so, while my wife was home alone this morning, she saw someone scale our fence and come into the backyard. she decided to confront him (i told her already that was the wrong decision, but she said she would rather do that outside than inside the house), and he told her some b.s. about looking for a basketball that had come into the yard. the gate was locked and we have an 8-ft. wooden fence, but that obviously didn't stop him from deciding he could trespass into our back yard. anyone have any tips about preventing this kind of behavior in the future?
how to keep people out of back yard
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Sacedog
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Yep, a good semi-auto, that your wife can handle (9mm is a good choice for most women), and make sure she takes lots of trips to the range, so that she is very comfortable using it. Also, make sure she is well versed in the safe operation of a firearm.
If it happens in the future, confront the person through a window, with pistol in hand (but not pointed at the individual...never point a firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot). He probably wont give you any bs then.
The other thing I would suggest is a couple of well placed panic switches throughout the house. We will have one next to the master bed, one in the kitchen, and one in the garage.
If it happens in the future, confront the person through a window, with pistol in hand (but not pointed at the individual...never point a firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot). He probably wont give you any bs then.
The other thing I would suggest is a couple of well placed panic switches throughout the house. We will have one next to the master bed, one in the kitchen, and one in the garage.
Squintz
Senior Member
While it is fresh in her mind she should write down a description of the guy and put it in a safe place. Tell a family member also. This way if something ever were to happen you would have clue of who the suspect was. You might even want to go talk to a police officer just so it's fresh in their minds as well.
I would put a decent security camera in the front, sides and back of the house.
Lots of flood lights to light up the entire yard.
Wireless motion sensors tied to an elk to notify you when someone enters. Just think of how many times people enter and you don't see them.
I also like the idea of a large dog or at least a beware sign.
I'm not a fan of the firearm idea. It's nice to have one in the home but I would never even take it out unless I was going to a range or fear that my life was in danger. Imagine if you jumped the fence and then came in the house through the back for whatever reason and she shot you thinking you were an intruder. It would not be pretty. Not to mention that the intruder can take the gun from her and shoot her.
Also, talk to your neighbors and tell them to keep an eye out.
My final idea if possible is to plant sticker bushes or something around the fence.
I would put a decent security camera in the front, sides and back of the house.
Lots of flood lights to light up the entire yard.
Wireless motion sensors tied to an elk to notify you when someone enters. Just think of how many times people enter and you don't see them.
I also like the idea of a large dog or at least a beware sign.
I'm not a fan of the firearm idea. It's nice to have one in the home but I would never even take it out unless I was going to a range or fear that my life was in danger. Imagine if you jumped the fence and then came in the house through the back for whatever reason and she shot you thinking you were an intruder. It would not be pretty. Not to mention that the intruder can take the gun from her and shoot her.
Also, talk to your neighbors and tell them to keep an eye out.
My final idea if possible is to plant sticker bushes or something around the fence.
politics123
Active Member
This list is good. Your best bet is to call the police immediately and let them handle it.
If police response is not adequate in your area, you should have adequate lighting and a siren, tied to a panic button. Back that up with a bull-horn or external speaker and internal microphone. "You in the shorts, the police are coming now." Never give away your location -- eg: don't shout through a window. Really, the only thing she should have considered was running out the front-door and to a neighbors house.
thanks for the suggestions guys. for us, a firearm is not an option. we refuse to have one in the house. floodlights to light up the yard wouldn't make much difference in broad daylight when most of the criminal activity in my neighborhood happens. planting sticker or rose bushes around the perimeter outside the fence sounds like a good idea. i might try that. and a panic button with a loud siren outside... sounds like i need to run a little more wiring 
BraveSirRobbin
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Or you could do what we did....move.
The only crime here in central PA is just how dang pretty it is!
You moved just because of the crime? Where was this place (so I know never to move there)?
thanks for the suggestions guys. for us, a firearm is not an option. we refuse to have one in the house. floodlights to light up the yard wouldn't make much difference in broad daylight when most of the criminal activity in my neighborhood happens. planting sticker or rose bushes around the perimeter outside the fence sounds like a good idea. i might try that. and a panic button with a loud siren outside... sounds like i need to run a little more wiring
If you want to go crazy with this you might consider some of these ideas......
Place several outdoor motion detectors. On the first trip have it chirp an outside siren 3 times (a warning shot). On a Second trip turn a siren on for 15 seconds. On a third trip have it announce an instrusion message and then run the siren for a few minutes. At the same time have it turn on outside lights if its dark outside. Also have your panic button go right to the intrusion message, siren, call police etc. Make this a seperate area on your alarm that you can arm whenever you are not in your yard. Just be careful if you have meter readers etc that might need to get back there.
You can do all of this with the ELK if you are creative with switching in the outside speakers only for these events.
beelzerob
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We lived in Northern Mexico (some call it "Tucson, AZ"). Let's just say that if it weren't for the crime, we'd still be living there. The crime just helped us realize how bad life sucked overall there. Hated the heat...but we endured it. Hated the school system...so we home schooled. Hated the crime...well, no amount of home protection was going to make me feel like my family was safe enough at home during the day. So that was the final hurdle we weren't going to overcome.
I think once the crime began to really be a known and serious threat to us, we became indignant at the idea of fighting so hard to live there...when we didn't like the place anyway. We knew that eventually we wanted to move anyway...but the crime situation made us just decide to make it happen, instead of waiting for it to.
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