person, true account of the time my home was invaded and my mother was threatened with assault and murder. It includes many of the well-known elements of a home invasion. And it offers lessons for others out there who may not be
In case you missed it, The Washington Post reported this week that one of the hottest trends in back-to-school supplies this year is ballistics-proof merchandise. As in, bullet-proof backpacks, 3-ring binders, and clipboards. Yes, it's shocking and a bit demoralizing to imagine we've reached this
Over the past decade, there have been more than 180 school shootings with combined populations of more than 200,000 students. The shootings left 177 dead, 242 injured, and untold others struggling with the psychological aftermath. What is particularly troublesome to authorities is the recent uptick
We think of our home as our castle, a safe retreat from the hustle and bustle of the outside world and the occasional dangers lurking there. If we do envision a threat to our home, it's usually limited to property theft or vandalism to a
Many of the nation's senior citizens, already at an elevated risk of violent or property crimes due to their advanced age, are also finding themselves being victimized while in the care of many senior care facilities. The culprit? These organization's often-lax or non-existent security standards.
As a proactive measure to reduce crime in our nation’s capital, the city of Washington is offering a generous rebate to qualified residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and religious institutions that wish to purchase and install security cameras on their property. Thousands of cameras already have
Houses of worship are increasingly making the news as targets of active shooters, arson, vandalism, and theft. As a result, a growing number of congregants are seeing their places of worship as houses of fear rather than worship. And security experts suggest that threats to
The United States is in the midst of a significant uptick in active shooter events which, despite a slight drop in 2018, is still at historically high levels. More troublesome are the number of people killed during these shootings, which climbed from 214 in 2016