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...call centers vary...ours handles 3 towns (poorly) and a call to the non-emergency number gets shunted right back to 911 operators...

...needed that 'un on a Monday!!! thanks!!!

...I've seen the 12 gauge help 'em jump many a fence!!!

...lighting is the second most effective thing you can do to deter crime on your property, right after speaking respectfully to your wife...with good bright lighting in front back and sides where windows are, you've reduced your chances of being burgled or robbed by a lot...a bright, motion-operated porch light at entry doors increases the "You're on candid camera" feeling for them...pulling up to the house and being able to see that noone's lurking increases your safety zone...the most dangerous time when you come home is between the time your garage door goes up and when it comes back down with hopefully just you and your car inside...your back's to anyone who wants to slip in...I'll recommend a deadbolt on the door leading into the house...that you can open AFTER you're sure you're the only one in the garage...inconvenient, but if used, it will provide another layer of protection for those in the house...the door between garage and house should be heavy solid core wood or steel with no window and a peephole...

...haven't heard "interview" meaning the LEO way in awhile...I taught the "interview position" for flashlight...resting on my shoulder as I looked at suspects, read IDs, etc...until I was comfortable with them...any bad happenings, you're already cocked and ready...yet it looks harmless...